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Sinkemlow, words and music by Clutch
Tablature by Keith S. Byers
This track features a nice bluesy Hendrix/Clapton lick in the key of F# pentatonic
minor. The lick is hooky and gives way to serious riffing, never quite straying
from the tonal center of F# minor. As with a lot of the new Clutch songs from "Pure
Rock Fury," a good fuzzy tone can be achieved by flipping the pickup switch to the neck
position.
Intro riff:
2X with F5 chord second time
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------4---(4)-----------------|
A--9-----7------7---9--------------------7------------------4---(4)-----------------|
E-----------9-----------9\-7--5-5--7/-9----9\-7--5--2-------2---(2)-----------------|
*volume swell
Verse Riff:
2X
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D---4-----(4)-------(4)------------7-------|
A---4-----(4)-------(4)------------7-------|
E---2-----(2)-------(2)------------5-------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/clutch/sinkemlow_tab_ver_2.html ]
Bridge Riff:
4X with half step end riff on 4th
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---4-4-----4--------------4-----4-4----4-------2----3----4------------7---8---9--|
A---4-4--4--4--4---2-2--0--4--4--4-4--4-4--4----2----3----4------------7---8---9--|
E---2-2--0--2--0-----------2--0--2-2--0-2--0----0----1----2------------5---6---7--|
Chorus type riff:
4x
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------14---14----------------------------------|
G-------------------14---14-v---14---------------14----------|
D---14--15--16---------------------14---16--14------16v------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Descending F# pentatonic minor lick:
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---14----------------------------------------------------------|
G---14----------------------------------------------------------|
D-------16---14------16--14-------------------------------------|
A----------------16----------16--14--16--14---------------------|
E---------------------------------------------17----12----14----|
Unison Bend licks ala "Manic Depression":
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---2---------5-------7--------9-----------------------------------------|
G---4b--------7b------9b-------11b-\-------------------------------------|
D---x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*rake
Key change To Bm riff:
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--4-4-4-----------1--4----4-4-----4---------------------|
D--4-4-4--4--2--2--0--4-4--4-4--4--4--4-----7-----2----4-|
A--2-2-2--0-----------2-0--2-2--0--2--0-----5-----0----2-|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
The solo is just some tremolo picked stuff around the fourteenth fret
in the key of F# minor. Not too hard
