Mercury Blues - David Lindley
Mercury Blues
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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