Lucky Man

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

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LUCKY MAN – Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

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Tabbed by: Robb Anagnostis

Tuning: Standard

The 2 guitars on the recording are panned hard-left and hard-right so when you

turn off the volume of either side you can clearly hear just one guitar.

What I've called "Acoustic 1" can be heard in the Left channel on

the recording and "Acoustic 2" on the Right.

For Acoustic 1 the D/F# is best played with a thumb on the low E string. This enables one

to play the D to Dsus4 in the usual manner (with all 4 fingers) while continuing to sustain

the F# bass note with the thumb. Optionally, using the index finger for the F# bass note

may require your pinky to work very hard.

Acoustic 2 uses a very unique shape for it's G chord (xx5033). Switching between this and

the D chord (xx0775) is most cleanly achieved by using the open G string (marked *0 in the tab)

as a point to move your hand to the next chord. This will probably take some practice to switch

cleanly.

This chart includes tab for the strum patterns,

the [GUITAR SOLO] and [SYNTHTHESIZER SOLO] below the lyrics.

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The two acoustic guitars picking the patterns shown here create the beautiful sound of this song.

PICKING PATTERNS of the 2 ACOUSTICS

"Acoustic 1" (Left channel on ELP recording)

G D/F#

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

"Acoustic 2" (Right channel on ELP recording)

G Gadd9 D

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

I agree with a comment below by jkalmar and have now changed Acoustic 2 to a Drop D tuning.

This is only heard in D chords of the CHORUS.

CHORDS USED

VERSE

"Acoustic 1" "Acoustic 2"

G 3x0003 G xx5033

D/F# 2x0232 D xx0775

CHORUS

"Acoustic 1" "Acoustic 2" (drop D)

Am x02210 Am x02210

Em 022000 Em 222000

Em7 022030 D 000232

D xx0232

Dsus4 xx0233

Dsus2 xx0230

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LUCKY MAN – Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

VERSE 1

G D

He had white horses

G D

And ladies by the score

G D

All dressed in satin

G D

And waiting by the door

[CHORUS] (see tab below lyrics for strum pattern)

Am Em Em7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2

Oooh, What a lucky man he was

Am Em Em7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

Oooh, What a lucky man he was

VERSE 2

G D

White lace and feathers

G D

They made up his bed

G D

A gold-covered mattress

G D

On which he was laid

repeat [CHORUS]

[GUITAR SOLO] played to chords of VERSE and CHORUS (see tab below lyrics)

VERSE 3

G D

He went to fight wars

G D

For his country and his king

G D

Of his honor and his glory

G D

The people would sing

repeat [CHORUS]

VERSE 3

G D

A bullet had found him

G D

His blood ran as he cried

G D

No money could save him

G D

So he laid down and he died

repeat [CHORUS]

[SYNTH SOLO] (see tab below lyrics)

| Am | Em | D | D |

| D | D | D | D | D | (end)

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DETAIL of "Acoustic 1" STRUM PATTERN for CHORUS

Am Em Em7

e|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
B|-1-----1-1---1-----1-1---|-0-----0-0---3-----3-3---|
G|-2-----2-2---2-----2-2---|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
D|-2-----2-2---2-----2-2---|-2-----2-2---2-----2-2---|
A|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|-2-----2-2---2-----2-2---|
E|-------------------------|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D* Dsus4 D Dsus2

e|-2-----2-2---3---2-2-0---|-2-----2-2---3---2---0---|
B|-3-----3-3---3---3-3-3---|-3-----3-3---3---3---3---|
G|-2-----2-2---2---2-2-2---|-2-----2-2---2---2---2---|
D|-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|-0-----0-0---0---0---0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

(*^ stop on this chord on last measure of chorus)

DETAIL of "Acoustic 2" STRUM PATTERN for CHORUS (in Drop D tuning)

Each chord is only strummed once.

Am Em D n.c.

e|-0-----------|-0-----------|-2-----------|-------------|
B|-1-----------|-0-----------|-3-----------|-------------|
G|-2-----------|-0-----------|-2-----------|-------------|
D|-2-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|
A|-0-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[GUITAR SOLO] tabbed with timing below the tab

G D

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------5---5h7-|-5-----------------------|
E|-3-----------5/7---------|-------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

G D

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------10--10h12-|
G|-----------------7------7h9|-7-------------------------|
D|-5-----------7/9-----------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 6 ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 '

G D

e|-10----------14b15r14----14b15r14-----|-b14b15r14-------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----------10----------10h12-|
G|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 ' 6 ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 '

G D

e|-10----------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----12-11-12---11--|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-12----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

Am Em D sus4 sus2 etc.

e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-0-----|------|
A|----------------------------7\-------|----------------------------0h2-----|-------|------|
E|-3h5------7--------8-----------------|-0--------2--------3----------------|-------|------|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 123456 123456

Am Em D sus4 sus2 etc.

e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------|
D|-------------------------------7-----|------------------------------------|-0-----|------|
A|-------------------------7-----------|----------------------------2-------|-------|------|
E|-3/5------7--------8-----------------|-0--------2--------3----------------|-------|------|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 123456 123456

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[GUITAR SOLO] tabbed without timing

G D G D

e|---------------|----|---------------|--------------|
B|---------------|----|---------------|-----10-10h12-|
G|---------------|----|--------7--7h9p|-7------------|
D|---------------|----|-5--7/9--------|--------------|
A|---------5-5h7-|-5--|---------------|--------------|
E|-3---5/7-------|----|---------------|--------------|

G D G D

e|-10---14b15r14-14b15b14-|-14b15p14------------|-10---------------|-----------|
B|------------------------|----------10---10h12-|------------------|-----------|
G|------------------------|---------------------|-----12-11-12--11-|-----------|
D|------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-12--------|
A|------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------|
E|------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------|

Am Em D Am Em D

e|-----------|-----------|---|-----------|---------|----|
B|-----------|-----------|---|-----------|---------|----|
G|-----------|-----------|---|-----------|---------|----|
D|-----------|-----------|-0-|---------7-|---------|-0--|
A|--------7\-|-------0h2-|---|-------7---|-------2-|----|
E|-5-7-8-----|-0-2-3-----|---|-5-7-8-----|-0-2-3---|----|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

And for anyone wanting a big challenge on guitar... Here's Keith Emerson's solo

[SYNTHESIZER SOLO] tabbed for guitar (no attempt at timing in tab)

Am Em D D Am Em D

e|-----|-----|---/10--|---7-----7--5---------3--2----------|------|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|--------|-----8----------7------------3----3-|------|--5--|-----|
G|-----|-----|--------|------------------7------------4----|--2---|-----|-----|
D|-----|--2--|--------|------------------------------------|------|-----|-----|
A|--0--|-----|--------|------------------------------------|------|-----|-----|
D|-----|-----|-0------|------------------------------------|------|-----|--0--|

D Am Em D D Am

e|---------------------------|-----|-----|----/10-|----/10---/10---/10---/10--|--10--|
B|--------/3----/5---/6------|-----|--5--|--------|---------------------------|------|
G|--/4-----------------------|--2--|-----|--------|---------------------------|------|
D|---------------------------|-----|-----|--------|---------------------------|------|
A|---------------------------|-----|-----|--------|---------------------------|------|
D|------0-----0-----0-----0--|-----|-----|--0-----|--0-----0-----0-----0------|------|

Em D

e|-----15--14--12------------10-----------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------15---14-------10--8---10-----------|--------------5---------------|
G|-------------------------------------------11---9---|--7---6----7-------7--6-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------7--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

D Am Em D

e|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----17---|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|----------|
G|--5----4--2-------2----0---------------------------|-----|-----|----------|
D|---------------4-----------4----2--0----2--0-------|-----|--2--|----------|
A|------------------------------------------------4--|--0--|-----|----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|--0-------|

e|--L----15-14-12--14----15----12----10--14----12--10----9--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|

D D

e|--10-----------8--7---------7--5----|----3--2---------------------------------------|
B|------10---9---------9--8--------7--|--5-------5--3-2--3----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------4--2--0--2----------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------4----2--0--2--|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

D D D D D

e|-----------10-----10--|----10-----10-----10-----10----|-------|-------|-------||
B|-----3----------------|-------------------------------|-------|-------|-------||
G|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------|-------|-------||
D|--0-------------------|-------------------------------|-------|-------|-------||
A|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------|---5b--|-------||
D|---------0-----0------|--0-----0------0------0--------|---0---|-------|--0----||

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| h Hammer-on

| * Natural harmonic

| / Slide up

| r Release

| b Bend

| \ Slide down

| p Pull-off

| L tide note

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