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GIVE IT UP As recorded by ZZ Top (From the 1990 Album RECYCLER) Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Gibbons - Electric Guitar 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Gibbons - Electric Guitar 2 ' Intro Q=124 C5 4/4 Gtr I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E e Q Q S +S E +H +E E Q |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |-------------10pb11r(10)-8-|-(8)----(8)------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |-----10--10----------------|-----------------| |---8--8---8----------------|-----------------| ~~~~~~~~ E e Q Q S +S E +Q. E H |----------------------------|--------------| |----------------------------|--------------| |--------------10pb11r(10)-8-|-(8)----------| |----------------------------|--------------| |---10-10--10----------------|--------------| |----8--8---8----------------|--------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E S s F5 E E Eb Q |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------(8)--| |---------------------|---------------10----8---| |------------------10-|-(10)-10-------10----8---| |---10-----10---10-10-|-(10)-10--------8----6---| |-8--8-8-8--8-8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8-8----8------|
C5e E E E E E Q +E E E S S F5 E S S Eb Q |---------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------(8)--|| |---------------------|---------------10------8---|| |---------------------|------10-------10------8---|| |---10-------10---10--|-(10)-10--------8------6---|| |-8--8-(8)-8--8-8--8--|--(8)--8---8-8----8-8------||
1st - 3rd Verses $
C5E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Eb5Q E C5 E Q E E Q Q E F5 E H ||-----------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------| ||o----------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------| ||-----------------------|-------------8--|---(9)----(9)------|------10------| ||----10---------10------|------10-----8--|---10-----10-------|------10------| ||o---10---------10------|------10-----6--|---10-----10-------|-------8------| ||--8--8-(8)-(8)--8------|-------8---6----|----8------8-------|--------------|
E C5 E Q E E Q Q E E E Eb5E Q E F5 E Q E E Q Q Q +E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------|-------------8--|---10----10------|----10--(10)-----------|| |---10----10------|------10-----8--|---10----10------|----10--(10)-----------|| |---10----10------|------10-----6--|----8-----8------|-----8---(8)-/15-------|| |----8-----8------|-------8---6----|-----------------|-----------------15s3--||
Chorus
C5Gtr I F5 Eb5 W E E E E E E Q |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------10-----8------| |-----------------------------|---10-----10-----8------| |-----------------------------|---10------8-----6------| |-----------------------------|-8--8-8-8-----8---------|
| | Gtr II | E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q E E |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |---10---------10-------------|---10-------------------| |---10---------10-------------|---10-------------------| |-8--8-(8)-(8)--8---13-13-13\-|-8--8-8-8-[8]---(6)-(6)-|
C5W W F5 Eb5 |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------(10)-----(8)---| |-------------------------------|-------------10-------8--8-| |---10---------10---------------|---10--------10-------8--8-| |---10---------10-----(10)-(10)-|---10---------8--[8]--6--6-| |-8--8-(8)-(8)--8---------------|-8--8-8-6s8----------------| To Coda
C5Gtr I F5 Eb5 W W |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|
| | Gtr II | E E E E E E Q e E e S S E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------(10)---(8)----| |-------------------------|--------------10-----8--8--| |-10-10---------(10)------|--------------10-----8--8--| |-10-10----------10-------|---10-10-------8--8--6--6--| |--8--8-(8)-(8)---8-------|-8--8--8-6s8---------------| 1. C5 Bb5 W H E E E E |----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|----------10b12-10--|| |----------------|--------8-----------|| |----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|--------------------|| | | Q H Q H E E E E |----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|--------------------|| |----(9)---------|--------------------|| |----10----------|--------8--8-----8--|| |----10----------|--------8--8-----8--|| |-----8-----15\--|--------6--8-----8--|| Interlude
C5 +Q Q H H F5 Q Eb5 E E |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |-(10)b12-------------------|-----------------------10-10b12-| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E Q |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------10-----8-------| |---------------------------|-----------------10-----8-------| |---------10-----10---10-10-|-(10)-10-(10)-10-(8)------------| |---8------8-8-8--8----8--8-|--(8)--8--(8)--8-----8----------|
C5H +E +E Q W F5 Eb5 |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-8--------(8)-(8)b10----------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------o|| |------------------------------|---------------------------||
| | E E E E E E E S S +E E E S S E E E E |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------o|| |------------------------------|----------------10---8-8---|| |------------------------------|----------------10---8-8---|| |---10-----10---------10-10-10-|-(10)-10-10------8---6-6--o|| |-8--8-8-8--8----------8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8-6s8----8-------|| Guitar Solo 2.
H E a Bb5 E E E C5Q q Q Bb5E S S +E E C5 E E E E F5 E E |----------------------||----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------||----------------------|----------5--------------------| |-------------10-10b12-||-8b9---------5----3-3-|-(3)-3b5--5-----------10-10b12-| |--------8s10----------||--------3----5----3-3-|-(3)-3b5--5-----10-10----------| |----------------------||--------3----3--3-----|----------------10-------------| |----------------------||----------------------|-------------------------------|
| | H E E E E E E E E Q e E +Q E E E E Q |----------------------||----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------||----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------||----------------------|---------(9)----------10-------| |-----------8--8--8----||-----10-----10----8---|-(8)-----10--10-10--8-10-------| |-----------8--8--8----||-----10-8---10----8---|-(8)-----10--10-10--8--8-------| |-----------6--6--6----||-8----8-8-8--8--8-----|----------8--------------------| Fm7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Q Q Q E E E +E E E +Q E E |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------0------| |--[8]b8.5-------------------|--------------------------------10--| |-------------10-------------|------------------------------------| |------------------8---[8]-8-|-6b6.5==(6)r-6----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------6--(6)--------------| | | +E E Q E E Q Q E E +E E E E |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------(9)---------| |-(10)-----10-----10---------|---------------10-(10)--(8)---------| |-(10)-----10-----10---------|---------------10-(10)-(10)---------| |--(8)------8------8---------|----------------8--(8)------(8)-(8)-| |----------------------------|------------------------------------|
C5 E E Q Q E E E E E E BbQ Cm Q |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |-10-------------------|--------10-8-------| |----10-10---10-----10-|---10---10-8-------| |----------------------|---------8-8--10---| |-----------------8----|-8----8------------|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-----------8--(8)--| |----10------10--------|--------10-8--10---| |----10------10--------|--------10-8--10---| |--8--8--8-8--8---8--8-|-8--8-8--8-----8---| F5 Fm7 ~ |-3-| S S S E E E Q Q E E +S S E Q Q |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-----6--6-[6]-6b8-[6]---4b4.5---|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-5\---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------3--------1b1.5------| |-5h6----------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----1-(1)-1--1---------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------(9)--(9)-----(9)-| |-------10---------10------------|----10-------10----(8)--(8)-----(8)-| |-------10---------10------------|----10-------10---(10)-(10)----(10)-| |-8------8--8--8----8--8-8-----8-|-8---8--8-----8-8-------(8)---------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| F5 Fm7 ~~~~~~ S S E S S E E E E E E E E E +Q E S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------0-------8-10----10----|-10-10b11-10--8-(8)-------10-----8-| |---------10h11------10----10-|------------------------------10---| |-8s10------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------(9)--(9)------| |------10---------10----------|-------------10------(8)--(8)------| |------10---------10----------|-------------10-----(10)-(10)------| |-8-----8--8----8--8----------|--------------8------(8)--(8)------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E F5 +E E E E E E +E E E +E E E E E. +S |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-11-----------------------------------| |-10b11==(10)r-10--8-[10]-8-10b12==(10)r-|----10pb12r(10)--8-10-------8b9==(8)r-| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------10-------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | ~~~~~ | E E E E q Q Q E E E E Q |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------10----------10-----------------|----------------10--------------------| |---------10------10--10-----------------|----------------10--------------------| |----------8-------8---8-----------------|-----------------8--------------------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------(3)-(4)-(4)--------|

N.C.

Gtrs I, II ~~~ E E E E S S E a E E E E E E S S E a E E |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---13p11-11-------11-------------|------------------------| |------------11h12----12s10-8b8.5-|------------------------| |---------------------------------|---10-8-8------8--------| |---------------------------------|----------9h10---10s8-6-| |---------------------------------|------------------------|
D.S. al Coda \5.5/ ~~~~~ +Q +E E Q Q +H +Q. E |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-(6)--(6)\-------------|-----------------|| |----------------0------|-(0)----(0)------|| &
C5Gtr II Eb5 C5 E E E E Q E E +E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E Q |----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|---------------/10----8-8-|-----------------------| |---(10)-----(10)------|---------------/10----8-8-|---10--------------10--| |----10-------10-------|-----10-------/(10)-------|---10---(10)-10-10-10--| |-8---8--8-8---8---8-8-|-(8)--8-8-8-8-------8-----|-8----8---8---8--8--8--|
Gtr I F5 Eb5 C5 F5 Eb5 ~ ~~~ H S S E Q H Q S S S S E E E E H |----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------8-8--|--------------10-10-------|----------------------| |------------------8s10------|--------------------8-(8)-|-10-10----------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------|--------8--6-[8]------|
| | Gtr II | +E E e E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q |----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------10------8--|--------------------------|-------------10----8--| |-(10)------------10------8--|--------------------------|-------------10----8--| |-(10)-10------10--8------6--|---10-----10--10----8-----|-10-10-10-10--8----6--| |--(8)--8-(11)--8-------8----|-8--8-8-8--8---8----8-----|--8--8--8--8-----8----|
C5H S S E E E E E E E F5 E e Eb5 Q |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------10--------| |--------------------8b8.5----|---------------10----8---| |----------10-10-10--------10-|-10--10--10-10--8----6---| |-----------8--8--8---------8-|--8---8---8--8----8------|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------10----8---| |-----------------------------|---------------10----8---| |---10-----10----10-10--------|-10-(10)-10-----8----6---| |-8--8-8-8--8-----8--8------8-|--8---8---8--8----8-(6)--|
C5E E H Q H Q Bb5 q |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|----------10b10.5---|| |------10-----------|--------------------|| |------10-----------|--------------------|| |-8--8--8----10\----|--------------------||
| | E E H E E H E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |------10----10--10-|----------(8)-------|| |---10-10----10--10-|--------8--8------8-|| |-8--8--8-----8-----|--------6--6------6-|| Outro Solo C5 Eb5 F5 ~~~~~~~ E +E E +E Q Q S +E. E E +H |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-[10]b12-([10])-[10]b12-([10])-[10]b12--10b12--|-10pb12r(10)-8b8.5---------------| |-----------------------------------------------|-------------------10-(10)-------| |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | E E E E Q q Q. E +E E E E |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------(8)------------------|--8----------------10-(10)-------| |--------------------------(8)---10-------------|--8----------------10-(10)-------| |-----------10-------------(8)---10------10-----|--6-----------------8--(8)---8---| |---8--------8-----8--------------8-------8-----|---------------------------8---8-|
C5 e E E S S a S S E E E Eb5 E E E Bb5E E. +S Q |------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------11-(11)------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----10-12---------12s10-10-8b8.5---------|------8----------------------| |----------------------------------10-[10]-|-[10]------------------------| |-(0)--------------------------------------|--------8-8-8b10==(8)r-10\---| |------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| | E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------------|--(8)------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---8----8--------------(x)---| |-----10----10---------10----------10--(0)-|---6----6-8-8----------(x)-8-| |--8---8--8--8----------8-----------8------|----------6-6----------(x)-6-| C5 Eb5 F5 ~~~~ ~~~~~ E E E S S E E E S +S H +S S E E E |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------8-[10]-[10]-[10]-([10])b11r|=[10]b12=======(10)r-(8)-8-[10]----| |------5-----10-----------------------------|--------------------------------10-| |---3--3---6--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | E E E E Q E E Q. E +E E E E |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---8--------10-(10)---------10-----| |-------------------------------------------|---8--------10-(10)---------10-----| |-/10-10--------10-------10--(10)-----------|---6---------8--(8)----------8-----| |--/8--8---8-----8--------8----8------------|-------------------------8-------8-| C5 Eb5 Bb5 ~~~ E E E E S E. E. +S E E a E E a E E E E |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-[10]b10.5-------------------8b9-----(8)-|---------------------------------| |-----------10-[10]-x-10-10---------------|-----5-7s8-8---------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------8-10s8-6-[8]-[6]b7====| |-----------------------------------------|-(0)-----------------------------| | | E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-(8)-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--8------------------------------| |---------------------10------------------|--8------8-----------------------| |-----------10--------10------------------|--6------6-8----8----8-----------| |---8--------8---8--8--8-----(8)--(8)-----|-----------6----6-6--6---6-------| C5 Eb5 F5 ~~ +E E E. S Q e E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|---------5---------8----| |-([6])r-----------------------|-6----8------8s=10---10-| |---------8-[8]-----7--8---6-8-|----8-------------------| | | E E E E Q q Q. E +E E E E |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------(8)------------|-8------10-(10)---------| |---------------(8)---10-------|-8------10-(10)---------| |--------10-----(8)---10--10---|-6-------8--(8)----8----| |---8-----8--8---------8---8---|-----------------8----8-| C5 Eb5 Bb5 ~~ E E E E H S S S S E E E S S Q |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------8--8b9------------|---------------------10--------8b9----| |-10-----------10---------|--8--8------------10----10-10---------| |----10-------------------|-------10--10--10---------------------| |-------------------------|-------10-(10)------------------------| | | E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-(8)----------------------------------| |-------------------------|--8-------------8-------------(x)-----| |----10---10---10--10-(0)-|--6-------------6--8--8-------(x)--8--| |--8--8-8--8----8---8-----|-------------------6--6-------(x)--6--|
C5 E E E E S S E E e Eb5E E E E F5 E E E. +S |------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------10-10-10---------|---------------------------------| |--------10---10-10-10--8------|----8-10-----10--10--8b9====(8)r-| |--10----10---10-10-10---------|----8-10-----10--10--------------| |--10-10------10-10-10---------|----6--8------8---8--------------| |---8--8----8---------------8--|-8--------8----------------------|
| | E E E E Q E E Q. E +E E E E |------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------|-8-------10-(10)----10-----------| |------------------------------|-8-------10-(10)----10-----------| |-/10-10------10-------10-(10)-|-6--------8--(8)-----8-----------| |--/8--8----8--8--------8---8--|------------------8-------8------|
C5 E E E E E E q Eb5 E E S S Bb5E E E Q |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------10---10-10-(8)b8.5-----|-------10-10-10---10-10-8b8.5---| |-------10---10-10--8b8.5------|-------10-10-10---10-10-8b8.5---| |-10----10---10-10--8b8.5------|-------10-10-10---10-10-8b8.5---| |----10------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----8----8-------------------|-10b11----------8---------------|
| | E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|-(8)----------------------------| |------------------------------|--8-----------------------------| |------------10----------------|--8--------8--------------------| |----10------10----------------|--6--------6----8--8----8-------| |--8--8--8-8--8----(8)-----(8)-|----------------6--6--6-6-----6-| C5 ~~~ a E E E E E E E a E |-6s8--------------------------| |---------------10-10----11s13-| |--------10-----10-10--8-------| |-----10-10-----10-10--8-------| |-----10-----------------------| |------------8-----------------| | | E E E E Q q |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-----------(8)----------------| |-----------(8)-10-------------| |-----10----(8)-10----10-------| |---8--8--8------8-----8-------| Eb5 F5 C5 ~~~~~~ ~~ +E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E Q |---------------------------|-------11-0-----------------| |-(13)---10-----10--(8)-----|-11s13----0----10-10--8-----| |--------10-----10---8------|----------0----10-10--8-----| |--------10-----10---8------|---------------10-10--8-----| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |------8-----8----------8-8-|-------------8--------------| | | Q. E +E E E E E E E E Q E E |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---8-------10-(10)---------|----------------------------| |---8-------10-(10)---------|----------------------------| |---6--------8--(8)-----8---|-------10---10-10----10-(0)-| |--------------------8----8-|-----8--8-8--8--8-----8-----|
a Eb5 E E E Bb5 E e e E S S C5 E E E E E E E E |------------------------11b11.5--------|--------------------------| |--------/13-13----13-13----------------|-----10-----10---(8)---8--| |---------------------------------------|-----10-----10----8----8--| |---------------12--------------------0-|-----10-----10----8----8--| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-10s11--------------------------(11)---|---8----8-8----8----------|
| | Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E |---------------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------| |----(8)--------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----8-------8----------(x)------------|--------------------------| |-----6-------6--8--8----(x)-------8----|-/10-10-----10---10--(10)-| |----------------6--6----(x)-------6----|--/8--8---8--8----8----8--|
a Eb5E E E F5 S S S e S +E E |-6s8--8---------------------------------*| |--------11---------8--------------------*| |-----------10h11------10---8b8.5-(8)----*| |-------------------------------------10-*| |----------------------------------------*| |----------------------------------------*|
| | Q. E +E E E E |----------------------------------------*| |----------------------------------------*| |---8-------10----(10)------------10-----*| |---8-------10----(10)------------10-----*| |---6--------8-----(8)-------------8-----*| |-------------------------8------------8-*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths