Chords used
F#m: 244222
A: 577655
Bm: 799777
F7: 004444

Intro:
F#m | F7 | Bm 2x

Strum each alternating between the bottom strings and upstrokes on the top strings.
to the track for rhythm and timing.

Verse 1:
Hauled from the wreckage
Dragged to the side of the road
There’s a man, standing alone

Live by the moonlight
Blown by the wind
Nothing there, but the road in front of him

Chorus:
So tear down the walls
Storm through the barricades
There’s fight in every corner
And a night to everyday

Verse 2:
Drawn here by circumstance
Led here by fate
Some kind of misunderstanding, Led the soul astray
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/back_door_slam/tear_down_the_walls_crd_ver_2.html )
Went down on his knees
Reached up to the skies
Said Lord I followed your way, won’t you show me mine

Chorus (2x):
So tear down the walls
Storm through the barricades
There’s fight in every corner
And a night to everyday

Solo:
F Minor Pentatonic

Verse 3:
They say at night
You hear him plead
With the devil below, for his soul’s release

Chorus (2x):
So tear down the walls
Storm through the barricades
There’s fight in every corner
And a night to everyday

Solo 2:
F Minor Pentatonic

That’s the bare bones of it.
Tips:
You must listen to the song to get a feel for the song.
The chorus is a choppy part where Davy alternates between downstrokes on the bottom
and upstrokes on the top strings. Use chunky distortion to get the right sound.
The F7 chord has a little slide in it from the third to the fourth fret during the choruses.
In the verses, strum the chords and arpeggiate the top three strings.
The verses are played with a delay-type pedal which and slight tremolo effects.
For the solos, improvise dramatically.
Have fun, this is a great, impressive song.

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Song: Riverbed (Acoustic Version)
Artist: Davy Knowles
Tuning: Half Step Down

Chords Used:

Em — (022000)

Am — (x02210)

C — (x32010)

D — (xx0232)

[—] [(577655)]
G — (320033)

Asus2 — (x02200)

Bm — (x24432)

D/F# — (2x023x)

Cmaj7 — (x22010)

B7 — (x21201)

This tab is based on an acoustic version of the song found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vTyJSduGyy1w

The main riff and chords are all identical to the album version, just switch to standard tuning

Main Riff::

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--x-x--x-x------------------------------------- -----------------|
G|-----0--x-x--x-x-------0h2p0------------------------- x3 -----------------|
D|-----2--x-x--x-x-------------2--2p0-----------------times-----------------|
A|-----2--x-x--x-x------------------------------------- -----------------|
E|--0---------------0h3-----------------------------------------------------|

On the fourth time end the riff with this..

[(G)] [(Asus2)]

e|--------------------3--x--0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--x-x--x-x----3--x--0-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----0--x-x--x-x----0--x--2-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--x-x--x-x----0--x--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----2--x-x--x-x----2--x--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------3--x--x--3--------------------------------------------|

Repeat the whole main riff once more, which leads into the verse.

Verse::

I can remember the night oh so well.

[D/F#]
The way the moon shone down on the Mississippi river swell.

Not a soul out there could have known.

[D/F#]
Just how quick and fast that fog would come down

1st Break::

In the middle of a silent night

[D/F#]
Heard that whistle blow

Chorus::

[D/F#] [D/F#]
Was the wrong place at the wrong time

[D/F#]
Now the tracks are bent out of line

[D/F#] [D/F#]
I said down on the Riverbed is where you’ll find those souls

[D/F#] [D/F#]
Was the first mate on the foredeck

[D/F#]
Ran my ship aground

[D/F#]
I said down on the Riverbed is where you’ll find those souls

D/F# Transition to the Main Riff again, play it 4 times

Where you’ll find those souls..

2nd Verse::

Now the train had just left the station in New Orleans

[D/F#]
‘Bout the same time we hit the bridge at two fifteen

I can still hear the twisting metal cry

[D/F#]
As a broken track threw the train off the line

Repeat the 1st Break x1

Repeat the Chorus x1

Toss the riff in once before moving to the 2nd break

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--x-x--x-x------------------------------------- -----------------|
G|-----0--x-x--x-x-------0h2p0------------------------- x1 -----------------|
D|-----2--x-x--x-x-------------2--2p0-----------------time------------------|
A|-----2--x-x--x-x------------------------------------- -----------------|
E|--0---------------0h3-----------------------------------------------------|

[(G)] [(Asus2)]

e|--------------------3--x--0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--x-x--x-x----3--x--0-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----0--x-x--x-x----0--x--2-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--x-x--x-x----0--x--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----2--x-x--x-x----2--x--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------3--x--x--3--------------------------------------------|

2nd Break::

[D/F#]
I know I’ll never find any kind of peace of mind, oh but you can rest assured

[D/F#]
I will always remember the sound of that whistle blow

Solo::

Note: Some chords in the solo are played as barre chords for style points
-It still sounds alright if you just play them as normal

-It’s also a little more up tempo, and higher notes in the chords
are more accentuated than the lower notes, give the song a listen
to hear the change in style during the solo.

Sweep pick this on an upstroke, followed by the Am
It might take some practice to get the rolling
sound of the notes down
|
|
V

e|----------------------------(3)-----0----------0--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3--1----1---------1--------------------------|
G|--0-0---------------------------------2-p-0----2--------------------------|
D|--2-2--/--5----------------------------2-p-0---2--------------------------|
A|--2-2--------5h7p5----2-----------------------0--------------------------|
E|--0-0------------------3--------------------------------------------------|

[-] [-] [-] [D/F#]

-Barre chords start here if you want to use them

[-] [-] [D/F#] [-] [D/F#]

[-] [-] [-] [D/F#]

e|----------------------------(3)-----0----------0--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3--1----1---------1--------------------------|
G|--0-0---------------------------------2-p-0----2--------------------------|
D|--2-2--/--5----------------------------2-p-0---2--------------------------|
A|--2-2--------5h7p5----2-----------------------0--------------------------|
E|--0-0------------------3--------------------------------------------------|

[-] [-] [-] [D/F#]

-Ditto for the barre chords

[-] [-] [D/F#] [-] [D/F#]

[-] [-] [-] [D/F#]

Back to the Chorus x1

Riff X4

End with :: G – Asus2 – Em – Em

Last thing to note:

– The transitions from Am – Cmaj7 – C have an Am7 chord in
between to get the right sound just use one finger to move between those
three chords so that you’re always holding down the Am7 (x02010) as you go.

Wooooo first tab! May not be dead on but hopefully I didn’t make a horrific mess of things 🙂

Also be sure to check out Davy Knowles, as he is a tremendously talented dude.

| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x Mute note
|( ) Ghost note