Absolution Blues Chords & Tabs
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~From: Charles Eric Horowitz
Heres what I can give you for Absolution Blues:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coverdale_page/absolution_blues_tab.html ]
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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).
