I hate tabbing stuff, but I couldnt find any good versions of this song, so I thought I
tab one. Its pretty close.
standard tuning
Intro and pre-chorus: finger picking
E---------------------------------------------|
B--5555555553333333333555555555555533333333333|
G--5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
other guitar just plays C power chords
Main Riff/chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jackyl/down_on_me_tab_ver_6.html ]
E-----------------------2-2-----------------------------------|
B--2-----------2--------3-3----2----------------2-------------|
G--2-----------2--------2-2----2----------------2-------------|
D--2-----------2--------0-0----2----------------2-------------|
A--0-----------0---------------0----------------0-------------|
E--------3b--------3b-------------------------------------3b--|
Bridge:
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--4--4-4--4-4-4-4---6--6-6--6-6-6-6---7--7-7--7-7-7-7----6-6-6-6---------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--2--2-2--2-2-2-2---4--4-4--4-4-4-4---5--5-5--5-5-5-5----4-4-4-4---4h5---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
at the end of that play a D power chord then bend the G like in the main riff.
I'll try to post the solo some other time. Its not too bad.
The structure is pretty easy. But thats most of the song.
guitar 2 goes from a C to a Bb in the pre-chorus while guitar one plays the intro riff.