Kenny Wayne Shepherd
*Alive*
from "The Place You're In"
Transcribed by Brennan Lentz (Fender 13)
Tune your E down to drop D tuning
Intro:
E-----2--2-0---1-----------3------2--2-0---1--5b6b5-------|
B----3-------3---5b6b5b6b5---5---3-------3----------------|
G---2---------------------------2-------------------------|
D--0---------------------------0--------------------12\---|
A-(0)-------------------------(0)-------------------12\---|
D-(0)-------------------------(0)-------------------12\---|
(upwards rake, and let notes ring)
Riff 1:
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------| repeat X2
D-0-3-5-0-5b6b5-3-5-3-00--10-12---0-3-5-0-5b6b5-3-5-3-00--12--|
A-0-3-5-0-5b6b5-3-5-3-00--10-12---0-3-5-0-5b6b5-3-5-3-00--12--|
D-0-3-5-0-5b6b5-3-5-3-00--10-12---0-3-5-0-5b6b5-3-5-3-00--12--|
Verse (approximate):
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--------5--------4-5-4------------------------------|
D--0xxx--5--xxxx--4-5-4--0-3-5-0-5b6b5-3-5-3-00--12--| repeat x2
A--0xxx--3--xxxx--2-3-2--0-3-5-0-5b6b5-3-5-3-00--12--|
D--0xxx--0--xxxx---------0-3-5-0-5b6b5-3-5-3-00--12--|
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D--88-xx-8-x-8-x-8-8-\--55-xx-5-x-5-x-5-5--3--| Play riff 1 once, then
A--88-xx-8-x-8-x-8-8-\--55-xx-5-x-5-x-5-5--3--| chorus..
D--88-xx-8-x-8-x-8-8-\--55-xx-5-x-5-x-5-5--3--|
(listen for strumming pattern)
Chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kenny_wayne_shepherd/alive_tab.html ]
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G--7--777--------------------------------------------------|
D--7--777--8-8-8-10-12--3-3-5-7--5-5b-3-5-3-0-5-5b-3-5-3-0-|
A--5--555--8-8-8-10-12--3-3-5-7--5-5b-3-5-3-0-5-5b-3-5-3-0-|
D--0--000--8-8-8-10-12--3-3-5-7--5-5b-3-5-3-0-5-5b-3-5-3-0-|
I.......Alive........You
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G--7--777-----------|
D--7--777--8--3--5--| Play riff 1 once, then second verse
A--5--555--8--3--5--|
D--0--000--8--3--5--|
Solo (A-Minor Pentatonic):
E-------------------------------------5-----------5-------------|
B--7----7-----------------------8b10~---8-5-8b10~---8-5--8b10~--|
G--7b9~---7b9b7---5~--------------------------------------------|
D---------------7----5------------------------------------------|
A----------------------7-6-5-3~---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-5-----------5-------------------------10b12--10b12--10b12---|
B---8-5-----5---8-7-----------------------------------10b12---|
G-------7b9---------7b9-7-5---5~------------------------------|
D---------------------------7---7-5---5-----------------------|
A-----------------------------------7-------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
(he catches the B string in the bend)
E--10b12--10b12--12b10--10b12--8-------8------------------|
B--10b12--10b12--12b10--10b12---10~-10---10-5-8-5-8-8b10--|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
E--5----------5-----7-5h6p5---5---5-8b10-8-5-----5~-------------|
B----8-5----5---8-5---------8---8------------8-5-----------17---|
G-------7b9-----------------------------------------/19b21------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
E--17--17-----------|
B----17---20b22~-\--|
G-------------------|
D-------------------| end solo. Play Intro, Chorus x2, Riff 1 x2
A-------------------|
D-------------------|
End
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