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One Way Ticket tab by Neil Sedaka

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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 A D G B E) - 'Clean Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Banjo'


 Intro
 Q=124
 Am6
 4/4
 Gtr I (Cl. El. Gtr.)
  E E Q  E E Q   E E E E E E E E
|-19------19------|-19---19---19---19---|
|-17------17------|-17---17---17---17---|
|-17------17------|-17---17---17---17---|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
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  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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--||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||


  1st - 3rd Verses
  $
  Am6
   E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
||--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-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|


 Dm9
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


 E7
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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
 Am6
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-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
  E E E E E E E E  E S S E S S E 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
 E S S E S S E 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--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


  E7
 E S S E S S E 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-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


  Am                  E7
 E S S E S S E S S S S S S  E S S E S S E 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
  Am                 B7       E7
 E S S E S S S S S S E E  E E Q E E Q  E E E E E E E 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---||
|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||


              Interlude
 &
               Am6
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E E E
|-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-|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Banjo arr. for Gtr.)
| W             E E E E Q.    E
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||-----7--9-10--9---------7-|
|-------------------------||--7-----------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|


               Dm9
  E E E E E  E E E  E E E E E  E E E
|-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 E E E Q.    E  E E E E Q.    E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----7--9-10--9---------7-|
|-----7--9-10--9---------7-|--7-----------------------|
|--7-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


               E7
  E E E E E  E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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 E E E Q.    E  W
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----7--9-10--9-----------|-------------------------|
|--7-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|


              Am6
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| W             W
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


    D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E 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-||
|--------------------------||-----------------||
|--------------------------||-----------------||
|--------------------------||-----------------||
|
|             Gtr II
| W             W
|--------------------------||-----------------||
|--------------------------||-----------------||
|--------------------------||-----------------||
|--------------------------||-----------------||
|--------------------------||-----------------||
|--------------------------||-----------------||


 4th Verse
 Am6
  E E E E E  E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E E E Q.    E  E E E E H
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7--9-10--9---------7-|-----7--9--7--9-----------|
|--7-----------------------|--7-----------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


 Dm9
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


 E7
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


 Am6
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  Outro
  E7
   E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
||--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-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|


 Am6
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


 Dm9
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-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
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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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