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JELLY ROLL – by Blue Murder
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Tabbed by: Mike Odenbrett
Email: modenbrett@dps-online.com
Tuning: DADDAD (Low D, A, next octave D, same octave D, next octave A, next octave D)
Intro and Verses (John Sykes barres all notes using forefinger only (except open notes)
to the original MTV video):
“She said...”
D|---3/5-5\3----------------|---3/5-5\3--------------------|
A|---3/5-5\3-xx-3/5---------|---3/5-5\3-xx-3/5-------------|
D|-----------xx-3/5---------|-----------xx-3/5-xx-3/5-3/5--|Play 6x total
D|-0----------------xx-3-5--|-0----------------xx-3/5-3/5--|
A|-0----------------xx-3-5--|-0----------------------------|
D|-0----------------xx-3-5--|-0----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blue_murder/jelly_roll_tab.html ]
Pre-Chorus
“Heartache” “A-comin' my way.”
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5-5---------------|--5-5-5--5-5------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5-5---------------|--5-5-5--5-5------------------|
A|-5-5-5--5-7---------------|--7-7-8--8-7------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5-5---------------|--5-5-5--5-5------------------|
“Angel” “Feels like my dying day.”
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5-5---------------|--5-5-5--5-5---5-5-5-5--5-----|
D|-5-5-5--5-5---------------|--5-5-5--5-5---5-5-5-5--5-----|
A|-5-5-5--5-7---------------|--7-7-8--8-7---5-5-5-5--5-----|
D|-5-5-5--5-5---------------|--5-5-5--5-5---5-5-5-5--5-----|
Play Intro again, then
Chorus
“I don't need no doctor...”
D|--strum------------------------------|
A|-33333333-33333333-33333333-00000000-|
D|-00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-|
D|-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-00000000-|
A|-33333333-22222222-11111111-00000000-|
D|-------------------------------------|
2nd Time
D|--strum------------------------------|
A|-33333333-33333333-3333333333333333--|
D|-00000000-00000000-0000000000000000--|
D|-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--|
A|-33333333-22222222-1111111111111111--|
D|-------------------------------------|
Back to Intro and next Verse
2nd Chorus runs like the first but play the first part 3 times before playing the 2nd
above
I probably won't attempt to tab out the picking part after the second chorus nor the
part at the close of the song as it's too hard to hear what's going on.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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