Heard It on the X Lyrics

HEARD IT ON THE X
As recorded by Z Z Top
(From the 1979 Album FANDANGO! )
Words and Music by Billy Gibbson,Dusty Hill and Frank Beard
N.C. A5 C5 G5
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion Gtr'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion Gtr'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven Gtr (Solo)'
Fast Blues Rock Q=228
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM
H Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------||o-----------------|-----------------|
|------0-----||o-----0-----------|-----0-----------|
PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0------||
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0------||
|-----0-----------|-----0-------------o||
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||--5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0-----|
||--5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0-----|
||o-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-------------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0----|
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0----|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0----|
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0----|
PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E +E E E E
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0----|-7p5---5-(5)-------|
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0----|-7p5---5-(5)-------|
N.CD5 F5 D5 N.C. E5 G5 E5
Gtr I
Q H Q Q. E +Q E E Q H Q Q E E +E E Q
|-0----------|------------------|----0----0--|-3b3.5------0-(0)---0---||
| Gtr II
| Q H Q Q. E +Q E E Q H Q Q a E E +E E Q
|------------|------------------|------------|-3b3.5------0-(0)-------||
|----3----3--|-5b6---3-(3)------|------------|-3b3.5--4---0-(0)-------||
|----2----2--|-4b5---2-(2)------|------------|------------------0-----||
~~ ~~ ~~ PM
Q. E +H Q. E H Q. E +E E Q +H +E E E E
| ~~ PM ~~ PM ~~ PM
| Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q +H +E E E E
C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 A5 N.C.
~~ ~~ T ~~ PM
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E +E E Q +Q Q Q Q
| ~~ PM ~~ PM ~~ PM
| Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q +Q Q Q Q
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0-----||
|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0-----||
|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0------------o||
~~ PM
Q. E +E E q H q Q
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. H
| Gtrs I, II
| PM PM PM PM
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|---5p=2----2----2p0---|
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|---5p=2----2----2p0---|
Q. E +Q Q a Q E a E +H
|-----------------------|-12s13------12s13-(13)------|
| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|-----7p5--------5--(5)-0----|
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|-----7p5--------5--(5)-0----|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. H
| PM PM PM PM
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|---5p=2----2----2p0---|
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|---5p=2----2----2p0---|
Q. E +Q Q a Q E a E +H
|-----------------------|-12s13------12s13-(13)------|
| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|-----7p5--------5--(5)-0----|
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|-----7p5--------5--(5)-0----|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. H
| PM PM PM PM
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|---5p=2----2----2p0---|
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|---5p=2----2----2p0---|
Q. E +Q Q a Q E a E +H
|-----------------------|-17s13------12s13-(13)------|
| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|-----7p5--------5--(5)-0----|
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|-----7p5--------5--(5)-0----|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. H
| PM PM PM PM
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|---5p=2----2----2p0---|
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|---5p=2----2----2p0---|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-----------------------|-17S====10s=x\-------|
| PM PM PM
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|--7p5----5-(5)-------|
|--5p2----2------2p=0---|--7p5----5-(5)-------|
N.CD5 F5 D5 N.C. E5 G5 E5
Gtr III
Q H Q E Q E +H Q H Q E Q E +H
|-------------|-6s==5--7-(7)------|----9----9--|-8s====7---9-(9)------|
| Gtr I
| Q H Q Q. E +Q E E Q H Q Q E E +E E Q
|-0-----------|-------------------|----0----0--|-3b3.5-----0-(0)---0--|
| Gtr II
| Q H Q Q. E +Q E E Q H Q Q E E +E E Q
|-----3----3--|-5b6----3-(3)------|------------|----------------------|
|-----2----2--|-4b5----2-(2)------|------------|----------------------|
|-0-----------|-------------------|----0----0--|-3b3.5-----0-(0)---0--|
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +Q Q +H. Q
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ PM
| Q. E +H Q. E H Q. E +E E Q +H +E E E E
| ~~~ PM ~~~ PM ~~~ PM
| Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q +H +E E E E
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +Q q
| Gtrs I, II
| ~~~ PM ~~~ PM ~~~ PM
| Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E q
2nd Interlude
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q. 3x
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------o||
||--5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0------||
||--5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0------||
||o-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-------------o||
Half-Time Feel
N.C.
Free Time
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|----------------|-----------------||----------:--------:
|----------------|-----------------||----------:--------:
|----------------|-----------------||----------:--------:
|----------------|-----------------||----------:--------:
|-1--1-0-0-0-----|-----------------||----------:--------:
|------------4-4-|-4-3-3-3-2-2-1-1-||-0--------:-(0)----:
+W +W +W
|------------:------------:--------||
|------------:------------:--------||
|------------:------------:--------||
|------------:------------:--------||
|------------:------------:--------||
|-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)----||
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------o||
||--5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0------||
||--5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-5p2---2---2p0---|-7p5---5-(5)-0------||
||o-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-------------o||
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *