The Duke Blind Melon
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:07:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Giles Maloney <skidmark14@rocketmail.com>
Subject: b/blind_melon/the_duke.tab
THE DUKE
By Blind Melon
Transcribed by Joe
quarter note = 40
Chord Voicings:
C#5 x46xxx
D5 x57xxx
D(b5) x56xxx
E5 x79xxx
E x7999x
E6 022120
EM7 021100
E 022100
F#7add4 0443xx
F# x9111111x
Standard Tuning
Intro (12/8 time)
(guitars 1(acoustic) &2(clean elec. w/chorus))
[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]
e-0-------------------9---7-| B-0----4--5--7--------0---0-| G-6h4--x---------6----x---x-| D------6---------6----6---6-| x3 A---------------------------| E---------------------------|
[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]
e-0-------------------9---7--7-7-0| B-0----4--5--7--------0---0--0-0-0| G-6h4--x---------6----x---x--x-x-x| D------6---------6----6---6--6-6-6| A--------------------------------7| E--------------------------------0|
Verse 1 (12/8 time)
(Guitar 4 with Rhy. Fill 3, 2nd time)
(guitar 1 tacet)
(guitar 2)
(guitar 3 (elec.))
(begin lyrics)
[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]
/e-0---------------------------------9--7-7/0| |B-0---------------4--5-7------------0--0----| |G-6h-----------4--x-------6---------x--x----| |D-----------------6-------6---------6--6----| |A-------------------------------------------| |E-------------------------------------------|
|
|e-------------------------------------------| |B-10/12----10/12-------10/12----10/12--9----| |G--9/119---9/11--9-----9/119---9/11--9----| |D-------------------------------------------| |A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------|
[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]
/e-0-------------------9---7----7/0-----| |B-0----4--5--7--------0---0------------| |G-6h4--x---------6----x---x------------| |D------6---------6----6---6------------| |A--------------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------|
|
|e------------------------------------0-| |B-9----9--7-------7-5---------0------| |G-9-9------8--8-------6--6-/-9--4--4---| |D----------6----------6---------6------| |A--------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------|
[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]
/e-0-------------------9---7----7/0-----| |B-0----4--5--7--------0---0------------| |G-6h4--x---------6----x---x------------| |D------6---------6----6---6------------| |A--------------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------|
|
|e--------------------------------------| |B-10/12----10/12--12---10/1212-10/12-9| |G--9/119---9/11--11----9/119---9/11-9| |D--------------------------------------| |A--------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------|
At the fourth (last) bar of Verse 1:
(13/8 time)
(guitars 1&2)
(Gtr.1 w/ Rhy. Fill 1)
[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]
/e-0-------------------9---7----7/0-| |B-0----4--5--7--------0---0--------| |G-6/4--x---------6----x---x--------| |D------6---------6----6---6--------| |A----------------------------------| |E----------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B--9-----9--7-----7---5------0----0-------------| |G--9--9-----8--8------6---6--6/9--4-------------| |D--9-----9--6---------6-----------6--------2h4-2| |A-------------------------------------2h4-------| E-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus (9/8 time)
(guitars 1&2 tacet)
(guitars 3&4 division)
(guitar 5 (elec.))
x
x
[E5] [F#7add4]
/e-------12------12-------12b14-----12-----------| |B-5---5/125--5/12---5-/12--------12-----------| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-5/7------7--7---------------------------------| |E--------3------3-/-2-2--------2-2-2------------|
|
|e-------------------------0--------0------------| |B------------------------------0------0---------| |G-----4-4-4--4-4-4--------------3--------------| |D-----6-6-6--6-6-6-----------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|
(time change to 5/8)(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 5)
__________________And
__________________And
[E]
/e-12--------------12---------------------------| |B-12--------------12---------------------------| |G-----------9h11--------------------------------| |D-----9h11--2h4----2----------------------------| |A-----2h4---------------------------------------| |E--0--------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-1---------------------------------------------| |D-2---------------------------------------------| |A-2---------------------------------------------| E-0---------------------------------------------|
(time change to 9/8)
[E5] [F#7add4]
/e-------12------12-------12-14-----12-----------| |B-5---5/125--5/12---5-/12---------------------| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-5/7------7--7---------------------------------| |E--------3------3-/---2--------2-2-2------------|
|
|e-------------------------0--------0------------| |B------------------------------0------0---------| |G-----4-------4-4----------------3--------------| |D-------5-6-/6-6-5----------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|
(time change to 5/8)
(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 5)
[E]
/e-12----------------|----------------------------| |B-12----------------|------9-10-12---------------| |G-----------9h11--9-|-7h9-----------9------------| |D-----9h11--2h4---2-|------6-7-7/9---------------| |A-----2h4-----------|-5/7-----------7------------| |E--0----------------|----------------------------|
|
|e-------------------|----------------------------| |B-------------------|----------------------------| |G-1-----------------|----------------------------| |D-2-----------------|------6-7-7/9---------------| |A-2-----------------|-5/7-----------7------------| E-0-----------------|----------------------------|
(time change to 3/8) (time change to 5/8)
(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 2, 1st time)
(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 4, 2nd time)
x
[D(b5)] [C#5]
/e----------------|-------------------------------| |B----------------|-------------------------------| |G-7--------------|-6----------6------------------| |D----------------|------------------5------------| |A-5--------------|-4----------4------------------| |E----------------|------------------3------------|
|
|e----------------|-------------------------------| |B----------------|-------------------------------| |G----------------|----6-6-6-6-6-6----------------| |D------1-1-1-1---|----6-6-6-6-6-6---5------------| |A-0----0-0-0-0---|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----------------| E----------------|-------------------------------|
(time change to 3/8)
x
x
/e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-6--6--6---------------------------------------| |D----------5------------------------------------| |A-4--4------------------------------------------| |E----------3/-----------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-6--6--6---------------------------------------| |D-6--6--6--5------------------------------------| |A-4--4--4---------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Go back to the beginning of Verse 1 and repeat
to this point.
Interlude #1 5/8 time
x
/e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-6---------------------------------------------| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-4---------------------------------------------| |E----------------3------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D----6--6-6-6-6---------------------------------| |A-4--4--4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E----------------3------------------------------|
Guitar Solo 12/8 time
[C#5] [D5] [E5] [E]
/e-----------------------------------------------| |B------------------------------10-9-------------| |G----------------9--9-11---11-9-----9-----------| |D------------9-11-11------------------9---------| |A---------/11-----------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-6--6------7---7-----9-------------------------| |D---------------------2-------------------------| |A-4--4-4----0---0--------2----------------------| E--------3---------3--------3b-0--0----3b-------|
(begin Rhy. Fig. 1, Gtr. 4 only)
[C#5] [D5] [E5] [E]
/e----------12-12------12-------------------------12--------| |B-12-9--------12-12-----12--------9-12-9-12-12b14--12b14-12| |G-----9-11b------11b13----11b13r11-------------------------| |D----------------------------------------------------------| |A----------------------------------------------------------| |E----------------------------------------------------------|
|
|e----------------------------------------------------------| |B----------------------------------------------------------| |G------------------------9/11-9--9/11-9--------------------| |D-------------0------0/2-2/4--2--2/4--2--------------------| |A-4---4-4--------------------------------------------------| E--------3----------------------0----------------0-------3b|
(end Rhy. Fig. 1)
[C#5] [D5] [E5]
/e----------12(12-14)12-------9h12p9-------------| |B-12-12/14-------------------------12p9-12-9-12-| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D--------------------0-0-2-2--------------------| |A-4--4------------------------------------------| E--------3--------------3---3b-0------0----3----|
(time change to 13/8)
[C#5] [D5] [E5] [F#] [E] [E]
/e------------12-14b16-14-16-14-12-14-14b16r14-12------12| |B-12-12-12/14--------------------------------------------| |G--------------------------------------------------------| |D--------------------------------------------------------| |A--------------------------------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------------------------|
|
|e--------------------------------------------------------| |B--------------------------------------------------------| |G-6--6---------------7---7/9----9/11-9---9-11-9----------| |D--------------------0---0/2----3/4--2---2-4--2-----2h4-2| |A-4--4------------------------------------------2h4-2----| E-----------3--------------------------0-----------------|
Interlude #2 12/8 time
[E] [F#7add4] [E]
/e-----12------12----12-12-12-12-----------------| |B-5-5/125--5/12-------------------------------| |G--------------------9--9--9--9-----------------| |D-2------2--------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E------3-------32-2-2--2--2--2----0-0-0-0------|
|
|e--------------------0---0----------------------| |B-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0---0--------0-0-0-0------| |G-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----3-----------1-1-1-1------| |D----------------------------------2-2-2-2------| |A----------------------------------2-2-2-2------| E----------------------------------0-0-0-0------|
[E] [F#7add4] [E]
/e-------12-------12-----------------------------| |B-5---5/125-5-5/125-5-5-5-5--5----------------| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D-0-2-2----2-2-2--------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E-------3---------32---2-2-2--0--0-0-----------|
|
|e----------------------0---0--------------------| |B-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0---0--0--0-0-0---------| |G-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1----3-----1--1-1-1---------| |D------------------------------2--2-2-2---------| |A------------------------------2--2-2-2---------| E------------------------------0--0-0-0---------|
(time change to 5/8) (time change to 3/8)
[D(b5)]
/e-------------------|---------------------------| |B------9-10-10h12---|---------------------------| |G-----------------9-|--7------------------------| |D------6--7-7h9-----|---------------------------| |A-5h7---------------|--5------------------------| |E-------------------|---------------------------|
| |
|e-------------------|---------------------------| |B-0-----------------|---------------------------| |G-1-----------------|---------------------------| |D-2-----------------|-----6-6-6-6---------------| |A-2-----------------|--5------------------------| E-0-----------------|---------------------------|
(time change to 5/8)
[C#5]
/e--------------------------| |B--------------------------| |G-6------------------------| |D---------------5----------| |A-4----------4-------------| |E---------------3----------|
|
|e--------------------------| |B--------------------------| |G---6--6-6-6-6-------------| |D---6--6-6-6-6--5----------| |A-4-4--4-4-4-4-------------| E--------------------------|
Outro
(guitar 5 tacet)
(guitar 2 top)
(guitar 3 bottom)
(guitar 4 w/Rhy. Fig. 1, 3.5 times, simile)
x
x
[C#5] [D(b5)]
/e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-----9-9----9-11-11-11-11b-11-9-11-11-11-9----9| |D--------/11--------------------------------11--| |A-11--------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-6-6-7-7-------9-----9-------------------------| |D----5----5------------------5-------------5----| |A--------------------------------7------7-------| E-----------------------------------------------|
(Begin Rhy. Fig. 2, guitar 3 only)
Whoa._________________
(Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out.
[C#5] [D(b5)]
/e--------------------------12-12-12121212121212-| |B-10-10-10---12-12-12-12----x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |G--9--9--9-9--9--9-----9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G--6--6-------7--7/--9-9/11-9--9h11-9h11-9-11p9-| |D--------5-------------------------------------5| |A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|
(End Rhy. Fig 2)
_________________________________________________
Get out. Get out. Get out.)
[C#5] [D(b5)] [E5]
/e-12-12--12-12-12--12-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14---| |B--x--x---x--x--x---x--x------------------------| |G--9--9---9--9--9---9--9------------------------| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-------------------4--4-----------4-4----------| |D-6--6-------6--6---2--2-----------2-2----------| |A-4--4-------5--5-------------------------------| E---------3/-------3-------------3--------3-----|
_________________________________________________
x
C#5 (NC)
/e-12b14r12-9---------------------12-------------| |B-----------(912)9-------------12---------------| |G------------------11(911)9-/13-----13-16b18----| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D-6-6-------------------------------------------| |A-4-4------5----5h7-7h9-7------7-7--------------| E--------3-----------------0-0------0--3--------|
_________________________________________________
x
[C#5] [D(b5)] [E5]
/e-12----14b16r14p12--12-14b16b17r14-------------| |B----14------------14--------------(1214)12-----| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-----------------------------------9-9---------| |D-6------6-----------------6-6------9-9---------| |A-4------4-----------------5-5------7-7---------| E------------------3-------------3------3-0-0-3-|
_________________________________________________
(Whoa._________
[C#5] [D(b5)] [E5]
/e-------------------------------------------9---| |B-(1012)-10--(910)-9-------12-12-12b14r12-9---9-| |G----------------------9-11-9-11----------------| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D--------6-6--------6-6-9---9-9-9----9----9-9-9-| |A--------4-4--------5-5-7---7-7-7----7----7-7-7-| E-------------3---------0-0-0-0-0----0----0-0-0-|
_________________________________________________
__ Whoa____ Whoa_____
[C#5] [D5] [E5]
/e--------12-------------------------------------| |B--------12-12----------12----------12----------| |G-11b13-----11b13r11b13-11b13r11b13-11b13r11b13-| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G---------------------------9-9-----------------| |D-6-6-------7-------7-------9-9-----------------| |A-4-4-------5-------5-------7-7--------2-2------| E--------3--------------3-----------3--0-0----3-|
Whoa_____
Whoa_____)
[C#5] [D(b5)] [E5]
/e-----------------------------------------------| |B-11b13-11b13r11b13-11b13-----------9-----------| |G-----------------------------------------------| |D-----------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------|
|
|e-----------------------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------------| |G-6--6-----7-7/9-9/11-9-------9/11--9-----------| |D-------5---------------------------------------| |A-4--4-----5-5/7-7/9--7----7--7h9---7-----------| E-------3------------------0--------------------|
Program Notes:
Rhy. Fill 1 (5/8 time)
e--0-0-----------9-----------| B--0---0-4-5-7---0-----------| G--6-----x-----6-x-----------| D--------6-----6-6-----2h4-2-| A------------------2h4-------| E----------------------------|
Rhy. Fill 2 (3/8,5/8,3/8 time)
e---0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|----------------| B---0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0---|---0-0-0--------| G---x-x-x-x-x-|---x-x-x-x-x-x---|---x-x-x--------| D---6-6-6-6-6-|---6-6-6-6-6-6---|---6-6-6--------| A-5-----------|-4---------------|-4--------------| E-------------|---------------3-|---------3------|
Rhy. Fill 3 (12/8 time)
e---------| B---------| G---------| D--2------| A--2------| E--0------|
Rhy. Fill 4 (3/8,5/8 time)
e--------0----|--------0----| B------0---0--|------0---0--| G-------------|-------------| D---6---------|---5---------| A-5-----------|-4-----------| E-------------|-------------|
Rhy. Fill 5 (5/8 time)
e--------------| B--------------| G-1------------| D-2-----2h4-2--| A-2-2h4--------| E-0------------|
Tablature Explanation:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend to following note
(if no note follows, bend 1/4 step)
r = return from bend
/ = slide up
= slide down
>From the transcribist:
This song had a load of timing changes in it,
so watch out. This is one of my
favorite songs by Blind Melon and it took a
lot of time to write it out, but virtue is
its own reward. Ha, ha.
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