Tabs
LUCRETIA MAC EVIL
As recorded by Blood Sweat & Tears
(From the 1970 Album BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS 3)
Words and Music by David Clayton-Thomas
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Horns'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Steve Katz - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=112
Dsus2Dsus2 Esus2Esus2 D/Eb
4/4
Gtr I (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
s E MajorE s E MajorE s S +S s E MajorE E MajorE S S s E MajorE s E MajorE s S +S s E MajorE E MajorE E
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-(10)-12-10-10-11-10-|----------------10-(10)-10-10-10---|
|---------------------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-10-(10)-10-10-10---|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--(9)--9--9--9-------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11---|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-------|-14-14-14-14-14-13-(13)-13-13-13---|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Dsus2Dsus2
s E MajorE s E MajorE s S +S s E MajorE E MajorE S S
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-(10)-12-10-10-12-13-|
|---------------------------------------|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--(9)--9--9--9-------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
1st Verse
Bsus2/E D/Eb N.C.
s E MajorE s E MajorE s S +S S E MajorE Q W
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-(14)-14-14----||------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-15-(15)-15-15----||------|
|-16-16-16-16-16-14-(14)-14-14----||------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-13-(13)-13-13----||------|
|---------------------------------||------|
|---------------------------------||------|
W Q S S S S +Q S S S S Q S S S S +Q S S S S
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|----8-7------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|--------9-7-(7)----5-4---|-3----4-3-2-(2)----------|
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------5-4---|
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
W W Q S S S S +Q S S S S
|----------|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|----8-7-5----------------|
|----------|----------|----------7-(7)----5-4---|
|----------|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------------------|
Q S S S S +Q S S S S W Q E MajorE S S S S S S +E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------|----------|-----------11----10---------8-|
|-------------------------|----------|--------10----13----10-(10)---|
|-------------------------|----------|------------------------------|
|-8----9-8-7-(7)----5-4---|----------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------|------------------------------|
C#sus2/A
W Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE E MajorE E Q H
|----------|-----------12-10---------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|--------12-------11------|-10------8------|-------------------||
|----------|--------------------12-9-|----------------|--8----------------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-11----------------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-12----------------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
| W W W H E MajorE E S S E MajorE
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------0-------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|---------2---2-0---||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------------3-||
Interlude
Dsus2Dsus2 Esus2Esus2 D/Eb
s E MajorE s E MajorE s S +S s E MajorE E MajorE S S s E MajorE s E MajorE s S +S s E MajorE E MajorE E
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-(10)-12-10-10-11-10-|----------------10-(10)-10-10-10---|
|---------------------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-10-(10)-10-10-10---|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--(9)--9--9--9-------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11---|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-------|-14-14-14-14-14-13-(13)-13-13-13---|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| W W
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--0------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Dsus2Dsus2
s E MajorE s E MajorE s S +S s E MajorE E MajorE S S
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-(10)-12-10-10-12-13--|
|----------------------------------------|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--(9)--9--9--9--------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12--------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| W
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
2nd Verse
Bsus2/E D/Eb G/Ab Bsus2/G Ebm/E Dsus4/Eb
s E MajorE s E MajorE s S +S S E MajorE Q Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E S S E MajorE Q
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-(14)-14-14----||----7------7---|-----------------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-15-(15)-15-15----||----8------7---|----7-----8------|
|-16-16-16-16-16-14-(14)-14-14----||----7------6---|----8-----7------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-13-(13)-13-13----||----6------5---|----8-----7------|
|---------------------------------||---------------|----7-----6------|
|---------------------------------||---------------|-----------------|
N.C.
Q S s s S +Q +S S e
|----15p14-12-10-(10)--(10)--8--7-|
|---------------------------------|
|----16p14-13-12-(12)--(12)-11-10-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
G/Ab Bsus2/G
Q +S S S S +Q +S S e Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
|----------------------------------|----7------7----|
|-11--(11)-12-11-10-(10)--(10)-8-7-|----8------7----|
|--9---(9)-11--9--7--(7)---(7)-5-4-|----7------6----|
|----------------------------------|----6------5----|
|----------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------|
Ebm/E Dsus4/Eb N.C.
Q E MajorE E S S E MajorE Q Q S s s S +Q +S S e
|-----------------|----15p14-12-10-(10)--(10)--8--7-|
|----7-----8------|---------------------------------|
|----8-----7------|----16p14-13-12-(12)--(12)-11-10-|
|----8-----7------|---------------------------------|
|----7-----6------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
Q +S S S S +Q +S S e
|----------------------------------|
|-11--(11)-12-11-10-(10)--(10)-8-7-|
|--9---(9)-11--9--7--(7)---(7)-5-4-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
G/Ab F#m/G Am6/F# E minorEm
Q Q +Q. E MajorE H +Q. E MajorE H +Q. E MajorE H +Q. E MajorE
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----12--(12)-----|-10----(10)-----|-10----(10)-----|-8----(8)------|
|----12--(12)-----|-11----(11)-----|-11----(11)-----|-9----(9)------|
|----12--(12)-----|-11----(11)-----|-10----(10)-----|-9----(9)------|
|----11--(11)-----|-10----(10)-----|--9-----(9)-----|-7----(7)------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
Dsus2/Bb C#sus2/A N.C.
H +Q. E MajorE E MajorE E Q H W W
|--------------|--------------|----------|------||
|-5----(5)-----|--------------|----------|------||
|-7----(7)-----|--8-----------|----------|------||
|-8----(8)-----|-11-----------|----------|------||
|--------------|-12-----------|----------|------||
|--------------|--------------|----------|------||
Bridge
N.C. DbmDbm
E MajorE e e E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE e e E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE e e e E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E e
|--7--7--7--7--(7)--8----8-|-----7--7--7--(7)--8-------|-9-9--9--9--(9)--9---9-|
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10---12-|----10-10-10-(10)-10----12-|-9-9--9--9--(9)--9---9-|
|--------------------------|------------------------14-|-9-9--9--9--(9)--9---9-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------0-|-----------------------|
|--7------------------7----|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-10------------------12----|-9---11-12-(12)-11-8---|
Bm6add9 N.C.
E MajorE e e E MajorE E MajorE e S S e E MajorE e e E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE e e E MajorE E E MajorE E e
|-9-9-9-9----9-9-9--7-|----8--7--7--(7)--8----8-|-----7--7--8----8----7-|
|-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-10-|---10-10-10-(10)-10---12-|----10-10-12---12---10-|
|-7-7-7-7----7-7-7----|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------11---9------|-7------------------9----|-10----------9----7----|
|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-7-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
ritardando QQ=91 Q=73 Q=61
Gsus2Gsus2 Fsus2Fsus2 E minorEm N.C. Bsus4N.C.
E MajorE e e E MajorE E MajorE e Q e Q E MajorE E MajorE e Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E H H
|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-10-10-10-11----10-10--|--8--8---9-----8--8--|-8-------------5-|-7---------|
|-12-12-12-14----12-12--|-10-10--10----10-10--|-9-----7-9-7-5---|-9----8----|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-9---------------|-9---------|
|-10----------12--------|--8--------10--------|-7---------------|-----------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----10---8-7-5---|-7---------|
3rd Verse
a tempo Q=112
G/Ab Bsus2/G Ebm/E Dsus4/Eb
W Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E S S E MajorE Q
|----------||----7------7---|-----------------|
|----------||----8------7---|----7-----8------|
|----------||----7------6---|----8-----7------|
|----------||----6------5---|----8-----7------|
|----------||---------------|----7-----6------|
|----------||---------------|-----------------|
N.C.
Q S s s S +Q +S S e
|----15p14-12-10-(10)--(10)--8--7---|
|-----------------------------------|
|----16p14-13-12-(12)--(12)-11-10---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
G/Ab Bsus2/G Ebm/E Dsus4/Eb
Q +S S S S +Q +S S e Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E S S E MajorE Q
|----------------------------------|----7------7---|-----------------|
|-11--(11)-12-11-10-(10)--(10)-8-7-|----8------7---|----7-----8------|
|--9---(9)-11--9--7--(7)---(7)-5-4-|----7------6---|----8-----7------|
|----------------------------------|----6------5---|----8-----7------|
|----------------------------------|---------------|----7-----6------|
|----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
N.C.
Q S s s S +Q +S S e Q +S S S S +Q +S S e W
|----15p14-12-10-(10)--(10)--8--7-|----------------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|-11--(11)-12-11-10-(10)--(10)-8-7-|------|
|----16p14-13-12-(12)--(12)-11-10-|--9---(9)-11--9--7--(7)---(7)-5-4-|------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|------|
Asus2/F Dsus2/N.C.
H E MajorE s S +S s E MajorE W H E MajorE s S +S s E MajorE H H
|---------7--7--(7)--9--7-|----------|-------7--7--7--(7)--7--7-|-10----------|
|--------10-10-(10)-10-10-|----------|------10-10-10-(10)-10-10-|-10----------|
|-------------------------|----------|------10-10-10-(10)-10-10-|--9----11----|
|-------------------------|----------|--------------------------|--8----------|
|-------------------------|----------|--------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|----------|--------------------------|-------------|
Interlude
Ebm/maj7+11/A N.C.
Gtr II
E MajorE E Q H W W Q E. S +E MajorE Q.
|-10-----------||----------|----------|--------------------|
|--------------||----------|----------|-/7--7--7-(7)-------|
|-11-----------||----------|----------|--------------7-----|
|-13-----------||----------|----------|--------------------|
|-12-----------||----------|----------|--------------------|
|--------------||----------|----------|--------------------|
Gtr I
W W
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q E MajorE e E MajorE S S +S S e H. Q
|----------5-----------|------------|
|------5-6---6-(6)---5-|------------|
|----7-------------7---|-5----------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
W Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE +Q
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------10----------|
|------------------|-12---12--12----12-(12)--|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|
| S S E MajorE E E MajorE +H +W
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-5--------------|-------------------------|
|-----8---5-(5)----|-(5)---------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
Q E MajorE E MajorE e S S +S S e W W
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|----12-12-10------------------|----------------|---------------||
|-------------12-10-(10)-10-12-|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|-13-------------|---------------||
|
| W Q E MajorE E +H Q E MajorE E +H
|------------------------------|--5----5-(5)----|-6----6-(6)----||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
Outro
N.C.
Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE e E MajorE S S +S S e
|------------------------|----------------18---------------|
|-16--16--16-14-16-------|-------16-18-19----19-(19)-16-18-|
|------------------------|----------------15---------------|
|-13--13--13-11-13-------|-------13-15-16----16-(16)-13-15-|
|------------13----13-13-|-11-13---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
Q E MajorE e E MajorE S S +S S E MajorE
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-18-----------------------------|
|--------------15----------------|
|-16--13-15-16----16-(16)-13-15--|
|--------------------------------|
S S E MajorE H S S E MajorE Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E. S
|----------------------|-11--11--11-14-----------|
|-14-13-11-------------|---------------16--------|
|----------11----------|--8---8---8-11-----------|
|-11-10--8-------8-6---|---------------13--------|
|-----------9--------9-|------------13----13--13-|
|-13-------------------|-11----------------------|
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE e e S S +S S e
|-------16-16-14-------------------|
|----------------16-14-(14)-14-16--|
|-------13-13-11-------------------|
|----------------13-11-(11)-11-13--|
|-16-13----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Q E MajorE E MajorE e S S +S S e E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S +S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-18-18-16------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------17-15-(15)-15-17-17-15-|
|-16--13-13-11------------------|-15-15-13------------------------|
|--------------13-11-(11)-11-13-|----------15-13-(13)-13-15-15-13-|
|-14----------------------------|---------------------------------|
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S E MajorE S e e E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q
|--------------11---------|----12-16-18-20-------*|
|-----------12----10-8-14-|-13-------------16----*|
|-10-8-8-10-----8---------|-----9-13-15-17-------*|
|------------9-----7-5-11-|-10-------------------*|
|--8-6-6--8---------------|-------16-------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------17-14----*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths