Soap On A Rope Chords & Tabs
Chickenfoot- "Soap On A Rope"
From Debut album
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand, with help of intro tabs
Nobody attempted the whole song, so here you go, play it all if you dare.
Please rate it and comment if you like it or have corrections. The solos
are pretty advanced so it may take a while to learn.
Intro- 2 guitars (play bluesy, each low G has a slight bend)
E|-------||-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------||-------------------------------|-3----------------------|
G|-------||-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|
D|-------||-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|
A|-------||----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|
E|-0h3p0-||----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----7--------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|------------7------------------|
A|-----------------0-------------|-/9----0-/7-------7\-2---------|
E|----0-----0h3p0-----0----0h3p0-|---------------------0---0h3p0-|
* one guitar plays chords while
other plays the slide notes
Verses are similar, but add in breaks and string swipe effects:
first 2 times:
E|--------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------------------|----------------------------|
D|-2------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------|----------------------------| follow this with the intro
E|----0---------------|--x/x\x/x\------------0h3p0-|
(0:46)
E|------------4-4-0-0-|------------4\-0------------|
B|------------5-5-5-5\|----------------5\-0--------|
G|--------------------|--------------------2\-0----|
D|-2------------------|-------------------------2~-| <- quick tremelo bar dip
A|--------------------|----------------------------|
E|----0---------------|----------------------------| follow with intro again
E|-----------**-------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------------------|----------------------------|
D|-2------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------|----------------------------|
E|----0---------------|----------------------0h3p0-|
** Last time before chorus has a pinch harmonic squeal (guess?)
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----7--------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|------------7------------------|
A|-----------------0-------------|-/9----0-/7--------------------|
E|----0-----0h3p0-----0----0h3p0-|---------------3p0-4p0-5p0-6p0-|
Chorus- (two guitars, one plays chords, other plays higher notes)
E|-----------------|-0---------4---3---2-------|----------------|
B|---------3-------|-0-------------------------|--------3-------|
G|-2-------2-------|-1-------/4---3---2---0h1~-|-2------2-------|
D|-2-------0-------|-2-------------------------|-2------0-------|
A|-0---------------|-2-------------------------|-0--------------|
E|---------------0-|-0-------------------------|--------------0-|
E|-0-----------9--7~v~--|----------------|-0------9--7-------------|
B|-0--------------------|--------3-------|-0------------10--8b9----|
G|-1-------7/9___(9)v~--|-2------2-------|-1---9--9--9-----------9-|
D|-2--------------------|-2------0-------|-2-----------------------|
A|-2--------------------|-0--------------|-2-----------------------|
E|-0--------------------|--------------0-|-0-----------------------|
~v~ vibrato with trem bar again
E|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|-----
B|---------0-----------0---|---------------------|-----***lead: all PH***-|-----
G|---------2-----------0---|-4----4----4----4----|-4---4-2----------------|--4--
D|-3---3---3---5---5---5---|-4----4----4----4----|-4-------4-4-2-1--1-2-4-|--4--
A|-3---3---3---5---5---5---|-2----2----2----2----|-2----------------------|--2--
E|-1---1---1---3---3---3---|---------------------|------------------------|-----
Revamped Intro (1:33):
E|-------||-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------||-------------------------------|-3----------------------|
G|-------||-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|
D|-------||-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|
A|-------||----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|
E|-0h3p0-||----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----7--------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------2-----|------------7------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------|-/9----0-/7-------7\-2---------|
E|----0--0h3p0---0--0h3p0-----0--|---------------------0---0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-3----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|
A|----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|
E|----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----7------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------2-----|------------7----------------|
A|-------------0-----------------|-/9----0-/7-------7----------|
E|----0--0h3p0---0--0h3p0-----0--|------------------0------12\-|
Bridge (1:55):
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------5---7---5-------|
A|-------------0-1-2---2-3-4-|-5---4-5-6-7----7---7---7-5h7-|
E|-0-2-3-4---4---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------5---7---5-------|
D|-------------0-1-2---2-3-4-|-5---4-5-6-7----7---7---7-5h7-|
A|-0-2-3-4---4---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------7---9---7-----|
D|---------------------4-5-6-|-7---6-7-8-9----9---9---7h9-|
A|---4-5-6---6-7-8-9---------|----------------------------|
E|-7-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------5---7---5-------|
D|-------------0-1-2---2-3-4-|-5---4-5-6-7----7---7---7-5h7-|
A|-0-2-3-4---4---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
(2:18) Riff 2, play 4x
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|------x-x-x--------------|------x-x-x-----------------|
D|-2-2--x-x-x-2-2----------|-2-2--x-x-x-2-2-------------|
A|-2-2--x-x-x-2-2----7b9r7-|-2-2--x-x-x-2-2-------------|
E|-0-0--------0-0----0-----|-0-0--------0-0-------------|
Solo - rhythm plays Riff 2 throughout solo
E|-/12TP---------12\--|-15b16--15-12-------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-/12TP---------12\--|-------------14-13-12-----------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------14---------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------12-10-12p10----10h12-|
E|--------------------|----------------------------------12--------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------0-|
D|---------------12--12--12--|-7--6---------------------|
A|-11b12r11~--/12------------|-------8-7-----7-8~-8-8~--|
E|---------------------------|------------7-------------|
E|------12-----12-----12-----12---15p12--15p12--12-----------12-19---|
B|-15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17--12------12-----12--15p12-15b17-----17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-17p15--15h17p15--------15h17p15--19--17h19-15--17--15h17--14h15p14---|
B|------15--------15h17p15--------17--17--------17--17-----17--------17-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------*12----| Natural
B|-15--14h15p14--15--14h15p14--------14-----------------------*12-| Harmonics
G|---16--------16--16--------16-15-16--16-15--15\14-12--12--------|
D|------------------------------------------13--------14----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---12h14p12------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-14-----------------------14~~-----------|-2-------vocals--------------|
A|-----------12-----12h14p12---------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------0h3p0-|----0------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chickenfoot/soap_on_a_rope_tab.html ]
(3:06)
E|-------||-------------------------------|------------------------|-------
B|-------||-------------------------------|-3----------------------|-------
G|-------||-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|-------
D|-------||-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|-2-----
A|-------||----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|-------
E|-0h3p0-||----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|----0--
E|----------|-x\-pick scrape--------------|------------------------------|
B|----------|-x\--------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------|-x\--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------|-----------------------------|-2----------------------------|
A|-vocals---|--------------/22\-----------|----------------0-------------|
E|----------|-----------------------0h3p0-|----0----0h3p0-----0----0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------|-*4\V/------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
G|----7--------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------------7------------------|-2-----vocals------|------------------|
A|-/9----0-/7-------7\-2---------|-------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------0---0h3p0-|----0--------------|------------0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-3----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|
A|----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|
E|----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|
(3:35) Note: last note is a harmonic with a tremelo dive
E|-0------------0--0--0-------------|-*2.2\v/-------------------|
B|--------------3--3--3--5p3p0------|---------------------------|
G|----------------------------4p2p0-|---------------------------|
D|-2----vocals----------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----0-----------------------------|---------------------0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----7--------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|------------7------------------|
A|-----------------0-------------|-/9----0-/7--------------------|
E|----0-----0h3p0-----0----0h3p0-|---------------3p0-4p0-5p0-6p0-|
Chorus 2 (3:46): ** press down bar then play harmonic and release
E|-----------------|-0----\V/*2.2------|----------------|
B|---------3-------|-0-----------------|--------3-------|
G|-2-------2-------|-1-----------------|-2------2-------|
D|-2-------0-------|-2-----------------|-2------0-------|
A|-0---------------|-2-----------------|-0--------------|
E|---------------0-|-0-----------------|--------------0-|
E|-0---b17r15-12------------------------|----------------|-0--0-----9----7-----|
B|-0------------15p12-------------------|--------3-------|-0--0----------------|
G|-1-----------------14p12--------------|-2------2-------|-1-----/9----9-------|
D|-2----------------------14p12---------|-2------0-------|-2-------------------|
A|-2---------------------------14p12----|-0--------------|-2--------------/12\-|
E|-0--------------------------------15~-|--------------0-|-0-------------------|
Rhythm - Repeat this until end
E|---------------------| ||---------------------|-0----0----0----0----||
B|-0-------------------| ||---------------------|-2----2----0----0----||
G|-2-------------------| ||-4----4----4----4----|-2----2----1----1----||
D|-3---------5---------| ||-4----4----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----||
A|-3---------5---------| ||-2----2----2----2----|-0----0----2----2----||
E|-1---------3---------| ||---------------------|-----------0----0----||
Outro (4:15)
E|----------------------|-0----0----0----0----|---------------------|
B|----------------------|-2----2----0----0----|---------------------|
G|-4----4----/21--------|-2----2----1----1----|-4----4---pick scrape|
D|-4----4----/21--------|-2----2----2----2----|-4----4----x\--------|
A|-2----2---------------|-0----0----2----2----|-2----2----x\--------|
E|-----------------0----|-----------0----0----|-----------x\---0----|
* with wah
E|-0----0----0----0----|----------x\------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-2----2----0----0----|----------x\------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-2----2----1----1----|-4----4-----------|-------7---------|------------------|
D|-2----2----2----2----|-4----4---------7-|-9~------9~----7-|-9--9/11--9~---11-|
A|-0----0----2----2----|-2----2-----------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------0----0----|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
legato
E|------------------------------------|------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------|
D|-7--/9--/11--\9--\7--9p7h9p7\6------|------------------|
A|-------------------------------7-/9-|-(9~)---------5/6-|
E|------------------------------------|----------7-------|
(4:39)
E|-------------------------------------7--9--9-|-9/11~--11-11~--11b12r11b12r11-9h11p9\7-|
B|----------------------------7--9--10---------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------6h8p6--6h8h9-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----6h7p6--6h7h9-----9-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-7h9-----9-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
bar tremelo
E|-/9p5h7~--/9p5h7~-5h7p5\4-|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-5p0----(0~~~)-------h10-|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
(4:49) **-Pinch harmonics-**
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|-h12-p10h12-p10h12-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-|-10p0-12p0------0-/12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-\ play 7x/-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16p0-17p0-19p0-16p0-17p0-19p0-17p0-19p0-17p0-19p0-21p0-22p0-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------19b21--|
B|-22p0-24p0-22p0-21p0-19p0-17p0-19p0-17p0-19p0--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
TP**************
E|-(b21)-19p17h19~--17h19p17--16h17p16--17--16--17--16-17-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(5:03) All TP this line
E|-19---16h19p16h17--16-14-16-14h16p14\12-14-12h14p12\11-12p11\9-11p9\7-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4h5h7-T11-p7p5-4h5h7-T9-p7p5-4h5h7-T11-p7p5-4h5h7-T9-p7p5--------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------5-7~~--
G|------------------------------------------------------------------continued
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
*wah to treble
-------------------------|
-12p10h12h14p12p10h12h14-|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12p10p9-10h12p10p9-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------9------------------------|
D|-------------------11h13-11p9-11h13p11p9--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------11h12-11h12p11----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------12/14~-x\-|
E|---14-16-14-16-14-16b17~----16p14-16p14-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
E|-22b23-b23-b23-b23-b23-20p17h20-22b23--20p17h20-|-22b24-b23--20p17-20--22-|
B|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-20b22r20~~~~------Sammy screams--------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Ending (5:22) - play 2x
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-0h3p0---0------------------------------|
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| PM palm mute
| PH pinch harmonic
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| * harmonic
| x Mute note (or rake)
| b bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r release bend
| TP tremelo pick
