Allman Brothers, The - Midnight Rider (Version 2) guitar tab

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Subject: a/allman_brothers/midnight_rider.tab

There are few classic Southern Rock tunes that I enjoy, and

this is one

of them. It's an awesome tune. I would like to dedicate this

transcription to Bruce Bryne, a former coworker, originally

from

Kentucky, who passed away circa 1997.

He was a spitting image of Duane Allman, and was also in a

motorcycle

accident that same week!

Bruce survived and had the scars to prove it.

He was a drummer in his younger years who's band once opened

for Heart,

who was also starting out in the early 70's.

Bruce was also a talented artist too. He drew for me SRV's

"In Step"

cover album in pencil, which hangs in my room to this day.

Many have asked to buy it; it will never happen.

Thanks for the memories, Bruce!

The song is pretty straightforward. Nothing major to note.

Listen to the song for exact rhythm of parts.

Notation:  + = lower note full unison bend

        (7)= note held

      > = accent note

     * = full bend

      ^ = pre-bend

Intro

Acoustic

E|------------|------------|------------|--------------|

B|----3----3--|----3----3--|----3----3--|------3----3--|

G|---2-----2--|---2-----2--|---2-----2--|--2--2-----2--|

D|--0---0--0--|--0---0--0--|--0---0--0--|----0---0--0--|

A|------------|------------|------------|--------------|

E|------------|------------|------------|--------------|

E|----------------|-----------------|---------------|

B|------3------3--|-3--------3---3--|------------3--|

G|------2--2---2--|-2-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|

D|------0--0---0--|-------0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|

A|--0-3------3----|---0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|

E|----------------|-----------------|---------------|

Well, I've got to run...

E|----------------||

B|----------------||

G|-----2--2----2--||

D|-----0--0----0--||

A|-0-3-------3----||

E|----------------||

Rhy. Fig 1

E||----------------|---------------|---------------|

B||-------------3--|------------3--|------------3--|

G||@-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|

D||@-----0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|

A||--0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|

E||----------------|---------------|---------------|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|

B|------------3--|------------3--|------------3--|

G|-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|

D|-----0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|

A|-0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|

(with Fill 1)

E|--------------------3--3--|-------------------------|

B|--3-----3-----3-----3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

G|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|

Fill 1

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|

B|--5--(5)~~~--|--5--(5)~~~--|--7--(7)~~~--|

G|--3+ (3)~~~--|--7+ (7)~~~--|--9+ (9)~~~--|

D|-------------|-------------|-------------|

A|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|

         (3d time) to Coda

E|---------------|-----------------|------------------|

B|--------3---3--|-----------3--3--|--3--------3---3--|

G|-----2--2---2--|-2-2-----3-2--2--|--2-----2--2---2--|

D|-----0--0---0--|---------0-0--0--|--------0--0---0--|

A|-0-3------3----|-----0-3-----3---|----0-3------3----|

E|---------------|-----------------|------------------|

1, 2_______________

E|------------------||

B|-3--------3-------||

G|-2-----2--2---2--@||  

D|-------0--0------@||

A|---0-3------------||

E|------------------||

SOLO (with Rhy. Fig 1)

E|-------------|-10------------|-----10----|------10----10-10-|

B|-------------|----10---------|-----------|-10---10-10----10-|

G|-------------|-------9^--7-9-|---7----9*-|--9+------9-----7-|

D|--------7-9*-|---------------|-9---------|------------------|

A|------9------|---------------|-----------|------------------|

E|-------------|---------------|-----------|------------------|

E|------------------------|-------|-10---10---------|

B|----- 10-10---10--(10)--|-10-10-|------------10---|

G|-9-9*-------7-----------|-----7-|----9----9---9+--|

D|------------------------|-------|-----------------|

A|------------------------|-------|-----------------|

E|------------------------|-------|-----------------|

               (end Rhy Fig. 1)

E|-------|-------|---------|-------------|

B|--10---|--10---|---------|-------------|

G|---9---|---9---|-9-7-----|-------------|

D|-------|-------|-----9---|-7-----------|

A|-------|-------|---------|---7-5--(5)--|

E|-------|-------|---------|-------------|

3 guitar parts here (Listen to song for exact rhythms)

E|----------|-----------|----------------|------|---------|

B|----6*----|-----6^--5-|-6--8-6--5------|--6*--|--6^--5--|

G|----------|-----------|------------7*--|------|---------|

D|----------|-----------|----------------|------|---------|

A|----------|-----------|----------------|------|---------|

E|----------|-----------|----------------|------|---------|

|Guitar 1

|

E|----------|----12-13-|-15-15-15~~~-|----10-11-|-13-13-13-12~~~--|

B|----------|-13-------|-------------|-11-------|-----------------|

G|----------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------------|

D|----------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------------|

A|----------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------------|

E|----------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------------|

|Guitar 2

|

E||----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

B||---5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|

G||@--5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|

D||@--5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|

A||---3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-|-1--1-1-|-1--1-1-|

E||-- > -----| > -----| > -----| > -----| > -----| > -----| >

-----|

Guitar 3 (acoustic)

E|-----------------------|--------|------------|--------|--------|

B|--6--8-6--5------------|-6*~~~--|--6^---5----|--6~~~--|--5~~~--|

G|------------7*--7^~~~--|--------|------------|--------|--------|

D|-----------------------|--------|------------|--------|--------|

A|-----------------------|--------|------------|--------|--------|

E|-----------------------|--------|------------|--------|--------|

|Guitar 1

|

E|----12-13-|15-15-15~~~-|----10-11-|-13-13-13-12~~~-|

B|-13-------|------------|-11-------|----------------|

G|----------|------------|----------|----------------|

D|----------|------------|----------|----------------|

A|----------|------------|----------|----------------|

E|----------|------------|----------|----------------|

|Guitar 2

|

E|---------||

B|-3--3-3--||

G|-3--3-3-@||

D|-3--3-3-@||

A|-1--1-1--||

E| > ------||

Guitar 3

E|----------|-----------|

B|----------|-----------|

G|--7~~~~~--|--5~~~~~~--|

D|----------|-----------|

A|----------|-----------|

E|----------|-----------|

|Guitar 1

|

E|----12-13-|-15-15-15~~~--|-13-13~~~--|----------------------------|

B|-13-------|--------------|-----------|-3--3/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

G|----------|--------------|-----------|-3--3/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

D|----------|--------------|-----------|----------------------------|

A|----------|--------------|-----------|--(w/slide)-----------------|

E|----------|--------------|-----------|----------------------------|

|Guitar 2

|

E|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

G|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

D|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

A|-----------------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|

E|-----------------|->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->--|

Guitar 3(acoustic)

[Guitar 3 begins with Rhy. Fig 1] (slight variation)

[Play Rhy. Fig 1]

3rd Verse

And, I've gone..

Coda

  not gonna let 'em catch me....

E||----------|---------|---------|-----|--------|---------|

B||--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3-3-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--|

G||@-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3-3-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--|

D||@-5--5-5--|-5--5-5--|-5--5-5--|-5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--|

A||--5--5-5--|-5--5-5--|-5--5-5--|-5-5-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3--|

E||--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3-3-|--------|---------|

E|--------------|-----------------|------------------||

B|--5--5--5--5--|-----------3--3--|-----------3--3---||

G|--5--5--5--5--|-----2-2---2-----|-----2-2---2-----@||4x and fade

D|--5--5--5--5--|-----0-0---0-----|-----0-0---0-----@||

A|--3--3--3--3--|-0-3-----3-------|-0-2-----3--------||

E|--------------|-----------------|------------------||

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places

of the soul.  "Plato"

My other tabs:

"Kontretanz" by Carulli

"Through The Eyes of Eternity" by Michael Harris

"Escape" Journey

"Atomic Punk" Van Halen