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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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).

Friday, April 17, 2009

Sad and Lonely

I cleaned up a couple small-ish mistakes in this and added lyrics. It's a lot of fun to play. I'm a little surprised they've never played it live (at least not as far as I can tell).


Guitar 1:

Main Verses Riff:

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3-|
|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3---3-----3---|-1-1---1-----1---|

|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----3---3-----3-|-----3-------3--------3-----|
|-----------3-----|---------3-------3--------3-|
|-----------------|-3-3---3---1---1------------|
|-0-0---0-----0---|--------------------1---1---|


The transition to the chorus is very similar but shorter:

|-----------------|-----------------|----|
|-----------------|-----------------|----|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-5--|
|-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3--|
|-3-3-----2-2-----|-1-1-----0-0-----|----|


Chorus chords (got left behind...)

A# F D# C

For the part that goes "Walking through the streets..." The chords are D# C A# F (these are power chords).
Pick back and forth between root and octave notes sliding down on the roots (shown below). Throw in a hammer on from open on the F chord.

|---------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------|-------|
|---8--------5--------3-----|-------|
|-------------------------3-|-3---3-|
|-6---6s3--3---3s1--1--1--3-|-3---3-|
|-------------------------1-|-0h1-1-|

Riff variation during solo:

|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-----3----3-0-|-----3----3-0-|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-3-3----3-----|-1-1----1-----|

|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|------------------|
|-----3----3-0-|-----3-0------3-0-|
|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|-3-3--------1-----|
|-0-0----0-----|------------------|


Guitar 2

Main riff for the verses:

|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
|---3---5---|---3---5-3-|---3---5-3-|---3-5-5s7-7-7-7s5-5-5p3-|
|-5---5-----|-5---5-----|-5---5-----|-5-----------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|


Decending riff (We all make our mistakes...)

|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3-----|
|-5-5---5---4-4---4-|-3-3---3---2-2---2---|
|-------------------|-------------------3-|
|-------------------|---------------------|

Solo:

|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|----10^^^v-|-8-------8-10-8-|-------------8-|-10^^10-8------10^^10-8----|
|-----------|----8h10--------|-10-8---10h8---|----------10------------10-|
|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------------------------|


|-----------|---------|-----------|---------------------------|
|-----------|---------|-----------|---------------------------|
|-10--12----|-10-12---|-----------|---------------------------|
|--------10-|-------8-|---------8-|-10^^10-8------10^^10-8----|
|-----------|---------|----10h8---|----------10------------10-|
|-----------|---------|-----------|---------------------------|


Main Riff
So sad and lonely for being only a little girl
Main Riff
You whisper hold me but know he won't be the love of your world
Transition Riff
We all made our mistakes waiting for the better days and got left behind
A#_______________F
You came down hard
F___________________D#
like they said you would
D#_______________C
The sky's got no stars
C____________________A#
You'd quit it if you could
A#__________F
Get off the ground
F__________________D#
You been down down down
D#_________________C
You been down down down
D#__________________C_______________A#___________F
Walking through the streets and you don't belong here
D#________________C____________A#_________F
You know he don't love you and now that's clear
Main Riff
It's clear he's gone


Main Riff
Didn't matter what we did cuz we knew we were kids, all we had was time
Main Riff
Sad and lonely wishing only you could make it right
Transition Riff
We all made our mistakes waiting for the better days and got left behind
A#_______________F
You came down hard
F___________________D#
like they said you would
D#_______________C
The sky's got no stars
C____________________A#
You'd quit it if you could
A#__________F
Get off the ground
F__________________D#
You been down down down
D#_________________C
You been down down down
D#__________________C_______________A#___________F
Walking through the streets and you don't belong here
D#________________C____________A#_________F
You know he don't love you and now that's clear
Main Riff
It's clear he's gone


Solo (Main Riff Variation x2)


Transition Riff
We all made our mistakes waiting for the better days and got left behind
A#_______________F
You came down hard
F___________________D#
like they said you would
D#_______________C
The sky's got no stars
C____________________A#
You'd quit it if you could
A#__________F
Get off the ground
F__________________D#
You been down down down
D#_________________C
You been down down down
D#__________________C_______________A#___________F
Walking through the streets and you don't belong here
D#________________C____________A#_________F
You know he don't love you and now that's clear
Main Riff
It's clear he's gone

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