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Deal With the Preacher

Bad Company
Tab
4.6(7)

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

Song

Gtr I (E A D G B E)

Moderately Q=123 Intro Q=H

4/4

Gtr I

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|--------------------------------------------|
|-13---13---13-13---12----12------12----12---|
|-14---14---14-14---12-12-12---12-12-12-12---|
|--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------------------------------|----|
|----13-----13-13-13-12-12-12-12b13-12\--|----|
|-14-14--14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12b13-12\--|----|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------|----|
|----------------------------------------|----|
|----------------------------------------|----|

Verse Q=H

PM--------| PM--------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------3---3---|---------------|--------3---3--|---------------|
|-2---0-0h2-2---|---------------|--2---0-0h2-2--|---------------|
|-0---0-0---0---|---------------|--0---0-0---0--|---------------|
|---3-----------|--3-2-0--------|----3----------|--3-2-0--------|
|---------------|--------1-2-3--|---------------|--------1-2-3--|

Interlude Q=H

E E E E E E

|-5---------|----------|-5---------|------|
|-7---------|----------|-7---------|------|
|-5-------4-|-4--------|-5-------4-|-4----|
|-7-------5-|-5--------|-7-------5-|-5----|
|-5-------5-|-5--------|-5-------5-|-5----|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|

Cont D5 16 Bars Q=H

E

|-5----|
|-5----|
|-7----|
|-7----|
|-5----|
|-5----|

Chorus Q=H

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|------0-------|------0-------|------0-------|------0-------|
|---------3----|---3-----3----|---------3----|---------3----|
|-2-2--------2-|-2-2--------0-|------------0-|------------0-|
|-0-0----------|-x-x----------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|-0-3----------|-0-2----------|-0-1----------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

Half-Time Fw/phaser Q=H

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------|------3-------|----------3---|-3-----------|
|-3--------|-^3-----3-----|------------3-|---3------0--|
|-2--------|-^0-------0---|--------0-----|-----0-------|
|-0--------|-^2-----------|--------------|-------------|
|----------|-^3-----------|--------------|-------------|
|----------|--------------|-2s3----------|-------------|

Bridge Q=H

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----1-------|-----1--------|--------3------|-------3---|
|--------1----|-------1------|----------0----|-----------|
|-----------1h|=2------------|------0-----0--|-----------|
|-------------|--------------|----0----------|-----------|
|-1-----------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
|-------------|-1---------2--|-3-------------|-2s3-------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|--------1-----|--------1-------|------------|--------------------|
|------1---1---|----------1-1s3-|---------5--|-------6------------|
|----3-------1-|------2---------|---------5--|-----5---5----------|
|--------------|----3-----------|------------|-5h7----------------|
|-1------------|----------------|-3---5s7----|-----------5h7-5-3--|
|--------------|-1--------------|------------|--------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----1-----|--------1------|--------3------|--------------|
|-------1---|----------1----|----------0----|--------------|
|-----------|------2--------|------0-----0--|------0----0--|
|-----------|----3----------|---------------|----0----0----|
|-1---------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------|-1-----------2-|-3-------------|-3------------|

phaser off Q=H End Half-time Feel Q=H

E E E E E E E

|---------|------------|--------------|----|
|-1-------|------------|--------------|----|
|-3-------|------------|-2------------|----|
|-3-------|--------2-2-|-2------------|----|
|-1-------|-3------0-0-|-0--------3-4-|----|
|---------|-1----------|--------------|----|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|--------------|------------|----------------|----|
|-2------------|------------|----------------|----|
|-2--2-2-2-----|-2---2----2-|----------------|----|
|-2--2-2-2-----|-2---2----2-|--5---5---5\----|----|
|-0--------3-4-|-0---0----0-|--5---5---5\----|----|
|--------------|------------|--3---3---3\----|----|

Guitar Solo Q=H

~~~~~ ~~

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-15b17----------13-15-15b16r=15p13-15-15b17--15-13------13b13.5--13b13.5-13---------------------------|
|-------------15------------------------------------15-----------------------15-13---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14s12-10-12b13r12p10|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

~~~~~ ~~

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------13-----------------------------10-10------------------------------------|
|-12b14-----12b14r====12p10-12b14r12p10-12-10-----10-10--------0----10-12b14---10-12-10----|
|---------------------------------------------12--------12\--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------3------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

~~

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------13---------------13----------------13---------------13----------------------------------------|
|-12b14-----12b14r=12b14-----12b14---12b14-----12b14--12b14-----12b14r=12-10-12-12-12b14r12p10------10-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

grad bend/grad release Q=H

~~~~~

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------18b20--18b21--18b22r===18-15---------------|
|-12b17r=====12---10-12-12b14r=12p10-----------14-------------------------------17-17b19r==17-|
|------------------------------------12\-6-/15------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

~~~~~

E E E E E

|---------------------------------------||----|
|---------------------------------------||----|
|-17b19---17b19--17b19--17b19-----------||----|
|---------------------------------------||----|
|---------------------------------------||----|
|---------------------------------------||----|

E E E E E E

|-5---------|---------|-5---------|------|
|-7---------|---------|-7---------|------|
|-5-------4-|-4-------|-5-------4-|-4----|
|-7-------5-|-5-------|-7-------5-|-5----|
|-5-------5-|-5-------|-5-------5-|-5----|
|-----------|---------|-----------|------|

Verse D5 /16 bars Q=H

|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|

Chorus Q=H

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----0---------0----------0----------0-------|----|
|-------3-----3----3---------3----------3-----|----|
|-2-2-----2-2-2------0---------0----------0---|----|
|-0-0-------x-x-------------------------------|----|
|-----------0-3--------0-2-------0--1---------|----|
|---------------------------------------------|----|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------|----3---------|--------3----|-3----------|
|-3-------|-^3---3-------|----------3--|---3---0----|
|-2-------|-^0-----0-----|-----0-------|-----0------|
|-0-------|-^2-----------|-------------|------------|
|---------|-^3-----------|-------------|------------|
|---------|--------------|-2s3---------|------------|

Duration Legend

---------------

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

----------------

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

<n> - natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

<> - volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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