Stevie Ray Vaughan Freight Train Rhythm!

Hey everyone, this episode we are going through the amazing rhythm of one Stevie Ray Vaughan, AKA SRV.

Before we get to the tab, let’s go through a few details that can help reproduce these tunes more accurately.

SRV liked to use thick strings (13s!  OUCH) and tune them down to Eb440, ie Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb.

He used medium picks and that can definitely help for some of the faster rhythm stuff.

SRV also used a stratocaster guitar and liked to use the out of phase pickup between the neck and bridge pickup.

Let’s jump into the tab!

Rude Mood

This tune is probably SRV’s fastest tune on record and must be approached using alternate picking and a lot of fret hand dampening to create a clean sound.

Work up the speed slowly.

Here is the tab and video lesson is at bottom of page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pride & Joy

This tune involves a ton of left hand dampening I refer to as the “oven mitt” technique lol.

You will see in the video why I say this.

Intro can be a bit tricky as it does not start on beat 1 like it sounds.

Here is the tab and video lesson is at bottom of page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cold Shot

This one is a slow blues in A minor.

I did a few parts of the tune and consolidated them down to show how rhythmically intense SRV could be, particularly the last part of this tab.

You will need to use your thumb for the bass notes, ala Jimi Hendrix.

Here is the tab and video lesson is at bottom of page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the video. Enjoy!