Courtyard Blues tab by Zatopeks

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Intermediate

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              Courtyard Blues - Zatopeks
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Submitted by Daphne

Track 10 from the Album "Damn Fool Music"

Tuning: EADGBe (standard)

Part A (Acoustic) x2
Part B (Acoustic + Lead)
Part C (Verse)
Part D (Acoustic + Lead) x2
Part E (Acoustic) x 2
Part C (Verse)
Part F (Ending)

Part A (Acoustic Guitar)

e|-------3-------3-----------------------------------------------3-2---------|
B|-----3-------3-----------------------------1-----------------3-----3---3---|
G|---0-------0---------------0-------------2-----------0-----2---------2-----|
D|-----------------------0-2---2---------2-----------0-----0-----------------|
A|---------------------2---------2-----0-----------2-------------------------|
E|-3-------2---------0---------------------------3---------------------------|
 Gmaj  F#/Gmaj   Eminor      Aminor  Gmaj   Dmaj

e|-------3-------3---------------------------------------3-------------------|
B|-----3-------3--------------------------0-1------------2-------------------|
G|---0-------0-------------0------------2-----2---2------3-------------------|
D|---------------------0-2---2--------2---------2--------0-------------------|
A|-------------------2---------2----0----------------------------------------|
E|-3-------2-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
 Gmaj  F#/Gmaj   Eminor      Aminor       Dmaj

Part B (Acoustic)

e|--------3-------3---0~-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------3-----0~-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----0-------0-------0~-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2~-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------2~-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------2---------0~-----------------------------------------------------|
           Lead guitar comes in on this chord
Part B (Lead)

e|--7~-----------7--------------------------7~-------------------------------|
B|--8~---------8---8---8---------8-------8--8~-------------------------------|
G|--9~-------9-------9---------9-------9----9~-------------------------------|
D|--9~-----9-----------------9-------9------9~-------------------------------|
A|--7~---------------------7-------7--------7~-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring          Acoustic Part B is played here

Part C (Verse Lead)
The acoustic guitar is playing Part A over this lead section

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-2-4-2-0-------0-5-5-4-5-4-2----5-7-7-7-5-7-5-4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---5----5-7-5-4~~~------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part D

Acoustic
e|--------3-------3--------------------------0--------------3----------------|
B|------3-------3----------------------------1-------2------3-------2--------|
G|----0-------0----------------0-----------2-2-----2-3----0-0-----2-3--------|
D|-----------------------0(h2)---2---------2----0~-0------2----0~-0----------|
A|---------------------2-----------2----0~-0------------3~-------------------|
E|--3-------2--------0-------------------------------------------------------|

Lead

e|----7-----7-5------------------------------------------------------7-------|
B|--8---8-------7-----------5-----------------7/8-10-12-10-8-7-------8-------|
G|--------7-------7-5-4-5-4---7-5-4--4-5-4-2-------------------------7-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                Second time end
                                on this chord

Part E (Acoustic Bridge)

Chords: A minor, D major, E minor, G major
Then:  C major (2bars), D major (2 bars)

With the G major and D major endings, let go and re-fret your pinky on the
high e stringto replicate the chords played

This whole section is played twice

Part E (lead) [Played at 1.59]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7/10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part F (Ending)

Acoustic

e|-------3-------3-----------------------------------------------3-2---------|
B|-----3-------3-----------------------------1-----------------3-----3---3---|
G|---0-------0---------------0-------------2-----------0-----2---------2-----|
D|-----------------------0-2---2---------2-----------0-----0-----------------|
A|---------------------2---------2-----0-----------2-------------------------|
E|-3-------2---------0---------------------------3---------------------------|
 Gmaj  F#/Gmaj   Eminor      Aminor  Gmaj   Dmaj

e|-------3-------3---------------------------------------------3-2------0~~--|
B|-----3-------3--------------------------0-1----------------3----------0~~--|
G|---0-------0-------------0------------2-----2---2--------2------------0~~--|
D|---------------------0-2---2--------2---------2--------0--------------2~~--|
A|-------------------2---------2----0-----------------------------------2~~--|
E|-3-------2-------0----------------------------------------------------0~~--|
 Gmaj  F#/Gmaj   Eminor      Aminor       Dmaj      Emin

Lead

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-2-4-2-0-------0-5-5-4h5p4-2-0-2-----5-7-7-7-5-7-5-4------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---5----5-7-5-4-----4-2-0-2~~~------------------------------------------|
A|----7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| /  slide up
|  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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