Zz Top

Zz Top - Lagrange guitar tab

Here 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.

LaGrange

ZZ Top

(clean sound)

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-------2--2--2--2--2--|.-2----2----2-4--2--2--2--2--2-.|

----2--2--2--2--2--2--|.-2-2--2-4--2-2--2--2--2--2--2-.|

----0-----------------|----0----0----------------------|

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v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

During the first verse, keep repeating the section above between |: and :|

occasionally playing it this way to emphasize the words:

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---2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2----

---2----2----2-2--2--2--2--2--2----

-----3----5----0-------------------

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^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Then after 'They got a lot o' nice girls' comes the break. Resume playing

the same as above with heavy distortion:

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-------2--2--2--2--2--|.-2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2-.|

----2--2--2--2--2--2--|.-2----2----2-2--2--2--2--2--2-.|

----0-----------------|----3----5----0-----------------|

----------------------|--------------------------------|

v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Keep repeating the part in between |: :| during the second verse, then

after 'I might be mistaken', switch to:

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----------------------------|.-----8--8-10--10-------------------------.|

----10-10--10--10--10--10---|.--10-8--8-10--10-10--10--10--10--10--10--.|

----10-10--10--10--10--10---|---10-------------10--10--10--10--10--10---|

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v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

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:

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---------------------------------8--8-10--

----10-10--10--10--10--10-----10-8--8-10--

----10-10--10--10--10--10-----10----------

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v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v

|-------5---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---5---5----------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|.--------------------------------------------------------2-.|

|.--4/5---5---5---3/4---4---4---2/3---3---3---------------2-.|

|-----------------------------------------------0--0--3h4----|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

(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...

Have fun,

if you have any ? e-mail ma at anarcey99@yahoo.com

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