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Pistol Slapper Blues

Rory Gallagher
Tab
★4.7(15)

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

Intro

n.c.

e|-12p--0-----12p--0-----------|-11p--0-----11p--0-----------|
B|---------0--------------0----|---------0--------------0----|
G|-12-----------------12-------|-11-----------------12-------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

C

e|-10p--0-----10p--0-------------|----------------------------|
B|---------0---------------------|-----8--10--8-----8--10-----|
G|-10-----------------10--10\----|-/9------------9------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

n.c.

e|-12p--0-----12p--0-----------|-11p--0-----11p--0-----------|
B|---------0--------------0----|---------0--------------0----|
G|-12-----------------12-------|-11-----------------11-------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

C G

e|-10p--0-----10p--0--------------|---------------------------|
B|---------0----------------------|-----8--10--8--------0-----|
G|-10-----------------10--10\9----|-/9------------9-----0-----|
D|----------------------------10--|---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------|

F F

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------6-----------6--|-----------6-----------6--|
G|-----8-----------8--------|-----8-----------8--------|
D|--------7-----------7-----|--------7-----------7-----|
A|--8-----------------------|--8-----------------------|
E|--------------8-----------|--------------8-----------|

C C

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

F

e|-----1--------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----1-------/4--4--4--4--|--/6--6--6--6--4----0----|
G|-----2-------/5-----5-----|--/7-----7-----5----0----|
D|-----3--------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----3--------------------|-------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------|-------------------------|

D7/F# G7

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

well, I

Chorus

C C/G G7 G7/B C

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

know my dog any- where I hear him

F C D7/F# G7

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

bark well I know my rider if I see her in the

C G7

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

dark

The middle part

n.c.

e|--12p--0-----12p--0------------|--12p--0-----12p--0-----------|
B|----------0--------------0-----|----------0--------------0----|
G|--12-----------------12--------|--12-----------------12-------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

F

e|----------8------------8--|----------8---------------|
B|--9b(10)-------9b(10)-----|--9b(10)-------9b(10)-----|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--8------------8----------|--8------------8-------0--|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

C

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

C G7

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

C

e|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|------5-----5--|-----6-----6--|-----7-----7--|--7------------|
G|---------0-----|--------0-----|--------0-----|--0------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|--3------------|--5-----------|--6-----------|--7------------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|

C

e|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|------5-----5--|-----6-----6--|-----7-----7--|--7------------|
G|---------0-----|--------0-----|--------0-----|--0------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|--3------------|--5-----------|--6-----------|--7------------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|

F

e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------1--3--1--4--1--3--1--|-----------------------------|
G|--1/2-----------------------|--1h-2p-1-----0--------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------3-----2--0--------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------3--0--|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

C

e|------------3---------------|--3-----------------3-----|
B|--4b(5)-----------4b(5)-----|----------4b(5)-----------|
G|----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--3------3-----3---------3--|--3----3---------3-----3--|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

F

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10-p0---------------10-p0---------------|
G|--10-p0---------------10-p0---------------10-p0-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--8------8---------8---------8---------8---------8--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

C

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

C G7

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

The Coda

C

e|--0----1----2----3--|-----2--------1-----|------------|
B|--1----3----4----5--|--4-----4--3-----3--|--1---------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--0------2--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--2---------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--3------3--|
E|--0----0----0----3--|--2--------1--------|------------|

C7

e|--1------0--------------------|----------------|---0--0--0--0--|
B|--x---3-----1-----------------|--/5----4----3--|---1--1--1--1--|
G|--x------------1h-2p-1--------|----------------|---3--3--3--3--|
D|------------------------3-----|--/5----4----3--|---2--2--2--2--|
A|------------------------------|----------------|---3-----------|
E|------------------------------|----------------|---------------|

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

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| x Dead note

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

Lyrics

Well I'd know my dog

anywhere I hear him bark

Well, I'd know my rider if I see her in the dark

ain't it cold for you, mother

when you say you don't love me?

Well that's alright woman, you gonna need my help someday

you didn't say you didn't love me

when you were stretched out across my bed

you're drinkin' moonshine whisky and talking all outta your

head

ain't but two kinda people

in this world that I can't stand

that's a lying woman and a cheatin', knockin' man

Well, I feel like snapping

my pistol in your face

I'm gonna let the graveyard be your resting place

Well I'd know my dog

anywhere I hear him bark

Well, I'd know my rider if I see her in the dark

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