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~From: Charles Eric Horowitz
Heres what I can give you for Absolution Blues:
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a———-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5——–5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7———————|
E–5-5-7-7———————-5-5-7————————————-|
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a——5-7-5—5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5——-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7——————–|
E–5-7——-7——————-5-5-7————————————|
As the song progresses this riff gets doubled by an E chord as the VII pos.
vocals Sec.
e–5—–5————————–5—5———————————|
b–5—–5—–9–8–6————–5—5—9-8-6—/6—4—————-|
g–6—–6—–9–8–6————–6—6—9-8-6—/6—4—————-|
d–7—–7—–9–8–6————–7—7—9-8-6—/6—4—————-|
a–7—–7—–7–6–4————–7—7—7-6-4—/4—2—————-|
E–5—–5————————–5—5———————————|
Basic break pattern
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d—5-5-5-5—5-5-5-5—7-7-7-7–7-7-7-7———————————-|
a—5-5-5-5—5-5-5-5—7-7-7-7–7-7-7-7———————————-|
E—3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3—5-5-5-5–5-5-5-5———————————-|
As for the solo, play real fast in the VII pos, and the backing chords
are pretty simple, though I cant rememeber them( I think it switches between
A and B).
