BLISTER ON THE MOON As recorded by Taste (From the 1969 Album TASTE) Words and Music by Rory Gallagher Transcribed by Slowhand E D G C x 7 9 9 9 x x 5 7 7 7 x x 10 12 12 12 x x 3 5 5 5 x E/G# G/B D/F# A x 11 9 9 x x x 14 12 12 x x x 9 7 7 x x x 0 2 2 2 0 D/A E5 F#5 G#5 x 0 0 2 3 2 0 2 2 x x x 2 4 4 x x x 4 6 6 x x x D5 Dopen E7+9 Eopen x x 0 2 3 x x x 0 2 3 2 x 7 6 7 8 x 0 2 2 1 0 0 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rory Gallagher - Electric Guitar (w/ distortion)' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rory Gallagher - Electric Guitar (clean)' Intro Q=138 E D E 4/4 Gtr II H Q E S S W +H. E S S W +H. E S S | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / x x / / / / / Gtr I H Q E S S W +H. E S S W +H. E S S |-----------------|----------|----------------|----------|----------------| |-------------9-9-|-9--------|-(9)--------7-7-|-7--------|-(7)--------9-9-| |-------------9-9-|-9--------|-(9)------9-7-7-|-7--------|-(7)------7-9-9-| |-------------9-9-|-9--------|-(9)------9-7-7-|-7--------|-(7)------7-9-9-| |-------------7-7-|-7--------|-(7)------7-5-5-|-5--------|-(5)------5-7-7-| |---------(0)-----|-0--------|-(0)------------|----------|----------------| D W +H. E S S W +H. E S S | | | | | | | | | / / x x / / / / / W +H. E S S W +H. E S S |----------|----------------|----------|-----------------| |-9--------|-(9)--------7-7-|-7--------|-(7)--------9-9--| |-9--------|-(9)------9-7-7-|-7--------|-(7)------7-9-9--| |-9--------|-(9)------9-7-7-|-7--------|-(7)------7-9-9--| |-7--------|-(7)------7-5-5-|-5--------|-(5)------5-7-7--| |-0--------|-(0)------------|----------|-----------------| E G C D Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / x x / / x x / / x x / / x x Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S |---------------------|-------------------| |-9--9-x-x-12--12-x-x-|-5--5-x-x-7--7-x-x-| |-9--9-x-x-12--12-x-x-|-5--5-x-x-7--7-x-x-| |-9--9-x-x-12--12-x-x-|-5--5-x-x-7--7-x-x-| |-7--7-x-x-10--10-x-x-|-3--3-x-x-5--5-x-x-| |---------------------|-------------------| E G C D Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / x x / / x x / / x x / / x x Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S |---------------------|---------------------| |-9--9-x-x-12--12-x-x-|-5--5-x-x-7--7-x-x---| |-9--9-x-x-12--12-x-x-|-5--5-x-x-7--7-x-x---| |-9--9-x-x-12--12-x-x-|-5--5-x-x-7--7-x-x---| |-7--7-x-x-10--10-x-x-|-3--3-x-x-5--5-x-x---| |---------------------|---------------------| E q Q H W | | / / ~~~~~~~ Q Q S S E E E +S S E E E +Q E E |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-9--9--9p7---7-9-|-(9)p(7)---7-9-(9)/--/(14)\---| |-9--9------9-----|---------9--------------------| |-7--7------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| q Q H W | | / / ~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q a E S S S E S S S E S S S S S E H |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-----------7h9p7---------|-------7h9p7---9----| |-------7s9-------9-7h9p7-|-5-7h9-------9------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-0--0--------------------|--------------------| q Q H W | | / / Q Q Q S S E S S E S S E H |---------------------|-----------(0)-----| |-------10b12--10p8---|-8s7---------------| |-------------------9-|-----9-7s6---------| |---------------------|------------7s9----| |---------------------|-------------------| |-0--0----------------|-------------------| q Q H W | | / / Q Q E E S S E H. Q |------------------------|-------------|| |-------------12---------|-------------|| |-------11b13----11p9----|-9-----------|| |---------------------11-|-------------|| |----0-------------------|-------------|| |-0--0-------------------|---------0---|| 1st - 4th Verses $ E D W +W W +W | | | | / / / / W +H +E E E E W +H +E E E S S ||-----------|------------------|----------|---------------------| ||o----------|--------------9---|-7--------|-(7)----(7)-7-7------| ||--9--------|-(9)----(9)---9---|-7--------|-(7)----(7)-7-7------| ||--9--------|-(9)----(9)---9---|-7--------|-(7)----(7)-7-7------| ||o-7--------|-(7)----(7)---7---|-5--------|-(5)----(5)-5-5------| ||-----------|------------0---0-|----------|----------------0-0--| E D 2/4 W +H. E S S W +H | | | | | | | / / o x x / / W +H +E E E E W +Q. E |----------|--------------------|----------|----------| |-9--------|-(9)----(9)-9-9-0---|-7--------|-(7)------| |-9--------|-(9)----(9)-9-9-0---|-7--------|-(7)---0--| |-9--------|-(9)----(9)-9-9-0---|-7--------|-(7)---0--| |-7--------|-(7)----(7)-7-7-----|-5--------|-(5)---0--| |----------|--------------------|----------|----------| 1.,D.S. 2. To Coda C D C D C D C D C D D 4/4 S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |----------------------|----------------------||---------------------|| |-------7-7-------7-7--|-------7-7-------7-7-o||-------7-7-------7-7-|| |-5s7-7-7-7-5s7-7-7-7--|-5s7-7-7-7-5s7-7-7-7--||-5s7-7-7-7-5s7-7-7-7-|| |-5s7-7-7-7-5s7-7-7-7--|-5s7-7-7-7-5s7-7-7-7--||-5s7-7-7-7-5s7-7-7-7-|| |-3s5-5-5-5-3s5-5-5-5--|-3s5-5-5-5-3s5-5-5-5-o||-3s5-5-5-5-3s5-5-5-5-|| |----------------------|----------------------||---------------------|| Interlude E/G# G/B C/E D/F# Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------| |-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---| |----------------------|-----------------| E/G# G/B C/E D/F# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-9--------12----------|-5-------7--------| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7--| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9----| |----------------------|------------------| E/G# G/B C/E D/F# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W |----------------------|-----------------|----------|--------|| |----------------------|-----------------|----------|--------|| |-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------|-9--------|-(9)----|| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-|-9--------|-(9)----|| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---|-7--------|-(7)----|| |----------------------|-----------------|-0--------|-(0)----|| Bridge A D/A E5 F#5 G#5 E5 F#5 G#5 Gtr I W W E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E |----------|-2--------|-------------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-3--------|-------------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-2--------|-------------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-0--------|-2--2-2------------|-2--2-2-------------| |-0--------|-0--------|-2--2-2-4-(4)-6----|-2--2-2-4-(4)-6-----| |----------|----------|-0--0-0-2-(2)-4----|-0--0-0-2-(2)-4-----| | | Gtr II | W W E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E |----------|-2--------|-0-----------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-3--------|-0-----------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-2--------|-1-----------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-0--------|-2------4-(4)------|-2--2-2-------------| |-0--------|-0--------|-2------4-(4)-6----|-2--2-2-4-(4)-6-----| |----------|----------|-0--0-0-2-(2)-4----|-0--0-0-2-(2)-4-----| A D/A E5 F#5 G#5 W W E. S E E +E Q E |----------|-2--------|-------------------| |-2--------|-3--------|-------------------| |-2--------|-2--------|-------------------| |-2--------|-0--------|-2--2-2------------| |-0--------|-0--------|-2--2-2-4-(4)-6----| |----------|----------|-0--0-0-2-(2)-4----| | | W W E. S E E +E Q E |----------|-2--------|-------------------| |-2--------|-3--------|-------------------| |-2--------|-2--------|-------------------| |-2--------|-0--------|-2--2-2------------| |-0--------|-0--------|-2--2-2-4-(4)-6----| |----------|----------|-0--0-0-2-(2)-4----| D.S. al Coda A C5 D5 E. S E E +E Q. +W +H. E E |----------------------|------------|---------------|| |-2------------3-------|-(3)--------|-(3)------0----|| |-2------5-(5)-2-------|-(2)--------|-(2)------0----|| |-2--2-2-5-(5)-0-------|-(0)--------|-(0)------0----|| |-0--0-0-3-(3)---------|------------|---------------|| |----------------------|------------|---------------|| | | E. S E E +E Q E +W +H. Q |----------------------|------------|---------------|| |-------------------0--|-(0)--------|-(0)-----------|| |-2------5-(5)-7---(7)-|-(7)--------|-(7)-----------|| |-2------5-(5)-7---(7)-|-(7)--------|-(7)-----------|| |-0--0-0-3-(3)-5---(5)-|-(5)--------|-(5)-----------|| |----------------------|------------|---------------|| 5th Verse & C D C D E Gtr II S S E E E S S E E E W +H +E E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I S S E E E S S E E E W +H +E E E S S |---------------------||----------|--------------------| |-------7-7-------7-7-||----------|--------------------| |-5s7-7-7-7-5s7-7-7-7-||-9--------|-(9)----(9)-9-------| |-5s7-7-7-7-5s7-7-7-7-||-9--------|-(9)----(9)-9-------| |-3s5-5-5-5-3s5-5-5-5-||-7--------|-(7)----(7)-7-------| |---------------------||-0--------|-(0)----(0)-0---0-0-| D E W +H +E E E S S W +H +E E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / x x / / / / / x x W +H +E E E S S W +W |----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------| |-7--------|-(7)----(7)-7-7-x-x-|-9--------|-(9)----------------| |-7--------|-(7)----(7)-7-7-x-x-|-9--------|-(9)----------------| |-7--------|-(7)----(7)-7-7-x-x-|-9--------|-(9)----------------| |-5--------|-(5)----(5)-5-5-x-x-|-7--------|-(7)----------------| |----------|--------------------|-0--------|-(0)----------------| D C D C D C D C D 2/4 4/4 W +H S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|---------|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|| |-7--------|-(7)-----|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|| |-7--------|-(7)---0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|| |-7--------|-(7)---0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|| |-5--------|-(5)---0-|---------------------|---------------------|| |----------|---------|---------------------|---------------------|| Guitar Solo E q Q H W | | / / ~~~~~~~ Q Q S S E E E +S S E E E +Q Q |-----------------|------------------------| |-9--9------------|------------------------| |-9--9--9p7---7-9-|-(9)p(7)---7-9-(9)/-----| |-9--9------9-----|---------9--------------| |-7--7------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------| q Q H W | | / / ~~~~~~~ |--3--| Q Q a E S S S E E Q E E +H |----------------------------|-------------------------| |-9--9-----------------------|--------12-15-(15)b17----| |-9--9--------12h14p12----12-|-14b16-------------------| |-9--9--12s14----------14----|-------------------------| |-7--7-----------------------|-------------------------| |-0--0-----------------------|-------------------------| E7+9 q Q H W | | / / ~ |-3--| |-3-| Q Q a E S S S E E E S S S S S E H |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|-------7h9p7---9----| |------------9h11p9----9-|-5-7h9-------9------| |-------9s11--------11---|--------------------| |-0--0-------------------|--------------------| q Q H W | | / / |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q E S S S E S S S E S S S S S E H |-----------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------7----------------------| |---------7h9p7---------|--------7h9p7---9pb11r(9)b11==(9)r(9)--| |-------9-------9-7h9p7-|----7h9-------9------------------------| |-----------------------|-10------------------------------------| |-0--0------------------|---------------------------------------| H E. +S +E +E E W +W | | / / W +H E E +E +E |----------|---------------------------| |----------|----------12b14==(12)r(12)-| |-9--------|-(9)-----------------------| |-9--------|-(9)-----------------------| |-7--------|-(7)-----------------------| |-0--------|-(0)-----------------------| W W | o H E E +E +E H E E +E +E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--------12b14==(12)r(12)-|--------12b14==(12)r(12)--| |-9-----------------------|-9------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| E E S S S E E Q +E E E S S S E E E Q W +H. +E E |-------------------------|---------------------|----------|------------------| |-10s7--------------------|---------------------|----------|------------------| |------7h9p7--------------|------7h9p7----------|----------|------------------| |------------9-9s11--(11)s|=14-9-------9-7s6s7s=|=9--------|-(9)------(9)\----| |-------------------------|---------------------|----------|------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|----------|------------------| E Gtr II Q Q H W | x Gtr I PM----| E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9-| |---------7h9-9-9-9-|-7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9-| |-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-| |-0-0-0-0-----------|---------------------| E E E E E E E E H. E E | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / x x S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |-7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9-|-7h9-9-9-9-9\---0----|| |-7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9-|-7h9-9-9-9-9\---0----|| |-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7\---0----|| |---------------------|---------------------|| Outro E/G# G/B C/E D/F# E/G# G/B Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------|-9--------12----------| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-|---9----9----12----12-| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---|-----11---------14----| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| C/E D/F# E/G# G/B C/E D/F# 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-------7-------|-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------| |---5---5---7---7-|---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-| |-----7-------9---|-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------| E/G# G/B C/E D/F# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W |----------------------|-----------------|-0--------|-(0)----*| |----------------------|-----------------|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------|-1--------|-(1)----*| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---|-2--------|-(2)----*| |----------------------|-----------------|-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