Melissa tab by The Allman Brothers Band
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Tab for the lead parts: intro E---16 B---------------14-12------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------13-11----11------------------------------------------| D---------------------------14----11>>14-----------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| "seem to come & go" E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------12---12b14r12--------------------------------------| G-----------11-13-14-13----------------------------------------------------| D-----11-14----------------------------------------------------------------| A--14----------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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"the gypsy flies..." E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------17b19r17~~~~-19~~-| G-----------------------------11-14~~~~-16~~~~-18~~~~-19~-------------------| D-----11-14----14>16-14-11-14-----------------------------------------------| A--14-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "bearing sorrow..." (All this is done with a slide.) E--16-17-17-16-14-12-14-15-15~~~~--15 B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| "to sweet Melissa" "Mmmm, hmmmmm" All slide (obviously) E----14-16---- E--12----------------------------| B-12---------- B-----14-12--12------------------| G------------- G---------------13-11------------| D------------- D---------------------14---------| A------------- A--------------------------------| E------------- E--------------------------------| "each car looks..." E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------11-11>13-13 D--------------11-14-------------------------------------------------------| A--------11-14-------------------------------------------------------------| E--12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------| "no one knows the gypsy's..." E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------17b19r17~~~~-19~~~~~-------| G-----------11-13-14~~~~-16~~~~-18~~~~-19>18 D-----11-14----------------------------------------------------------------| A--14----------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| "there are no blankets...." (All slide) E-16-17-16-14-12-12-14-15----15>14-12-14-----------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play Melissa part again... "mmmmmmmmmmm" E--12----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----14-12--12------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------13-11------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------14-11------------->>14-----------------------------| A-----------------------------14--14-11------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------14---------------------------------| "Again the morning...." E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------14>15 G-------------18>16>14---14>16-16------------------------------------------| D-14>16-16-----------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| "rooooll on" (on this (15b)16, you play the note at the bent pitch first, release to the normal pitch, then bend back to the 16th fret) E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--(15b)16r15b16~~~~---------13>14-14 D--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| "will you ever let him go" E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------14-12-------------------------------------------------| G-----------11-13-14----------13>14 D-----11-14-------------------------------14-------------------------------| A--14----------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| "will you hide the..." E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------14~~~~-1517-17~~~~-19~~~~----------------| G------------14~~~~-16~~~~-------------------------------------------------| D-----11-14----------------------------------------------------------------| A--14----------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| "will his spirit..." (all slide) E--16-17-17-16-14-12-15-------15 B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play Melissa part again, then there's this variation the next time E--------------| B--------------| G--------------| D-----14>16----| A--14----------| E--------------| Now for the last part... E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------12>14-12----------------------| G--------------------11----11-13-11-13-14-11-------------------------------| D--------------11-14----14-------------------------------------------------| A--------11-14-------------------------------------------------------------| E--12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------| E--12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12-14b16~~~~~~~---12-16 B---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--12-16 B-------------------14-12---12-14-12-----------------*---------------------| G------------------------------------13-11 D----------------------------------------------------*11-9---------9-------| A----------------------------------------------------*-----11-9-11----11-9-| E----------------------------------------------------*---------------------| E-----------*---------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------*------------------------------------------------------------12-| G-----------*----------------11-14-13-14-13-----14-13-14-16--18-16-18-16----| D-----------*---11-14~~~~-14------------------------------------------------| A---------11*14-------------------------------------------------------------| E--12-14----*---------------------------------------------------------------| E----14~~~16-| B------------| G------------|
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