ALLMAN BROTHERS - "whippin post" Tablature

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From: mduncan@ag.Arizona.EDU (Mike Duncan)

This is just mostly the first verse, but it gives an idea of the
song's structure. I didn't like either one of the guitar solos so I
didn't hack at them. They're in Am, of course. I include the bass line at
some points.
The chords are at Nevada but this elaborates further. Additions more
than welcome.

Whipping Post - Allman Brothers

Bass Guitar Intro (play twice)

G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--5-3-
E----5--------5-------5------------

Then the drums, guitar 1 (with some kind of dis. echo), guit. 2, and then
the organ come in, in that order.

Guitar 1 (Dickey Betts?) Rhythm
E----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G------222-----222----222-------------------------------
D------222-----222----222-------(repeat)------------------------
A---0--000--0--000--0-000--5-3------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Guitar 2 (Duane Allman?) Lead
E--------------------------------5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5--10--8---
B----------------------------------8-------8-------8------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Verse

A B C

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------0--------2-------3-----2^3^2-----(repeat)-------
E---------------------------------------------------------

Exit Verse

"some - times I feel..."
Guitar 1
E------------------------------5--------------------------------------
B------------------------------7------------------------------------
G------------------------------5------------------------------------
D------------------------------7------------------------------------
A------------2-------3--4---5--5-------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2
E--------------------------------------5-8B--5---12B-12-10^8^10-12B-12-10-
B------------4-------5--6---7--------5---------8-------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------


"some - times I feeel....."
Guit 1
E---------------------7-----------------------------------------------
B---------------------9---------------------------------------------
G---------------------7------------------------------------------
D---------------------9-------------------------------------------
A------5-----6----7---7--------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
Guit 2
E----------------------------10---12B-12B----10----15B-15B---15B
B-------------------------12---12---------12----12----------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus

"That I've been tied... to the whippin' post....."

Guitars 1 & 2 (approx.)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------3----------------------
G---------------------------------------------2-----------------0--------
D--------------------7---7-----5----7---------0-----------------2-----------
A--------------------0---0-----0----0---------0-----------------3-------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Good lord I feel like I'm dyin'..........

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---0----------------------------------------7V-5-7V-5-7V-5---2^5-5^2-5^2-5^2
D---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---3----------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Then it goes back to the verse bit, then to the first guitar solo.
If anybody wants to do the rest, feel free to post onto this.

V Vibrato
B Bend
^ pull-off, hammer-on

--
Mike Duncan Black/Green Korean Strat and '70 Ovation Hurricane
U. of Arizona "You see in their eyes something lacking - what they
Media Arts Maj. need is a darn good whacking-" George Harrison
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