Little Martha The Allman Brothers Band

Here's tab posted previously but not at the ftp site.

Thanx for you work with the site!

-raj

I was able to restore my tab of Little Martha from backup tapes

(thank goodness for backups !). Here it is again.

Little Martha

Playing notes:

This instrumental is played in open E tuning (E B E G# B E).

Rather than tuning the 3rd, 4th and 5th strings up (which can

be really stressful on the neck), you can tune down to open D

(D A D F# A D) and capo at the second fret.

The thumb keeps time with a monotonic bass line while the

fingers play the melody. The structure of the tune is:

1 - Intro

2 - Part 1 ending with [1.]

3 - Repeat Part 1 ending with [2.]

4 - Part 2

5 - Repeat Part 1 up until [To Coda]

6 - Coda

Chords used: numbers in grid indicate frets

numbers in parentheses are suggested fingerings (1=index,2=middle,etc)

E B E G#B e

 
 +-----------+

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 (pretty obvious !)

A 5 5 5 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)

C#m/E x x 0 8 9 9 (x x 0 2 3 3)

C#m/B x 0 x 8 9 9 (x 0 x 2 3 3)

A/B x 0 x 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)

B x 0 x 7 7 7 (1st finger barre)

B7 x 0 x 1 0 2 (x 0 x 1 0 3)

E/G# 4 0 0 3 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)

F# 2 0 0 1 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)

 
 +-----------+

h = hammer on

p = pull off

[4]- or [2]- = time signature

[4] [4]

Timing is as follows:

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

one & two & three & four &

============================================================================

INTRO:

 
 ------

(Freely)

 
 4|------------------+--------------+-----------------------+2+------------|
 -|-------0-------0--|----------4---|-------0---------------|-|------------|
 4|--0--1------------|--0--1----1---|--0--1--------0-1p0----|4|------------|
 |--0---------2-----|--0--2----2---|--0---------2-------2--| |--0------0--|
 |--0---------0--0--|--------------|--0------0-------------| |------------|
 |--0------0--------+-------0------+--0--------------------+ +--0---0-----|

^ ^ ^

(strum) (strum) (strum)

PART 1:

 
 -------

[E]

 
 4|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+-----------------|
 -|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|-----------------|
 4|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----1-----0------|
 |--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----2-----0------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0--|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 
 |--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|
 |--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|------------------|
 |--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0-------------|
 |--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0-------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0-------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0---|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

[A]

 
 |--------------5----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|
 |--------5-----5----|----5--------------|--------5---------|----7-----5-------|
 |--5h6---5----------|----5-----6p5------|--5h6---5---------|----------5-------|
 |--5h7--------------|----------7p5------|--5h7---------7---|----7-----5-------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------9---|------------------|
 |--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5---+--5---5---5---0---|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

[E]

 
 |--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|
 |--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|------------------|
 |--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0-------------|
 |--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0-----0-|
 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0-------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0---|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

[To Coda] C#m/E A/B E C#m/E A/B B7

 
 2|--------------|4|--9-----5-------7--+------7-----7------+--9-----5-----2---|
 -|--------------|-|--9-----5-------7--|--------7-----7----|--9-----5-----0---|
 4|--------------|4|--8-----5-------7--|----7-----7--------|--8-----5-----1---|
 |--0-----0-----| |--0----------------|-------------------|--0-----5---------|
 |--------------| |------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0-----|
 |--0-----0-----| |-------------------+-------------------+------------------|

1 . 2 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

[C#m/E] [A/B] [E] [E/G#] [F#]

 
 |------2-----2------|--9-----5-----7----+------7-----7------+----0-----0------|
 |----0---0-0---0----|--9-----5-----7----|--------7-----7----|------------0----|
 |-------------------|--8-----5-----7----|----7-----7--------|--3---3-1-----0--|
 |-------------------|--0----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|-----------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------+-------------------+--4-----2-----0--|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

[1.] [2.]

 
 2|----------0------| 2|---14-11-12------|
 -|----------0------| -|------------12---|
 4|----------0------| 4|-----------------|
 |-----------------| |----------0------|
 |-----------------| |-------------0---|
 |----4-p0-----0---| |-------0---------|

1 . 2 . 1 . 2 .

PART 2:

 
 -------

[B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B] [G] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B]

 
 |--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5----------|
 |--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5----------|
 |--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--7---8---8-7-7-7--|----5-5----------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

[B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B] [B7] [A/B] [B]

 
 |--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--2-----5-----7----+------7-----7----|
 |--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--0-----5-----7----|--------7-----7--|
 |--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--1-----5-----7----|----7-----7------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

[C#m/B] [A/B] [B7] [B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B]

 
 |--9-----5-----2----+------2-----2------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+---5------5------|
 |--9-----5-----0----|----0---0-0---0----|--7-------9-7---7--|---5--------5----|
 |--8-----5-----1----|-------------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|---5----5-----5--|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

[B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B] [B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B]

 
 |--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5------------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5------|
 |--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5------------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5----|
 |--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5-5------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5--|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

[E/G#] [F#]

 
 |----0-----0--------+2+---------0---------| (Repeat Part 1)
 |------------0------|-|---------0---------|
 |--3---3-1-----0----|4|---------0---------|
 |-------------------| |-------------------|
 |-------------------| |-------------------|
 |--4-----2-----0----+ +---4-p0------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 .

CODA:

[-----]

 
 ( <--------------- natural harmonics ---------------------| )
 |-------------------+-------------------+--12----------------|
 |--------7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
 |--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
 |--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
 |--5----------------|-------------------|---0----------------|
 |-------------------+-------------------+---0----------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^

(strike sharply with downward stroke) (strum slowly)

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"Saved by the Blues..."

Mike Mongeau Raytheon Equipment Division

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{t:Little Martha}
 {st:The Allman Brothers Band}
 
 
 {sot}
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
 {eot}
 
 Here's tab posted previously but not at the ftp site.
 Thanx for you work with the site!
 -raj
 
 I was able to restore my tab of Little Martha from backup tapes
 (thank goodness for backups !). Here it is again.
 
 Little Martha
 
 Playing notes:
 
 This instrumental is played in open E tuning (E B E G# B E).
 Rather than tuning the 3rd, 4th and 5th strings up (which can
 be really stressful on the neck), you can tune down to open D
 (D A D F# A D) and capo at the second fret.
 
 The thumb keeps time with a monotonic bass line while the
 fingers play the melody. The structure of the tune is:
 
 1 - Intro
 2 - Part 1 ending with [1.]
 3 - Repeat Part 1 ending with [2.]
 4 - Part 2
 5 - Repeat Part 1 up until [To Coda]
 6 - Coda
 
 Chords used: numbers in grid indicate frets
 numbers in parentheses are suggested fingerings (1=index,2=middle,etc)
 
 E B E G#B e
 
 {sot}
 +-----------+
 {eot}
 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 (pretty obvious !)
 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)
 C#m/E x x 0 8 9 9 (x x 0 2 3 3)
 C#m/B x 0 x 8 9 9 (x 0 x 2 3 3)
 A/B x 0 x 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)
 B x 0 x 7 7 7 (1st finger barre)
 B7 x 0 x 1 0 2 (x 0 x 1 0 3)
 E/G# 4 0 0 3 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)
 F# 2 0 0 1 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)
 
 {sot}
 +-----------+
 {eot}
 
 h = hammer on
 p = pull off
 
 [4]- or [2]- = time signature
 [4] [4] 
 Timing is as follows:
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 one & two & three & four &
 
 ============================================================================
 
 INTRO:
 
 {sot}
 ------
 {eot}
 
 (Freely)
 
 {sot}
 4|------------------+--------------+-----------------------+2+------------|
 -|-------0-------0--|----------4---|-------0---------------|-|------------|
 4|--0--1------------|--0--1----1---|--0--1--------0-1p0----|4|------------|
 |--0---------2-----|--0--2----2---|--0---------2-------2--| |--0------0--|
 |--0---------0--0--|--------------|--0------0-------------| |------------|
 |--0------0--------+-------0------+--0--------------------+ +--0---0-----|
 {eot}
 ^ ^ ^
 (strum) (strum) (strum)
 
 PART 1:
 
 {sot}
 -------
 {eot}
 [E] 
 {sot}
 4|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+-----------------|
 -|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|-----------------|
 4|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----1-----0------|
 |--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----2-----0------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0--|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 
 {sot}
 |--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|
 |--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|------------------|
 |--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0-------------|
 |--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0-------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0-------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0---|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 [A] 
 {sot}
 |--------------5----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|
 |--------5-----5----|----5--------------|--------5---------|----7-----5-------|
 |--5h6---5----------|----5-----6p5------|--5h6---5---------|----------5-------|
 |--5h7--------------|----------7p5------|--5h7---------7---|----7-----5-------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------9---|------------------|
 |--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5---+--5---5---5---0---|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 [E] 
 {sot}
 |--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|
 |--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|------------------|
 |--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0-------------|
 |--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0-----0-|
 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0-------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0---|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 [To Coda] C#m/E A/B E C#m/E A/B B7
 
 {sot}
 2|--------------|4|--9-----5-------7--+------7-----7------+--9-----5-----2---|
 -|--------------|-|--9-----5-------7--|--------7-----7----|--9-----5-----0---|
 4|--------------|4|--8-----5-------7--|----7-----7--------|--8-----5-----1---|
 |--0-----0-----| |--0----------------|-------------------|--0-----5---------|
 |--------------| |------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0-----|
 |--0-----0-----| |-------------------+-------------------+------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 [C#m/E] [A/B] [E] [E/G#] [F#] 
 {sot}
 |------2-----2------|--9-----5-----7----+------7-----7------+----0-----0------|
 |----0---0-0---0----|--9-----5-----7----|--------7-----7----|------------0----|
 |-------------------|--8-----5-----7----|----7-----7--------|--3---3-1-----0--|
 |-------------------|--0----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|-----------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------+-------------------+--4-----2-----0--|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 
 [1.] [2.]
 
 
 {sot}
 2|----------0------| 2|---14-11-12------|
 -|----------0------| -|------------12---|
 4|----------0------| 4|-----------------|
 |-----------------| |----------0------|
 |-----------------| |-------------0---|
 |----4-p0-----0---| |-------0---------|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 1 . 2 .
 
 PART 2:
 
 {sot}
 -------
 {eot}
 [B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B] [G] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B] 
 {sot}
 |--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5----------|
 |--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5----------|
 |--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--7---8---8-7-7-7--|----5-5----------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 [B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B] [B7] [A/B] [B] 
 {sot}
 |--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--2-----5-----7----+------7-----7----|
 |--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--0-----5-----7----|--------7-----7--|
 |--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--1-----5-----7----|----7-----7------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 [C#m/B] [A/B] [B7] [B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B] 
 {sot}
 |--9-----5-----2----+------2-----2------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+---5------5------|
 |--9-----5-----0----|----0---0-0---0----|--7-------9-7---7--|---5--------5----|
 |--8-----5-----1----|-------------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|---5----5-----5--|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 [B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B] [B] [C#m/B] [B] [A/B] 
 {sot}
 |--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5------------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5------|
 |--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5------------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5----|
 |--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5-5------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5--|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 |--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 [E/G#] [F#] 
 {sot}
 |----0-----0--------+2+---------0---------| (Repeat Part 1)
 |------------0------|-|---------0---------|
 |--3---3-1-----0----|4|---------0---------|
 |-------------------| |-------------------|
 |-------------------| |-------------------|
 |--4-----2-----0----+ +---4-p0------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 .
 
 
 CODA:
 [-----] 
 
 {sot}
 ( <--------------- natural harmonics ---------------------| )
 |-------------------+-------------------+--12----------------|
 |--------7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
 |--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
 |--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
 |--5----------------|-------------------|---0----------------|
 |-------------------+-------------------+---0----------------|
 {eot}
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
 (strike sharply with downward stroke) (strum slowly)
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 "Saved by the Blues..."
 Mike Mongeau Raytheon Equipment Division
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Little Martha The Allman Brothers Band

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