Melissa The Allman Brothers Band tabbed by: Chad Miller - fixinchitlins@hotmail.com I have yet to see a tab for the lead guitar so here it is. He is probably using a slide on most of this, but it sounds fine just playing it. Tab for the lead parts: intro E---16<<<12--12------------------------------------------------------------ B---------------14-12------------------------------------------------------ G---------------------13-11----11------------------------------------------ D---------------------------14----11>>14----------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "seem to come & go" E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-----------------------12---12b14r12-------------------------------------- G-----------11-13-14-13---------------------------------------------------- D-----11-14---------------------------------------------------------------- A--14---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "the gypsy flies..." E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------17b19r17~~~~-19~~ G-----------------------------11-14~~~~-16~~~~-18~~~~-19~------------------ D-----11-14----14>16-14-11-14---------------------------------------------- A--14---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "bearing sorrow..." (All this is done with a slide.) E--16-17-17-16-14-12-14-15-15~~~~--15<14-12-14----------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "to sweet Melissa" "Mmmm, hmmmmm" All slide (obviously) E----14-16---- E--12---------------------------- B-12---------- B-----14-12--12------------------ G------------- G---------------13-11------------ D------------- D---------------------14--------- A------------- A-------------------------------- E------------- E-------------------------------- "each car looks..." E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------11-11>13-13<11-11<9-9>11-9---------------------------- D--------------11-14------------------------------------------------------- A--------11-14------------------------------------------------------------- E--12-14------------------------------------------------------------------- "no one knows the gypsy's..." E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-----------------------------------------------17b19r17~~~~-19~~~~~------- G-----------11-13-14~~~~-16~~~~-18~~~~-19>18<19---------------------------- D-----11-14---------------------------------------------------------------- A--14---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "there are no blankets...." (All slide) E-16-17-16-14-12-12-14-15----15>14-12-14----------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play Melissa part again... "mmmmmmmmmmm" E--12---------------------------------------------------------------------- B-----14-12--12------------------------------------------------------------ G---------------13-11------------------------------------------------------ D-----------------------14-11------------->>14----------------------------- A-----------------------------14--14-11------------------------------------ E---------------------------------------14--------------------------------- "Again the morning...." E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------14>15<14-17---17b19~~~r17------------ G-------------18>16>14---14>16-16------------------------------------------ D-14>16-16----------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "rooooll on" (on this (15b)16, you play the note at the bent pitch first, release to the normal pitch, then bend back to the 16th fret) E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--(15b)16r15b16~~~~---------13>14-14<13-13<11-9>11-9-9-------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "will you ever let him go" E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------14-12------------------------------------------------- G-----------11-13-14----------13>14<13-11---------------------------------- D-----11-14-------------------------------14------------------------------- A--14---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "will you hide the..." E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------14~~~~-15<14-15>17-17~~~~-19~~~~---------------- G------------14~~~~-16~~~~------------------------------------------------- D-----11-14---------------------------------------------------------------- A--14---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "will his spirit..." (all slide) E--16-17-17-16-14-12-15-------15<14-12-14---------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play Melissa part again, then there's this variation the next time E-------------- B-------------- G-------------- D-----14>16---- A--14---------- E-------------- Now for the last part... E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------12>14-12---------------------- G--------------------11----11-13-11-13-14-11------------------------------- D--------------11-14----14------------------------------------------------- A--------11-14------------------------------------------------------------- E--12-14------------------------------------------------------------------- E--12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12-14b16~~~~~~~---12-16<14-12-14~~~~ B-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--12-16<14-12---12----------------------------------*--------------------- B-------------------14-12---12-14-12-----------------*--------------------- G------------------------------------13-11<9-11<9---9*--------------------- D----------------------------------------------------*11-9---------9------- A----------------------------------------------------*-----11-9-11----11-9- E----------------------------------------------------*--------------------- E-----------*--------------------------------------------------------------- B-----------*------------------------------------------------------------12- G-----------*----------------11-14-13-14-13-----14-13-14-16--18-16-18-16---- D-----------*---11-14~~~~-14------------------------------------------------ A---------11*14------------------------------------------------------------- E--12-14----*--------------------------------------------------------------- E----14~~~16 B----------- G----------- The part in between the stars is kinda up in the air but I just wanted to finish this & get it posted. The rest is 99.9% accurate (I think) Corrections or comments, email me at fixinchitlins@hotmail.com.