#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Backdoor by Tadpole Tabbed by Chris (send appreciation e-mail to chris@tadpole.co.nz, he he) Note: Even though its originally played on a 7 string guitar, the song can be played on a 6 string tuned to dropped D tuning. INTRO: |-----let ring-------------------------------------------| e|---<7>-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| b|---<7>-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| g|---<7>-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| d|---<7>-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| a|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| b|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| VERSE RIFF: D Gm/D# . . . . e|2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3---| b|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3---|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3---| g|2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3---| d|----------------------------|----------------------------| a|----------------------------|----------------------------| e|----------------------------|----------------------------| b|----------------------------|----------------------------| D Gm/F Gm/C . . . e|2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|0-0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-3----|| b|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3---|3-3-3-3---3-3-3----3-0-3----|| g|2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|3-3-3-3---3-3-3----3-0-3----|| d|----------------------------|----------------------------|| a|----------------------------|----------------------------|| e|----------------------------|----------------------------|| b|----------------------------|----------------------------|| CHORUS RIFF: OUTRO RIFF: D5 D#5 F5 G5 D5 D#5 F5 G5 e|--------------------|----------------------||------------|-------------|| b|--------------------|----------------------||------------|-------------|| g|--------------------|----------------------||------------|-------------|| d|--------------------|----------------------||------------|-------------|| a|-5--5-x-x-5---5---5-|-6--6-6-6-8--8--8-10--||-5----------|-6---8--10---|| e|-5--5-x-x-5---5---5-|-6--6-6-6-8--8--8-10--||-5----------|-6---8--10---|| b|-3--3-x-x-3---3---3-|-4--4-4-4-6--6--6--8--||-3----------|-4---6---8---|| BRIDGE RIFF: (clean) D5 D#5 D5 D#5 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| b|-3----3---------|-3----3---------|-3----3---------|-3----3----4----|| g|-2-------2---2--|-3-------3---3--|-2-------2---2--|-3-------3------|| d|-0--0------0----|-1--1------1----|-0--0------0----|-1--1-----------|| a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| Backdoor song structure INTRO VERSE RIFF x3 CHORUS RIFF x4 VERSE RIFF x2 CHORUS RIFF x4 BRIDGE RIFF x 4 VERSE RIFF x2 CHORUS RIFF x4 OUTRO RIFF x4