Ain’t Nobody | TAB
Let’s go through all sections of Ain’t Nobody using TAB. Some of these are keyboard parts adapted for the guitar, especially at first. Here’s the intro.
There’s a lot to take in here.
The first part is that crazy keyboard part, modified. The actual part is. a strange cross-rhythm which I felt was so much fun to play but I could sense it would perhaps cause more confusion than good so I straightened it out.
The first keyboard riff is a min7 arpeggio in an Am shape.
Next, we have another keyboard part which if you play can cause some irritation among other band members, perhaps you should play that weird first part instead…
On the other hand, if there are no keyboards, you need to definitely play this second arpeggio part so do learn it.
Finally, we have a sting line which some keyboard players switch to meaning that the previous part is now available.
As you can tell, there are many options here for playing Ain’t Nobody’s intro. I think the best way forward is to learn all these parts and then make good choices with whatever the band you play with actually does. Find a way to be helpful, not in the way.
Let’s move on to verse 1 and discover more problems!
Everything you see here is (again) keyboard stuff adapted for the guitar. The chord riff is almost the same throughout, it is the bass changing that makes the strange chord names.
I’ve put in Ebm7 at the end of each bar and then Bmaj7, there is one note difference here. I like how this tiny variation makes the part feel more alive.
If you have a keyboard player, you could just stop playing during verse 1, and maybe use the time to check your tuning instead of getting in the way. Again, if there I no keyboards, play what you see above it will impress your band members.
Here’s the next verse, this is an actual guitar part!
Amazing how much easier this is than the keyboard part and also, how the difference in rhythm makes that previous keyboard part difficult to remember.
The last beat has a lick taking us to the chorus, it uses the Conspirian scale.
Here’s the chorus for Ain’t Nobody using TAB.
That last bar is the same as what you played in the intro if the keyboard player allowed you to! When playing this live I like varying this lick as it’s repeated. Use the E Aeolian mode to do so.
Lastly, here’s the middle 8, do learn the chords even though you’ll play what the TAB says…
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