Soon I Will Be Gone Tabs by Free

Soon I Will Be Gone tab by Free

Guitar tabs

SOON I WILL BE GONE

As recorded by Free
(From the 1970 Album HIGHWAY)

Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Rodgers - Acoustic 12-string Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
 E=152
 Em   G5D/F#Em   G5D/F#Em   G5D/F#Em   G5D/F#
 6/8
 Gtr I (Ac. 12-string Gtr.)
 Q.  E E E  Q.  E E E  Q.  E E E  Q.  E E E
|-0----0-----|-0----0-----|-0----0-----|-0----0-----||
|-0----0-3-3-|-0----0-3-3-|-0----0-3-3-|-0----0-3-3-||
|-0----0-0-2-|-0----0-0-2-|-0----0-0-2-|-0----0-0-2-||
|-2----2-0-0-|-2----2-0-0-|-2----2-0-0-|-2----2-0-0-||
|-2----2-----|-2----2-----|-2----2-----|-2----2-----||
|-0----0-3-2-|-0----0-3-2-|-0----0-3-2-|-0----0-3-2-||

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 1st Verse
 Em     G  A E5   Em G5D/F#Em   G5D/F#
 Q E Q E  Q E Q E  Q E E E E  Q.  E E E
|-0--0-0--0-|-3--3-0----|----0-0-----|-0----0-----|
|-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-2----|----0-0-3-3-|-0----0-3-3-|
|-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-2----|----0-0-0-2-|-0----0-0-2-|
|-2--2-2--2-|-0--0-2----|----2-2-0-0-|-2----2-0-0-|
|-2--2-2--2-|-2--2-0--2-|-2--2-2-----|-2----2-----|
|-0--0-0--0-|-3--3----0-|-0--0-0-3-2-|-0----0-3-2-|


 Em     G  A E5     G5D/F#Em
 Q E Q E  Q E Q E  E E E E E E  Q E Q E
|-0----0--0-|-3--3-0----|-------------|-0--0-0--0-|
|-0----0--0-|-0--0-2----|---------3-3-|-0--0-0--0-|
|-0----0--0-|-0--0-2----|---------0-2-|-0--0-0--0-|
|-2----2--2-|-0--0-2----|---------0-0-|-2--2-2--2-|
|-2--2-2--2-|-2--2-0--2-|-2-2-2-2-----|-2--2-2--2-|
|-0--0-0--0-|-3--3----0-|-0-0-0-0-3-2-|-0--0-0--0-|


 Am   G     Em   G5D/F#Em    G5D/F#Em
  Q  E E E E  Q  E E E E  Q  E E E E  Q  E S S S S E
|---0---0--3--3-3-|-0---0-0-----|--0---0-0-----|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---1---1--0--0-0-|-0---0-0-3-3-|--0---0-0-3-3-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---2---2--0--0-0-|-0---0-0-0-2-|--0---0-0-0-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---2---2--0--0-0-|-2---2-2-0-0-|--2---2-2-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---0---0--2--2-2-|-2---2-2-----|--2---2-2-----|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----------3--3-3-|-0---0-0-3-2-|--0---0-0-3-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
|  Q.   Q.    H.      +H.      H.
|-----------------|-0-----------|-(0)----------|-0---------------|
|-^10-----^8------|-0-----------|-(0)----------|-0---------------|
|-^-9-----^7------|-0-----------|-(0)----------|-0---------------|
|-^10-----^9------|-2-----------|-(2)----------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-2-----------|-(2)----------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-0-----------|-(0)----------|-0---------------|


         2nd & 3rd Verses
        $
      G5D/F# Em       G   A   E5   Em G5D/F#Em   G5D/F#
  Q  E E E E  Q  E Q  E  Q  E  Q  E  Q  E E E E  Q.  E E E
|--0---0-0-----||-0---0-0----0-|-3---3---0-----|-----0-0-----|--0----0------|
|--0---0-0-3-3-||-0---0-0----0-|-0---0---2-----|-----0-0-3-3-|--0----0-3-3--|
|--0---0-0-0-2-||-0---0-0----0-|-0---0---2-----|-----0-0-0-2-|--0----0-0-2--|
|--2---2-2-0-0-||-2---2-2----2-|-0---0---2-----|-----2-2-0-0-|--2----2-0-0--|
|--2---2-2-----||-2---2-2----2-|-2---2---0---2-|-2---2-2-----|--2----2------|
|--0---0-0-3-2-||-0---0-0----0-|-3---3-------0-|-0---0-0-3-2-|--0----0-3-2--|
|
| +H.       Q.  E E E  Q.   Q.   H.      +H.
|-(0)----------||--------------|---------------|-0-----------|-(0)----------|
|-(0)----------||-0------------|-------^10-----|-0-----------|-(0)----------|
|-(0)----------||-0------------|-7-----^-9-----|-0-----------|-(0)----------|
|-(2)----------||-2----------7-|-9-----^11-----|-2-----------|-(2)----------|
|-(2)----------||-2-----7-10---|---------------|-2-----------|-(2)----------|
|-(0)----------||-0------------|---------------|-0-----------|-(0)----------|


                          To Coda
 Em       G   A   E5      G5D/F#Em
 Q  E Q  E  Q  E  Q  E  E E E E E E  Q  E Q.
|-0-----0----0-|-3---3---0-----|--------------|--0---0-0----|
|-0-----0----0-|-0---0---2-----|----------3-3-|--0---0-0----|
|-0-----0----0-|-0---0---2-----|----------0-2-|--0---0-0----|
|-2-----2----2-|-0---0---2-----|----------0-0-|--2---2-2----|
|-2---2-2----2-|-2---2---0---2-|-2--2-2-2-----|--2---2-2----|
|-0---0-0----0-|-3---3-------0-|-0--0-0-0-3-2-|--0---0-0----|
|
| Q.  E E E  Q.   Q.   H.       +Q.  Q.
|--------------|---------------|-0------------|-(0)---------|
|-0------------|-------^10-----|-0------------|-(0)---------|
|-0------------|-7-----^-9-----|-0------------|-(0)---------|
|-2----------7-|-9-----^11-----|-2------------|-(2)---------|
|-2-----7-10---|---------------|-2------------|-(2)---------|
|-0------------|---------------|-0------------|-(0)---------|


 Am  G    Em   G5D/F#Em    G5D/F#G
 Q  E E E E  Q  E E E E  Q  E E E E  Q  E Q.
|-0---0-3--3-3-|-0---0-0-----|--0---0-0-----|-3---3-3----|
|-1---1-0--0-0-|-0---0-0-3-3-|--0---0-0-3-3-|-0---0-0----|
|-2---2-0--0-0-|-0---0-0-0-2-|--0---0-0-0-2-|-0---0-0----|
|-2---2-0--0-0-|-2---2-2-0-0-|--2---2-2-0-0-|-0---0-0----|
|-0---0-2--2-2-|-2---2-2-----|--2---2-2-----|-2---2-2----|
|-------3--3-3-|-0---0-0-3-2-|--0---0-0-3-2-|-3---3-3----|
|
| ~~                     ~~
| Q.  Q.    H.      +Q.  E Q   H.
|--------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
|-------0------|-0-----------|-(0)----------|------------|
|-------0------|-0-----------|-(0)------0---|-4----------|
|-7-----0------|-2-----------|-(2)----------|------------|
|--------------|-2-----------|-(2)----------|------------|
|-5-----3------|-0-----------|-(0)----------|------------|


 D   A    Em   G5D/F#Em       G5D/F# G
 Q  E E E E  Q  E E E E  Q     E E E E   Q  E Q E
|-2----2-0--0-0-|-0---0-0-----|-0---------0--0------|---3---3-3--3-|
|-3----3-2--2-2-|-0---0-0-3-3-|-0---------0--0--3-3-|---0---0-0--0-|
|-2----2-2--2-2-|-0---0-0-0-2-|-0---------0--0--0-2-|---0---0-0--0-|
|-0----0-2--2-2-|-2---2-2-0-0-|-2---------2--2--0-0-|---0---0-0--0-|
|--------0--0-0-|-2---2-2-----|-2---------2--2------|---2---2-2--2-|
|---------------|-0---0-0-3-2-|-0---------0--0--3-2-|---3---3-3--3-|
|
|         ~~                  ~~
| Q.   Q.    H.      S  +S Q  +E E E  a H.
|---------------|-------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------------|--------------|
|-6b7----6------|-4-----------|-2b4r(2)p0---(0)-0-2-|-2s4----------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------------|--------------|


                      Bridge
 D   A    Em    G5D/F#Em      N.C.
 Q  E Q  E  Q  E E E E  Q E Q.   W      W
|-2----2-0---0-|--0---0-0-----|-0--0-0----||------------|-------|
|-3----3-2---2-|--0---0-0-3-3-|-0--0-0----||------------|-------|
|-2----2-2---2-|--0---0-0-0-2-|-0--0-0----||------------|-------|
|-0----0-2---2-|--2---2-2-0-0-|-2--2-2----||------------|-------|
|--------0---0-|--2---2-2-----|-2--2-2----||------------|-------|
|--------------|--0---0-0-3-2-|-0--0-0----||------------|-------|
|
| Q.   Q.   +H.      W      Q.  Q.   H.
|--------------|--------------|-----------||------------|-------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------||------------|-------|
|-6b7----6-----|-(6)----------|-----------||------------|-------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------||------------|-------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------||------------|-9-----|
|--------------|--------------|-----------||-7----10----|-------|


         B5           N.C.
 Gtr II
 Q.  Q +E   Q.  Q.   H.     H.
|--------------|------------|---------|--------|
|--------------|------------|---------|--------|
|--------------|------------|---------|--------|
|--------------|------------|-9-------|--------|
|-9----7--(7)\-|-9----------|-9-------|-10-----|
|--------------|-7----10----|---------|--------|


                         D.S. al Coda
         B5  D5   E5    B5    G    N.C.
 Q.  Q +E   Q.  Q.   H.    H.    S S +Q  Q.
|--------------|-----------|---------|---------|---------------||
|--------------|-----------|---------|---------|---------------||
|--------------|-----------|-9-------|-4-------|---0-(0)--2----||
|--------------|-9----7----|-9-------|-4-------|-0-------------||
|-9----7--(7)\-|-9----5----|-7-------|-2-------|---------------||
|--------------|-7---------|---------|---------|-3--------2----||


 &
 Am   G    Am   G    Am   G     Em   G5D/F#
 Gtr I
  E E E E E E  E E E E E E  E E E E E E  Q.  E E E
|--0--0-0-3--3-3-|-0--0-0-3--3-3-|--0--0-0--3--3-3-|-0----0-----|
|--1--1-1-0--0-0-|-1--1-1-0--0-0-|--1--1-1--0--0-0-|-0----0-3-3-|
|--2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-0--0-0-|--2--2-2--0--0-0-|-0----0-0-2-|
|--2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-0--0-0-|--2--2-2--0--0-0-|-2----2-0-0-|
|--0--0-0-2--2-2-|-0--0-0-2--2-2-|--0--0-0--2--2-2-|-2----2-----|
|---------3--3-3-|--------3--3-3-|----------3--3-3-|-0----0-3-2-|
|
| Gtr II
| Q.   Q.    Q.   Q.    Q.   Q.    H.
|-^5-------------|-5-------------|-^5--------------|-0----------|
|-^5------0------|-5------0------|-^5------^0------|-0----------|
|-^5------0------|-5------0------|-^5------^0------|-0----------|
|-^7------0------|-7------0------|-^7------^0------|-2----------|
|-^0-------------|-0-------------|-^0--------------|-2----------|
|---------3------|--------3------|---------^3------|-0----------|


 Em       Am   G     Am   G    D   A7
  Q  E Q E  E E E E E E  E E E E E E  E E E E E E
|--0----0-0--0-|--0--0-0--3--3-3-|--0--0-0-3--3-3-|-2--2-2-0--0-0-|
|--0----0-0--0-|--1--1-1--0--0-0-|--1--1-1-0--0-0-|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|
|--0----0-0--0-|--2--2-2--0--0-0-|--2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-0--0-0-|
|--2----2-2--2-|--2--2-2--0--0-0-|--2--2-2-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-2--2-2-|
|--2----2-2--2-|--0--0-0--2--2-2-|--0--0-0-2--2-2-|--------0--0-0-|
|--0----0-0--0-|----------3--3-3-|---------3--3-3-|---------------|
|
| Gtr III (El. Gtr.)
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H.       Q.   Q.    W        W
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|--7b9---------|--2-------2------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|
| Gtr II
| +H.       Q.   Q.    Q.   Q.    Q.   Q.
|-(0)----------|-^5--------------|-^5-------------|-5-------------|
|-(0)----------|-^5------^0------|-^5------0------|-7------5------|
|-(0)----------|-^5------^0------|-^5------0------|-7------6------|
|-(2)----------|-^7------^0------|-^7------0------|-7------5------|
|-(2)----------|-^0--------------|-^0-------------|-5------7------|
|-(0)----------|---------^3------|---------3------|--------5------|


 Em
  E E E E E E  E E E E E E
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-||
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-||
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-||
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-||
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-||
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-||
|
| Gtr III
| W        W
|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------||
|
| Gtr II
| H.       H.
|-^0------------|-^0------------||
|-^0------------|-^0------------||
|-^0------------|-^0------------||
|-^2------------|-^2------------||
|-^2------------|-^2------------||
|-^0------------|-^0------------||


 Outro
 Em        G5D/F#Em
  Q.      E E E   Q.         Q.
|--0------------0------|---0------------------0----------|
|--0------------0--3-3-|---0------------------0----------|
|--0------------0--0-2-|---0------------------0----------|
|--2------------2--0-0-|---2------------------2----------|
|--2------------2------|---2------------------2----------|
|--0------------0--3-2-|---0------------------0----------|
|
| E  Q    +Q.    +E  S   +S S S S S +Q
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----10b12===(10)-----|-(10)r-10b12r(10)p8s7s8s10-(10)--|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| H.           H.
|-^0-------------------|-^-0-----------------------------|
|-^0-------------------|-^-0-----------------------------|
|-^0-------------------|-^-0-----------------------------|
|-^2-------------------|-^-2-----------------------------|
|-^2-------------------|-^-2-----------------------------|
|-^0-------------------|-^-0-----------------------------|


        Em7   Em
  Q  E S E S S S  Q.      Q.
|---0---0-0--0-0-0-0-|--0-------------0----|
|---0---0-0--0-3-3-3-|--0-------------0----|
|---0---0-0--0-0-0-0-|--0-------------0----|
|---2---2-2--2-2-2-2-|--2-------------2----|
|---2---2-2--2-2-2-2-|--2-------------2----|
|---0---0-0--0-0-0-0-|--0-------------0----|
|
|                 ~~~~~~~~~~
| +Q.  Q.      E  S S E +Q.
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-(10)---------------|-----10s12s15-(15)---|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
|  H.         H.
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-^-9----------------|-^9------------------|
|-^-9----------------|-^9------------------|
|-^-7----------------|-^7------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|


  Q.   Q  S S  E.  S S S E.   S S S
|---0------0----0-0-|-0-----0-0-0--0------0--0-0-|
|---0------0----0-0-|-0-----0-0-0--0------0--0-0-|
|---0------0----0-0-|-0-----0-0-0--0------0--0-0-|
|---2------2----2-2-|-2-----2-2-2--2------2--2-2-|
|---2------2----2-2-|-2-----2-2-2--2------2--2-2-|
|---0------0----0-0-|-0-----0-0-0--0------0--0-0-|
|
|~~~~~~~
| +E  Q Q.     Q.      E  S E.
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-(15)\-------------|-------------15--12s10------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|
| +Q.   E E E   S S E  S S E  S S E
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------8---|-----7----------------------|
|--(9)-----9--------|--------------7---------9---|
|--(9)--------9-----|-7h9-----7h9------7h=9------|
|--(7)--------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|


           G5 D/F# Em        Em7
  E.   S S S S S E  E   E.    S S S S E S S S
|---0------0-0-0-0-0---------|-0--------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|---0------0-0-0-0-0-3---3---|-0--------0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-|
|---0------0-0-0-0-0-0---2---|-0--------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|---2------2-2-2-2-2-0---0---|-2--------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|---2------2-2-2-2-2---------|-2--------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|---0------0-0-0-0-0-3---2---|-0--------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|
| +E  E  E  Q.      W
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(10)p==8-------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|  S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S +Q    Q.
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|----9-(9)------------------|
|---7h=9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-|-7-------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------0----------|


 Em
  E.   S +S S S S S S S S
|--0------0-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-0-0---*|
|--0------0-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-0-0---*|
|--0------0-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-0-0---*|
|--2------2-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-2-2---*|
|--2------2-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-2-2---*|
|--0------0-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-0-0---*|
|
| W
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|
| +S S E  E  +Q.
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|------------9----(9)-------------*|
|-----7h9-------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|-(0)-----------------------------*|


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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