The Ballad Of Solomon Eagle


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Not perfect, but it works, I'll probably add the solo later. Its in E pentatonic and easy to improvise with. 4/4 Gtr I intro (also used as transition throughout song) |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 3X |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |----------4-------------7----| |----------2-0-2-0-2-0-2-5----| |-5S4-4-2---------------------| |-3-2-2-0---------------------| 4th time |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-7-7-7----5-5-5-------------| |-------6--------4----4------| |-------------------3---3----| Riff 2 3x |-----------------------------| |-8---------------------------| |---9-7-9---------------------| |----------7-8-9--9p7---------| |---------------------10p7----| |-----------------------------| 4th time |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------7--------9--------------| |-7-8-9----7-8-9----9p7---------| |-----------------------10p7----| |-------------------------------| Riff 3 |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----9------------7S9-7-----------9------------7-9S7--7--8--| |-2--7--7-8-9--5--5-7S5-7-8-5--2--7--7-8-9--5--5S7-5--5--6--| |-0-----5-6-7--3--------5-6-3--0-----5-6-7--3---------------| Rhythm for solo |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9-9-9--9-9--6--6--6-6-6--6-6--5--5--5-5-5--5-5----| |-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--4--4--4-4-4--4-4--3--3--3-3-3--3-3----| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-7--7-7----| |-5--5--5-5-5--5-5----| Outro 1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------5-4-------------------7-7-7-7-6----| |-3-0--0-3-0--0-3-0--0-3-0--0-----0-3-5-0-3-3-0-3-5-5-5-5-5-4----| outro 2 this last part repeats a bunch |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-6----------------------------7-7-7-7-6--7-7-7-7-6----| |-5-5-5-5-4--3-0--0-3-0--0-3-0--0-3-0--5-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-5-4----| Order of song - intro 1x riff 1 4x riff 2 1x riff 1 2x riff 3 2x transition 1x riff 1 2x riff 2 1x riff 3 2x solo rhythm 8x riff 3 2x outro 1 4x outro 2 listen to the song 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 - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths