The Black Keys

Howlin For You

The Black Keys

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Howlin For You

	  		


First is the main riff. It's played on a bass and also two octaves up with a lot of fuzz. 
It almost sounds like a synth when you listen closely, but I think it can be played on a guitar just  
as well. You can also play this main riff on a regular guitar as it's tabbed, in which case it will  
be in the octave between the bass guitar and high fuzz.  


Main Riff (Bass Guitar and 2 octaves up from the bass with a lot of fuzz) 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----| 
E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0---| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----| 
E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0---| 

e---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------7-----------------7----------7-----------7-----------7--------| 
E--7-10---7-5-3--0---7-10---0---7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------------| 
E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---7-5-3---0-------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------7-----------7-----------7------------7-10-7-----------------------| 
E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10-----------7-10-7-3-0----------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------7-(10)/12-10----------------------7-10-7--------------------------| 
E--7-10----------------7-10-7-3-0----7-10----------7-10-7-3-0-------------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------7-(10)/12-10---------------2-5------------------------------------| 
E--7-10----------------7-10-7-3-0-----------------------------------------| 

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------------------5-7-5-----------------------------------| 
A-----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7---------7------------7-------------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------0----7-10---0-----------------| 

The 7â??s in this bridge riff have a distinct swing timing. Listen to song to get it right. 
So here is where things get strange with this 3 octave deal (the two that are in the song and the  
one that results from playing this riff on a regular guitar.)  

I think that the bass part only has one of each note: 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------------5-7-5-----------------------------------| 
A-----7-----7----7----7----7----7-----7------------7-------------7-----------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------0----7-10---0---------------| 

On a regular guitar I like it the following way, same as bass but with a hammer-on,  
and still the same swing feel. 

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------------------------------------5-7-5----------------| 
A-2-5-(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7---------7---------7---| 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------0--7-10---0-| 


The higher octave/fuzz/synth is more of a triplet pattern. 

High fuzz 
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-4-7--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9---7h(9)-9-------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


e---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---8-10-8------------------------------------------------------| 
G----------9----------9----------9------------------------------| 
D----------------9-12-------9-12----9-7-------------------------| 
A-------------7----------7---------------10----7----------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------------| 


If that doesnâ??t make sense donâ??t worry about it and just pick one of the first two ways to play this 
 part. Moving on. 

These are all the lead guitar fills. 

Lead 
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---8b-5---5---------5--8--5------8b-5------------------------------------| 
G--------7-------7b--------------------7-4--------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------------------7b-5--0h2--0h2---------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

8b is a slight bend, maybe like a quarter bend. 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B--8b-5---5------5--8--5---8/10-8--5--------------------------------------| 
G-------7-----7b---------------------7------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------------7b-5--0h2--0h2-----------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----8b--5-----5-------5-8-5---5-----------------------------------------| 
G------------7------7b----------7b-7--4-----------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------7----2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-----------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----8b-5------------5-8-5----8/10-8-------------------------------------| 
G-----------7--4---7b-----------------7h9--7h9----7b-4--------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------7p5~--------------| 
A------------------------------------------------------------7------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B----8b-5---5------5-8-5--------------------------------------------------| 
G---------7-----7b---------7b-4-------------------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------7-5-------2--5--2------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------2--5--------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B--8b-5---5---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------7---7b-4----------------------------------------------------------| 
D----------------7-5---------5h7-5---7/9-7-5------------------------------| 
A------------------------5-7------------------7---------------------------| 
E----------------------7--------------------------------------------------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------5-8-5--------------------------------------| 
G----7b-4-------7b-4-7-4----7b-------7/9--7h9---7h9-----------------------| 
D---------7--5------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---8b-5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G--------7-4-----4-7---------------------------------------------------------| 
D--------------7-----7-5------5h7-5------------------------------7--5--------| 
A-------------------------7----------7-5-------5tr7-(trill)------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-----------5-----------------------0h2 0h2---5/7b-5----------------------| 
A-------5-7---7-------2-----------2-------------------7----7--------------| 
E-----7-----------3-5---3-0---3-5-----------------------------------------| 

The trill and possibly some of the hammer-on's may only be apparent  
due to a very deep tremolo effect. 


Solo 
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17/20-20-20-20-20~-20-20-------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---17-17-17-17-17-17-17--(19)/20~-17---------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------19-16---------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------19-17-----17-14-----------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------19--------14-17-14--------| 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------15-12--| 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D----------14--17h19-17---------------------------------------------------| 
A---14-17---------------14-17--14------------------7-10-7-----------------| 
E----------------------------------15--12-----7-10--------7-10-7-3-0------| 


b-bend 
tr-trill 
h-hammeron 
p-pulloff 
()- guide note or very brief slide or hammer 
~-vibrato, also used to indicate a slight linger or longer note 
		  

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