Tabs
WHAM
As recorded by Lonnie Mack
(From the 1964 Album THE WHAM OF THAT MEMPHIS MAN)
Music by Lonnie Mack
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Lonnie Mack - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Q=184
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E MajorE FF F#F#
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-1--1-1-1-1-1--|-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-1--1-1-1-1-1--|-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1--|-2--2-2-2-2-2--|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-1--1-1-1-1-1--|-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
G+G G#G# A augmentedA A#A#
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-4--4-4-4-4-4--|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|-6--6-6-6-6-6---|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-4--4-4-4-4-4--|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|-6--6-6-6-6-6---|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4--|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|-6--6-6-6-6-6--|-7--7-7-7-7-7---|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|-6--6-6-6-6-6--|-7--7-7-7-7-7--|-8--8-8-8-8-8---|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|-6--6-6-6-6-6--|-7--7-7-7-7-7--|-8--8-8-8-8-8---|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-4--4-4-4-4-4--|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|-6--6-6-6-6-6---|
BB E7E7 A7A7 E7E7
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q
|-7--7-7-7-7-7--||----/4-4-(4)-0-2--|-0--2--0--2--|----4-4-(4)-0-2---|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7--||----/3-3-(3)-0-2--|-0--2--0--2--|----3-3-(3)-0-2---|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8--||----/4-4-(4)---2--|-0--2--0--2--|----4-4-(4)---2---|
|-9--9-9-9-9-9--||------------------|-------------|------------------|
|-9--9-9-9-9-9--||------------------|-------------|------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7--||-0----------------|-------------|-0----------------|
A7A7 E7E7
Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q
|-0--2--0--2--|----/3-3-(3)-0-2--|-0--2--0--2--|----4-4-(4)-0-2---|
|-0--2--0--2--|----/2-2-(2)-0-2--|-0--2--0--2--|----3-3-(3)-0-2---|
|-1--2--1--2--|------------------|-0--2--0--2--|----4-4-(4)---2---|
|-------------|------------------|-------------|------------------|
|-------------|-0----------------|-------------|------------------|
|-------------|------------------|-------------|-0----------------|
B7B7 A7A7 E7E7
Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +H. E MajorE Q. +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q
|-0--2--0--2--|-4-2-(2)------|-2-0----(0)------|----/4-4-(4)-0-2---|
|-0--2--0--2--|--------------|------------0-2--|----/3-3-(3)-0-2---|
|-1--2--1--2--|-4-2-(2)------|-2-0----(0)------|----/4-4-(4)---2---|
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|
A7A7 E7E7
Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-0--2--0--2--||----/4-4-(4)-0-2--|-0--2--0--2--|----/4-4-(4)-0-2-0--|
|-0--2--0--2--||----/3-3-(3)-0-2--|-0--2--0--2--|----/3-3-(3)-0-2----|
|-1--2--1--2--||----/4-4-(4)---2--|-0--2--0--2--|----/4-4-(4)---2----|
|-------------||------------------|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------||------------------|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------||-0----------------|-------------|-0------------------|
A7A7 E7E7
+E MajorE Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q
|-(0)-----0-----------|----/3-3-(3)-0-2--|-0--2--0--2--|----/4-4-(4)-0-2--|
|-----/5--------------|----/2-2-(2)-0-2--|-0--2--0--2--|----/3-3-(3)-0-2--|
|-----------2p0---2-0-|---------------2--|-0--2--0--2--|----/4-4-(4)---2--|
|---------------2-----|------------------|-------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-0----------------|-------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-------------|-0----------------|
To Coda
B7B7 A7A7 E7E7
Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +H. E MajorE Q. +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q
|-0--2--0--2--|-4-2-(2)------|-2-0----(0)------|----/4-4-(4)-0-2---|
|-0--2--0--2--|--------------|------------0-2--|----/3-3-(3)-0-2---|
|-0--2--0--2--|-4-2-(2)------|-2-0----(0)------|----/4-4-(4)---2---|
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q. E MajorE Q a Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q. E MajorE Q a Q
|-0-------------||-----------------|--------------|------------------|
|-0-------------||-/5----0---------|----0---------|-/5----0----------|
|-1-------------||---------2--0h1--|-------2-0----|------------0h1---|
|--------0-2-2--||-----------------|----5------2--|------------------|
|----2-2--------||-----------------|--------------|------------------|
|---------------||-----------------|--------------|------------------|
Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q Q +Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|------0----------|----------------|
|----0----------|---------------|------0--2-0-----|----------------|
|----0--2-0-----|---------------|---------2-0-----|----------------|
|-----------2-0-|---------2-----|-------------2-0-|---------2------|
|---------------|-------2-------|-----------------|-------2--------|
|-0-------------|-0--/4------0--|-(0)-------------|-0--/4------0---|
A7A7
E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----0----0---------|----3--3-3---3-|
|-0-2---/5---0-------|----2--2-2---2-|
|--------------2p0---|----2--2-2---2-|
|------------------2-|----2--2-2---2-|
|--------------------|-0-------------|
|--------------------|---------------|
|--3---|
+Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE +Q Q Q Q E MajorE E
|-(3)---------------|---------------3-5b7--|
|-(2)---------------|-----/5-/5-/5---------|
|-(2)----------0-/4-|-(4)------------------|
|-(2)------0-2------|----------------------|
|------0-2----------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE
+Q E MajorE E S S E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE
|-(5)--5-3-5p3---5-3-||-0-------0-----------|
|--------------5-----||---0-----------------|
|--------------------||-----2b4---2p0---2-0-|
|--------------------||---------------2-----|
|--------------------||---------------------|
|--------------------||---------------------|
S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-----------2-0----|-----0---0---0-/4-|
|-2p0---0-2------2-|-2-2---2---2------|
|-----2------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
B7B7
|--3---|
+Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE Q +E MajorE
|---------------3-5b7==|=(5)r(5)-5b7==(5)r(5)-5pb7r=(5)-|
|-----/5-/5-/5---------|--------------------------------|
|-(4)------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
A7A7
E MajorE +Q E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-5pb7r(5)--5b7==(5)r(5)-5pb7r(5)-|-3-5---0----0-----|
|---------------------------------|---------/5-------|
|---------------------------------|--------------0---|
|---------------------------------|----------------2-|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
E MajorE
E MajorE E S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------------------|----0--0-0---0-|-(0)--------------|----0--0-0---0-|
|-------------------|----3--3-3---3-|-(3)--------------|----3--3-3---3-|
|-2-0---------------|----4--4-4---4-|-(4)--------------|----4--4-4---4-|
|-----2p0---0-2-0-2-|---------------|----------0-2-0-2-|---------------|
|---------2---------|---------------|------2-2---------|---------------|
|-------------------|-0-------------|------------------|-0-------------|
+Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-(0)---------------------||----------------------------|
|-(3)/--------------------||----------------------------|
|-(4)/--------------------||----------------------------|
|-------------12-14-12-14-||-------12-12----12-12----12-|
|-------12-14-------------||-12h14-------14-------14----|
|-------------------------||----------------------------|
E MajorE a E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE a E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE a E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE a E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------12-------------|---------------12-------------|
|---------12----12-12-------12-|---------12----12-12-------12-|
|---12h14----14-------12h14----|---12h14----14-------12h14----|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A7A7
E MajorE a E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE a E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE a E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE a E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------12-------------|
|---------------12-------------|---------12----12-12-------12-|
|---------12----12-12-------12-|---12h14----14-------12h14----|
|---12h14----14-------12h14----|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE
E MajorE a E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------12----------|---/15-15-15-------------|
|---------12----12----12-12-|---/16-16-16-14-12-------|
|---12h14----14----14-------|-------------------14-12-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B7B7
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------|-------12-------12----------------|
|----15-15-15----------12-|-15b17----15b17-------------------|
|----16-16-16-14-12-------|-------------------14p12----14-12-|
|-14----------------14----|-------------------------14-------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
A7A7 E7E7
Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE
|---------------------|------------0------------|
|-----12--------------|----------0--------------|
|-----12----14-12-----|-------/4-----2p0---2-0--|
|-14-----14--------14-|-(14)\------------2------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--3---|
+Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE +E MajorE Q +E MajorE E MajorE +Q
|---------------3-5b7==||=(5)r(5)-5b7r=(5)-5b7r(5)--|
|-----/5-/5-/5---------||---------------------------|
|----------------------||---------------------------|
|-(5)------------------||---------------------------|
|----------------------||---------------------------|
|----------------------||---------------------------|
E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE
|-5b7r(5)-3-0-5-3-----|----3-0-5-3-----|
|-----------------5-3-|-5--------------|
|---------------------|-------------4s=|
|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
A7A7
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------12-12--12-------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
|----12-----------15b17----|-15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17----|
|-13-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------12-------12----------------|-------15-17-17b19==17-17-17-|
|-15b17----15b17-------------------|----17-----------------------|
|-------------------14p12----14-12-|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------14-------|-14--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B7B7
S +S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
|-17r(17)-12-------12---------------|------0-3-5b7--5-3-|
|------------15b17----------------0-|----3--------------|
|---------------------14p12----14---|-/4----------------|
|---------------------------14------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
A7A7 E MajorE
S S E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|-5p3---5-0----0-------|-------------------|
|-----5-----/5---------|-------------------|
|----------------2p0---|-2-0---------------|
|--------------------2-|-----2p0---0-2-0-2-|
|----------------------|---------2---------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
E7E7
+E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E Q. Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q
|--------------------||----/4-4-(4)-0-2--|
|--------------------||----/3-3-(3)-0-2--|
|-----4--------------||----/4-4-(4)---2--|
|-(2)---2p0---0-2----||------------------|
|-----------2--------||------------------|
|--------------------||-0----------------|
Cadenza
H=H
B7B7 E MajorE
|-3-|
H H E MajorE E S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S S S S W
|-4----2----||--------------------------|------*|
|-3----0----||-/5-5---------------------|------*|
|-4----2----||------2p0---2-0-----------|------*|
|------1----||----------2-----2p0-------|------*|
|------2----||--------------------2-0---|------*|
|-----------||------------------------3-|-0----*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths