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Slow Blues in C

Alvin Lee
Tab
4.5(24)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|---------8-9-10-|
A|-------10-------|
E|----------------|

C7 F9 C7

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|8----8----------|--------11-10---|----------------|
G|9----9----------|8--7-8----------|9----9--9--10-10|8h9p8h9---------|
D|8--7-8----8-9-10|7--6-7----8-9-10|8--7-8--10-10---|----------8-9-10|
A|10-9-10-10------|8--7-8--10------|10-9-10---------|--------10------|
E|8--7-8----------|----------------|8--7-8--8-------|----------------|

F9 C7

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|8----8----------|8----8----------|--------11-10---|----------------|
G|8--7-8----------|8--7-8----------|9----9--9--10-10|8h9p8h9---------|
D|7--6-7----8-9-10|7--6-7----8-9-10|8--7-8--10-10---|----------8-9-10|
A|8--7-8--10------|8--7-8--10------|10-9-10---------|--------10------|
E|----------------|----------------|8--7-8--8-------|----------------|

G7 F9 C7 G7

e|----------------|----------------|----8--8--8--8--|----------------|
B|8----8----------|8----8----------|----------------|----------------|
G|10-9-10---------|8--7-8--------8-|----------------|10--------------|
D|9--8-9----8-9-10|7--6-7----8-9---|10--8--7--6--5--|---8b-----------|
A|10-9-10-10------|8--7-8--10------|----------------|------10--------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Solo over above pattern

Timing is hard to tab because of all triplets and bends.

I think the bends are at most up one fret.

I've broken it up into (I hope) recognisable riffs with breaks where

Alvin holds the notes.

e|15bp13-11-------|--11-13-11-13/15b-11-------------|----------------|
B|----------13----|13-------------------13-13-13----|----------------|
G|----------------|---------------------------------|12b\8-----------|
D|----------------|---------------------------------|------10--------|
A|----------------|---------------------------------|----------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------|----------------|

slight bends/returns

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------13-13-13-13-13-13-------13-13-13-13-13-13-------13-13-|
G|12/14-------------------12/14-------------------12/14-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------13-13-------13-13-------13-13--------------------------------|
G|12/14-------12/14-------12/14--------14b15\12t------10-12p10-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------13-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---11-13/15b-13/15-11-13-11----------------------------------------|
B|13--------------------------13--------------13-15b-16b-15-13\11-13-|
G|-------------------------------12---12/14-14-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

The fast bit just before the verse starts (help!)

(I think it's a rapid hammer/pull off from C to C, but there

is no way I can play it fast enough to tell if this is right)

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|13p11h13p11----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------12p10\8h10p8---------|----------8----------------------|
D|-------------------------10------|8-10---10----10------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------10---10-9--------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------8--hold|

Verse

C7 F9 C7

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|8---------------|----------------|----------------|
G|---------9----9-|8---------------|9----9----------|9----9----------|
D|---------10\9-10|7---------------|8--7-8----8-9-10|8--7-8----8-9-10|
A|---------10\9-10|8---------------|10-9-10-10------|10-9-10-10------|
E|8---------------|----------------|8--7-8----------|8--7-9----------|

Yes I get... and it...inside...

F9 C7

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|8---------------8----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|8----------8-10--10-8----8-------|9----9----------|9----9----------|
D|7--------10-----------10---------|8--7-8----8-9-10|8--7-8----8-9-10|
A|8---------------|----------------|10-9-10-10------|10-7-10-10------|
E|----------------|----------------|8--7-8----------|9--7-9----------|

Yes..blues.. and it..inside...

G7 F9 C7 G7

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|8-----------8--7|8\--------------|13br\-----------|----------------|
G|10----------10-9|8\--------------|----8-10/12-10-8|--8/10-8--------|
D|9-----------9--8|7\--------------|----------------10-------/10-----|
A|10----------10-9|8\--------------|----------------|-----------10---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

that's why.... I'm gonna ...ride

Verse 1

Yes I get the blues and it hurts me deep inside

Yes I get the blues and it hurts me deep inside

That's why I'm gonna pack my bags I'm gonna leave this town and ride

Verse 2

Last night I lay sleeping I tell you babe I was sleeping by myself

Last night I lay sleeping I tell you babe I was sleeping by myself

The one I really love with is on the other side of town sleeping

with somebody else.

Verse 3

I love my baby Yeah, God only knows I do

I love my baby I love my baby

C7

gonna tell the world I know I do

G7 F9

that's why I'm gonna leave my woman, yeah, and tell the world I know

it's true.

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Help Me

12 Bar blues in G

G G G G

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-------1---3-1|-------1---3-1|-------1---3-1|-------1---3-1|
E|3---3-3-------|3---3-3-------|3---3-3-------|3---3-3-------|

C C G G

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-------1---3-1|-------1---3-1|--------------|--------------|
A|3---3-3-------|3---3-3-------|-------1---3-1|-------1---3-1|
E|--------------|--------------|3---3-3-------|3---3-3-------|

D C G G

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|-----------0--|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|0---0-0-3----3|-------1---3-1|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|3---3-3-------|-------1---3-1|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|--------------|--------------|3---3-3-------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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