Song: Blues Balls
Album: Songs For Sanity
Artist: John 5
Tune half step down Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Legend:
B bend full step
b bend half step
b1/4 bend up 1/4 step
B1/2 bend 1 1/2 steps up
pb pre bend
r realse bend
~ vibrato
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up
\ slide down
pm palm mute
t tap
n natural harmonic
ph pinch harmonic
d down pick
u up pick
tr trill
x play muted string
+ wah closed(toe down)
0 wah open(toe up)
. staccato
grt.1(dist.)
pm--------------|
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| 12b | |
| 12b | |
| 14~~~~~ 12~~~~~ | 2~~~~~~~~ 0 2 0 5 5b1/4 |
| 14\12 10b | 4 4b1/4 |
| | 0 0 0 3h4 |
pm------------| pm-------------| pm-------------| pm-----------|
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| 2~~~~~~~ 0 2 0 2 0 | 2~~~~~~~~ 0 2 0 5 5b1/4 |
| | 4 4b1/4 |
| 0 0 0 3h4 3b1/4p0 | 0 0 0 3h4 |
pm------------| pm-------------|
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| 2~~~~~~~~ 0 2 0 2 0 |
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| 0 0 0 3h4 3b1/4p0 |
slight pm-------------------------------------------------|
| 5 5/8 8 8/12 12 12/15 17 17\ | |
| 0h2 2 0h5 5 0h8 8 0h12 12 | |
| | 7 6 5 4 3 2 |
| | 0h6 6 7 0h5 0h4 0h3 0h2 0h1 |
| | 0h5 0h6 |
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hold bend---------|
| 3b 3 3r 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2b 2 2r2 0 | |
| | 0h1h2 0h1h2 0h1h2 0h1h2 0h1h2 2Br2p0 |
| | 2\ |
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| 0 12\ 0 | |
pm----| pm-------| pm-----------|
| 5 | |
| 5p8 8 | 5 |
| 7B 7 5 7/9 9\7 5 | 5b |
| 7 5 | 7 5 |
| | 7 5\3 5br5 3 5 3 |
| | 5 3 |
pm------| hold bend------|
| 0h10h12/15B 15 r15 12\ |
| 0h8h10 |
| 0h7h9 |
| 0h5h7 0h7h9 |
| 2 2 0h3h5 0h3h5 0h5h7 |
| 0 0 0h3h5 0h3h5 |
grt.1
pm-------|
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| | 12 |
| 3/15b | 12b |
| 4 16~~~~~~~~~ | 14~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 16\ | 14\12 10b |
| 2 | |
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|grt.2
| | |
| | 12 |
| | 12b |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4/ | 14~~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4/ | 14\12 10b |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2/ | |
pm-------------| pm-----------| pm-------------| pm----------------|
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| 2~~~~~~~~ 0 2 0 5 5b1/4 | 2~~~~~~~~~ 0 2 0 2 0 |
| 4 4b1/4 | |
| 0 0 0 3h4 | 0 0 0 3h4 3b1/4p0 |
t t t t t t t t
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| 16p12h15 20p16 |
| 16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12h15 |
| 11\4/ 22p16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12h15 |
| 16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12 |
D
t t t t
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| 16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12p15 16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12h15p12 15B~~~~~~ |
| 19p16p12h15 16p12h15 |
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hold bend----------|
| 15h17p15 17B 17 17b 17 17 17 17 17 17B1/2r17p15 17\ |
| 2/ 17 17 17 17B1/2 |
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pm---------|
| 17 |
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| 7Br7 /14 14\5/14\5 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16b\ |
| /16 |
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d---------| d----------|
| 12 15/16 17p16p15p14\12 |
| 12 13 |
| 12 15 15p14p13p12 14 |
| 13 15 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
d---------| d----------|
| 12 15/16 17p16p15p14\12 |
| 12 13 |
| 12 15 15p14p13p12 14 |
| 13 15 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
d----------| d----------| d----------|
| 12 15/16 17p16p15p14\12 12 15/16 17p16p15p14\12\ |
| 12 13 13 |
| 12 15 15p14p13p12 14 14 |
| 13 15 15 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
grt.1
pm-------|
| | |
| | 12 |
| 3/15b | 12b |
| 4 16~~~~~~~~~ | 14~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 16\ | 14\12 10b |
| 2 | |
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|grt.2
| | |
| | 12 |
| | 12b |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4/ | 14~~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4/ | 14\12 10b |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2/ | |
Grt.1(w/ octaver)
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| 11br11 pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11br11 pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Grt.1(w/ octaver)
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| 14Br14 pB14r14 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14Br14 pB14r14 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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pm------------| pm-------------| pm------------| pm-------------|
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| 2~~~~~~ 0 2 0 5 5b1/4 | 2~~~~~ 0 2 0 2 0 |
| 4 4b1/4 | |
| 0 0 0 3h4 | 0 0 0 3h4 3b1/4p0 |
pm------------| pm-------------| pm------------| pm-------------|
| | |
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| 2~~~~~~ 0 2 0 5 5b1/4 | 2~~~~~ 0 2 0 2 0 |
| 4 4b1/4 | |
| 0 0 0 3h4 | 0 0 0 3h4 3b1/4p0 |
**harmonic-------------|
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| | X4 |
| 2 2 |
| 2 2 |
| 0 0 2/3.1 2/3.1 2/3.1 |
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| 15p12 12 | 15 12 |
| 14p12 14 12 12b | 14br14p12 14 12 12b |
| 14 12 | 14 12 14\ |
| 14\12p10 12 10 10b1/4 | |
| 10 12 | |
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|grt.2
| pm | pm |
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7br7 5 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7br7 5b |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 15 |
| 15 12 12 |
| 14 12 14 12 12b |
| 14 12 |
| 14\12p10 12 10 10b1/4 |
| 10 12 |
| 12/15p12 12h14h15p14p12 |
| 12 15p12h14h15 15p14p12 |
| 12 15p14p12\ |
| 7 9/12 |
| 9 |
| 7h10 |
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| 9h11h12p11p9\7 9~~~~~~~~~ 7/9h11h12p11p9\7 9~~~~~~~ 7p9/ |
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| 16h17p16 14\9h11h12p11 9/14h15p14 12\7h9h10p9p7\2 0 |
| 0 0 |
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pm-----------------|
| | 7h10/15\10 10p7 |
| | 10p7 10B 8 |
| | 9 7 |
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| 5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5 7Br7p5 7/ | 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
hold bend----------|
| /7 8 10 8 7/8 10 12 10 8/12 13 15 13 12 12 15 15 15B~~~~~~~ | 17B1/2 17 17 r17 15 17~~~~ |
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| | /14 |
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|Grt.2
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| | 0 0 2 2 |
| 7 7 5 5 4 4 2 2 | 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| 12 14 15 15 15 14 12 12 |
| 12 14 15 15 15 14 12 12 12 14 15 15 15 14 12 |
| 12 14 15 15 15 14 12 15 15 |
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| 12 14 15 15 15 14 12 |
| 12 14 15 15 15 15 13 12 |
| 15 15 15 14 12 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| | 12 |
| /15~~~~~~~~~~~ | 12b /7 |
| 16~~~~~~~~~~ | 14~~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 16\ | 14\ |
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t t t t t t t t t t t
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| 9 10p9p8p7 11p10 11p10p9p8 12p11 12p11p10p9 13p12 13p12p11p10 14p13 14p13p12p11 15p14 15p14p13p12 |
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t t t t t t t t t t t
| 15p14 15p14p13p12 |
| 15p14 15p14p13p12 15p14 15p14p13p12 |
| 15p14 15p14p13p12 15p14 15p14p13p12 |
| 15p14 |
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t t t t t t
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| 15p14 15p14p13p12 |
| 15p14p13p12 15p14 15p14p13p12 |
| 15p14p13p12\10b |
| 12p10\ |
. . . . . . . . . w/ wah-wah
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| 12 15 15B~~~~~~ | |
| 12 13 14 | x x x x 7 9~~~~p7 x x x x x x |
| 12 13 14 | x x x x x x x x x x |
| /14 | |
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|Grt.2
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| pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /10\ |
+ 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 +
*hold bend and gradually release
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| 7 7 9 9~~ x | | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| 5h7 5 5 9 x | 7B 7b r7 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 7 7 | | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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**using a guitar with les paul style electronics,
set lead volume to 0 and rhythm volume to 10.
strike the strings while the pickup selector
switch is in ryhthm position then flip it back
forth between the two.
Grt.1(w/ octaver)
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| 11br11 pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11br11 pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Grt.1(w/ octaver)
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| 14Br14 pB14r14 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14Br14 pB14r14 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| /15b | /14 | 15b |
| 16 | 14~~~~~~~~~~~ | 16 |
| 16\ | 16\ | 16\ |
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* g string rings out because of heavy vibrato
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| 12 |
| 12b |
| 14~~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 14\12 10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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let ring----------------|
| 3b r3 0 3 0 0 |
| 0h3p0 3 0 |
| /4 2h3p2p0 0h1 |
| 2p0 2 |
| 2p0 |
| 3b 0 |
whew!!!! there it is!!! enjoy and please rate :)