Delta Lady chords by Joe Cocker

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DELTA LADY

As recorded by Joe Cocker
(From the 1969 Album JOE COCKER!)

Words and Music by Leon Russell

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Electric Guitar (clean)'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Leon Russell - Piano'
Gtr III (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Clarence White - Overdriven Guitar'


 Intro
 Q=134
 C majorC          G7sus4G7sus4  C majorC          G7sus4G7sus4
 4/4
 Gtrs I, II
 Q E MajorE E +E MajorE Q E MajorE  q H.    Q E MajorE E +E MajorE Q E MajorE  q H.
|-----------------|----8-------|-----------------|----8-----||
|-----------------|----6-------|-----------------|----6-----||
|-0---------------|----7-------|-0---------------|----7-----||
|-2----2-(2)-3--4-|-5--5-------|-2----2-(2)-3--4-|-5--5-----||
|-3---------------|------------|-3---------------|----------||
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|----------||

  1st - 3rd Verses
  $
  C majorC          FF C majorC    D7D7     F7F7
  Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E  E MajorE E Q Q Q  Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE  +E MajorE Q E MajorE +Q  Q
||----------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
||o----6----------|-5-5-6--5-----|----3--3-x----|-----4--4-(4)------|
||-----5----------|-5-5-5--5-----|----5--5-x----|-----2--2-(2)------|
||--5--7----------|-5-5-7--5-----|----4--4-x----|-----1--1-(1)------|
||o-3-------------|--------------|-5------------|-------------------|
||--------0-1-2-3-|--------------|------------1-|-(1)-----------1---|


 C majorC      Bb majorBb  G+G F#F# FF BB  C majorC FF C majorC  FF C majorC   FF C majorC  FF C majorC
 a Q Q a Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E  Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
|---6--5----8--6--|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7h8--6----8--6--|-8--7--6--4--|-5--6-5-5--6-5-|-5--6-5-5--6-5-|
|---------8h9--7--|-7--6--5--4--|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|-----------------|-9--8--7--4--|-5--7-5-5--7-5-|-5--7-5-5--7-5-|
|-----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|

        Cmaj7Cmaj7     C7C7      FF
 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|----3--------|----3--------|----3--------|---------------|
|-------5-----|-------5-----|-------5-----|----1--1-1-1-1-|
|-5--------5--|-4--------4--|-3--------3--|-2-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|


                To Coda
 C majorC  FF C majorC     G7G7          C majorC
 E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E  +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE q E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE q E MajorE
|----------------|---------------3-----|--------------8-----||
|-5-5-6--5-------|-------5-3-(3)-3-----|-----10-8-(8)-8-----||
|-5-5-5--5-------|-------5-3h=4--4-----|-----10-8h=9--9-----||
|-5-5-7--5-------|-------5-3-(3)-------|-----10-8-(8)-------||
|----------------|---------------------|--------------------||
|----------1-2-3-|-(3)-3---------------|-8-8----------------||


 Chorus
 Bb majorBb          FF        C majorC FF C majorC  FF  C majorC FF C majorC
 Q Q +E MajorE Q.   +E MajorE  E MajorE Q  Q  Q  Q Q E MajorE E Q  Q E MajorE E +Q  Q
|----------------|--------------------|-8--8--8-8-8--|-8--8-8-(8)-----|
|-6--6--(6)-6----|-(6)-10-10--10--10--|-5--6--5-5-6--|-5--6-5-(5)--5--|
|-7--7--(7)-7----|-(7)-10-10--10--10--|-5--5--5-5-5--|-5--5-5-(5)--5--|
|-8--8--(8)-8----|-(8)-10-10--10--10--|-5--7--5-5-7--|-5--7-5-(5)--5--|
|-8--8--(8)-8----|-(8)--8--8---8---8--|--------------|----------------|
|-6--6--(6)-6----|-(6)----------------|--------------|----------------|


 Bb majorBb          FF
 Q Q +E MajorE Q.   +E MajorE  E MajorE Q  Q  Q
|----------------|--------------------|
|-6--6--(6)-6----|-(6)-10-10--10--10--|
|-7--7--(7)-7----|-(7)-10-10--10--10--|
|-8--8--(8)-8----|-(8)-10-10--10--10--|
|-8--8--(8)-8----|-(8)--8--8---8---8--|
|-6--6--(6)-6----|-(6)----------------|


          1.       2.
 C majorC          G7sus4G7sus4     G7sus4G7sus4
 Q E MajorE E +E MajorE Q E MajorE  q H.     q H.
|-----------------|----8--------||----8-----||
|-----------------|----6-------o||----6-----||
|-0---------------|----7--------||----7-----||
|-2----2-(2)-3--4-|-5--5--------||-5--5-----||
|-3---------------|------------o||----------||
|-----------------|-------------||----------||


 Bridge
 DmDm      G7/B     DmDm
 q q q q  q q q q  q q q q
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|-2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--2--2--|
|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|
|-------------|-2--2--2--2--|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


 Bb majorBb      FF      BbF    BbF
 q q q q  E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E  E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-1-1---1-1-1-1---|
|-3--3--3--3--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-|-1-1-3-1-1-1-1---|
|-3--3--3--3--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|-2-2-3-2-2-2-2---|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-1--1--1--1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|-3-3-1-3-3-3-3---|
|-------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-1-1---1-1-1-1---|


                         D.S. al Coda
 C majorC                            G7G7+5
 Q E MajorE E +E MajorE Q E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE Q  Q E MajorE E +E MajorE Q E MajorE  Q H.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----3------||
|-----------------|-----8-10-8-7-6--|-5---------------|----4------||
|-0---------------|-----9-10-9-8-7--|-5---------------|----4------||
|-2----2-(2)-3--4-|-5---------------|------2-(2)-3--4-|-5--3------||
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------||


           Out-Chorus
 &
            Bb majorBb
 E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE q E MajorE  Q Q +E MajorE Q.
|--------------8----||----------------|
|-----10-8-(8)-8----||-6--6--(6)-6----|
|-----10-8h=9--9----||-7--7--(7)-7----|
|-----10-8-(8)------||-8--8--(8)-8----|
|-------------------||-8--8--(8)-8----|
|-8-8---------------||-6--6--(6)-6----|
|
| Gtr III
| W          W
|-------------------||----------------|
|-------------------||----------------|
|-------------------||----------------|
|-------------------||----------------|
|-------------------||----------------|
|-------------------||----------------|


   FF        C majorC FF    C majorC    FF
 +E MajorE  E MajorE Q  Q  Q  Q Q     E MajorE  E MajorE Q
|--------------------|-8--8----------8---8--8------|
|-(6)-10-10--10--10--|-5--6----------5---5--6------|
|-(7)-10-10--10--10--|-5--5----------5---5--5------|
|-(8)-10-10--10--10--|-5--7----------5---5--7------|
|-(8)--8--8---8---8--|-----------------------------|
|-(6)----------------|-----------------------------|
|
| W          Q E MajorE E MajorE   +Q   Q
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|------11b13==(11)r---11b13===|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|


 C majorC    FF C majorC      Bb majorBb
  Q   E MajorE E +Q  Q  Q Q +E MajorE Q.
|---8------8-8-(8)-----|----------------|
|---5------6-5-(5)--5--|-6--6--(6)-6----|
|---5------5-5-(5)--5--|-7--7--(7)-7----|
|---5------7-5-(5)--5--|-8--8--(8)-8----|
|----------------------|-8--8--(8)-8----|
|----------------------|-6--6--(6)-6----|
|
|      ~~~~~~
| +E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE +Q  Q  W
|----------------------|----------------|
|-(11)r-11-8-----------|----------------|
|------------8-(8)-----|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|


   FF        C majorC    FF C majorC    FF
 +E MajorE  E MajorE Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E MajorE E MajorE   Q
|--------------------|-8-------8---8--8-----8-------|
|-(6)-10-10--10--10--|-5-------6---5--5-----6-------|
|-(7)-10-10--10--10--|-5-------5---5--5-----5-------|
|-(8)-10-10--10--10--|-5-------7---5--5-----7-------|
|-(8)--8--8---8---8--|------------------------------|
|-(6)----------------|------------------------------|
|
| W          E MajorE Q.    E MajorE E MajorE   E MajorE E MajorE
|--------------------|---11b13----11-11b12-11-11b12-|
|--------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|


 C majorC    FF C majorC      Bb majorBb
  Q    E MajorE E +Q  Q  Q Q +E MajorE Q.
|--8-------8-8-(8)-----|----------------|
|--5-------6-5-(5)--5--|-6--6--(6)-6----|
|--5-------5-5-(5)--5--|-7--7--(7)-7----|
|--5-------7-5-(5)--5--|-8--8--(8)-8----|
|----------------------|-8--8--(8)-8----|
|----------------------|-6--6--(6)-6----|
|
|     ~~~~~~~~~~~
| E MajorE E MajorE  Q  Q  Q  W
|-11-11b12-8----8---8--|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|


   FF        C majorC    FF C majorC    FF
 +E MajorE  E MajorE Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E MajorE  E MajorE Q
|--------------------|-8-------8---8----8-8--------|
|-(6)-10-10--10--10--|-5-------6---5----5-6--------|
|-(7)-10-10--10--10--|-5-------5---5----5-5--------|
|-(8)-10-10--10--10--|-5-------7---5----5-7--------|
|-(8)--8--8---8---8--|-----------------------------|
|-(6)----------------|-----------------------------|
|
| W          E MajorE Q.    Q.    E MajorE
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|---10b11----10b11-----10b11==|
|--------------------|------------10b11-----10b11==|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|


 C majorC   FF   C majorC          Bb majorBb
  Q   E MajorE   E MajorE +Q   Q     Q    Q +E MajorE Q.
|---8-----8------8--(8)-----------|----------------------|
|---5-----6------5--(5)----5------|--6-------6--(6)-6----|
|---5-----5------5--(5)----5------|--7-------7--(7)-7----|
|---5-----7------5--(5)----5------|--8-------8--(8)-8----|
|---------------------------------|--8-------8--(8)-8----|
|---------------------------------|--6-------6--(6)-6----|
|
| +Q   E MajorE   +E MajorE  E MajorE  E MajorE Q    +W
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|-(10)r--10b11r(10)---------------|----------------------|
|-(10)r--10b11r(10)--8------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------10-8tr10--|-(8tr10)--------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|


     FF        C majorC    FF    C majorC  FF
 +E MajorE    E MajorE Q  Q  Q   Q   Q    E MajorE E Q
|------------------------|--8------8-------8-8--8---|
|-(6)-----10-10--10--10--|--5------6-------5-5--6---|
|-(7)-----10-10--10--10--|--5------5-------5-5--5---|
|-(8)-----10-10--10--10--|--5------7-------5-5--7---|
|-(8)------8--8---8---8--|--------------------------|
|-(6)--------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +H.         Q   E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE E
|------------------------|-------8-8-------8-8----8-|
|------------------------|-11b13-----11b13-----11---|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(8tr10)----------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|


 C majorC   FF F      Bb majorBb          FF
  Q  E MajorE E +Q  Q  Q Q +E MajorE Q.   +E MajorE  E MajorE Q  Q  Q
|--8----8-8-(8)------|----------------|--------------------|
|--5----6-5-(5)---5--|-6--6--(6)-6----|-(6)-10-10--10--10--|
|--5----5-5-(5)---5--|-7--7--(7)-7----|-(7)-10-10--10--10--|
|--5----7-5-(5)---5--|-8--8--(8)-8----|-(8)-10-10--10--10--|
|--------------------|-8--8--(8)-8----|-(8)--8--8---8---8--|
|--------------------|-6--6--(6)-6----|-(6)----------------|
|
|    ~     ~
| S E. Q  S E. Q  W         W
|-11p8--8---11p8--8--|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|


 C majorC FF     C majorC    FF    C majorC   FF   C majorC
 Q  Q     E MajorE  E MajorE Q    Q   E MajorE  E MajorE +Q   Q
|-8---8----------8---8--8-----|--8------8----8-(8)-------*|
|-5---6----------5---5--6-----|--5------6----5-(5)----5--*|
|-5---5----------5---5--5-----|--5------5----5-(5)----5--*|
|-5---7----------5---5--7-----|--5------7----5-(5)----5--*|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------*|
|
| Q  E MajorE E MajorE   +Q   Q    Q   Q    E MajorE E MajorE Q
|----15-15-----(15)----15-----|-15-----15----------------*|
|-------16b17==(16)r---16b17--|-16b17--16b17---13h15-13--*|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------*|


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

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