Howlin For You (ver 4) by Black Keys
Tabbed by Roke_0
Here’s a tab of this song that’s accurate.
First is the main riff. It's played on a bass and also two octaves up with a lot of fuzz.
It almost sounds like a synth when you listen closely, but I think it can be played on a guitar just
as well. You can also play this main riff on a regular guitar as it's tabbed, in which case it will
be in the octave between the bass guitar and high fuzz.
Main Riff (Bass Guitar and 2 octaves up from the bass with a lot of fuzz)
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A-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----|
E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0---|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----|
E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0---|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------7-----------------7----------7-----------7-----------7--------|
E--7-10---7-5-3--0---7-10---0---7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------------|
E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---7-5-3---0-------|
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------7-----------7-----------7------------7-10-7-----------------------|
E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10-----------7-10-7-3-0----------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------7-(10)/12-10----------------------7-10-7--------------------------|
E--7-10----------------7-10-7-3-0----7-10----------7-10-7-3-0-------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------7-(10)/12-10---------------2-5------------------------------------|
E--7-10----------------7-10-7-3-0-----------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------5-7-5-----------------------------------|
A-----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7---------7------------7-------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------0----7-10---0-----------------|
The 7’s in this bridge riff have a distinct swing timing. Listen to song to get it right.
So here is where things get strange with this 3 octave deal (the two that are in the song and the
one that results from playing this riff on a regular guitar.)
I think that the bass part only has one of each note:
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B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------5-7-5-----------------------------------|
A-----7-----7----7----7----7----7-----7------------7-------------7-----------------|
E------------------------------------------------------0----7-10---0---------------|
On a regular guitar I like it the following way, same as bass but with a hammer-on,
and still the same swing feel.
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B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------5-7-5----------------|
A-2-5-(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7---------7---------7---|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------0--7-10---0-|
The higher octave/fuzz/synth is more of a triplet pattern.
High fuzz
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B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-4-7--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9---7h(9)-9-------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---8-10-8------------------------------------------------------|
G----------9----------9----------9------------------------------|
D----------------9-12-------9-12----9-7-------------------------|
A-------------7----------7---------------10----7----------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
If that doesn’t make sense don’t worry about it and just pick one of the first two ways to play this
part. Moving on.
These are all the lead guitar fills.
Lead
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B---8b-5---5---------5--8--5------8b-5------------------------------------|
G--------7-------7b--------------------7-4--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------7b-5--0h2--0h2---------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
8b is a slight bend, maybe like a quarter bend.
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B--8b-5---5------5--8--5---8/10-8--5--------------------------------------|
G-------7-----7b---------------------7------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------7b-5--0h2--0h2-----------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----8b--5-----5-------5-8-5---5-----------------------------------------|
G------------7------7b----------7b-7--4-----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------7----2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-----------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----8b-5------------5-8-5----8/10-8-------------------------------------|
G-----------7--4---7b-----------------7h9--7h9----7b-4--------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------7p5~--------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------7------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----8b-5---5------5-8-5--------------------------------------------------|
G---------7-----7b---------7b-4-------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------7-5-------2--5--2------------------------|
A-------------------------------------2--5--------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8b-5---5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------7---7b-4----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------7-5---------5h7-5---7/9-7-5------------------------------|
A------------------------5-7------------------7---------------------------|
E----------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------5-8-5--------------------------------------|
G----7b-4-------7b-4-7-4----7b-------7/9--7h9---7h9-----------------------|
D---------7--5------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---8b-5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------7-4-----4-7---------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------7-----7-5------5h7-5------------------------------7--5--------|
A-------------------------7----------7-5-------5tr7-(trill)------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------5-----------------------0h2 0h2---5/7b-5----------------------|
A-------5-7---7-------2-----------2-------------------7----7--------------|
E-----7-----------3-5---3-0---3-5-----------------------------------------|
The trill and possibly some of the hammer-on's may only be apparent
due to a very deep tremolo effect.
Solo
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B----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17/20-20-20-20-20~-20-20-------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B---17-17-17-17-17-17-17--(19)/20~-17---------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------19-16---------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------19-17-----17-14-----------------|
A-------------------------------------------------19--------14-17-14--------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------15-12--|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------14--17h19-17---------------------------------------------------|
A---14-17---------------14-17--14------------------7-10-7-----------------|
E----------------------------------15--12-----7-10--------7-10-7-3-0------|
b-bend
tr-trill
h-hammeron
p-pulloff
()- guide note or very brief slide or hammer
~-vibrato, also used to indicate a slight linger or longer note
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