OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAIN As recorded by Rory Gallagher (From the 1975 Album AGAINST THE GRAIN) Words and Music by Huddie Ledbetter Arranged by Rory Gallagher Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (D A D G A D) - 'Rory Gallagher - Acoustic Guitar (DADGAD)' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rory Gallagher - Electric Guitar ' Intro Rubato Q=96 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. / Tuning: DADGAD) |---3---| H E S S E E a Q a Q a Q a Q E E |------------5-7-|-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7--5-3-| |--------5-8-----|----------------------| |--------5-------|----------------------| |--------0-------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------|
D5 N.C. E E E E H H S S S S E E |-5-7-5-3b3.5-0----|-!0--------0h3-5s7--| |------------------|-!0-----------------| |------------------|-!2-----------------| |------------------|-!0------0----------| |------------------|-!0-----------------| |------------------|-!0-----------------| |---3---| a Q a Q a Q E E E E E E H. |-5h7-5h7-5h7-5s3-5-7-|-5-3-0-------| |---------------------|-------------| |---------------------|-------------| |---0---0---0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-------| |---------------------|-------------| |---------------------|-------------| E S S E E S S S S E E H. S S S S |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |---0-----0-2p0---0-----|-------------------| |---0h2h3-------3---0---|---------0-2-0-----| |---------------------0-|-3-------------3---| |-----------------------|-------------------| 1st - 3rd Verses In tempo Q=100 $ D5 N.C. Q H Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----!0-------||--------------0-------0---------| |----!0-------||o-----------------------------0-| |----!2-------||--2-------2-------2-------2-----| |-0--!0-------||------0-----0-------0-------0---| |----!0-------||o-------------------------------| |----!0-------||--0-0---0-------0-------0-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------0-------0---------| |-------0-----------------------0-| |---2-------2-------2-------2-----| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---| |---------------------------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------0-------0---------|-----------------------0----------| |-----------------------------0-|-------0-------0---------------0--| |-2-------2-------2-------2-----|---2-------2-------2-------2------| |-----0-----0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0----| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-0-0---0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------| Dsus4 Em7+11 Asus4 3/4 4/4 E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S E E 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-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----0-----0---------2---|-----0-----------0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---0-------------------0-|---0-------0-----0-0-|-2-----------2-----------| |-3-----2-----------------|-3-----2-------0-0-0-|-------------0-----------| |---------------0---0-----|-----------------0-0-|-2-----------------------| To Coda N.C. Em7+11 Asus4 E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E 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--| |-------2-------2-------2-----|---0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |---0-----0-------0-------0---|-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-----------------------------|-------------0------------| |-0---0-------0-------0-------|-2------------------------| N.C. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S |---0-------0-------0-------0---|| |-------------------0----------o|| |-------2-------2-------2-------|| |---0-----0---------------0-----|| |-----------------0------------o|| |-0---0-------0-------0---------|| Guitar Solo N.C. S S S S S S E E E S S E |---------------------0---| |-------3---5---7-5-------| |-2p0---5---7---9-7-------| |-----0-------0---0-----0-| |-------------------------| |-0-------0-----0---0-----| S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S E |---------------------0-------0-|---------------------0---| |-------------------------------|-------3---5---7-5-------| |-5p0---2---0---0h2-------2-----|-2p0---5---7---9-7-------| |-----0-------0-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---0-----0-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-0-------0-----0-------0-------|-0-------0-----0---0-----| S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S |---------------------0-------0-| |-------------------------------| |-5p0---2---0---0h2-------2-----| |-----0-------0-----0-------0---| |-------------------------------| |-0-------0-----0-------0-------| |-3-| S S S S S S E E E S S E S S S S S S S E E E S S S S |--------------------------|---------------------------0--| |----------------0---------|-------------------0----------| |-2p0---0------------------|-0h2p0---0---0---------2------| |-----------/4-----0---0---|-------3-------0---------0----| |-----0--------0-----------|------------------------------| |-0-------0------0---0---0-|-0---------0-----0---0--------| |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S +S E. E S S S S S E |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-0h2p0---0-(0)----0-------------| |-------3-------2--3-0h2p0-------| |---------------0----------3p0---| |-0----------------------------3-| E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E |---0-------0-------0-------0-|-------5-------7p5-------5---| |-----------------------------|-5h8-------5---------8-------| |-------2-------2-------2-----|-----5-------5-----5-------5-| |---0-----0-------0-------0---|-0-------0-----0-------0-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-0---0-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E |-5h7p5-------5---------0-------|-------5---0---7p5-------5---| |---------8-----3h5p3-----------|-5h8-----------------8-------| |-------5---------------2---2---|-----5-------5-----5---------| |-0---------0---0-------0-----0-|-0-------0-----0-------0---0-| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------0---0-----|-----------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S E S S S +E S S S E |-------10----------------------------| |-/12--------12---0h3p0-(0)-----------| |---------------------------2h5p2-3---| |---0-0---------0-0---------0---------| |-------------------------------------| |----------0--------------------------| E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S +S S E |---0-------0-------0-------|-7p0---0-------10---9-(9)-----| |---------------------------|-----------8--------------8---| |---2---2-------2-------2p0-|-----9-------9----9---------9-| |---0-----0-------0---------|---------0--------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |-0---0-------0-------0-----|-0--------------0-------------| S S S S +S S E S S S S S S E |-7p0---0-(0)-----10p0---9---0-----| |-------------8--------------------| |-----9---------9------9-------9---| |-----0--------------------0-------| |----------------------------------| |-0----------------0---------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------7--------7p0------0----------| |-8h10-------10p7-----10-------10-----| |------9------------------------------| |----------0-------------0---0----0-0-| |-------------------------------------| |-0-----------------------------------| E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S |---0-----------------------|---0-------0-------0-------0--| |-----------0---------------|------------------------------| |-------2-------------------|-------2-------2-------2------| |-0-------------------------|---0-----0-------0-------0----| |-0-----------0-0---0-------|------------------------------| |-0---0---0-------3---3b3.5-|-0---0-------0-------0--------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------0---------| |-------0-------0---------------0-| |---0-------0-------0-------0-----| |-----5-------5-------5-------5---| |---------------------------------| |-5-------5-------5-------5-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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-----| |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| D.S. al Coda D5 N.C. |-3-| E E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S |---0-(0)-0-0-0-------------------|---------------0-------0--|| |---0-(0)-0-0-0-------------------|---0---0------------------|| |---2-(2)-2-2-2-------------------|---2---2---2-------2------|| |---0-(0)-0-0-0-0h2p0---0-2-3-2p0-|-------0-----0-------0----|| |---0-(0)-------------3-----------|--------------------------|| |-0-0-(0)-------------------------|-0---0---0-------0--------|| 4th Verse & E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---0-------0-------0---------0-||--------------------0--------0----------| |-------------------0-----------||--------------------------------------0-| |-------2-------2-------2-------||---2----------2---------2--------2------| |---0-----0-----------------0---||--------0-------0----------0--------0---| |-----------------0-------------||----------------------------------------| |-0---0-------0-------0---------||---0--0---0-----------0--------0--------| | | Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | ~~ | H Q E E E. E E E S Q E |-------------------------------||--------8---/10---/12-----10------------| |-------------------------/10---||-/10-------------------------------10---| |-------------------------------||----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------||----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------||----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------||----------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------0--------0------------| |---------0----------------------------0-| |----2--------2---------2---------2------| |------0---------0--------0----------0---| |----------------------------------------| |-0---------0---------0-------0----------| | | ~~ ~~ | E. E E. Q S E. |-8--------------------------------------| |--------10---8------10---------/10------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------0--------0----------| |-------------------------------------0-| |--2----------2---------2--------2------| |-------0-------0----------0--------0---| |---------------------------------------| |--0--0---0-----------0--------0--------| | | ~~ | E. E S S S E Q E |-------8---/10---/12-----10------------| |-10-------------------------------10---| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------0-------------| |---------0-----------0-------------------0--| |----2-----------2---------2---------2-------| |------0------------0--------0----------0----| |--------------------------------------------| |-0-----------0----------0-------0-----------| | | ~~ ~~ | E. S +S E. Q S E. |-8------------------------------------------| |--------10-(10)-8------10---------/10-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| 3/4 E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E S S |-------------------0--------|---------------0----0-0-| |---------0-----0---0--------|----------0-------0-0-0-| |-----0-------0---------2----|------0-------------0-0-| |---0----------------------0-|----0--------0------0-0-| |-3-----2--------------------|-3------2---------0-0-0-| |-----------------0---0------|--------------------0-0-| | | E S S E Q E S S E E. S S E E. E |----------------------------|------------------------| |-8S7-8-----/10---------8s10-|-8----6-8-6/--------8---| |-------------------7--------|---------------7--------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| 4/4 E E S S S S E E 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--2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-2----------------------2-------------| |------------------------0-------------| |-2------------------------------------| | | |---3----| | S S E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------------| |-8s10-10-10---10---8---10-8-6s==8-----| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E 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-| |--------2-------2-------2-----|-------0--0--0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----0-----0-------0-------0---|-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-| |------------------------------|-------------------0-----------| |-0----0-------0-------0-------|-2-----------------------------| | | ~~ | H. S S E S S E S E S E E E E |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------6s8---|-8s10-10-10-10---7s8-8-6s==7---| |-7----------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| E E S S S S S S S S S S S S |----0-------0-------0-------0--|| |--------------------0----------|| |--------2-------2-------2------|| |----0-----0---------------0----|| |------------------0------------|| |-0----0-------0-------0--------|| | | ~~ | H. Q |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-7-----------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| Outro N.C. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------| |---2-------2-------2-------2-----| |-------------0-------0-------0---| |-----0---------------------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------| | | W |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| E S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------0--------0-|--------------0-------0---0---0---| |-0-----------5--------7-------------|----------------------------------| |--------5----7----------------2-----|------5---2-------2---------------| |---------------0----------------0---|------------0-----------0-------0-| |------0-----------------------------|--------0-------0-----------------| |-0--------0-----------0--0--0-------|---0----------------0-------0-----| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | S E E E E. Q. +H. Q |--------8s==10---/12----10----------|-(10)-----------------------------| |-8-10-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-| E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S E |-0--------------------0-------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------0---|----------------------------------| |-----5p4-0------0h2-----------|---2p=0-------0---0h2p0-------0---| |-0------------------0---------|----------3-----0---------3-----0-| |---0--------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------0----0---0-------0---0-|---0----0---0-----0-----0---0-----| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q S E. H +W |-8-----7----------------------|----------------------------------| |---------8----/10-------------|-(10)-----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S |-----0-------0-(0)-----0-------0---| |-------------0-(0)---------0---0---| |-2-------2---------2---------------| |---0-------0---------0-------0-----| |-----------------------------------| |-0-----0-----------------0---------| | | W |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-0h2p0---0-0h2p0---0h2p0---0-0h2p0---| |-------3---------3-------3---------3-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| D5 N.C. C 2/4 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E +S S S S S S S E S S S E S S S E Q 3x |---0-(0)-0-0-0-||-------------------------------|| |---0-(0)-0-0-0-||o-----------------------------o|| |---2-(2)-2-2-2-||--------2-------2-------2-0----|| |---------------||--4p2p0---4p2p0---4p2p0---2----|| |---------------||o-------------------------3---o|| |-0-------------||-------------------------------|| N.C. D5 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S +S S S S |---------------------------------------|---0-------0-------0-(0)-----0--| |---------------------------------------|---0---0-------0---0-(0)--------| |-----------------------------0h2p0---0-|---2---------------2-(2)-0------| |-0h2p0---0-2-3-0h2p0---0-2-3-------3---|---0-----0-------0---------0----| |-------3-------------3-----------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-0---0-------0------------------| N.C. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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-----| |-------5-------5-------5-------5---|-------3-------3-------3-----------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------3---| |---5-------5-------5-------5-------|---3-------3-------3-------3-------| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W W |-/15-------------------------------|-/13-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D5 N.C. |-3--| |-3-| E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E +S S S S S E S +S S E |-------0---------------0h2p0----0---0----|------0-(0)-0-0-0---0-------0---| |------------------------------0--------0-|------0-(0)-0-0-0-3---3-(3)-----| |-----------0h=2p0---0--------------------|------2-(2)-2-2-2---------------| |------------------3---------------0------|------0-(0)-0-0-0-------------0-| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---------------------------------------|---0----------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~ | S E. +E S E. E E E +W |-9S10----(10)-------8--------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------10---8S==10-|-(10)---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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-----| |-------5-------5-------5-------5---|-------3-------3-------3-------3---| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---5-------5-------5-------5-------|---3-------3-------3-------3-------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W W |-/15-------------------------------|-/13-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| H.=H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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-----| |-------2-------2-------2-------2---|-------1-------1-------1-------1---| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---2-------2-------2-------2-------|---1-------1-------1-------1-------| | | ~~~ ~~~ | H H W |-/12-------------------------------|-/11-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D7sus2 S S S S +E E S S S S S E. W |-0------------------------0-2--|-!0---------*| |---0-----------------0-3-------|-!3---------*| |-----0-------------------------|-!2---------*| |-------1-(1)-0----0------------|-!0---------*| |---------------0---------------|-!0---------*| |-------------------------------|-!0---------*| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H S E. Q +Q H. |-----------------10\-----\3----|-(3)s=5-----*| |-------------------------------|------------*| |-------------------------------|------------*| |-------------------------------|------------*| |-------------------------------|------------*| |-------------------------------|------------*| 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