I bought a guitar a few months ago, and its one of my newest obsessions. One of the first songs I wanted to learn was the 311 song, "Amber." Amber has a great intro hook that is easily recognizable and not too difficult to play. To make a long story short, I noticed last night that Tim Mahoney (of 311) plays the riff two different ways. I've seen him play it the way I first learned, but last night I watched a video of a 311 performance and I noticed that he also plays it a more difficult way. I've posted below the guitar tabs for the new way and the old way.
The Slick Way (new)e:-------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------5----------------------------
G:--------4---------5---5----------4------4--------
D:--2-3/5---5---5/7----------2/3-5---5--5---5------
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------
1 2/2 1 2 2/2 1 1 1 1/1 3 2 3 3 2 3 <-- fingering
* * *
* = Release the string
/ = Slide
The Easy Way (old)
e:---------------------------------------------- B:--------------------5------------------------- G:------0-4-0---0-2-5---5--------0-4-0--0-4-0--- D:--2-3----------------------2-3---------------- A:---------------------------------------------- E:----------------------------------------------