Melissa Tab by Indigo Girls

Melissa tab by Indigo Girls

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MELISSA (by Allman Bros.; covered by Indigo Girls)
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[E=022100; F#m7(4)=x44200; Emaj7=066400; A=x02220; Bm=x24432; Amaj7=x06654;
 Cmaj7=332000 or x35500; A(9)=577600; B(4)=799800; C#m=466544; B=x24442.]
[I'm not sure how to finger the chord I listed as B*.  You could try
 x24440 or x24442.  I usually play B5 (2244xx), because it's easy.]

  E  E  F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)  Emaj7  Emaj7  F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)
  [intro; see tab #1 at end of file]

E     E      F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)           Emaj7  Emaj7  F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)
  The ..
E             E                   F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)
  The ..
A         Bm           Amaj7   Bm
  Knowing ..
E         F#m7(4)    Emaj7   F#m7(4)
  Bearing ..
Cmaj7       Cmaj7             B*  [hold]
  But .
             E    E  F#m7(4) F#m7(4)  Emaj7  Emaj7  F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)
  To ..[tab #2]

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  The ..
  No ..
  No ..
  There ..
  In ..
                E    E  F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)  Emaj7  Emaj7  F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)
  With sweet Melissa [guitar solo; tab #3]
  E  E  F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)  Emaj7  Emaj7  F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)
  [guitar solo; tab #3]

E            E             D(9)         D(9)
  Again ..
A(9)       A(9)                     B(4)*             B(4)*
  Sunbeams ..
C#m             C#m             A      A   B   B   (2-bar riff, no chord)
  Pick ..[tab #4]

  Crossroads..
  Will ..
  Or ..
  Or ..
Cmaj7     Cmaj7         B* [hold]
  But ..
            E    E   F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)
  Without ..[tab #5]
Cmaj7   Cmaj7                B [hold]
  Yes ..
            E    E   F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)  Emaj7  Emaj7
  Without ..[tab #6]
  E    E   F#m7(4)  F#m7(4)  Emaj7  Emaj7
  [instrumental; tab #6]


RHYTHM:

Amy's part has a rhythm like this through most of the song:
("V" is a loud strum, "v" is soft.)
V     v V   v V   V   V   V v v
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -


TAB:

[T is the 10th fret; E is 11; W is 12.  I did this so that the spacing
 would still make sense.]
[An equal sign (=) is a hammer-on or pull-off; a tilde (~) is a bend.]
["9E" or any other numbers right next to each other are just a fast
 hammer-on.]

TAB #1: intro
  E                E                F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-5-7/9-|
G ----------------|----------------|4=6-------------|----4-6---------|
D ----------------|--------2-4-4/6-|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----2=4---------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
  Emaj7            Emaj7            F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E 7---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|T=9-------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----E=9-9E------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|9E--9-----------|------2-4/6-----|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--2=4-----------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

TAB #2: end of first verse
  E                E                F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B --------9(10)9--|----------------|----------------|--------9-T-W---|
G --------[bend]--|9E--9-----------|----------------|----9-E---------|
D ----------------|------E-9E--9---|9E------9---9---|--9E------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
  Emaj7            Emaj7            F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E ------W---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B W---T-------T=9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|E---9E--9-------|----------------|----4---2---1---|
D ----------------|----------E-9=E-|9-----------2=4-|4/6-------------|
A ----------------|----------------|--------2=4-----|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

TAB #3: guitar solo
  E                E                F#m7(4)           F#m7(4)
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|T~--9~~~~--(T-T)|(T)9-------------|--------T=9---W-|
G ------------9-E-|[bend]----[bent-|[rel.]---9E------|----------------|
D --------9-E-----|---------up from|-------------9---|----------------|
A ----------------|---------fret 9]|-----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^    ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
  Emaj7            Emaj7            F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E ----------W-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----T=9---------|T=9---W---T---9T|--9-------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|--------9E--9---|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|--------------E-|9E--9-----------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2=4-|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
  E                E                F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E ----------------|------------4---|454---7-----5=4-|--------0-----0-|
B ----------------|5=4---4-5-7-----|----5-----------|5-----------5---|
G ------------4=6-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D 2-------46------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
  Emaj7            Emaj7            F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---2-----4---|--2---0---------|
B 4---2---0-------|----------------|0---0-----0-----|----------------|
G ------------4---|2---1---2---4---|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

TAB #4: riff at end of bridge
                                    E
E ----------------|----------------|0-
B ----------------|4=5--4----2-----|0-
G 2=1-----2/4---4-|----------------|1-
D ----2-----------|----------------|2-
A ----------------|----------------|2-
E ----------------|----------------|0-
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^

TAB #5: riff in last chorus
  E                E                F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|T---T-----------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|E---------------|------------4=6-|4---------------|
D ----------------|--------9E--9---|------2-4/6-----|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----24----------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

TAB #6: ending
  E                E                F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E ----------------|----------------|--------------W-|----------------|
B ----------------|--------9-T=9---|W-------T=9-----|----T=9---------|
G ----------------|----9=E---------|----------------|--------E=9-----|
D ----------------|9=E-------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
  Emaj7            Emaj7            F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ------------4=6-|4-------4=6-4---|----------------|----1=2-1-------|
D ----2=4-4/6-----|--------------4-|4-4-4-4-4---4---|------------0---|
A 2=4-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
  E                E                F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)
E ----------------|0-----0---------|----------------|--------7-9-----|
B ----------------|--0-----0-------|--------------4-|5-7-7/9---------|
G ----------1-1=2-|----2-----2-----|----------4-6---|----------------|
D 2---------------|------------0---|----2=4/6-------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|2=4-------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
  Emaj7            Emaj7            F#m7(4)          F#m7(4)          E.
E --------------5-|----4---2-------|----------------|----------------|0-
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|1-
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|2-
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|2-
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^




- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

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