Chickenfoot- "Soap On A Rope"
From Debut album
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand, with help of intro tabs
Nobody attempted the whole song, so here you go, play it all if you dare.
Please rate it and comment if you like it or have corrections. The solos
are pretty advanced so it may take a while to learn.
Intro- 2 guitars (play bluesy, each low G has a slight bend)E|-------||-------------------------------|------------------------|B|-------||-------------------------------|-3----------------------|G|-------||-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|D|-------||-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|A|-------||----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|E|-0h3p0-||----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|----7--------------------------|D|-2-----------------------------|------------7------------------|A|-----------------0-------------|-/9----0-/7-------7\-2---------|E|----0-----0h3p0-----0----0h3p0-|---------------------0---0h3p0-| * one guitar plays chords while other plays the slide notes
Verses are similar, but add in breaks and string swipe effects:
first 2 times:E|--------------------|----------------------------|B|--------------------|----------------------------|G|--------------------|----------------------------|D|-2------------------|----------------------------|A|--------------------|----------------------------| follow this with the introE|----0---------------|--x/x\x/x\------------0h3p0-|
(0:46)E|------------4-4-0-0-|------------4\-0------------|B|------------5-5-5-5\|----------------5\-0--------|G|--------------------|--------------------2\-0----|D|-2------------------|-------------------------2~-| <- quick tremelo bar dipA|--------------------|----------------------------| E|----0---------------|----------------------------| follow with intro again
E|-----------**-------|----------------------------|B|--------------------|----------------------------|G|--------------------|----------------------------|D|-2------------------|----------------------------|A|--------------------|----------------------------|E|----0---------------|----------------------0h3p0-|** Last time before chorus has a pinch harmonic squeal (guess?)
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|----7--------------------------|D|-2-----------------------------|------------7------------------|A|-----------------0-------------|-/9----0-/7--------------------|E|----0-----0h3p0-----0----0h3p0-|---------------3p0-4p0-5p0-6p0-|
Chorus- (two guitars, one plays chords, other plays higher notes)
E|-----------------|-0---------4---3---2-------|----------------|B|---------3-------|-0-------------------------|--------3-------|G|-2-------2-------|-1-------/4---3---2---0h1~-|-2------2-------|D|-2-------0-------|-2-------------------------|-2------0-------|A|-0---------------|-2-------------------------|-0--------------|E|---------------0-|-0-------------------------|--------------0-|
E|-0-----------9--7~v~--|----------------|-0------9--7-------------|B|-0--------------------|--------3-------|-0------------10--8b9----|G|-1-------7/9___(9)v~--|-2------2-------|-1---9--9--9-----------9-|D|-2--------------------|-2------0-------|-2-----------------------|A|-2--------------------|-0--------------|-2-----------------------|E|-0--------------------|--------------0-|-0-----------------------| ~v~ vibrato with trem bar again
E|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|-----B|---------0-----------0---|---------------------|-----***lead: all PH***-|-----G|---------2-----------0---|-4----4----4----4----|-4---4-2----------------|--4--D|-3---3---3---5---5---5---|-4----4----4----4----|-4-------4-4-2-1--1-2-4-|--4--A|-3---3---3---5---5---5---|-2----2----2----2----|-2----------------------|--2--E|-1---1---1---3---3---3---|---------------------|------------------------|-----
Revamped Intro (1:33):E|-------||-------------------------------|------------------------|B|-------||-------------------------------|-3----------------------|G|-------||-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|D|-------||-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|A|-------||----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|E|-0h3p0-||----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|----7--------------------------|D|-2-----------------------2-----|------------7------------------|A|-------------0-----------------|-/9----0-/7-------7\-2---------|E|----0--0h3p0---0--0h3p0-----0--|---------------------0---0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|B|-------------------------------|-3----------------------|G|-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|D|-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|A|----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|E|----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-------------------------------|----7------------------------|D|-2-----------------------2-----|------------7----------------|A|-------------0-----------------|-/9----0-/7-------7----------|E|----0--0h3p0---0--0h3p0-----0--|------------------0------12\-|
Bridge (1:55):E|---------------------------|------------------------------|B|---------------------------|------------------------------|G|---------------------------|------------------------------|D|---------------------------|--------------5---7---5-------|A|-------------0-1-2---2-3-4-|-5---4-5-6-7----7---7---7-5h7-|E|-0-2-3-4---4---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|B|---------------------------|------------------------------|G|---------------------------|--------------5---7---5-------|D|-------------0-1-2---2-3-4-|-5---4-5-6-7----7---7---7-5h7-|A|-0-2-3-4---4---------------|------------------------------|E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|B|---------------------------|----------------------------|G|---------------------------|--------------7---9---7-----|D|---------------------4-5-6-|-7---6-7-8-9----9---9---7h9-|A|---4-5-6---6-7-8-9---------|----------------------------|E|-7-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|B|---------------------------|------------------------------|G|---------------------------|--------------5---7---5-------|D|-------------0-1-2---2-3-4-|-5---4-5-6-7----7---7---7-5h7-|A|-0-2-3-4---4---------------|------------------------------|E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
(2:18) Riff 2, play 4xE|-------------------------|----------------------------|B|-------------------------|----------------------------|G|------x-x-x--------------|------x-x-x-----------------|D|-2-2--x-x-x-2-2----------|-2-2--x-x-x-2-2-------------|A|-2-2--x-x-x-2-2----7b9r7-|-2-2--x-x-x-2-2-------------|E|-0-0--------0-0----0-----|-0-0--------0-0-------------|
Solo - rhythm plays Riff 2 throughout soloE|-/12TP---------12\--|-15b16--15-12-------------------------------|B|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|G|-/12TP---------12\--|-------------14-13-12-----------------------|D|--------------------|---------------------14---------------------|A|--------------------|-----------------------12-10-12p10----10h12-|E|--------------------|----------------------------------12--------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|B|---------------------------|--------------------------|G|---------------------------|------------------------0-|D|---------------12--12--12--|-7--6---------------------|A|-11b12r11~--/12------------|-------8-7-----7-8~-8-8~--|E|---------------------------|------------7-------------|
E|------12-----12-----12-----12---15p12--15p12--12-----------12-19---|B|-15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17--12------12-----12--15p12-15b17-----17-|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-17p15--15h17p15--------15h17p15--19--17h19-15--17--15h17--14h15p14---|B|------15--------15h17p15--------17--17--------17--17-----17--------17-|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------*12----| NaturalB|-15--14h15p14--15--14h15p14--------14-----------------------*12-| HarmonicsG|---16--------16--16--------16-15-16--16-15--15\14-12--12--------|D|------------------------------------------13--------14----------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|G|---12h14p12------------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-14-----------------------14~~-----------|-2-------vocals--------------|A|-----------12-----12h14p12---------------|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------------0h3p0-|----0------------------------|
(3:06)E|-------||-------------------------------|------------------------|-------B|-------||-------------------------------|-3----------------------|-------G|-------||-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|-------D|-------||-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|-2-----A|-------||----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|-------E|-0h3p0-||----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|----0--
E|----------|-x\-pick scrape--------------|------------------------------|B|----------|-x\--------------------------|------------------------------|G|----------|-x\--------------------------|------------------------------|D|----------|-----------------------------|-2----------------------------|A|-vocals---|--------------/22\-----------|----------------0-------------|E|----------|-----------------------0h3p0-|----0----0h3p0-----0----0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------|-*4\V/------------|B|-------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|G|----7--------------------------|-------------------|------------------|D|------------7------------------|-2-----vocals------|------------------|A|-/9----0-/7-------7\-2---------|-------------------|------------------|E|---------------------0---0h3p0-|----0--------------|------------0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|B|-------------------------------|-3----------------------|G|-------------------------------|-2----2-----------------|D|-2-----------------------------|-0----2-----------------|A|----------------0--------------|------0----2-2----------|E|----0----0h3p0-----0-----0h3p0-|-----------0-0----0h3p0-|
(3:35) Note: last note is a harmonic with a tremelo diveE|-0------------0--0--0-------------|-*2.2\v/-------------------|B|--------------3--3--3--5p3p0------|---------------------------|G|----------------------------4p2p0-|---------------------------|D|-2----vocals----------------------|---------------------------|A|----------------------------------|---------------------------|E|----0-----------------------------|---------------------0h3p0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|----7--------------------------|D|-2-----------------------------|------------7------------------|A|-----------------0-------------|-/9----0-/7--------------------|E|----0-----0h3p0-----0----0h3p0-|---------------3p0-4p0-5p0-6p0-|
Chorus 2 (3:46): ** press down bar then play harmonic and releaseE|-----------------|-0----\V/*2.2------|----------------|B|---------3-------|-0-----------------|--------3-------|G|-2-------2-------|-1-----------------|-2------2-------|D|-2-------0-------|-2-----------------|-2------0-------|A|-0---------------|-2-----------------|-0--------------|E|---------------0-|-0-----------------|--------------0-|
E|-0---b17r15-12------------------------|----------------|-0--0-----9----7-----|B|-0------------15p12-------------------|--------3-------|-0--0----------------|G|-1-----------------14p12--------------|-2------2-------|-1-----/9----9-------|D|-2----------------------14p12---------|-2------0-------|-2-------------------|A|-2---------------------------14p12----|-0--------------|-2--------------/12\-|E|-0--------------------------------15~-|--------------0-|-0-------------------|
Rhythm - Repeat this until endE|---------------------| ||---------------------|-0----0----0----0----||B|-0-------------------| ||---------------------|-2----2----0----0----||G|-2-------------------| ||-4----4----4----4----|-2----2----1----1----||D|-3---------5---------| ||-4----4----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----||A|-3---------5---------| ||-2----2----2----2----|-0----0----2----2----||E|-1---------3---------| ||---------------------|-----------0----0----||
Outro (4:15)E|----------------------|-0----0----0----0----|---------------------|B|----------------------|-2----2----0----0----|---------------------|G|-4----4----/21--------|-2----2----1----1----|-4----4---pick scrape|D|-4----4----/21--------|-2----2----2----2----|-4----4----x\--------|A|-2----2---------------|-0----0----2----2----|-2----2----x\--------|E|-----------------0----|-----------0----0----|-----------x\---0----|
* with wahE|-0----0----0----0----|----------x\------|-----------------|------------------|B|-2----2----0----0----|----------x\------|-----------------|------------------|G|-2----2----1----1----|-4----4-----------|-------7---------|------------------|D|-2----2----2----2----|-4----4---------7-|-9~------9~----7-|-9--9/11--9~---11-|A|-0----0----2----2----|-2----2-----------|-----------------|------------------|E|-----------0----0----|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
legatoE|------------------------------------|------------------|B|------------------------------------|------------------|G|------------------------------------|------------------|D|-7--/9--/11--\9--\7--9p7h9p7\6------|------------------|A|-------------------------------7-/9-|-(9~)---------5/6-|E|------------------------------------|----------7-------|
(4:39)E|-------------------------------------7--9--9-|-9/11~--11-11~--11b12r11b12r11-9h11p9\7-|B|----------------------------7--9--10---------|----------------------------------------|G|----------------6h8p6--6h8h9-----------------|----------------------------------------|D|----6h7p6--6h7h9-----9-----------------------|----------------------------------------|A|-7h9-----9-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
bar tremelo E|-/9p5h7~--/9p5h7~-5h7p5\4-|-------------------------|B|--------------------------|-5p0----(0~~~)-------h10-|G|--------------------------|-------------------------|D|--------------------------|-------------------------|A|--------------------------|-------------------------|E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
(4:49) **-Pinch harmonics-**E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|B|-h12-p10h12-p10h12-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-|-10p0-12p0------0-/12-|G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|-\ play 7x/-----------|A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-16p0-17p0-19p0-16p0-17p0-19p0-17p0-19p0-17p0-19p0-21p0-22p0-|G|-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------19b21--|B|-22p0-24p0-22p0-21p0-19p0-17p0-19p0-17p0-19p0--------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
TP**************E|-(b21)-19p17h19~--17h19p17--16h17p16--17--16--17--16-17-|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(5:03) All TP this lineE|-19---16h19p16h17--16-14-16-14h16p14\12-14-12h14p12\11-12p11\9-11p9\7-|B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4h5h7-T11-p7p5-4h5h7-T9-p7p5-4h5h7-T11-p7p5-4h5h7-T9-p7p5--------B|-----------------------------------------------------------5-7~~--G|------------------------------------------------------------------continuedD|------------------------------------------------------------------ A|------------------------------------------------------------------E|------------------------------------------------------------------
*wah to treble
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-12p10h12h14p12p10h12h14-| -------------------------| -------------------------| -------------------------| -------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-12p10p9-10h12p10p9-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------9------------------------|D|-------------------11h13-11p9-11h13p11p9--------------------------|A|------------------------------------------11h12-11h12p11----------|E|--------------------------------------------------------12/14~-x\-|
E|---14-16-14-16-14-16b17~----16p14-16p14-|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
E|-22b23-b23-b23-b23-b23-20p17h20-22b23--20p17h20-|-22b24-b23--20p17-20--22-|B|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-20b22r20~~~~------Sammy screams--------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
Ending (5:22) - play 2xE|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|-------2--------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|-0h3p0---0------------------------------|
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| PM palm mute
| PH pinch harmonic
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| * harmonic
| x Mute note (or rake)
| b bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r release bend
| TP tremelo pick
