Chords for Tower of Power Lesson - What Is Hip? (Intro)
Tempo:
117.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
B
G
A
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [E]
[C] [B]
[G]
[Em]
[D] [A]
[Dm] [N]
Okay, this one's in E, and I'm surprised this hasn't already been done on YouTube.
It won't take long.
It's in up here on the 12th fret, starts with a hammer-on from the D to the E.
First bit is this.
[E]
[Dm]
Okay, that's the D to the E, and the G to the E.
[Em]
[Gb] The next bit is [G] this.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Em] [F]
[Ab] [Eb] That's what, a bum from the
[Ab] [B] [E] 15th.
[A] Just hitting the 15th, then across the [Gb] pentatonic block like this.
[G]
[C] Again, slowly.
[B] [Eb] [D]
Give that G there a bit of a quarter or half bend.
Alright, then it goes like [E] this.
[Gb]
That's the first bit except a quarter bend of the [Eb] G.
[E]
[A] [E] Back on the E.
The thing gets a bit jazzy.
It goes like [G] this.
[D] [A]
[G]
[Eb] I play that as a kind of sweep across [B] the 12th note [Em] there.
[G] [Gm] That's three notes, three hits on [A] the D.
[Bb]
Then I move the finger up there to get into the next run, and hit it two times [B] more.
[Gm]
[Am]
[C] That's D, C sharp, A.
[D] [B]
That's [C] [Ab] a G [Bb] there.
Okay, once again, [Gb] it [A] will [G]
take a bit of work to get that happening at speed.
I'll do the whole bit again.
[C] [A]
[Cm] [G] [C]
Okay, and [Bb] the last bit is, [D]
[Gb] that's [F] [B]
again, I play it with a sweep. That's G.
[Gb] [A] [Ab] That's the [D] 12th.
Hitting the A note on the E.
[Db]
[Dbm] [Bb] [Ab] Okay, and it's [Gb] to the [C] 16th.
[Dbm]
[C] [Db]
Moving that one [B] up.
Half bending the 12th, and two hits on the 14th, again half bend.
[Gbm]
[D] [Gb]
[C] [B]
[G]
[Em]
[D] [A]
[Dm] [N]
Okay, this one's in E, and I'm surprised this hasn't already been done on YouTube.
It won't take long.
It's in up here on the 12th fret, starts with a hammer-on from the D to the E.
First bit is this.
[E]
[Dm]
Okay, that's the D to the E, and the G to the E.
[Em]
[Gb] The next bit is [G] this.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Em] [F]
[Ab] [Eb] That's what, a bum from the
[Ab] [B] [E] 15th.
[A] Just hitting the 15th, then across the [Gb] pentatonic block like this.
[G]
[C] Again, slowly.
[B] [Eb] [D]
Give that G there a bit of a quarter or half bend.
Alright, then it goes like [E] this.
[Gb]
That's the first bit except a quarter bend of the [Eb] G.
[E]
[A] [E] Back on the E.
The thing gets a bit jazzy.
It goes like [G] this.
[D] [A]
[G]
[Eb] I play that as a kind of sweep across [B] the 12th note [Em] there.
[G] [Gm] That's three notes, three hits on [A] the D.
[Bb]
Then I move the finger up there to get into the next run, and hit it two times [B] more.
[Gm]
[Am]
[C] That's D, C sharp, A.
[D] [B]
That's [C] [Ab] a G [Bb] there.
Okay, once again, [Gb] it [A] will [G]
take a bit of work to get that happening at speed.
I'll do the whole bit again.
[C] [A]
[Cm] [G] [C]
Okay, and [Bb] the last bit is, [D]
[Gb] that's [F] [B]
again, I play it with a sweep. That's G.
[Gb] [A] [Ab] That's the [D] 12th.
Hitting the A note on the E.
[Db]
[Dbm] [Bb] [Ab] Okay, and it's [Gb] to the [C] 16th.
[Dbm]
[C] [Db]
Moving that one [B] up.
Half bending the 12th, and two hits on the 14th, again half bend.
[Gbm]
[D] [Gb]
Key:
C
B
G
A
Gb
C
B
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Okay, this one's in E, and _ I'm surprised this hasn't already been done on YouTube.
It won't take long.
It's in _ _ up here on the 12th fret, starts with a hammer-on from the D to the E.
First bit is this.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Okay, that's the D to the E, and the G to the E.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] The next bit is [G] this.
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] That's what, a bum from the _
[Ab] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] 15th.
[A] Just hitting the 15th, then across the [Gb] pentatonic block like this.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Again, slowly.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ Give that G there a bit of a quarter or half bend. _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright, then it goes like [E] this. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
That's the first bit except a quarter bend of the [Eb] G.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] Back on the E. _ _ _
_ The thing gets a bit _ jazzy.
It goes like [G] this.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ I play that as a kind of sweep across _ _ [B] the 12th note [Em] there. _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ That's three notes, three hits on [A] the D.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ Then I move the finger up there to get into the next run, and hit it two times [B] more. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] That's D, C sharp, _ A.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
That's _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ a G [Bb] there.
Okay, once again, [Gb] it _ [A] will _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
take a bit of work to get that happening at speed.
I'll do the whole bit _ again. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
Okay, and [Bb] the last bit is, _ [D] _ _
[Gb] that's _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ again, I play it with a sweep. That's G. _
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] That's the [D] 12th.
_ _ _ Hitting the A note on the E. _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] Okay, _ and it's [Gb] to the [C] 16th.
_ [Dbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
Moving that one [B] up.
_ Half bending the 12th, and two hits on the 14th, again half bend. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Okay, this one's in E, and _ I'm surprised this hasn't already been done on YouTube.
It won't take long.
It's in _ _ up here on the 12th fret, starts with a hammer-on from the D to the E.
First bit is this.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Okay, that's the D to the E, and the G to the E.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] The next bit is [G] this.
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] That's what, a bum from the _
[Ab] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] 15th.
[A] Just hitting the 15th, then across the [Gb] pentatonic block like this.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Again, slowly.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ Give that G there a bit of a quarter or half bend. _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright, then it goes like [E] this. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
That's the first bit except a quarter bend of the [Eb] G.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] Back on the E. _ _ _
_ The thing gets a bit _ jazzy.
It goes like [G] this.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ I play that as a kind of sweep across _ _ [B] the 12th note [Em] there. _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ That's three notes, three hits on [A] the D.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ Then I move the finger up there to get into the next run, and hit it two times [B] more. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] That's D, C sharp, _ A.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
That's _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ a G [Bb] there.
Okay, once again, [Gb] it _ [A] will _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
take a bit of work to get that happening at speed.
I'll do the whole bit _ again. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
Okay, and [Bb] the last bit is, _ [D] _ _
[Gb] that's _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ again, I play it with a sweep. That's G. _
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] That's the [D] 12th.
_ _ _ Hitting the A note on the E. _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] Okay, _ and it's [Gb] to the [C] 16th.
_ [Dbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
Moving that one [B] up.
_ Half bending the 12th, and two hits on the 14th, again half bend. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _