About This Blog

I started this blog because the tabs on the Lucero message board kept getting lost when they switched sites. A blog isn't a perfect forum for guitar tabs and chords, but it now has posts for all but a handful of their songs. And, to the best of my knowledge, this is the only source for Lucero tabs that has been endorsed by an actual Lucero guitarist. Accept no substitutes.

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-Brian Venable

Thank you to the folks who have sent me submissions, suggestions, and corrections. Thanks also to anyone who posted a tab on the luceromusic.com boards. You can find me there posting as Boston Twang. You can also email me at lucerotabs@gmail. Submissions and/or corrections are greatly appreciated.

General Thoughts on Lucero Chords

Ben seems to favor chord variations that fret the B string at the third fret. If a C, Em, G, or A doesn't seem quite right, try:
Cadd9 (x32030), Em7 (022030), G (320033), Asus (x02230)

Also, I think he leaves the E string open on a lot of his D chords (xx0230).

Sunday, August 17, 2008

The Last Song

Chords submitted by mavint1. Thank you!

I love Ben's lead on this song. You'll find that, as well as Brian's soft part leading into the solo at the bottom of the chords.


C/G: (332010)
D/A: (554030)

C/G
Little Mara Lee
C/G
Always sings so sweet
D/A
On the banks of the river running through downtown
D/A
A show tonight with a sweet sweet sound

C/G
Crossed to Tennessee
C/G
But its sweet sweet Mara Lee
D/A
Whose voice is calling me back home
D/A
To the banks of the river where I belong

Em D Em C/G
______________All there is is one last song

Em D D C/G
______________Now the band is giving it their all

Em D Em C/G
_____________She says these are the best of days

Em D D C/G
_____________Wont you stay and dance with me a while

C/G
Little Mara Lee
C/G
Always sings so sweet
D/A
The pain in your heart is rock-n-roll
D/A
The tears in your eyes is rock-n-roll

C/G
Little Mara Lee
C/G
Always sings so sweet
D/A
The kiss of your lips is rock-n-roll
D/A
The blood in your veins is rock-n-roll

Em D Em C/G
______________All there is is one last song

Em D D C/G
______________And now the band is giving it their all

Em D Em C/G
_____________She says these are the best of days

Em D D C/G
_____________Wont you stay and dance with me a while




Main lead riff (Ben)

-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------9-7-7-7s4-4-4h7-4---4---------
-7^--5------5-5-5-5h7-7-7-7--------------------7---7-5-----
--------5h7------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------7-4--------7-4----------
-7^-7^-5-----7^-7^-5-5-5-5h7-7-7-7-----7-7^-5-----7-7^-5---
---------5h7-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------




Chorus lead riff:

---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
-------7-9s12-12--12-9--9-9-7--7-7h9p7-
-7s9-9---------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------

----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
-------7h9p7----------------------------
-7S9-9-------9S7-5------5------5------5-
--------------------5h7----5h7----5h7---
----------------------------------------

---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
-------7-9s12-12--12-9--9-9-7--7-7h9p7-
-7s9-9---------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------

--------------------
--------------------
-------7h9p7--------
-7S9-9-------9S7-5--
--------------------
--------------------




Lead in to solo (quiet part)
Brian:

-------------------------------0---0---0---0-----------0---0-
---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------3---3---------
-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------

Then play Em and C/G and then repeat the whole thing

Ben:

------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
-7(16x)s14(8x)-12(4x)-14(4x)-5(16x)-
------------------------------------
------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
-9(8x)-7(8x)s14(8x)-12(4x)-14(4x)-5(16x)-
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------

Solo:

-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------7--7---7h9-7-7---
-7^-7^-7^p5---5--7^-7^p5---5---7^-7^p5---5--7s9------9-----------
------------7------------7-------------7-------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------
-------------------------------
-9-7---7-----------------------
-----9---9s7-9-7-5-------5-7-9-
-------------------7-5-7-------
-------------------------------

-------------------------------
-------------------------------
-9-7---7-----------------------
-----9---9s7-9-7-5-------5-7-9-
-------------------7-5-7-------
-------------------------------

-------------------------------
-------------------------------
-9-7---7-----------------------
-----9---9s7-9-7-5-------5-7-9-
-------------------7-5-7-------
-------------------------------



--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
-----7-7----7-7-7h9-7--7s9-9s12-12-12-9--9-9-7--7-7h9-7-
-7s9------9---------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
-12^x8-15^x8-12---12-12-12-12s9-9-9s7-
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------

----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
-12^x8-15^x8-12---12-12s9-9-9s7-7-7h9-7-
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
-12^x8-15^x8-12---12-12s9-9-9s7-7-7h9-7-
----------------------------------------
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----------------------------------------

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------------------
-12^x8-15^x8-12---
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Posted by Noah at 11:54 AM
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2 comments:

Yosambo said...

Thank you so much for these tabs. Please continue the good work. I'm sure it means alot to alot of people, as well myself. Thank you for all the excellent work.

June 17, 2011 at 3:10 AM
Noah said...

Thanks for the kind words. I don't have much time for it these days, but I'm glad that some folks are still finding the site helpful.

June 17, 2011 at 7:31 AM

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