Dierks Bentley - That Don't Make It Easy... Tabs

"(Acoustic)
(Intro)
THAT DON'T MAKE IT EASY LOVIN' ME
Written by Dierks Bentley, Brett Beavers, Deric Ruttan

This chart covers the acoustic introduction part only.

Three shapes based on open E-chord
   (E)   (E6)    (E7) -abbreviated label
    E   E6sus4  E7no3rd
E|--0-----0-------0----|
B|--0-----0-------0----|
G|--1-----2-------4----|
D|--x-----x-------x----|  x = muted
A|--2-----4-------5----|
E|--0-----0-------0----|

Alternating bass-line on 6th and 5th-strings has a strong attack
which sounds like flatpick-and-fingers technique but the pattern
in Bar-4 suggests that a thumb-pick may have been used.

TAB is notated in 2/4 with a 16th-note feel   . = 32nd note

INTRO: acoustic
Tune down one semitone - song is pitched in Eb

   (pick-up)      (E)               (E6)
    +    2   +     1   + a 2 e +     1 e + a 2 e +
E|---------------|-----------0=====|======-0=========|
B|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|-----0h1=========|-1/2======-2-----|
D|-------0---2---|-----------------|-----------------|  * note is not picked
A|--0h1h2--------|-----2-------2---|*2h4-4-------4---|    hammer-on may be a
E|---------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|    slide depending on
    \-3-/                                                 fingering choice
 
        (E7)        (E6)  (E7)(E6)
   1   + a 2 e +     1   + a 2 e + a
E|-----------0=====|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----3/4=========|-2====-4---2---0-|
D|-----------------|---------------o-|
A|-----4/5-----5---|-4====-5---4---o-|
E|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---|

  (E)               (E6)         N.C.
   1   + a 2 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a   1 e.+ a 2 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a
E|-----------0===0-|-------0=====----|----0------------|-----------------||
B|-----------0===0-|-----0-0=====----|---3-------------|-----------------||
G|-----0h1---------|-1/2-2-2===2p0-2/|-4--\2p0-2/4-0h1-|-----------------||
D|-----o-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-2p0---0---------||
A|-----2-----------|-2h4-4=======----|-----------------|-----2---1p0-----||
E|-0-------0---0---|---------0-------|-----------------|-------------3=^=||

#---# middle-finger frets 3rd-string
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
=== = sustained note
o = incidental open string
/ = legato slide (destination note is not picked)
\ = grace note (slide occurs ON the + beat)
^ = 1/4 tone bend


Waynus Of Uranus
February 2007
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