Ramblin Man tab by Allman Brothers

Song:Ramblin Man            h-hammer   |
Artist:Allman Brothers         p-pull-off  |
Song Writer;Richard Betts        b-bend    |
Transcriber:Jay Justice JJUST61@AOL.COM r-release  |
Album:Brothers And Sisters       /-slide up  |
    Written on windows 95 Notepad  \-slide down |

Lyrics and chords (see below) by TPLBA@aol.com

This first part is the intro.It sounds like duel leads on
the song however im only going to tab one part.Know one
will ever know the differance.
  G          D   C          G

E-15-12---------------------------------------------|
B------15-12------------------------13-12-----13-12-|
G-----------14-12--------------12h14-----14-12------|
D----------------14-12----12h14---------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

2nd lead part;
This next part is the main lead part in the middle of the
song.It starts after the 2nd chorus.

  NC         G  D   C     G

E----------------12--------------------------------|
B-----------12h13--15-15-12-----13-12--------------|
G------12h14---------------14-14----14-12----------|
D-12h14----------------------------------14-12-----|
A---------------------------------------------14---|
E-----------------------------------------------15-|

  NC     G   F         G

E-------------15-15-17b18p15----15-17-15--------------|
B-------15-17----------------h17--------17-15---17-15-|
G-14/16--------------------------------------h16------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
                            D

E----------15-----------------------------------------|
B----------------15-15-17-15--------------------------|
G-16\14/16----16------------16\13h12---12-14-12-------|
D-----------------------------------h14--------14-12--|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

                C         G
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------12-14-12-12-14-12-14b15-12-12|
D-12-12-14-12-12h14-12-12-12h14-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

    Em          C       G
E-------------------------------------15-17-15--------|
B------13p12---------------------15-17--------17-15---|
G-14-12-----14-12-14-12-----14/16------------------h16|
D----------------------14-14--------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

  D        C         G
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-17-15------------13p12--------------------------------|
G-------16\13h12--------14-14-12---12-12----------------|
D---------------14--------------h14-----h14-12----------|
A----------------------------------------------14-12----|
E----------------------------------------------------15-|

3rd lead part
This last part is the last solo at the end of the song
minus the slide at the very end.
The rhythm to this last part is a repeating G and F
progression just like the beginning of the chorus.
As if singing Lord I was born a ramblin man over and
over to the end of the song.If your playing rhythm to
the song it helps to sing it to yourself to keep
timing.You will be surprised how the lead notes fall
into place once you learned how to play it.

 G F   G      F    G     F     G
E-------------7-5-7----------------7-5-7--12-10-12p10--|
B---5-3--5p3------------5-3--5p3--------/12----12----12|
G-4----4----4-------2/4----4-----4---------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E-7-5-7---12-10--12p10--7-5-7--------------------------|
B------/12-----12-----12-------10b11-8-10-10b11-8--8-8-|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E-------------------------------10-7--------|
B----8-8---8-8-8h10-8-10-10b11-8----10b11-8-|
G-7h9---------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|


E---------------------------------------------------|
B----8-8-10-8-10b11-8--8h10-8--8-8-8--8--9-11-9-----|
G-7h9----------------h9------h9--------h9------9----|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|


E------------10-7-----------------------------------|
B----8-8-10-8----10b11-8--8-8-8-8--8-10---8-8-8-----|
G-7h9-------------------h9-------h9----7h9----------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|


E----------------------------10-10-----10-10-----10-10|
B----8-8-8---8-8-8-10-8-10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----|
G-7h9-----7h9-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


E---------------------10-10-----10-10-----10-10-------|
B-10p8-8h10-10-8-10b12-----10b12-----10b12------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


E---------------------10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-|
B-10b8-8h10-10-8-10b12--------10b12--------10b12---------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|


E------10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-|
B-10b12--------10b12--------10b12--------10b12---------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E------10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-|
B-10b12--------10b12--------10b12--------10b12---------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E------10-10-10----------------------------------------|
B-10b12--------12b10-8--8-10-8-10b12b10-8--8-10--------|
G---------------------h9-----------------h9-------8/---|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E-15------------15-------15--15--15h17p15-15-17b18-17b19|
B----17-15-17b18---15--15--17---------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|


E-15-17b19-15-15--15---------15-15-----------15------15--15|
B---------------17---15h17-15-----17-15-17b18--15--15--17--|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|


E-15h17p15-15-17b18-17b19-15-17-17b19b17-15--15--15-|
B----------------------------------------------17---|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|


E-----------------------------------------------|
B-15h17-15-18b20b18-15-18b20--18b20b18-15-18b20-|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|


E--------------------------------------------------|
B-18b20b18-15-18b20--18b20b18-15-18b20--18b20b18-15|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
 This last lick is repeated appx.20 times until
 slide guitar part ends the song.

E--------------------------------------------------|
B-18b20b18-15--18b20b18-15--18b20b18-15------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|



CHORUS:
G      F        G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man...

C        D  C        G     Em
doin the best I can.When its ...

     C G     D       G
understand,that I was born ...

1st verse
G        F        G
My father was a gambler down ...

    C       D  C          G
on the wrong end of a gun.And I ...

Em    C  G      D       G
greyhound bus,rollin ...

2nd lead part;

CHORUS

I'm on my way to New Orleans this ....

CHORUS

G     F       G
Lord I was born ...

G     F       G
Lord I was born ...

G     F       G
Lord I was born ...

G     F       G
Lord I was born ...

Last lead part;