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Difficulty: Novice

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird Full Solo
Submitted By: GTE_Fan

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

This is one hell of a long solo,if you think it's going to be too much
to learn then I suggest you pick up a few licks from the tab and play them
in any order you like. Most people wouldn't even notice.
If you really want to play it like the record, then it's all here for you.
Also, I didn't try too hard on the timing of it, but it is simple to get right.
-15--------15----------------------------|---------------18-----18------------
----15-18b----18b-18b-18-15-18-18b-15-18b|-18-15-18b-18b----18b----18b-18b----
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------

-15--------15----------------------------|---------------18-----18------------
----15-18b----18b-18b-18-15-18-18b-15-18b|-18-15-18b-18b----18b----18b-18b----
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------

-----18-----18----|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------------
-18b----18b-------|-18-15-|-18-18b-18b-p15-|-18b-18b-18p15|-----15-18p15------
------------------|-------|----------------|--------------|-17b---------------
------------------|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------------
------------------|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------------
------------------|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------------
        x18                       x18                             x12

-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-----15------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-17b----15----------15---------|-15----15-17p15-17p15----15-17p15-17p15-------
-----------17p15h17----17p15h17|----17----------------17----------------------
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------
-----------18-----18-----18-----15-----18----|-15-----18-----18|---------18---
----15-17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b|----17b----17b---|-17b-17b------
-17------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------
---------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------
---------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------
                                                                      x17

------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------
-----18-----18-----18---------------|-------------|---------------------------
-17b----17b----17b----17b-17b-p15---|--15---------|---------------------------
----------------------------------17|-----17p15---|---------------------------
------------------------------------|-----------17|---------------------------
------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------
                                          x4

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------15---------------------------------------
-15-17-15----15-17-15----15-17-15----15-17------------------------------------
----------17----------17----------17------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-15----15-17p15----15-17p15----15-17-15---------------------------------------
----17----------17----------17----------15------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-15-17-17p15----17-15----15-17p15----15---------------------------------------
-------------17-------17----------17------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------
------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------
----------------15----15----15----15----15|-17b-17-15------|------------------
-17p15----15-17-15-------17-15-------17-15|-----------17-15|------------------
-------17----------17----------17---------|----------------|------------------
------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------
                                                 x8

----------------------------|-------------3------3----------------------------
----------------------------|-6b-6b-6b------3-6b---6b-6b-6-3-6b-6b-p3-6b-6----
-17b------------------17----|----------/4-------------------------------------
-------------------------/17|-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
    --release slowly--

---------6----6----6b-6b-------------6----------------------------------------
-3-6b-6b---6b---6b-6b-6b-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------6-----------6----------------------------------------------------------
-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-10b-10b-10b-6-8-8-6------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----6-----------6-----------6------------------------------------------------
-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-10b-10b--------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-10b--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------12----12-12-14p12----12----12-12-------------------------------------
-----/13----14-------------14----14-------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------
-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------
-14p12----12----12----12-12-12-12----|-12-15p12-14p12---|12-15p12-14p12-12----
-------14----14----14-------------/14|----------------15|---------------------
-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------
-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------
                                             x9

---------|-15---------|-18-15---|----|---------|------------------------------
---------|----18p15---|-------15|-15-|-18p15---|------------------------------
-12-12/16|----------17|---------|----|-------15|------------------------------
---------|------------|---------|----|---------|------------------------------
---------|------------|---------|----|---------|------------------------------
---------|------------|---------|----|---------|------------------------------
              x16         x13             x12

-15b-15b-15b-15b-------------15b-15b------------------------------------------
-18b-18b-18b-18b-18b-18b-18b-18b-18b------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------15-15-----15b-15b-15b-15b-------15-------------------------------------
-18p15-15-15-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-------15-------------------------------------
-------------17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17-17-17p15----------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------------------------------------------
-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------------------------------------------
-15-15-15-15-15-15-------15-15-15-15------------------------------------------
-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17p15----15---------------------------------
----------------------------------------17------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-15b-15b-15b----------------------------------|------------|------------------
-15b-15b-15b----------------------------------|------------|------------------
-17b-17b-17b-17b-17-17-------------15---------|------------|------------------
-----------------------17-17p15-------17p15---|-15-17p15---|------------------
--------------------------------17----------17|----------17|------------------
----------------------------------------------|------------|------------------
                                                    x3

---------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------
---------------------------|----------------|-----------------18--------------
-------------12----14p12---|-17b-17p15------|-17b-17b-17b-17b----17b-17b------
-15-17-14-14----14-------14|-----------17p15|---------------------------------
---------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------
---------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------
                                   x3

---------------|---------------------|---|---------|--------------------------
---------------|---------------------|---|---------|--------------------------
-15-17----15/17|-12----12-12-15p12---|-12|-15p12---|-15b-15b------------------
-------17------|----14-------------14|---|-------15|--------------------------
---------------|---------------------|---|---------|--------------------------
---------------|---------------------|---|---------|--------------------------
                       x2                    x4

---------------------|-----------|-------|------------------------------------
---------------------|-----------|-----15|------------------------------------
-12----12-12-14p12---|12----12-12|-14b---|-14p12------------------------------
----14-------------14|---14------|-------|-------14---------------------------
---------------------|-----------|-------|------------------------------------
---------------------|-----------|-------|------------------------------------
        x2                           x4

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12----12-12-14p12-14-12----12-12-14-12-12------------------------------------
----14-------------------14---------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------15b-15b-15b-15b--------15-15-15-15-15b-15b--------------------------
-14-12-12-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14-12-14-12-12-14b-14b--------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-15-15-15-15-15b-15b-15-15-15-15-15b-15b-15b-15-------------------------------
-12-14-12-12-14b-14b-12-14-12-12-14b-14b-14b-12-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------|----|-----|-------|-----0---
-15-------15----15-15-15b-15b-15b-----15-15-15-15|-15b|15---|-----19|-----0---
-14p12----12----12-12-14b-14b-14b-p12-12-12-12-12|-14b|12---|-17b---|-17b-----
-------14----14----------------------------------|----|---14|-------|---------
-------------------------------------------------|----|-----|-------|---------
-------------------------------------------------|----|-----|-------|---------
                                                   x7          x13

-----18|---------18|-----22|-22b-|--------------------------------------------
-18b---|-18b-18b---|-22b---|-22b-|------------------------------------15------
-------|-----------|-------|-----|-19-19b----15----17-15-17----15-17b----15---
-------|-----------|-------|-----|--------17----17----------17----------------
-------|-----------|-------|-----|--------------------------------------------
-------|-----------|-------|-----|--------------------------------------------
  x13                 x21    x8

-------------------------------------------|-15---------|-15b-|---------------
-------------------------------------------|----18p15---|-15b-|---------------
-17----15b-17-15b----17----15-17-15b----15/|----------17|-17b-|---------------
----17------------17----17-----------17----|------------|-----|---------------
-------------------------------------------|------------|-----|---------------
-------------------------------------------|------------|-----|---------------
                                                 x23      x7

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------15b-15b----------------
-12----12-12-14p12----12----12-12-14p12----12----12-12---------14b-14b-12-----
----14-------------14----14-------------14----14--------------------------14--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------12h14----
-12-14p12-14p12----12-------12-------12h14-14b-14-------12h14-14-14b----------
----------------14----14-14----12h14--------------12h14-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------15|-----15|---------------------|----|-------------
-------15b-------------------|-------|----------------12-13|-15b|-15p13-------
-12h14-14b-12-14-12-12-14b---|-14b---|-14b-14b-14b-14------|----|-------------
-----------------------------|-------|---------------------|----|-------------
-----------------------------|-------|---------------------|----|-------------
-----------------------------|-------|---------------------|----|-------------
                                 x4                          x4

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-13p12-12-13-12----12---------------------------------------------------------
----------------14----14-12-12-14p12------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------14---------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"
MCA Records INC
Words/Music By : Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
Tabbed By: Jaakko Pimperi ([email protected])
4-6.1.1999 V2.0

I added the solo. Actually I copied it from
a book. But everything before the solo is
tabbed by me!! Some parts were tabbed differently
in the book and also the third guitar was tabbed.
I'm not gonna add it here (cause I'm lazy). If you
find any mistakes please, please let me know!

INTRO: (Slowly)
-----  GTR.2 acoustical
     Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD/F#D/F#  Chord diagramE minorEm         Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
e-|--3^----------0^--0^-----1^-----0^-----3^--------|
B-|--0^----------0^--0^-----1^-----1^-----3^--------|
G-|--0^----------0^--0^-----2^-----0^-----2^--------| X2
D-|--0^----------2^--2^-----3^-----2^-----0^--------|
A-|--2^----------2^--2^-----3^-----3^---------------|
E-|--3^-----2----0^--0^-----1^----------------------|

GTR.1 W/slide
         Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#      Chord diagramE minorEm
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---3-/-8--7/8--7------8--8-7-5-3/5/7--3/5--5-/-3--------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------4--4/-|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramC majorC                      Chord diagramD MajorD
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------6-6-65-----------------------------------------------|
G-|-/5-----------5---------4--5----7---5-/7--(7)-/19------19-|
D-|----------------5---/5------------------------------19----|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramD/F#D/F#           Chord diagramE minorEm           Chord diagramFF
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----3/8-------7-/87---(7)/8-87-5----5--3--------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------4--4--/-5----|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramD MajorD
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----65----------------------------------------------------|
G-|--5------5----------4-5---7----5/7--75-/7--5/7--9/--------|
D-|------------5---5------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse1,2:
    Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#               Chord diagramE minorEm
 1.  If I_  leave__ here ...
%2.Bye, bye ba - by it's been ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------3--/--5-------5----3---------|
G-|-/12------------------------------------------------4--4----|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramD MajorD
   would you_ still re ...
   though this feel - ing I  ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|/5------------------4--5-----7--(7)5-/7--(7)-/-1917---19--|
D-|----------------/5-----------------------------------19-----|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramD/F#D/F#               Chord diagramE minorEm
   For   I   must    be__  ...
   But please don't  take ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|7/8-------------------------------3-/-5----5-3-------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------4--4-------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramFF                            Chord diagramC majorC                         Chord diagramD MajorD
        'cause there's too man -y plac  ...
         'cause  the  Lord   ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|5----4-/5---------(5)--------------------------5----7----|
D-|----------------------------------2-/5----------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|

   Chord diagramD MajorD
e-|------------------------/-------------------|
A-|-----------------------/--------------------|
G-|--(7)5/75/6------(7)/---1917/1917/19--------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD/F#D/F#                Chord diagramE minorEm                 Chord diagramFF
     But if I   stayed__ here ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|7/8-------------------------------3-/--5-----5-3------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------4--4-/-5--|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramD MajorD                           Chord diagramG+G
    just could - n't  be  ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------4---5--7-(7)-5-/7---75-/7--7---9-/-12--|
G-|----------2-/-5---------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD/F#D/F#          Chord diagramE minorEm                          Chord diagramFF
    I'm as  free___ as  a bird    ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------121197-/9---9-7-----------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------9--9/-/10-------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramC majorC                    Chord diagramD MajorD
    this bird  you ...
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------10-----1210----12----1210/1210/1210/12|
A-|-----------3/10-----------------12---------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramFF            Chord diagramC majorC                       Chord diagramD MajorD
      And  this  bird you can...
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|7/10 109---------------5-/---------/1917-----1917----19/17|
D-|----------10--------/-----------------------19-------19------|
A-|-------------10-3-/-----------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramFF             Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramD MajorD
                         and  this  bird you ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------22---------------------------------------------|
G-|---1917----/---19-7/10-109--------------4-5------5/7-----|
D-|19-------19/------------------10----------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------10-(10)-------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

-This part comes only in the first time. Ingore this in the second time-I
                                                                        I
   Chord diagramFF              Chord diagramC majorC                    Chord diagramD MajorD                                I
    Lord      knows,   I ...G     I
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
G-|/10-109---------------------------------------------------7-/-12-|  I
D-|---------10------3-/9---10-------1210-/12--1210/1210/12--------|  I
A-|------------103--------------------------------------------------|  I
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
                                                                        I
           Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm                               Chord diagramFF                I
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
G-|----11/12--11------121197/9/11--7/9-97---------10-10-10-9---|  I
D-|-------------------------------------------9-9--10----------------|  I
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
                                                                        I
         Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramD MajorD                                              I
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
B-|---------------------------------------17/22----------------------|  I
G-|--------------4-5---75/7-(7)-/1917--------19--7/12--11/12-11---|  I
D-|-10---------5------------------------19---------------------------|  I
A-|---10-(10)-------------------------------------------------------|  I
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|  I
Then goto % (second verse)                                              I
------------------------------------------------------------------------I

Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramD MajorD
     Lord    knows I ...
e-|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G-|/10-109------------10-|/1917-1917-1917--1917-1917-1917----|
D-|--------10--------10---|-----19----19----19-----19----19----19---|
A-|----------105-/10-----|-----------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|-------Repeat this section two times-----|

Chord diagramFF                  Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramD MajorD
    Lord,  help me,  I ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-3/6--65---------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------5-------4--5-------75/75/75/75/75/75/75----|
D-|------------5-/5-------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramBb majorBb              Chord diagramC majorC
             Lord,____________I ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-12-----------------------------------------------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramBb majorBb              Chord diagramC majorC
               Won't  you  fly__________________________ free__
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10|
A-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10|
E-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8-|

________________________           bird?      yeah________
e-|-------------------------------------------------------15---|
B-|----------------------------------------------------15----15|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
A-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

Okey! This is were the solo starts! Amazaing solo really
even I cannot play it yet! I have to pratice more. This
was originally transcripted by Dave Whitehill. I had to
re-arrange it a bit. There are lots of repeating parts.
If u think you can arranged it better let me know. Of
course u don't have to play it just like this! Just improvise!!!!

[solo stripped by archivist]

Okay!! There it is...well it is as bit messy and all the
measurents aren't right...but still there it is! I don't
even have my Lynyrd Skynyrd Collection home (I have no
idea where have I losted it) but I trust the book If u
have a comment just mail me, but always(!) tell me where
did u get this tab. I don't know much guitar sites where
I can send my tabs. Requests are always welcome...but just
don't ask for Van Halen's eruption or something like that

E-Mail: [email protected]

Lynyrd Skynyrd Free bird extended version SOLO
Words and music by: Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
By: Frederic Briere

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
 - slide down
~ - vibrato
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy damping
Here is the solo... It's mostly correct, but in repetitive sequences I
didn't count, so just try to make it sound like the song. It seems harder
than it is to play so good luck!

Repeat twice (4:55)

E---------------------------------------------18-----18----
B---18b-18b-18b-18-15-18-18r-15-18b----18-18b----18b-------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------18-----18-----18-----18-----18---------------------
B---18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18rp15--------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------then

E-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18--
B-18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b-----
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18----18-
B---18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b---
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

(5:15)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B--15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18---
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B--15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18---
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B--15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18---
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------(5:22)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---18b-18b---------15h18p15-----15h18p15-----15h18p15-----
D---------------17------------17-----------17--------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B------15h18p15-----15h18p15-----15h18p15-----15h18p15-----
D---17-----------17-----------17-----------17--------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B------15h18p15-----15h18p15-----15h18p15-----15h18p15-----
D---17-----------17-----------17-----------17--------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B------15h18p15-----15h18p15-----15h18p15-----15h18p15-----
D---17-----------17-----------17-----------17--------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---15h18p15------15---------------------------------------
D-------------17-----15------------15-----------15---------
G------------------------17p15h17-----17p15h17-------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------18-------
B-------------------------------------------------18-------
D---------------------17p15----15-17p15----15-17b----------
G---17p15----15-17p15-------17----------17-----------------
A---------17-----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-------
B-------18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-------
D---17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-------
B-------18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-------
D---17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------(5:40)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D---15--------------15--------------15---------------------
G------17p15-------------17p15-----------17p15-------------
A------------17----------------17--------------17----------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D---15---------------15---------------15-------------------
G--------17p15------------17p15------------17p15----15h17~-
A--------------17---------------17---------------17--------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------15-------
G---17p15----15-17p15----15-17p15----15-17p15--------17~---
A---------17----------17----------17----------17-----------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------15-------
G---17p15----15-17p15----15-17p15----15-17p15--------17~---
A---------17----------17----------17----------17-----------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------15-------
G---17p15----15-17p15----15-17p15----15-17p15--------17~---
A---------17----------17----------17----------17-----------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D------------15----------------15---------------15---------
G---17p15-------17~---17p15-------17~--17p15-------17~-----
A---------17----------------17---------------17------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D------------15------------17b-17p15-------17b-17p15-------
G---17p15---------17~----------------17p15-----------17p15-
A---------17-----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D---17b-17p15-------17b-17p15-------17b-17p15--------------
G-------------17p15-----------17p15----------17p15---------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Hold bend
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D----17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------(6:00)

E-----------------------------------6----6----6----6-------
B-----6b-6b-6b-6-3-6-6r-3-6b---6-6b---6b---6b---6b---------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------6-------------------
B----6b-6b-6b-6-3-6-6r-3-6b----3-6b-6b---6b----------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Repeat twice

E---------------------------(6)------(6)------(6)----------
B---8b-8b-8b-----6-8~--6-8~-----6-8~-----6-8~-----6-8~-----
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---(6)------(6)-------------------------------------------
B-------6-8~-----6-8~--------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Seond time another guitar adds this

E----8br-p6---6-8br-p6-------------------------------------
B-----------8----------8-6-8~------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----6-8~--6-8~----8p6---8~--6-8~----8p6---8~--6-8~----6---
D----------------7-----7-----------7-----7-----------7-----
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---8b-8b-8b-----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------(6:31)

Then plenty of guitars playing different things, you can play that...

E----6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------------
B------8p6-----8p6-----8p6-----8p6-----8p6-----8p6---------
D----------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------------
B------8p6-----8p6-----8p6-----8p6-----8p6-----8p6---------
D----------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------------
B------8p6-----8p6-----8p6-----8p6-----8p6-----8p6---------
D----------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---18p15----18p15----18p15----18p15----18p15----18p15-----
B---------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15--
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---18p15----18p15----18p15----18p15----18p15----18p15-----
B---------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15--
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10-----
B---------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10--
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------(6:56)

E----15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15-15-15-15-15-15---------
B----18b-18b-18b-18b-18b-18b-18r-18-18-18-15-15-15---------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---15--15--15--15--15--15-15-15---------------------------
D---17b-17b-17b-17b-17r-17-17-17-----15--------------------
G---------------------------------17----17~----------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Then repeat riffs you have already done... (improvise)

Then one guitar starts doing

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15---------------------
D---15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b--------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------Then (7:47)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18----
D------17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b-------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18----
D------17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b-------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18----
B------18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b-------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-------
B---18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-----18-------
B---18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----18b----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E--22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----
B-----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b-
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E--22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----
B-----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b-
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E--22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----
B-----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b----22b-
D----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
                                (8:12)The coolest riff in the solo.

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---15-----------------------------------------------------
D------15b----15----17br17p15-17----15-17-15----17----15---
G----------17----17--------------17----------17----17------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D------15-17-15----17----15b-------------------------------
G---17----------17----17-----17~---------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15----------15----------15----------15-----------------
B------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-------18p15-----------
D------------17----------17----------17----------17--------
G----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Then repeat riffs you have already done (improvise)

(8:57)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---18b-18-15----------------------------------------------
D-------------17br-15-17~--15-17~-15-17~-----17----15------
G-----------------------------------------17----17----17---
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D---17----15----17----15b----------------------------------
G------17----17----17-----17~------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Ending
(9:28)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------5-7-8p7-5-7-8-10-10b---12-10-8-7h8h10p8p7h8----
G---5~--5-8------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D---5h7h8p7p5p3h5p5p3p2h3p2-0------------------------------
G------------------------------3-2~-------5-7p5---5-7-8-10-
A-------------------------------------7-8-------8----------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
G---7-8p7----7---------------------------------------------
A---------10---10b~~---------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

That's about it...

{title:Free Bird}
{st:Lynard Skynard}
{define: Chord diagramD/F#D/F# 1 2 3 2 0 -1 2}

[Chord diagramG+G] If I [Chord diagramD/F#D/F#]leave here to[Chord diagramE minorEm]morrow,
[Chord diagramFF] Would you [Chord diagramC majorC]still remember me[Chord diagramD MajorD]?
[Chord diagramG+G] For I must [Chord diagramD/F#D/F#]be trav'ling [Chord diagramE minorEm]on now
[Chord diagramFF] 'Cause there's too many plac[Chord diagramC majorC]es I've got to see. [Chord diagramD MajorD]

{start_of_chorus}
[Chord diagramG+G] But if I [Chord diagramD/F#D/F#]stayed here with [Chord diagramE minorEm] you girl,
[Chord diagramFF] Things just [Chord diagramC majorC]couldn't be the sa[Chord diagramD MajorD]me.
[Chord diagramG+G] 'Cause I'm as [Chord diagramD/F#D/F#] free as a [Chord diagramE minorEm]bird now,
[Chord diagramFF] And this [Chord diagramC majorC]bird you'll never cha[Chord diagramD MajorD]nge.
[Chord diagramFF] And this [Chord diagramC majorC]bird you cannot cha[Chord diagramD MajorD]nge.
[Chord diagramFF] And this [Chord diagramC majorC]bird you cannot cha[Chord diagramD MajorD]nge.
[Chord diagramFF] Lord kno[Chord diagramC majorC]ws I can't [Chord diagramD MajorD]change.
{end_of_chorus}

[Chord diagramG+G] Bye, bye [Chord diagramD/F#D/F#]baby it's been a [Chord diagramE minorEm]sweet love,
[Chord diagramFF] Though this [Chord diagramC majorC]feeling I can't cha[Chord diagramD MajorD]nge
[Chord diagramG+G] But please don't [Chord diagramD/F#D/F#]take it so [Chord diagramE minorEm]badly
[Chord diagramFF] 'Cause the Lord knows[Chord diagramC majorC] I'm to blame. [Chord diagramD MajorD]

{c:Chorus}
[Chord diagramFF] Lord [Chord diagramC majorC]help me, I can't [Chord diagramD MajorD]change.


Band: Lynard Skynard
Tabbed by: Ben Haukom

Repeat chords: G,D/F#,EM,F,C With guitar 2 playing this:

Listen for timing

E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G--12--11--12-11---12-11-9-7-9---7-9--7-9-7-----10-10-9-7-5-
D-------------------------------------------9-9-------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-5-5-7-9-12-12-11---11-12-11---11-12-11---11-12-11---------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------

Questions or comments e-mail me at [email protected]


Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Free Bird"

Tabbed by Jeff Easton

[email protected]

Slide Intro
EI-----------------------------------------------
DI-----------------------------------------------
GI--/12--11/12/11--12-12/11/9/7/9--7--9--9-9-9/5-
BI-----------------------------------------------
AI-----------------------------------------------
EI-----------------------------------------------

EI-----------------------------------------------
DI-------------------------------------------17b-
GI-12-12--12/11/9---12-11--15/14/15--15/14-------
BI-----------------------------------------------
AI-----------------------------------------------
EI-----------------------------------------------

For Verse Consider Top Tab with chords

That's all i got for ya'.


Title: Freebird Solo

This is one hell of a long solo,if you think it's going to be too much
to learn then I suggest you pick up a few licks from the tab and play them
in any order you like. Most people wouldn't even notice.
If you really want to play it like the record, then it's all here for you.
Also, I didn't try too hard on the timing of it, but it is simple to get right.

-15--------15----------------------------|---------------18-----18------------
----15-18b----18b-18b-18-15-18-18b-15-18b|-18-15-18b-18b----18b----18b-18b----
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------

-15--------15----------------------------|---------------18-----18------------
----15-18b----18b-18b-18-15-18-18b-15-18b|-18-15-18b-18b----18b----18b-18b----
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------

-----18-----18----|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------------
-18b----18b-------|-18-15-|-18-18b-18b-p15-|-18b-18b-18p15|-----15-18p15------
------------------|-------|----------------|--------------|-17b---------------
------------------|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------------
------------------|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------------
------------------|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------------
        x18                       x18                             x12

-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-----15------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-17b----15----------15---------|-15----15-17p15-17p15----15-17p15-17p15-------
-----------17p15h17----17p15h17|----17----------------17----------------------
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------

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