Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd
FREE BIRD
The track is based in G , and the 5 minute solo used mainly
the G minor pentatonic scale. I suggest practicing the sliding intro
with your finger first and then get out the bottleneck. Also it's
a good idea to rig your electronic tuner (you do have one?) up so
that when you play the guitar a bend a note you can see how close you get
, you should get a power supply for your tuner so you can turn it on
permanantly when your amp is switched on . This really does improve
you pitch. It is vital that you get the right pitch of the notes with
the slide or it sounds useless. Also add a bit vibrato with the slide
for extra effect. You only need a little bit distortion and not to much
for the solo either. Okay here 'tis.
* 2 use slide now!
E--3-----Ã?-0--0--Ã?--1--0--Ã?---3--2--0--2---Ã?--------------------- B--0-----Ã?-0--0--Ã?--1--1--Ã?---3--3--3--3---Ã?--3>8--7>8--7--8----- G--0-----Ã?-0--0--Ã?--2--0--Ã?---2--2--2--2---Ã?--------------------- D--0-----Ã?-2--2--Ã?--3--2--Ã?---0--0--0--0---Ã?--------------------- A--2-----Ã?-2--2--Ã?--3--3--Ã?----------------Ã?--------------------- E--3--2--Ã?-0--0--Ã?--1-----Ã?----------------Ã?---------------------
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [F] [C] [D] [G] [D/F#]
E------------------------------------Ã?------------------------------ B--8>7>5>3>5>7--3>5--1>5--3----------Ã?--6-6-6-5--------------------- G----------------------------4--4>5--Ã?-----------5-----------4-5---- D------------------------------------Ã?--------------5>0--2>5-------- A------------------------------------Ã?------------------------------ E------------------------------------Ã?------------------------------
[Em] [F] [C]
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[D] [G] [D/F#] [Em]
E-------------------------Ã?------------------------Ã?--------------------- B---3>2>3---3>2---3---5>8-Ã?------------------------Ã?-3>5----5>3---------- G---------------2---------Ã?------------------------Ã?-------------4-4>5--- D-------------------------Ã?------------------------Ã?--------------------- A-------------------------Ã?------------------------Ã?--------------------- E-------------------------Ã?------------------------Ã?---------------------
[D] [G]If I leave here [D/F#] tom___o[Em]row
E---------------------------------Ã?-----------------------Ã?--------------- B-----------------------3<2>3>15--Ã?--15>13-------14>15>8--Ã?-7>8----------- G----------------4--5-------------Ã?--------13>14----------Ã?--------------- D-----------0>5-------------------Ã?-----------------------Ã?--------------- A---------------------------------Ã?-----------------------Ã?--------------- E---------------------------------Ã?-----------------------Ã?---------------
[F]would you sti[C]ll remember me? [D] [G]for I m[D/F#]ust be
travelling on
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[Em]now [F]cause theres[C] to many places[D] i've got to see
E--------------Ã?-----------------Ã?--------------------------- B--7>8---------Ã?--3>5---5>3------Ã?--------------------------- G--------------Ã?------------4----Ã?-4>5>4>5>0--------4--5----- D--------------Ã?-----------------Ã?-------------0>5----------- A--------------Ã?-----------------Ã?--------------------------- E--------------Ã?-----------------Ã?---------------------------
Bu[G]t if I [D/F#]stay her[Em]e with you girl [F] things j[C]ust couldn't be the same
E-------------------------------------------Ã?---------------------------- B--3>2>3>15---15>14----15>14-15>14-14>15>8--Ã?--7>8----------------------- G-------------------14----------------------Ã?---------------------------- D-------------------------------------------Ã?---------------------------- A-------------------------------------------Ã?---------------------------- E-------------------------------------------Ã?----------------------------
[D] '[G]Cause i'm free [D/F#]as a bird
E-----------------------Ã?------------------------Ã?------------------- B---8>7>5>0----5>3------Ã?-----------------3>2>3--Ã?--3>2>3>0---------- G-------------------4---Ã?-4>5-------4-5----------Ã?------------------- D-----------------------Ã?------0>5---------------Ã?------------------- A-----------------------Ã?------------------------Ã?------------------- E-----------------------Ã?------------------------Ã?-------------------
[Em]now, [F]and this bird y[C]ou cannon [D]change oh
E------------------------------Ã?-------------------------------------------- B--3>6---6>5-------------------Ã?--15>14----15>14----14----14>15----14>15---- G------------5--------5--------Ã?--------14-------14----14-------14-------14- D--------------5>0>5-----5>12--Ã?-------------------------------------------- A------------------------------Ã?-------------------------------------------- E------------------------------Ã?--------------------------------------------
[F]and this bird you c[C]annot chang[D]e.
E---------------------------------------------------------- B--14>15----14>15----14>15----14>15-----14----14>15>8------ G--------14-------14-------14--------14----14-------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------Ã?------------------Ã?------------------------- B--5>6--6>5------------------Ã?------------------Ã?---6>5-------------6>15-- G-----------5--------4-5>2---Ã?-5>7---2>10-------Ã?-------5--------5-------- D-------------5>0>5----------Ã?------------------Ã?---------5>0>5----------- A----------------------------Ã?------------------Ã?------------------------- E----------------------------Ã?------------------Ã?-------------------------
[F] And this[C] bird you cannot [D]change [F]Lord know I[C] can't change
E------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--15>14----15>14----15>14----15>14----15>14----15>14-----14>15----14>15-- G--------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--------14-------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[D]
E-------------------------------------------------------- B----14>15-----14>15----14>15----14>15------12>15>8------ G-14--------14-------14-------14-------14---------------- D-------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------Ã?--------------------------------------------- B---5>6--6>5----------------Ã?--3>2>3>2--3--2--3--2-3--2-3-2--3-2-3-2>8---- G------------5--------4--5--Ã?--------------------------------------------- D--------------5>0>5--------Ã?--------------------------------------------- A---------------------------Ã?---------------------------------------------- E---------------------------Ã?----------------------------------------------
[F] Lord help [C]me I can't ch[D]ange_________________________________
Thats the main song covered , this repeats a few times and then when
come to the outro section . You can take your slide of now and
change to some rhythm playing and then it's the solo.
oh yes this is where there is some slight phasing , but also it's
switched off for the main body of the solo and gradually builds up
into the end section.
E-------------------------Ã?--------------------------Ã?------------------------ B-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--Ã?--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--Ã?-X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5- G-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--Ã?--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--Ã?-X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5- D-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--Ã?--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--Ã?-X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5- A-X--1--X--1--X--1--X--1--Ã?--3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--Ã?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3- E-------------------------Ã?--------------------------Ã?------------------------
[Bb]Lord_________ I c[C]an't change_____________ won't you
E--3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3-Ã?-------------------------Ã?------------------------- B--3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3-Ã?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--Ã?-5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-- G--4--4--X--4--X--4--X--4-Ã?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--Ã?-5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-- D--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-Ã?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--Ã?-5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-- A--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-Ã?-X--1--X--1--X--1--X--1--Ã?-3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3-- E--3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3-Ã?-------------------------Ã?-------------------------
[G] [Bb] [C]
The Guitar Solo
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Now the solo comes in , you guitar should not be totally
screaming for this but should have plenty of gain giving a good impact
the solo is very energetic , in the 2nd and 3rd sections notice
how the feel and timing slightly changed , I am only going to cover
the first part.
E--------15-----Ã?-------15-----------------------Ã?--------------------------- B--8s15------15-Ã?-18b20-----18b20--18b20--18-15--Ã?--18b20b18p15--18b20-18-15- G---------------Ã?--------------------------------Ã?--------------------------- D---------------Ã?--------------------------------Ã?--------------------------- A---------------Ã?--------------------------------Ã?--------------------------- E---------------Ã?--------------------------------Ã?--------------------------- E---------------18--------18--------Ã?-18--------------------15------- B--18b20-18b20-----18b20-----18b20--Ã?----18b20--18b20b18p15----15---- G-----------------------------------Ã?-------------------------------- D-----------------------------------Ã?-------------------------------- A-----------------------------------Ã?-------------------------------- E-----------------------------------Ã?-------------------------------- E----------15-------------------Ã?------------------------------- B---18b20-----18b20-18b20-18-15-Ã?-18-18b20b18p15--18b20--18-15-- G-------------------------------Ã?------------------------------- D-------------------------------Ã?------------------------------- A-------------------------------Ã?------------------------------- E-------------------------------Ã?------------------------------- E--------------------------------Ã?-------18-------18-------- B--18--18b20b18p15--18b20--18-15-Ã?-18b20----18b20----18b20-- G--------------------------------Ã?-------------------------- D--------------------------------Ã?-------------------------- A--------------------------------Ã?-------------------------- E--------------------------------Ã?-------------------------- E--18-------18-------18-------18-Ã?--------18-------18-------18-------18---- B-----18b20----18b20----18b20----Ã?--18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20------- G--------------------------------Ã?----------------------------------------- D--------------------------------Ã?----------------------------------------- A--------------------------------Ã?----------------------------------------- E--------------------------------Ã?----------------------------------------- E--------18-------18-------18-------18-Ã?-------18-------18-------18-------- B--18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20----Ã?-18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20-- G--------------------------------------Ã?----------------------------------- D--------------------------------------Ã?----------------------------------- A--------------------------------------Ã?----------------------------------- E--------------------------------------Ã?----------------------------------- E-------18--------18-------18--------15------ B-18b20-----18b20----18b20-----18p15--------- G-------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------
As you can see it uses the same riff repeating a lot it seems daft
writing it all out like I just did so i'll show you the riff
and how many times it repeats
E-----15--------------15-------------15-------------15-------------15------- B--18----18p15-----18----18p15----18----18p15----18----18p15----18----18p15- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is repeated 3 times and on the 4 time play this:
E-----15--------------15--------15----------------------- B--18----18p15-----18----18p15-----18p15----18b20b18p15-- G-------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------- B--18b20--18b20----18p15-------15-18p15--------15------- G------------------------17b19----------17b19----------- D------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------
The next riff which is repeated twice is :
E------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---18p15-------15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15-- G---------17b19-------------17b19-------------17b19-------------17b19----- D------------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
and this follows:
E------------------------------------------------------------------ B-18p15-------15---18p15-------15---18p15-------15----------------- G-------17b19------------17b19------------17b19------15b16--------- D----------------------------------------------------------17p15--- A------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------ E--------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G-----15b16----------------15b16----15----17p15--17p15---- D-17----------17p15--17----------17----------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------Ã?------------------------------------- B---------------------------------18-Ã?-------18-------18-------18-------18- G-----15-17p15-17p15----15--17b19----Ã?-17b19----17b19----17b19----17b19---- D--17----------------17--------------Ã?------------------------------------- A------------------------------------Ã?------------------------------------- E------------------------------------Ã?------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------- B--------18----------18----------18----------18----------- G--17b19----17b17b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17-- D--------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- B--18----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18------ G-----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17--------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- B----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18---- G-17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17------- D---------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- B--18----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18------ G-----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17--------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------- B---------18--------18---------18--------------- G--17b19------17b19-----17b19-----17p15--------- D-----------------------------------------17---- 6:25 into track A----------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------
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