Classical Gas Mason Williams
CLASSICAL GASOLINE/CLASSICAL GAS
As recorded by Mason Williams
(From the 1968 Album THE MASON WILLIAMS PHONOGRAPH RECORD)
Music by Mason Williams
Arranged by Jim Mason
This is from the official Mason Williams tab book:
"Classical Gas" - The Music of Mason Williams.
Personally, I think, this is the best version out there, hope you like it
-Emil Møller Rasmussen
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
[3/4] Gtr I
Q Q Q H. Q Q Q H.
|-----------|---------|----------|------| |-1------1--|-^0------|-0--------|------| |-----2-----|-^0------|-0---2--0-|-^2---| |-----------|-^0------|-2--------|-^2---| |-0---------|---------|----------|-^0---| |-----------|-^3---2--|-0--------|------|
H. H Q H. H.
|-3-|
E E S S S E E E H. E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------|---------------------| |----------0h1p0----0h=1--|-0-------|-^0---------------0--| |-------2--------2--------|-0-------|-^0---2--0--0h=2-----| |-------------------------|-0-------|-^2------------------| |-0-(0)-------------------|---------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-3----2--|-^0------------------|
+H. H Q H.
H=H H.=H
[4/4]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E H.
|-----------------------|-0------------|-------------| |---------0-----1-----3-|------3-1--3--|-------1--0--| |-^2----0-----2-----0---|----0---2-----|-------------| |-^2--------------------|--------------|-2-(2)-------| |-^0--------0-----2-----|-3------------|-------------| |-----3-----------------|--------------|-------------|
Q H H +W
Allegro Q=160
|-3-|
E E E E E +E Q E +W E E E E +E Q E
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-0h1p0-1-------1---0-|-(0)---------------|-0-----------0------| |---------2-(2)-------|-------0-----0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-----2--| |-----------------2---|-----0-----0-----0-|-2------------------| |-0----------0--------|-------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--3------2-----0---|----------0----0----|
H Q Q E E E E E E E E H Q Q
|-3-|
+Q Q E E E E E +E Q E +W
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-0h1p0-1-------1---0-|-(0)----------------| |-(2)---2-----2-----|---------2-(2)-------|-------0-----0------| |-----2-----2-----2-|-----------------2---|-----0-----0-----0--| |--0------0-----0---|-0----------0--------|--------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|--3------2-----0----|
E E E E E E E E H Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-3-|
E E E E +E Q E +Q Q E E E E E +E Q E
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |-0-----------0-----|-------------------|-0h1p0-1-------1---0--| |---2-0-2-(2)-----2-|-(2)-0h2---0h2-----|---------2-(2)--------| |-2-----------------|-----0h2---0h2---2-|-----------------2----| |-------------------|--0------0-----0---|-0----------0---------| |----------0----0---|-------------------|----------------------|
H Q Q E E E E E E E E H Q Q
+W E E E E +E Q E +Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)---------------|-0-----------0-----|-------------------| |-------0-----0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-----2-|-(2)-0h2---0h2-----| |-----0-----0-----0-|-2-----------------|-----0h2---0h2---2-| |-------------------|-------------------|--0------0-----0---| |--3------2-----0---|----------0----0---|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E H Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-3-|
E E E E E +E Q E +W E E E E +E Q E
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-0h1p0-1-------1---0-|-(0)---------------|-0-----------0------| |---------2-(2)-------|-------0-----0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-----2--| |-----------------2---|-----0-----0-----0-|-2------------------| |-0----------0--------|-------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--3------2-----0---|----------0----0----|
H Q Q E E E E E E E E H Q Q
+E E E E +E E E E +E E Q E Q E Q E E Q E E [2/4] +E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------|-0--------------|----------| |---------0-(0)---0-1-|-(1)---1-------3-----|------3-1---3---|-----1-0--| |-(2)---0-------0-----|-----2------0------0-|----0---2-------|----------| |-----2---------------|---------------------|--------------2-|-(2)------| |--0------------------|--0------2-(2)---2---|-3--------------|----------| |------------3--------|---------------------|----------------|----------|
H H Q. E +Q Q H Q.
[4/4] Q. E E Q E E E E E +E E E E +E E Q E Q E
|---------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------|-------0-(0)---0-1-|-(1)---1-------3-----| |-2---0-2-2--0--|-2---2-------0-----|-----2------0------0-| |-3---0-2-2--0--|---2---------------|---------------------| |---------------|-0-----------------|--0------2-(2)---2---| |-1-----0-------|----------3--------|---------------------|
Q. E H H H Q. E +Q Q
[6/4] [3/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-0------1-----2------3-------|-4p0-5p0-7p0----| |----1-----1------3------3----|----------------| |------0-----2------2-------4-|----------------| |--------------0--------------|----------------| |-3---------------------------|----------------| |--------1------------3-(3)---|-0--------------|
Q. Q. E +Q H.
[4/4] E E E E +E Q E +E E Q E Q E E E E E +E Q E
|-8-7-5-------5-----|-----5------5-----5-|-8-7-5-------5-----| |-5-5-5-8-(8)-5---7-|-(7)-7-7----7--7--5-|-5-5-5-8-(8)-5---7-| |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5---7-|-(7)-7-7----7--7--5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5---7-| |-------5-(5)-----7-|-(7)---7-------7----|-------5-(5)-----7-| |----------7--------|--5------5-(5)------|----------7--------| |-5-------------5---|--------------------|-5-------------5---|
H Q Q Q. E +Q. E H Q Q
+E Q E E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E Q E E
|---------5---------5-|-8-7-5-------5-----|-------8-5------5--3-| |-(7)-8---7--8----5---|-5-5-5-8-(8)-5---7-|-(7)---7-7-8----7--3-| |-(7)-7---7--7--5-----|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5---7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7----7--4-| |-(7)-7------7--------|-------5-(5)-----7-|-(7)-------7---------| |--5----5---(5)-------|----------7--------|--5----------5-(5)---| |---------------------|-5-------------5---|---------------------|
Q Q +E E Q H Q Q H E E +E
[5/4] +E E Q E E +E E Q [6/4] E Q. Q +E Q. Q
|-(3)-----------1-(1)-------|----0------0---(0)-0-------0--| |-(3)---5-------1-(1)---3---|----3------3---(3)-3-------3--| |-(4)---5----5----------3---|----2------2---(2)-2-------2--| |-----5---------------3-----|------------------------------| |---------3-(3)-----------1-|-0------0-(0)---0-------0-(0)-| |--3---------------1----1---|------------------------------|
Q. E +E E Q E E Q. E +Q Q. E +E
[4/4] E E E E H +W E Q E +E E Q Q Q H
|---------0---|-(0)---||-1-1----------1--|-2--2--1-| |-------3-----|-------||-2-2--------2----|-2--2--2-| |-----2-------|-------||-1-1--1-(1)------|-3--3--1-| |---3---------|-------||-----------------|---------| |-0-----------|-(0)---||-4-4--4-(4)------|-------4-| |-------------|-------||-----------------|-4--4----|
W +W E Q E +H Q Q H
E Q E +E E Q Q Q E E E E E Q E +E E Q
|-1-1----------1--|-2--2--1--------1-|-4-4----------4-| |-2-2--------2----|-2--2--2-----2----|-5-5--------5---| |-1-1--1-(1)------|-3--3--1--1-------|-4-4--4-(4)-----| |-----------------|------------------|----------------| |-4-4--4--4-------|-------4----------|------7-(7)-----| |-----------------|-4--4-------------|-0-0------------|
E Q E H Q Q H E Q E +H
Q Q Q E Q E +E E Q Q Q E E E E
|-5--5--4--|-4-4----------4--|-5--5--4------4--3--| |-5--5--5--|-5-5--------5----|-5--5--5---5-----3--| |-6--6--4--|-4-4--4-(4)------|-6--6--4---------4--| |----------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------7--|------7-(7)------|--------------------| |-7--7-----|-0-0-------------|-7--7--0---------3--|
E Q E +H Q Q Q. E
[5/4] +Q Q +E E +Q Q [6/4] Q. Q. +E Q. Q
|-(3)-3-(3)-5-(5)-6--|-----0-------0---(0)--0-------0---| |-(3)-5-(5)-6-(6)-6--|-----3-------3---(3)--3-------3---| |-(4)-5-(5)-5-(5)-7--|-----2-------2---(2)--2-------2---| |--------------------|----------------------------------| |-----3-(3)-8-(8)----|-0-------0--(0)---0-------0--(0)--| |-(3)-------------6--|----------------------------------|
+Q Q +E E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q. E +E
[4/4] |-3-|
E Q E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------0-|-(0)--------------||---------------------| |------------3----|-----2--------3---||-0h1p0-1-----------3-| |------2-(2)------|--------2---2---0-||---------2-(2)---2---| |---3-------------|----------3-------||---------------2-----| |-0---------------|-(0)--------------||-0----------0--------| |-----------------|------------------||---------------------|
W +W H H
|
|-3-|
+Q E E E E E +E E E E +Q
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |-(3)---1-----0-----|-0h1p0-1-----------0-|-(0)----------------| |-----2-----2-----2-|---------2-(2)---2---|-------2-----0------| |-------------------|---------------2-----|-----2-----2-----2--| |--0------0-----0---|-0----------0--------|--0------0-----0----| |-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-3-|
E E E E E +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0h1p0-1-----------0-|-(0)---1-----3-(3)S5-|-5----5-3-----3-1----| |---------2-(2)---2---|-----2-----2---(2)S5-|----5------4------2--| |---------------2-----|---------------------|---------------------| |-0----------0--------|--0------0------0----|-0------0-(0)---0----| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
H H E E E E Q Q Q. E +Q Q
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------|-0---0-----------|-----------1p0-----| |--1--0-----0---0-1-3-|---3---1-1---1-0-|-(0)---3-------3-0-| |--------0----2-------|-----------0-----|-----0---0---------| |---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-(0)---0---0-2-|-3-------3-------|--2----2---2-------| |---------------3-----|-----------------|-------------------|
+E E +Q E E E E H H Q 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]
|-0---0-------------|-----------1-0-----|-0---0-------------| |---3---1-(1)---1-0-|-(0)---3-------3-0-|---3---1-(1)---1-0-| |-------------2-----|-----0---0---------|-------------0-----| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0--------0--------|-------------------|-3--------3--------| |-------------------|--3----0---3-------|-------------------|
H H Q Q H H H
+E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +W
|-----------1p0-----|-0---0-------------|-------------------| |-(0)---3-------3-0-|---3---1-(1)---1-0-|-(0)---------------| |-----0---0---------|-------------2-----|-------0-----0-----| |-------------------|-------------------|-----0-----0-----0-| |--2----2---2-------|-0--------0--------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--3------2-----0---|
Q Q H H H E E E E E E E E
E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-0---1---2---3---| |-0-----------0-----|-----0---1---3---|---1---1---3---3-| |---2-0-2-(2)-----0-|-2-----0---2---0-|-----------------| |-2-----------------|---2-------------|---------0-------| |-------------------|-0-------0---2---|-3---------------| |----------0----0---|-----3-----------|-----1-------3---|
H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
[3/4] <[4/4]
E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E
|-4p=0--5p=0--7p=0-||-8--7--5---------5------| |------------------||-5--5--5--8-(8)--5----7-| |------------------||-5--5--5--5-(5)--5----7-| |------------------||----------5-(5)-------7-| |------------------||-------------7----------| |-0----------------||-5-----------------5----|
H H Q Q
+E E Q E Q E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E
|-----5------5-----5-|-8-7-5-------5-----|---------5---------5-| |-(7)-7-7----7--7--5-|-5-5-5-8-(8)-5---7-|-(7)-8---7--8----5---| |-(7)-7-7----7--7--5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5---7-|-(7)-7---7--7--5-----| |-(7)---7-------7----|-------5-(5)-----7-|-(7)-7------7--------| |--5------5-(5)------|----------7--------|--5----5---(5)-------| |--------------------|-5-------------5---|---------------------|
Q. E +Q. E H Q Q Q Q +E E Q
E E E E +E Q E +E E E E Q E E
|-8--7--5----------5--------|---------8--5--------5--3-| |-5--5--5--8--(8)--5-----7--|-(7)-----8--7--8-----7--3-| |-5--5--5--5--(5)--5-----7--|-(7)--7--7--7--7--------4-| |----------5--(5)--------7--|-(7)-----------7----------| |--------------7------------|--5---------------5-------| |-5-------------------5-----|--------------------------|
H Q Q H E Q E
[5/4] +E E Q E E +E E Q q Q +E Q. Q
|-(3)----------------1-(1)---------|----0----0---(0)-0------0--| |-(3)------5---------1-(1)----3----|----3----3---(3)-3------3--| |-(4)------5------5-----------3----|----2----2---(2)-2------2--| |------5--(5)---------------3------|---------------------------| |--------------3-(3)-------------1-|-0----0-(0)---0------0-(0)-| |--3--------------------1----------|---------------------------|
Q. E +E E Q. E Q. E +Q Q. E +E
[4/4]
|-----7-----|
+H E E E E E E E W +W
|-(0)---------0-------|-0----|-(0)-----------------| |-(3)-------3---3-----|-3----|-(3)-----------------| |-(2)-----2-------2---|-2----|-(2)-2-0-------------| |-------3-----------3-|-3----|-(3)------2-(2)-0----| |-(0)-----------------|-0----|-(0)--------------3--| |---------------------|------|---------------------|
+W +W E Q E +E E Q
|-3-|
E E E E E +E Q E +W E E E E +E Q E
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-0h1p0-1-------1---0-|-(0)---------------|-0-----------0------| |---------2-(2)-------|-------0-----0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-----2--| |-----------------2---|-----0-----0-----0-|-2------------------| |-0----------0--------|-------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--3------2-----0---|----------0----0----|
H Q Q E E E E E E E E H Q Q
|-3-|
+Q Q E E E E E +E Q E +W
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-0-1-0-1-------1---0-|-(0)----------------| |-(2)-0h2---0h2-----|---------2-(2)-------|-------0-----0------| |-----0h2---0h2---2-|-----------------2---|-----0-----0-----0--| |--0------0-----0---|-0----------0--------|--------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|--3------2-----0----|
E E E E E E E E H Q Q E E E E E E E E
E E E E +E Q E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q E Q E
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0-----------0-----|---------0-(0)---0-1-|-(1)---1-------3-----| |---2-0-2-(2)-----2-|-(2)---2-------0-----|-----2------0------0-| |-2-----------------|-----2---------------|---------------------| |-------------------|--0------------------|--0------2-(2)---2---| |----------0----0---|------------3--------|---------------------|
H Q Q H H Q. E +Q Q
Q E E Q E E [2/4] +E E Q [4/4] Q. E E Q E
|-0--------------|----------|--------------| |------3-1---3---|-----1-0--|--------------| |----0---2-------|----------|-2---0-2-2--0-| |--------------2-|-(2)------|-3---0-2-2--0-| |-3--------------|----------|--------------| |----------------|----------|-1-----0------|
H Q. Q E H
[3/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-0---1---2---3---|-4----5---7-5-| |-----0---1---3---|-1---1---3---3---|-5----5---5-5-| |-2---0---2---0---|---0---2---2---4-|----4---4-----| |---2---0---2---0-|---------0-------|--------------| |-0-------0---2---|-3---------------|--------------| |-----3-----------|-----1-------3---|-0------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q H.
[4/4] E E Q E E +E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E +E Q E
|-(5)-----------3-(3)---|-----------1-(1)-------||----------------0-| |--5----7-------3-(3)---|--5--------1-(1)---3---||-------------3----| |-------7----7----------|--5-----5----------3---||-------2-(2)------| |-----7---------------5-|-----------------3-----||----3-------------| |---------5-(5)---------|-----3-(3)-----------1-||-0----------------| |--5---------------3----|-(3)----------1--------||------------------|
Q. E +Q Q +Q E +E E Q. E W
H.=H
|-3-|
+E Q E E E E E E Q E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E H. E E E
|-(0)-------------|--------------0--|-(0)-------------|------------| |-----3-------3---|------------3----|-----3-------3-0-|-^2-------2-| |-------2---2---2-|------2-(2)------|-------2---2---0-|-^2-----2---| |---------3-------|---4-------------|---------4-------|-^2---------| |-(0)-------------|-0---------------|-(0)-------------|-^0---0-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
+W W +W H. Q
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H. E
|-------------------------|-----------------|-^-9-----9---|-5----------| |-----3-----5-----7-----8-|------10------12-|-^10-12-10---|-5----------| |---4-----6-----7-----9---|---11------12----|-^-9---------|-6----------| |-------------------------|-----------------|-------------|-7----------| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-------0-------|-^-0---------|-7----------| |-------------------------|-----------------|-------------|-5----------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q W E E Q W
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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