Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues solo guitar tab
Workin' man blues solo:
This is done in A (I think everyone plays it in A anyway) but the recording is done in A flat.
e---------------12----------------------------17-14----------------------------------------
b-----10-10--10-12^(14)-----10-10--10--------------17------17---17---17---17---17----------
g-9h11-----11-----------9h11-----11--------14---------x14^(16)x(16)x(16)x(16)x(16)^(14)-14-
d-------------------------------------14h16------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
let all notes ring----> This section is how I play it.
e----------10----------------5- e---0-------------------------------------
b----13--13----13--13--13---8-8 b-/5-------------------8h9-10-8h9-10-8h9--
g-/11--11----11--11--11---/9--- g----x7-x5-------------7---7--7---7--7----
d------------------------------ d----------x7-x5--------------------------
a------------------------------ a----------------5-6-7-7---7--7---7--7----
e------------------------------ e-----------------------------------------
e----------------------------
b-----5------5------5------5-
g-----5------5------5------5-
d-0h4(4)-0h4(4)-0h4(4)-0h4(4)
a----------------------------
e----------------------------
the ending:
e--------------12---12---12---12-----
b---10-12-x12^(14)x(14)x(14)x(14)^10-
g/11---------------------------------
d------------------------------------
a------------------------------------
e------------------------------------