The Duke Lyrics

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:07:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Giles Maloney <skidmark14@rocketmail.com>
Subject: b/blind_melon/the_duke.tab
THE DUKE
By Blind Melon
quarter note = 40
Chord Voicings:
F#7add4 0443xx
F# x9111111x
Intro (12/8 time)
(guitars 1(acoustic) &2(clean elec. w/chorus))
G-6h4--x---------6----x---x-|
G-6h4--x---------6----x---x--x-x-x|
Verse 1 (12/8 time)
(Guitar 4 with Rhy. Fill 3, 2nd time)
(guitar 1 tacet)
(guitar 2)
(guitar 3 (elec.))
(begin lyrics)
|G-6h-----------4--x-------6---------x--x----|
|G-6h4--x---------6----x---x------------|
|G-6h4--x---------6----x---x------------|
At the fourth (last) bar of Verse 1:
(13/8 time)
(guitars 1&2)
(Gtr.1 w/ Rhy. Fill 1)
|D--9-----9--6---------6-----------6--------2h4-2|
|A-------------------------------------2h4-------|
Chorus (9/8 time)
(guitars 1&2 tacet)
(guitars 3&4 division)
(guitar 5 (elec.))
/e-------12------12-------12b14-----12-----------|
(time change to 5/8)(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 5)
__________________And
__________________And
|G-----------9h11--------------------------------|
|D-----9h11--2h4----2----------------------------|
|A-----2h4---------------------------------------|
(time change to 9/8)
(time change to 5/8)
(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 5)
|G-----------9h11--9-|-7h9-----------9------------|
|D-----9h11--2h4---2-|------6-7-7/9---------------|
|A-----2h4-----------|-5/7-----------7------------|
(time change to 3/8) (time change to 5/8)
(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 2, 1st time)
(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 4, 2nd time)
(time change to 3/8)
Verse 2:
Go back to the beginning of Verse 1 and repeat
to this point.
Interlude #1 5/8 time
Guitar Solo 12/8 time
E--------3---------3--------3b-0--0----3b-------|
(begin Rhy. Fig. 1, Gtr. 4 only)
|B-12-9--------12-12-----12--------9-12-9-12-12b14--12b14-12|
|G-----9-11b------11b13----11b13r11-------------------------|
E--------3----------------------0----------------0-------3b|
(end Rhy. Fig. 1)
/e----------12(12-14)12-------9h12p9-------------|
|B-12-12/14-------------------------12p9-12-9-12-|
E--------3--------------3---3b-0------0----3----|
(time change to 13/8)
/e------------12-14b16-14-16-14-12-14-14b16r14-12------12|
|D--------------------0---0/2----3/4--2---2-4--2-----2h4-2|
|A-4--4------------------------------------------2h4-2----|
Interlude #2 12/8 time
(time change to 5/8) (time change to 3/8)
|B------9-10-10h12---|---------------------------|
|D------6--7-7h9-----|---------------------------|
|A-5h7---------------|--5------------------------|
(time change to 5/8)
(guitar 5 tacet)
(guitar 2 top)
(guitar 3 bottom)
(guitar 4 w/Rhy. Fig. 1, 3.5 times, simile)
|G-----9-9----9-11-11-11-11b-11-9-11-11-11-9----9|
(Begin Rhy. Fig. 2, guitar 3 only)
Whoa._________________
(Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out.
|G--6--6-------7--7/--9-9/11-9--9h11-9h11-9-11p9-|
(End Rhy. Fig 2)
_________________________________________________
Get out. Get out. Get out.)
/e-12-12--12-12-12--12-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14---|
_________________________________________________
C#5 (NC)
/e-12b14r12-9---------------------12-------------|
|G------------------11(911)9-/13-----13-16b18----|
|A-4-4------5----5h7-7h9-7------7-7--------------|
_________________________________________________
/e-12----14b16r14p12--12-14b16b17r14-------------|
_________________________________________________
(Whoa._________
|B-(1012)-10--(910)-9-------12-12-12b14r12-9---9-|
_________________________________________________
__ Whoa____ Whoa_____
|G-11b13-----11b13r11b13-11b13r11b13-11b13r11b13-|
Whoa_____
Whoa_____)
|B-11b13-11b13r11b13-11b13-----------9-----------|
|A-4--4-----5-5/7-7/9--7----7--7h9---7-----------|
Program Notes:
Rhy. Fill 1 (5/8 time)
D--------6-----6-6-----2h4-2-|
A------------------2h4-------|
Rhy. Fill 2 (3/8,5/8,3/8 time)
Rhy. Fill 3 (12/8 time)
Rhy. Fill 4 (3/8,5/8 time)
Rhy. Fill 5 (5/8 time)
D-2-----2h4-2--|
A-2-2h4--------|
Tablature Explanation:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend to following note
(if no note follows, bend 1/4 step)
r = return from bend
/ = slide up
= slide down
>From the transcribist:
This song had a load of timing changes in it,
so watch out. This is one of my
favorite songs by Blind Melon and it took a
lot of time to write it out, but virtue is
its own reward. Ha, ha.
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