Something Going Wrong Chords & Tabs
Something Going Wrong Tab
Chickenfoot - 'Something Going Wrong'
From Chickenfoot III
Eb Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand
Nice bluesy number with a lot of bends, legato sliding and nice arpeggios.
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Intro/Verse (0:00-0:35), on 12-string Acoustic
eb|----------------------|--------------------0-|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|-------------------0--|---------------------------|
Gb|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------7/9-99-|
Db|----------5--7--7/9---|----------5-/7--5-----|----------5--7--7/9--------|
Ab|-5/7--7-7-------------|-5/7--7-7-------------|-5/7--7-7------------------|
Eb|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|-0-------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-\7---------------------|
|----9--5----------------| Some rhythmic strums and ringing open
|----------7p5-7---------| strings (G) are heard randomly
|------------------------|
Verse:
"Summer gonna bring big fire
Summer gonna bring big fire
Water gonna bring big rain
Water gonna bring big rain"
Acoustic Chord Part - listen for strum rhythm
|-0-----3----|-2----3-----|-0-----3------|-2-----3-----|
|-0-----0----|-3----3-----|-0-----0------|-3-----3-----|
|-0-----0----|-2----2-----|-0-----0------|-2-----2-----|
|-2-----0----|-0----0-----|-2-----0------|-0-----0-----|
|-2-----2----|-0----0-----|-2-----2------|-0-----0-----|
|-0-----3----|------------|-0-----3------|-------------|
"Oh, I... gotta feelin' Something's going on"
"I... gotta feelin' Somethin's goin' wrong"
(0:48) Lead Guitar during Chorus I
|----------|--------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------|--------|---7-8---7----------7-|-8---7----------------------|
|-9~-------|--------|-9-----9---7----7-9---|---9---9---9---7----7---7/9~|
|----------|--------|----------------------|----------------------9-----|
|----------|--------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------|--------|----------------------|----------------------------|
Pre-Verse Acoustic, played 2x
|-----------------|
|-----0-----0---0-|
|-2/4---4-----4---|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
Play Verse Again
"Somethin's in the air
My baby can't breathe the air
Ground gonna tremble and shake
Cold gonna bring big quake"
Electric Part in Verse (1:18)
|---------------------|-----------|-----------------/12--|-(12~)\----|
|-----8--10--/12------|-(12~)-----|------8--10--/12------|-----------|
|-9-------------------|-----------|-9--------------------|-----------|
|---------------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|
|---------------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|
|---------------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|
Play Chorus Again -
Electric in Chorus 2 (1:36)
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|
|-7-8-7--------7br8~~~~-|-(7br8~)-----7-8-7-|-------------|----------------|
|-------9-7-------------|-------------------|-9-----------|-(9)------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|
|---------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------7br8~~-|-(7br8~)--------|
|----7--------7-------------|------------9p7-|
|--9---9----9---9-----------|----------------|
|--------7--------7---------|----------------|
|---------------------------|----------------|
Bridge - Acoustic chords indicated above Lead Part, written for Std Tuning
C Am Em
|-------------------|--------------------|------------|----------------|
|---------/12-p10p8-|----------10-8h10p8-|------------|----------------|
|-9~----------------|-9~~~~\-------------|-9----------|-(9)-12p9-12p9--|
|-------------------|--------------------|------------|----------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|------------|----------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|------------|----------------|
"I'm gonna buy myself an ark
That goes seven, seven, seven
And we'll win that solar power
I'm gonna ride my way to heaven"
Solo
|------12------------12---------------------------------------------|
|-15b17--15p12-----12--15p12----------------------------------15p12-|
|-------------14b16---------14br16p12--14--12-----------------------|
|------------------------------------14--14--14p12------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------14p12\10----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------12--------12--17b19-17~--12--------12~~---12------|
|-------12--12-15b17--12-------------12-15b17---------15p12-|
|-14b16-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------15---------------------------------|
|-14b16~~~------16pbr14-12--12h14~~---12h14------|
|-------------------------14------------------14-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------12-----------|
|---------15-------------------------------------15p12------|
|-12-14b16--16pbr14p12-14--12h14~-14p12---------------14b16-|
|------------------------14------------14-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p12----------------------------------------------------------|
|------14-14br16--14--12-----------------------------------------|
|---------------14--14--12h14-12---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------14p12\10--12--10h12~~-10h12p10---|
|---------------------------------------12--12----------------12-|
|------------------------------0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0------------|
|------------------------------0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0------------|
|----7--9--7--6--7--6h7p6--2/4___4___4___-|--/2--/2--/2--------0-2/4-|
|-9---------------------------------------|---------------2p0h2------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
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|----------------------------------|-------------------12-----12---17b19~|
|3---3-3~~---3-3~~---3---------8~--|-----------------12--15b17--12-------|
|--4-------4-------4-4/7---7-9-----|--12-14~-12-14b16--------------------|
|----------------------------------|14-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----17-17-17p15-17-17~~-15-17b19-15-----|-17b---15b----12--12-----12-------|
|-----------------------------------17---|----------------12--15b17--12--12-|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------15---|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-15-14-12-14--12------------------------|
|------------14--14p12-------------------|
|---------------------14-12\10-----------|
|-----------------------------12~-Hold---|
Play Acoustic Intro/Verse, Lyrics are:
"Somebody got left behind
Who will be the next in Line"
Electric Lick before Final Chorus:
|-15p12----------------------|
|------15p12-----------------|
|-----------14p12------------|
|----------------14p12-14~~--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Play Chorus again 2x, similar to before
Ending -
Repeated Acoustic Riff until end:
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|---2-----2~-----------0-----|---2-----2~-----------0---|
|------------------0-2---2---|------------------0-2-----|
|-0-----0------0-3---------3-|-0-----0------0-3---------|
Lead
(3:56)
|---------------------------------------|
|--8------------------------------------|
|-9--7/9\7/9~~--------------------------|
|--------------9\7-7-7\5-7-7/9-7-5-7~---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
(4:03) with echo feedback
|-----------0---|-------------|--------------------------|
|-5\3p0-3/5-----|-8-----------|-8------------------------|
|---------------|---9~~~~p7---|--9-7/9\7/9-7---7/9-/12---|
|---------------|-------------|--------------9-----------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|---8-10--10p8-----8h10-8h10-|-8h10\8-------8-----------|
|-9-----------9--------------|-------9--9~~-------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12----12-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-12----12--12---------------------------|---------------------|
|-14b15-b16-b16r14-13---15p14p12-14-12---|--------12~----------|
|-------------------------------------14-|---12h14-----14p12---|
|----------------------------------------|-14------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
-------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------|------------------------------|
-12h14-11-12-14-12-11-12-|-11h12p11\9-11/12\11-9-7~~~\5-|
-------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------|------------------------------|
(4:25)
|--0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-----|-0------------------12----|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5---5-3-|--/5-5~~~\----------12----|
|----------------------------|--------------------14b16-|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-12-------------------------------|---------3-3--3------------|
|-14b16-14b16r14p12-14p12----------|--12-----4-4--4--2b4r2p0---|
|------------------------14--1414--|-x--14~------------------2-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------3b-|-------3-------3-5-6-5-3-0-5-3-5~-|
|--------5-------3---0h3h5---|-5-3-5-----3-5--------------------|
|-2b4r2p0--2b4r2-------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-5h6p5-3-5h6p5-3-5h6p5-3-----|
|-5-3-5-/8--8\5--3p0------------|-------------------------5~~-|
|--------------------2p0-2p0--0-|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------2---|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
(4:50)
|-15b17-15-12----12-----------------------------------------|
|-------------15b---12-15--12-15-12--12---------------------|
|------------------------14--------14--14b16r14p12-11-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------14h17p14-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-----15--------15-----------------------------------------|-15/17~--|
|---16------------16-------------------------11h12-11------|---------|
|-16----------------16------------------12h14--------14p12-|---------|
|----------------------------------12h14-------------------|---------|
|-------------------------17p15p14-------------------------|---------|
Acoustic Chords: Eb B Eb
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------15----------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------14b15r14-12----|-12b------14b16r14-12~~~~----|
|-------------------------14-|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| B Bend
| r Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend string then release bend after picking
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