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Slow Ride - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio



Song Form

SONG FORM:

INTRO 1
INTRO 2

CHORUS 1 (X4)
VERSE 1
Post VERSE 1

CHORUS 2 (x2)
BRIDGE 1
GUITAR INTERLUDE

VERSE 3
Post Verse 2 (shorter)

CHORUS 3
BRIDGE 2

Break Down

CHORUS 4
CHORUS 5


Song Lyrics and Chords

[INTRO 1]
(starts with kick/floor tom hits on 2 and 4)
(guitar power chords with cool 3rd fret flavor)


[INTRO 2]
(high pitched guitar enters with crescendoing vibrato on root)


[CHORUS 1]
A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A 
Slow ride             take it easy
A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A 
Slow ride             take it easy

  [high vocal harms and guitar slides up the 3rd]
A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A 
Slow ride             take it easy  
A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A 
Slow ride             take it easy  


[VERSE 1]
A          F#m      A             F#m   
I'm in the mood     The rhythm is right 
A           F#m     A              F#m
Move to the music   We can roll all night 


[Post VERSE 1]
C/A   D/A   A
Ooohooooh Slow Ride
C/A   D/A   A
Oooh Oooh Slow Ride


[CHORUS 2]
A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A 
Slow ride             take it easy
A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A 
Slow ride             take it easy



[BRIDGE 1]
A    D/A   A   D/A 
Slow down, go down, 
A                          A           
got to get your lovin one more time 
A    D/A   A   D/A       
Hold me, roll me, 

A            D         C   A
slow riding woman your so fine 



GUITAR INTERLUDE
(see below for TAB)



[VERSE 3]
A                F#m   A             F#m   
I'm in the mood        The rhythm is right 
A                 F#m     A              F#m
Move to the music        We can roll all night


[Post VERSE 2]
C/A   D/A   A
Ooohooooh Slow Ride
C/A   D/A   A
Oooh Oooh Slow Ride


[CHORUS 3] 
A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A 
Slow ride             take it easy
A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A 
Slow ride             take it easy



[BRIDGE]
A    D/A   A   D/A 
Slow down, go down, 
A                          A           
got to get your lovin one more time 
A    D/A   A   D/A       
Hold me, roll me, 

A            D         C   A
slow riding woman your so fine 



BREAK DOWN
mostly drums
maybe guitar feedback noise



[CHORUS 4 and 5]
A           A                 A            A
Slow ride...easy,            slow ride...sleazy
A           A                 A            A
Slow ride...easy,            slow ride...sleazy

A           A                 A            A
Slow ride...easy,            slow ride...sleazy
A           A                 A            A
Slow ride...easy,            slow ride...sleazy




Keyboards

Bass

Bass Tab

lots coming soon!

VERSE (Sean)
slapping & popping
Level 1
   thumb           pointer pops    
   slap                              slap     pop    slap      pop
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|------------------5-------4-------|----------4---------------4------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5----5---------------------------|-2----------------2--------------|
   1        2       3       4         1        2       3       4


BRIDGE
   thumb        pointer pops    
   slap slap    pop                   slap slap pop   
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|--------------7-------------------|----------7----------------------|
A|-0----0---------------------------|-0----0--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1        2       3       4         1        2       3       4

G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5----5--------5--5---5-----------|-5----5-------5---5---5----------|
   1        2       3       4         1        2       3       4

G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|--------------7-------------------|----------7----------------------|
A|-0----0---------------------------|-0----0--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1        2       3       4         1        2       3       4

G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-7--------5-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------7---5-------7-------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------8---|------5--------------------------|
   1        2       3       4         1        2       3       4

Guitar

GUITAR Tab

the following is an idea to get started. I'll add more soon.

JULIAN (parts repeat)
Chorus
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------2-----------|-------------------------|
D|-2~~~~~X-----0~~~~~------|-2~~~~~X-----2-----X-----|
A|-0~~~~~X------~~~~~3~~~~~|-0~~~~~X-----0-----X-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

Verse
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2~~~~~X-----2~~~~~X-----|-------------------------|
A|-0~~~~~X-----0~~~~~X-----|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-2~~~~~X-----2~~~~~X-----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

end of Verse
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

---------------------------------

ZOE
  INTRO
  flutter pick this note
   crescendo (gradually get louder)
e|-17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

   CHORUS
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2--2--x--2--2--2--x--2--|-2--2-----2--------------|
A|-0--0--x--0--0--0--x--0--|-0--0--x--0-/5-----3-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2--2-----2--------------|-2--2-----2--------------|
A|-0--0--x--0-/5-----3-----|-0--0--x--0--0--0--x--0--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   VERSE
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5-----5--5--5-----5--|-2--2-----2--2--2-----2--|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +


---------------
ALEX
---------------

[Intro]

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-----------2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2-----|
A|-0------0------0-------3--0--3b--0--------0--------0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3b--|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A|-0-----------------------3--0--3--0-----------0--------------0--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 1]

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2----7--5---2---2--2--2--2---2--2----7---5---2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-2--2--2----7--5---2---2--2--2--2---2--2----7---5---2--2--2--2--2-|
A|-0--------5----3---0------------0---------5-----3---0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Slow Ride               Take it Easy (Repeat Riff 1 two more times)


[Riff 2]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2-----2--2----2---2--2--2------2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--4--4----4---4--4--4---2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|-0-----0-----0------------------------0--------0-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I'm in the mood                       The Rythm is right
(repeat Riff 2 for) Move to the Music   We can roll all night (then..)


E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---------------2---------------2----------2-----2---------2----2-|
D|-2---------------4----------2----2-----2----2-----2----2----2----2-|
A|-0---------------0----------0----------0---------------0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  (AM) Ooh       (D/A)        Slow  ride

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------1-----------3---------|
G|-----2-----2---------------2-----------------2-----------2---------|
D|-2---2-----2---------2-----2------2----------2-----------4---------|
A|-0-------------------0------------0----------0-----------0---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (Then back to Riff 1 two times)             (AM)        (D/A)   THEN


[Riff 3]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--3----------3--3------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2------2---2--------2---2-------2----2-----|
D|-2--2--4--4----2--2--4--4---2--2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---0-|
A|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0---0----------0------------0--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Slow down     Go down       Got to get your loving one more time

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3----3----------3--3------------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2----2----2--2--2--2------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---4----4----2--2--4--4---5---3-----------------------2~~~-|
A|-0---0---0----0----0--0--0--0-----------5---3---5s---10---0~~~~--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------8-----|
  Hold me           Roll me      Slow ridin' woman you're so fine

  (then)
E|-5s3s5~~-------------------------5s3s5~~------------------------|
B|--------5s3s5~--------5------------------5s3s5~--------5--------|
G|---------------6s4s6~----6b---------------------6s4s6~----6b----|
D|-----------------------------7~~------------------------------7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

  (Then)

E|----------------5----------------------------10--8--10b--8-----|
B|------------------------------------------10----------------10-|
G|----6--7--8--9~---7br-6b--------6-7-8-9~-----------------------|
D|-7-----------------------7~---7--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(Then Riff 1 two times) Slow Ride  Take it easy
(Then Riff 3) Slow down Go down got to get your loving one more time
(Then Riff 4) Hold me Roll me Slow ridin' woman you're so fine

  (Here's a part after Got to get your loving one more time)

E|-17-------17--------17--------17----------17s21---17-------------|
B|-----17--------17-------17----------17------------------17---15--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|






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