Black Velvet riff. Why is this so hard?

[Whousedtoplay]

That doesnt look quite right to me. I always thought it was something like this. TBH I never played it this way. I do the same riff but play the Lower E's an octave higher. It actually sounds cool and flows better that way IMO
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I think I play it like this:
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Just a question.
If you can play the OPEN E string, why are you playing the note E on A string?

If you cannot play that OPEN E string, then, I would play the last triplet on the E string - on the 10th and 7th frets:

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[Kevin Hailey]

That doesnt look quite right to me. I always thought it was something like this. TBH I never played it this way. I do the same riff but play the Lower E's an octave higher. It actually sounds cool and flows better that way IMO
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I think I play it like this:
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Thank you, standard notation! Tab is trash.

 

[newwavefrank]

Just a question.
If you can play the OPEN E string, why are you playing the note E on A string?

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If you cannot play that OPEN E string, then, I would play the last triplet on the E string - on the 10th and 7th frets:

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I just like it better than the original. I know I to play it correctly, I just think the higher E with the slides sounds smoother. Just my preference

 

[walking_line]

I used to have a Yamaha BBT500 amp for a short time that could cop that exact same squishy compressed bass sound. I used to always think of that tune when I heard it. Never got around to learning it until I read this thread. Yep, @newwavefrank's notation is correct. I've got a hipshot, so I played it in both keys. FWIW, I think it sounds better in Eb.

 

[Whousedtoplay]

I just like it better than the original. I know I to play it correctly, I just think the higher E with the slides sounds smoother. Just my preference

I would play it slightly different.
(In Eb minor)
I've indicated my left (fretting) hand fingers.