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Blood Is Thicker Than Water Tab

by Black Label Society


This is such a fun song to play...I looked at some of the other tabs for the song and 
I would try a post......Here is my version of the song....Let me know what you think....

Standard Tuning E A D G B E

Blood Is Thicker Than Water- Black Label Society

^^^-vibrato
\ /- legato slide

Intro:

Gtr. 1

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9^^^------9/11/12^^^---12/14^^^--------14\11\9^^^-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 2
   Em           A7                 Cmaj7         Em

E|-0----0-------0--------0---------0----0--------0-----------0---------|
B|-0--3---3-----2--2-------2-------0--0---0------0-------------3-------|
G|-0--------0---0----0-------0-----0--------0----0----0----------0-----|
D|-2------------2------2-------2---2-------------2------2----------2---|
A|-2------------0------------------3-------------2--------2------------| x2
E|-0---------------------------------------------0---------------------|

Gtr. 3
   Em           A7                 Cmaj7         Em

E|-0------------0------------------0-------------0---------------------|
B|-0------------2------------------0-------------0---------------------|
G|-0------------0------------------0-------------0---------------------|
D|-2------------2------------------2-------------2---------------------|
A|-2------------0------------------3-------------2---------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------0---------------------| x2

Sweep all 6 strings on the first chord...Listen to the song....

The verse part is Guitar 2 and 3 as shown above...


Chorus:"I walk this mile....."

Gtr. 1

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5^^^-----5/7^^^--------7/9^^^------------------9\2^^^--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Gtr. 2
   Cmaj7          Dadd9                 Em            A7


E|-0-----0--------0----------0----------0-----0-------0----------0------|
B|-0---0---0------3---3--------3--------0-------3-----2----2-------2----|
G|-0---------0----0-----0--------0------0---0-----0---0------0-------0--|
D|-2--------------4-------4--------4----2-------------2--------2-------2|
A|-3--------------5---------------------2-------------0-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------0-------------------------------|


Gtr. 3
   Cmaj7          Dadd9                 Em             A7


E|-0--------------0---------------------0--------------0----------------|
B|-0--------------3---------------------0--------------2----------------|
G|-0--------------0---------------------0--------------0----------------|
D|-2--------------4---------------------2--------------2----------------|
A|-3--------------5---------------------2--------------0----------------|
E|--------------------------------------0-------------------------------|


"end........Blood is thicker than water...."

Gtr. 1

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2/5^^^----------5/7^^^------7\4^^^---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtrs 2 and 3
    Cmaj7          Dadd9              B              Em


E|-0---------------0-------------------------------------0--------------|
B|-0---------------3-------------------------------------0--------------|
G|-0---------------0------------------4------------------0--------------|
D|-2---------------4------------------4------------------2--------------|
A|-3---------------5------------------2------------------2--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------0--------------|

The solo is a pain.....But hopefully this helps out anyone who wants to learn the song....