Key:
/ = slide up
= slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
t = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
() = Dive wbar
(/) = Release wbar
Tp = Tap wplectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x--------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x--------------------------------------|
Gb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x--------------------------------------|
Db|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x--------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Eb|-------------------------------7----7----7----7-7--7--------------|
Bb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---------|
Gb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8--8--x-x---------|
Db|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - >
Eb|--5----5----5----5-5--5--------5----5----5----5-5--5--------------|
Bb|--5--x-5--x-5--x-5-5--5--x-x---5--x-5--x-5--x-5-5--5--x-x---------|
Gb|--6--x-6--x-6--x-6-6--6--x-x---6--x-6--x-6--x-6-6--6--x-x---------|
Db|--7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------7----7----7----7-7--7--------------|
Bb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---------|
Gb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8--8--x-x---------|
Db|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-10--7--9------------|
Gb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---9--9------------|
Db|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---9--9------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x--------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x---------|
< - - - - - - 3x - - - - - >
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5--x-5--x-5--x-x-5--5--x-x---5--x-5--x-5--x-x-5--5--x-x---------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x--------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x---------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Eb|-----------------7--7-7----5----5----5----7--7-7------------------|
Bb|--9----9----9--x-7--7-7----5----5----5--x-7--7-7------------------|
Gb|--9----9----9--x-8--8-8----6----6----6--x-8--8-8------------------|
Db|--9----9----9--x-9--9-9----7----7----7--x-9--9-9------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x--------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 9
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--------------------------------|
Gb|--10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--------------------------------|
Db|--10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 10
Eb|-----------------------------------8----8----8-----8--8---8-------|
Bb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--8--x-8--x-8---x-8--8---8---x-x-|
Gb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--9--x-9--x-9---x-9--9---9---x-x-|
Db|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--10-x-10-x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - >
Eb|--6----6----6----6-6--6--------6----6----6----6-6--6--------------|
Bb|--6--x-6--x-6--x-6-6--6--x-x---6--x-6--x-6--x-6-6--6--x-x---------|
Gb|--7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---------|
Db|--8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8--8--x-x---8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8--8--x-x---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------8----8-----8-----8--8---8------|
Bb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--8--x-8---x-8---x-8--8---8--x-x-|
Gb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--9--x-9---x-9---x-9--9---9--x-x-|
Db|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--10-x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10-x-x-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 11
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10-x-x-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-11--8---10-|
Gb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10-x-x-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10-|
Db|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10-x-x-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 12
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x--------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x---------|
< - - - - - - 3x - - - - - >
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--6--x-6--x-6--x-x-6--6--x-x---6--x-6--x-6--x-x-6--6--x-x---------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x--------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x---------|
Rhythm Fig. 13
Eb|--------------------8---8--8-----6----6----6----8---8--8----------|
Bb|--10----10----10--x-8---8--8-----6----6----6--x-8---8--8----------|
Gb|--10----10----10--x-9---9--9-----7----7----7--x-9---9--9----------|
Db|--10----10----10--x-10--10-10----8----8----8--x-10--10-10---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 14
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1---------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
Eb|--12-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--15-----14--12---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--15h16--14--12h13------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
Eb|--13-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--13-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--13-----15--13-----16----15--13----------------------------------|
Gb|--13h14--15--13h14--16h17-15--13h14-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
Eb|-------------------------------6----------------------------------|
Bb|--8---8------------------------8p6--6------8---8------------------|
Gb|--8h9-8h9-----------------6h7-------6h7----8h9-8h9----------------|
Db|----------10----------------------------8----------10-------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
< - - 3x - - > < - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - >
Riff 6
Eb|-------------------------------------------6----------------------|
Bb|------15p13--13--------13----13------------8p6--6------8---8------|
Gb|------14-----13h14-----13h14-13h14----6/7-------6h7----8h9-8h9----|
Db|-15----------------15--------------15---------------8----------10-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
NEW YORK GROOVE
Russ Ballard
[Intro: Drums only]
[Rhy. Fig 1] (2x)
[Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2 and Riff 1]
[Riff 2]
[Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 5]
Many years since I was here, on the street I was passin' my time away
To the left and to the right, buildings towering to the sky
It's outta sight in the dead of night
[Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 4] (2x)
Here I am, and in this city, with a fistful of dollars
And baby, you'd better believe
[Rhy. Fig 6 w Rhy. Fig 7] (3x)
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
[Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2 and Riff 1] (2x)
Back in the New York Groove, in the New York Groove
[Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Rhy. Fig 9 and Riff 3] (2x)
[Rhy. Fig 10 w/ Rhy. Fig 12 and Riff 4]
In the back of my Cadillac
A wicked lady, sittin' by my side, sayin' 'Where are we?'
Stop at Third and Forty-three, exit to the night
It's gonna be ecstacy, this place was meant for me
[Rhy. Fig 11 w/ Rhy. Fig 8]
Feels so good tonight, who cares about tomorrow
So baby, you'd better believe
[Rhy. Fig 13 w/ Rhy. Fig 14] (3x)
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
[Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Rhy. Fig 9 and Riff 3] (2x)
Back in the New York Groove, in the New York Groove
[Rhy. Fig 13 w/ Rhy. Fig 14 and Riff 5]
I'm back, back in the New York Groove (6x)
[Rhy. Fig 13 w/ Rhy. Fig 14 and Riff 6]
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
(repeat and fade)
