Steve Earle - Ellis Unit One intro guitar tab
Ellis Unit One by Steve Earle
Intro
Note on tuning : Tune bass E and A strings down 2 steps to D and G, respectively.
This could also be played in standard tuning with a capo on the bottom 4
strings (DGBe) only, leaving the E and A strings open.
capo 2nd fret : this brings the bass strings back up to E and A which matches with
matellmon's chord tab.
Notes : Above the tab are lines and numbers that tie notes together to give you an idea of the rythym.
To get it to sound correctly you need to get a good alternating bass going. All the
bass notes ( bottom lines in tab : D G D strings) are played with the thumb. Everything
else can be played with the index finger or a combo of index and middle, whatever is
more comfortable for you. Start slow and build the speed. It sounds easy but its a bit
tougher to play. I have no idea how Steve (or anybody) can play like this and sing!
The '*' above the 6th measure has a 3s2 : 3rd fret slide down to 2nd. This is a quick slide.
The whole 3s2 is done in the & beat.
1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e |-3----------------3----------|------------0-----------------|---------------------------|
B |-----------5-------------5--s|--2----------------2------2-s-|-3----------------3--------|
G |-----------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------0-|
D |--------0-------------0------|---------0-------------0------|--------0-------------0----|
G |-----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D |-0-------------0-------------|----------------0-------------|-0-------------0-----------|
*
____ ____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ____ ____
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-----------3---------------|---3s2-----0---------------|
G |-------------------------0---|------------------0------0-|------------------0------0-|
D |--------0-------------0------|--------0-------------0----|--------2-------------2----|
G |-0-------------0-------------|-0-------------0-----------|-2-------------2-----------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
_____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e |---------------------------|---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|-----------3---------------|
G |-0-h-2------------2------2-|------------------2------2-|
D |--------0-------------0----|--------0-------------0----|
G |---------------------------|---------------------------|
D |-0-------------0-----------|-0-------------0-----------|
