THAT DON'T MAKE IT EASY LOVIN' ME
Written by Dierks Bentley, Brett Beavers, Deric Ruttan

This chart covers the acoustic introduction part only.

Three shapes based on open E-chord
   (E)   (E6)    (E7) -abbreviated label
    E   E6sus4  E7no3rd
E|--0-----0-------0----|
B|--0-----0-------0----|
G|--1-----2-------4----|
D|--x-----x-------x----|  x = muted
A|--2-----4-------5----|
E|--0-----0-------0----|

Alternating bass-line on 6th and 5th-strings has a strong attack
which sounds like flatpick-and-fingers technique but the pattern
in Bar-4 suggests that a thumb-pick may have been used.

TAB is notated in 2/4 with a 16th-note feel   . = 32nd note

INTRO: acoustic
Tune down one semitone - song is pitched in Eb

   (pick-up)      (E)               (E6)
    +    2   +     1   + a 2 e +     1 e + a 2 e +
E|---------------|-----------0=====|======-0=========|
B|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|-----0h1=========|-1/2======-2-----|
D|-------0---2---|-----------------|-----------------|  * note is not picked
A|--0h1h2--------|-----2-------2---|*2h4-4-------4---|    hammer-on may be a
E|---------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|    slide depending on
    \-3-/                                                 fingering choice
 
        (E7)        (E6)  (E7)(E6)
   1   + a 2 e +     1   + a 2 e + a
E|-----------0=====|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----3/4=========|-2====-4---2---0-|
D|-----------------|---------------o-|
A|-----4/5-----5---|-4====-5---4---o-|
E|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---|

  (E)               (E6)         N.C.
   1   + a 2 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a   1 e.+ a 2 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a
E|-----------0===0-|-------0=====----|----0------------|-----------------||
B|-----------0===0-|-----0-0=====----|---3-------------|-----------------||
G|-----0h1---------|-1/2-2-2===2p0-2/|-4--\2p0-2/4-0h1-|-----------------||
D|-----o-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-2p0---0---------||
A|-----2-----------|-2h4-4=======----|-----------------|-----2---1p0-----||
E|-0-------0---0---|---------0-------|-----------------|-------------3=^=||
                                   #-------------#

#---# middle-finger frets 3rd-string
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
=== = sustained note
o = incidental open string
/ = legato slide (destination note is not picked)
\ = grace note (slide occurs ON the + beat)
^ = 1/4 tone bend


Waynus Of Uranus
February 2007