Steady, As She Goes | TAB
Let’s go through all variations of how to play the chord riffs i this tune. The chords may largely remain the same but the fine detail change!
Bass line + Intro
It’s always a good idea to check what other instruments are playing so here’s the bass line.
I’ve written B/F# here even though there are no chords. Here’s the melody, notice how the 2nd string plays fret 3, that’s a Bm note (m3rd), not an F# note (5th). This also comes back later as instrumental 4.
Next, we play some chords, first on the beat, then with a different rhythm:
Verse
That second half of what you saw above is also the first verse:
Verse 2 is different:
Instrumental
The first and second instrumental vary this concept further.
The third instrumental is similar to the intro melody but not the same.
Chorus
The chorus uses open strings to enable you to switch chords. I like playing less strings on the second hit, like this:
Bridge
The bridge uses the same approach as the chorus but the chords are new:
When you can play all this TAB, return to the chords lesson and play along with the Raconteurs using only a chord chart.
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You can learn how to play Steady As She Goes by The Raconteurs using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
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