Bitten By The Wolf Chords & Tabs
Chickenfoot "Bitten by the Wolf"
Bonus Itunes Track on Chickenfoot debut album
Tuning: Acoustic - 12 string Open E (E B E G# B E), so tune A & D up 2 frets and G up 1 fret
Slide Electric - Standard
I'm suprised that Sammy and Joe didn't try harder to get this on the CD.
Its a much different sound that the rest of the record. Please rate/comment!
Acoustic Intro - play 4x (ending is a single open E chord)
e |-------0-0-------0-0--------0-0-0-|-------------------------0---0-0-|
B |-------0-0-------0-0--------0-0-0-|-------------------------0---0-0-|
G#|-0-0---0-0-------0-0--------0-0-0-|-------------------------0---0-0-|
E |-0-3p0-0-0-------0-0--------0-0-0-|---------------------------------|
B |-----------0---0-0-0--------------|-----5-8-------------------------|
E |-----------3p0-0-0-0-3--0---------|-5h7-----3---5-x-5p3-0-----------|
Acoustic Verse
|-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0---|
|-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0---|
|-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0---|
|-3p0-------------3p0-------------|---------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------------3-------------|
|-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|-----------------------------|
|-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0---|
|-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0---|
|-3p0-------------3p0-------------|---------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------------1-------------|
|-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-|
|-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-|
|-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-|
|-3p0-------------3p0-------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------------3-------------|
2 beats 4 beats again
|-----0-0---0-0-|---------7-7-7--7---7---7-7-7-|--------------------------------|
|-----0-0---0-0-|---------7-7-7--7---7---7-7-7-|-----10--10-10---10--10-10-10-10|
|-----0-0---0-0-|---------7-7-7--7---7---7-7-7-|--------------------------------|
|---------------|-7---7----------7---7---7-----|--7------7-------7---7----------|
|---------------|-7---7----------7---7---7-----|--7------7-------7---7----------|
|-5-------------|-7---7----------7---7---7-----|--7------7-------7---7----------|
Chorus Pt. 1:
play 3x Pt. 1 Ending
|-0------0------0------0------| |-0------0---------4---4-2-------|
|-0------0------0------0------| |-0------0---------5---5-4-------|
|-0------0------0------0------| |-0------0-----------------------|
|-0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-| |-0--x-x-0--x-x------------------|
|-0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-| |-0--x-x-0--x-x------------------|
|-0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-| |-0--x-x-0--x-x--------------3-4-|
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa"
"Yeah yeah yeah yeah"
Chorus Pt. 2:
|-----------------0-0------|-------------12----------|
|-----8---8-8---8-0-0------|-------------12----------|
|-----5---5-5---5----------|-----------12------------|
|--------------------------|-----0---0-0----0-0------|
|----------------------5-6-|-7---0---0-0----0-0------|
|-5------------------------|-----0---0-0----0-0--3-4-|
|-----------------0-0------|---------10--10----------|
|-----8---8-8---8-0-0------|---------12--12----------|
|-----5---5-5---5----------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----0---0-0----0-0------|
|----------------------5-6-|-7---0---0-0----0-0------|
|-5------------------------|-----0---0-0----0-0--3-4-|
|-----------------0-0------|---------10--10-------------|
|-----8---8-8---8-0-0------|---------12--12--12-12------|
|-----5---5-5---5----------|-----------------12-12------|
|--------------------------|-----0---0-0----------------|
|----------------------5-6-|-7---0---0-0----------------|
|-5------------------------|-----0---0-0------------3-4-|
|-----------------0-0------|--------------------------------|
|-----8---8-8---8-0-0------|-----10--10-10------------------|
|-----5---5-5---5----------|-----7---7--7-----0-0------0-0--|
|--------------------------|------------------0-0--3p0-0-0--|
|--------------------------|----------------5---------------|
|-5--------------------5-6-|-7------------------------------|
Play Acoustic Intro similarly to 1st time until 1:35, then play Verse again
Play Chorus again similarly
Play Acoustic Intro similarly at 2:33
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chickenfoot/bitten_by_the_wolf_tab.html ]
Acoustic Break (2:56, play 2x)
|----------------------------|-----------------0-----0---0---------|
|-----8--0-0-0-----8--0-0-0--|-----8--0-0-0----10/12-12--10\8------|
|---0----0-0-0---0----0-0-0--|---0----0-0-0--------------------8---|
|---0----0-0-0---0----0-0-0--|---0----0-0-0------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-10-----------9-------------|-8------------0----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------0---0---0---0----|
|-----8--0-0-0-----8--0-0-0--|-----8--0-0-0----3--/5--/8---0----|
|---0----0-0-0---0----0-0-0--|---0----0-0-0---------------------|
|---0----0-0-0---0----0-0-0--|---0----0-0-0---------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-10-----------9-------------|-8--------------------------------|
Slide solo (heavy distortion) - initial pick slide is on previous beat
** Note that several slides are quick with a pull-off move to hit the next note
e|--------------0----------0---0---0-|--------------3p0-|--------0----------0------0---|
B|--------2/3\2------2/3\2-------3---|------0-----------|--2/3\2---0--2/3\2p-2/3\2p--0-|
G|---------------------------0PM-----|------------------|------------------------------|
D|-x\--------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|
A|-x\--------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|
E|-x\--0-----------------------------|-3~-0-------------|------------------------------|
e|------------0------/10--|-(10~)---10--10------------|---------------0------|
B|-(0)--0--0-----0--------|-------12--12-----/10--/8--|-5-------5\0----------|
G|------1-----------------|---------------------------|--------------1-------|
D|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
e|------------------------|-----------------/10p--0-0-|
B|-/12-15~-----/10--/8----|-5------/5p--/8p-----------|
G|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-2/3\2-0-----0-2/3\2-0-----0-3/5\3-0-0-0-|-2/3\2-0-----0-2/3\2-0-------|
B|--------2/3\2---------2/3\2--------------|--------2/3\2----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------0-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------x-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------3p0---|
E|-2/3\2-0-----0------0-2/3\2-0-2/3\2-0-0--|------0------0-2/3\2-0------0--/10-|
B|--------2/3\2--2/3\2---------------------|-2/3\2--2/3\2----------2/3\2-------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|---10--10~------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-12--12-----/10---8---|---------9--9---------14---|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------|-9----7--9--9--/14-12-14-12|-/14-12-/14-12-/14-12-/14-12-/14-14---|
D|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------12/|
A|----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------24\-------|----------------| on this last bar
B|------------------------|-/5~------------| start playing the
G|------------------------|----------------| "Acoustic Break" again
D|-14~b15r14b17-----------|----------------|
A|------------------------|----------------|
E|------------------------|----------------|
Slide solo Acoustic part (play similarly with ad-libs throughout solo)
e |--------------------------------0-0--|
B |-2/3\2-0-2p0-0-0--2/3\2--0h2--0-0-0--|
G#|-2/3\2-0-2p0-0-0--2/3\2--0h2--0-0-0--|
E |-2/3\2-0-2p0-0-0--2/3\2--0h2--0-0-0--|
B |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|
As mentioned above, Acoustic Break part kicks in from the end of solo to the song ending.
Ending (4:17)
e |-------------10-------------|
B |-------------12-------------|
G#|-------------12-------------|
E |-10/12-12-12-12-------------|
B |----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|
key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| PM Palm Mute