Tuning: D# G# C# F# A# D#

This is the version of Goin' Down (Originally by Freddie King) that SRV and Jeff Beck played at the Honolulu CBS Records Convention in 1984. It's in Eb Tuning, and the key of Dm. [Intro] D5 D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------| C#|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------| G#|6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| PM Slowly build up volume and power, playing along with the drum roll at the start. Listen to the song for the rhythm. [Main Riff] D5 C5 G5 F5 D5 G5 D5 C5 G5 F5 D5 D#|--------------------------------------X-X----------------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------X-X----------------------------------------| F#|8-hold-------8---6-----------8-hold---X-X----------------8---6-----------8-hold--| C#|8-hold-------8---6---6---4---8-hold---X-X---6-hold-------8---6---6---4---8-hold--| G#|6-hold-------6---4---6---4---6-hold---X-X---6-hold-------6---4---6---4---6-hold--| D#|---------------------4---2------------X-X---4-hold---------------4---2-----------| A5 D5 C5 G5 F5 D5 D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------8---6-----------8-hold-------------------------------------------| C#|8-hold----8---6---6---4---8-hold-------------------------------------------| G#|8-hold----6---4---6---4---6-hold-------------------------------------------| D#|6-hold------------4---2----------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1] Same chords as main riff.

^D5I'm goin' down. ^D5Down,^C5down, ^G5down, ^F5down, ^D5down. ^G5I'm goin' down. ^D5Down, ^C5down, ^G5down, ^F5down, ^D5down. ^A5I got my big feet in the window. And my ^D5hee-^C5ad o^G5n t^F5he ^D5ground.

[Verse 2] Same chords as main riff.

Solo: This works much better if you improvise it using the Dm pentatonic. Just play what you feel. It's blues so you gotta feel it! [Verse 3] Same chords as main riff.

Some handy licks to use in the verses or solo. D#|------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------| F#|------8~----8--6--------------------| C#|----X-------------6--4--------------| G#|--X----------------------6~---------| D#|X-----------------------------------| D#|---------11------------------11-------------------------------| A#|------11----11--14b16~-hold------14--11-----------------------| F#|13b15------------------------------------14\13-11------11~----| C#|---------------------------------------------------13---------| G#|--------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------| A#|14------11---------------| etc. F#|13b15~------13b15-11~----| C#|-------------------------| G#|-------------------------| D#|-------------------------| Finish on a D5 ************************************ | X Dead note | b Bend | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute ************************************

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Goin down