NELLY - "#1 (What Does It Take To Be?)" Tablature

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Artist: Nelly

Song: #1

Album: Nellyville

Tabbed by: Dr. Jared Funk Adamanatams

Registered as: redfield566



A hot ass track off Nellyville, this song was released a while ago by itself though. A great example of the large amount of guitar work on this record, and its increasing influence in rap, its also a good example of what happens when you pour fabric softener on a recently born flamingo chick that came from a pelican father. The song is based on one chord with some soloing and change-ups. Hot catchiness and mad fun.


Intro (down stroke picking to e string and back)

]----4--------4------4-------4---------
]---5-5-----5-5----5-5----5-5--------
]--6---6---6---6--6---6--6------------
]-6-------6-------6------6-------------
]----------------------------------------
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Soloing (done on the 4th picking of the chord in the intro, used later in the chorus)

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]--10-h-12-10--15-14-12--10-h-12-10-12---
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1st verse (chord from intro, played x8)

]-----4----------4----4-----4-----4-------------
]----5-5-------5-----------5---------------------
]---6---6-----6----6-----6------6---------------
]--6---------6----6-----6------6----------------
]--------------------------------------------------
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Chorus: (played with the same riff as the 1st verse riff with the soloing played constantly throughout)

2nd verse (play 1st verse riff 4 times then play following riff 4 times)

]------4----------0-----2---------------
]-----5-5-------1-----3----------------
]----6---6----2------4-----------------
]---6--------2------4------------------
]----------------------------------------
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Chorus

3rd verse same as 2nd

2

There it is there it is! Fun song to play, I’ll be tabbing out the rest of Nellyville’s songs soon! I'm gonna look at "The Gank" next. Look for my next tab: “I Need A Girl” by P. Diddy coming soon, I've figured it out EXACTLY and if you like Mariah (and who doesn't?) I’ve got a tab of “Always Be My Baby” at the bottom of the M section, it got accepted! I’m so happy, good times, hustle on, hustle on and keep that funk alive!!!!!!! Peace be with you
your man J

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