Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top Tabbed by: axe victim Email: Leave a message on my ‘Ultimate Guitar’ profile or comment here and I’ll get back to you. Tuning: EADGBe | / slide up | \ slide down | s slur - very rapid slide, sounds like one note | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato or sustain | x Mute note |(3) optional note | * pinch harmonic ( hit string with both pick and thumb 'til it squeals ) |PM palm mute Classic from the Eliminator album. Many guitar parts, one of which is slide, difficult to play with just one guitar in standard tuning. I will add more of the end solo later. Intro: ___C5______________________________________________________________ ( guitar one, palm mute the bottom E string... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|---------10------8--------------|-10--8--------------------------| D|---------10------8---10---------|-10--8-------10~~~--------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-8---8-------8-----------8---8--|---------8----------------------| (PM________________________________________) ( guitar two... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---| B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------1--|-1-| G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|-0-| D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------x--|-x-| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------1h3----|-3-| E|--------------------------------|---------------------3----------|---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - Repeat for a few bars until: Verse: ___C5_______________________________C5______________________C___Bb_ " Clean shirt, new shoes... " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-1---------------------------1--|-1------------------------------| G|-0---------------------------0--|-0------------------------------| D|-x---------------------------x--|-x-----------------------5--\3--| A|-3-----------------------1h3----|-3-----------------------3--\1--| E|---------------------3----------|---------------------3----------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| _______________________Bb______F___________________________________ " and I don't know where I am going to... " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------1--| G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--| D|(3)------------------3----------|-----------------------------x--| A|(1)------------------1-------3--|-------------------------1h3----| E|-----------------------------1--|---------------------3----------| ___C5_______________________________C5______________________C___Bb_ " Silk suit, black tie... " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-1---------------------------1--|-1------------------------------| G|-0---------------------------0--|-0------------------------------| D|-x---------------------------x--|-x-----------------------5--\3--| A|-3-----------------------1h3----|-3-----------------------3--\1--| E|---------------------3----------|---------------------3----------| _______________________Bb______F________________________F_______G__ " I don't need a reason why... " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|(3)------------------3----------|--------------------------------| A|(1)------------------1-------3--|---------------------3------/5--| E|-----------------------------1--|---------------------1------/3--| Chorus: ___G___________________F_______G________________________________C__ " They come running just as fast as they can, 'cause... " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|(5)-----------------------------|(5)-------------------------(5)-| A|-5-------------------3------/5--|-5-------------------5-------3--| E|-3-------------------1------/3--|-3-------------------3-------3--| ___C_______________________________________________________________ " every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----| G|(5)-----------------------------|---------------------8----------|----| D|-5------------------------------|---------------------8---8---8--|-10-| A|-3------------------------------|-------------------------8---8--|-10-| E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|----| Or maybe this chord... ___C/G_____________________________________________________________ " every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-1------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-x------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| Repeat intro. Repeat verse. Guitar solo: ( The solo is played with slide guitar and open G tuning. Rhythm guitar is standard tuning ) PM = palm mute ___C_______________________________________________________________ ( rhythm guitar during solo... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-| E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--| (PM_____________________________________________________________) Repeat for quite a few bars until: ___C________________________________C___Bb______G__________________ ( rhythm guitar during solo... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|-10--8-------5------------------| A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--8-------5------------------| E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---6-------3------------------| (PM____________________________) ___F_______________________________________________________________ ( rhythm guitar... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--| E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--| (PM_____________________________________________________________) ___C_______________________________________________________________ ( rhythm guitar... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-| E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--| (PM_____________________________________________________________) ___F_______________________________________________________________ ( rhythm guitar... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--| E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--| (PM_____________________________________________________________) ___C________________________________C___Bb______G__________________ ( rhythm guitar... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|-10--8-------5------------------| A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--8-------5------------------| E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---6-------3------------------| (PM____________________________) Here's a solo I tabbed from a live performance so you can play it with a Guitar in standard tuning, no slide. It's very similar to the recorded version, I think most of the info you need is in there somewhere. ___C_______________________________________________________________ ( / = slide up, ~ = vibrato or sustain, h = hammer-on ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|/5---5---5---5---5~~~~~~~----3~~~h5---5---5---5---5~~~~~~~----3~~~ D|/5---5---5---5---5~~~~~~~----3~~~h5---5---5---5---5~~~~~~~----3~~~ A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ___C_______________________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|h5---5---3-------5---5---3------|-5---5---3-------5~~~~~~~-------| D|h5---5-------5---5---5-------5--|-5---5-------5---5~~~~~~~-------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C_______________________________________________________________ ( ^ = slight or quarter-tone bend ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----8---8---8------------------|-----8--------------------------| G|/9-------9---9---10^8--------10b12-------10p8--------------------| D|----------------------10--------|-------------10~~~~~~-----------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C_______________________________________________________________ ( b = bend, p = pull-off, \ = slide down ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------10~~ G|10b12--8-10p8----10--8----------|-----------------------------11~~ D|-----10-------10---------10-------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\------| A|-----------------------------8h10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C_______________________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|/11~~11~~11~~11~~11~\10------10~~/11~~11~~11~~11~~11~\10------10~~ G|/12~~12~~12~~12~~12~\11------11~~/12~~12~~12~~12~~12~\11------11~~ D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C_______________________________________________________________ ( s = slur - very rapid slide, * = pinch harmonic ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|/11~~11~~11~~11-----------------|--------------------------------| G|/12~~12~~12~~12s10p8----8---10^~~~~~~~~~~8*----------------------| D|---------------------10---------|-------------10*~~~~~~\---------| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------8h10- E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C_______________________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|-------------8*~~~~~~-----------| D|-10--10--8-------10--10--8--------10--10--8----------------------| A|-10--10-----8h10-10--10-----8h10--10--10----------------------8h10- E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C_______________________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|-------------8*~~~~~~\----------| D|-10--10--8-------10--10--8--------10--10--8----------------------| A|-10--10-----8h10-10--10-----8h10--10--10-------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C_______________________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-------------8~~~~~~~~~~~-------|-------------8*~~~~~~~~~~-------| D|----/10--8----------------------|----/10--8----------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C____________________________________Bb______G__________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------4~~~ G|-------------8*~~~~~~^~~~~~~~\--|-5---3-------0~~~~~~~~~~~-------| D|----/10--8----------------------|-5---3-------0~~~~~~~~~~~-------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___F_______________________________________________________________ e|-1-------1-------1-------1------|-1-------1----------------------| B|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----4-------4~~~~~----------1--| G|--------------------------------|---------------------3--p0---0--| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C_______________________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----1-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------1---4^~~~~~~~~~~~ G|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___F_______________________________________________________________ e|-1-------1-------1---1-------1~~~~~-------1----------------------| B|-----4-------4-----------4------|-----4-------4---1-----------1~~~ G|--------------------------------|---------------------3---0------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C____________________________________________Bb______G__________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----1-------1-----------1---1~~~~--------1----------------------| G|-----0-------0---3--p0---0---0~~~~--------0---3-------0~~~~~~~---| D|--------------------------------|-------------3-------0~~~~~~~---| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Repeat intro. Repeat verse. Repeat chorus. ___C_______________________________________________________________ " every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------11b13~~~~~-| G|(5)-----------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| Second guitar solo: ( two guitars sharing duties, one is a slide guitar... ) ___C_______________________________________________________________ ( lead guitar... ) ( * pinch harmonics * ) e|-8-------8-------8---8----------|--------------------------------| B|-----11------11--8---8----------|--------------------------------| G|-------------------------10-----|-8------*10*----*8*-*8*---------| D|-----------------------------10-|-----10------10----------8------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C_______________________________________________________________ ( etc... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|h10-p8------8-------------------|--------------------------------| A|-------8/10---10\8---6---8---6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Guitar solo to end.... Lyrics: Clean shirt, new shoes And I don't know where I am going to. Silk suit, black tie, I don't need a reason why. They come runnin' just as fast as they can 'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man. Gold watch, diamond ring, I ain't missin' not a single thing. Cuff-links, stick pin When I step out I'm gonna do you in. They come a runnin' just as fast as they can 'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man. Top coat, Top hat, And I don't worry cause my wallet's fat. Black shades, white gloves, Lookin' sharp, lookin' for love. They come runnin' just as fast as they can 'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.

Zz Top - Sharp dressed man