The Hep Cat Anthem
By The Hollow
Tabbed by Michael
Guitar Tab
Tuning: Standard (e B G D A E)
If you’re confused about certain markings, look at the bottom for a tab legend.
Intro Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--1--1-----------------------1--1---------------------------1--1-----------|
D|--1--1-----------------------1--1---------------------------1--1-----------|
A|--0--0-----------------------0--0---------------------------0--0-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(The first chord is played with a downstroke and is a dotted note, and the second is an upstroke)
Intro Guitar 2 (Lead)
e|-------------------------------------------------8-10/12-10----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------8-10---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-7/9--------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-7-5------------5-7---------------------------------5-7-5|
A|-----------3-5/7-------7/5-3-------------------------------------3-5/7-----|
E|-------3-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Guitar 1 cont’d.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------1--1------------------------------1--1---------------1--1---------|
D|---------1--1------------------------------1--1---------------1--1---------|
A|---------0--0------------------------------0--0---------------0--0---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Guitar 2 cont’d.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------10-13---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-12---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------10-12--------------------------------------------|
A|-7-5-5/3------------10-12--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------10-12--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
e|--12-10---------------------------------------------12-10------------------|
B|--------13-10------------------13~------------------------13-10------------|
G|--------------12-9----------12----------------------------------12-9-------|
D|-------------------12-10-12---------REPEAT 1 TIME--------------------12-10-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12fb~~~-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12------------///PICKSLIDE///---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------777777-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---|
D|-7-\5/7--555555-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-\5/7--12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
A|-5-\3/5----------------------5-\3/5--10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------9-9-9-9-7-7/9-99-----------------------------------------|
D|-10fbr10—-7-\5/7--7-7-7-7-5-5/7-77—-7-\5/7---------------------------------|
A|----------5-\3/5--------------------5-\3/5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
e|--12-10~--12-10\8-8-10~--10-8------------8-10~--12~~-1212121212121212121212|
B|------------------------------10-8~-8-10-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|1212121212121212fb~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then the chorus goes again
Breakdown
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7~/9|
D|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~--\5~------5~/7-7~~--5~/7|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~--\3~--5~--3~/5-5~~------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------3~----------------|
p.m..............................................
e|----------10~--12~-121212121212hb~~----------------------------------------|
B|------10~-8-~--10~---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9~~--8-~----------------------------///PICKSLIDE///AND WEIRD TECHNO PART--|
D|-7~~-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then you play the chorus twice, and on the second time, a second guitar
plays this a few times: (figure out the timing yourself, it’s not that hard)
e|--12hbr12hbr12hbr12hbr12hbr12hbr10-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tab Legend
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
p.m. Palm-mute the section indicated
X Muted string
~ Vibrato (hold note)
hb Bend note half-step up
fb Bend note full-step up
r Release the bend
* Harmonic
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