Hallelujah Martin Sexton

This tab was transcribed from the following shows.

- Comcast "Studio C" Broadcast

- Bluebird Theater, Denver,CO (6-20-03)

- The Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY (9-14-01)

 
 -------------------

Tuning: standard tuning (Although Marty is usually tuned down)

D (xx0323)

E9sus/A (x02232) I'll call this E9s

Gmaj7 (X20032)

Gsus2maj7 (300032) I'll call this Gsus

C9+11 (x30032)

Cadd9 (x32033)

- In its simplest form this song is very easy to play only 5 chords however,

as usual, Marty uses several tricks to add some flair.

- He alternates the Bass line and string slapping depending on the tempo

that he's playing at.

- He also alternates the notes on the high E string (between the G,F# and open E)

- I have attemped to capture some of these nuances in this tab.

VERSE:

_ Here are the standard chords Marty uses for the verse

[D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus]

 
 E ----2-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|
 B ----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|
 G ----2-----------|----2-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------|
 D 0---------------|----2-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------|
 A ----------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

- I heard some of this on Comcast (Note Change on high E string)

[D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus]

 
 E ----2-3---------|----2--0--------|----2--0--------|----2--0--------|
 B ----3-3---------|----3--3--------|----3--3--------|----3--3--------|
 G ----2-2---------|----2--2--------|----0--0--------|----0--0--------|
 D 0---------------|----2--2--------|----0--0--------|----0--0--------|
 A ----------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

- ...and some of this at Woodstock (Note change on high E string)

[D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus]

 
 E ----2-3---------|----3--2--------|----3--2--------|----2--0--------|
 B ----3-3---------|----3--3--------|----3--3--------|----3--3--------|
 G ----2-2---------|----2--2--------|----0--0--------|----0--0--------|
 D 0---------------|----2--2--------|----0--0--------|----0--0--------|
 A ----------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

- So basically just play around with the high E string notes......

[D]Does Satan wear a suit and tie [E9s]Or does he work at the Dairy Queen

[Gmaj7]Does he listen to rock and roll [Gsus]Does he feed the mean

CHORUS

- The chorus is the same as the verse except for the C9+11 (or Cadd9)

instead of Gsus

- Again, you can play with notes on the high E string

D E9s Gmaj7 C9+11 (or Cadd9)

 
 E ----2-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|
 B ----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|
 G ----2-----------|----2-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------|
 D 0---------------|----2-----------|----0-----------|----------------|
 A ----------------|0---------------|2---------------|3---------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

[D]Singing Hallelujah, [E9s]Hallelujah, [Gmaj7]Hallelujah, [C9+11]Hallelujah

VERSE

[D]What about Jesus [E9s]Didn't he do it too?

[Gmaj7]Hang out with prostitutes [Gsus]And have a drink or two.

[D]Power of example My mama [E9s]said it and I heard

[Gmaj7]She says one ounce of action [Gsus]Beats a ton of words.

CHORUS

Singing Hallelujah.

Mama said there would be angels

Hallelujah

Mama said there would be sun

VERSE

Is the devil in Elvis to go where no white man went

Or hiding in Hugh Hefner's body or maybe even Larry Flynt.

Say, hows about the President shielding all them stones

Man if I could find a shield like that I'd run 'round naked

in my glass home.

CHORUS

Sippin' Hallelujah

I think my angel's gone to Vegas Hallelujah

Holding aces in her hand. Hallelujah

As she's singing rock of ages. Hallelujah

On the table at the Sands.

INTERLUDE

- Just plays the Cadd9 and sings "oooohhhh"..........

Cadd9 ..........................................................

 
 E 3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B 3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G 0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 D 2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 A 3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

ooooohhhhhh.........................................................

VERSE

Does Satan wear a suit and tie or

Does he work at the Dairy Queen.

Does he listen to rock and roll

Does he feed the mean

Streak in all of us.

All us saints here on earth

Hypnotized and over-advertised

'Til we're numb at birth

CHORUS

Singing Hallelujah

And my angel's turning pages Hallelujah

And she just don't understand Hallelujah

That the devil's hot on her trail Hallelujah

On the road to broken promised land Hallelujah

On the TV and the radio Hallelujah

On the money public waves Hallelujah

Good and evil look the same to you Hallelujah

Jesus lives and Elvis saves our soul

(And for those of you who really want to get this song down)

SONG TEMPO

- A I mentioned, Marty has a few different bass lines and string slaps for this song.

- Usually emphasizes this when song tempo picks up

x - indicates slapping percussively against the strings

An Example of string slapping:

- Here he slaps on the 2nd and 4th beat

[D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus]

 
 E ----x-----2-x---|----x-----2-x---|----x-----2-x---|----x-----2-x---|
 B ----x-----3-x---|----x-----3-x---|----x-----3-x---|----x-----3-x---|
 G ----x---2---x---|----x---2---x---|----x---0---x---|----x---0---x---|
 D 0---x-0-----x-0-|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|
 A ----x-------x---|0---x-0-----x-0-|2---x-2-----x-0-|----x-------x---|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3-----3---------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

- Here he slaps on the 2nd and 4th beat (listen to Denver at about 4:00)

- He strikes the strings while slapping (a great effect- very powerful!)

[D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus]

 
 E ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
 B ----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
 G ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
 D 0---x-----0-x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|
 A ----x-------x---|0---x-----0-x---|2---x-----2-x-2-|3---x-----3-x---|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----x-------x---|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

- Some variations on the bass line (only showing bass notes)

 
 D 0---x-----0-x-0-|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|
 A ----x-------x---|0---x-----4-x-4-|2---x-----2-x---|----x-------x---|
 E ----------------|----------------|--------------2-|3---------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

 
 D 0---x-----0-x-0-|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|
 A ----x-------x---|0---x-----0-x-4-|2---x-----2-x2p0|----x-------x---|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

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{t:Hallelujah}
 {st:Martin Sexton}
 
 This tab was transcribed from the following shows.
 - Comcast "Studio C" Broadcast
 - Bluebird Theater, Denver,CO (6-20-03)
 - The Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY (9-14-01)
 
 
 {sot}
 -------------------
 {eot}
 Tuning: standard tuning (Although Marty is usually tuned down)
 D (xx0323)
 E9sus/A (x02232) I'll call this E9s
 Gmaj7 (X20032)
 Gsus2maj7 (300032) I'll call this Gsus
 C9+11 (x30032)
 Cadd9 (x32033)
 
 - In its simplest form this song is very easy to play only 5 chords however,
 as usual, Marty uses several tricks to add some flair.
 - He alternates the Bass line and string slapping depending on the tempo
 that he's playing at.
 - He also alternates the notes on the high E string (between the G,F# and open E)
 - I have attemped to capture some of these nuances in this tab.
 
 VERSE:
 _ Here are the standard chords Marty uses for the verse
 
 [D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus] 
 {sot}
 E ----2-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|
 B ----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|
 G ----2-----------|----2-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------|
 D 0---------------|----2-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------|
 A ----------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
 {eot}
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
 
 - I heard some of this on Comcast (Note Change on high E string)
 
 [D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus] 
 {sot}
 E ----2-3---------|----2--0--------|----2--0--------|----2--0--------|
 B ----3-3---------|----3--3--------|----3--3--------|----3--3--------|
 G ----2-2---------|----2--2--------|----0--0--------|----0--0--------|
 D 0---------------|----2--2--------|----0--0--------|----0--0--------|
 A ----------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
 {eot}
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
 
 - ...and some of this at Woodstock (Note change on high E string)
 
 [D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus] 
 {sot}
 E ----2-3---------|----3--2--------|----3--2--------|----2--0--------|
 B ----3-3---------|----3--3--------|----3--3--------|----3--3--------|
 G ----2-2---------|----2--2--------|----0--0--------|----0--0--------|
 D 0---------------|----2--2--------|----0--0--------|----0--0--------|
 A ----------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
 {eot}
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
 
 - So basically just play around with the high E string notes......
 
 [D]Does Satan wear a suit and tie [E9s]Or does he work at the Dairy Queen
 
 [Gmaj7]Does he listen to rock and roll [Gsus]Does he feed the mean
 
 
 CHORUS
 - The chorus is the same as the verse except for the C9+11 (or Cadd9)
 instead of Gsus
 - Again, you can play with notes on the high E string
 
 D E9s Gmaj7 C9+11 (or Cadd9)
 
 {sot}
 E ----2-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|
 B ----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|
 G ----2-----------|----2-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------|
 D 0---------------|----2-----------|----0-----------|----------------|
 A ----------------|0---------------|2---------------|3---------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 {eot}
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
 
 [D]Singing Hallelujah, [E9s]Hallelujah, [Gmaj7]Hallelujah, [C9+11]Hallelujah
 
 VERSE
 [D]What about Jesus [E9s]Didn't he do it too?
 
 [Gmaj7]Hang out with prostitutes [Gsus]And have a drink or two.
 
 [D]Power of example My mama [E9s]said it and I heard
 
 [Gmaj7]She says one ounce of action [Gsus]Beats a ton of words.
 
 CHORUS
 Singing Hallelujah.
 Mama said there would be angels
 Hallelujah
 Mama said there would be sun
 
 VERSE
 Is the devil in Elvis to go where no white man went
 Or hiding in Hugh Hefner's body or maybe even Larry Flynt.
 Say, hows about the President shielding all them stones
 Man if I could find a shield like that I'd run 'round naked
 in my glass home.
 
 CHORUS
 Sippin' Hallelujah
 I think my angel's gone to Vegas Hallelujah
 Holding aces in her hand. Hallelujah
 As she's singing rock of ages. Hallelujah
 On the table at the Sands.
 
 INTERLUDE
 - Just plays the Cadd9 and sings "oooohhhh"..........
 
 Cadd9 ..........................................................
 
 {sot}
 E 3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B 3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G 0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 D 2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 A 3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 {eot}
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
 
 ooooohhhhhh.........................................................
 
 VERSE
 Does Satan wear a suit and tie or
 Does he work at the Dairy Queen.
 Does he listen to rock and roll
 Does he feed the mean
 Streak in all of us.
 All us saints here on earth
 Hypnotized and over-advertised
 'Til we're numb at birth
 
 CHORUS
 Singing Hallelujah
 And my angel's turning pages Hallelujah
 And she just don't understand Hallelujah
 That the devil's hot on her trail Hallelujah
 On the road to broken promised land Hallelujah
 On the TV and the radio Hallelujah
 On the money public waves Hallelujah
 Good and evil look the same to you Hallelujah
 Jesus lives and Elvis saves our soul
 
 (And for those of you who really want to get this song down)
 
 SONG TEMPO
 - A I mentioned, Marty has a few different bass lines and string slaps for this song.
 - Usually emphasizes this when song tempo picks up
 
 x - indicates slapping percussively against the strings
 
 An Example of string slapping:
 
 - Here he slaps on the 2nd and 4th beat
 
 [D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus] 
 {sot}
 E ----x-----2-x---|----x-----2-x---|----x-----2-x---|----x-----2-x---|
 B ----x-----3-x---|----x-----3-x---|----x-----3-x---|----x-----3-x---|
 G ----x---2---x---|----x---2---x---|----x---0---x---|----x---0---x---|
 D 0---x-0-----x-0-|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|
 A ----x-------x---|0---x-0-----x-0-|2---x-2-----x-0-|----x-------x---|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3-----3---------|
 {eot}
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
 
 - Here he slaps on the 2nd and 4th beat (listen to Denver at about 4:00)
 - He strikes the strings while slapping (a great effect- very powerful!)
 
 [D] [E9s] [Gmaj7] [Gsus] 
 {sot}
 E ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
 B ----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
 G ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
 D 0---x-----0-x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|
 A ----x-------x---|0---x-----0-x---|2---x-----2-x-2-|3---x-----3-x---|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----x-------x---|
 {eot}
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
 
 
 - Some variations on the bass line (only showing bass notes)
 
 
 {sot}
 D 0---x-----0-x-0-|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|
 A ----x-------x---|0---x-----4-x-4-|2---x-----2-x---|----x-------x---|
 E ----------------|----------------|--------------2-|3---------------|
 {eot}
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
 
 
 {sot}
 D 0---x-----0-x-0-|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|----x-------x---|
 A ----x-------x---|0---x-----0-x-4-|2---x-----2-x2p0|----x-------x---|
 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
 {eot}
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

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