Tabs
In email to [email protected], John Kean ([email protected]) writes:
This is a transcription that I did from the orchestral
arrangement (I've never heard the solo guitar version). I think
it is pretty good (if I may say so myself!) and even includes a
manageable arrangement of the middle section (which apparently
not even Mason was game to take on by himself!). I hope you like
it. It is my 3rd favourite piece to play in the whole world.
Have fun, and give my regards to everybody on the news group. I
hope to get this bug sorted out so I can send some other stuff I
have tabbed up.
Cheers big ears,
John K.
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tabbed by John Kean.
INTRO:
3/4
A minorAm 
G+G 
E minorEm A minorAm
E MajorE|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
BB|-1-------1---|----0---------|----0---------|--------------|
G+G|-----2-------|---0----------|---0--2-0-----|---2----------|
D MajorD|-------------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--2-----------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------|--------------|--------------|-0------------|
E MajorE|-------------|-3--------2---|-0------------|--------------|
A minorAm G+G E minorEm A minorAm
E MajorE|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
BB|---0h1--0h1---|----0----------|----0--------0-|-----------|
G+G|--2---2-------|---0--------2--|---0--2-0-0h2--|---2-------|
D MajorD|--------------|--0--------4---|--2------------|--2--------|
A augmentedA|-0------------|---------------|---------------|-0---------|
E MajorE|--------------|-3--------2----|-0-------------|-----------|
4/4
G+G A minorAm G+G 
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
E MajorE|--------------------|-0---------------|-------------|
BB|-----0-----1-----3--|-------3-1---3---|---1--0------|
G+G|---0-----2-----0----|-----0-----------|-------------| Pause...
D MajorD|--------------------|-----------------|-2-----------|
A augmentedA|-------0-----2------|-3-------0-------|-------------|
E MajorE|-3------------------|-----------------|-------------|
PART I:
...................
4/4 1,2,3. |
A minorAm G+G E minorEm A minorAm
E MajorE||--------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
BB||--0h1p0---0---1---0-|----------------|0---------0-----|-----------------||
G+G||*-------2-----2---0-|----0-----0-----|--2-0-2-------2-|----2-----2-----*||
D MajorD||*-------------------|--0-----0-----0-|----------------|--2-----2-----2-*||
A augmentedA||--0---------0---0---|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0----||
E MajorE||--------------------|3-----2-----0---|0-------0---0---|-----------------||
........................
4. 2/4 4/4
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC A minorAm E minorEm 
FF A minorAm
E MajorE|-----------------|---------------|-0---------------|-------|-------------|
BB|-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3---|---1---3-1---3---|---1-0-|-------------|
G+G|-----2-----0-----|---2-----0-----|-----0-----2-----|-0-----|-2--0-2-2--0-|
D MajorD|---2-------------|---------------|---------------2-|-------|-3-----------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|-0-----2-----2-|-3-------0-------|-------|------0------|
E MajorE|---------3-------|---------------|-----------------|-------|-------------|
6/4 3/4
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC FF 
D7D7 G+G E MajorE
E|-----------------|--------------|-0-----1-----2-----3-----|-4---5---7---|
BB|-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3--|---1-----1-----1-----3---|---0---0---0-|
G+G|-2---2-----0-----|---2-----0----|-----0-----2-----2-----0-|-------------|
D MajorD|---2-------------|--------------|-------------0-----------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|-0-----2------|-3-----0-----------2-----|-------------|
E MajorE|---------3-------|--------------|-------------------------|-0---0---0---|
4/4
A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD
E MajorE|-8-7-5-----5-----|---5-----5-------|-8-7-5-----5-----|-------5---------|
BB|-5-----8-------7-|-------7---5-----|-------8-------7-|---8-----8---7---|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
A augmentedA|-0-------0---0---|-----------------|-0-------0---0---|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC FF 
Bb majorBb 
A7sus4A7sus4
E MajorE|-8-7-5-----5-----|---8---5-----5-3-|---3---1---1-----|-0---0---0---0---|
BB|-------8-------7-|---------8-----3-|---5---1---3-----|-3---3---3---3---|
G+G|-----------------|---------------4-|---5---2---3-----|-0---0---0---0---|
D MajorD|-----------------|-0---0---0---0-5-|---5---3---3-----|-2---2---2---2---|
A augmentedA|-0-------0---0---|---------------5-|---3---3---1---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
E MajorE|-----------------|---------------3-|-------1---------|-----------------|
Dm9Dm9
E MajorE|--------0-----|
BB|-----3--------|
G+G|---2----------| Pause...
D MajorD|-3------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------|
PART II:
4/4
DbDb
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|
DbDb Gb/Ab DbDb
E MajorE|---------------2-|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-6-6---6-------2-|---2---6-6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-6-6---6-------3-|---3---6-6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-6-6---6---------|-------6-6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-4---4---4---4---|---------4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|---------4---4---|
E MajorE 
A/BA/B E MajorE
E|---------------5-|---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-9-9---9-------5-|---5---9-9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-9-9---9-------6-|---6---9-9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-9-9---9---------|-------9-9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-7---7---7---7---|---------7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-7---7-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
DbDb Gb/Ab DbDb
E MajorE|---------------2-|---2-------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
BB|-6-6---6-------2-|---2---6-6-------|-------------7-6-|-7-6-------------|
G+G|-6-6---6-------3-|---3---6-6-------|-----------------|-------6---------|
D MajorD|-6-6---6---------|-------6-6---6---|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-4---4---4---4---|---------4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|---------4---4---|
E MajorE A/BA/B E MajorE
E|---------------5-|---5-------------|-7----------------|------------------|
BB|-9-9---9-------5-|---5---9-9-------|-------------10-9-|-10-9-------------|
G+G|-9-9---9-------6-|---6---9-9-------|------------------|--------9---------|
D MajorD|-9-9---9---------|-------9-9---9---|------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|-7---7---7---7---|---------7---7---|-7---7---7---7----|-7----7---7---7---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-7---7-----------|------------------|------------------|
DbDb Gb/Ab DbDb DbDb Gb/Ab DbDb
E MajorE|-----------------|-2---2-----------|-----------------|-2---2-----------|
BB|-6-6---------6---|-2---2---6-------|-6-6---------6---|-2---2---6-------|
G+G|-6-6---6---6-6---|-3---3---6-------|-6-6---6---6-6---|-3---3---6-------|
D MajorD|-6-6---6-----6---|---------6-------|-6-6---6-----6---|---------6-------|
A augmentedA|-4---4---4---4---|---------4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|---------4---4---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|-4---4-----------|
E MajorE A/BA/B E MajorE E MajorE A/BA/B E MajorE A augmentedA
E MajorE|-----------------|-5---5-----------|-----------------|-5---5---------5-|
BB|-9-9---------9---|-5---5---9-------|-9-9---------9---|-5---5---9-----5-|
G+G|-9-9---9---9-9---|-6---6---9-------|-9-9---9---9-9---|-6---6---9-----6-|
D MajorD|-9-9---9-----9---|---------9-------|-9-9---9-----9---|---------9-----7-|
A augmentedA|-7---7---7---7---|---------7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|---------7---7-7-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-7---7-----------|-----------------|-7---7---------5-|
6/4 4/4
D MajorD G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb A7sus4A7sus4 Dm9Dm9 ad.lib.
E MajorE|---5---3---3---1---1-----|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------0-----------|
BB|---7---3---5---1---3-----|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3-------3-|
G+G|---7---4---5---2---3-----|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|---2-------2---2---|
D MajorD|---7---5---5---3---3-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---|-3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|---5---5---3---3---1---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------3-------1---------|-------------------------|-------------------|
A minorAm
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------|
BB|-0h1p0h1-----0-----1---|---3-----1---0---|
G+G|---------2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2---2-|
D MajorD|-----------2-----2-----|-------2---------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------------|-0---------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------|
A minorAm
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------|
BB|-0h1p0h1-----0---------|---0-----1---0---|
G+G|---------2-----2---2---|-----2-----2---2-|
D MajorD|-----------2-----2---2-|-------2---------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------------|-0---------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------|
A minorAm
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------|
BB|-0h1p0h1-----0---------|---0-----1---3---|
G+G|---------2-----2---2---|-----2-----2---2-|
D MajorD|-----------2-----2---2-|-------2---------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------------|-0---------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------|
A minorAm G+G
E MajorE|-0---------------|-----------------|
BB|-------3-----1---|---0-------0-1-3-|
G+G|---2-----2-----2-|-----2---2-------|
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----|-------2---------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|-0-------0---2---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|
C majorC A minorAm G+G 
G7G7 C majorC A minorAm G+G G7G7
E MajorE|-0---0-----------|---------1-0-----|-0---0-----------|---------1-0-----|
BB|---3---1-----1-0-|-----3-------3---|---3---1-----1-0-|-----3-------3---|
G+G|-----------2-----|---0---0-------0-|-----------2-----|---0---0-------0-|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-3-------0-------|---------2-------|-3-------0-------|---------2-------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
C majorC A minorAm G+G G7G7 C majorC A minorAm G+G
E MajorE|-0---0-----------|---------1-0-----|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
BB|---3---1-----1-0-|-----3-------3---|---3---1-----1-0-|-----------------|
G+G|-----------2-----|---0---0-------0-|-----------2-----|-----0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-----0-----0-|
A augmentedA|-3-------0-------|---------2-------|-3-------0-------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---|
3/4
E minorEm A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC FF D7D7 G+G E MajorE
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---1---2---3---|-4---5---7---|
BB|-0---------0-----|-----0---1---3---|-------1---1---0-|---0---0---0-|
G+G|---2-0-2-------0-|-2-----0---2---0-|---0-------------|-------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|---2-------------|---------0-------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-0-------0---2---|-3---0-------2---|-------------|
E MajorE|-0-------0---0---|-----3-----------|-----------------|-0---0---0---|
4/4
A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD
E MajorE|-8-7-5-----5-----|---5-----5-------|-8-7-5-----5-----|-------5---------|
BB|-5-----8-------7-|-------7---5-----|-------8-------7-|---8-----8---7---|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
A augmentedA|-0-------0---0---|-----------------|-0-------0---0---|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb A7sus4A7sus4
E MajorE|-8-7-5-----5-----|---8---5-----5-3-|---3---1---1-----|-0---0---0---0---|
BB|-------8-------7-|---------8-----3-|---5---1---3-----|-3---3---3---3---|
G+G|-----------------|---------------4-|---5---2---3-----|-0---0---0---0---|
D MajorD|-----------------|-0---0---0---0-5-|---5---3---3-----|-2---2---2---2---|
A augmentedA|-0-------0---0---|---------------5-|---3---3---1---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
E MajorE|-----------------|---------------3-|-------1---------|-----------------|
Dm9Dm9 ad.lib.
E MajorE|-------0--------|
BB|-----3---3------|
G+G|---2-------2----| Pause...
D MajorD|-3-----------3--|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|
CODA:
...................
4/4 1. |
A minorAm G+G E minorEm A minorAm
E MajorE||--------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
BB||--0h1p0---0---1---0-|----------------|0---------0-----|-----------------||
G+G||*-------2-----2---0-|----0-----0-----|--2-0-2-------2-|----2-----2-----*||
D MajorD||*-------------------|--0-----0-----0-|----------------|--2-----2-----2-*||
A augmentedA||--0---------0---0---|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0----||
E MajorE||--------------------|3-----2-----0---|0-------0---0---|-----------------||
........................
2. 2/4 4/4
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC A minorAm E minorEm FF A minorAm
E MajorE|-----------------|---------------|-0---------------|-------|-------------|
BB|-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3---|---1---3-1---3---|---1-0-|-------------|
G+G|-----2-----0-----|---2-----0-----|-----0-----2-----|-0-----|-2--0-2-2--0-|
D MajorD|---2-------------|---------------|---------------2-|-------|-3-----------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|-0-----2-----2-|-3-------0-------|-------|------0------|
E MajorE|---------3-------|---------------|-----------------|-------|-------------|
3/4
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC FF D7D7 G+G E MajorE
E|-----------------|-0---1---2---3---|-4---5---7---|
BB|-----0---1---3---|-------1---1---0-|---0---0---0-|
G+G|-2-----0---2---0-|---0-------------|-------------|
D MajorD|---2-------------|---------0-------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------0---2---|-3---0-------2---|-------------|
E MajorE|-----3-----------|-----------------|-0---0---0---|
4/4
A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb Dm9Dm9 ad.lib.
E MajorE|-5---5---3---|-3---1---1---|---------0-------------|
BB|-5---7---3---|-5---1---3---|-------3---3-------3---|
G+G|-5---7---4---|-5---2---3---|-----2-------2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-7---7---5---|-5---3---3---|---3-----------3-------|
A augmentedA|-7---5---5---|-3---3---1---|-0---------------------|
E MajorE|-5-------3---|-----1-------|-----------------------|
D9D9 ad.lib. A augmentedA
E MajorE|----------0---------------|----------------||
BB|--------3---3-------3-----|----2-----------||
G+G|------2-------0---2---0---|---2------------|| Fine.
D MajorD|----4-----------4---------|--2-------------||
A augmentedA|--0-----------------------|-0--------------||
E MajorE|--------------------------|----------------||
=-=-= end =-=-=
CLASSICAL GAS
By Mason Williams
A minorAm G+G E minorEm A minorAm
E----------------------------------|
B-1-----1--0-------0---------------|
G-2--2-----0-------0--2--0--2------| Play twice
D---------------------------2------|
A-0-------------------------0------|
E----------3----2--0---------------|
G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
E--------------------0----0---------------|
B-----0-----1-----3--1------1--3----1--0--|
G---0-----0-----0-------0---2-------------|
D---------------------------------2-------|
A-------0-----2------3--------------------|
E-3---------------------------------------|
A minorAm G+G E minorEm A minorAm
E--------------------------------------|
B-1-----1--0---------0-----------0-----|
G----2------------------2--0--2-----2--| Play 4 times
D--------------------------------------|
A-0---------------------------------0--|
E----------3--2--0---0-----------------|
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC A minorAm E minorEm FF A minorAm
E-------------------------0--------------------------|
B-----0-----0-1-----1-3-----3-1-3-0-1-0--------------|
G---2-----0-------2---------------------2-0-2-2-0-2--| & - To Coda (2nd time)
D-2-------------------------------2-----3------------|
A---------------0-----2---3---0-------------0-----0--|
E-------3--------------------------------------------|
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC FF D7D7 G+G 
E7E7
E-------------------------0-----1-----2-----3-----4---5---7----|
B-----0-----0-1-----1-3-----1-----1-----1-----3-0---5---5---5--|
G---2-----0-------2-----------0-----2-----2--------------------|
D-2------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------0-----2----------------------------------------|
E-------3------------------------------------------------------|
E-8-7-5---5-----5---5---8-7-5---5-----------8-7-5---5-----8-5---5--|
B-------8---7-----7---5-------8---7---8-7-8-------8---7-------8----|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------0---------------------0-------------------0----------|
A-0---------------------0-------------------0----------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Strum: G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb A7sus4A7sus4
/ / / / / / / /
Dm9Dm9
E----------0--|
B-------3--3--|
G-----2----2--|
D---3------3--|
A-0-----------|
E-------------|
Part II
(This is what is written for the music that I have. I noticed in playing
around with it that playing straight off the DbDb and 
Eb MajorEb also sounds good.)
DbDb Eb MajorEb
E-1-1-----1-2-2-1--1-1-----1-2-2-1-----1--4-4-4---4-5-5-4--4-4-4---|
B------------------------------------2----------7----------------7-|
G-----1-3--------------1-3---------1-------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-4-5-5-4---4-|
B---------5---|
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
Strum: G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb A7sus4A7sus4
/ / / / / / / /
Dm9Dm9
E---------0-----------|
B-------3---3-------3-|
G-----2-------2---2---|
D---3-----------3-----|
A-0-------------------|
E---------------------|
This next section is strumming around an A-minor at the first position and
either lifting the first finger off to form 
Asus2Asus2 (002200) or adding the 4th
finger on the second string third fret to form 
Asus4Asus4 (002230). These are
all eighth notes with no rests, but the chord change comes on the 4th note
of each measure (the 'and' of the second beat) like:
Strum: Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus4Asus4 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus4Asus4 A minorAm
| |
| | etc.
| |
v v
|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|
Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus4Asus4 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ /
(1/4 notes)
E---------0-0-0-1-0-------0-------0-----------0---0-0-0-1-0-------0--------|
B---0-1-3-----------3-3-3---3-1-3---1---0-0-3---3-----------3-3-3---3------|
G-2-----------------------------------2------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
E-----0-----------0---0-0-0-1-0-------0-------0----------------------------|
B-1-3---3---0-0-3---3-----------3-3-3---3-1-3---1---0-----0-------0---0-1--|
G---------2---------------------------------------2---------2-0-2---2------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------0---0--|
E-----------------------------------------------------3-2-0-----------3----|
G+G C majorC FF D MajorD G+G
E---0-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
B-3---------------|
G-----------------|
D-------0---------|
A-2-3-0---2-------|
E-----------0-0-0-|
E-8-7-5---5-----5---5---8-7-5---5-----------8-7-5---5-----8-5---5--|
B-------8---7-----7---5-------8---7---8-7-8-------8---7-------8----|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------0---------------------0-------------------0----------|
A-0---------------------0-------------------0----------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Strum: G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb A7sus4A7sus4
/ / / / / / / /
Dm9Dm9
E----------0--|
B-------3--3--|
G-----2----2--| D.S al Coda &
D---3------3--|
A-0-----------|
E-------------|
Coda:
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC FF D MajorD G+G
E----------0-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
B---0-1--3---------------|
G-2----------------------|
D--------------0---------|
A-0---0--2-3-0---2-------|
E---3--------------0-0-0-|
Strum: A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb
Dm9Dm9 D MajorD A augmentedA
E---------0----------------------0-----------------------------------|
B-------3---3-------3----------3---3-------3----------2--------------|
G-----2-------2---2---2------2-------0---2---0--------2--------------|
D---3-----------3----------4-----------4--------------2--------------|
A-0----------------------0----------------------------0--------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTRO:
3/4 time rubato, that is, played slowly "with feeling". Actually,
everyone wants to play it just like Mason does on the record...
* * *
/ \ / \ / \
E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|------------|
BB|1-------1---|--0---------|--0---------|--2---------|
G+G|----2-------|-0----------|-0--2-0-----|-2----------|
D MajorD|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A augmentedA|0-----------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E MajorE|------------|3-------2---|0-----------|------------|
* * *
h h / \ / \ h / \
E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|------------|
BB|--01--0-1---|--0---------|--0-------0-|--2---------|
G+G|-2--2-------|-0----------|-0--2-0-02--|-2----------|
D MajorD|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A augmentedA|0-----------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E MajorE|------------|3-------2---|0-----------|------------|
** ** **
/ \ / \ / \ Switches to 4/4 time here.
E MajorE|------------|0---------------|------------|
BB|--0---1---3-|------3-1---3---|--1-0-------|
G+G|-0---2---0--|----0-----------|------------| dramatic pause...
D MajorD|------------|----------------|2-----------|
A augmentedA|----0---2---|3-------0-------|------------|
E MajorE|3-----------|----------------|------------|
* - arpeggio (The sheet music would denote this as three notes together
with a squiggly line. You are supposed to know that the notes are
not played together.)
** - triplet (fill in the space that two notes usually take up with
three evenly spaced notes.)
h - hammer on the next note.
THE MAIN PART:
Up-tempo 4/4 time. The signature riff makes this song and the sheet
music doesn't give a clue about how to play it.
Thumb and two fingers are probably needed at a minimum. In the first
bar, the thumb plays the A augmentedA and D MajorD string notes. In the next two bars,
the thumb plays the E MajorE string notes, and in the fourth bar, it plays
the A augmentedA and D MajorD string notes.
For the first measure, finger a normal A minorAm chord. I find it works
well in the third measure to alternate the 2-0-2 on the G+G string
between the index and middle finger (play the BB string notes with
your middle finger, the first G+G string note with your index, the
second G+G string note with you middle finger again, and the next G+G
string note with your index finger again. (just a suggestion).
*
/ \
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|010-1-----1---0-|----------------|0---------0-----|----------------|
G+G|------2---------|----0-----0-----|--2-0-2-------2-|----2-----2-----|
D MajorD|----------2---0-|--0-----0-----0-|----------------|--2-----2-----2-|
A augmentedA|0-------0---0---|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|
E MajorE|----------------|3-----2-----0---|0-------0---0---|----------------|
Repeat 4 times.
* - pick the first note and hammer on and pull off the second and
third notes. pick the fourth. Thumb plays the A augmentedA and D MajorD string notes
in the first measure.
I haven't had time to check the rest of the posted "sheet music"
for inaccuracies, but this first part is the important one. You
can probably get most of the rest from sheet music.
Enjoy, and don't give up. It is a very rewarding tune to play.
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Artist: Mason Williams
Title: Classical Gas
Year: 1967
Chord voicings:
A augmentedA A minorAm A7sus Bb majorBb C majorC D MajorD DbDb 
DmDm D7D7 E MajorE E minorEm E7E7 FF G+G 
GbGb G7G7
e --0---0----3----1---0---2---1---1---2---0---0---0---1---3---2---1---
BB --2---1----3----3---1---3---2---3---1---0---0---0---1---0---2---0---
G+G --2---2----2----3---0---2---1---2---2---1---0---1---2---0---3---0---
D MajorD --2---2----2----0---2---0---3---0---0---2---2---0---3---0---4---0---
A augmentedA --0---0-------------3-------------------2---2---2-------2-------2---
E MajorE ----------------------------------------0---0---0-------3-------3---
Note: Time signatures change at different points in song.
3/4
|A minorAm |G+G |E minorEm |A minorAm |A minorAm |G+G |
4/4 2/4 4/4
|E minorEm |A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G |C majorC A minorAm |E MajorE |A minorAm |G+G |
|E minorEm |A minorAm |A minorAm |G+G |E minorEm |A minorAm |
|A minorAm |G+G |E minorEm |A minorAm |A minorAm |G+G |
2/4 4/4
|E minorEm |A minorAm G+G |A minorAm G+G |C majorC A minorAm |E minorEm |FF G+G |
6/4 3/4 4/4
|A minorAm G+G |A minorAm G+G |C majorC FF D7D7 G+G |E7E7 |A minorAm D MajorD |D MajorD |
5/4 6/4
|A minorAm D MajorD |D MajorD |A minorAm D MajorD |D MajorD G+G |G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb|A7sus |
4/4
|DmDm |DbDb |GbGb DbDb |DbDb |GbGb DbDb |E MajorE |
5/4 6/4 4/4
|A augmentedA E MajorE |E MajorE |A augmentedA G+G |G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb|A7sus |DmDm |
|DmDm |A minorAm |A minorAm |A minorAm |A minorAm |A minorAm |
|A minorAm |A minorAm |A minorAm G+G |C majorC |G+G |A minorAm |
|G7G7 |C majorC |G+G |A minorAm |G+G |E minorEm |
3/4 4/4
|A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G |C majorC FF D MajorD G+G |E MajorE |A minorAm |D MajorD |A minorAm |
5/4 6/4 4/4
|D MajorD |A minorAm |D MajorD |G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb|A7sus |DmDm |
|A minorAm |G+G |E minorEm |A minorAm |A minorAm |G+G |
|E minorEm |A minorAm |A minorAm |G+G |E minorEm |A minorAm |
|A minorAm |G+G |E minorEm |A minorAm G+G |A minorAm G+G |C majorC A minorAm |
2/4 4/4 3/4 4/4
|E minorEm |FF G+G |A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G |C majorC FF D MajorD G+G |E7E7 A minorAm|Am D MajorD G+G |
|C majorC FF Bb majorBb|DmDm |DmDm |D MajorD |D MajorD |A augmentedA |
Peace,
Paul Z [email protected]
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"A life without cause is a life without effect" - Dildano, 'Barbarella'
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