Running Out
First is Running Out track two on the Varmints CD Assorted Varmints. This shows how Billy uses simple elements to create a power riff with a hook. Listen to the MP3 for the accents and of course ...play it with energy.
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
B--------------------------------------3------3-----------------------------------------I
G------------------------------2-------2------2-----------------------------------------I
D------------------------------2-------0------0------4------0-------2-------4----------I
A----2----2-------------------0---------------------------------------------------------I
E----0----0-----2-----3-----------------------------------------------------------------I
Here's a 13 second MP3 to HEAR THE RIFF.
Maybe
Try these chords. These are the background chords to Franks Rowes lead on Maybe. Played clean they have a harp-like sound, but amped up like Billy they sound like a rip saw through a rainbow.
The open E and B string mirror Franks' part which utilizes an open E also.
E-------0-------0-------0---------0--------0-----------------I
B-------0-------0-------0---------0--------0-----------------I
G-------9-------8-------6---------5--------3-----------------I
D-------9-------9-------7---------6--------4-----------------I
A-------7-------9-------7---------6--------4-----------------I
E-------0-------7-------5---------4--------2------------------I
Here's a 17 second MP3 to HEAR THE RIFF.