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Mercury Blues Tab
MERCURY BLUES

As recorded by David Lindley
(From the 1981 Album EL RAYO-X)

Words and Music by Robert L. Geddins & K.C. Douglas
Arranged by David Lindley

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E B E G# B E) - 'David Lindley - Slide Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=174
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ slide - Open E-Tuning E B E G# B E)
  Wx7          H.      E E   +W           +W           +W
|------------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|-----------0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|------------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|-----------0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|


  H.      E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------|
|-----------2s|=3-------------2s|=3-------------2s|=3-------------2s==|
|-------------|-----5---0-------|-----5---0-------|-----5---0---------|


                    A E A E                         A E A E
                   2/4       4/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E   +W           +Q   E E E E E E   +W
|-----------------|---------|------------|------------------|--------|
|---------------0-|-5-0-5-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--x-x-5-0-5-0-|-(0)----|
|-------------0---|-5-0-5-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--x-x-5-0-5-0-|-(0)----|
|---0---0---0-----|-5-0-5-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--x-x-5-0-5-0-|-(0)----|
|-3---------------|-5-0-5-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--x-x-5-0-5-0-|-(0)----|
|-----5---0-------|---------|------------|------------------|--------|


  N.C.
 2/4           4/4
   E  E  E  E    E  E E E   E    E    E    E
|-------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------|---------------------<12>-<12>-|
|-------------|---------------------<12>-<12>-|
|-------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------<12>-<12>-----------|
|-12-12-10-10-|-10s12-0-0-<12>-<12>-----------|


                             PM------------|
    E    E  E  E +Q.   E     E  E  E  E  E  E  Q
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------0-|--------------------12---|
|-------------/5-(5)---0-|--------------------12---|
|-------------/5-(5)-----|-/12----------------12---|
|-<12>-<12>-x-/5-(5)-----|-----12------------------|
|-<12>-<12>-x------------|--------12-12-12-12------|


   E  Q   E  Q.   E    E  E  E  E  E  Q   E
|--------12\------0-|-----------------------|
|-11s12--12\------0-|-----------------------|
|-11s12------5------|-10s12-12-12-10s12--12-|
|-11s12------5------|-10s12-12-12-10s12--12-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|


                     PM------------|
   E  Q  E  Q.   E   E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|--------0-/5------|------------------|
|-10s12--0-/5------|------------------|
|-10s12----/5----0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|------------------|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|------------------|-0-0-----0-0------|


                     1st & 2nd Verses
                      E
  PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-||------0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-----0-0-----0-0-||o-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-0-0-----0-0-----||--0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0------|


                    A                                   E
  PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-0-0-----0-0-3-4-|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|-0-0-----0-0------|


                    C#m               B                 A        E
  PM------------------------------------------------|          PM|   PM
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E q  E E E E
|-------------0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0-0-|-----------------|-----7---7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----0-0---------|-----9-9-----9-9-|---------7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----0-0---------|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----|-9-9-----9-9-----|-7-7-------------|-x-x--------x----|


                       Guitar Solo
  A E A E       A       N.C.
  PM------|
  E E E E +E  E E E       E  E  Q    E  E  Q
|--------------------||-----------------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5---o||-/15-15-14--/15-15-14--|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5----||-/15-15-13--/15-15-13--|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5----||-----------------------|
|-------------------o||-----------------------|
|-------------0---0--||-----------------------|


                           |--3--|  |--3--|
    E  E  Q    E  E  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-/15-15-14--/15-15-14--|-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
|-/15-15-13--/15-15-13--|-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|


                       ~~~
   |--3--|  |--3--|
   Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E  Q.     E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-17\---0-17\---/17-|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-17\---0-17\---/17-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


   +Q    E   E  +Q    E   E    +E   E  e  e  E S S E   E
|--------0------------0-/12-|-(12)s10--------------------|
|-(17)\--0------------0-/12-|-(12)s10-12-11-10p9---------|
|-(17)\----/17-(17)\--------|--------------------8-8-/12-|
|----------/17-(17)\--------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|


   ~~
   Q   E E   Q   E  E    E  Q   E  S  S  E  +E  E
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------12-12-|-12s14s=12-----------------|
|--------0-/12--12-12-|-----------12s10-----------|
|-12--12-0-/12--------|-----------------12-(12)-0-|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|


                         ~~~~~~~~~
   Q   E  E  Q        E  E    +Q    E E  E  E  E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------12----------------|-----------------------|
|-13--14----11b11.5--------|----------0----------0-|
|--------------------12-12-|-(12)--\9---10-10s12---|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|


          ~~
                          |--3--|
    E  E  Q   E  E E E    Q  Q  Q  Q  E E
|----------------0---0-|------------------|
|----------------0---0-|-10-10-10s12------|
|-/12------------------|-10-10-10s12------|
|-----12-12--12\-------|--------------x-x-|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|


                       ~~~
   |--3--|
   Q  Q  Q  Q  E E     Q  E  E  E  E  E  E
|------------------|-/12--------------------|
|-10-10-10s12------|--------14s12----12-----|
|-10-10-10s12------|--------------12----12--|
|--------------x-x-|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|


                            ~~~~
   E  E  E  E  E  E  Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-14--------------------|---5-5---7s8-7-5-|
|----12s10----12s10-----|-5---------------|
|----------12-------12--|-------0---------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|


   E E E E E E Q    E E  E E E  E E E
|----0-----0------|-0-0----0-0----0-0--|
|-\7-----0-----5--|-0-0----0-0----0-0--|
|------5-----5----|-----/8-----/8------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|


                       C#m           B               E  A E A E
                       ~
   E E E  E E E  E E   H    Q   Q    H     Q   E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----0-0----0-0----0-|-------------|-------7\------|-----------------|
|----0-0----0-0----0-|-------------|-------7\------|----5-0-5-0---0--|
|-/8-----/8-----/8---|-------------|-------7\------|----5-0-5-0---0--|
|--------------------|-9----9\-----|-7\----7\--0-0-|-0--5-0-5-0---0--|
|--------------------|-9----9\-----|-7\----7\--0-0-|-0--5-0-5-0---0--|
|--------------------|-9----9\-----|-7\----7\--0-0-|-0---------------|


                      3rd & 4th Verses
  A E A E              E
               PM--------------------------------------------------------|
  E E E E +Q   E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|------------------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)------||o-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)--0-0-||------0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)--0-0-||o-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|------------------||--0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0------|


                    A                                   E
  PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-0-0-----0-0-3-4-|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|-0-0-----0-0------|


                                                       1.
                    C#m               B                     A    E
  PM------------------------------------------------|          PM|   PM
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E q  E E E E
|-------------0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0-0-|-----------------|-----7---7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----0-0---------|-----9-9-----9-9-|---------7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----0-0---------|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----|-9-9-----9-9-----|-7-7-------------|-x-x--------x----|


                       Outro
                       2.
  A E A E       A       A                                  C#m
  PM------|
  E E E E +E  E E E     Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|--------------------||----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5---o||----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5----||----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5----||-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-9--9--x-x-x-x--|
|-------------------o||-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-9--9--x-x-x-x--|
|-------------0---0--||-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-9--9--x-x-x-x--|


  B            A
  E E E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------5-|---5-------5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|
|--------------5-|---5-------5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7-5-|-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7-5-|-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7---|-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|


  C#m               B                 E  A E A E
  PM------------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----5-0-5-0----|
|-----------------|-----------------|----5-0-5-0----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0--5-0-5-0----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0--5-0-5-0----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-------------|


                   Freely Q=100
  A E A E          N.C.          E
           TP      TP   TP
  E E E E +H       H    Q   Q    q  Q  H
|----------------|-------------|------------*|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)----|-------------|------------*|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)----|-------------|------------*|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)----|-7s===0\-----|-0----------*|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)----|-7s===0\--x--|-0----------*|
|----------------|-------------|-0----------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
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