Chicken Fried (Diatonic Duet)
by Zac Brown & Wyatt Durrette · posted by EarthDogHarpin
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
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Tab
Chicken Fried (Diatonic Duet)
Words and Music by Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette
Key of G Major
1st harp range: D4 to F#5
2nd harp range: G3 to F#5
Adapted for two key of G Richter tuned diatonics
1st harp is the melody and is above the lyrics
2nd harp is the accompaniment and is below the lyrics
Tab Notations:
none = blow - = draw ” = full-step bend
___ = hold or sustain (5x3) = blow 5 & 3 while blocking 4
-(4x2) = draw 4 & 2 while blocking 3
ob = overblow
2_-1____ = slur; move smoothly from note to note then hold
-4___4_-4__-3___3_-2*__3__ = longer slur
-4(5x3)__ = -4 is a grace note, just barely sounded before playing blow 5 & 3 while tongue blocking hole 4
-45 = -4 is a grace note, just barely sounded before playing blow 5
2nd Harp:
(65)__ (65)__ -4 -4 (54) 4 -3” -2__ 5__ 7__ 4 –(54)
-4(65)__ 5 5 6 5__ -4__ 4 -4 6__ 4 6 4 -5 5__ -5__ 5__
4__ 4__ 6__ 4 -5 4__ 5__ 4__ (54)__ 4__ 5 -4___
3 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -3”___
You know I like my chick-en fried,
5__ 6__ 6 5 6 6 5_-4__
cold beer on a Fri-day night,
3 6 6 6__ 5 -5__ 5___ 4__
a pair of jeans that fit_ just right,
4 4 4 4 5 5_____-5_5__-4____4_-3__4__
and the ra-di-o up.________________________
(543)_-5_5__-(432)4_-3_-4______ (32)__
Solo #1
-2 -3” 4 -4(5x3)__ -4(5x3)__ -(4x2) 4 -3” -4__ (43) -4
-45 -4 (43) -4___ -3” 4 -4 4 -4 5 -5__ (5x3)__ -4 4 -3”
4___ -3” 3 2 -1 1 -1 2 1__ 1 -1 2 (3x1)__ 3 -3” -45
5 -4
3” 4 4 5__ 5 5 5_-4 4 -4___
Well, I was raised up be-neath the shade
-4 4 5__ 4 4__-3”
of a Geor-gia pine;_
3 4__ 4__ 4 -3”_-2
and that’s home, you know._
5__ 5__ -4 4__ -4___ -4 -4_-3 4__ 4___
Sweet tea, pe-can pie,_ and home_-made wine
(543) (543)-4 (43)-(432)-4 -(4x2)4 -(3”2”)
4 -3” 4 4__ -3”_-2__
where the peach-es_ grow.___
3 5__ 5__ 6__ 6__ 6__ 5 -4_4__ 4 4___
And my_ house, it’s not much to talk__ a-bout,
4 4 5__ 5 5__-4 4 -4___
but it’s filled with love_ that’s grown
(543) 5 (543) 4 -(432)
-4__ 5 4__ 4__-3”
on__ South-ern ground.
-4__ (5x3) 4__ 4__ -3”___
4 -3” 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -3”_-2___
And a lit-tle bit of chick-en fried,___
5__ 6__ 6 5 6__ 6 5_-4__
cold beer on a Fri-day night,
5__ (654) 6 5 –(43)6 5 -4____ -(32)
3 6 6 6__ 5 -5__ 5___ 4__
a pair of jeans that fit_ just right,
-2-(42)6 6__ 5 -(54)5___ 4____ -(3”2”)
4 4 4 4 5 5____-5_5__-4___
and the ra-di-o up._____________
4 4 4 4 5 (543)-5 5 -(432)
3 4__ 5 5 5___ 3____
Well I__ see the sun-rise,_
4 4 6__ 6 5 6 6__ 5_-4__
see the love in my wom-an’s eyes,_
(543)6 5 6 -(42) 5 -4____
6 6 5__ 5 5 -5 5____ 4___
feel the touch of a pre-cious child
6 6 -(543)5 5 -5 5____ 4___
-3” 4 4 4 5___ 5_____-5_5__-4____
and know a moth-er’s love._____________
-3” 4 4 4 (54) (543)_-5 5 -(432)
3 5 5__ 5___ -4 4 -4 -4__ 5_-4__ 4 4___
It’s fun-ny_ how_ it’s the lit-tle_ things in life
(43)________ -(32)__________ 4___
4 4___ 4 -3”__ 4__ 5 5__ 5___-4
that mean the most; not where you live,_
3_________________ (43)____________
-4 -4__ 5__-4 4 -3” 4__ 4__ 4 4__ -3_-3”_-2__
what you_ drive, or the price tag on your clothes.___
-(32)__________ -(3”2”)__________ -(21)____
-2 4__ 5 5__ 5___ 4__ -4 -4__ 5__-5_5_-4__
There’s no_ dol - lar sign on_ peace of__ mind;_______
(543)(543)(543)4__ -(432)-4__ -(32)_______
4 4___ 4__ 4 3
this I’ve come to know.
4 -(3”2”)-(3”2”)-(3”2”) 3 -1 -1 -2 –(321)
4 4 5 5__ 5___ -4 4 -4__ 4 5___
So if you a__-gree, have a drink with me;_
1___________________ -1_____________
-4 4 4__ 4__ 4__ 4 -3”_-2
raise your glass-es_ for a toast_
1__________________ -1
-4 4 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -3”_-2___
to a lit-tle bit of chick-en fried,___
5__ 6__ 6 5 6__ 6 5_-4__
cold beer on a Fri -day night,
5 (654)6 5 –(43)6 5 -4____ -(32)
3 6 6 6__ 5 -5__ 5___ 4__
a pair of jeans that fit_ just right,
3 –(42)6 6__ 5 -(543”)5__ 4____ -(3”2”)
4 4 4 4 5 5____-5_5__-4__
and the ra-di-o up.____________
4 4 4 4 5 (543)-5 5 –(432)
-2 -4__ 5 5 5___ 3_____
Well I__ see the sun_-rise,_
4 4 6__ 6 5 6 6__ 5_-4__
see the love in my wom-an’s eyes,_
(654)6 5 6 -(42)5 -4_ -(32)
6 6 -5__ 5 5 -5 5____ 4___
feel the touch of a pre-cious child
6 6 -(543)5 5 -5 5____ 4___
-3” 4 4 4 5___ 5____-5_5__-4____4_-3__4____
and know a moth-er’s love._______________________
(543)-5 5 -(432)4 -3 (432)_
Solo #2
1 -1 2 -2 -3” 4 -4(5x3)___ -4(5x3)__ -4(5x3)__ 6 5 6 -6
5 6__ 6 5 -5 5 4 -4(5x3)__ 6 -6 4ob-(4x2)__ 4 -3” (32) 1ob
-1 1___ 1 -1 2 3__ 3 -3” 4 -4(5x3)__ 6 (5x3) 6 -6 -4 7 6
–(6x4) 6 5 -4 4 -3” 4___ (76) 6 -6 7 (8x6)__ 7 (7x5)__ -6
(7x5) -6 6 –(6x4) 6 5 -4 4 -3” -2 -3” 4 -4 3 -4 -4(5x3) -4 4
-4 –(5x2) 5 -4 3 6__ -4(5x3)__ -4 4 -3” (43)__ 4 -3” 2 -12 -2
-3” 1___ 1 -1 2 (3x1) 3 -3” 4 -4(5x3) 6 5 -4 (43) -2-3”__ 4
4 -3” -2 1___ 4__ 1 -2” (32)___ 2 3 2__ -1__ 1 -1 3__ -1
3__ -2” 2 -2”__ -1__ 1__ 1__ -2”__ -2”__ 1 -1 2__ 1______
2 -1___
3 -4 5___ 4 4__ -3”_3__
I thank God_ for my_ life___
3 6__ 5 6___ 6__ 5_-4___
and for the Stars and Stripes.
6__ 6 -5__ 5 -5 5__ -4___5_-4_4
May free-dom_ for-ev-er_ fly,_______
-(43)6 -5 5 4 5 -(43”)5 -4 4
4 5___ 5______-4__
let it__ ring.______
(543)_ -4__
3 5__ 4 4__ 4 -3”_-2
Sal-ute the ones who died,__
4 3_(32)_(321)____
3 6__ 6 6__ 6 6______
the ones that give their lives__
-(24)________
5 6 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4_4__
so we don’t have to sac-ri-fice__
_-(24)_____________ 3____________
4 -3” 4__ 5__ 5_____-5_5_-4____
all the things we_ love.____________
5__ 5__ 4 4 -3”_-2___
Like our chick-en fried,___
5__ 6__ 6 5 6__ 6 5_-4__
cold beer on a Fri_-day night,
5 (654)6 5 –(43)6 5 -4____ -(32)
3 6 6 6__ 5 -5__ 5___ 4__
a pair of jeans that fit_ just right,
3 –(42)6 6__ 5 -(54)5___ 4____ -(3”2”)
4 4 4 4 5 5_____-5_5_-4___
and the ra-di-o up._____________
4 4 4 4 5 (543) -5 5 –(432)
3 -4__ 5 5 5___ 3_____
Well I__ see the sun_-rise,_
4 4 6__ 6 5 6 6__ 5_-4__
see the love in my wom-an’s eyes,_
(654)6 5 6 -(42)5 -4____ -(32)
6 6 -5__ 5 5 -5 5____ 4___
feel the touch of a pre-cious child
6 6 -(543)5 5 4 5____ 4___
-3” 4 4 4 5___ 5____-5_5__-4____
and know a moth-er’s love.____________
(543)-5 5 -(432)____
5 5 5 -4 4 4 -3”_-2___
Get ya lit-tle chick-en fried,___
5__ 6__ 6 5 6__ 6 5_-4__
cold beer on a Fri-day night,
5__ 6__ 6 5 6 –(32)5 -4____ -(32)
3 6 6 6__ 5 -5__ 5___ 4__
a pair of jeans that fit_ just right,
3 –(43)6 6__ -(43)-5__ 5___ 4__ -(3”2”)
4 4 4 4 5 5______6___
and the ra-di-o up.________
(543) -(43)
4 -4 -4 5 5 4___ 3_____
I like to see the sun_-rise,_
4 4 6__ 6 5 6 6__ -6__-7_-6_6__
see the love in my wom-an’s eyes,________
(654)6 5 -(43)6__ -(643)_-(43)_
6 6 -5__ 5 5 -5 5____ 4___
feel the touch of a pre-cious child
6 6 -(543)5 5 4________ -3”_
-3” 4 4 4 5___ 5____-5_5__-4_____4_3__4____
and know a moth-er’s love._______________________
(543)-5 5 -(432)_____ (432)
2nd Harp: -1 1ob 2 -2 -3” -2 4__ (321)__ (432)________
Song with additional intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ujS1er1r0
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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