Townes Van Zandt - Nine Pound Hammer Tab

From the album "Live At The Old Quarter"


  
e
            3                       
                                      
  
B
                                    
                                      
  
G
  0   0   0     0     0   0h2       
                                      
  
D
      0       0       0       0     
                                      
  
A
                                    
                                      
  
E
  3       3       3       3         
                                      

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +         1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

INTRO (2X)

  
e
                    0   0           
                                      
  
B
  1     1   1   1           3       
             3   1                    
  
G
      0       0       0       0     
     2                   2   2        
  
D
                                    
       3       3       3       0      
  
A
  3               3                 
                                      
  
E
          3               3         
   1       1       1       1          

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +         1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


  
e
          3 0             0         
     0       0                        
  
B
                  0   3     3       
   1     1       1   1   1   1        
  
G
        0           0               
       0       0                      
  
D
      2       2       0       0     
                               0      
  
A
  3       3                         
   3               3                  
  
E
                  3       3         
           3           3   3          

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +         1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

VERSE (repeated many times)

  
e
    0       0       0     0         
                                      
  
B
        1       1       1   3       
   1         3     1     1            
  
G
      0       0       0       0     
         2                   2        
  
D
                                    
       3       3       3       3      
  
A
  3               3                 
                                      
  
E
          3               3         
   1       1       1       1          

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +         1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


  
e
          3 0             0         
     0      0                         
  
B
                        3   3       
   1     1       1                    
  
G
        0         0                 
       0       0     0       0        
  
D
      2       2       0       0     
                               0      
  
A
  3       3                         
   3               3                  
  
E
                  3       3         
           3           3   3          

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +         1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

BRIDGE (played once, then go back to verse)

  
e
    0       0     0         0       
                                      
  
B
        1       1   3   1           
   1         1      3    1            
  
G
      0       0       0       0     
        h2                   2        
  
D
                                    
       3       3       3       3      
  
A
  3               3                 
                                      
  
E
          3               3         
   1       1       1       1          

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +         1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


  
e
          3 0                       
     0       0       3       3        
  
B
                  0                 
   1     1       1                    
  
G
        0           0       2       
       0       0       0       0      
  
D
      2       2       0       0     
                                      
  
A
  3       3                         
   3               3                  
  
E
                  3       3         
           3               3          

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +         1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


  
e
  3     0           0               
                                      
  
B
                        3   1       
   1                 1       1        
  
G
      0       0       0       0     
         2                 2          
  
D
                                    
       3       3       3       3      
  
A
  3       3       3       3         
                                      
  
E
                                    
   1       1       1       1          

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +         1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


  
e
              0             0       
     0      0                         
  
B
        1         0     3           
   1     1       1                    
  
G
  0                                 
       0       0     0       0        
  
D
      2       2       0       0     
                               0      
  
A
  3       3                         
   3               3                  
  
E
                  3       3         
           3           3   3          

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +         1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend