"Nimrod" Hitchin' A Ride TAB Notation: Throughout this guide, you may find various symbols coinsiding with the numbers of the TAB. This is a small legend letting you know what they mean. If you are unfamiliar with how to accomplish the effects with the given notation, I suggest you look on the web, there's plenty of info somewhere out there on how to make all of these work to your full benefit. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend r = bend release / = slide up/down = natural harmonic {5} = artifical harmonic ~ = vibrato tr = trill Violin Intro: E|-------------------------------------------|G B|-------------------------------------------|U G|------8h9-11~~-12-11-9-8t9-------------|I D|-9h10--------------------------10~-|T A|-------------------------------------------|A E|-------------------------------------------|R Rhy. Fig. 1 B5 A5 G#5 G5 B5 A5 G#5 G5 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|A A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|S E|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|S | | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|U G|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|I D|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|-4---4---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|T A|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|-2---2---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|A E|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|---------5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|R Rhy. Fill. 1 G|-----------------|B D|-----------------|A A|-----------------|S E|-4---4-----------|S | | E|-----------------|G B|-----------------|U G|-----------------|I D|-6---6-----------|T A|-6---6-----------|A E|-4---4-----------|R Rhy. Fig. 2 E5 F#5 B5 A5 G#5 G5 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|A A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|S E|-0---0---0---0-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3---3---|S | | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|U G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|I D|-2---2---2---2-4-|---4-4---4---4-4-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5---5---|T A|-2---2---2---2-4-|---4-4---4---4-4-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5---5---|A E|-0---0---0---0-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3---3---|R Solo: G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A A|--------------5-----5----|-------------------------|S E|--7-----7----------------|--3-----3-----2--2--2--/-|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--2-------|A A|--------------5-----5----|--------------------5--4-|S E|-7------7----------------|-------------------------|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A A|--------------5-----5----|-------------------------|S E|-7------7----------------|--3-----3-----2--2--2--/-|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--2-------|A A|--------------5-----5----|--------------------5--4-|S E|-7------7----------------|-------------------------|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R gradual bend-------------------------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|B D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|A A|------------5----5---|---------------------|------------5----5---|S E|--7----7-------------|--3----3----2-2--2-/-|--7----7-------------|S | | E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|G B|-17---15---12---15---|-17---15---12---15---|-17---15---12---15---|U G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|I D|-14---12----9---12---|-14---12----9---12---|-14---12----9---12---|T A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|A E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|R G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|B D|--5-5--5-5--4-2------|---------------------|---------------------|A A|-----------------5-4-|------------5----5---|---------------------|S E|---------------------|--7----7-------------|--3----3----2----2---|S | | E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|G B|-17---15---12---10---|-12---15---17---15---|-12---15---17---15---|U G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|I D|-14---12----9----7---|--9---12---14---12---|--9---12---14---12---|T A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|A E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|R G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--2-------|A A|--------------5-----5----|--------------------5--4-|S E|-7------7----------------|-------------------------|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R gradual bend-------------------------------------| Outro: B5 D G#5 G5 B5 D G#5 G5 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|A A|---------5---5---|-----------------|---------5---5---|-----------------|S E|-7---7-----------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|-7---7-----------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|S | | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|U G|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|-----------------|I D|-9---9---7---7---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|-9---9---7---7---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|T A|-9---9---5---5---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|-9---9---5---5---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|A E|-7---7-----------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|-7---7-----------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|R Intro - Rhy. Fig. 1 Verse 1 - w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 Hey mister, where you headed? Are you in a hurry? I need a lift to happy hour. Say oh no. Do you brake for distilled spirits? I need a break as well. The well that inebriates the guilt. 1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4. Interlude - Rhy. Fig. 1 w/ Rhy. Fill. 1 2nd time Verse 2 - w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 Cold turkey's getting stale, tonight I'm eating crow. Fermented salmonella poison oak no. There's a drought at the fountain of youth, and now I'm dehydrating. My tongue is swelling up, as say 1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4. Pre-Chorus - Rhy. Fig. 1 Chorus - Rhy. Fig. 2 Troubled times, you know I can not lie. I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride. Solo Verse 1 Outro w/ background vocal: "Don't know where to go"