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---| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|
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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