John 5 - Blues Balls Tab

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--------------|
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-----------|
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-------------|
2~~~~~~~~ 0 2 0 2 0
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
hold bend---------|
3b 3 3r 0 0 0 0 0 0
2b 2 2r2 0
0h1h2 0h1h2 0h1h2 0h1h2 0h1h2 2Br2p0
2\
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-------|
12
3/15b 12b
4 16~~~~~~~~~ 14~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~
16\ 14\12 10b
2
| | |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----------------|
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
16p12h15 20p16
16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12h15
11\4/ 22p16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12h15
16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12
D t t t t
16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12p15 16p12h15 21p17 20p16p12h15p12 15B~~~~~~
19p16p12h15 16p12h15
hold bend----------|
15h17p15 17B 17 17b 17 17 17 17 17 17B1/2r17p15 17\
2/ 17 17 17 17B1/2
pm---------|
17
7Br7 /14 14\5/14\5 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16b\
/16
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
| | |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)
11br11 pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11br11 pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grt.1(w/ octaver)
14Br14 pB14r14 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14Br14 pB14r14 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
pm------------| pm-------------| pm------------| pm-------------|
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-------------|
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-------------|
X4
2 2
2 2
0 0 2/3.1 2/3.1 2/3.1
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
| | |grt.2
pm pm
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
9h11h12p11p9\7 9~~~~~~~~~ 7/9h11h12p11p9\7 9~~~~~~~ 7p9/
16h17p16 14\9h11h12p11 9/14h15p14 12\7h9h10p9p7\2 0
0 0
pm-----------------|
7h10/15\10 10p7
10p7 10B 8
9 7
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~~~~
/14
| | |Grt.2 |
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
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
12 14 15 15 15 14 12
12 14 15 15 15 15 13 12
15 15 15 14 12 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
12
/15~~~~~~~~~~~ 12b /7
16~~~~~~~~~~ 14~~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
16\ 14\
t t t t t t t t t t t
9 10p9p8p7 11p10 11p10p9p8 12p11 12p11p10p9 13p12 13p12p11p10 14p13 14p13p12p11 15p14 15p14p13p12
t t t t t t t t t t t
15p14 15p14p13p12
15p14 15p14p13p12 15p14 15p14p13p12
15p14 15p14p13p12 15p14 15p14p13p12
15p14
t t t t t t
15p14 15p14p13p12
15p14p13p12 15p14 15p14p13p12
15p14p13p12\10b
12p10\
. . . . . . . . . w/ wah-wah
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
| |Grt.2 | | pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
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
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
**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)
11br11 pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11br11 pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grt.1(w/ octaver)
14Br14 pB14r14 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14Br14 pB14r14 14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/15b /14 15b
16 14~~~~~~~~~~~ 16
16\ 16\ 16\
* g string rings out because of heavy vibrato
12
12b
14~~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~
14\12 10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 :)

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