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Alabama Song by The Doors

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                 ALABAMA SONG
              As recorded by The Doors
             (From the 1967 Album THE DOORS)

Words by Bertolt Brecht

Music by Kurt Weill
Arranged by The Doors
Submitted by: Linda

Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Robbie Krieger (Gtr.1)'

  Intro
  Q=170
  A minorAm
  4/4
  Gtr I
  q q q q  q q q Q  Q q q q  q q q Q
||-----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5----------||
||o----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5---------o||
||-----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5----------||
||-----7-----7--|----7--------|----7-----7--|----7----------||
||o-------------|-------7-----|-------------|-------7------o||
||--5-----5-----|-5--------0s=|=5-----5-----|-5--------0s===||

        1st & 2nd Verses
       $
         A minorAm
 Q q q q   Q q q q  q q q Q  Q q q q  q q q q
|----5--------||----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|
|----5--------||----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|
|----5--------||----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|
|----7--------||----7-----7--|----7--------|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|
|-------7-----||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5--------0s=||=5-----5-----|-5-----5--0s=|=5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|


 F# minorF#m      D MajorD       F# minorF#m      D MajorD
 q q q q  q q q q  q q q q  q q q q
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

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 A minorAm
 q q q q  q q q q  q q q q  q q q q
|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|
|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|
|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|
|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|


 F# minorF#m      D MajorD       F# minorF#m      D MajorD
 q q q q  q q q q  q q q q  q q q q
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


 A minorAm
 q q q q  q q q q  q q q q  q q q q
|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|
|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|
|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|----5-----5--|
|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|


 F# minorF#m      D MajorD       F# minorF#m      D MajorD
 q q q q  q q q q  q q q q  q q q q
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


 F# minorF#m             F# minorF#m  D MajorD    C majorC
 q q q q  q q q q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q H
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|-2--2--2--2--|-0----------|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|-2--2--3--3--|-1----------|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|-2--2--2--2--|-0----------|
|-4-----4-----|-4-----4-----|-4--4--0--0--|-2----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|


 N.C.
 q q q q   q  q  q q   q  q  q q   q  q  Q Q
|-8--8--8-----|--8---8---8-----|--8---8---8-----|--8---8---8-----||
|-------------|-12--12--12-----|-11--11--11-----|-10--10--10-----||
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||


 Chorus
 FF
 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
|----1-----1--|----1--------|----1-----1--|-------------|
|-------1-----|----------1--|-------1-----|-------1-----|
|-------------|-------2-----|-------------|----2--------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3--------3--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


               B7B7
 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q  Q Q Q   Q Q Q Q
|----1-----1--|----------1--|-7---------7--|--------------|
|-------1-----|-------1-----|----10--------|-10--------7--|
|-------------|----2--------|--------8-----|-----8--8-----|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|


 G+G              G minorGm
 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
|-3--------3--|-1-----------|-3-----------|----3---------|
|----3--------|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|-------3------|
|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------3-----|-3--------3s==|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


 C majorC       C7C7      FF
 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q E MajorE e q q  H  Q Q
|----8--------|-6-----8-----|-1----1-1--1--|-1----------||
|----------5--|----------5--|-2----2-2--2--|-2----1-----||
|-5-----5-----|----5--------|-2----2-2--2--|-2-------2--||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------||


 FF
 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
|----1-----1--|----1--------|----1-----1--|-------------|
|-------1-----|----------1--|-------1-----|-------1-----|
|-------------|-------2-----|-------------|----2--------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3--------3--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


               E MajorE       E7E7
 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q H
|----1-----1--|----------1--|-0-----0--0--|----0--0s====|
|-------1-----|-------1-----|----0--------|-3-----------|
|-------------|----2--------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-2-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


                                To Coda
 Eb MajorEb        Eb7Eb7        FF
  Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q
|-11----------11--|-----11------11--|-----------------|-----13------13--|
|-----11----------|-14--------------|-13------13------|-13--------------|
|---------12------|---------12------|-----14------14--|---------14------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


 C majorC       C7C7       FF
  Q Q Q Q   q  q q q   q e e q  q   e E MajorE Q  H
|--------8-----|---------8--8--|------------------|-13-------------||
|-----------8--|-11--11--------|-13----13-13--13--|----------------||
|-----9--------|---------------|-14----14-14--14--|----------------||
|-10-----------|---------------|-15----15-15--15--|----------------||
|--------------|---------------|------------------|----------------||
|--------------|---------------|------------------|---------13----||


 Interlude
                      D.S. al Coda
 A augmentedA
 q q q q  q q q Q  Q q q q  q q q Q
|----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5---------||
|----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5---------||
|----6-----6--|----6--------|----6-----6--|----6---------||
|----7-----7--|----7--------|----7-----7--|----7---------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-5-----5-----|-5-----5--0s=|=5-----5-----|-5-----5--0/--||


 Outro
 &
 C majorC       C7C7        FF
 Q Q E MajorE E Q   Q Q E MajorE E MajorE Q   q e e q  q   q q q Q
|-8---------8--|--------8-------|-13----13-13--13--|-13-----------*|
|----8----8----|-11-------11----|-13----13-13--13--|-13-----------*|
|-------9------|-----9-------9--|-14----14-14--14--|-14-----------*|
|--------------|----------------|-15----15-15--15--|-15-----------*|
|--------------|----------------|------------------|--------------*|
|--------------|----------------|------------------|--------1-----*|


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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