Chickenfoot - "Avenida Revolution"
From Self-Titled Debut Album
Eb Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
This might be the hardest Chickenfoot song, due to all the different
endings to the main riff and the very difficult solo. I can't play it
all, I had to slow it down and put down my best guess on the notes!
Please rate and comment.
Crazy Intro - Move up the neck with tapping.
See a youtube video of this song for further help on the tapping
Main Riff - Lead
first ending
2nd time 3rd time 4th time
Rhythm Guitar during Main Riff (Accent notes are noted by &)
& &
Lead Verse Riff (0:38) -
"Rio Grande crawling with desparation"
"Hard drugs found in a bloody sack"
"The air is thick with desparation"
"A new life waits for the wet back"
Rhythm Guitar during Verse (repeats throughout with Lead Verse Riff):
(1:06) Chorus:
Vocals "Crossing the borderline ... into the fire"
TP the first two bars 1st ending
2nd time
(1:19) Verse 2, Lead Verse Riff with slight changes
"Now this is where Juan left his family
You can still smell the blood in his tracks
Yeah, and this is where we found the baby, oh
From here, there ain't no turnin' back"
(1:48) Chorus 2:
2nd ending 3rd Ending 4th Ending
bend up harmonic
with trem bar
(2:16) Bridge - use wah
[Dbm] [A] [Bsus4] [B] [Ab] [Gb]
"Import, transport, exportation Rights of nations, exploited salvation"
"Damnation under one God's fixation Without deportations, predjudice, limitations"
(2:29) Solo (pickup switch to Neck + Bridge)
(2:43) Very Hard Legato playing!
End of previous bar (note the T Right hand tap)
Verse 3 - Same Lead Verse Riff
"Yeah, Avenida Revolution"
"Nogales Tiajuana meets the County Juarez"
"We got flowers, crosses and no solution, oh"
"Stay close and do what Mommy says, what Mommy says, Mommy says"
(3:28) Chorus 3- Play Main Riff Again using these endings:
2nd Ending 3rd Ending 4th Ending
Long Outro (3:56) - Mostly played from 3rd fret Barre position
In this spot, scoop the trem bar to lower harmonic pitch, let go, then
bend up +2 full steps and release.
(4:23)
Outro Solo
Last solo line is very similar to tapping in "Crazy intro" Riff with a slide at the end
(5:07) Vocals "Crossing the borderline!"
play this similarly 4x to end:
Bass solo ends song
KEY
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| tr trill notes (hammer-on + pull off repeatedly)
| T tap note with pick hand finger/pick
| v scoop notes with tremelo bar (make pitch dip lower, then release bar)
| ^ bend note up with tremelo bar
From Self-Titled Debut Album
Eb Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
This might be the hardest Chickenfoot song, due to all the different
endings to the main riff and the very difficult solo. I can't play it
all, I had to slow it down and put down my best guess on the notes!
Please rate and comment.
Crazy Intro - Move up the neck with tapping.
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-T8-0h2-T9-1h3-T10-2h4-T11-3h5-T12-4h6-T13-5h7-T14-6h8-T15-7h9-------|
See a youtube video of this song for further help on the tapping
Main Riff - Lead
first ending
eb|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Bb|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Gb|-12TP--------|-------------|--------------|-3-0---0----| repeat
Db|-------------|-11TP--------|--------------|-3-0---0----|
Ab|-10TP--------|-------------|-------5------|------------|
Eb|-------------|-9TP-------3-|-6-3---3------|------------|
2nd time 3rd time 4th time
|------3-----| |----------------| |---3--------------|
|-3----3-----| |----------------| |---3--------------|
|-3----3-----| |-0-3-0--3-0---0-| |---3--------------|
|-5----5-----| |-0-3-0--3-0-3-0-| |-5-5-----5--------|
|------------| |------------3---| |-5-5-----5--------|
|------------| |----------------| |-3-3-----3----15\-|
Rhythm Guitar during Main Riff (Accent notes are noted by &)
& &
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-6--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Lead Verse Riff (0:38) -
eb|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------8-------|
Bb|-------------|----------------|----------------|-11-8--11-8-------|
Gb|-------------|----------------|---------8--10--|-10-8--10-8-------|
Db|-------------|----------------|---8h10--8--10--|------------------|
Ab|-------------|-------6PH------|---8h10---------|------------------|
Eb|-8---8-8-----|-6h8------8-6h8-|----------------|------------------|
"Rio Grande crawling with desparation"
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-8----11-11-11-8--------|
|-------------|----------------|------------8-10-|-8-8--8--8--8--8-8------|
|-------------|----------------|-10-10-8h10-8-10-|---10------------10-10--|
|-------------|-------6h8-6----|-10-10-8h10------|--------------------10--|
|-6-8----8----|-6-8--------8p6-|-----------------|------------------------|
"Hard drugs found in a bloody sack"
|-------------|---------------|----------------|----------8------|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|-8----11--8------|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|-8----10--8------|
|-------------|---------------|--8h10---8h10---|---10------------|
|-------------|------6~---8---|--8h10---8h10---|-----------------|
|-6-8----8----|-6--8--------6-|----------------|-----------------|
"The air is thick with desparation"
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|---------8----8\-|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-11---11-8----8\-|
|-------------|----------------|--------8---10p8-|-10---10---------|
|-------------|----------------|---8h10-8---10p8-|-----------------|
|--10-10-8--8-|-6-8----10-8h10-|---8h10----------|-----------------|
|--8--8--8--8-|-8-8----8--8----|-----------------|-----------------|
"A new life waits for the wet back"
Rhythm Guitar during Verse (repeats throughout with Lead Verse Riff):
eb|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Bb|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Gb|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Db|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Ab|-10--10-10--10-10-|-10--10-10---10-10-|-10--10-10---10-10-|-10-10-8--------|
Eb|-8---8--8---8--8--|-8---8--8----8--8--|-8---8--8----8--8--|-8--8--6-4~~~---|
(1:06) Chorus:
Vocals "Crossing the borderline ... into the fire"
TP the first two bars 1st ending
eb|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|------------|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------------------|------------|-3-3--0-----|
Db|-------------------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-----|------------|-3-3--0---3-|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------|-------5----|----------3-|
Eb|-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9----3-|-6-3-0-3----|------------|
2nd time
|------3--------|
|-3----3--------|
|-3----3--------|
|-5----5--------|
|---------------|
|-----------15\-|
(1:19) Verse 2, Lead Verse Riff with slight changes
"Now this is where Juan left his family
You can still smell the blood in his tracks
Yeah, and this is where we found the baby, oh
From here, there ain't no turnin' back"
(1:48) Chorus 2:
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|----------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|----------------|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-----------------------|-------------|-3--3--3----0---|
Db|-----------------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-----|-------------|-3--3--3----0---|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-----------------------|-------5-----|----------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9----3-|-6-3-0-3-----|----------------|
2nd ending 3rd Ending 4th Ending
|----------------| |-3v--3v--3v~~---| |----------------|
|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|
|-3PH_b5r--------| |-3v--3v--3v~~---| |-6----0---------|
|----------------| |----------------| |-5----0-----11\-|
|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|
|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|
bend up harmonic
with trem bar
(2:16) Bridge - use wah
[Dbm] [A] [Bsus4] [B] [Ab] [Gb]
eb|-------0--1p0---|---------1------|---3---3---3------|---------3-------|
Bb|----------------|------3--3---3--|-3/6---6---5---3--|---------3-------|
Gb|----2---------2-|------3--3---3--|-3/5---5---5---3--|-6---3---3---3---|
Db|-0--------------|---3---------3--|-3/5-----5--------|-7---5-------5---|
Ab|----------------|---1------------|---3-----3--------|-7---5-------5---|
Eb|----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
"Import, transport, exportation Rights of nations, exploited salvation"
eb|-5-------5------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb|-6---5---5---5--|-7\5--5\3--3---5-|-5------6--6--5-|-5--5--5---5---5--|
Gb|-7---7---7---7--|-7\5--5\3--3---5-|-5------5--5--5-|-5--5--5---5---5--|
Db|-7---7---7---7--|-7\5--5\3--3---5-|-5------5--5--5-|-5--5--5---5---5--|
Ab|-5---5---5---5--|-----------------|-3------3--3--3-|-3--3--3---3---3--|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
"Damnation under one God's fixation Without deportations, predjudice, limitations"
(2:29) Solo (pickup switch to Neck + Bridge)
eb|--------------------|-----------------|-----------2h3p2-------------|
Bb|--------------------|-----------------|----------------3-3p1p0------|
Gb|--------------------|-----------------|------4p2p0------------2-2p0-|
Db|--------------------|-----------------|-5p4p0-----------------------|
Ab|--------------------|-------------7p5-|-----------------------------|
Eb|-0---0-0-12~--10h12-|-12\0-----7p5----|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------3---3--|
|-7p0-0h5p0-3p0-0-----------|----------------------|-0h2p0---0--/4---4----|
|----------------0-2-0h2~---|----/12\----------0h2-|------2---------------|
|------------------------/7-|-10------------0h2----|----------------------|
|---------------------------|------------0---------|----------------------|
|---------5------------|---------------------------|
|-5---8------8p7-8p7-8-|p7p5h7-------------0h10h12-|
|----------------------|------7p6~~-7\--0----------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
(2:43) Very Hard Legato playing!
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-0h10h12-12p10p8--------------------------|-------------------------12h14h15p14-|
|----------------6h7h9-7p6h7-6h7p4h7p0---9-|-6h7h9-7p6-9-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------7p5\4--/12\x-------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
|-11h12h14p12-----------------------------------------|----------------------/x--
|------------12p11h12h14p12p11-12h14p12p11h12---------|--------------------------
|--------------------------------------------14p12p10-|-14p12h14---10\9----------
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------12-----12p10~----
End of previous bar (note the T Right hand tap)
-9-T15p12-|-p10p9-10h12p10p9-9--------9------------|
----------|-------------------12p10h12--8------8---|
----------|-------------------------------11b12-11-|
----------|----------------------------------------|
----------|----------------------------------------|
----------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------12-15--12-----12---------12~~--x\-|
|------------------------------------12-|-14h15-----15--15p12--15b17--15---------|
|-9--------------9h11-12p11--11-12-14---|----------------------------------------|
|---12p11-9h11h12----------14-----------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Verse 3 - Same Lead Verse Riff
eb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------8-------|
Bb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-11-8--11-8-------|
Gb|-------------|--------8---8-8-|---------8--10p8-|-10-8--10-8-------|
Db|-------------|--------8---8-8-|---8h10--8--10p8-|------------------|
Ab|-------------|----------------|---8h10----------|------------------|
Eb|-8---8-8-----|-6h8------------|-----------------|------------------|
"Yeah, Avenida Revolution"
eb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------8------|
Bb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-11p8-11p8-11-8-11p8-|
Gb|-------------|----------------|--8---8-8---10p8-|-10p8-10p8-10---10p8-|
Db|-------------|----------------|--8---8-8---10p8-|---------------------|
Ab|-10--10-10---|------6h8-6-----|-----------------|---------------------|
Eb|-8---8--8----|-6h8--------6/8-|-----------------|---------------------|
"Nogales Tiajuana meets the County Juarez"
eb|-------------|----------------|----------------|--------------8---|
Bb|-------------|----------------|----------------|--------------8---|
Gb|-------------|----------------|--8----8-----10-|-10-8------8----8-|
Db|-------------|----------------|--8----8-----10-|-10-8------8----8-|
Ab|-------------|------6h8-6-----|----10----------|------10PM--------|
Eb|-8---8-8-----|-8----------8\6-|----------------|------------------|
"We got flowers, crosses and no solution, oh"
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
|-----------8p6-|-8p6h8--6-------|-8p6h8--6-------|-10---------|
|-8---8-8---8---|-8------8---8p6-|-8------8---8p6-|-8----------|
"Stay close and do what Mommy says, what Mommy says, Mommy says"
(3:28) Chorus 3- Play Main Riff Again using these endings:
eb|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|---------x/-|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|------------|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------------------|--------------|-0v---0v----|
Db|-------------------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-----|--------------|-0v---0v----|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------|-------5------|------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9----3-|-6-3-0-3------|------------|
2nd Ending 3rd Ending 4th Ending
|------------------| |-------------------| |----------------|
|------------------| |/11--11-11---------| |----------------|
|-3--3--0----0-----| |/10--10-10--12v----| |-0--------------|
|-3--3--0----0-----| |------------12v----| |-0--------------|
|--------------3-1-| |-------------------| |-x--------------|
|------------------| |-------------------| |-3--------15\---|
Long Outro (3:56) - Mostly played from 3rd fret Barre position
eb|-------------|------------5-5-|-5-5-------------|----------------|
Bb|-------------|------------5-5-|-5-5-3-3---------|----------------|
Gb|-0-3-0-3-----|-(3)---3-5--5-5-|-5-5-3-3---------|----------------|
Db|-0-3-0-3-----|-(3)---3-5--5-5-|-5-5-3-3---------|----------------|
Ab|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Eb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-/15\--3~--1h3--|
|---3--3------|------------5-5-|-5-------6-------|-6-x/-----------|
|---3--3------|-------3--3-5-5-|-5-6p5p3-6-------|-6--------------|
|---3--3------|-------3--3-5-5-|-5---------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|-3--------------|-----------------|------12\---12\-|
|-----3-------|-----------5--5-|-5--5\3--3-------|----------------|
|-----3-------|------3--3-5--5-|-5--5\3--3-------|----------------|
|-----3-------|------3--3-5--5-|-5--5\3--3---/7~-|---v-4NH-^+2----|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
In this spot, scoop the trem bar to lower harmonic pitch, let go, then
bend up +2 full steps and release.
|-------3-----|---3--3-/5--5p3-|-6--6--6v6----|-(6)/x----------|
|-------3-----|---3--3-/5--5p3-|-6--6--6v6----|-(6)/x----------|
|-------3-----|---3--3-/5--5p3-|-6--6--6v6----|-(6)/x----------|
|-------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-8\5-5-------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-6\3-3-------|----------------|--------------|----------15\---|
(4:23)
eb|---------------|-------------6--|---------------|-----------------|
Bb|-3-5--x-6--5p3-|---------3h5-6--|-3-5--x-6--5p3-|-3---5--5--5--3--|
Gb|-3-3--x-3--3---|---3-----3------|-3-3----3--3---|-3---3--3--3--3--|
Db|---------------|---5------------|---------------|-----------------|
Ab|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Eb|---------------|------3---------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-3-5--x-6--5---|-5--x-x-5---5p3-|-3/5--x-6---5\3--|-----5---3~-----|
|-3-3--x-3--3---|-3--x-x-3---3---|-3/5--x-5---5\3--|-----5---3~-----|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------3-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Outro Solo
|------3-3~-----------|---------------------|----------6--8--6-9p8p6----|
|--6b8------6p3-------|------------------6--|-6--6--8----------------8--|
|--------------5p3--5-|-3b4--------/7-/7----|---------------------------|
|-----------------5---|-----5p3-5-----------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-8---6-----------------|-13--------15-------13--------15--------|
|---8----8p6-8~~----/15-|---15-14-13--13b15----15-14-13--13b15---|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-13--------15/18--15----------18p15---|-15------------------------------------|
|---15-14-13---------15-14-13-------18-|---18b20-15--15------------------------|
|----------------------------15--------|-----------17--17b19-15--17--15--------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------17--17--17-15---|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------17-|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------15-----------15----|------------------15----15----|
|--------------------------15h17-15--15-15h17-|-17-15------------15h17-15h17-|
|----------------------------------17---------|-----15--15~~--17-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------17----------------------|
|-15p13-15p13-15p13-15/17~--------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----sweep---------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-15h17-15------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------15--15~~-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------17------17p15-----------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------17p15------|-15-13----------------------------------|
|---------------------------18p15-|-------13h15~--13-13-13--13--13--15~~---|
Last solo line is very similar to tapping in "Crazy intro" Riff with a slide at the end
(5:07) Vocals "Crossing the borderline!"
play this similarly 4x to end:
eb|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------15-15-15-|
Bb|-3-5--x-6--5p3-|-3h5---6--5--3--|--3-5--x-6--5p3-|---------15-15-15-|
Gb|-3-3--x-3--3---|-3-----3--3--3--|--3-3----3--3---|---------15-15-15-|
Db|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
Ab|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
Eb|---------------|----------------|----------------|-0v---------------|
Bass solo ends song
KEY
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| tr trill notes (hammer-on + pull off repeatedly)
| T tap note with pick hand finger/pick
| v scoop notes with tremelo bar (make pitch dip lower, then release bar)
| ^ bend note up with tremelo bar
