Lady Day tab by Lou Reed

Tabs

Tune down 1 fret.
(The song is actually played in G minorGm and not in G# minorG#m)

This tab is supposed to feature both the rythm guitar
and the horn section which makes this song so special.


(verse 1)
  C#C# A#A# D#mD#m                C#C#
       When she walked on down the street
----------6------------11--------------------9---
----6-----7------------11--------------------9---
----6--7--8------------11-------------------10---
----6--8--8--------------------------------------
----4--8--6--------------------------------------
-------6-----------------------------------------

  C#C# A#A# D#mD#m                    C#C#
       She was like a child staring at her feet
----------6------------11--------------------------9---
----6-----7------------11--------------------------9---
----6--7--8------------11-------------------------10---
----6--8--8--------------------------------------------
----4--8--6--------------------------------------------
-------6-----------------------------------------------


   D#mD#m C#C# F#F# C#C#        F#F#
           But when she passed the bar       and she
--9---6---4---2---1--------------------------------------------------
--9---7---6---2---2--------------------------------------------------
-10---8---6---3---1--------------------------------------------------
-11---8---6---4---3--------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------4-4-4--4---4--4--4--4-4-4--4---4--
-----------------------------------2-2-2--2---2--2--2--2-2-2--2---2--


 E MajorE
 heard the music play        she had to
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--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---

 G# minorG#m          F#F#           E MajorE
 go in and sing           It had to be that way
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-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
--6-----6-----4-----------4----4----4------------------------
--6-----4-----2-----6-----4----2----1--6--4-----2------------
--------------------4------------------4--2-----0------------


            G# minorG#m        F#F#          E MajorE
       She had to go in and sing        it had to be that way
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------6----6----4-4------4-4-4----4----------------------
---------0--2--4--6--7--6----4----2-1-6----4-2-1----1-6-4------2-----------
-0--2--4------------------------------4---------------4-2------0-----------


(chorus)
             G# minorG#m                E MajorE
       And I said no, no, no          oh, la-----dy Day
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------0----------0------
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------0----------0------
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------1----1-----1------
--------------------------6-------6-----6----6----6---------2----2-----2------
---------0--2--4--6--7------------6----------6-------------------2------------
-0--2--4--------------------------4----------4-------------------0------------


             G# minorG#m                E MajorE
       And I said no, no, no          oh, la-----dy Day
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------0----------0------
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------0----------0------
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------1----1-----1------
--------------------------6-------6-----6----6----6---------2----2-----2------
---------0--2--4--6--7------------6----------6-------------------2------------
-0--2--4--------------------------4----------4-------------------0------------


(bridge)
           C minorCm       C#C#  C minorCm  G#G# A#A#
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------5---7---
------------------------------------------------6---8---
---------0--2--3--5----3-----1-3----1-4-1-3-----6---8---
-0--2--4-------------3--------------------------4---6---


 C minorCm      C#C#  C minorCm  C#C# A#A# EbmEbm
----------------------------------6--
----------------------------------7--
--------------------------6---7---8--
-5--------------6---5-----6---8---8--
-3-----1-3----1-4---3-----4---8---6--
------------------------------6------


(verse 2)
  C#C# A#A# D#mD#m                C#C#
       After the applause had died down
----------6------------11--------------------9---
----6-----7------------11--------------------9---
----6--7--8------------11-------------------10---
----6--8--8--------------------------------------
----4--8--6--------------------------------------
-------6-----------------------------------------


  C#C# A#A# D#mD#m              C#C#
       and the people drifted away
----------6------------11----------------9---
----6-----7------------11----------------9---
----6--7--8------------11---------------10---
----6--8--8----------------------------------
----4--8--6----------------------------------
-------6-------------------------------------


   D#mD#m C#C# F#F# C#C#         F#F#
          she climbed down off the bar        and went
--9---6---4---2---1-----------------------------------------------------
--9---7---6---2---2-----------------------------------------------------
-10---8---6---3---1-----------------------------------------------------
-11---8---6---4---3-----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------4-4-4--4---4--4--4--4-4-4--4---4--
--------------------------------------2-2-2--2---2--2--2--2-2-2--2---2--


 E MajorE
 out  the door               to
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--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---


 G# minorG#m          F#F#           E MajorE
 the  ho---tel             that she called "home".
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-------------------------------------------------------------
--6-----6-----4-----------4----4----4------------------------
--6-----4-----2-----6-----4----2----1--6--4-----2------------
--------------------4------------------4--2-----0------------


            G# minorG#m        F#F#          E MajorE
        it had greenish walls        a bathroom in the hall
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------6----6----4-4------4-4-4----4-----------------------
---------0--2--4--6--7--6----4----2-1-6----4-2-1----1-6-4-------2-----------
-0--2--4------------------------------4---------------4-2-------0-----------