Tabs
ONE WAY TICKET (TO THE BLUES)
As recorded by Neil Sedaka
(From the 1961 Album NEIL SEDAKA SINGS LITTLE DEVIL AND HIS OTHER HITS)
Words and Music by Hank Hunter & Jack Keller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Clean Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Banjo'
Intro
Q=124
Am6Am6
4/4
Gtr I (Cl. El. Gtr.)
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-19------19------|-19---19---19---19---|
|-17------17------|-17---17---17---17---|
|-17------17------|-17---17---17---17---|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
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 E MajorE
|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--||
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--||
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--||
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|-------------------------|--------------------------||
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1st - 3rd Verses
$
Am6Am6
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 E MajorE
||--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
||o-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
||--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
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||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
Dm9Dm9
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 E MajorE
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E7E7
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 E MajorE
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1.
To Coda
Am6Am6
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 E MajorE
|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19---||
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--o||
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---||
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------o||
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
Bridge
2.
$$
G+G
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-||---15-15---15-15---15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-||---15-15---15-15---15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-||---16-16---16-16---16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|-------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------||-------------------------------------|
C majorC
E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|---13-13---13-13---13-13-13-13-13-13--|
|---12-12---12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
E7E7
E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|----9--9----9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|----9--9----9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
A minorAm E7E7
E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|---17-17---17-17---17-17-17-17-17-17-|---10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|---17-17---17-17---17-17-17-17-17-17-|----9--9----9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|---17-17---17-17---17-17-17-17-17-17-|----9--9----9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
To Dbl. Coda D.S. al Coda
A minorAm 
B7B7 E7E7
E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|---17-17---17-17-17-17-17-17-17---|---7-7----7-7--|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|---17-17---17-17-17-17-17-17-17---|---7-7----7-7--|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|---17-17---17-17-17-17-17-17-17---|---8-8----8-8--|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
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Interlude
&
Am6Am6
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 E MajorE
|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-||-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-||-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-||-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|
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|
| Gtr II (Banjo arr. for Gtr.)
| W E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q. E MajorE
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|-------------------------||--------------------------|
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|-------------------------||-----7--9-10--9---------7-|
|-------------------------||--7-----------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
Dm9Dm9
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 E MajorE
|-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-|-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-|
|-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|
|-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q. E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----7--9-10--9---------7-|
|-----7--9-10--9---------7-|--7-----------------------|
|--7-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E7E7
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 E MajorE
|-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q. E MajorE W
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----7--9-10--9-----------|-------------------------|
|--7-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Am6Am6
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 E MajorE
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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|
| W W
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D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--||---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--||---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
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| Gtr II
| W W
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4th Verse
Am6Am6
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 E MajorE
|-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--|
|-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
|-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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|
| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q. E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7--9-10--9---------7-|-----7--9--7--9-----------|
|--7-----------------------|--7-----------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Dm9Dm9
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 E MajorE
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E7E7
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 E MajorE
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Am6Am6
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 E MajorE
|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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Outro
E7E7
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 E MajorE
||--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
||o-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
||--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
Am6Am6
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 E MajorE
|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Dm9Dm9
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 E MajorE
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
Duration 🏷Legend
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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
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| - 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
Other versions of One Way Ticket
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for One Way Ticket by Neil Sedaka
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| One way ticket | Chords |
