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Song: Free
Band: Phish
Album: Billy Breathes
Tabber: frankv

Oh, and I worked really hard on this so please don't steal it.

h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide
b - bend
r - bend release
pb - pre-bend
~ - vibrato
(n) - ghost note
x - mute note

Intro

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Verse 1
For those who don't like following tabs strictly the chords are:
|D#   |D#   |C#   |G# F#|\
|D#   |D#   |C#   |G# F#| \_2x
|C# G#|D#   |C# G#|D#   | /
|C# G#|D#   |C# G#|D#   |/

 D#                  D#

                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 C#                   G#       F#

                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 D#                  D#

                   2h  0                 
                 0 0 (0)       0        
               1               1        
                               2        
                                        
                                        

 C#                   G#       F#

                                        
                          5        3    
                        6        4      
                      7        5        
                                        
                                        

 C#        G#         D#

       2        0           0           
     3   3    2   2         0           
   2        2               1           
                      2  2  2           
                                        
                                        

 C#        G#         D#

       2        0           0           
     3   3    2   2         0           
   2        2               1           
                      2  2  2           
                                        
                                        

 C#        G#         D#

       2        0           0           
     3   3    2   2         0           
   2        2               1           
                      2  2  2           
                                        
                                        

 C#        G#         D#

       2        0     0                 
     3   3    2   2   0                 
   2        2         1                 
                      2                 
                      2                 
                      0                 

 D#                  D#

                                        
                                        
   /9                 (9)               
                                        
                                        
                                        

 C#                   G#       F#

                                        
                                        
   (9)/11             \9                
                                        
                                        
                                        

 D#                  D#

                                        
                                        
   /9                            6h7p6  
                                        
                                        
                                        

 C#                   G#       F#

                                        
                                        
  h6            6p4   h6b7  2p1h2       
                                        
                                        
                                        

 C#        G#         D#

                                        
                                        
   4~~~      2  h4p2                    
                      2~~               
                                        
                                        

 C#        G#         D#

                                        
                                        
   7  6  4h6p4 6  7 6  4                 
                                        
                                        
                                        

 C#        G#         D#

                                        
                                        
         9  7 6h7h6   7  6  4           
                                        
                                        
                                        

 C#        G#         D#

                       0                
                       0                
                       1                
                       2                
                       2                
                       0                

Chorus 1
2x
  D#                         C#

          12    14p12              10 12p10         
       12    12       12        10          10      
   /13                      /11                11   
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    

  G#          F#          G#

       9 12      7 10         5 7p5       
    10         8            5       5     
                          6           6   
                                          
                                          
                                          

  D#

       0                       0        
       0                       0        
    1  1               1       1        
    2                  2                
    2                  2                
    0                  0                

Solo
Chords:
|C#   |G# F#|D#   |D#   |
|C#   |G# F#|D#   |D#   |
|C# G#|D#   |C# G#|D#   |
|C# G#|D#   |C# G#|D#   |

The first note actually start during the last chord of the chorus.
  D#                  D#

                        12~~~      12~~ 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

  C#                  G#         F#

   12~~~                                      
                                              
                      14 13 14b16r14 13       
                                        14 12 
                                              
                                              

  D#                  D#

       12                               
       12                               
   13  14b16          pb16   r14        
   14                                   
                                        
                                        

  C#                  G#         F#

                                        
                                        
   14 13   b14        13h14 14p13       
                                   14 12
                                        
                                        

  D#                  D#

                                        
                                        
                                        
   14~~~               (14)~~~          
                                        
                                        

  C#        G#          D#

                                          
                                          
                                          
   12h14~14p12p14p12 14  14~~              
                                          
                                          

For the next couple of bars bend the string like it's a vibrato and listen to the
very well.
  C#       G#         D#

   16b17~                               
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

  C#       G#         D#

   16b17~                               
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

  C#       G#         D#

   16b17~                               
                                        
                                        
                      14~~              
                                        
                                        

Chorus 2
  D#                         C#
 G1

          12    14p12              10 12p10         
       12    12       12        10          10      
   /13                      /11                11   
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
|
|G2

                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
    14~~~                    12~~~                  
                                                    
                                                    

  G#          F#          G#

       9 12      7 10         5 7p5       
    10         8            5       5     
                          6           6   
                                          
                                          
                                          
|

                                          
                                          
                                          
    11~~~                                 
               14~~~      12~~~           
                                          

Bridge
This is the only part of the song I won't transcribe completely.
Guitar 1 just plays the chords below.

  D#
 G1

    0  0               0  0             
    0  0               0  0             
    1  1               1  1             
    2  2               2  2             
    2  2               2  2             \
    0  0               0  0              \
                                           \_4x
  D#                                       /

    0  0                                 /
    0  0                                /
    1  1                                
    2  2                                
    2  2                                
    0  0                                

For guitar 2 Trey used a wah along with some pretty thick distortion (the reason I didn't
transcribe it).
This lick is is used 3 times in this part so you might want to use it too. For the rest just
use a lot of mute notes, two-string bends and short little licks in the key of D# mixolydian
(D# major with a flatted 7 in case you didn't know).
 G2

                     
                     
   14b16r14p13       
               14    
                     
                     

Verse 2
Chords:

|D#  |D#  |D#  |D#  |\_3x
|C#  |C#  |C#  |C#  |/
|D#  |D#  |D#  |D#  |
|C#M7|C#M7|C#M7|C#M7|

 G1

                                        
    9  9               9  9             
    9  9               9  9             
    9  9               9  9             
    7  7               7  7             
                                        
|
|G2

                                        
                                        
    x  9~~~                             
    x                                   
                                        
                                        


                                        
    9  9                                
    9  9                                
    9  9                                
    7  7                                
                                        
|

                                        
                                    9 10
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        


                                        
    5  5               5  5             
    5  5               5  5             
    5  5               5  5             
    3  3               3  3             
                                        
|
|*Instead of just bending make it sound like a wide vibrato

                                        
   10b12r10b12r10b12r  10b12r10b12r10p8  
                                       9
                                        
                                        
                                        


                                        
    5  5                                
    5  5                                
    5  5                                
    3  3                                
                                        
|

                                        
       9 1012p10p9                      
      9           9 7 9 7                
                      9 7 9 7 6 7 6     
                                   5    
                                        


                                        
    9  9               9  9             
    9  9               9  9             
    9  9               9  9             
    7  7               7  7             
                                        
|

                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        


                                        
    9  9                                
    9  9                                
    9  9                                
    7  7                                
                                        
|

                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        


                                        
    5  5               5  5             
    5  5               5  5             
    5  5               5  5             
    3  3               3  3             
                                        
|

          /10\                          
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        


                                        
    5  5                                
    5  5                                
    5  5                                
    3  3                                
                                        
|

                12                      
           15 12                        
   12b13r12            13               
                  14~     12 14  12      
                              14  12    
                                        


                                        
    9  9               9  9             
    9  9               9  9             
    9  9               9  9             
    7  7               7  7             
                                        
|

                                        
    x x                                 
    x x 12b13                           
    x x       14                        
                                        
                                        


                                                
    9  9                                        
    9  9                                        
    9  9                                        
    7  7                                        
                                                
|

                                                
                                                
   14 13 14b16r14 13      14 13 14b16r14 13     
                    14 12                   14 12
                                                
                                                


                                        
    5  5               5  5             
    5  5               5  5             
    5  5               5  5             
    3  3               3  3             
                                        
|

       12                               
       12                               
       14b16       11 pb13r11b13r11      
    14          14                 14   
                                        
                                        


                                        
    5  5                                
    5  5                                
    5  5                                
    3  3                                
                                        
|

       12                               
       12                               
       14b16                            
    14               14p12~             
                           14 12 11     
                                   14 12


                                        
    9  9               9  9             
    9  9               9  9             
    9  9               9  9             
    7  7               7  7             
                                        
|

                                        
                                        
    x x                                 
    x x /14            12 14p12p11~12p11
            14\                         
                                        


                                        
    9  9                                
    9  9                                
    9  9                                
    7  7                                
                                        
|

                                        
                                        
                                        
          11 11h12p11                    
  14 12 14           14p12~~ 12h14p12   
                                      12


                                        
    8  8               8  8             
    9  9               9  9             
    9  9               9  9             
    x  x               x  x             
    8  8               8  8             
|

                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
  pb14r12b14r12b14r12  b14r12b14r12b14r12
                                        


                                        
    8  8                                
    9  9                                
    9  9                                
    x  x                                
    8  8                                
|

                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
   b14r12b14r12b14r12                    
                                        

Chorus 3/Outro4x
  D#                         C#

          12    14p12              10 12p10         
       12    12       12        10          10      
   /13                      /11                11   
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    

  G#          F#          G#

       9 12      7 10         5 7p5       
    10         8            5       5     
                          6           6   
                                          
                                          
                                          

  D#

       0                       0        
       0                       0        
    1  1               1       1        
    2                  2                
    2                  2                
    0                  0                

The 4th time, instead of the last D# chords you play

  D#            C#    D#            C#

   0       0 0 0 2    0       0 0 0 2   
   0       0 0 0 3    0       0 0 0 3   
   1       1 1 1 2    1       1 1 1 2   
   2       2 2 2 0    2       2 2 2 0   
   2       2 2 2 0    2       2 2 2 0   
   0       0 0 0      0       0 0 0     

  D#            C#    D#

   0       0 0 0 2    0                 
   0       0 0 0 3    0                 
   1       1 1 1 2    1                 
   2       2 2 2 0    2                 
   2       2 2 2 0    2                 
   0       0 0 0      0
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0 0 0 0 2	0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 3	0 0 0 0 3
1 1 1 1 2	1 1 1 1 2
2 2 2 2 0	2 2 2 2 0
2 2 2 2 0	2 2 2 2 0
0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0