GUTHRIE ARLO - "alices resturant" Tablature

From: mzraly@cs.umb.edu (Michael S. Zraly)



Alice's Restaurant
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words & music by transcribed by
Arlo Guthrie Russ Shipton
w/alterations by
Mike Zraly

[ This originally appeared in Shipton's book "Blues & Ragtime ]
[ Guitar" -- sorry, I don't know the publisher's name; I sold ]
[ the book a few years ago. ]


This progression gets repeated throughout the song/monologue;
the only exception is the "impending doom" sound effect (I for-
get where in the song this occurs) produced by strumming the
following chords in sequence:

Ebo7 F#o7 Ao7 Co7

E |---2----------5---------8--------11--|
B |---1----------4---------7--------10--|
G |---2----------5---------8--------11--|
D |---1----------4---------7--------10--|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

and the ending strums, which are C C F F C G C chords in usual
positions.


Here is the main vamp, with lyrics shown as they are sung in the
chorus. The rest of the lyrics foolow the tablature.

G Am Bm C Cm C

E |-------------------------|--0-----------------0-------|
B |--------0-----1-----3----|---------1------4-----------|
G |-------------------------|--------------------------0-|
D |-------------------------|---------2-------------2----|
A |--------------0-----2----|--3-------------3-----------|
E |--------3----------------|----------------------------|
You can ...


A7 D7 G

E |-----------5-------3-----------|-----0----------------0--------|
B |-----------------------5-------|--3---------------0------------|
G |-------------------------------|--------------0----------------|
D |--------------------------2----|----------4--------------0-----|
A |---0-------0-------0-----------|--5----------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|------------------3------------|
thing you want ...


C G Am Bm C Cm C

E |----------------------------|--0-----------------0-------|
B |---1-------0-----1-----3----|---------1------4-----------|
G |----------------------------|--------------------------0-|
D |----------------------------|---------2-------------2----|
A |---3-------------0-----2----|--3-------------3-----------|
E |-----------3----------------|----------------------------|
raunt You ...


A7 D7 D7/A

E |-----------5-------3-----------|-------------------0----------|
B |-----------------------5-------|--3-----3------3--------------|
G |-------------------------------|-----------5------------------|
D |--------------------------2----|--------4---------------4-----|
A |---0-------0-------0-----------|--5---------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------5--------------|
thing you ...


G Am Bbm Bm C Cm C

E |-------------------------------|---0------------------0---------|
B |---0------1-------2-------3----|-----------1-------4------------|
G |-------------------------------|------------------------------0-|
D |-------------------------------|-----------2--------------2-----|
A |----------0-------1-------2----|---3---------------3------------|
E |---3---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Rest -a- raunt ...


F

E |---0-------0-------0---3-------|----------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|-----------0-------1---3----------|
G |--------0------0---------------|---2---------------------------2--|
D |-----------2--------------2----|-----------3---------------3------|
A |---3---------------3-----------|----------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---1---------------1--------------|
round the back ...


D7 C Cm C

E |---------------------------------|--0-----------------0-------|
B |---1----3-----------1----3-------|---------1------4-----------|
G |----------------2--------------2-|--------------------------0-|
D |------------0---------------0----|---------2-------------2----|
A |---------------------------------|--3-------------3-----------|
E |---2----------------2------------|----------------------------|
rail- road track ...


A7 D7 D7/A

E |-----------5-------3-----------|----------------------0--------|
B |-----------------------5-------|--3-------3-------3------------|
G |-------------------------------|--------------5----------------|
D |--------------------------2----|----------4--------------4-----|
A |---0-------0-------0-----------|--5----------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|------------------5------------|
thing you want at Al ...


G G Am Bm

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