Young Neil

Young Neil - Southern Man guitar tab

Chords:

Dm xx0231

Bb x13331

Gm 355333

Gm9 353335

G7 320001

Fmaj7 133210

A x02220

Key to tab:

= sustain OR vibrato

0_3 hammer-on(h)/pull-off(p)

(0) muted note/subtle note

\\ slide down

/ slide up

. staccato note

^ bend full

(11^) pick whilst bent

Intro/fill example:

Dm Bb Gm Gm9

E|------0h1---3p1-3p1----|--------3===--3-5--|

B|------3-----3---2---3--|--3-3-x-3===--3-3--|

G|--2---2---2-2---2---2--|--3-3-x-3===--3-3--|

D|--0---0---0-----0------|--3-3-x-5===--5----|

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

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

Intro (see example tab):

Dm / / / Bb / Gm Gm9 (play twice)

Chorus:

Dm Fmaj7

Southern man better keep your head

Bb G7

Don't forget what your good book said

Dm Fmaj7

Southern change gonna come at last

Bb G7

Now your crosses are burning fast

Fill (see example tab):

Dm / / / Bb / Gm Gm9

Southern Man

Dm / / / Bb / Gm Gm9

Verse:

Dm Bb Gm Gm9

I saw cotton and I saw black

Dm Bb Gm Gm9

Tall white mansions and little shacks

Dm Bb Gm Gm9

Southern man when will you pay them back?

A

I heard screamin' and bullwhips crackin'

A

How long, how long? Ho-o-ow long?

Solo:

Dm Bb Gm 2x

||10------------+5-----------x-+-----------3====-(3)------(0)--||

||13^----(0)----+6----6--5---x-+-3---------3====--3--3----(0)--||

||:--------x----+7----7--7-----+-3---------3====--5^-5^(5)(0)-:||

||----------x---+--------------+-3---------3====---------------||

||--------------+--------------+-------x-------+---------------||

||--------------+--------------+------(0)------+---------------||

Dm Bb

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

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

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

|--------------------+-------10-----------+---------------------|

|--------------------+---8------12---12-x-12_10-10=====11_8-10-8

/10=============+10_8-10---10-------------+---------------------|

Gm Dm etc...

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

|--------------------+--10----------------+---------------------|

|-----------------10-10-10-10-10_12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10--------|

|-----------------10-12----12-------------+---------------------|

|-------8--8-10/12---+--------------------+---------------------|

10_8_10--10----------+--------------------+---------------------|

|---------------10---+10-10_13-13-_13-_13-+13--10----10----12--13

|-----------10----13-+10-10---------------+-----13--------------|

|---------10--12-----+--------------------+---------------------|

12-10-12-------------+--------------------+---------------------|

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

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

|-12--13--12---10---10==---13--12--10--13--12--10--13--12--10---|

|---------------+-13------x-----+---------------+---------------|

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

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

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

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

|-10-12-13--10-12-13--10-12-13--10-12-13-13-13====13-12-10------|

13--------------+---------------+---------------+----------13---|

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

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

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

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

Dm Bb

|10----10---10----10--13------------------+----------------5----|

|--------13---13-----+---10\\-8--6----8--6-+----------------6-6--|

|--------------------+------------7-------7-5-7==7====---7---7--|

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

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

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

Gm Dm

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

|6-8-6-8---8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6-8_6--|

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

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

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

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

Bb(use pinky) Gm Dm

|----10--------------+--------------------+---------------------|

|8^====-8_6---6^-----+--------------------+---------------------|

|-----------7-----7_5-7_5-7=-5757-57--5757======-----1012131313-|

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

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

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

|--------------------10----10--10-13=================--13---10--|

|--------------------10--13--13-----------+---------------------|

1210-----------10-12-+--------------------+---------------------|

|--1210-12===-x------+--------------------+---------------------|

|------------x-------+--------------------+---------------------|

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

Dm Bb Gm

|---10==========+--10-----------+---------------+---------------|

13--------------+-----13-10====-+10-------------+---------------|

|---------------+---------------+---------------+12---12_10-----|

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

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

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

Dm Bb Gm

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

|---------------+---------------+---------------+-----133-131-etc.

=====================-----------+---------------+----2---2---2--|

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

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

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

Dm Bb Gm

|---------------+---------------+1------1_3-----+-----------0_1==

|This is haphazard of Dm --+-----------1---+1_3---1_3------|

|notes with random hammer-ons --+---------------+x--------------|

|and pull-offs, microbends --+---------------+---------------|

|and the kitchen sink... --+---------------+---------------|

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

Dm Bb Gm

=---0_1--0-1_0-1_0--1-0-1-3--0_1-3--1-0----1--3-+---------------|

|---------------+---------------+------3-0-----3+-13131-_3-_3-_3|

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

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

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

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

Dm Bb Gm

|---------------+-------------01-3--1--0---1===0----3==1===0===-|

3==----3==------+--------0-13---+--------3------+-3==-----------|

|----0---1====--+-------2-------+---------------+---------------|

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

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

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

Dm Bb Gm

|---------------+--------------1+---3-----3---1-+---------------|

|3=========================1_3=--3--------------+---------------|

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

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

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

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

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

|18.------------+15.------------+18.----15.-----+15.--15.--15.--|

|20.------------+17.------------+20.----17.-----+17.--17.--17.--|

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

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

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

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

15.--15.--15.--15.--15.--15.--15.-----15.---x---x---------------|

17.--17.--17.--17.--17.--17.--17.-----17.----x--17--------------|

|---------------+---------------+---------------17^=============|

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

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

(Chorus)

Verse:

Lily Bell your hair is golden brown

I've seen your black man comin' down

Swear by God I'm gonna cut him down

I heard screamin' and bullwhips crackin' and

How long, how long? Ho-o-ow long?

Solo II:

Dm Bb Gm

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

|15-------------+15-----15------+17----18----18-+-18--18--18----|

|17^------------+17^----17^-----+19^---20^---20^+-20^-20^-20^---|

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

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

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

...32 bars more of SOLO II to be continued (some day)...

Outro:

Dm Bb Gm

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

|15---15---15---+15---15---15---+15---15---15---+15---15---15---|

|17---17---17---+17---17---17---+17---17---17---+17---17---17---|

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

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

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

Dm Bb Gm

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

|15---15---15---+15---15---15---+15---15---15---+15---15---15---|

|17---17---17---+17---17---17---+17---17---17---+17---17---17---|

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

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

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

Dm Bb Gm

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

|15---15---15---+15---15---15---+15---15---15---+15---15---15---|

|17---17---17---+17---17---17---+17---17---17---+17---17---17---|

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

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

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

FADE OUT...

Dm Bb Gm

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

|20^--20^--20^--+20^------------+---------------+---------------|

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

|----------19---+19-------------+---------------+---------------|

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

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

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