Remove AdsHere is how I play the rhythm part of LaGrange. Our other
guitarist does the lead, so I've never bothered to learn it
(and therefore haven't included it :-)
Picking style is key to the percussive sound of this piece.
Under each section I have placed the following symbols:
^ indicates picking with an upward motion
v indicates picking with a downward motion
With a little practice, you can get a smooth up/down pattern
esatblished, and it stays the same throughout the song.
(clean sound)
E|----------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------2--2--2--2--2--|.-2----2----2-4--2--2--2--2--2-.|
D|----2--2--2--2--2--2--|.-2-2--2-4--2-2--2--2--2--2--2-.|
A|----0-----------------|----0----0----------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------------|
During the first verse, keep repeating the section above
between |: and :| occasionally playing it this way to emphasize
the words:
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2-|
D|---2----2----2-2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A|-----3----5----0----------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Then after 'They got a lot o' nice girls' comes the break.
Resume playing the same as above with heavy distortion:
E|----------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------2--2--2--2--2--|.-2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2-.|
D|----2--2--2--2--2--2--|.-2----2----2-2--2--2--2--2--2-.|
A|----0-----------------|----3----5----0-----------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------------|
Keep repeating the part in between |: :| during the second
verse, then after 'I might be mistaken', switch to:
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----10-10--10--10--10--10---|
A|----10-10--10--10--10--10---|
E|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|.-----8--8-10--10-------------------------.|
D|.--10-8--8-10--10-10--10--10--10--10--10--.|
A|---10-------------10--10--10--10--10--10---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Then, during the guitar solo, keep playing the above section
between |: :| When the solo comes to an end, this is the pattern
and the break:
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------8--8-10-|
D|----10-10--10--10--10--10-----10-8--8-10-|
A|----10-10--10--10--10--10-----10---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---5---5----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.--------------------------------------------------------2-.|
D|.--4/5---5---5---3/4---4---4---2/3---3---3---------------2-.|
A|-----------------------------------------------0--0--3h4----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
(I usually play the D string with my pick and the E string with
my middle finger. You can, of course, play both with your pick)
Repeat the break between |: and :| twice, then go back to the
clean part (same as the very first section). Play it 4 times,
hit the distortion, and play the same as the first verse until
the fade...
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