ALLMAN BROTHERS - "blue skies" Tablature

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Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 02:55:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Zeunie <Zeunie@aol.com>
Subject: TAB: a/allman_bros./blue_skies.txt

Blue Skies
Words and music by Gregg & Duane Allman & Dicky Betts
>From the album, "Eat A Peach"
Lyrics and chords transcribed by unknown author,
Solo transcribed and typed by Scott Zeunik; scott@zeunik.com

Notes:
This solo by Duane is one of my alltime favorites; and although he played this, along with Dicky, masterfully using his slidework, I've written it here without the use of a slide. It may not be 100% accurate, but I bet it's 99%+. I hope you enjoy it, it took me 25-30 hours to figure out, literally, and 2-3 to transcribe. Please listen to the recording to get the proper feel for the timing.

r=release Intro:
E---------------------------------|-x-----------7-9---12-9-----------------
B---------------------------------|-x-------5/9------------9-------9-------
G---------------------------------|-x---4-6------------------9-------9h----
D---------------------------------|-2/6------------------------------------
A---------------------------------|-2--------------------------------------
E---------------------------------|-0--------------------------------------


E--------------------x-----------7-9---12-9--------------------------------
B--------------------x-------5/9------------9-------9----------------------
G---11p9-9-----------x---4-6------------------9-------9h11p9-9-------------
D--------------------2/6---------------------------------------------------
A--------------------2-----------------------------------------------------
E--------------------0-----------------------------------------------------

V ^ ^ v ^ v..... let ring....
E--0----------------2---------------0---------------------0----------------
B--0----------------3---------------2---------------------0----------------
G--1----------------2---------------2---------------------1----------------
D--2----------------0---------------2---------------------2----------------
A--2----------------x---------------0---------------------2----------------
E--0----------------x---------------x---------------------0----------------


[E]Walk along the [B]river, [A]sweet lulla[E]by, it just keeps on [B]flowing,
[A]It don't worry 'bout where it's going, no, no[E] [A]
[E]Don't fly, mister blue[B]bird, I'm just [A]walking down the [E]road,
Early morning sun[B]shine [A]tell me all I need to know[E] [A]

{c:Chorus}
[B]You're my [A]blue sky, [E]you're my sunny [A]day.
[B]Lord, you know it [A]makes me high when you [E]turn your love my [A]way,
Turn your love my [F#m7]way, yeah[E]






Solo: r r
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------11^-9---11^-(13)-11p9----
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


r r r r
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------10p9---------------------------------------
G---11p9----9-11---11^-9---9h11------11p9---11^--^--^-9-----9h11p9----9----
D--------11--------------------------------------------------------11------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------12-14---12-14/17\14-------------
G-------------------------9-11-9-----11/13---------------------13-9--------
D---11-7-----7-----7-9/11--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

r hold...
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------9-10p9------------------
G---9-11^-9-----9-9---------------9-9-9---9-9---11--------11p9---11^-------
D-------------------11-9-----9h11------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

r
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------(13)-----(13)-11p9----9-9-----11-9---11^-11^-11p9----9-9---
D----------------------------------11-----------------------------11-------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

r r r
E------------------------------------------12p9----------------------------
B--------------10p9-----------------------------12p9-10-----9-10-----9-----
G---------9h11------11p9-----11^--^--^-9-----------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---10-9--------10-9-10-9------10-9----------------------------------------
G--------11-9-------------11-9------11-9-----11-9---11^-11^~~~-9---11^-----
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------9-----------------10p9---------------------------------
G---11---9----9-------11p9----9-----9------11p9-----9h11p9--------16-------
D----------11--------------11---------------------------------/18----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------19^-(21)---17----------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------16h18-16---16-16h18-16-----16h18p16----9---------
D-------------------------------------------------------------18-----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------10-9---9-10-9-----9-10-12-10-9-10-----9-------
G---9h11p9----9-9-----9h11p9-----------------------------------------11----
D----------11--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---9----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------11-9-11-----9-9h11p9----------------9-9h11p9----9-9-----9-11/13----
D----------------------------7---7---7-9/11----------11--------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E------------------------------------16-17p16-17p16---------------17p16----
B---12-14-12---12h14-12-12---12-12------------------17-17------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E------16h19p16-----16h17p16----16h19p16---------16h17p16----16h19p16------
B---17-----------------------17---------------------------17---------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E---17-17-17p16------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------17-17-17\16-----16-16-16\12---------------------12-12----
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------



E----------------------------------------------------------------12p9------
B---12\10---10-10-10p9------10p9---------------10p9-------------------12---
G----------------------11p9------11-9---9-11p9------11p9---9-9-------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---p9---9-------------9h10-12---12^-12-12--^------------------------------
G----------11-9---9h11--------------------------11^-11^-11-9----9-----11---
D------------------------------------------------------------11------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------12---------------------------------------------------
B-------12---12-12h14----14p12---------------------------------------------
G---/13------------------------13\11-9----9---11^-9-----9-9----------11----
D--------------------------------------11-------------------11-9-----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------12---------------------------------------------------
B-------12---12-12h14----14p12---------------------10-9--------------------
G---/13------------------------13\11-9----9---11--------9---9-9h11---------
D--------------------------------------11--------------------------11-9----
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------17p16-----------------------------------------
B------------17---17---17h19-------19p17---------16h17----16h17------------
G--------/16-----------------------------18p16---------18------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------19---------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------17p16-----------------------
B------------17-18p16----------17---17---17h19-------19p17---------16h17---
G---16-16h18---------------/16-----------------------------18p16-----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------12-----12--------12---------------------------
B------16h17-----------12-14---------------14----14p12---------------------
G---18-------------/13---------------------------------13\11-9----9-11-----
D------------19------------------------------------------------11----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------



E--------------------------------------------12-14-16p14-16p14----12-------
B---9---9h10p9----9----------------12-----14-------------------14----------
G--------------11---11p9-----11/13-----------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E---16p14----12------------------------------------------------------------
B---------14--------14---12h14p12-12---12h14-12-----12h14-12---------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------13\11-----
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------/12---12h14-12---12h14-12------------
G---9-----9h11---9---9h11---9h11p9--------------------------------13\11----
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------/12---12h14---12h14p12----14-12----
G-----9-----9h11---9---9h11---9h11p9---------------------------13----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------12h14p12----12-14---16-----16-----16-16p14-12-14---
B-------14----12-14--------------14----------------------------------------
G----------13--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E-----------16p14p12-14-----12----12h14p12----12-14-----16-----16-----16---
B------------------------------14----------14------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E-----16p14-12-----14h16---16p14p12-14---12----12--------------------------
B-------------------------------------------14----14p12-----14---12h14p----
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------




E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---12-14---12--------------12-14-12--------------12------------12-14-12---
G------------------13\11/13--------------13\11/13------13\11/13------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------12-14---16-16p14-14-12-14-16-----16/17-17-17p16-16----
B--------------12-14-------------------------------------------------------
G-----13\11/13-------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E---14---16-17-17/19-19-19/21-21-19-19-17-17---16-16h17p16-16-----17-------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E---17-17p16---------------------------------------------------------------
B------------21-21p19---19-19p17-17-17\14---14h17p14-17---14h17p14---17----
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----14h17p14h17/19-17---14-14p12-----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------13---13h14p13---14-13\11-9------9---9---
D-------------------------------------------------------------9h11---------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------12-14-12--------------------------------------
B----------------------12-14----------------------12-14-12-----------------
G---9------9-9---11/13--------------------9-11/13----------13\11-9---------
D-----9h11-----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------12-14-12----------------------------------------
B--------------------12-14----------------------12-14-12-------------------
G--------9-9---11/13--------------------9-11/13----------13\11-9-9---------
D---9h11-------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------




E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------9h10p9----9--------------------------------------------------------
G--9h11--------11---9p11----------9h11p9----9--------9-9h11p9------9-11----
D----------------------------9h11--------11-----9h11------------11---------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------12------------------9h10p9-----------9h10p9----9-------------------
G---/13----13\11-9-9---9h11--------11---9h11--------11---11p9----------9---
D-----------------------------------------------------------------9h11-----
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------9h10p9-----------9h10p9----9---
G---h11p9-----------9h11p9----9--------9h11--------11---9h11--------11-----
D---------11---9h11--------11---11p9---------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------9h10p9------------
G---11p9----------9h11p9---------9h11p9----9--------9h11--------11---9h----
D------------9h11--------11-9h11--------11---11p9--------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------



E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------9h10p9----9------------------------------------------10/12----------
G---11--------11---11p9----------9h11p9---------9h11p9----9-11-13-11-9-----
D---------------------------9h11--------11-9h11--------11------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---11-9-------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------11-9-11-7-----7-7-------------------------------------------------
E------------------7h9-----------------------------------------------------
[E]Good old sunday [B]morning, bells are [A]ringing every[E]where.
Goin to Carol[B]ina, it [A]won't be long and I'll be there[E] [A]

{c:Chorus}

Then back to "Intro" adding the 'Am' chord after the 'A'.


If anyone has any questions regarding this transcription, feel free to e-mail me.

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