Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
(Explanation of the notation used is at the end)

Gimme Three Steps
Lynyrd Skynyrd
(pronounced)
MCA MCAD1685


[Intro]
(Guitar 1)
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--7-7---7-7---7-------7-------|-2-2---2-2---2-------2-------|
D|--7-7---7-7---7-------7-------|-2-2---2-2---2-------2-------|
A|------9-----9-----7-9---7-9-0-|-----4-----4-----2-4---2-4-0-|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------|


(Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7---7-7---7-----7-------|-2-2---2-2-----7---7-7---7-------|
D|-7-7---7-7---7-----7-------|-2-2---2-2-----7---7-7---7-------|
A|-----9-----9---7-9---7-9-0-|-0-0---0-0-7/9---9-----9---------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------|


(Guitar 1)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7-----7--7-----7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-----|
D|--7--9-----7--9-----7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7-----|
A|--0--0-----0--0-----0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
|(Guitar 2)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------10---10---10----7--7-10-7--10------7---7-9-7-|
G|--9b(11)-(11) (11) (11)r9-7--7--9-7---9b11r9-7---7-9-7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------9-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
(hold the bend)

(Guitar 1)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-4---2-4---2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
e|-----------------------------|
B|---5----5------------------7-|
G|---4b6--4b6r4----------7-9---|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------------3b--0---------|
E|-----------------------------|


(Guitar 1)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7-----7--7-----7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-----|
D|--7--9-----7--9-----7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7-----|
A|--0--0-----0--0-----0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----------10----------10-------10---10----10------7---|
G|--9b11r9-7----9b11r9-7----9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b11r9-7---|
D|-----------9-----------9-------------------------------9-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


(Guitar 1)
e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------14--|
G|-----------------2----14--|
D|-----------2-----2----14--|
A|-------2-4---3b--0--------|
E|-0-3-4--------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------14--|
G|-----------------2----14--|
D|-----------2-----2----14--|
A|-------2-4---3b--0--------|
E|-0-3-4--------------------|


(Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7---7--7---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-----|
D|--7--9---7--9---7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7-----|
A|--0--0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
e|----------------------11---------11----------------|
B|-10-------7---7--10--------10----------------------|
G|--9b11r9--7---7---9b11------9b11-------------------|
D|------------9--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


(Guitar 1)
e|--------------------0-|
B|--------------------0-|
G|------4---------1-----|
D|------5---------2-----|
A|------5---------2-----|
E|-/3---3---3-2-1-0-----|
|
| (Guitar 2)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-/5---5---5-4-3-2-----|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

(Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7---7--7---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-----|
D|--7--9---7--9---7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7-----|
A|--0--0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------7--7--10--7-10----7---7-10--7--------|
G|--9b11r9b11r9-7--7---9--7--9b11-7---7--9--7--------|
D|----------------------------------9----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1 & 2)
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------7-------------7----|
G|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
D|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
A|-0-0---0-3h4-----9-----9---9------|
E|----------------------------------|


[Verse]
(Guitar 1)

plays rhythm in bars 5-12, with flourishes on the E breaks, for instance:

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2---------2--------|
D|-----------2-----2------------------|
A|-------2-4---3b--0--0--2/4----4p3p0-|
E|-0-3-4------------------------------|


Lead break #1 (well excuse me...)

D
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------7-7---10-------7---7--10--7-|
G|--9b11r9b11r9-7-7----9b11r9--7---7---9--7-|
D|------------------9------------9----------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

A
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5-----2--2---2--5------2----2--5--2--|
G|-4b6-4b6-4b6r4-2--2---2--4b6r4--2----2--4--2--|
D|--------------------4--------------4----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10----7--7-10-7-|
G|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)r9-7--7--9-7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------9-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

A
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------7-------------7----|
G|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
D|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
A|-0-0---0-3h4-----9-----9---9------|
E|----------------------------------|

Lead break #2 (for sure...)

D
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-------10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|
G|-------10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|
D|---7-9-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|
A|-9----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

A
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5-----2---5-----2---2--5--2----|
G|-4b6-4b6-4b6r4-2---4b6r4-2---2--4--2----|
D|-----------------4---------4----------4-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

D A
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|----------------------14--|
G|-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|-----------------2----14--|
D|-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|-----------2-----2----14--|
A|------------------------------------|-------2-4---3b--0--------|
E|------------------------------------|-0-3-4--------------------|


D E
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|-------------------7---|
G|-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|-----------------7---9-|
D|-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|-/5---5---5-5-/9-------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------|


D
e|------------------------------------|
B|-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|
G|-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|
D|-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-10\9\7-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

A D
e|---------------------------------|
B|-5\4\2--5\4--10\9\7---7--7-----7-|
G|-5\4\2--5\4--10\9\7---7--7-----7-|
D|-5\4\2--5\4--10\9\7---7--7-----7-|
A|--------------------9-------9----|
E|---------------------------------|

outtro lead
D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------10---10----10-------10---10----10-------10---10----|
G|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

A
e|------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---7-10-7-|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7--9-7-|-----2------2--4b6-4b6-4b6r4p2---2-4b6r4p2---2-4-2-|
D|---9--------|-------------------------------4-----------4-------|
A|------------|-2h3----2h3----------------------------------------|
E|------------|---------------------------------------------------|

D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------10---10----10-------10---10----10-------10---10----|
G|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

A
e|------------|--------------------------|
B|-7---7-10-7-|----------------------14--|
G|-7---7--9-7-|-----------------2----14--|
D|---9--------|-----------2-----2----14--|
A|------------|-------2-4---3b--0--------|
E|------------|-0-3-4--------------------|

D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------10---10----10-------10---10----10-------10---10----|
G|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

A
e|------------|----------------------|
B|-7---7-10-7-|----------------------|
G|-7---7--9-7-|----------------------|
D|---9--------|-/5---5---5-4-3-2-----|
A|------------|----------------------|
E|------------|----------------------|

D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------10---10----10-------10---10----10-------10---10----|
G|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------|----------------------------------|
B|-7---7-10-7-|---------------7-------------7----|
G|-7---7--9-7-|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
D|---9--------|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
A|------------|-0-0---0-3h4-----9-----9---9------|
E|------------|----------------------------------|


===================================================================
== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==
===================================================================

---------- ----------
----5h8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Bent Note
---------- ----------
----5p8--- Pulloff ----------

---------- ----------
----5/8--- Slide Up -----x---- Dead Note
---------- ----------
----5\8--- Slide Down ----------

---------- ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*||
---------- ||*----*||
---------- ||------||

some special notation I used for this piece:

typical 'rockabilly' lick:

--------------------- start the lick by picking the notes on the 2nd
--10-------10---10--- and 3rd strings, bend the 3rd string up to the note
---9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9 in parens. hold the bend this way and pick the 2nd
--------------------- and 3rd strings the required number of times. on the
last set, release the 3rd string back to its original
position. kinda like a pedal-steel, no?


--3b---0------------- a 'slight' bend, usually pulled off to an open string.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is how I play this song with only me and my acoustic guitar.
Since that is how I usually play, alone and acoustic, I would like
to present a tab that is easy and straightforward, and hopefully sounds
great, for others who generally play alone and acoustic.

GIMME THREE STEPS

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7--7---7-7---7------7--------2--2---2-2---2------2-----------------------|
D-7--7---7-7---7------7--------2--2---2-2---2------2-----------------------|
A------9-----9----7-9---7-9-0-------4-----4----2-4---2-4-0-----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7--7---7-7---7------7--------2--2--2-----7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7---------------|
D-7--7---7-7---7------7--------2--2--2-----7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7---------------|
A------9-----9----7-9---7-9-0--0--0--0-2-4-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5---------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
feel free to really stretch those bends all over the place.
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10-10-10-10-7-7-----10-10-7----------5--5--------------------------------|
G-9b-9b-9b-9b-7-7---7-9b-9b-7---7-9-7--4b-4b----------2------7-------------|
D-----------------9-----------9-----------------------2--7-9---------------|
A--------------------------------------------3b-0-0-0-0--------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------9---------------10----10-|
B-10-7-10-7-10-10-10-7----------------------------10--10-7-----10----10----|
G-9b-7-9b-7-9b-9b-9b-7---7-9-7-----------------2--9---9b-7---7-9b----9b----|
D----------------------9------------------2----2-----------9---------------|
A-------------------------------------2-4---3b-0---------------------------|
E-------------------------------0-3-4--------------------------------------|

e-------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------0--10~~10~-7-7-----10-7--------------------------------|
G-------------------1--9b~~9b~-7-7---7-9b-7---7-9-7-2-2-2-----7-7-7--7-7---|
D-4/5-5-5-4-3-2-2-2-2--------------9--------9-------2-2-2-----7-7-7--7-7---|
A-------------2-2-2---------------------------------0-0-0-2-4-5-5-5--5-5---|
E-2/3-3-3-2-1-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------|

D D
I was cuttin the rug down at a place called 'The Jug'
A A
with a girl named Linda Lou
D D
When in walked a man with a gun in his hand
E A
he was looking for you know who.
D D
He said "Hey there fellow with the hair coloured yellow,
G F#/G E
watcha tryin' to proove?
D D
Cuz' thatsa' my woman there and I'm a man who cares
A D
and this might be all for you" (I said "excuse me!")

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10-10-10-10-7-7-----10-10-7----------5--5--5------5----------------------|
G-9b-9b-9b-9b-7-7---7-9b-9b-7---7-9-7--4b-4b-4b-2---4b-4-2---2-4-2---------|
D-----------------9-----------9-------------------4--------4---------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7---------------------------------------------|
G-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9--7---7-9-7--2-2-2-----7-7--7-7-7---------------|
D------------------------------9--------2-2-2-----7-7--7-7-7---------------|
A---------------------------------------0-0-0-2-4-5-5--5-5-5---------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D D
I was scared and fearing for my life
A A
shaking like a leaf on a tree
D D
Cuz' he was lean and mean and big and bad, Lord,
E A
pointing that gun at me
D D
OHHH "wait a minute mister, I didn't even kiss her,
G F#/G E
don't want no trouble with you
D D
and I know you don't owe me but I wish you would let me
A D
ask one favour from you

Chorus: D D
Say won't you Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister,
A A
gimme 3 steps toward the door?
D D
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister
A D
and you'll never see me no more. (for Sure)

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-5--5--5------5----------------------------|
G-----7-9b-7-9b-7-9b-7-9b-7-9b-7-4b-4b-4b-2---4b-4-2---2-4-2---------------|
D-7-9---------------------------------------4--------4---------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------9--------------------------------------|
B-10-10-10-10-10--------------------10--10-10-10-10-10----------------7----|
G-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-----------------2--9---9b-9b-9b-9b-9b--------------7---9~-|
D---------------------------2----2----------------------4/5-4/5-5/9--------|
A-----------------------2-4---3b-0-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------0-3-4----------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7--5----2---2-------------------------------------|
G-9b-7-9b-7-9b-7-9b-7-9b-7--4b-4-2-0-2-10-9-7-7--7-7-7--7-7----------------|
D-------------------------------------------7-7--7-7-7--7-7----------------|
A-------------------------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5-5----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D D
O well the crowd cleared away and I began to pray
A A
and the water fell down to the floor
D D
and I'm telling you, son, it ain't no fun,
E A
staring straight down a fourty-four.
D D
Well, he turned and screamed at Linda Lou,
G E
and that's the break I was looking for
D D
and you could hear me screaming a mile away
A D
as I was headed out toward the door.

REPEAT CHORUS.

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--7--------------------------------------------|
G-9b-9b-9b--9b-9b-9b--9b-9b-9b--7---7-9-7~------2-----2-4b-4b-4bp2---2---4-2-|
D---------------------------------9--------------------------------4---4-----|
A-------------------------------------------2h3---2h3------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------9----------------|
B-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7----------------------------10---------------|
G-9b-9b-9--9b-9b-9--9b-9b-9--7---7-9-7-----------------2--9----------------|
D------------------------------9------------------2----2-------------------|
A---------------------------------------------2-4---3b-0-------------------|
E---------------------------------------0-3-4------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
B-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-7------------------------0-------------------|
G-9b-9b-9---9b-9b-9--9b-9b-9--7---7-9-7--------------1-1-------------------|
D-------------------------------9--------4/5-5-5-4-3-2-2-------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------2-2-------------------|
E----------------------------------------2/3-3-3-2-1-0-0-------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-7--------------------------------------------|
G-9b-9b-9---9b-9b-9--9b-9b-9--7---7-9-7--2-2-2-----7-7-7-------------------|
D-------------------------------9--------2-2-2-----7-7-7-------------------|
A----------------------------------------0-0-0-2-4-5-5-5-------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

That is pretty much it. Mess around with it and it should sound pretty close to the
song. Remember this is a transcription for ONE guitar. it sounds great on acoustic or
electric, but if on an acoustic you really have to bend those strings.

JIFIGZ
Song info
Gimme Three Steps
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2001
  • Rock
  • Southern Rock
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