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Absolution Blues

Coverdale and Page
Tab

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

Riff

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
E|--5-5-7-7----------------------5-5-7-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5-7-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|--5-7-------7-------------------5-5-7------------------------------------|

As the song progresses this riff gets doubled by an E chord at the VII pos.

Vocal Section

e|--5-----5--------------------------5---5---------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----9--8--6--------------5---5---9-8-6---/6---4----------------|
G|--6-----6-----9--8--6--------------6---6---9-8-6---/6---4----------------|
D|--7-----7-----9--8--6--------------7---7---9-8-6---/6---4----------------|
A|--7-----7-----7--6--4--------------7---7---7-6-4---/4---2----------------|
E|--5-----5--------------------------5---5---------------------------------|

Basic break pattern

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----------------------------------|

As for the solo, play real fast in the VII pos, and the backing chords are

pretty simple, though I can't rememeber them (I think it switches between

A and B).

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