Bluest Blues


Alvin Lee - the Bluest Blues ch= crushed note. Play note indicated. Let it hardly sound, then hammer on to following note. (*not* a hammer on don't let note fully sound) trv__= tremelo bar vibrato: pushdown and release rapidly to "shake"note as far as solid line indicates. ps\= pick scrape down towards guitar nut and string winders. ps//= pick scrape up towards guitar bridge and plug input. ?= Tremelo push and release. Produces a pulsing note. ?= Tremelo push down to next note as near as possible. fb= Fast bend up to note as quickly as humanly possible. 0/ = Repeat Sectionenclosed by this sign once from first repeat /0 marker. Conventional Symbols h = hammer on. p = pull off. b = bend string up. r = release bend. / = slide up. = slide down. v = vibrato, more v's= ore vib t = right hand tap. x = play 'note' with heavy damping. (x)= Ghost note: where x is a hardly heard note. (7)b9= Pre Bend: Fret the first bracketed note bent up to 9 and pick. 5___=Unison bend, hold the 5 and bend the 7 up to the pitch of 7b the 5 >volume swell up e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D--7-10--7--------7vv--------------------------------------------| A-7--------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| Main SOLO e--3h5--5--------------------------------------------------------| B---------8------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------5-7b9r7-5--------4h5p4-0---2----------------| D----------------5/7------------------------------2--2-----------| A----------------------------------------------------2-----------| E----------------------------------------------------0-----------| e----------------------------------------------------------------| B--15b17-13-------13h15----13h15b17-15b17-13-----------13p12-----| G-----------14-------------------------------14---12h14-----12h14| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----12----------------------14p12------------------------------| D-14-----12--10---12h14-12h14-------14-12------------------------| A-----------------------------------------14-14------------------| E--------------------------------------------12------------------| e-------15/17--15b17--rp15p12----12----------12------------------| B-13/15------------------------15----13-10---13------------------| G-----------------------------------------------7b9r7-5--7b8-5---| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| P.H. P.H. e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D--5-----5------------7------------------------------------------| A----------7--7-------7------------------------------------------| E-----------------3/5--------------------------------------------| e----17--19-20-21b23-21b23r21-20h22------------------------------| B--17-------------------------------(17)-------------------------| G--------------------------------------19p17h19--17h19p17---19p17| D--------------------------------------------------------19------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------10----10-10b12-10----10-----------| B-----------------------10vv-13----13------------13-----13-13----| G------------------9h12------------------------------------------| D-(12)12p10--10h12-----------------------------------------------| A----------12----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| (4:44) e----------------------------------------------------------------| B--10---10-----------------------------10--------------10--------| G-----12---12-9-12p9-----------------9---12----------9---12-12b14| D-------------------12b14r12-10-12b14-------12b14-10-------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------10-------------------------------| B-13/-------------------10----13----13h15-15b17-15b17r13h15p13p12| G--------(97)-7b9r(7b9)-----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| Faster than appears here e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G--12h14p12-------------------------------12---------------------| D-----------14-12-12/10-12vvv--12p10-12b13---12p10-12p10-12vv----| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e------------17h20p17h20p17h20p17--20b22-------------------------| B----------------------------------------20p17-------------------| G-(12/14)-------------------------------------19p17--------------| D--------------------------------------------------19p17-19------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------12b13--13-15b17r15-15v--13v-15vv-13v-15-13-15-13| G------------9/14-----14-----------------------------------------| D-12b14r12-10----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------| B-15b18--15b18-15b18p13------------------------------------------| G-----------------------14---------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e-12___----------------------------12___-12___-12___-12___-------| B-15b17--15h17--15h17--12___-------15b17-15b17-15b18-15b17-------| G----------------------14b16-------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------12---------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D---10-12-12b14r12vv---12p10-------------------------------------| A-12-------------------------12p10-------------------10h12-------| E----------------------------------13-10vv--8--10h12------12-----| e---- 12___-------------------------12___-----------------------| B-15---15b17-15p13p10--12b13r12------15b17-15-13-10-10v-12b13----| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------(12)-----------------------(12)| (5:38) e-12__-----------------------------------------------------------| B-15b17-15-13-10-10----------------------------------------------| G-------------------9h12----9------------------------------------| D------------------------12---10h12----10------------------------| A-----------------------------------12----10-12-----12-----------| E------------------------------------------------10----10--12----| Try to flange the notes so tht they "croak" If possible pinch harmonics can be used to emphasise these notes Where possible I have shown the notes that result form these sounds without the special techniques needed e------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D-10b11----------------------------------------------------------| A------12--------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------5-8-10-10b12r10-12----10------10-----| B-----------------------5-8------------------10h13-13p1013--1310-| G----------------5--7-8------------------------------------------| D-----------5--7-------------------------------------------------| A-5/7---5-7------------------------------------------------------| E-5/7------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------| B-(10)-----------------------------------------------------------| G-(10)-5-7p5-5-2p0------------0--1-------------------------------| D-----------7----2p0--2-2--2p0h2--2------------------------------| A-----------------2p0-2-2---------2------------------------------| E---------------------0-0----------------------------------------| (5:55) e-------10b12r10p8-----------------12-15-12--15b17-15b17---------| B------------------10-13/(20)------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D--9/10----------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e-15p12h15p12--15b17-15p12h15-15b17-15p12---12-------------------| B----------------------------------------15---13/----------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------10-12p10----10--------15p12-15/17--| B-----------------------10h13----------13---13-10/13-------------| G------------------9-12------------------------------------------| D-9/10-12-10-12b13-----------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e-20b22-20b22--20p17--20b22-20b22--20p17-------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------19b21p17--17h19p17--------| D----------------------------------------------19-------19p17----| A------------------------------------------------------------2017| E----------------------------------------------------------------| In this section it is hard to discerne notes. If you cannot follow the tab (and its not easy) then try to improvise! In addition to this, the tab below is mainly an attempt to continue the song, using snipets of information I could hear. Hard to hear 6:12 e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------14h17-14-----------------------------------------| D----------14h17--------17-14----------------------------9h10----| Ap15-17h15--------------------17-15-12p10-----------10h12--------| E----------------------------------------12p10-10h12-------------| Becomes clearer e----------------------------------------------------------------| B------10--13p10v---10-------------------------------------------| G-9h12------------12---12h14p12----------------------------------| D------------------------------12-14--12-------------------------| A-----------------------------------15--12h15p12---12------------| E------------------------------------------------15--12-10-------| e-----------------------------------------------10--10b12r10p8---| B-----------------------13p10---10--13vv-10--13---------------10-| G-----------------------------12---------------------------------| D-2---2---2----2-------------------------------------------------| A-2---2---2----2-------------------------------------------------| E-0---0---0----0-------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------| B-13-10---10-----------------------------------------------------| G------------12--9-----------------------------------------------| D-----------------12b13r12p10-12b14r12p10h12---------------------| A--------------------------------------------12-10---------------| E----------------------------------------------(12)-12p10-10p8-5-| e-----------------------------5---8h10-10b12r10--8h10-8----------| B---------------------------5------------------------------------| G------------------------7b9-------------------------------------| D-5-7---5---7--7p5----5h7----------------------------------------| A---------7-------5h7--------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e-10b12r10-8h10-8---10b12r10-8-10b12r10-8h10p8-------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e------12h15p12h15p12h15p12--15b17-12p10-12------10h12-----------| B-12/13------------------------------------13v---------13-10--10-| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| e-12___----------------------------------------------------------| B-15b17----------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------9-12b14r12-9-12b14--12---------------------| D----------------10-12----------------------1210-12b13p10--12vv--| A----------10-12-------------------------------------------------| E--------12------------------------------------------------------| A.H. A.H. e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------2/6| D-10-12b13r12-12-10-------------------------------------------2/6| A--------------------12---10---10--------------------------------| E----------------------------12---12-10--8--5--3b5r3--0----------| e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------12h14vv-----12---12--14----------------------| D-6-------------------------------14--------14p12vv-10--10h12----| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E-0--------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D-12b14r12---10--9----7--------0--2------------------------------| A----------------------10----7-53------0__?(1)r0-__?(1)r0vv------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|