Allman Duane

Allman Duane - Little Martha guitar tab

Where did you see Leo Kottke live? If I could see just one of his live

shows and/or his video, I could die and go to heaven with a smile.

Anyways, the song you're after is "Little Martha" and is archived from

Nevada. The 'Eat A Peach' version is actually Duane on an open-E tuned

acoustic and Dicky Betts playing back-up chords on a standard tuned

acoustic. I haven't yet been able to hear Leos' version mainly 'cause I

can't yet afford the CD. Try this for "Little Martha":

Little Martha

by: Duane Allman

Playing notes:

This instrumental is played in open E tuning (E B E G# B E).

Rather than tuning the 3rd, 4th and 5th strings up (which can

be really stressful on the neck), you can tune down to open D

(D A D F# A D) and capo at the second fret.

The thumb keeps time with a monotonic bass line while the

fingers play the melody. The structure of the tune is:

1 - Intro

2 - Part 1 ending with [1.]

3 - Repeat Part 1 ending with [2.]

4 - Part 2

5 - Repeat Part 1 up until [To Coda]

6 - Coda

Chords used: numbers in grid indicate frets

numbers in parentheses are suggested fingerings

(1=index,2=middle,etc)

E B E G#B e

+-----------+

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 (pretty obvious !)

A 5 5 5 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)

C#m/E x x 0 8 9 9 (x x 0 2 3 3)

C#m/B x 0 x 8 9 9 (x 0 x 2 3 3)

A/B x 0 x 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)

B x 0 x 7 7 7 (1st finger barre)

B7 x 0 x 1 0 2 (x 0 x 1 0 3)

E/G# 4 0 0 3 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)

F# 2 0 0 1 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)

+-----------+

h = hammer on

p = pull off

4 2

- or - = time signature

4 4

Timing is as follows:

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

one & two & three & four &

==========================================================================

==

INTRO:

------

(Freely)

4|------------------+--------------+-----------------------+2+------------

|

-|-------0-------0--|----------4---|-------0---------------|-|------------

|

4|--0--1------------|--0--1----1---|--0--1--------0-1p0----|4|------------

|

|--0---------2-----|--0--2----2---|--0---------2-------2--|

|--0------0--|

|--0---------0--0--|--------------|--0------0-------------|

|------------|

|--0------0--------+-------0------+--0--------------------+

+--0---0-----|

^ ^ ^

(strum) (strum) (strum)

PART 1:

-------

E

4|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+-------------

----|

-|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|-------------

----|

4|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----1-----0--

----|

|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----2-----0--

----|

|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|-------------

----|

|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0--

-0--|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 .

|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+--------------

----|

|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|--------------

----|

|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0---------

----|

|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0---

----|

|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0---------

----|

|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---

0---|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 .

A

|--------------5----+-------------------+------------------+--------------

----|

|--------5-----5----|----5--------------|--------5---------|----7-----5---

----|

|--5h6---5----------|----5-----6p5------|--5h6---5---------|----------5---

----|

|--5h7--------------|----------7p5------|--5h7---------7---|----7-----5---

----|

|-------------------|-------------------|--------------9---|--------------

----|

|--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5---+--5---5---5---

0---|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 .

E

|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+--------------

----|

|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|--------------

----|

|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0---------

----|

|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0---

--0-|

|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0---------

----|

|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---

0---|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 .

[To Coda] C#m/E A/B E C#m/E A/B

B7

2|--------------|4|--9-----5-------7--+------7-----7------+--9-----5-----2

---|

-|--------------|-|--9-----5-------7--|--------7-----7----|--9-----5-----0

---|

4|--------------|4|--8-----5-------7--|----7-----7--------|--8-----5-----1

---|

|--0-----0-----|

|--0----------------|-------------------|--0-----5---------|

|--------------|

|------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0-----|

|--0-----0-----|

|-------------------+-------------------+------------------|

1 . 2 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

C#m/E A/B E E/G# F#

|------2-----2------|--9-----5-----7----+------7-----7------+----0-----0--

----|

|----0---0-0---0----|--9-----5-----7----|--------7-----7----|------------0

----|

|-------------------|--8-----5-----7----|----7-----7--------|--3---3-1----

-0--|

|-------------------|--0----------------|-------------------|-------------

----|

|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|-------------

----|

|-------------------|-------------------+-------------------+--4-----2----

-0--|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 .

[1.] [2.]

2|----------0------| 2|---14-11-12------|

-|----------0------| -|------------12---|

4|----------0------| 4|-----------------|

|-----------------| |----------0------|

|-----------------| |-------------0---|

|----4-p0-----0---| |-------0---------|

1 . 2 . 1 . 2 .

PART 2:

-------

B C#m/B B A/B G C#m/B B A/B

|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5------

----|

|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5------

----|

|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--7---8---8-7-7-7--|----5-5------

----|

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------

----|

|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0--

-0--|

|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------

----|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 .

B C#m/B B A/B B7 A/B B

|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--2-----5-----7----+------7-----7

----|

|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--0-----5-----7----|--------7----

-7--|

|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--1-----5-----7----|----7-----7--

----|

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------

----|

|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0--

-0--|

|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------

----|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 .

C#m/B A/B B7 B C#m/B B A/B

|--9-----5-----2----+------2-----2------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+---5------5--

----|

|--9-----5-----0----|----0---0-0---0----|--7-------9-7---7--|---5--------5

----|

|--8-----5-----1----|-------------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|---5----5----

-5--|

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------

----|

|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0--

-0--|

|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------

----|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 .

B C#m/B B A/B B C#m/B B A/B

|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5------------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--

----|

|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5------------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5

----|

|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5-5------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5----

-5--|

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------

----|

|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0--

-0--|

|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------

----|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .

4 .

E/G# F#

|----0-----0--------+2+---------0---------| (Repeat Part 1)

|------------0------|-|---------0---------|

|--3---3-1-----0----|4|---------0---------|

|-------------------| |-------------------|

|-------------------| |-------------------|

|--4-----2-----0----+ +---4-p0------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 .

CODA:

-----

( )

|-------------------+-------------------+--12--------------|

|--------7----12----|----7--------------|--12--------------|

|--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12--------------|

|--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12--------------|

|--5----------------|-------------------|---0--------------|

|-------------------+-------------------+---0--------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^

(strike sharply with downward stroke) (strum slowly)

I have a few minor touch-ups that I use but this is the tab that was sent

to me.

Have fun, Floppy Joe from Tacoma, WA

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~ jgormley@aol.com(JPGormley) " It's so hard to love

someone, ~

~ joegrmly@prostar.com(Floppy Joe) that don't

love you. ~

~ Joe Gormley That ain't

satisfaction, ~

~ 1515 S. Garfield

I don't care what you do. " ~

~ Tacoma WA 98444 from 'Death Letter'

by Son House ~

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