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Slow Ride

Words & Music:

Dave Peverett (Foghat)

This is fully transcribed in the June 2008 issue of Guitar World or you can find all of the fantab I've pasted below on Foghat's own site. It is not perfect, but is pretty good!

INTRO: A5

CHORUS: [2x]

A5 D5 C5 A5 D5 C5 A5

Slow ride----------, take it easy--------.

A5 D5 C5 A5 D5 C5 A5

Slow ride----------, take it easy--------.

A5 F#m A5 F#m [etc.]

I'm in the mood-----, the rhythm is right-----,

Move to the music, we can roll all night.

PRE-CHORUS:

Am7add4 D/A A5 AM7add4 D/A

Oooh---, oooh, slow ride - oooh-----, oooh ...

CHORUS:

CHORUS: TAG:

A5 D/A A5 D/A A5 G5

Slow down. Go down. Got to get your lovin' one more time.

A5 D/A A5 D/A A5

Hold me. Roll me. Slow ridin' woman, you're so fine!

INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE: [8 m. of slide riffs over A5]

I'm in the mood, the rhythm is right.

Move to the music, yeah, we can roll all night, yeah.

PRE-CHORUS - CHORUS - CHORUS TAG:

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: [over A5]

CHORUS TAG:

OUTRO: [slide solo over A5 and out]

Slow Ride Tab

From the album "Fool For The City" - Tabbed by Nickie John Scarsone for www.foghat.com

[INTRO]

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-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----|

A|-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)

[THEN 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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