TAB: RONNIE EARL - Excellent Blues!
Steve Crane
HAPPY TAB DAY! Note: my tab(s) should be close enough to get you
started down the right path. I rarely look at them after the first or
second pass cuz' by then I have the song down (or at least the way I'm
going to play it). Therefore, I would greatly appreciate any
corrections (ESPECIALLY the lyrics).
I'm no Ronnie Earl (or Stevie, or Jimi, etc.) and never will be
(gettin' too old to change my ways or start a real musical career).
But I do play frequently with others and would LOVE to TRADE BLUES
TABS with ANYONE out there. (OLGA is the greatest but unfortunately
not well represented by blues offerings by contemporary musicians.)
Feel free to e-mail me anytime: scr...@mindspring.com
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ARTIST RONNIE EARL AND THE BROADCASTERS
SONG FOLLOW YOUR HEART
ALBUM DEEP BLUES
(5) OPTIONAL OR SILENT NOTE
P = PULL OFF
S = SLIDE
B = BEND
H = HAMMER
V = VIBRATO
Am7 575555
Dm7 X57565
C X3555X
D X5777X
G 355433 - ghost chord/note and/or bass note - come back to Am7
from D
^ ^ ^ ^ XX^
Rhythm Start/ Intro - Am7 |||||||||||| (4 times)
v v v vvv v
Lead Guitar Intro
Am7
-(5)-----------|-----------------------------|-(5)-----------|----------------
-(5)-5P3---3S5-|-----------------------------|-(5)-5-3---3S5-|----------------
---------5-----|---------5-7-5---------------|---------5-----|----------------
---------------|-7P5H7-7-------7-5-----------|---------------|----------------
---------------|-------------------7-5-------|---------------|----------------
---------------|-----------------------------|---------------|----------------
--5------------5------------------|-----------|-10B-8B----------8B----|-------
--5----------5---8P5--------------|-5P3---3S5-|--------10V-8-10---10V-|-------
--------5-7B---------7-5-7-5------|-----5-----|-----------------------|-------
----5-7----------------------7-5S-|-----------|-----------------------|-------
----------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-------
----------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-------
Dm7
------------|-5------------5------------------|--------------|----------------
--5-3---3S5-|-5----------5---8P5--------------|--------------|----------------
------5-----|-------5-7B---------7-5-------5B-|-7B-5-7P5-----|----------------
------------|---5-7------------------7-5-7----|----------7-5-|----------------
------------|---------------------------------|--------------|----------------
------------|---------------------------------|--------------|----------------
Am7 C
---------------|(pause)----10B-8-10-8----|------5----5---5---5---5---5-|------
----8----------|----------------------10-|----5---8V---8---8---8---8---|------
-S9---9-7-5----|-------------------------|-7B--------------------------|------
------------7V-|-------------------------|-----------------------------|------
---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|------
---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|------
D Am7
-5------------------------|-5-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-----------------------
---8-5-------5---5--------|-5-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-----------------------
-------7-5-7---7----------|-5-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-----------------------
-------------------7P5H7S-|-----------|---------------------------------------
--------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------
--------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------
Refrain 1 - mainly rhythm guitar
Am7 Am7
They always say, do whatcha' gotta' do
Am7 Am7
I always say, do what's good for you (lead fill)
Dm7 Dm7
They always say, I'm workin' for success
Am7 Am7
I think you should do, what makes your heart hurt less
C D (G) Am7
Follow your heart, right from the start, don't tear it apart
Refrain 2 - lead fills backgrund VERY low volume
Am7 Am7
If you're not good to you, you can't be good to me
Am7 Am7
You don't like your child, you hurt his game you see
Dm7 Dm7
Be true to you, there's nothin' else to do
Am7 Am7
Please show me baby, your heart is true
C D (G) Am7
Follow your heart, right from the start, don't tear it apart
Refrain 3 Intro - (No lead)
Am7 Am7
(No vocal - emphasis on drum)
Am7 Am7
(No vocal - emphasis on drum)
Refrain 3 (voice over style - Am7 times 8 measures)
I seen so many people, messin' up their life
Always hurtin' each other, and startin a real big fight
Why can't they see, I'm in it with all my might
Be true to yourself, and try to treat her right
Lead Guitar Solo -
(Am pentatonic scale/borrow heavily from lead intro)
Am7 (8 measures rhythm guitar)
Dm7 (2 measures rhythm guitar)
C, D,(G)and back to Am7
Repeat Refrain 1 with close and out
C D Am7
Follow your heart, right from the start, don't tear it apart
...... Don't tear it apart
...... So just follow your heart
...... Well follow your heart
...... Oh, follow your heart baby....
Close
Am7 (2 measures on heels of "baby" above)
C, D, Am7, G, Am7
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