Midnight Rider tab by Allman Brothers

Tabs

From: [email protected] (Steve Vetter )

   There are few classic Southern Rock tunes that I enjoy, and
   this is one
   of them. It's an awesome tune. I would like to dedicate this
   transcription to Bruce Bryne, a former coworker, originally
   from
   Kentucky, who passed away circa 1997.
   He was a spitting image of Duane Allman, and was also in a
   motorcycle
   accident that same week!
   Bruce survived and had the scars to prove it.
   He was a drummer in his younger years who's band once opened
   for Heart,
   who was also starting out in the early 70's.
   Bruce was also a talented artist too. He drew for me SRV's
   "In Step"
   cover album in pencil, which hangs in my room to this day.
   Many have asked to buy it; it will never happen.
   Thanks for the memories, Bruce!

   The song is pretty straightforward. Nothing major to note.
   Listen to the song for exact rhythm of parts.

   Notation:  + = lower note full unison bend
           (7)= note held
         > = accent note
        * = full bend
         ^ = pre-bend

   Intro
   Acoustic
   E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
   BB|----3----3--|----3----3--|----3----3--|------3----3--|
   G+G|---2-----2--|---2-----2--|---2-----2--|--2--2-----2--|
   D MajorD|--0---0--0--|--0---0--0--|--0---0--0--|----0---0--0--|
   A augmentedA|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
   E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|--------------|


   E MajorE|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
   BB|------3------3--|-3--------3---3--|------------3--|
   G+G|------2--2---2--|-2-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|
   D MajorD|------0--0---0--|-------0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|
   A augmentedA|--0-3------3----|---0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|
   E MajorE|----------------|-----------------|---------------|

   Well, I've got to run...
   E MajorE|----------------||
   BB|----------------||
   G+G|-----2--2----2--||
   D MajorD|-----0--0----0--||
   A augmentedA|-0-3-------3----||
   E MajorE|----------------||

   Rhy. Fig 1
   E MajorE||----------------|---------------|---------------|
   BB||-------------3--|------------3--|------------3--|
   G+G||@-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|
   D MajorD||@-----0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|
   A augmentedA||--0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|
   E MajorE||----------------|---------------|---------------|

   E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|
   BB|------------3--|------------3--|------------3--|
   G+G|-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|-----2--2---2--|
   D MajorD|-----0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|-----0--0---0--|
   A augmentedA|-0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|-0-3------3----|
   E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|


   (with Fill 1)
   E MajorE|--------------------3--3--|-------------------------|
   BB|--3-----3-----3-----3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
   G+G|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
   D MajorD|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
   A augmentedA|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
   E MajorE|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|

   Fill 1
   E MajorE|-------------|-------------|-------------|
   BB|--5--(5)~~~--|--5--(5)~~~--|--7--(7)~~~--|
   G+G|--3+ (3)~~~--|--7+ (7)~~~--|--9+ (9)~~~--|
   D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|
   A augmentedA|-------------|-------------|-------------|
   E MajorE|-------------|-------------|-------------|

            (3d time) to Coda
   E MajorE|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
   BB|--------3---3--|-----------3--3--|--3--------3---3--|
   G+G|-----2--2---2--|-2-2-----3-2--2--|--2-----2--2---2--|
   D MajorD|-----0--0---0--|---------0-0--0--|--------0--0---0--|
   A augmentedA|-0-3------3----|-----0-3-----3---|----0-3------3----|
   E MajorE|---------------|-----------------|------------------|

   1, 2_______________
   E MajorE|------------------||
   BB|-3--------3-------||
   G+G|-2-----2--2---2--@||  
   D MajorD|-------0--0------@||
   A augmentedA|---0-3------------||
   E MajorE|------------------||


   SOLO (with Rhy. Fig 1)
   E MajorE|-------------|-10------------|-----10----|------10----10-10-|
   BB|-------------|----10---------|-----------|-10---10-10----10-|
   G+G|-------------|-------9^--7-9-|---7----9*-|--9+------9-----7-|
   D MajorD|--------7-9*-|---------------|-9---------|------------------|
   A augmentedA|------9------|---------------|-----------|------------------|
   E MajorE|-------------|---------------|-----------|------------------|


   E MajorE|------------------------|-------|-10---10---------|
   BB|----- 10-10---10--(10)--|-10-10-|------------10---|
   G+G|-9-9*-------7-----------|-----7-|----9----9---9+--|
   D MajorD|------------------------|-------|-----------------|
   A augmentedA|------------------------|-------|-----------------|
   E MajorE|------------------------|-------|-----------------|

                  (end Rhy Fig. 1)
   E MajorE|-------|-------|---------|-------------|
   BB|--10---|--10---|---------|-------------|
   G+G|---9---|---9---|-9-7-----|-------------|
   D MajorD|-------|-------|-----9---|-7-----------|
   A augmentedA|-------|-------|---------|---7-5--(5)--|
   E MajorE|-------|-------|---------|-------------|

   3 guitar parts here (Listen to song for exact rhythms)
   E MajorE|----------|-----------|----------------|------|---------|
   BB|----6*----|-----6^--5-|-6--8-6--5------|--6*--|--6^--5--|
   G+G|----------|-----------|------------7*--|------|---------|
   D MajorD|----------|-----------|----------------|------|---------|
   A augmentedA|----------|-----------|----------------|------|---------|
   E MajorE|----------|-----------|----------------|------|---------|
   |Guitar 1
   |
   E MajorE|----------|----12-13-|-15-15-15~~~-|----10-11-|-13-13-13-12~~~--|
   BB|----------|-13-------|-------------|-11-------|-----------------|
   G+G|----------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
   D MajorD|----------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
   A augmentedA|----------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
   E MajorE|----------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
   |Guitar 2
   |
   E MajorE||----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
   BB||---5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|
   G+G||@--5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|
   D MajorD||@--5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|
   A augmentedA||---3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-|-1--1-1-|-1--1-1-|
   E MajorE||-- > -----| > -----| > -----| > -----| > -----| > -----| >
   -----|
   Guitar 3 (acoustic)


   E MajorE|-----------------------|--------|------------|--------|--------|
   BB|--6--8-6--5------------|-6*~~~--|--6^---5----|--6~~~--|--5~~~--|
   G+G|------------7*--7^~~~--|--------|------------|--------|--------|
   D MajorD|-----------------------|--------|------------|--------|--------|
   A augmentedA|-----------------------|--------|------------|--------|--------|
   E MajorE|-----------------------|--------|------------|--------|--------|
   |Guitar 1
   |
   E MajorE|----12-13-|15-15-15~~~-|----10-11-|-13-13-13-12~~~-|
   BB|-13-------|------------|-11-------|----------------|
   G+G|----------|------------|----------|----------------|
   D MajorD|----------|------------|----------|----------------|
   A augmentedA|----------|------------|----------|----------------|
   E MajorE|----------|------------|----------|----------------|
   |Guitar 2
   |
   E MajorE|---------||
   BB|-3--3-3--||
   G+G|-3--3-3-@||
   D MajorD|-3--3-3-@||
   A augmentedA|-1--1-1--||
   E MajorE| > ------||
   Guitar 3

   E MajorE|----------|-----------|
   BB|----------|-----------|
   G+G|--7~~~~~--|--5~~~~~~--|
   D MajorD|----------|-----------|
   A augmentedA|----------|-----------|
   E MajorE|----------|-----------|
   |Guitar 1
   |
   E MajorE|----12-13-|-15-15-15~~~--|-13-13~~~--|----------------------------|
   BB|-13-------|--------------|-----------|-3--3/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
   G+G|----------|--------------|-----------|-3--3/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
   D MajorD|----------|--------------|-----------|----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------|--------------|-----------|--(w/slide)-----------------|
   E MajorE|----------|--------------|-----------|----------------------------|
   |Guitar 2
   |
   E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   BB|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
   G+G|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
   D MajorD|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
   A augmentedA|-----------------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
   E MajorE|-----------------|->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->--|
   Guitar 3(acoustic)


   [Guitar 3 begins with Rhy. Fig 1] (slight variation)


   [Play Rhy. Fig 1]
   3rd Verse
   And, I've gone..


   Coda
     not gonna let 'em catch me....
   E MajorE||----------|---------|---------|-----|--------|---------|
   BB||--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3-3-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--|
   G+G||@-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3-3-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--|
   D MajorD||@-5--5-5--|-5--5-5--|-5--5-5--|-5-5-|-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--|
   A augmentedA||--5--5-5--|-5--5-5--|-5--5-5--|-5-5-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3--|
   E MajorE||--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--|-3-3-|--------|---------|


   E MajorE|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
   BB|--5--5--5--5--|-----------3--3--|-----------3--3---||
   G+G|--5--5--5--5--|-----2-2---2-----|-----2-2---2-----@||4x and fade
   D MajorD|--5--5--5--5--|-----0-0---0-----|-----0-0---0-----@||
   A augmentedA|--3--3--3--3--|-0-3-----3-------|-0-2-----3--------||
   E MajorE|--------------|-----------------|------------------||


   Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places
   of the soul.  "Plato"


   My other tabs:
   "Kontretanz" by Carulli
   "Through The Eyes of Eternity" by Michael Harris
   "Escape" Journey
   "Atomic Punk" Van Halen

Other versions of Midnight Rider

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