ZZ Top - "I Gotsta Get Paid", from the 2012 album, La Futura Tabbed by MetalHead2475 This is my first tab, I think it is fairly accurate Intro/Main Riff The A string is palm-muted throughout the riff E|--5---5---3----------------5---5---3-------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2------------------3--3b----| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|---------------3--3b-----------------5--3--1b2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3--------------------------------------| B|----------------3--3b------3---------1-----------| G|---------------------------2---------0-----------| D|---------------------------0---------2-----------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------3-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Twenty-five lighters.... You know I got to get paid E|-------------------------------------------------| B|--3---------1------------------------------------| G|--2---------0------------------------------------| D|--0---------2------------------------------------| A|------------3------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|-------------------------------------------------| Twenty-five lighters.... You know I gotsta get paid E|-------------------------------------------------| B|--3---------1------------------------------------| G|--2---------0------------------------------------| D|--0---------2------------------------------------| A|------------3------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| (The timing may be off right here, listen to the song for reference. E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------| B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Verses: (The verses go like this with small solos in between) I got 25 lighters from my 25 folks E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| D|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| A|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| ... Chorus 25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid E|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|-------------------------------------------------| 25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid E|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------| B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Play this under the solo E|-------------------------------------------------| B|--3---------1------------------------------------| G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------| D|--0---------2----------2-------------------------| A|------------3----------0-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Then more verses like this: Zig an me slamin' 'bout 25 doors.... E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| D|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| A|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| ....... Chorus E|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|-------------------------------------------------| 25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid E|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| something like this, listen to the song for timing E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3| B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Play this a few times under the solo E|-------------------------------------------------| B|--3---------1------------------------------------| G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------| D|--0---------2----------2-------------------------| A|------------3----------0-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| This doesn't sound 100% correct, but it's close Play this twice E|--7-7---7---7-7---7------------------------------| B|--6-6---6---6-6---6------------------------------| G|--5-5---5---5-5---5------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Send me a message if you have any improvements/comments Thanks! ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************