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PostPosted:**Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:59 pm**

here's what i've tabbed out recently that sounds a lil more like jerry and bobs intro to me

. Tell me what you think:

Jerry Intro:

2x repeated

E---------------------------------------|-----------------------10h12--13--|
B----------12-13p12-----------12h13-15--|--15----12--13p12-----------------|
G---12h14-----------14p12---------------|-------------------14-------------|
D---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E--12h13--15/17--19-|--12h13--15/17--19--|
B-------------------|--------------------|
G-------------------|--------------------|
D-------------------|--------------------|
A-------------------|--------------------|
E-------------------|--------------------|


E-----------------------------|-----------------------10h12--13--|-12h13--15/17--15--
B---13p12-----------12h13-15--|--15----12--13p12-----------------|-------------------
G---------14p12---------------|-------------------14-------------|-------------------
D-----------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------
A-----------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------
E-----------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------

Bob Intro:

E-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D---------5--------3-------5--|-------5------3----3---------------|
A-------------3h5-----3h5-----|----------3h5----5-----5-----------|
E---3-------------------------|--3--------------------------------|

please add if you can..
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PostPosted:**Sun Jul 18, 2004 7:31 am**

You have Bob and Jer mixed up.

I don't play Bobby's part like that. He does't drop below the 12th fret when he plays this lick. Check out VFTV III.

Peace,

~D

PostPosted:**Sun Jul 18, 2004 7:52 am**

what is VFTV III?

PostPosted:**Sun Jul 18, 2004 4:06 pm**

ebick wrote:what is VFTV III?

http://tinyurl.com/6hv64

PostPosted:**Sun Jul 18, 2004 4:09 pm**

ahhh, thanks.

PostPosted:**Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:44 pm**

i always played bobs intro like this

E----------------------|------------------
B---12--13p12----------|--12h13--15--15---
G13------------14--12--|------------------
D----------------------|------------------
A----------------------|------------------
E----------------------|------------------

E----------------------|----13------15h17---19------
B---12--13p12----------|---13-----15----------------
G--------------14------|--14----16------------------
D----------------------|----------------------------
A----------------------|----------------------------
E----------------------|----------------------------

E----------------------|------------------
B---12--13p12----------|--12h13--15--15---
G13------------14--12--|------------------
D----------------------|------------------
A----------------------|------------------
E----------------------|------------------

E----------------------|----13------15h17---15------
B---12--13p12----------|---13-----15----------------
G--------------14------|--14----16------------------
D----------------------|----------------------------
A----------------------|----------------------------
E----------------------|----------------------------

i learned it that way and later i bought the legendary licks dvd and it had it as that way too

PostPosted:**Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:42 pm**

G#? (13 on the G)
I don't see (Downhill from here) or hear that. I also have a couple of other slight differences. But that G# is weird. I don't "hear" enough room for the 16 on the G either. Maybe I'd have to hear how legendary licks drops it in.

E-----------------------------------------------------13
B---12-13p-12--------12h13-15-15---12-13p-12-----12s13--
G-12---------14-12-12-----------12----------14-12-------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

E----15h17-19-------
B-15----------------
G-------------------
D-------------------
A-------------------
E-------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------13
B---12-13p-12--------12h13-15-15---12-13p-12-----12s13--
G-12---------14-12-12-----------12----------14-12-------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

E----15h17-15-------
B-15----------------
G-------------------
D-------------------
A-------------------
E-------------------

PostPosted:**Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:30 pm**

heres how it is really played

E----------------------------------------------------
B-----12--13p12-------12-13-15-15---12--13p12--------
G---12----------14-12--------------12---------14-12--
D-12-------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

E-----13-----15--17-19-------------------------------
B---13-----15----------------------------------------
G-14-----16------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------
B-----12--13p12-------12-13-15-15---12--13p12--------
G---12----------14-12--------------12---------14-12--
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
E-----13-----15--17-15------------------------------
B---13-----15----------------------------------------
G-14-----16------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

So there it is Bobbys intro. Enjoy

PostPosted:**Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:14 am**

dr_greenthumb, I like what you've got going on there...the way I learned it off of europe 72 was pretty darned closed to what you have. (standard tuning)

----------------------|----------------13----151719
--121312--------121315|15--1312------13----15------
--------1412--12------|--12----141214----16--------
12----------12--------|----------------------------
----------------------|----------------------------
----------------------|----------------------------

--------------------|----------------13----151715
--1312--------121315|15--1312------13----15------
12----1412--12------|--12----141214----16--------
----------12--------|----------------------------
--------------------|----------------------------
--------------------|----------------------------

Bobby plays a lot of C type chords up the neck (E's and F's...etc.), and this line is based on exactly that, a C major chord an octave above open position (not to mention the F major and G major chord shapes that end each sequence).

I pick the whole thing, so I've not included any hammers or pulloffs...you can hear where he does them.

PostPosted:**Sat Apr 02, 2005 7:10 am**

cool man thanks

PostPosted:**Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:38 pm**

dr_greenthumb wrote:cool man thanks

Yeah man, you and [f] have got it. I think Ed might want to change his tab as there are a couple of wrong notes (as opposed to just different voicings).

Ed, where you have:

E--|--10--12--13----

It should be

E--|-------13--
B--|----13-----
G--|-14--------

If you were to keep those all on the high E string, it would have to be

E--|--5--10--13----

which is pretty awkward

PostPosted:**Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 pm**

As a side note, the suggestion to barre (or partially barre) the top 3 stings at the 12th, then the 13th fret made this a lot easier for me.

http://members.tripod.com/%7Echaosjeff/ChinaCat.html

PostPosted:**Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:25 pm**

i dont really think there is a "correct" way to play jerry and bobby's parts, they variated it like every show, but personaly, i prefer using blindleafs method to play jerrys part and the and the main site's method to play bobby's part.

PostPosted:**Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:58 pm**

Also when i play jerrys part, i like to play it for a while then take it up to the fifteenth fret and play it up there for like a minute then take it back down and repeat when neccassary

PostPosted:**Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:38 am**

Alright guys, all quesswork aside. This is the actual note for note intro Bobby puts on Chinacat. I know this for a fact. so please enjoy, it's alot of fun to play

E--------------------------------
B-----12--13p12---------13p12-15-
G---12--12-----14p12--12---------
D-12----------------12-----------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------

E------------------------13----15h17-
B-----12--13p12--------13----15------
G---12--12-----14p12-14----16--------
D-12---------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

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