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Blue Skies
Words and music by Gregg & Duane Allman & Dicky Betts
>From the album, "Eat A Peach"
Lyrics and chords transcribed by unknown author,
Solo transcribed and typed by Scott Zeunik; scott@zeunik.com
Notes:
This solo by Duane is one of my alltime favorites; and although he played this, along with Dicky,
using his slidework, I've written it here without the use of a slide. It may not be 100% accurate, but I bet it's
I hope you enjoy it, it took me 25-30 hours to figure out, literally, and 2-3 to transcribe. Please listen to the recording to get the proper feel for the timing.
V ^ ^ v ^ v..... let ring....
E--0----------------2---------------0---------------------0----------------|
B--0----------------3---------------2---------------------0----------------|
G--1----------------2---------------2---------------------1----------------|
D--2----------------0---------------2---------------------2----------------|
A--2----------------x---------------0---------------------2----------------|
E--0----------------x---------------x---------------------0----------------|
[E]Walk along the [B]river, [A]sweet lulla[E]by, it just keeps on [B]flowing,
[A]It don't worry 'bout where it's going, no, no[E] [A]
[E]Don't fly, mister blue[B]bird, I'm just [A]walking down the [E]road,
Early morning sun[B]shine [A]tell me all I need to know[E] [A]
{c:Chorus}
[B]You're my [A]blue sky, [E]you're my sunny [A]day.
[B]Lord, you know it [A]makes me high when you [E]turn your love my [A]way,
Turn your love my [F#m7]way, yeah[E]
Solo: r r
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------11^-9---11^-(13)-11p9----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
r r r r
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------10p9---------------------------------------|
G---11p9----9-11---11^-9---9h11------11p9---11^--^--^-9-----9h11p9----9----|
D--------11--------------------------------------------------------11------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
r hold...
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------9-10p9------------------|
G---9-11^-9-----9-9---------------9-9-9---9-9---11--------11p9---11^-------|
D-------------------11-9-----9h11------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
r
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------(13)-----(13)-11p9----9-9-----11-9---11^-11^-11p9----9-9---|
D----------------------------------11-----------------------------11-------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
r r r
E------------------------------------------12p9----------------------------|
B--------------10p9-----------------------------12p9-10-----9-10-----9-----|
G---------9h11------11p9-----11^--^--^-9-----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---11-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------11-9-11-7-----7-7-------------------------------------------------|
E------------------7h9-----------------------------------------------------|
[E]Good old sunday [B]morning, bells are [A]ringing every[E]where.
Goin to Carol[B]ina, it [A]won't be long and I'll be there[E] [A]
{c:Chorus}
Then back to "Intro" adding the 'Am' chord after the 'A'.
If anyone has any questions regarding this transcription, feel free to e-mail me.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Title: BLUE SKY (Dicky Betts)
[Intro] E A E A E D A E
[Verse] E B A E B Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing, A E A It don't worry 'bout where it's going, no, no. E B A E Don't fly, mister blue bird, I'm just walking down the road, B A E A Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know
[Chorus] | B A E A | You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day. | B A E A | Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way, | F#m7 E - Turn your love my way, yeah.
E A E A E B C# A5
E B A E Good old sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere. B A E A Goin to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there
TUNING FOR THIS VERSION: E B E G# B E (actual tuning: standard)
[Intro] E A E A E D A E (RIFF 1)
[Verse] E B A E Walk along the river, sweet lullaby B It just keeps on flowing A RIFF 2 It don't worry bout where it's going, no no E B A E Don't fly Mister Bluebird, I'm just walking down the road B A RIFF 3 Early morning sunshine, tells me all I need to know
[Chorus] B A E A You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day B A E A Lord you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way F#m Turn your love my way, yeah
[Solo] E A E A E A E A ... RIFF 4
E B A E Good old Sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere B A RIFF 3 Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there
CHORUS, RIFF 1
RIFF 1: E A E E A E E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G# -0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0--------0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0-------| E -0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0----0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0---| B -0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2--0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2-| E -0---------5---------------0------------0---------5---------------0-----------| E D A (F#m) E ---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0--------| ---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0--------| ---0-0-----10----------10-5-------5-(1)----0--------|F#m 2nd time only ---0---2-0-10----10h12----5---5h7---(2)----0--------| ---0-------10-10----------5-5-------(x)----0--------| ---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0--------|
CHORDS: E A B F#m D E 0 5 7 2 10 B 0 5 7 2 10 G# 0 5 7 1 10 E 0 5 7 2 10 B 0 5 7 x 10 E 0 5 7 2 10
NOTE: This song is actually NOT in EBEG#BE tuning, but rather in standard tuning. However, I think it makes it much easier to play this way, esp. with just one guitar. If you want to play it in standard, the chord names are still valid.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Since there wasn't an accurate tab of this song on this site, and since www.olga.net did have an accurate one, here it is. I didn't transcribe this. I suppose this SeanBrown guy did. But anyway, here it is. Plus a link to the site off of which this tab came.
This is the song off the 1972 recording by the Allman Brothers Band, "Eat A Peach". This song already has two chord files on the OLGA, but for this one, I attempted to the best of my ability to tab all the lead parts for the song, including the dual lead guitar breaks and the extended solo.
(rhythm guitar-acoustic, lead guitar-clean electric)
E A A A E E e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| B|--------------------------------12-14-|-14b(17)--14-----------------| G|--------------------9----11/13--------|---------------13\11--9------| D|-------------9-11---------------------|-----------------------------| A|---7---9/11---------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E D e|-----------------------|----------|---------------------------------| B|-----9-----------------|----9-----|---------------------------------| G|---9---9--11p9--------*|--9---9---|--/13--13--11---9---7------4h6---| D|----------------11p9--*|----------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------------|----------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------|----------|---------------------------------|
A E e|---0--|-0-------0--0-| B|------|--------------| G|------|----4h6-------| 4 beat rest until verse D|------|--------------| A|------|--------------| E|------|--------------|
Note: It sounds to me like there are two lead guitars in the intro. There is one dominant one while the other seems to be muddled in the background. There is also an organ part. It's hard to hear both of the guitars, so I only wrote it for one.
[Verse]
E B A E Walk ... E B A They ... A it's going, no no
(Basic lead guitar part under the verses and choruses)
E A B A e|-----------------------------------------|------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------|------------------------| G|---/13---11---9--------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------11---9-----------------|------------------------| A|--------------------------11----9----11\-|--7---------7--7--------| E|-----------------------------------------|--------7h9-------------|
E A e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------9---10---12--12b(14)-12--9------------| G|-------------------------9-------------------------------11~------| D|---------6---7--6---7/9-------------------------------------------| A|---7--9-----------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B A E A You're my ... B A E Lord you know .... A way Turn your ....
(Are you ready?)
Solo Part 1 (1:08-4:15)
lead gtr. 1:
E A e|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------| B|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------| G|---11b(13)-r 11--9---11b(13)--11b(13)r11--9-11p9----11--|-9h11------| D|--------------------------------------------------9-----|-----------| A|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|--------------------10p9-------|------------------------------------| G|---11b(13)--9--9-9-------11--9-|-11b(13)-11b(13)--(13)r11--9-----9--| D|-------------------------------|------------------------------11----| A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A E e|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| B|------------------|---------------------------|-------------12-14---| G|--9--11p9------9--|---------------------9--11-|-9---11/13-----------| D|-----------11-----|-11-\-7---7-7--9/11--------|---------------------| A|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| E|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
A E e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------| B|--12---14b(17)r14--12--------|-----------------------------|--------| G|-----------------------13\11-|-9--9h11--9--9-9--11-9-------|--------| D|-----------------------------|------------------------11p9-|-9h11---| A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------|
A e|----------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|----------------9--10p9-----|---------------------------------------| G|--9--9-9-9--11-----------11-|-11b(14)--11b(14)r11--9--11p9-----9--9-| D|----------------------------|-------------------------------11------| A|----------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E e|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------|----------------------------------------9-10p9----------| G|--9--11--9-|-11b(13)--11b(13)--11p9-----11---9--11----------11-9----| D|-----------|--------------------------9-----------------------------| A|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A E e|-----------------------------------12-9------|----------------------| B|----------------------------------------12-9-|-10--9-10--9-10--9----| G|--11b(13)-11b(13)-r-11--9----9---9-----------|----------------------| D|--------------------------11-----------------|----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|----------------------|
A E e|------------|--------------------------------------|----------------| B|---------9--|-10p9--10p9---------10-9--------------|----------------| G|---11--9----|-------------11--9--------11--9--11-9-|-11b(13)--------| D|------------|--------------------------------------|----------------| A|------------|--------------------------------------|----------------| E|------------|--------------------------------------|----------------|
A e|-------------------------------------------|------------------------| B|-----------------------10------------------|-------------9--10p9----| G|--11b(13)-(13)r11-p-9------11b(13)--9----9-|-11p9-----9----------11-| D|--------------------------------------11---|-------11---------------| A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E A e|------------|-----------14b(16)-(16)r14--12-------|-----------------| B|------------|-----12------------------------14-12-|-12--12h14--12---| G|--9--9-11-9-|-/13---------------------------------|-----------------| D|------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------| A|------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------| E|------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
E A e|------------------|------------------------------------|------------| B|--12--14p12-------|-------------------------------10-9-|-9-10-9-----| G|------------13/11-|--9---9-11p9-----9---9-9--11p9------|------------| D|------------------|--------------11--------------------|------------| A|------------------|------------------------------------|------------| E|------------------|------------------------------------|------------|
E e|---------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|--9-10-12---10-9-10---9----|--9-------------------------------------| G|------------------------11-|------11-9-11---9-9-9-------------------| D|---------------------------|-----------------------11/9--7-7--7-7---| A|---------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A E e|-------------------------------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------------------12-14----|-12-12-12-12h14p12------| G|-------9-9--11p9-----9--9--11/13--------13-|-------------------13---| D|--/11-------------11-----------------------|------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A e|------------------|------16--17p16-17p16---------17p16-----| B|--12--12-12--14--/|-(17)-----------------17-17---------17--| G|------------------|----------------------------------------| D|------------------|----------------------------------------| A|------------------|----------------------------------------| E|------------------|----------------------------------------|
E e|--16h19p16---16h17p16----16h19p16----16h17p16----16h19p16-----------| B|----------17----------17----------17----------17----------17--------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A e|--16h17h16----|-16h19p16----16h17p16----16------17-17-17p16---------| B|-----------17-|----------17----------17------17-------------17-17---| G|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E A e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------| B|--17\16-16-16-16\12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10\9------|-10-9--------------| G|-------------------------------------------11-9-|------11-9--9-11---| D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------| A|------------------------------------------------|-------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E e|---------------------|-12-9-----------------------------------------| B|--9--10p9------------|-------12-10-9---------------9--10--12--9-----| G|----------11--9--9-9-|---------------11-9---9--11-------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A E e|---------------------------------------------------------|----------| B|--12b(14)--(14)r12p9-12--12b(14)-------------------------|-----12---| G|----------------------------------11b(13)--11-9-----9----|-/13------| D|-------------------------------------------------11---11-|----------| A|---------------------------------------------------------|----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|----------| A e|-----------12---------------------|----------------------------------| B|--12h14p12----14-12---------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------13\11--9----9-|-9h11--11b(13)--9--9-9--11p9------| D|-----------------------------11---|-----------------------------11p9-| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E A e|--------------------12---------------------|------------------------| B|-----12---12h14p12-----14-12---------------|----10------------------| G|-/13-------------------------13\11--9----9-|-11-----11b(13)--9--9-9-| D|--------------------------------------11---|------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E A e|------12------14-16-17-16-17-----------14-|----------------------| B|--/14------14-----------------17-14h17----|-14---14h17--10--10---| G|------------------------------------------|----------------------| D|------------------------------------------|----------------------| A|------------------------------------------|----------------------| E|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E A e|--12-12-----12------------------|-----------------------------------| B|---------14----14p12------------|-------9-----9--10p9----9----------| G|---------------------13\11-9----|--9h11----11---------11----11p9----| D|-----------------------------11-|-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E A e|----------------12-14--14b(16)r14-12-14-|-12--14------12------------| B|------12--12-14-------------------------|---------14------14--------| G|--/13-----------------------------------|--------------------13-----| D|----------------------------------------|---------------------------| A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E A e|------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------| B|--12h14p12--|-12----14--12-----14----12-----------|-----------------| G|------------|----13---------13----13-----13\11----|-9-----9---11----| D|------------|----------------------------------11-|----11--------11-| A|------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------| E|------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
E A e|------------|----------------------------------|--------------------| B|------------|-12----14-12------14-12-----------|--------------------| G|--9h11p9----|----13---------13--------13\11----|-9--11-9---11-------| D|---------11-|-------------------------------11-|--------------11----| A|------------|----------------------------------|--------------------| E|------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|
E A e|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------| B|--------12-----|-12---14---12h14-12-----14----12-----|--14----12----| G|--9/13------13-|--------------------13-----13-----13-|-----13-------| D|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------| A|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------| E|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------|
E e|-------12--14p12--12-14-|-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)--(16)r14--12-14---| B|---14-------------------|-------------------------------------------| G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A E e|--(16)r14-12-14--12----12--14p12----12-14-|-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)-| B|--------------------14-----------14-------|-------------------------| G|------------------------------------------|-------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A E e|--(16)r14--12-|-14/16--16\14--14---12----12----------|--------------| B|--------------|-----------------------14----14p12----|-14--12h14p12-| G|--------------|-----------------------------------13-|--------------| D|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------| A|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|
A e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------14--12----------12----14-|-12----------12----------12----14---| G|--13---------13\11/13----13----|----13\11/13----13\11/13----13------| D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E A e|--------------|-------12-14--14b(16)-(16)-(16)r14--14--12-|-14--16--| B|--12----------|-12h14-------------------------------------|---------| G|-----13\11/13-|-------------------------------------------|---------| D|--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------| A|--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------| E|--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
A e|--16-17--17-17-17p16--14-|-14--16--17-17--19--19-19--19b(21)-|------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------| D|------------------------|-----------------------------------|------| A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------|
E A e|--(21)b19--19p17--17-16-16h17p16-|-16--17-17-17p16--16-16p14--14----| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E A e|--14p12-|-12-12p9----9-12p9--12----9--12p9-----12-----|-9--12p9-----| B|--------|---------12------------12----------12----12--|-------------| G|--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------| D|--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------| A|--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------| E|--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------|
A e|--12b(14)-12---9----9------|----------------------------------------| B|-----------------12---12p9-|-9--10p9----10-10p9---------------------| G|---------------------------|---------11---------11-9------9--9-9----| D|---------------------------|-------------------------9h11-----------| A|---------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E A E e|------------------12-14-12-|-------------------------------|---------| B|-----------12-14-----------|-------------12--14-12---------|---------| G|--9-11/13------------------|----9--11/13-----------13\11-9-|-9-11/13-| D|---------------------------|-11----------------------------|---------| A|---------------------------|-------------------------------|---------| E|---------------------------|-------------------------------|---------|
A E e|--------12-14-12-|-----------------------------------|--------------| B|--12-14----------|-------------12--14-12-------------|------9-10p9--| G|-----------------|----9-11/13------------13/11-9-----|-9-11---------| D|-----------------|-11-----------------------------11-|--------------| A|-----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------| E|-----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------|
A e|------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|------------------------------|-----------------------12-------------| G|--11-9----9-11p9----9---------|-9--9-11p9-----9-11/13----13\11-9-----| D|-------11--------11---11-9-11-|-----------11----------------------11-| A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E A e|-------------------------------------------|------------------------| B|-------9-10p9----------9-10p9----9---------|------------------------| G|--9-11--------11-9-11---------11---11p9----|------9-11p9---------9--| D|----------------------------------------11-|-9-11--------11-9-11----| A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E A e|------------------------------------------|------------------------| B|-------9-10p9---------9-10p9----9---------|------------------------| G|--9-11--------11-9-11--------11---11-9----|------9-11p9---------9--| D|---------------------------------------11-|-9-11--------11-9-11----| A|------------------------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E A B A e|----------|------------|---------------------------------------------| B|----------|------------|-------9-/12-10h12p10-9----------------------| G|--11p9----|-9---------*|-----9-------------------11-9----------------| D|-------11-|---11-9-11-*|-/11--------------------------11-9--11-\-7---| A|----------|------------|---------------------------------------------| E|----------|------------|---------------------------------------------|