WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Lightning Bolt - Dead Cowboy Bass | Ver. 1
[Intro]
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P
A|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------| x8 E|---------------------------------|
A|--8--8--11--8--11--8--11--8--11--| A|--8--8--11--8--11--8--11--8--11--| x8
F|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|
(pitch shift up an octave)
H P H P H P H P
A|------------------------------------| A|---------------|
E|------------------------------------| x8 E|---------------|
A|--10--10--13--10--13--8--11--8--11--| A|--11--8--8--8--|
F|------------------------------------| F|---------------|
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P
A|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------| x8 E|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| x8
F|--9--9--12--9--12--9--12--9--12--| F|--7--7--10--7--10--7--10--7--10--|
(couple of wibbles using whammy)
[Verse 1]
H H P H H P
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------9--12--9--|---------------------9--12--9--| x32
A|--12--9--9----9--12------------|--12--9--9----9--12------------|
F|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
(pitch shifted up an octave)
(He repeats this a few times and then starts throwing in the octave jumps, this is where you’ll need two
pitch shifting pedals or very very fast hands):
“What the world needs…”
H H P H H P
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------9--12--9--|---------------------9--12--9--|
A|--12--9--9----9--12------------|--12--9--9----9--12------------| x32
F|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| down | | |
| one | | |
| oct. | |----------------up an octave------------------|
[Chorus] (I guess?)
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------| x16
A|--12--9--9----12--9--9----12--9--9----12--9--9--|
F|------------------------------------------------|
(down an octave)
H H P H H P
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------8--11--8--|---------------------8--11--8--| x2
A|--11--8--8----8--11------------|--11--8--8----8--11------------|
F|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| down | | | | down | | |
| one | | | | one | | |
| oct. | |-up an octave-| | oct. | |-up an octave-|
H H P H H P
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------15--18--15--|------------------------15--18--15--| x2
A|--18--15--15----15--18--------------|--18--15--15----15--18--------------|
F|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| down | | | | down | | |
| one | | | | one | | |
| oct. | |--up an octave--| | oct. | |---up an octave--|
H H P H H P
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------6--9--6--|-------------------6--9--6--|
A|--9--6--6----6--9-----------|--9--6--6----6--9-----------| x2
F|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| down | | | | down | | |
| one | | | | one | | |
| oct. | |up an octave| | oct. | |up an octave|
H H P H H P
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------13--16--13--|------------------------13--16--13--|
A|--16--13--13----13--16--------------|--16--13--13----13--16--------------| x2
F|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| down | | | | down | | |
| one | | | | one | | |
| oct. | |--up an octave--| | oct. | |---up an octave--|
[1st Solo]
A|--17--14--17--14--17--14--17--14--| A|--16--13--16--13--16--13--16--13--|
E|----------------------------------| x2 E|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| x2
F|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|
(up one octave)
A|--15--12--15--12--15--12--15--12--|--14--11--14--11--14--11--14--11--|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--13--10--13--10--12--19--12--9--|--11--8--11--8--10--7--10--7--|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
H H P H H P
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------9--12--9--|---------------------9--12--9--| x32
A|--12--9--9----9--12------------|--12--9--9----9--12------------|
F|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
(pitch shifted up an octave)
(He repeats this a few times and then starts throwing in the octave jumps, this is where you’ll need two
pitch shifting pedals or very very fast hands):
“What the world needs…”
H H P H H P
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------9--12--9--|---------------------9--12--9--|
A|--12--9--9----9--12------------|--12--9--9----9--12------------| x32
F|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| down | | |
| one | | |
| oct. | |----------------up an octave------------------|
[Chorus] (I guess?)
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------| x16
A|--12--9--9----12--9--9----12--9--9----12--9--9--|
F|------------------------------------------------|
(down an octave)
H H P H H P
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------8--11--8--|---------------------8--11--8--| x2
A|--11--8--8----8--11------------|--11--8--8----8--11------------|
F|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| down | | | | down | | |
| one | | | | one | | |
| oct. | |-up an octave-| | oct. | |-up an octave-|
H H P H H P
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------15--18--15--|------------------------15--18--15--| x2
A|--18--15--15----15--18--------------|--18--15--15----15--18--------------|
F|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| down | | | | down | | |
| one | | | | one | | |
| oct. | |--up an octave--| | oct. | |---up an octave--|
H H P H H P
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------6--9--6--|-------------------6--9--6--|
A|--9--6--6----6--9-----------|--9--6--6----6--9-----------| x2
F|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| down | | | | down | | |
| one | | | | one | | |
| oct. | |up an octave| | oct. | |up an octave|
H H P H H P
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------13--16--13--|------------------------13--16--13--|
A|--16--13--13----13--16--------------|--16--13--13----13--16--------------| x2
F|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| down | | | | down | | |
| one | | | | one | | |
| oct. | |--up an octave--| | oct. | |---up an octave--|
[2nd Solo]
A|--17--13--17--13--17--13--17--13--| A|--15--12--15--12--15--12--15--12--|
E|----------------------------------| x2 E|----------------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|
(up one octave + lots of delay)
A|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|
E|--17--13--17--13--17--13--17--13--| x2 E|--13--10--13--10--13--10--13--10--| x2
A|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|
A|--17--13--15--13--17--13--15--13--| A|--15--12--13--12--15--12--13--12--|
E|----------------------------------| x2 E|----------------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------| A|--17----17----17----17----18----17----15----17-|
E|-17--13--15--13--17--13--15--13-| x2 E|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----|
A|--------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------|
(then he repeats this again but an octave higher? Possibly using his fifth string?)
A|----------8---8------------8---8----| A|-------18--17--15--------18--17--15--|
E|------------------------------------| x2 E|-------------------------------------| x2
A|------------8---8------------8---8--| A|-------------------------------------|
F|--0-0-0-------------0-0-0-----------| F|-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-------------|
| no | | up | | no | | up | | || up |
|pitch| | one | |pitch| | one | | || one |
|shift| | oct.| |shift| | oct.| |----no pitch shift----|| oct. |
A|--------13--15-------13--15--| A|-----------12------------12--|
E|-----------------------------| x2 E|--------13------------13-----|
A|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| x2
F|--0-0-0--------0-0-0---------| F|-0-0-0---------0-0-0---------|
| | | up | | |
| | | one | | |
| -no pitch shift-| | oct.| |-----no pitch shift-------|
A|--------13--12--10--------13--12--10--|--------13--12--10--------15--12--|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| x4
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--0-0-0-------------0-0-0-------------|--0-0-0-------------0-0-0---------|
| || up | |no | | up | |no | |up |
| || one | |pitch| | one | |pitch| |one |
|----no pitch shift----|| oct. | |shift| | oct. | |shift| |oct.|
(Couple of variations of the above and then:)
A|--------3--------5-------6------8-------10-------12-------13--|-------15/--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------| x4
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
F|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-----|--0-0-0-----|
(you get the idea, the open F has no pitch shift and then all the other notes are an octave higher)
A|------10-10-12-12-10-10-13-13-12-12-10-10-------|-----------------------------------|
E|-13-13------------------------------------13-13-|-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-11-11-6-8-|
A|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| x4
F|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
(up an octave)
A|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| A|--13-13-13-13--12--10--|
E|-------------------------------------------------| x2 E|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--| A|-------------------|
E|----------------------------------| x16 E|-------------------| x16
A|----------------------------------| A|-------------------|
F|----------------------------------| F|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
(repeat at different octaves) (no pitch shift)
A|--------6-------8-------10------12------6-------8-------5--------12--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-----|
(same again: open F has no pitch shift and then all the other notes are an octave higher)
(Couple variations of the above).
[Outro
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
A|-------------------| x16
F|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
(no pitch shift)
