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Hour of Need, as performed by Stillwater
Stillwater

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Author/Artist: Stillwater
Title: Hour Of Need
Album: Stillwater
Transcribed by: Rick Posey
Email: rick@giventowail.com

Rhythm guitars kept fairly simple.. follow song to get the rhythm down.

Verse:                                         End of Verse:
-|-----------------------------------------|-|--------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------|-|--------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------|-|---------------------2---2--2---
-|---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---|-|---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2---2--2---
-|---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---|-|---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0---0--0---
-|---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---|-|---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------
                                                                              
Chorus:                                Post Chorus:
-|-----------------0-----------------|-------------0--------------------------
-|-----------------0-----------------|--3------------3-3------3---------------
-|-----------------0---------2---2---|--2--------------2----0-----0-----------
-|-------------2-------------2---2---|--0--------------0--3-------5-----------
-|---------2---2-------------0---0---|--0---1*-3*------0--1-------3-----------
-|--3--2---0---0------0--3-----------|----------------------------------------
    w/ variations           4x          bass plays * notes; let notes ring    

Verse 2: w/ same riff from verse 1 + this lead:
-|--------------------------------------------------0-------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------------5-------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---2vv--4-4b5r4--p2--0-------2-2-4-4b5r4-p2-0-------------------------------
-|-----------------------4vv--------------------4v----------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    lead in 2nd verse                          repeat 4x        into chorus   


After chorus there's this solo:

Solo 1 (w/ Rhy Fig 1 below):
-|-------------------------------------------------------------17--17vv-------
-|--15/17v----15-15-15\12*------15-15p12-15-15/17v-15-15-15/17-----17vv-------
-|------------------------12--------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     w/ slide       *let ring                                                 

-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|--9--9--9--9---9--9-9-9---9--9-9--9---9--9--9--9---2--2---2--2--2--2--------
-|--9--9--9--9---9--9-9-9---9--9-9--9---9--9--9--9---2--2---2--2--2--2--------
-|--7--7--7--7---7--7-7-7---7--7-7--7---7--7--7--7---0--0---0--0--0--0--------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2x  Rhy Fig 1                                                                      

-|-----------------------------------------------------12-12-14v--15-12-12----
-|---/15-15-15-/17v--15-15-15\12--------15-15-15/17v--------------------------
-|-------------------------------12vv-----------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    w/ verse chords + 2nd verse lead                                          

-|-12------------------------------14----------------12---12---12-------------
-|----15-12-15-12-17b19v-17b-17-15----15-17v--15-14--15b--15b--15b--15-14-12--
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   into chorus           

-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
-|--12vv--10---12-10--8-------/12-10-8v--10--|--------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
    3rd chorus fills                            into post chorus              

-|--10---10--10--10--10--10---------------------------------------------------
-|--13b--13b-13b-13b-13b-13b--13-10-13-13b15vv--13-10-------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------12b13r12p10------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------12v--------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    w/ Rhy Fig 2 (around the 3:45 minute mark)                                   

-|-----------------------------------10---------------------------------------
-|--------------------------------10------------------------------------------
-|------10----10-12-10-12v-10-12b--------12p10----10----10-12-----10vv--------
-|---12----12----------------------------------12----12-------12-------12vv---
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

-|--------13----13-15b-p13-h15v--13v---------10-10-10-10-10-10----------------
-|--13h15----15----------------------15vv-\--13-13-13-13-13-10----------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------------10-12vv--------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

-|----------------------------------------------------13-15-15-13-----13-10---
-|---------------10--10h12--10---------------------15-------------15----------
-|-------10------10--10h12--10-----------10-----------------------------------
-|-10h12----12v----------------12--10h12----12-12-----------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

-|-------10-13--13-------13-15-17-19b---17--------------------------------13--
-|-10-13-----------13-15-------------------18-20--18-20-20vv--18-15-13-15-----
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

-|---------------------15v-13-12-12b13-12-10----10----10---17-15--13-12-------
-|-15v-13-15v-15-15-15-----------------------13----13-------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3--/---5-5-5-5------------------------------------------
-|---0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3--/---5-5-5-5------------------------------------------
-|---0-0-0-0----1-1-1-1--/---3-3-3-3------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Rhy Fig 2                                                                

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