The Black Crowes
Song Title: Shady Grove
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: Cabin Fever
Record: ...Until The Freeze
Live Debut: 02/21/2009
Shows: 23 times played live
Notes: Recorded at Levon Helm's home studio, "The Barn" in Woodstock, NY in front of a
small audience.
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G)
This song was tough to tab out. Judging by the video on the Cabin Fever DVD (which is
the take that ended up on ...Until the Freeze) it looks like Rich's right thumb barely
stops moving throughout this song, creating some tricky fingerpicking passages. Because
of this, I doubt what I have here is 100% correct (some of the timing between the thumb and
other fingers is definitely off) but I think it's close.
Intro:D--5-5-5-5-4-----4------1-3-1-----0-----0----|B--3-3-3-3-2-2-----2----------1-----0-----0--|G--4-4-4-4-3---3-----3----------2-----0------|D----------4------------3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0----|G--------------------------------------------|D--------------------------------------------|
D--5-7-5----4-6-4-----4--------------------|B--------5----------6-------5-----5--------|G-----------------------------5-----5---5--|D--7-7-7-7--6-----6-----6-------5-----5----|G-------------------------5----------------|D------------------------------------------|
Verse:D----5---3--------------------------------|B--------------5-3---------5---5---5------|G------------------5-4-------3---3---3----| x2D--5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|G------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----3---1--------------------------------|B--------------3-1---------3---3---3------|G------------------3-2-------1---1---1----|D--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|G------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----3---1--------------------------------|B--------------3-1---------3---3---2---2--|G------------------3-2-------1-------2----|D--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|G------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----5---3--------------------------------|B--------------5-3---------5---5---5------|G------------------5-4-------3---3---3----| x2D--5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|G------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----3---1--------------------------------|B--------------3-1---------3---3---3------|G------------------3-2-------1---1---1----|D--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|G------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----3---1--------------------------------|B--------------3-1---------3---3---2---2--|G------------------3-2-------1-------2----|D--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|G------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|D-----------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|B-----7-------5-------3-------4p3------|G-------7-------5-------3---------3----|D---------7-------5-------3------------|G--/7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|D-----------------------------------3--|
D----5---3--------------------------------|B--------------5-3---------5---5---5------|G------------------5-4-------3---3---3----| x2D--5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|G------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----3---1--------------------------------|B--------------3-1---------3---3---3------|G------------------3-2-------1---1---1----|D--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|G------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----3---1--------------------------------|B--------------3-1---------3---3---2---2--|G------------------3-2-------1-------2----|D--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|G------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|D-----------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|B-----7-------5-------3-------4p3------|G-------7-------5-------3---------3----|D---------7-------5-------3------------|G--/7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|D-----------------------------------3--|
Chorus:D--12---12---10/12-9-7\5--7-9-5---7-9-5----|B-------------------------------0-------0--|G-------------------------------0-------0--| x4D------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------|D--12---12---10/12-9-7\5--7-9-5--7-9-5-----|
Fill (same as intro):D--5-5-5-5-4-----4------1-3-1-----0-----0----|B--3-3-3-3-2-2-----2----------1-----0-----0--|G--4-4-4-4-3---3-----3----------2-----0------|D----------4------------3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0----|G--------------------------------------------|D--------------------------------------------|
D--5-7-5----4-6-4-----4--------------------|B--------5----------6-------5-----5--------|G-----------------------------5-----5---5--|D--7-7-7-7--6-----6-----6-------5-----5----|G-------------------------5----------------|D------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:D----5---3--------------------------------|B--------------5-3---------5---5---5------|G------------------5-4-------3---3---3----| x2D--5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|G------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----3---1--------------------------------|B--------------3-1---------3---3---3------|G------------------3-2-------1---1---1----|D--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|G------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----3---1--------------------------------|B--------------3-1---------3---3---2---2--|G------------------3-2-------1-------2----|D--3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|G------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|D-----------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|B-----7-------5-------3-------4p3------|G-------7-------5-------3---------3----|D---------7-------5-------3------------|G--/7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|D-----------------------------------3--|
Chorus 2:D--12---12---10/12-9-7\5--7-9-5---7-9-5----|B-------------------------------0-------0--|G-------------------------------0-------0--| x2D------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------|D--12---12---10/12-9-7\5--7-9-5--7-9-5-----|
Solo Rhythm:D--5-5-5-5-4-----4------1-3-1-----0-----0----|B--3-3-3-3-2-2-----2----------1-----0-----0--|G--4-4-4-4-3---3-----3----------2-----0------| x4D----------4------------3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0----|G--------------------------------------------|D--------------------------------------------|
This pattern is the same as the first line of the intro, but Rich adds little changes on
each repeat that I don't have the patience to sit here and tab out.
Bridge:D----7---5--------------------------------|B--------------7-5---------5-----5--------|G------------------7-6-------5-----5---5--| x2D--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-----5----|G------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|D-----------------------------------------|
D----7---5----------------|B--------------7-5--------|G------------------7-6----| x3D--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|G-------------------------|D-------------------------|
D---------------------|B----5-------5--------|G------5-------3---0--|D--------5-------5-0--|G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|D---------------------|
End Chorus:D--12---12---10/12-9-7\5--7-9-5---7-9-5----|B-------------------------------0-------0--|G-------------------------------0-------0--| x8D------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------|D--12---12---10/12-9-7\5--7-9-5--7-9-5-----|
