Tabs
DOMINO
As recorded by Van Morrison
(From the 1971 Album HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR)
Words and Music by Van Morrison
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'John Platania - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Keith Johnson & Jack Schroer - Brass Section'
Intro
Q=132
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA 
D6D6
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
a S S E MajorE E E MajorE +Q E MajorE E MajorE a S S E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E
|-----------x-10-(10)--x----|-----------x-7-7--x---|
|---10------x-10-(10)--x----|---10------x-7-7--x---|
|-9h11p9----x-11-(11)--x----|-9h11p9----x-7-7--x---|
|--------11--------------11-|--------11----------9-|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6
a S S E MajorE E E MajorE +Q E MajorE E MajorE a S S E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------x-10-(10)--x----|-------------7-(7)-7-7-x--||
|---10------x-10-(10)--x----|---10--------7-(7)-7-7-x--||
|-9h11p9----x-11-(11)--x----|-9h11p9------7-(7)-7-7-x--||
|--------11--------------11-|--------11-x--------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
1st & 2nd Verse
$
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA D6D6
a S S E MajorE E E MajorE +Q E MajorE E MajorE a S S E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------x-10-(10)--x----|-----------x-7-7--x---|--------7-(7)-7-x-----|
|---10------x-10-(10)--x----|---10------x-7-7--x---|-10-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-----|
|-9h11p9----x-11-(11)--x----|-9h11p9----x-7-7--x---|--9-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-----|
|--------11--------------11-|--------11----------9-|------------------11--|
|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA 
D/F#D/F#
E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E S S E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|---------------------|--------7-(7)-7-x----|-----------------------|
|-10-x-x-------7-x----|-10-x-x-7-(7)-7-x----|-10-x-----------7------|
|--9-x-x-7-(7)---x----|--9-x-x-7-(7)-7-x--9-|--9-x-----7-(7)---x----|
|--------7-(7)---x-11-|------------------11-|----------7-(7)---x-11-|
|---------------------|---------------------|------7h9-9-(9)---x----|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE
|--------7-(7)-7-x---|--------------------|
|-10-x-x-7-(7)-7-x---|--------------------|
|--9-x-x-7-(7)-7-x---|-7-----(0)---x-x----|
|--------------------|-7-----------x-x-11-|
|------------------9-|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
D6D6 A augmentedA D6D6
a S S E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------x-7-7--x---|--------7-(7)-7-x-----|
|---10------x-7-7--x---|-10-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-----|
|-9h11p9----x-7-7--x---|--9-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-----|
|--------11----------9-|------------------11--|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|--------7-(7)-7-x----|---------------------|
|-10-x-x-7-(7)-7-x----|-10-x-x-------7-x----|
|--9-x-x-7-(7)-7-x--9-|--9-x-x-7-(7)---x----|
|------------------11-|--------7-(7)---x-11-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
D6D6 A augmentedA D6D6
a S S E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------x-7-7--x---|--------7-(7)-7-x-----|
|---10------x-7-7--x---|-10-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-----|
|-9h11p9----x-7-7--x---|--9-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-----|
|--------11----------9-|------------------11--|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA D6D6
E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|--------7-(7)-7-x----|---------------------||
|-10-x-x-7-(7)-7-x----|-10-x-x-------7-x----||
|--9-x-x-7-(7)-7-x--9-|--9-x-x-7-(7)---x----||
|------------------11-|--------7-(7)---x-11-||
|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------||
Chorus
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Q E MajorE E a E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E a E MajorE E E MajorE E
|------------------|-----5--------------|
|----2-----3-3-----|-----5-------3-3----|
|----2---2h4-2---2-|---2----------------|
|-2----4-------4---|-------4-2h4--------|
|-0----------------|-----------------0--|
|------------------|--------------------|
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E a E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE a E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------------------|-------5-------------|
|-----2-----3-------|-----2---------3-----|
|-----2---2h4-2-----|---------------------|
|---------------4-2-|-(2)-----4-2h4---4-2-|
|-0-0---0---------0-|-(0)---------------0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
+E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE +Q E MajorE E a E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------2-x-3-3-----|------2-------------|
|-----2-2-x-4-2-----|------2-------2-4---|
|-(2)-2---------4-2-|-(2)----2-2h4-----2-|
|-(0)-------------0-|-(0)----0---------0-|
|-------------------|--------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
+Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE a E MajorE E E MajorE E
|------------------|-------5-------------|
|------2---3-3-----|-------2-------------|
|------2---4-2-----|-----2---------2-2-2-|
|-(2)----2-----4-2-|-(2)-----2-2h4-------|
|-(0)------------0-|-(0)-----------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
~
+Q q E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-------------7---|-------5-----------------|
|------2----7---2-|-(2)-2-3----------2------|
|-(2)--2--------2-|-(2)-2---4b6==(4)---4r-2-|
|---------7-----2-|-(2)---------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
~~~
+E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------------------7---|-----------------|
|-----------2-(2)-2-7---|-----2---3-3-----|
|-(2)-2-----2-(2)-2-----|-----2---4-2---2-|
|-------2h4-----------2-|-2-2---4-----4---|
|---------------------0-|-0-0-------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
N.C.
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE Q
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-9-9-10-10-11--|
|-----------------|-------------------|
D6D6 
A/C#A/C# D MajorD
Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|----x-7-(7)-7-x-5-|-x-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-x-|
|----x-7-(7)-7-x-5-|-x-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-x-|
|----x-7-(7)-7-x-6-|-x-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-x-|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-0----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
N.C. A/C#A/C#
E MajorE E a E MajorE E a E MajorE E a E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE S S
|-----------------------|-------------5-5-5--|
|-----------------------|-------------5-5-5--|
|---------2-----2-----2-|-------------6-6-6--|
|-----2s4---2s4---2s4---|--------------------|
|-2-2-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
To Coda
D6D6 A/C#A/C# D6D6
E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q
|-5-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-5-5-|-5-x-x-x-5-7-(7)-7----||
|-5-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-5-5-|-5-x-x-x-5-7-(7)-7----||
|-6-x-x-7-(7)-7-x-6-6-|-6-x-x-x-6-7-(7)-7----||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|
| Gtr II (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
| W W
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
Interlude
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|--9-x-x-10-(10)-10--x--9-|--(9)--9-x--7-(7)-7--x--9-|
|-10-x-x-10-(10)-10--x-10-|-(10)-10-x--7-(7)-7--x-10-|
|--9-x-x-11-(11)-11--x--9-|--(9)--9-x--7-(7)-7--x--9-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------14----|
|----------------------14-|------14------14----------|
|----------------14-16----|-----------16-------------|
|-12-----14--16-----------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E S S
|--9--9-x-10-(10)-10--x--9-|--(9)--9-x--7-(7)-7---7--9-|
|-10-10-x-10-(10)-10--x-10-|-(10)-10-x--7-(7)-7---7-10-|
|--9--9-x-11-(11)-11--x--9-|--(9)--9-x--7-(7)-7---7--9-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE Q Q
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------14-|------14------14\----------|
|-----------------14-16----|-----------16--------------|
|-12------14--16-----------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|--9--9-x-10-(10)-10-x--9--9-|---9---9-x-7-(7)--7--x--9--|
|-10-10-x-10-(10)-10-x-10-10-|--10--10-x-7-(7)--7--x-10--|
|--9--9-x-11-(11)-11-x--9--9-|---9---9-x-7-(7)--7--x--9--|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| W +H E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10-------------------------|-(10)----------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------16--14--------|
|----------------------------|--------------------16-14--|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
q E MajorE E MajorE q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S
|--9---9-10-10--x--9-|---9---9-x-7-7-7-x-----||
|-10--10-10-10--x-10-|--10--10-x-7-7-7-x-8-8-||
|--9---9-11-11--x--9-|---9---9-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-||
|--------------------|-------------------9-9-||
|--------------------|-------------------0-0-||
|--------------------|-------------------0-0-||
|
| W +H. Q
|--------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------|-----------------------||
|-12-----------------|-(12)------------------||
|--------------------|-----------------------||
Chorus
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|--9-x-x-10-(10)-10-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9-|
|-10-x-x-10-(10)-10-x-10-|-(10)-10-x-7-(7)-7-x-10-|
|--9-x-x-11-(11)-11-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|
| W W
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|--9-x-x-10-(10)-10-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9-|
|-10-x-x-10-(10)-10-x-10-|-(10)-10-x-7-(7)-7-x-10-|
|--9-x-x-11-(11)-11-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|--9-x-x-10-(10)-10-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9--|
|-10-x-x-10-(10)-10-x-10-|-(10)-10-x-7-(7)-7-x-10--|
|--9-x-x-11-(11)-11-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|--9-x-x-10-(10)-10-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9-|
|-10-x-x-10-(10)-10-x-10-|-(10)-10-x-7-(7)-7-x-10-|
|--9-x-x-11-(11)-11-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
D6D6 A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|--9-x-x-10-(10)-10-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9--||
|-10-x-x-10-(10)-10-x-10-|-(10)-10-x-7-(7)-7-x-10--||
|--9-x-x-11-(11)-11-x--9-|--(9)--9-x-7-(7)-7-x--9--||
|------------------------|-------------------------||
|------------------------|-------------------------||
|------------------------|-------------------------||
Outro
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|--9-x-x-10-(10)-10--x--9-|--(9)--9-x--7-(7)-7--x--9-|
|-10-x-x-10-(10)-10--x-10-|-(10)-10-x--7-(7)-7--x-10-|
|--9-x-x-11-(11)-11--x--9-|--(9)--9-x--7-(7)-7--x--9-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------14----|
|----------------------14-|------14------14----------|
|----------------14-16----|-----------16-------------|
|-12-----14--16-----------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA D6D6 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|--9-x-x-10-(10)-10--x--9-|--(9)--9-x--7-(7)-7-x--9--|
|-10-x-x-10-(10)-10--x-10-|-(10)-10-x--7-(7)-7-x-10--|
|--9-x-x-11-(11)-11--x--9-|--(9)--9-x--7-(7)-7-x--9--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------14-|------14------14\---------|
|----------------14-16----|-----------16-------------|
|-12-----14--16-----------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE Q Q
|--9--9-x--9--9--9--9-10-|------9---9-10----9---|
|-10-10-x-10-10-10-10-10-|-----10--10-10---10---|
|--9--9-x--9--9--9--9-11-|------9---9-11----9---|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|
| W +H E MajorE E E MajorE E
|------------------------|--------------------5-|
|------------------------|-------------5-7------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|--7---------------------|-(7)------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
D6A
E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE q Q
|--9---9-x--9--9--9-7--9-|------9---9--9------*|
|-10--10-x-10-10-10-7-10-|-----10--10-10------*|
|--9---9-x--9--9--9-7--9-|------9---9--9------*|
|------------------------|--------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------*|
|
| +W +H H
|-(5)--------------------|-(5)----------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------*|
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
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