The Black Crowes
Song Title: Nebakanezer
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: Three Snakes and One Charm
Record: Three Snakes and One Charm
Live Debut: 12/19/1995
Shows: 115 times played live
Notes: "Elsewhere, in the purposely misspelled "Nebakanezer" (he was the King of
the specter of heroin sparked the lyrics ("All of his friends complain/ That they got
flu/
ain't sick in the head/ They look like the living dead"). "It's sort of the two
feel good junkie song of the summer ," quips the singer..." [from the Three Snakes & One
press release, July, 1996]
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G)
Intro/Main Riff
D--------------------------------------------------|
B--3p2p0--------------------3p2p0------------------|
G--------2/4-2p0------------------2/4-2p0-2p0---0--|
D----------------2p0-----0--------------------2----|
G--------------------2b3---------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
This riff appears many times throughout the song, and every time but the intro it is
as I have tabbed it out above. For the intro, play the above tab once, then play what I
tabbed out below (it's the same thing, just reversed).
D--------------------------------------------------|
B--3p2p0------------------3p2p0--------------------|
G--------2/4-2p0-2p0---0--------2/4-2p0------------|
D--------------------2------------------2p0-----0--|
G-------------------------------------------2b3----|
D--------------------------------------------------|
Verse
D-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--------5--| x3
D--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------|
G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--0-0-0----|
D-----------------------------|
Palm mute the notes on the open G string.
D--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--|
D--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--|
G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--|
D--------------------|
Chorus
D---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| x2
D--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D---------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D------------------------------------|
Solo rhythm
D-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--------5--| x3
D--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----------|
G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0----|
D-----------------------------|
D--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
D--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
D--------------------|
Feedback/Ending
D---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G--0b-----0b-----0b---0--0-0-0-0--|
D--0b-----0b-----0b---0--0-0-0-0--|
G--0b-----0b-----0b---0--0-0-0-0--|
D---------------------------------|
I find the easiest way to do this part is to hit open open strings and bend them out of
behind the nut.