an alternate look at a Proudest Monkey tab

[gcom007]

I was talking earlier of messing around with some of the tunes in order to give them a little more life solo, and while this isn't what Dave plays at all, I think it sounds much better and more diverse and it allows you to expand on already well known patterns, so let me know what you think!

Copy and paste to notepad so it lines up...

Capo at F (1st fret) and fingerpicked, everything is relative to the capo

some things to tinker with...

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f-----------------|----------------------------3--------|
C------0---3---1--|--------0h3----3p0------0h1----------|
G#-----2---0---0--|----0h2--------------0------------0--|
D#-----0---4---2--|-------------------4----------0h2----|
Bb-------5---3----|-------------5----------3------------|
F----3------------|--3----------------------------------|

a nice sus chord progression...

f----------2--------------------0h2---3----5s7-------------------------|
C-----0----5----3p1---------1h3-------3----3---7-8/10--8----10p8-------|
G#----2----2--------0-----0-----------0----2-----------9---------9-----|
D#----0--0------------0h2----------------0-------------10----------10--|
Bb------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
F---3-------------------------------3------------------8--8------------|

another progression...

f-------------3-3--2-2--3------7----8--8--|
C---3-3--7-7--3----3----3------7----8--8--|
G#--0----0----0----0----0------7----9--9--|
D#--5----4--------------------------------|
Bb-------5----3----3-------3/5------------|
F---3-------------------3---------8----8--|

and another based on the progression Dave plays...

f---------------------------|--------------------------|
C---------------------------|--------------------------|
G#--------------------------|----------4----5p4--------|
D#--------5-7b8bp5---5---5--|----5---5----------5---5--|
Bb----5/7----------7---3----|------5------3-------3----|
F---3-----------------------|--3-----------------------|


something that may be tricky but can be real cool...

continually play the 1, 5, 4 pattern...

f-------------|
C-------------|
G#------------|
D#-----0~-----|
Bb--------3~--|
F---3~--------|

then add lead like melodies based on
some patterns I'll lay out and whatever 
scale runs you can conjure on your own
based on the Ab major scale...


f------------|------------|-----------------|
C---0--------|--3-1v-3-0--|--0-0-----0-0----|
G#----2-2-0--|------------|------0-2-----0--|
D#-----------|------------|-----------------|
Bb-----------|------------|-----------------|
F------------|------------|-----------------|


f------------------|----3-5-3--|
C---0h1p0h1p0------|--3--------|
G#------------2-0--|-----------|
D#-----------------|-----------|
Bb-----------------|-----------|
F------------------|-----------|

Ab major scale...

1st position

f---------------------------0-2-3---3-2-0--------------------------|
C---------------------0-1-3---------------3-1-0--------------------|
G#----------------0-2---------------------------2-0----------------|
D#----------0-2-4-----------------------------------4-2-0----------|
Bb----0-2-3-----------------------------------------------3-2-0----|
F---3-----------------------------------------------------------3--|

2nd positon

f-----------------------------2-3---3-2----------------------------|
C-------------------------3-5-----------5-3------------------------|
G#------------------2-4-5-------------------5-4-2------------------|
D#------------2-4-5-------------------------------5-4-2------------|
Bb------2-3-5-------------------------------------------5-3-2------|
F---3-5-------------------------------------------------------5-3--|

3rd position

f---------------------------------5-7-8---8-7-5--------------------------------|
C---------------------------5-7-8---------------8-7-5--------------------------|
G#--------------------4-5-7---------------------------7-5-4--------------------|
D#--------------4-5-7---------------------------------------7-5-4--------------|
Bb--------3-5-7---------------------------------------------------7-5-3--------|
F---3-5-7---------------------------------------------------------------7-5-3--|

so that's just some randomness to add a spark to the dusty riff to Proudest Monkey...
I'll add to it as time goes on, this is just early rought stuff, comments welcome!

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[gravedigger]

holy shit.

how the hell did you come up with that and tab it out so quick? I'm printing it out now and I'm gonna git a whirl, see if I can do anything with it. I'm impressed just by looking at it.

peace,
Ken

[gcom007]

holy shit.

how the hell did you come up with that and tab it out so quick? I'm printing it out now and I'm gonna git a whirl, see if I can do anything with it. I'm impressed just by looking at it.

peace,
Ken

a little theory and jazz training goes a long way, haha, and to think I thought that wasn't much...

[gravedigger]

I just doodled with some of those riffs. I like this one:

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f----------2--------------------0h2---3----5s7-------------------------| 
C-----0----5----3p1---------1h3-------3----3---7-8/10--8----10p8-------| 
G#----2----2--------0-----0-----------0----2-----------9---------9-----| 
D#----0--0------------0h2----------------0-------------10----------10--| 
Bb------------3--------------------------------------------------------| 
F---3-------------------------------3------------------8--8------------| 

I suck at lead, but that shit would be good practice. - the scales and stuff.

[gcom007]

I just doodled with some of those riffs. I like this one:

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f----------2--------------------0h2---3----5s7-------------------------| 
C-----0----5----3p1---------1h3-------3----3---7-8/10--8----10p8-------| 
G#----2----2--------0-----0-----------0----2-----------9---------9-----| 
D#----0--0------------0h2----------------0-------------10----------10--| 
Bb------------3--------------------------------------------------------| 
F---3-------------------------------3------------------8--8------------| 

I suck at lead, but that shit would be good practice. - the scales and stuff.

the scale patterns go anywhere too, you can just switch where they start to change the key

[gcom007]

thanks to whoever made it line up!

[gcom007]

hmm, did anyone like this? I forgot I did it and I think it sucks.

[gravedigger]

hmm, did anyone like this? I forgot I did it and I think it sucks.

ha!

I remember. I told you to spruce it up since the riff is so boring, and you did it in like a half hour. I wish I could come up with shit that fast. I printed it out and actually went through it all and practiced the scales for awhile.

[gcom007]

hmm, did anyone like this? I forgot I did it and I think it sucks.

ha!

I remember. I told you to spruce it up since the riff is so boring, and you did it in like a half hour. I wish I could come up with shit that fast. I printed it out and actually went through it all and practiced the scales for awhile.

I came up with it faster...tabbing it is what took so long...

[gcom007]

I don't remember how to play this at all

[Speenis]

I totally remember you tabbin that a while back, and at the time I was just starting guitar and thought that was some crazy ass shit. I might actually give it a try now.

[DMBFreak84]

ive been playing this for a few months now, some awesome shit gcom

[MattyTrane]

i need to start bringing a guitar to work im sure my boss will love to see me sitting at a computer thats not mine, wearing headphones and playing guitar....
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