Honest I Do Lyrics

As recorded by Jimmy Reed
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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Slow Blues Q=97(8=s8)
Gtrs I, II
H+H
H E E Q Q Q E E E E
E E E E +Q E A E Q A E E E E E E E E
|-9-9-8-7-(7)---7-5h=6--|----0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-----------------------|-0----0-------------3b3.5-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
Q Q E E E E +E Q. +Q Q
E E Q H E E E E E E E E
H E E E E +E H +E Q
Q Q E E E E E Q. +Q Q
Q Q Q E E +Q Q H
|-------------4-2-|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-2---------------|--0---0---------------3b3.5-|
E E E E E E E E Q A E E E E E E E E
$
Q Q E E E E E Q. +Q Q
E E Q H E E E E E E E E
Q Q E E E E +E Q. +Q Q
Q E E +E E E E E Q. +Q Q
Q E E Q E E +Q Q H
|-------------4-2-|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-2---------------|--0---0---------------3b3.5-|
E E E E E E E E Q A E E E E E E E E
Q Q E E E E Q Q H Q Q E E E E +E Q. +Q Q
E E Q 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
To Coda
Q E E E E E E E Q. +Q Q Q E E Q E E
Guitar Solo
Q Q H E E E E E E E E A E Q. +Q Q
|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|-------4b5-(4)b5-4-2-4-||-4s6-------------------|
|--0---0---------------3b3.5-|-0---------------------||---0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|
Q A E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E
Q E E E E E E +W Q E E E E Q
|---------4b5-4-2-4-|-(4)---------------|-----------------|
E E E E +H E E E E +E E E E +Q A E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|-/9-9-8-7-(7)-9-7-6-|-(6)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--0-----0-------------3b3.5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q E E E E Q Q H
|-0--------------||-0----0-------------3b3.5-|
E E Q H Q A E E E E E E E E
+HH
++HH