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).

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Can't Feel a Thing

There are no straight chords in the song, so I'm going to number each section and pair numbers with the lyrics instead of chords. It's kind of a classic Ben Nichols song where he picks around a chord while changing the bass note.

The picking pattern for the verses is something like this:

(1)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---4----4----4-----4-|
|---4-----------4-----|
|-2-2--2----2-----2---|
|---------------------|

(2)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---4----4----4-----4-|
|---4-----------4-----|
|-0-0--0----0-----0---|
|---------------------|

(3)
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|----4-----4-------4-----4-|
|------4-------------4-----|
|--------------------------|
|-0------0------2------2---|


(4)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---4----4----4-----4-|
|---4-----------4-----|
|-2-2--2----2-----2---|
|---------------------|

Brian's lead over the verses is easy. It goes like this:

(1)
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-4---4-6-4-|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|


(2)
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-4---4-6-4-|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|


(3)
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-6---6s8-|
|---------|
|---------|


(4)
|----|
|----|
|----|
|-9--|
|----|
|----|



It's hard to tell precisely what Ben is playing for the choruses. I think this is right, but he's buried way low in the mix. You can clearly hear that he's going back and forth between the B and G stings on the fourth fret, and I'm pretty sure he's getting these bass notes. Lucero Message Board member, Cory Williams posted a video from the October show in Cambridge that helps to see what he's doing.

(5)
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|---4------4------4------|-4------4------4------4---|
|-----4------4------4----|---4------4------4------4-|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-2--------------------2-|------2------2------2-----|
|--------0------2--------|--------------------------|


(6)
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|---4------4------4------|-4------4------4------4---|
|-----4------4------4----|---4------4------4------4-|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-2--------------------2-|------2------2------2-----|
|--------0------2--------|--------------------------|


(7)
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---4------4------4------4---|---4------4------4------4---|
|-----4------4------4------4-|-----4------4------4------4-|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0------0------0------0-----|-0------0------0------0-----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|


(8)
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|---4------4------4------|-4------4------4------4---|
|-----4------4------4----|---4------4------4------4-|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------2-|------2------2------2-----|
|-0------0------2--------|--------------------------|


Brian's chorus riff is very similar to what he plays over the verses. It goes like this:

(5)
|-----------|
|---------7-|
|-4-4s6-8---|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

(6)
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-4-4s6-8---|
|---------9-|
|-----------|
|-----------|

(7)
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-4-4s6-6s8-|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

(8)
|------------|
|------------|
|-4-4s6-8----|
|---------9--|
|------------|
|------------|


That leaves us with the bridges (it's alright...)

Ben's part goes like this:

(9)
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----4-----4------4-----4-|
|-------4------------4-----|
|--------------------------|
|-0-0-----0----2-2-----2---|

(10)
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----4-----4------4-----4-|
|-------4------------4-----|
|--------------------------|
|-4-4-----4----2-2-----2---|

(11)
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---4------4------4------4---|
|-----4------4------4------4-|
|-2------2------2------2-----|
|----------------------------|

Brian's part goes like this:

(9)
|--------------|
|---5-4----5-4-|
|-4------4-----|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|

(10)
|---------------|
|---5-4--7-5-4--|
|-4-------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|


(1)
A bastard from the start, but a charming one at that
(2)
Bad reputation but I really ain't that bad
(3)_________________________(4)
It's alright, I can't feel a thing


(1)
Beauty from the city, dolled up in a dress of gold
(2)
I like them high heels but she won't wear them no more
(3)_________________________(4)
It's alright, I can't feel a thing


(5)
Nothing short of perfect as she's falling to the ground
(6)
Nothing short of Armageddon's gonna slow her down
(7)
Nothing short of dying's gonna bring me any peace
(8)
Well, I ain't really worried 'cause I can't feel a thing


(1-2-3-4)


(1)
So much to tell her but the words seem to get lost
(2)
The bottle's empty and I can't complete the call
(3)_________________________(4)
It's alright, I can't feel a thing


(1)
She ain't on the phone, she ain't on the way
(2)
All the messages keep going up in flames
(3)_________________________(4)
It's alright, I can't feel a thing


(5)
Nothing short of Vegas and a bar that's never closed
(6)
Nothing short of lying down and waking up alone
(7)
Nothing short of dying's gonna bring me any peace
(8)
Well, I ain't really worried 'cause I can't feel a thing

(1-2-3-4)

(9)________(10)_______________(9)_____________(10)
________It's alright...well it's alright ...a little less pain every time we fall
(9)________________(10)_________________(9)____________________________________(10)
It's alright...it's alright...until you get so tired you can't feel nothin' at all
_______________(11)
Nothin' at all


(1)
She asked me if I loved her and I showed the tattoo
(2)
I weren't no answer but for then it had to do
(3)_________________________(4)
It's alright, I can't feel a thing


(1)
I listened to a band in a bar outside downtown
(2)
There ain't enough girls wearing high heels in this crowd
(3)_________________________(4)
It's alright, I can't feel a thing

(1-2-3-4)

(5)
Nothing short of perfect as she's falling to the ground
(6)
Nothing short of Armageddon's gonna slow her down
(7)
Nothing short of dying's gonna bring me any peace
(8)
Well, I ain't really worried 'cause I can't feel a thing



(9)_________________(10)__________________(9)_____________(10)
Can't feel anything.......Lord, can't feel anything
_______________(11)
Can't feel a thing


Posted by Noah at 12:33 PM
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