Goin Down

[Intro]
   D5
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------|
G#|6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    PM    Slowly build up volume and power, playing along with the drum roll at the start.
    Listen to the song for the rhythm.

[Main Riff]
   D5               C5  G5  F5  D5             G5           D5  C5  G5  F5  D5
D#|--------------------------------------X-X----------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------X-X----------------------------------------|
F#|8-hold-------8---6-----------8-hold---X-X----------------8---6-----------8-hold--|
C#|8-hold-------8---6---6---4---8-hold---X-X---6-hold-------8---6---6---4---8-hold--|
G#|6-hold-------6---4---6---4---6-hold---X-X---6-hold-------6---4---6---4---6-hold--|
D#|---------------------4---2------------X-X---4-hold---------------4---2-----------|

   A5        D5  C5  G5  F5  D5
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------8---6-----------8-hold-------------------------------------------|
C#|8-hold----8---6---6---4---8-hold-------------------------------------------|
G#|8-hold----6---4---6---4---6-hold-------------------------------------------|
D#|6-hold------------4---2----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse  1]
Same chords as main riff.

D5
I'm goin' down.
D5   C5    G5    F5    D5
Down,down, down, down, down.
G5
I'm goin' down.
D5    C5    G5    F5    D5
Down, down, down, down, down.
A5
I got my big feet in the window.
       D5  C5  G5 F5 D5
And my hee-ad on the ground.

[Verse  2]
Same chords as main riff.

D5
I'm goin' down.
D5   C5    G5    F5    D5
Down,down, down, down, down.
G5
I'm goin' down.
D5    C5    G5    F5    D5
Down, down, down, down, down.
A5
I got my big feet in the window.
       D5  C5  G5 F5 D5
And my hee-ad on the ground.

Solo: This works much better if you improvise it using the Dm pentatonic. Just play what you feel.
It's blues so you gotta feel it!

[Verse  3]
Same chords as main riff.

D5
I'm goin' down.
D5   C5    G5    F5    D5
Down,down, down, down, down.
G5
I'm goin' down.
D5    C5    G5    F5    D5
Down, down, down, down, down.
A5
I got my big feet in the window.
       D5  C5  G5 F5 D5
And my hee-ad on the ground.

Some handy licks to use in the verses or solo.

D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F#|------8~----8--6--------------------|
C#|----X-------------6--4--------------|
G#|--X----------------------6~---------|
D#|X-----------------------------------|

D#|---------11------------------11-------------------------------|
A#|------11----11--14b16~-hold------14--11-----------------------|
F#|13b15------------------------------------14\13-11------11~----|
C#|---------------------------------------------------13---------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------|
A#|14------11---------------| etc.
F#|13b15~------13b15-11~----|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|
D#|-------------------------|

Finish on a D5

 

| X   Dead note
| b   Bend
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute