Ballad In Urgency tab

Ballad In Urgency

The Black Crowes
Song Title: Ballad In Urgency
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: C.R & R.R.
Recording Session: Amorica
Record: Amorica
Live Debut: 08/22/1994
Shows: 238 times played live
Related Song: Low Down
Notes: A markedly different version of this song was recorded during the Tall sessions.
The song was called Low Down and had different verses but shared the same "hate and
greed, swollen and sweet" The song's working title was "Ballad Of Urgency" during the 
Amorica Sessions.

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Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)

Intro/Pre-Chorus:
E-------------------|
B----0-------0---2--|
G------4-------0-0--| x2
D--5-----5-4-----2--|
A----------------0--|
E-------------------|

This is tough to hear on both studio and live recordings.  On the studio song there is
Ford's part and a sitar played over it and during live shows this is once again mixed
with Marc's part, things up, but after numerous listens to the song on the album and 
live, this is what I could come up with Rich's part.

Pre-Verse 1:
E-----7-0-------------------|
B-----------7------7-5------|
G-------------6----------6--| x4
D---------7------7-----7----|
A--0------------------------|
E---------------------------|

This is only played before the first verse.

Verse:
E-----7-0-------------------|
B-----------7------7-5------|
G-------------6----------6--| x2
D---------7------7-----7----|
A--0------------------------|
E---------------------------|

E--5----5-5----------5-5-5-5--|
B--7----7-6----------6-6-6-6--|
G--7----7-7--------7-7-7-7-7--|
D--7----7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--5----5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-----------------------------|

The timing and number of times the repeated Dm is played here varies from verse to verse.

E-----7-0-------------------|
B-----------7------7-5------|
G-------------6----------6--| x2
D---------7------7-----7----|
A--0------------------------|
E---------------------------|

Chorus:
E------------------------------------------------5-5--5-5--5-5--------5-5--5-5--5-5--|
B------7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------5-5--5-5--5-5--|
G------7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------6-6--6-6--6-6--------6-6--6-6--6-6--|
D--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7----5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--------7-7--7-7--7-7--------7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A--4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5----2-2-3-3--3-3--3-3----7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
E--------------------------------------------4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5----4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5--|

E------------------------------------------------5-5--5-5--5-5--|
B------7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------5-5--5-5--5-5--|
G------7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------6-6--6-6--6-6--|
D--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7----5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--------7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A--4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5----2-2-3-3--3-3--3-3----7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
E--------------------------------------------4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5--|

E------3-3--3--3-3--------1-1--1--1-1--3-----|
B------3-3--3--3-3--------1-1--1--1-1--3--5--|
G------4-4--4--4-4--------2-2--2--2-2--4--6--|
D------5-5--5--5-5--------3-3--3--3-3--5--7--|
A--7-7-5-5--5--5-5----5-5-3-3--3--3-3--5--0--|
E--4-4-3-3--3--3-3----2-2-1-1--1--1-1--3-----|

Solo Rhythm:
E--------------------------|
B--2--2--0----0----0----0--|
G--2--2--0----0----0----0--| x4
D--2--2--2----4----4----4--|
A--0--0--x----x----x----x--|
E--------3----5----5----5--|

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