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I’ve had a few requests for this one, and I’m very happy to be returning to The Stooges with this look at possibly my favourite track on the Raw Power album.
I’ve written out some basic music/tab for all the main sections of the song below. With music like this it’s impossible and probably a bit pointless try and to transcribe everything note-for-note. So use my tab as a guide and, once you’ve got the basic idea, feel free to do things your own way. Want a high-quality PDF? Get it here.
The original recording:
Here’s a more recent live video. Good view of Lloyd if you want to see just how he fingers certain licks. These days they play tuned down a semi-tone.
And here’s my transcription. Lloyd is the upper part, Verlaine below. I’ve made a tiny fingering adjustment to how I do it in the video on one of the chorus licks, just to bring it in line with Lloyd’s fingering in the above video. Such is the level of nerdy commitment I bring to these lessons for you! If you want a high-quality PDF of the tab/music, click here.
This one is an absolute punk classic and, from a guitar point of view, it’s pretty easy to play. I’ve written out the music for the main parts of the song below. Rather than do a note-for-note transcription of both guitar parts (which would have taken me ages to write out, and would probably be a bit unnecessary) I’ve written out the main parts of the song and a few of the added lead licks and fills. If you want to get nerdy, I suggest listening closely to the original recording: you should be able to figure out any of the other little variations which I didn’t go into in the video. If you’re a beginner I recommend getting the basic riffs and chords together first. Once, you’re comfortable with that you can try adding in a few of those extra flourishes.
