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LYNYRD SKYNYRD - FREE BIRD

E--3-----?-0--0--?--1--0--?---3--2--0--2---?---------------------
B--0-----?-0--0--?--1--1--?---3--3--3--3---?--3>8--7>8--7--8-----
G--0-----?-0--0--?--2--0--?---2--2--2--2---?---------------------
D--0-----?-2--2--?--3--2--?---0--0--0--0---?---------------------
A--2-----?-2--2--?--3--3--?----------------?---------------------
E--3--2--?-0--0--?--1-----?----------------?---------------------
G D/F# Em F C D G D/F#


E------------------------------------?------------------------------
B--8>7>5>3>5>7--3>5--1>5--3----------?--6-6-6-5---------------------
G----------------------------4--4>5--?-----------5-----------4-5----
D------------------------------------?--------------5>0--2>5--------
A------------------------------------?------------------------------
E------------------------------------?------------------------------
Em F C


E---------------------------?------------------?----------------------
B--3>2>3------15>14---->15--?-7>8--7>8--7>8--8-?-8>7>5>0--5>3---------
G-------------------14------?------------------?--------------4-4>5---
D---------------------------?------------------?----------------------
A---------------------------?------------------?----------------------
E---------------------------?------------------?----------------------
D G D/F# Em


E-------------------------?------------------------?---------------------
B---3>2>3---3>2---3---5>8-?------------------------?-3>5----5>3----------
G---------------2---------?------------------------?-------------4-4>5---
D-------------------------?------------------------?---------------------
A-------------------------?------------------------?---------------------
E-------------------------?------------------------?---------------------
D G D/F# Em
If I leave here tom___orow


E---------------------------------?-----------------------?---------------
B-----------------------3<2>3>15--?--15>13-------14>15>8--?-7>8-----------
G----------------4--5-------------?--------13>14----------?---------------
D-----------0>5-------------------?-----------------------?---------------
A---------------------------------?-----------------------?---------------
E---------------------------------?-----------------------?---------------
F C D G D/F#
would you still remember me? for I must be
travelling on

E------------------?--------------------------?-------------------------------
B--3>5-----5>3-----?--------------------------?-3>2>3>2>3>15-15>14>15>14>15>8-
G--------------4---?--4>5>4>5>0---------------?-------------------------------
D------------------?--------------------4--5--?-------------------------------
A------------------?---------------0>5--------?-------------------------------
E------------------?--------------------------?-------------------------------
Em F C D
now cause theres to many places i've got to see


E--------------?-----------------?---------------------------
B--7>8---------?--3>5---5>3------?---------------------------
G--------------?------------4----?-4>5>4>5>0--------4--5-----
D--------------?-----------------?-------------0>5-----------
A--------------?-----------------?---------------------------
E--------------?-----------------?---------------------------
G D/F# Em F C
But if I stay here with you girl things just couldn't be the same


E-------------------------------------------?----------------------------
B--3>2>3>15---15>14----15>14-15>14-14>15>8--?--7>8-----------------------
G-------------------14----------------------?----------------------------
D-------------------------------------------?----------------------------
A-------------------------------------------?----------------------------
E-------------------------------------------?----------------------------
D G D/F#
'Cause i'm free as a bird

E-----------------------?------------------------?-------------------
B---8>7>5>0----5>3------?-----------------3>2>3--?--3>2>3>0----------
G-------------------4---?-4>5-------4-5----------?-------------------
D-----------------------?------0>5---------------?-------------------
A-----------------------?------------------------?-------------------
E-----------------------?------------------------?-------------------
Em F C D
now, and this bird you cannon change oh


E------------------------------?--------------------------------------------
B--3>6---6>5-------------------?--15>14----15>14----14----14>15----14>15----
G------------5--------5--------?--------14-------14----14-------14-------14-
D--------------5>0>5-----5>12--?--------------------------------------------
A------------------------------?--------------------------------------------
E------------------------------?--------------------------------------------
F C D
and this bird you cannot change.


E----------------------------------------------------------
B--14>15----14>15----14>15----14>15-----14----14>15>8------
G--------14-------14-------14--------14----14--------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------?------------------?-------------------------
B--5>6--6>5------------------?------------------?---6>5-------------6>15--
G-----------5--------4-5>2---?-5>7---2>10-------?-------5--------5--------
D-------------5>0>5----------?------------------?---------5>0>5-----------
A----------------------------?------------------?-------------------------
E----------------------------?------------------?-------------------------
F C D F C
And this bird you cannot change Lord know I can't change



E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--15>14----15>14----15>14----15>14----15>14----15>14-----14>15----14>15--
G--------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--------14--------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D

E--------------------------------------------------------
B----14>15-----14>15----14>15----14>15------12>15>8------
G-14--------14-------14-------14-------14----------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------------?---------------------------------------------
B---5>6--6>5----------------?--3>2>3>2--3--2--3--2-3--2-3-2--3-2-3-2>8----
G------------5--------4--5--?---------------------------------------------
D--------------5>0>5--------?---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------?----------------------------------------------
E---------------------------?----------------------------------------------
F C D
Lord help me I can't change_________________________________



Thats the main song covered , this repeats a few times and then when
come to the outro section . You can take your slide of now and
change to some rhythm playing and then it's the solo.
oh yes this is where there is some slight phasing , but also it's
switched off for the main body of the solo and gradually builds up
into the end section.


E-------------------------?--------------------------?------------------------
B-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--?-X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-
G-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--?-X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-
D-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--?-X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-
A-X--1--X--1--X--1--X--1--?--3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3-
E-------------------------?--------------------------?------------------------
Bb C
Lord_________ I can't change_____________ won't you


E--3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3-?-------------------------?-------------------------
B--3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3-?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?-5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--
G--4--4--X--4--X--4--X--4-?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?-5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--
D--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?-5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--
A--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-?-X--1--X--1--X--1--X--1--?-3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--
E--3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3-?-------------------------?-------------------------
G Bb C


The Guitar Solo
---------------

Now the solo comes in , you guitar should not be totally
screaming for this but should have plenty of gain giving a good impact
the solo is very energetic, i think that you should use only as much
distortion as you like, in the 2nd and 3rd sections notice
how the feel and timing slightly changed , I am only going to cover
the first part.


E--------15-----?-------15-----------------------?---------------------------
B--8s15------15-?-18b20-----18b20--18b20--18-15--?--18b20b18p15--18b20-18-15-
G---------------?--------------------------------?---------------------------
D---------------?--------------------------------?---------------------------
A---------------?--------------------------------?---------------------------
E---------------?--------------------------------?---------------------------




E---------------18--------18--------?-18--------------------15-------
B--18b20-18b20-----18b20-----18b20--?----18b20--18b20b18p15----15----
G-----------------------------------?--------------------------------
D-----------------------------------?--------------------------------
A-----------------------------------?--------------------------------
E-----------------------------------?--------------------------------


E----------15-------------------?-------------------------------
B---18b20-----18b20-18b20-18-15-?-18-18b20b18p15--18b20--18-15--
G-------------------------------?-------------------------------
D-------------------------------?-------------------------------
A-------------------------------?-------------------------------
E-------------------------------?-------------------------------


E--------------------------------?-------18-------18--------
B--18--18b20b18p15--18b20--18-15-?-18b20----18b20----18b20--
G--------------------------------?--------------------------
D--------------------------------?--------------------------
A--------------------------------?--------------------------
E--------------------------------?--------------------------

E--18-------18-------18-------18-?--------18-------18-------18-------18----
B-----18b20----18b20----18b20----?--18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20-------
G--------------------------------?-----------------------------------------
D--------------------------------?-----------------------------------------
A--------------------------------?-----------------------------------------
E--------------------------------?-----------------------------------------


E--------18-------18-------18-------18-?-------18-------18-------18--------
B--18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20----?-18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20--
G--------------------------------------?-----------------------------------
D--------------------------------------?-----------------------------------
A--------------------------------------?-----------------------------------
E--------------------------------------?-----------------------------------


E-------18--------18-------18--------15------
B-18b20-----18b20----18b20-----18p15---------
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------

As you can see it uses the same riff repeating a lot it seems daft
writing it all out like I just did so i'll show you the riff
and how many times it repeats



E-----15--------------15-------------15-------------15-------------15-------
B--18----18p15-----18----18p15----18----18p15----18----18p15----18----18p15-
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is repeated 3 times and on the 4 time play this:


E-----15--------------15--------15-----------------------
B--18----18p15-----18----18p15-----18p15----18b20b18p15--
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------


E-------------------------------------------------------
B--18b20--18b20----18p15-------15-18p15--------15-------
G------------------------17b19----------17b19-----------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

The next riff which is repeated twice is :

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---18p15-------15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15--
G---------17b19-------------17b19-------------17b19-------------17b19-----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

and this follows:

E------------------------------------------------------------------
B-18p15-------15---18p15-------15---18p15-------15-----------------
G-------17b19------------17b19------------17b19------15b16---------
D----------------------------------------------------------17p15---
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G-----15b16----------------15b16----15----17p15--17p15----
D-17----------17p15--17----------17-----------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------


E------------------------------------?-------------------------------------
B---------------------------------18-?-------18-------18-------18-------18-
G-----15-17p15-17p15----15--17b19----?-17b19----17b19----17b19----17b19----
D--17----------------17--------------?-------------------------------------
A------------------------------------?-------------------------------------
E------------------------------------?-------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------
B--------18----------18----------18----------18-----------
G--17b19----17b17b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17--
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--18----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18------
G-----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17---------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----
G-17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17-------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--18----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18------
G-----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17---------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------


E-----------------------------------------------
B---------18--------18---------18---------------
G--17b19------17b19-----17b19-----17p15---------
D-----------------------------------------17---- 6:25 into track
A-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------

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