Coward's Way Out

Rhythm Main A lot of room for variation on this one, be creative. e||---9------9-------------------------|| B||*--9------9------------------------*|| G||---9------9-------------------------|| D||--11-----11----------9---------9----|| A||*-11-----11-----9h11---11---11---9-*|| E||---9------9-------------------------|| Lead "Verse" (0:49) Technically, two different guitars play one string, but it's easy enough solo. e||---------------------------------------------------------------| B||--12b14=======14r12=========12b14-12b14========14r12===========| G||--11b13=======13r11=========11b13-11b13========13r11===========| D||---------------------------------------------------------------| A||---------------------------------------------------------------| E||---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|---------12=========12b14r12======-------12b14-12b14=========12b14r12--|| G|---11b13============11b13r11======-------11b13-11b13=========11b13r11--|| D|----------------------------------11-11--------------------------------|| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| Transition Both Lead and Rhythm play this. e||------------------------------------|| B||------------------------------------|| G||------------------------------------|| D||------------------------------------|| A||------------12p11-9---------9-------|| E||--7h9-11---------------9h11---11-9--|| First Solo (1:31) e||------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B||------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------------------------11-----------------| D||-----9------9--11-11----11h13-13-13h14-14-14-13h14p11--/13----13-14--14-14/16-| A||-11-----11--------------------------------------------------------------------| E||------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------14------14-14b16r14-------------14----| G|-----------------13-16---13-16p13----13-16------16-------------16-13----16----16-| D|--14-16-16br16--------------------16---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----12--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--13----11-13-11-------------------------------------------11/13-13--/16--16--16-| D|-----------------14---13--13-14-13-11-----11-11-11-14g16-------------------------| A|--------------------------------------14-----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------12/14---14-14-14br14-14h16p14-12-14----12--------------|| B|-----14-------------------------------------14----14----14g16\-|| G|--16-----------------------------------------------------------|| D|---------------------------------------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------------------------------------|| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|| Lead "Verse" variation, transition (2:09) e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B||--12b14======14-11========12b14=======14r12========----------------------------------|| G||--11b13======-------------11b13=======13r11========----------------------------------|| D||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| A||--------------------------------------------------------------12p11-9---------9------|| E||----------------------------------------------------7h9-11---------------9h11---11-9-|| Bridge Fills and finishing chord (2:16) Transition riff between each fill e||----------------|---------------|--------------||---9--|| B||----------------|---------------|-12===========||---9--|| G||--13-11b========|---------------|-11b13========||---9--|| D||----------------|---------------|--------------||--11--|| A||----------------|--14-11-----14-|--------------||--11--|| E||----------------|---------------|--------------||---9--|| Transition variation (2:30) e||---------------------------------|| B||---------------------------------|| G||---------------------------------|| D||-----------11p10-8--------8------|| A||--6h8-9---------------8h9---9-8--|| E||---------------------------------|| After the keyboard break, there's more of the main riff, main chord, transition etc. Easy enough to figure out. Once it starts picking up, there's also a sped up version of the transition. Then: Rhythm Main 2 The notes in between the chords are actually the keyboard, try artificial or natural harmonics for a better sound. e||---9/10--10--10---9-----------9/10--10--10---9----------|| B||*--9/10--10--10---9-----------9/10--10--10---9---------*|| G||---9/10--10--10---9----11-----9/10--10--10---9----------|| D||--11/12--12--12--11----------11/12--12--12--11----------|| A||*-11/12--12--12--11----------11/12--12--12--11----12---*|| E||---9/10--10--10---9-----------9/10--10--10---9----------|| Lots of guitar feedback from the lead, then: Second Solo (4:06) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------9-9-9----11-11-11--9--11--9-----------------------------9-9-9--11--9--11--11-| A|--11-11-11---------------------------------11----9-9-9----11-11-11-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-------9----9-8----8-11p9p8-11p9p8-11p9p8-etc-| D|-9-11-----------------------------------------| A|------------------------------(10 or 11 times)| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--11p9p8-11p9p8-11-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------13h14--14--14--14--13--13--11--11------11------11-----------11-| A|---------------------------------------------------------14------14-----14p11--14----| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| B|-----------------------------/14--14--14--12-12-12-12-12-12-etc--|| G|--9h11--11br--9--9--11/13----------------------------------------|| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| Closing Lead e||------------------------------------------|| B||*----------------------------------------*|| G||----------------+7+-----------------------|| D||-------------------------------------+7+--|| A||*------9--------------------9------------*|| E||--9h11---11-9----------9h11---11-9--------|| That's about it. Good luck, and have fun. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | g grace note | + harmonic | * repeat