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Alvin Lee - the Bluest Blues
ch= crushed note. Play note indicated. Let it hardly sound,
then hammer on to following note.
(*not* a hammer on don't let note fully sound)
trv__= tremelo bar vibrato: pushdown and release rapidly
to "shake"note as far as solid line indicates.
ps= pick scrape down towards guitar nut and string winders.
ps//= pick scrape up towards guitar bridge and plug input.
?= Tremelo push and release. Produces a pulsing note.
?= Tremelo push down to next note as near as possible.
fb= Fast bend up to note as quickly as humanly possible.
0/ = Repeat Sectionenclosed by this sign once from first repeat
/0 marker.
Conventional Symbols
h = hammer on.
p = pull off.
b = bend string up.
r = release bend.
/ = slide up.
= slide down.
v = vibrato, more v's= ore vib
t = right hand tap.
x = play 'note' with heavy damping.
(x)= Ghost note: where x is a hardly heard note.
(7)b9= Pre Bend: Fret the first bracketed note bent up to 9
and pick.
5___=Unison bend, hold the 5 and bend the 7 up to the pitch of
7b the 5
>volume swell up
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7-10--7--------7vv--------------------------------------------|
A-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Main SOLO
e--3h5--5--------------------------------------------------------|
B---------8------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------5-7b9r7-5--------4h5p4-0---2----------------|
D----------------5/7------------------------------2--2-----------|
A----------------------------------------------------2-----------|
E----------------------------------------------------0-----------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--15b17-13-------13h15----13h15b17-15b17-13-----------13p12-----|
G-----------14-------------------------------14---12h14-----12h14|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----12----------------------14p12------------------------------|
D-14-----12--10---12h14-12h14-------14-12------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------14-14------------------|
E--------------------------------------------12------------------|
e-------15/17--15b17--rp15p12----12----------12------------------|
B-13/15------------------------15----13-10---13------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------7b9r7-5--7b8-5---|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
P.H. P.H.
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5-----5------------7------------------------------------------|
A----------7--7-------7------------------------------------------|
E-----------------3/5--------------------------------------------|
e----17--19-20-21b23-21b23r21-20h22------------------------------|
B--17-------------------------------(17)-------------------------|
G--------------------------------------19p17h19--17h19p17---19p17|
D--------------------------------------------------------19------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------10----10-10b12-10----10-----------|
B-----------------------10vv-13----13------------13-----13-13----|
G------------------9h12------------------------------------------|
D-(12)12p10--10h12-----------------------------------------------|
A----------12----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:44)
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10---10-----------------------------10--------------10--------|
G-----12---12-9-12p9-----------------9---12----------9---12-12b14|
D-------------------12b14r12-10-12b14-------12b14-10-------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------10-------------------------------|
B-13/-------------------10----13----13h15-15b17-15b17r13h15p13p12|
G--------(97)-7b9r(7b9)-----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Faster than appears here
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--12h14p12-------------------------------12---------------------|
D-----------14-12-12/10-12vvv--12p10-12b13---12p10-12p10-12vv----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------17h20p17h20p17h20p17--20b22-------------------------|
B----------------------------------------20p17-------------------|
G-(12/14)-------------------------------------19p17--------------|
D--------------------------------------------------19p17-19------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------12b13--13-15b17r15-15v--13v-15vv-13v-15-13-15-13|
G------------9/14-----14-----------------------------------------|
D-12b14r12-10----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15b18--15b18-15b18p13------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------14---------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-12___----------------------------12___-12___-12___-12___-------|
B-15b17--15h17--15h17--12___-------15b17-15b17-15b18-15b17-------|
G----------------------14b16-------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------12---------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---10-12-12b14r12vv---12p10-------------------------------------|
A-12-------------------------12p10-------------------10h12-------|
E----------------------------------13-10vv--8--10h12------12-----|
e---- 12___-------------------------12___-----------------------|
B-15---15b17-15p13p10--12b13r12------15b17-15-13-10-10v-12b13----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------(12)-----------------------(12)|
(5:38)
e-12__-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-15b17-15-13-10-10----------------------------------------------|
G-------------------9h12----9------------------------------------|
D------------------------12---10h12----10------------------------|
A-----------------------------------12----10-12-----12-----------|
E------------------------------------------------10----10--12----|
Try to flange the notes so tht they "croak" If possible
pinch harmonics can be used to emphasise these notes
Where possible I have shown the notes that result form these sounds
without the special techniques needed
e------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-10b11----------------------------------------------------------|
A------12--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------5-8-10-10b12r10-12----10------10-----|
B-----------------------5-8------------------10h13-13p1013--1310-|
G----------------5--7-8------------------------------------------|
D-----------5--7-------------------------------------------------|
A-5/7---5-7------------------------------------------------------|
E-5/7------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-(10)-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-(10)-5-7p5-5-2p0------------0--1-------------------------------|
D-----------7----2p0--2-2--2p0h2--2------------------------------|
A-----------------2p0-2-2---------2------------------------------|
E---------------------0-0----------------------------------------|
(5:55)
e-------10b12r10p8-----------------12-15-12--15b17-15b17---------|
B------------------10-13/(20)------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--9/10----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-15p12h15p12--15b17-15p12h15-15b17-15p12---12-------------------|
B----------------------------------------15---13/----------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------10-12p10----10--------15p12-15/17--|
B-----------------------10h13----------13---13-10/13-------------|
G------------------9-12------------------------------------------|
D-9/10-12-10-12b13-----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-20b22-20b22--20p17--20b22-20b22--20p17-------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------19b21p17--17h19p17--------|
D----------------------------------------------19-------19p17----|
A------------------------------------------------------------2017|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
In this section it is hard to discerne notes.
If you cannot follow the tab (and its not easy) then try
to improvise! In addition to this, the tab below is mainly
an attempt to continue the song, using snipets of
information I could hear.
Hard to hear 6:12
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------14h17-14-----------------------------------------|
D----------14h17--------17-14----------------------------9h10----|
Ap15-17h15--------------------17-15-12p10-----------10h12--------|
E----------------------------------------12p10-10h12-------------|
Becomes clearer
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------10--13p10v---10-------------------------------------------|
G-9h12------------12---12h14p12----------------------------------|
D------------------------------12-14--12-------------------------|
A-----------------------------------15--12h15p12---12------------|
E------------------------------------------------15--12-10-------|
e-----------------------------------------------10--10b12r10p8---|
B-----------------------13p10---10--13vv-10--13---------------10-|
G-----------------------------12---------------------------------|
D-2---2---2----2-------------------------------------------------|
A-2---2---2----2-------------------------------------------------|
E-0---0---0----0-------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-13-10---10-----------------------------------------------------|
G------------12--9-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------12b13r12p10-12b14r12p10h12---------------------|
A--------------------------------------------12-10---------------|
E----------------------------------------------(12)-12p10-10p8-5-|
e-----------------------------5---8h10-10b12r10--8h10-8----------|
B---------------------------5------------------------------------|
G------------------------7b9-------------------------------------|
D-5-7---5---7--7p5----5h7----------------------------------------|
A---------7-------5h7--------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-10b12r10-8h10-8---10b12r10-8-10b12r10-8h10p8-------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e------12h15p12h15p12h15p12--15b17-12p10-12------10h12-----------|
B-12/13------------------------------------13v---------13-10--10-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-12___----------------------------------------------------------|
B-15b17----------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------9-12b14r12-9-12b14--12---------------------|
D----------------10-12----------------------1210-12b13p10--12vv--|
A----------10-12-------------------------------------------------|
E--------12------------------------------------------------------|
A.H. A.H.
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------2/6|
D-10-12b13r12-12-10-------------------------------------------2/6|
A--------------------12---10---10--------------------------------|
E----------------------------12---12-10--8--5--3b5r3--0----------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------12h14vv-----12---12--14----------------------|
D-6-------------------------------14--------14p12vv-10--10h12----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-12b14r12---10--9----7--------0--2------------------------------|
A----------------------10----7-53------0__?(1)r0-__?(1)r0vv------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
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