Glory Bound Chords & Tabs
Glory Bound
Transcribed by Tony Guardia
- This is an involved song. I strongly recommend downloading the version
listed above to get the timing of the many licks. There are many note
for note transcriptions from the show.
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Tuning: Half Step tuning
Em (022000)
G (320033)
D (xx0323)
Cadd9 (x32030)
D5 (XX0235)
C6 (302010)
Dsus (xx0233)
INTRO:
~ indicates vibrato
x indicates slapping against the strings.
**
E ----------------|
B ----------------|
G ----------------|
D ----------------|
A -----------10---|
E -------------12s|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
**Slide down neck into Em position
E ----------------|----------------|----0----------0h1---x-----------|
B ---------------3|--------3-------|-------3----3--3|----x-0h2-2-1p0-|
G 0---x----------0h2---x-0-0---x---|--0------0--0---|--2-x-0---0-0---|
D 2---x---0---x0--|----x---2---x---|------------0-0-|----x-0h2--22---|
A 2---x-------x---|----x---3---x---|-----2----------|----x0------3--3|
E 0---x-2-3---x-3-|----x-------x-2~|0----x------3---|----x-----------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
VERSE:
- I threw in a couple of lines of tab for the verse so you can see some of the
licks Marty plays. Once you master this you can start improvising.
- The bass line is key to the song. He often just plays the bass notes.
- Notice I had to stretch the spacing on the last measure of the 2nd line of tab.
There were too many notes to fit in and still keep the tab correct. Just
concentrate on keeping the timing the same between ^ symbols.
- Occasionally you will see the "x" symbol and notes on the same line. Here
you need to slap the strings (with side of palm) at the same time you strum
the notes. Takes awhile to get it down, but once you do it sounds great.
(sometimes throws in D5)
Em G D Cadd9 Em G D Cad9 D5
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5---|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3---|
G ----x-------x---|----2--0----x---|----x-------x---|----2-------2---|
D 2---x-------x---|0---0-------x---|----x-------x---|0---0------0----|
A 2---x-------x---|----x-0-3---x---|----x-------x---|----x-0-3---x-3-|
E 0---x-2-3---x-3-|----x-------x-2~|0---x-2-3---x-3-|----x-------x---|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Em G D Cadd9 Em G D Cadd9
E ----------------|------------2--0|----------------|----0h2p0-------0h2p0---|
B ----------------|------------3---|----------------|----3-----3-----3-----3-|
G ------------x---|----x-------2-0-|----x-------x---|----2-----------2-------|
D ----x-------x---|0---x-0-----0---|----x-------x---|0---0-----------0-------|
A ----x-------x---|----x---3---x---|----x-------x---|----x----0--3---x----0--|
E 0---x-2-3---x-3-|----x-------x---|0---x-2-3---x-3-|----x-----------x-------|0
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
Em/G/D/Cadd9
Freedom came my way that night
Em/G/D/Cadd9
just like a jet plane In and out of sight
Em/G/D/Cadd9
I was hauling ass at a million miles an hour
Em/G/D/Cadd9
wondering how hard I'd hit
Em/G/D/Cadd9
When they came into the station
Em/G/D/Cadd9
they said I was bad beyond repair
Em/G/D/Cadd9
But I got no qualms with my situation
Em G D D5
E ----------------|----5-----------|
B ----------------|----3-----------|
G ------------x---|----2-----------|
D ----x-------x---|0---------------|
A ----x-------x---|----------------|
E 0---x-2-3---x-3-|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Em/G/D/D5
say here I am
PRE-CHORUS:
Em/G/D/Cadd9
So say cheri cheri won't you dare to
Em/G/D/Cadd9
say cheri cheri won't you dare to
Am C G
E 0-------0-------|----3-----------|
B 1-------1-------|-----0h2--------|
G 2-------0-------|--------0-------|
D 2-------2-------|----------------|
A 0-------3-------|2---------------|
E ----------------|3---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Am/C/G
leave a message and your number please
Am C G C6(strum)
E 0-------0-------|3-------0-------|
B 1-------1-------|0-------1-------|
G 2-------0-------|0-------0-------|
D 2-------2-------|0-------2-------|
A 0-------3-------|2-------0-------|
E ----------------|3-------3-------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Am/C/G
Tie them up all my old fantasies
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/martin_sexton/glory_bound_tab_ver_2.html ]
Am C D Dsus
E 0-------0-------|2---------------|3-----0--h2-3---|
B 1-------1-------|3---------------|3-----3---3-3---|
G 2-------0-------|2---------------|2-----2---2-2---|
D 2-------2-------|0---------------|0-----0---0-0---|
A 0-------3-------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|--------------2-|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Am/C/D/Dsus
Put them in a big red bow and send them care of me
CHORUS:
G Cadd9 D Dsus
E 3-------3-------|2--------h3-----|
B 3-------3-------|3---------3-----|
G 0-------0-------|2---------2-----|
D 0-------2-------|0---------0-----|
A 2-------3-------|----------------|
E 3---------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
G/Cadd9/D/Dsus
I'm taking a chance on the wind
G/Cadd9/D/Dsus
I'm packing all my bags
G/Cadd9/D/Dsus
Taking a mistake I gotta make
G Cadd9 D (let ring 8 beats) Cadd9(let ring 8 beats)
E 3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|3---------------|
B 3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
G 0-------0-------|2---------------|----------------|0---------------|
D 0-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|2---------------|
A 2-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
E 3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ........
G/Cadd9/D/Cadd9
then I'm glory bound
VERSE:
Em/G/D/Cadd9
So I packed it up and I went to the winds
Em/G/D/Cadd9
and I lived out of a VW bus for a year or two
Em/G/D/Cadd9
Ain't nothing but a pipe dream and my guitar (after verse play lick below)
E ---3----x-------|
B 3s5---5-x-------|
G --------x-------|
D --------x-------|
A --------x-------|
E ----0---x-------|
Em/G/D/Cadd9
livin off of apple fields and old cigars
Em/G/D/Cadd9
Diggin this microphone checking it out every night all alone
Em/G/D/Cadd9
the car battery is dead again so I got my head dead set against it
PRE-CHORUS:
Em/G/D/Cadd9
So say cheri cheri won't you dare to
Em/G/D/Cadd9
say cheri cheri won't you dare to
Am C G (pluck this)
E 0-------0-------|3--3--33-0003---|
B 1-------1-------|0--0h111-2223---|
G 2-------0-------|0--------3334---|
D 2-------2-------|0---------------|
A 0-------3-------|2---------------|
E ----------------|3---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Am/C/G
leave a message and your number please
Am/C/G
Take the time to want to satisfy me
**
Am C D Cadd9 T T T T
E 0-------0-------|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|
B 1-------1-------|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|
G 2-------0-------|2---------------|0-------x-x-----|x-x-----x-x-----|
D 2-------2-------|0---------------|2-------x-x-----|x-x-----x-x-----|
A 0-------3-------|----------------|3-------x-x-----|x-x-----x-x-----|
E ----------------|----------------|--------x-x-----|x-x-----x-x-----|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
**Martin gets this sound by ... (I watched the Comcast broadcast)
(T) Tapping the top of his guitar with his finger.
(x) Tapping the strings with his finger back by the bridge
Am/C/D Cadd9
Take all those fantasies and send them care of me. Singing hey........
CHORUS:
G/Cadd9/D/Dsus
I'm taking a chance on the wind
G/Cadd9/D/Dsus
I'm packing all my bags
G/Cadd9/D/Dsus
Taking a mistake I gotta make
G Cadd9 D D5 C9+11
E 3-------3-------|2-------5-------|----------------|
B 3-------3-------|3-------3-------|--------3-------|
G 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|------0---------|
D 0-------2-------|0---------------|----4-----------|
A 2-------3-------|----------------|3---------------|
E 3---------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
G/Cadd9/D/D5 C9+11
then I'm glory bound...Yes I'm bound
OUTRO:
- For this section concentrate on moving the bass notes. The chord structure
remains the same. The tab below is just for reference. You can mix up the
order of notes between the bass notes.
- I did not bother naming these chords, just called them C1,C2 etc..
C1 (0x4030)
C2 (3x4030)
C3 (X04030)
C4 (x34030)
C1 C2 C3 C4
E ----------------|----------------|
B -----3-------3--|-----3-------3--|
G ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
D ---4-------4----|---4-------4----|
A ----------------|0-------3-------|
E 0-------3-------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
