Alvin Lee - Slow Blues in C This one is fairly accurate, but who cares, play it your way, he changes it around a bit every time he plays it live Lyrics listed below Intro |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |---------8-9-10-| |-------10-------| |----------------| C7 F9 C7 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|8----8----------|--------11-10---|----------------| |9----9----------|8--7-8----------|9----9--9--10-10|8h9p8h9---------| |8--7-8----8-9-10|7--6-7----8-9-10|8--7-8--10-10---|----------8-9-10| |10-9-10-10------|8--7-8--10------|10-9-10---------|--------10------| |8--7-8----------|----------------|8--7-8--8-------|----------------| F9 C7 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |8----8----------|8----8----------|--------11-10---|----------------| |8--7-8----------|8--7-8----------|9----9--9--10-10|8h9p8h9---------| |7--6-7----8-9-10|7--6-7----8-9-10|8--7-8--10-10---|----------8-9-10| |8--7-8--10------|8--7-8--10------|10-9-10---------|--------10------| |----------------|----------------|8--7-8--8-------|----------------| G7 F9 C7 G7 |----------------|----------------|----8--8--8--8--|----------------| |8----8----------|8----8----------|----------------|----------------| |10-9-10---------|8--7-8--------8-|----------------|10--------------| |9--8-9----8-9-10|7--6-7----8-9---|10--8--7--6--5--|---8b-----------| |10-9-10-10------|8--7-8--10------|----------------|------10--------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Solo over above pattern Timing is hard to tab because of all triplets and bends. I think the bends are at most up one fret. I've broken it up into (I hope) recognisable riffs with breaks where Alvin holds the notes. |15bp13-11-------|--11-13-11-13/15b-11-------------|----------------| |----------13----|13-------------------13-13-13----|----------------| |----------------|---------------------------------|12b\8-----------| |----------------|---------------------------------|------10--------| |----------------|---------------------------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------------------------|----------------| slight bends/returns |------------------------------------------------------------| |------13-13-13-13-13-13-------13-13-13-13-13-13-------13-13-| |-12/14-------------------12/14-------------------12/14-------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------13-13-------13-13-------13-13--------------------------------| |-12/14-------12/14-------12/14--------14b15\12t------10-12p10-------| |-------------------------------------------------------------13-10-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---11-13/15b-13/15-11-13-11----------------------------------------| |-13--------------------------13--------------13-15b-16b-15-13\11-13-| |-------------------------------12---12/14-14-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| The fast bit just before the verse starts (??????????,help!) (I think it's a rapid hammer/pull off from C to C, but there is no way I can play it fast enough to tell if this is right) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-13p11h13p11----------------------|---------------------------------| |------------12p10\8h10p8---------|----------8----------------------| |-------------------------10------|8-10---10----10------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------10---10-9--------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------8--hold| Verse C7 F9 C7 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|8---------------|----------------|----------------| |---------9----9-|8---------------|9----9----------|9----9----------| |---------10\9-10|7---------------|8--7-8----8-9-10|8--7-8----8-9-10| |---------10\9-10|8---------------|10-9-10-10------|10-9-10-10------| |8---------------|----------------|8--7-8----------|8--7-9----------| Yes I get... and it...inside... F9 C7 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |8---------------8----------------|----------------|----------------| |8----------8-10--10-8----8-------|9----9----------|9----9----------| |7--------10-----------10---------|8--7-8----8-9-10|8--7-8----8-9-10| |8---------------|----------------|10-9-10-10------|10-7-10-10------| |----------------|----------------|8--7-8----------|9--7-9----------| Yes..blues.. and it..inside... G7 F9 C7 G7 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |8-----------8--7|8\--------------|13br\-----------|----------------| |10----------10-9|8\--------------|----8-10/12-10-8|--8/10-8--------| |9-----------9--8|7\--------------|----------------10-------/10-----| |10----------10-9|8\--------------|----------------|-----------10---| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| that's why.... I'm gonna ...ride Verse 1 Yes I get the blues and it hurts me deep inside Yes I get the blues and it hurts me deep inside That's why I'm gonna pack my bags I'm gonna leave this town and ride Verse 2 Last night I lay sleeping I tell you babe I was sleeping by myself Last night I lay sleeping I tell you babe I was sleeping by myself The one I really love with is on the other side of town sleeping with somebody else. Verse 3 I love my baby Yeah, God only knows I do I love my baby I love my baby C7 gonna tell the world I know I do G7 F9 that's why I'm gonna leave my woman, yeah, and tell the world I know it's true. WORDS AND MUSIC / ALVIN LEE-TEN YEARS AFTER Tab constructed by and property of, Trond Vidar