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Summertime Tab by Billy Strings

Summertime tab by Billy Strings

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Acoustic Guitar Intro During Electric Solo 1:

    Em        F#m6 G    F#m6 Em   F#m6 G    F#m6 Em   F#m6 G    F#m6 Em   F#m6 G
e|--0-----0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0--2-2--3-3--|
B|---0----0-0--0-0--3-3--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-3--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-3--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-3--|
G|----0---0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--|
D|-----2--2-2--1-1--0-0--1-1--2-2--1-1--0-0--1-1--2-2--1-1--0-0--1-1--2-2--1-1--0-0--|
A|------2-2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--|
E|-------0----2----3----2----0----2----3----2----0----2----3----2----0----2----3-----|
 |Arpeggio|

    F#m6 Am            C          B7                 Em   F#m6 G    F#m6  Em    F#m6
e|---2-2--0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2--------0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2---0-0---2-2--|
B|---0-0--1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1----0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0--0-0--3-3--0-0---0-0---0-0--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2-2-------0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2--------0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2---0-0---2-2--|
D|---1-1--2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2----1-1-1-1-1-1--------2-2--1-1--0-0--1-1---2-2---1-1--|
A|---0-0-0-------0-1-2-3--------1-2-------2---2-1-0---2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0---2-2---0-0--|
E|--2---------------------------------2------------3-0----2----3----2-----0-----2-----|
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    G    F#m6       G       Em      Am    C      Em               B7
e|---3-3--2-2---------3-3-----0-0-----0-0---0-0----0-0-0------------------|
B|---3-3--0-0---------3-3-----0-0-----1-1---1-1----0-0-0------------0-0---|
G|---0-0--2-2---------0-0-----0-0-----2-2---0-0----0-0-0------------2-2---|
D|---0-0--1-1---------0-0-----2-------2-2---2-2----2-2-2------------1-1---|
A|---2-2--0-0---------2-2-----2---1-0-----3--------2-2-2------0-1-2-2-2---|
E|--3----2----0-1-2-3-----2-0--------------------0-------0-0-3------------|

Acoustic Guitar Solo 1:

e|-----7-7-----------------------7-8---7------------------------7------------------------|
B|----8---8-10-12-~~~-10p8p7-8-10----10-10p8-7h8-7-------------8-10-8-10~~---8-8-8h10-8--|
G|---9--------------------------------------------9/11-9------9-----------5/8-9----------|
D|--9---------------------------------------------------7h9~~9---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |Arpeg|

e|------------------------3p0-3p0---------------------2-2-2----0-3-2------------------|
B|-7b~~~-------------------------3p0-3p0--------3-2-3------3-3------3-0---------------|
G|-------------------------------------2p0-2p0------------------------2-2h3p2p0-0----|
D|---------------------------------------------4-4---4---4----4-----------------2-2~~-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------3-0-----------------|
B|------------------8-5-------------3-0--------------|
G|-----------------7---7-5\2-----------4\2-0-0-------|
D|------------5-5/9---------5---------------2-2-0----|
A|-----5-5-6-7---------------7-7\--------------------|
E|--3/7-7--------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:

         Summertime....   and the livin' is easy...           fish are jumpin'     the cotton is
    B7         Em   F#m6 G        F#m6      Em      F#m6 G    F#m6     Am        C
e|---2-2--2-2---0-0--2-2---3-3------2--2-------0--0--2-2--3-3--2-2------0-0--0-----0--0--0--0-----|
B|---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---3-3------0--0-------0--0--0-0--3-3--0-0------2-2--2-----1--1--1--1-----|
G|---2-2--2-2---0-0--2-2---0-0------2--2-------0--0--2-2--0-0--2-2------2-2--2-----0--0--0--0-----|
D|---1-1--1-1---2-2--1-1---0-0------1--1-------2--2--1-1--0-0--1-1------1-1--1-----2--2--2--2-----|
A|--2-----------2-2--0-0---2-2------0--0-------2--2--0-0--2-2--0-0-----0----0--2-3----------------|
E|-------2-----0----2----3--------2---------0-------2----3----2-------------------------3---------|

    high    your pappy is rich        and your mamma's good lookin'              hush little
    B7                    Em   F#m6 G          F#m6         Em    F#m6 G    F#m6 G
e|---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----0-0--2-2---3--3-------2--2--------0--0--2-2--3-3--2-2---3-3-------|
B|---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0---3--3-------0--0--------0--0--0-0--3-3--0-0---3-3-------|
G|---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----0-0--2-2---0--0-------2--2--------0--0--2-2--0-0--2-2---0-0-------|
D|---1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1----2-2--1-1---0--0-------1--1--------2--2--1-1--0-0--1-1---0-0-------|
A|--2---------2------------2-2--0-0---2--2-------0--0--------2--2--0-0--2-2--0-0---2-2-------|
E|------2----------2------0----2----3----------2------------0-----2----3----2----3-----------|


    baby   honey don't you cry          one of these mornings     you'll rise up singing
    Em   Am     C          Em        B7              Em    F#m6 G      F#m6      Em    F#m6
e|---0-0--0--0---0--0-------0-0--------2--2--2--2------0-0--2-2---3--3---2--2------0-0--2-2--|
B|---0-0--1--1---1--1-------0-0--------0--0--0--0------0-0--0-0---3--3---0--0------0-0--0-0--|
G|---0-0--2--2---0--0-------0-0--------2--2--2--2------0-0--2-2---0--0---2--2------0-0--2-2--|
D|---2-2--2--2---2--2-------2-2--------1--1--1--1------2-2--1-1---0--0---1--1------2-2--1-1--|
A|---2-2-0------3-----------2-2--0-1-2-----------------2-2--0-0---2--2---0--0------2-2--0-0--|
E|--0----------------------0----3----------2---------0-----2----3------2---------0-----2-----|

     honey spread out your wings and take to the sky          until     that day
    G      F#m6      Am         C                B7                          Em    F#m6
e|----3-3----2--2-------0----------0---0--0--------2-2--2------2---------------0-0---2-2------|
B|----3-3----0--0----1--1--1----1--1---1--1--------0-0--0-----0----0---0-------0-0---0-0------|
G|----0-0----2--2----2--2--2----0--0---0--0--------2-2--2----2-----2---2-------0-0---2-2------|
D|----0-0----1--1----2--2--2----2--2---2--2--------1-1--1---1------1---1-------2-2---1-1------|
A|----2-2----0--0----0-----0----3----------------2---------2-------2---2-------2-2---0-0------|
E|--3------2-------------------------3-----------------2-------------2-------0-----2----------|
                                                         |Arpeggio|

       honey hush up your cryin'                    cause your mamma and your pappy
    G        F#m6         Em     F#m6   G       F#m6           G              Em
e|----3--3-----2--2---------0--0---2--2----3--3----2---2----------3--3-----------0--0--------|
B|----3--3-----0--0---------0--0---0--0----3--3----0---0----------3--3-----------0--0--------|
G|----0--0-----2--2---------0--0---2--2----0--0----2---2----------0--0-----------0--0--------|
D|----0--0-----1--1---------2--2---1--1----0--0----1---1----------0--0-----------2--2--------|
A|----2--2-----0--0---------2--2---0--0----2--2----0---0----------2--2-----------2--2--------|
E|--3--------2------------0------2------3-------2--------------3--------------0--------------|

      honey they're standing by
    Am       C               Em
e|-----0--0------0---0--0-------0--------------|
B|-----1--1------1---1--1-------0--------------|
G|-----2--2------0---0--0-------1--------------|
D|-----2--2------2---2--2-------2--------------|
A|--0--------3------------------2--------------|
E|---------------------------0-----------------|


Acoustic Guitar Solo 2:
                                                       v     v      v  v   v         v
e|--3b-0------------------------------------10-12/14-14~14-10b-12-12~-9b-10b10--9-9-9b----|
B|------3-0---------0-0--------------8-10/12----------------------------------12------10--|
G|---------3p2-0-0--2-2-------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2-4-4-4------5-5-7/9------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------3/7----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--7-7-7------------------------------10-12-15b-15b-12-------------------------------------|
B|-------8-10-10-10-7-8-7-10-10-8-10/12----------------15-12--------------12-----12-----12--|
G|---------------------9------------------------------------15\14-12-14/15--14/16--14/16----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12-----12-----12-16\15-12-14-12-11-----------------------------------------------|
G|--14/16--14/16--14/16---16\15-12-14-12-11----------7-9-11-12-11-11/14-12-11-9-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------14-12-14\-x-x-x--x--x--x//x--x--x--x-7/9-7/9---|
A|---------------------------------------------------5-7-9--10-9--9//12-10-9--7-x/x-x/x---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-5/7---|

                                                                          v   ^  ^
e|-------------------------10-12/14-14p13p12\10-12p11p10\9-10--9-----------------------|
B|------------------8-10/12----------------------------------12-10-12-8-10b-8----------|
G|-----------------7---------------------------------------------------------9b-9b/3---|
D|------------5-7/9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-7-5-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3/7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--3-0h3p0------------------------|
B|---------3-0---------------------|
G|------------3-2-0-0--x-x-x-------|
D|-----------------2-4-4-4-4-x-----|
A|---------------------2-2-2-x-----|
E|---------------------------x-----|

Acoustic Guitar During Electric Solo 2:

    Em    F#m6 G    F#m6 Em   F#m6 G    F#m6     Am        C        B7                 Em
e|----0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2------0-0-0-0---0-0-0----2-2-2---2-2---------0-0--|
B|----0-0--0-0--3-3--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-3--0-0------1-1-1-1---1-1-1----0-0-0---0-0---------0-0--|
G|----0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2------2-2-2-2---0-0-0----2-2-2---2-2---------0-0--|
D|----2-2--1-1--0-0--1-1--2-2--1-1--0-0--1-1------2-2-2-2---2-2-2----1-1-1---1-1---------2-2--|
A|----2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0-2-1-0-------2-3---3--1-2-----1-2---2-1-0----2-2--|
E|--0-----2----3----2----0----2----3----2-------------------------------2------------3-0------|

                                                                                   Oh Summer-
   F#m6 G    F#m6 Em   F#m6  G    F#m6      G     Em     Am   C    Em             B7
e|--2-2--3-3--0-0--0-0--2-2---3-3--2-2-------3-3---0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0-0----------2-2-2-2----|
B|--0-0--3-3--0-0--0-0--0-0---3-3--0-0-------3-3---0-0----1-1--1-1--0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----|
G|--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2---0-0--2-2-------0-0---0-0----2-2--0-0--0-0-0----------2-2-2-2----|
D|--1-1--0-0--1-1--2-2--1-1---0-0--1-1-------0-0---2-2----2-2--2-2--2-2-2----------1-1-1-1----|
A|--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--0-0---2-2--0-0-------2-2---2-2-1-0----3-----2-2-2-----0-1-2-----------|
E|-2----3----2----0----2-----3----2---0-1-2-3---2-0----------------0-----0-0-3--------2-------|

Verse 1:

    time.....  and the livin' is easy...them old catfish yet a jumpin'     the cotton is
    Em   F#m6 G        F#m6      Em      F#m6 G     F#m6       Am        C
e|---0-0--2-2---3--3------2--2------0--0--2-2--3--3----2--2-----0-0--0-----0--0--0--0----|
B|---0-0--0-0---3--3------0--0------0--0--0-0--3--3----0--0-----2-2--2-----1--1--1--1----|
G|---0-0--2-2---0--0------2--2------0--0--2-2--0--0----2--2-----2-2--2-----0--0--0--0----|
D|---2-2--1-1---0--0------1--1------2--2--1-1--0--0----1--1-----1-1--1-----2--2--2--2----|
A|---2-2--0-0---2--2------0--0------2--2--0-0--2--2----0--0----0----0--2-3---------------|
E|--0----2----3--------2---------0-------2----3-----2---------------------------3--------|

    high    your pappy is rich        and your mamma's good lookin'              hush little
    B7                    Em   F#m6 G          F#m6         Em    F#m6 G    F#m6 G
e|---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----0-0--2-2---3--3-------2--2--------0--0--2-2--3-3--2-2---3--3-----|
B|---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0---3--3-------0--0--------0--0--0-0--3-3--0-0---3--3-----|
G|---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----0-0--2-2---0--0-------2--2--------0--0--2-2--0-0--2-2---0--0-----|
D|---1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1----2-2--1-1---0--0-------1--1--------2--2--1-1--0-0--1-1---0--0-----|
A|--2---------2------------2-2--0-0---2--2-------0--0--------2--2--0-0--2-2--0-0---2--2-----|
E|------2----------2------0----2----3----------2------------0-----2----3----2----3----------|

   baby   honey don't you cry......    I said hush little baby don't you    cry
   Em   Am     C          Em        B7        G           Em   Am    C      Em
e|--0-0--0--0---0--0-------0-0---------2------3-------------0--0----------0------0-2------2-|
B|--0-0--1--1---1--2-------0-0----------------3-------------0--1---------1------0---3-------|
G|--0-0--2--2---0--0-------0-0--------2-------0-------------0--2--------0------0-----2p0-3--|
D|--2-2--2--2---2--2-------2-2-------1--------0-------------2--2-------2------2---------4---|
A|--2-2-0------3-----------2-2--0-1-2---------2-------------2--0------3------2--------------|
E|-0----------------------0----3--------------3---3---2---0----------3------0---------------|
                                   |Arpeg|                         |Arpeg ||---Arpeggio----|



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| x   Left hand muted note for right handed players
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend -  with "v" above means bend up, "^" means bend down.
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato -  with "v" above means virtical vibrato
| Arpeg/Arpeggio       The notes of a chord played in succession.

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