Portugal. The Man - Evil friends
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Evil Friends
Performed By: Portugal. The Man
Album: Evil Friends
Tabbed by: Trevor Seyfried
Email: tseyf7@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Notation:
() = Muted note
PM = Palm mute ( . . = continue palm mute)
b = Bend ( ex. 5b6 for full bend or 5b for half bend)
/ = Slide
~ = Let Ring
t = Tremolo Picking
Intro (0:00) -
Strum patterns remains the same throughout.
Gm v v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ Cmv v v ^ v ^
e|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-------3-------3-3-3-3-----|
B|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-4-------4-------4-4-4-4-----|
G|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-5-------5-------5-5-5-5-----|
D|--5-------5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-------5-5-5-5-----|
A|--5-------5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-3-------3-------3-3-3-3-----|
E|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-----------------------------|
^ v ^ D#v v v D^ v ^ ^ v ^ Gmv v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^
e|--3-3-3-6------6------6-5-5-5------5-5-5-3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--|
B|--4-4-4-8------8------8-7-7-7------7-7-7-3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--|
G|--5-5-5-8------8------8-7-7-7------7-7-7-3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--|
D|--5-5-5-8------8------8-7-7-7------7-7-7-5-------5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5--| x 4
A|--3-3-3-6------6------6-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-------5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5--|
E|-----------------------------------------3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--|
At the end of the last measure, a drop pedal is used right on the return to the Gm chord.
I use a DigiTech whammy pedal with the "Down 2 Octaves" and "Chord" settings. After the
pedal is hit the chord also changes to G Major. Let off on the pedal as the tempo picks up
until you are fully back to normal playing G (355433) the whole time).
Verse A (1:14) -
e|--G3-3-x-x-A#6-6-x-x-D5-5-x-6---A#6-6-6---|
B|--3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-7-7-x-6---6-6-6---|
G|--4-4-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-7---7-7-7---|
D|--5-5-x-x-8-8-x-x-7-7-x-8---8-8-8---| x 4
A|--5-5-x-x-8-8-x-x-5-5-x-8---8-8-8---|
E|--3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-----x-6---6-6-6---|
Verse B (1:27) -
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------6---------7------------------------|
G|------7---------------------------7---------------|
D|--5-8----5-5-8---(5)-5-8*---5-5-8-----------------| x 4
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
* This note is not played on the 2nd and 4th time through this riff. It's subtle, but it instead goes
straight up to the F#.
(5) is very subtle. It can be played muted or left out altogether.
Verse break (1:39) -
C
e|--3-------3--------3-------3-3-------3-3-------3---|
B|--5-------5--------5-------5-5-------5-5-------5---|
G|--5-------5--------5-------5-5-------5-5-------5---|
D|--5-------5--------5-------5-5-------5-5-------5---|
A|--3-------3--------3-------3-3-------3-3-------3---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--3-3-----3-3------3-------3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|--5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|--5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|--5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--3-3-----3-3------3-------3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (2:12) -
D# A#
e|-6-------6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6------6-6-6-|
B|-8-------8-8------8-8-8-6------6-6------6-6-6-|
G|-8-------8-8------8-8-8-7------7-7------7-7-7-|
D|-8-------8-8------8-8-8-8------8-8------8-8-8-|
A|-6-------6-6------6-6-6-8------8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------6------6-6------6-6-6-|
F G
e|-8-------8--8-------8--8--8--10------10-10------10-10-10-|
B|-10------10-10------10-10-10-12------12-12------12-12-12-|
G|-10------10-10------10-10-10-12------12-12------12-12-12-|
D|-10------10-10------10-10-10-12------12-12------12-12-12-| x 2
A|-8-------8--8-------8--8--8--10------10-10------10-10-10-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
D# D Gm
e|-6------6------6-6-5------5------5-5-3------3-3-3------3-3-3--|
B|-8------8------8-8-7------7------7-7-3------3-3-3------3-3-3--|
G|-8------8------8-8-7------7------7-7-3------4-4-4------4-4-4--|
D|-8------8------8-8-7------7------7-7-5------5-5-5------5-5-5--|
A|-6------6------6-6-5------5------5-5-5------5-5-5------5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------3------3-3-3------3-3-3--|
Solo (2:30) -
Rhythm guitar:
Verse A Progression
Lead Guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11~-------------------------8~-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b10-10-10-10-10-10r-8-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8b10-8-8-8b10r8-8-8b10-8b10-8b10---------------------|
G|----------------------------------7-10-10-10-10b11r10-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7----7-----------------------------------------------|
G|---10---10-8----10b11r10-8----10b12r10-8----8~--------|
D|-------------10------------10------------10------10~--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
...then it's right back into the verse and another chorus.
**On the second chorus** on the second time through the chord progression, instead
of playing the high G rooted on the A string go straight into the Verse A pattern starting
with a G barre on the E string.
Outro:
Rhythm guitar keeps playing riff A while lead guitar pretty much goes nuts in the G minor
pentatonic scale. It's a little lost in the mix so I'm not going to tab it out here. The very end
of the song just sticks on the G barre chord.
Really fun song to play, so enjoy!