Lucretia Mac Evil Tab by Blood Sweat And Tears

Lucretia Mac Evil tab by Blood Sweat And Tears

Guitar Tab

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 A D G B E) - 'Horns'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Katz - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=112
  Dsus2                                   Esus2          D/Eb
 4/4
  Gtr I (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
   s  E  s  E  s  S  +S   s  E  E  S  S    s  E  s  E  s  S  +S   s  E  E 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---|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

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  Dsus2
   s  E  s  E  s  S  +S   s  E  E  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  s  E  s  S  +S   S  E 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 S  S  S  S  S  S  +E  E
|-------------------------|----------|-----------11----10---------8-|
|-------------------------|----------|--------10----13----10-(10)---|
|-------------------------|----------|------------------------------|
|-8----9-8-7-(7)----5-4---|----------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------|------------------------------|


                                                        C#sus2/A
  W          Q  E S  S  E  E  S  S E    Q.   E Q.   E    E 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 E S S E
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------0-------||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|---------2---2-0---||
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------------3-||


 Interlude
  Dsus2                                   Esus2          D/Eb
   s  E  s  E  s  S  +S   s  E  E  S  S    s  E  s  E  s  S  +S   s  E  E 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------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  Dsus2
   s  E  s  E  s  S  +S   s  E  E  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  s  E  s  S  +S   S  E Q     Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E 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 E Q  E 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 E S S E 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#           Em
  Q   Q   +Q.   E    H     +Q.   E    H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----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    E E Q  H      W          W
|--------------|--------------|----------|------||
|-5----(5)-----|--------------|----------|------||
|-7----(7)-----|--8-----------|----------|------||
|-8----(8)-----|-11-----------|----------|------||
|--------------|-12-----------|----------|------||
|--------------|--------------|----------|------||


 Bridge
  N.C.                                                   Dbm
   E  e  e  E  +E   E E  E    E  e  e  E  +E   E  E  E   e e  e  E  +E   E 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 e e E  E e S S  e   E  e  e  E  +E   E E  E    E  e  e  E E  E 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
  Gsus2                   Fsus2                 Em N.C.           Bsus4N.C.
   E  e  e  E  E  e  Q     e  Q   E  E  e  Q    Q   E E E E E 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 E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E 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 E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E 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  s  S  +S   s  E   W          H     E  s  S  +S   s  E    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 E Q  H       W          W           Q  E. S +E  Q.
|-10-----------||----------|----------|--------------------|
|--------------||----------|----------|-/7--7--7-(7)-------|
|-11-----------||----------|----------|--------------7-----|
|-13-----------||----------|----------|--------------------|
|-12-----------||----------|----------|--------------------|
|--------------||----------|----------|--------------------|


  Gtr I
  W                      W
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q  E e E S S +S  S e   H.      Q
|----------5-----------|------------|
|------5-6---6-(6)---5-|------------|
|----7-------------7---|-5----------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|


  W                   Q    E.  S  E  E  +Q
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------10----------|
|------------------|-12---12--12----12-(12)--|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|
| S S E E E +H       +W
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-5--------------|-------------------------|
|-----8---5-(5)----|-(5)---------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|


  Q   E  E  e  S  S  +S   S  e    W               W
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|----12-12-10------------------|----------------|---------------||
|-------------12-10-(10)-10-12-|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|-13-------------|---------------||
|
| W                               Q  E E +H       Q  E E +H
|------------------------------|--5----5-(5)----|-6----6-(6)----||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||
|------------------------------|----------------|---------------||


 Outro
  N.C.
   Q   E.  S  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  e  E  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  e  E  S  S  +S   S  E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-18-----------------------------|
|--------------15----------------|
|-16--13-15-16----16-(16)-13-15--|
|--------------------------------|


   S  S  E  H    S S E    Q   E.  S  E  E  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  E  E  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  E  e  S  S  +S   S  e    E  E  E  S  S  +S   S  E  E  E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-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----------------------------|---------------------------------|


                             <
   S E S  e  e  E  E E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E 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 - 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

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