Aberdeen
from the album Ledbetter Heights
tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw (kugraw@rostock.igd.fhg.de) on the 13th of July 2001
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
s - slide between notes
p - pull off
h - hammer on
~ - vibrato
* - played without slide
played in open E (actually tuning is slightly sharp between open E and open F)
(*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
E-|----0------0--------0----0------0--------0----0------0--------0----0-------|
A-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---|
D-|-0--0-1-0--0-1-0--0-0-0--0-1-0--0-1-0--0-0-0--0-1-0--0-1-0--0-0-0--0-1-0---|
G-|-0----0-0----0-0--0---0----0-0----0-0--0---0----0-0----0-0--0---0----0-0---|
B-|-0----0-0----0-0--0---0----0-0----0-0--0---0----0-0----0-0--0---0----0-0---|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-1-0--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5---/3--/3--0-----------------------------|
|---0-0--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5---/3--/3--0-----------------------------|
|---0-0--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5---/3--/3--0-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I was over in Aberdeen on my way to New Orleans
I was over in Aberdeen on my way to New Orleans
|---0---h---/5--/5--/5-/7--/3---0--------0-----/5----/7-/3-/3-0-------------|
|---------------------------------0-h-3-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
well them Aberdeen women told me they would give me my gasoline
Aberdeen is my home, but they just don't want me around
Aberdeen is my home, but they just don't want me around
I'm gonna take these women, take them out this town, yeah
Solo (*) (*)
|-------------------------------------------0------0--------0---------/12-12|
|----5-5----/5--5\--------5-5---------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-/3--0-/12-12|
|-/5-----/5---------3-s-5-------------------0-1-0--0-1-0--0-0-0-/3--0-/12-12|
|-/5----------------3-s-5-----0-/3-/3-/3-0----0-0----0-0--0---0-/3--0-/12-12|
|-----------------------------0-/3-/3-/3-0----0-0----0-0--------/3--0-------|
|-----------------------------0-/3-/3-/3-0----------------------------------|
(*) (*)
|-12\---------------------------------------------0------0--------0---------|
|-12\--------5-5-/5-/5-5\-------5-5---------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-/3--0-|
|-12\--3-s-5--------------3-s-5-------------------0-1-0--0-1-0--0-0-0-/3--0-|
|-12\--3-s-5--------------3-s-5-----0-/3-/3-/3-0----0-0----0-0--0---0-/3--0-|
|-----------------------------------0-/3-/3-/3-0----0-0----0-0--------/3--0-|
|-----------------------------------0-/3-/3-/3-0----------------------------|
|-/12-12-12\--0-h-\5-5-5-/7--/3--0-----0----/5--/7--/3-/3--0----------------|
|-/12-12-12\-----------------------0h3---0----------------------------------|
|-/12-12-12\----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/12-12-12\----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well, just look over yonder, coming down the road
Well, just look over yonder, coming down the road
That must be my baby coming, tell me she don't want me no more
(*)
|-0-------------------------------------------------0--0----------/12-12-12\|
|-0--0--0-------------------------------------/3-0--0--0---0-/3-0-/12-12-12\|
|-0--1--0----/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/3-/3--0-/3-0--0--0---0-/3-0-/12-12-12\|
|----0--0----/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/3-/3--0-/3-0--0--0---0-/3-0-/12-12-12\|
|----0--0----/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/5--/3-/3--0-/3-0---------0-/3-0-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well, there's too many woman I ain't never seen
Well, there`s too many woman I ain't never seen
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kenny_wayne_shepherd/aberdeen_tab.html ]
|-------------------------------------------------0--0----------/12-12-12\--|
|-------------------------------------------/3-0--0--0---0-/3-0-/12-12-12\--|
|-------------------------------------------/3-0--0--0---0-/3-0-/12-12-12\--|
|--/10--/10--/10--/10--/10--/10--/11-/11--0-/3-0--0--0---0-/3-0-/12-12-12\--|
|--/10--/10--/10--/10--/10--/10--/11-/11--0-/3-0---------0-/3-0-------------|
|--/10--/10--/10--/10--/10--/10--/11-/11--0---------------------------------|
I bring to many woman back from New Orleans
I was standin' 'round cryin' with my heart right in my hand
I was standin' 'round cryin' with my heart right in my hand
I was lookin' for that woman, one ain't got no man
solo (*) (*)
|-------------------------------------------------------12------------------|
|----5-5-----5--5\----5-5----------------0-----0----/12-----12--------------|
|-/5-----/5--------/5------0-/3-/3-/3-0--1--0--1--0------------/12----12-12\|
|--------------------------0-/3-/3-/3-0--0--0--0--0----------------12-12-12\|
|--------------------------0-/3-/3-/3-0--0--0--0--0-------------------12-12\|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(*) (*)
|-------------------------------------------------------12-----12-12-12\----|
|----5-5---5-5\-------5-5----------------0-----0---------------12-12-12\----|
|-/5-----5------3-s-5------0-/3-/3-/3-0--1--0--1--0-/12----/12-12-12-12-----|
|--------------------------0-/3-/3-/3-0--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
|--------------------------0-/3-/3-/3-0--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(*) (*)
|-/5-5-5-/7-/3-0-----0-/5--/7-/3-/3-0--------------------12-----------------|
|----------------0h3----------------------0-----0----/12----12--------------|
|--------------------------------------0--1--0--1--0-----------/12----12----|
|--------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0---------------12----12\|
|--------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well, just look over yonder where we used to live
Well, just look over yonder where we used to live
Don't you know it's killing me baby how we can't live here no more
solo 2nd slide guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------/12-12-12\|
|---5-5----5-5--0-0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0/3-0-/3-0-/5\-------------------/12-12-12\|
|/5-----/5--------------------------------------0-/3-/3-0--0-/3--0/12-12-12\|
|-----------------------------------------------0-/3-/3-0--0-/3--0----------|
|-----------------------------------------------0-/3-/3-0--0-/3--0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------/12-12-/12-12-12--/12-12-12---------------------12-10-----------|
|-0-0-/5s12-----------------------------/12-/15-/15-/15-/12-------12--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------/12-/12|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------/12-12-12\-/5--5--5-/7-/3-0-----0--/5--/7-/3-/3-0-----------12~|
|------------/12-12-12\------------------0h3-----------------------------12~|
|------/3-0--/12-12-12\-----------------------------------------0-/3--s--12~|
|/12\--/3-0-----------------------------------------------------0-/3--s--12~|
|------/3-0-----------------------------------------------------0-/3--s--12~|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well, it's goodbye baby, if I'm never gonna see you no more
Well, it's goodbye baby, if I'm never gonna see you no more
I'm gonna tell everybody you've been still knockin' at my door
|-0--0-/3--0--/12~-12-------------------|
|-0--0-/3--0--/12~----12--------(12~\)--|
|-0--0-/3--0--/12~-------/12----(12~\)--|
|-0--0-/3--0--/12~-----------12-(12~\)--|
|-0--0-/3--0--/12~--------------(12~\)--|
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For more slide guitar tabs have a look at my Sliding Zone website at
http://www.rostock.igd.fhg.de/~kugraw/slidingzone.html
Keep On Slidin'
Kay
