After Midnight tab by J. J. Cale

• Key: D

Tabbed by Fredrik Koller Lund (s212@ii.uib.no)

AFTER MIDNIGHT from "Naturally" (1st album):


INTRO:
              h                    h
-----------------------------------------
-------3--------------------3------------
-------2----4---4-----------2----4---4---
-------4----5-7-5-----------4----5-7-5---
--5---------5---5------5---------5---5---
-----------------------------------------

This riff is played twice, and then J.J. starts singing:

    D
---------------------------------|
----3-----3-----------3--3-----3-|
----2-----2-----------2--2-----2-|
----4-----4-----------4--4-----4-|
----5-----5-----------5--5-----5-|
---------------------------------|
          Af - ter  ..
                                                 Riff 2
   F               G                      D (play riff2 twice)
---1----1---1------3---------3---3--------|-------------------
---1----1---1------3---------3---3--------|----1----1---0-----
---2----2---2------4---------4---4--------|----2----2---0--2--
------------------------------------------|-0-----0---0------4
------------------------------------------|-------------------
------------------------------------------|-------------------
      we're ..
      gon-na     ..

    D                           F               G
------------------------------|-1-----1--1------3--------3--3-
----3----3---------3--3----3--|-1-----1--1------3--------3--3-
----2----2---------2--2----2--|-2-----2--2------4--------4--4-
----4----4---------4--4----4--|-------------------------------
----5----5---------5--5----5--|-------------------------------
------------------------------|-------------------------------
        Af-ter ..
                                 it's ..

(In the following, strike chords only at the chord letters.
2nd verse coincides with 1st wherever only one line is typed)
                              *
    D (repeat riff twice)  |  D     D       D-D D    |
                           |                         |
    shout     ..|..|
    cream                  |                         |


    F        F       F-F F | G        G        G-G G    |
                           |                            |
   give ..
   '

                            **
    A     A     A-A  A-A |  D    D          D-D  D |
                         |                         |
   bout.                 |      ..|


    F    F - F         G           G-G    |   D (riff2 twice)|
                                          |                 |
       we're ...|


    D      D            D-D   D| (1. Return to F on line 3)
                               | (2. solo starts)
          Af-ter ...|



The solo is fairly basic and follows the progression of the
verse (2 times). I'm not typing it in, 'cause you should be
able to get it off the record. If not: improvise!


OUTRO:

N.C.          |(Return to '*', repeat & fade part after '**')
              |
We're gon-na  |