Diatonic Position 3 Song Examples

Michael Jackson

Beat It: Intro Riff (Key of Gb/Ebm; half step down tuning)

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Eb|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Db|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Ab|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------10----7----------------7h9--|

Eb|-------------------------------------------0---|-------7-----10--------------------------------|

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Eb|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Db|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Ab|-------7---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------10----------10--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Metallica

One: Intro Riff (Key of D/Bm, using open string from position 2)

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----4-------0-------------------|-----4-------0-------------------|
A|-2-------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-------3-----------------------|

The Pixies

Where Is My Mind?: Main Riff (Key of E/C#m, modified to stay within position 3)

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----4-------4-------------------|
B|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-4-------4-------5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Scar Tissue: Main Riff (F/Dm)

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------10----10--10----10------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9---|-9/10----10----10--10----10\9----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-----------8---8---8-----------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------8---|-8/10--------10--10--10------8---|

The Temptations

My Girl: Intro Riff (Key of C/Am, using open strings)

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------1---|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------0-----2---------|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------0-----2---------------------|-------------------------------------0-----2---|

A|-3---------------------------------------------|-------------------------0-----3---------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|-1-----------------3---------------------------|