Classical Gas Chords & Tabs
E-|---Song:-Classical-Gas--------------------------|
A-|---Composer:-Mason-Williams---------------------|
D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------|
G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------|
B-|---http://www.chrisliang.com--------------------|
E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------|
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CLASSICAL GAS by MASON WILLIAMS (1938-)
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[1] Intro (3/4)
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
G|-1-------1---|---0==-------|---0---------|-------------|---0h1---0h1|
B|-----2-------|--0----------|--0--2---0---|---2==-------|--2----2----|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|--2----------|------------|
A|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0----------|
E|-------------|-3-------2---|-0-----------|-------------|------------|
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L 1 3 1 3 2 3 23 3 1 3 1
R m i m pim pim i m pim pim i
p
[6]
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0----------|
G|---0---------|---0--------0|-------------|-----------3-|-------3-1-3|
B|--0----------|--0--2-0-0p2-|---2==-------|---0---0--0--|-----0---2--|
D|-------------|-------------|--2----------|--0---0------|------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-----0---2---|-3----------|
E|-3-------2---|-0-----------|-------------|-3-----------|------------|
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L 3 2 2 2 12 3 2 4 3 4 1 4
2
R pim p pim i m i m pim pim pim pma a i m m m
p i
[11] Part A1 (4/4)
E||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G||-0h1p0---1-----------1-------0---|---------------------------------|
B||*------------2-------------------|---------0-----------0-----------|
D||*------------------------2-------|-----0-----------0-----------0---|
A||-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------|-3-----------2-----------0-------|
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L 1 1 3 1 2 3 2
R m m i p m p m p i m p i m p i
p
[13]
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
G|--0-------------------0-----------|--------------------------------||
B|------2---0---2---------------2---|---------2-----------2---------*||
D|----------------------------------|-----2-----------2-----------2-*||
A|----------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------0------||
E|--0---------------0-------0-------|--------------------------------||
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L 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2
R a m i m p a p m p i m p i m p i
p
[15]
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----------0---1---|---------1-----------3-----------|
B|----------2-----------0-----------|-----2-----------0-----------0---|
D|------2---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------|-0-----------2-----------2-------|
E|------------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
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L 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 2
R p i m a p i m i p i m p i m p i
[17]
E|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------3---1---3-------1-p-0---|---------------------------------|
B|------0-------2-------------------|-2-----------0---2---2====---0---|
D|----------------------2-----------|-----------------2---------------|
A|--3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-1---------------0---------------|
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L 3 4 1 4 2 1 2 2 2
3 1 1
R a i m m m p m m i m i m
p i p i
p
[19] Ending 1
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----------0---1---|---------1-----------3-----------|
B|--2-------2-----------0-----------|-----2-----------0-----------0---|
D|------2---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------|-0-----------2-----------2-------|
E|------------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
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R m i m a p i m i p i m p i m p i
p
L 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 4 2
[21] I.....
C F D7 G
E|--0-----1-----2-----3-----|-4---5---7---|
G|----1-----1-----1-----0---|---0---0---0-|
B|------0-----2-----2-----0-|-------------|
D|--------3-----0-----------|-------------|
A|--3-----------------------|-------------|
E|-------(1)----------3-----|-0---0---0---|
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R a m i a m i a m i a m i a m a m a m
p p p p
L 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 3
4 T
1
[23] Part B1
V3................................................................
E|--8---7---5-----------5-----------|-----5-----------5---------------|
G|--------------8-------5-------7---|-----7---7-------7---5-----------|
B|--------------5---------------7---|---------7-----------7-----------|
D|----------------------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
A|--0---------------0-------0-------|-------------------------0-------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R m i m m p m p m p m m p m m p
p i i i i i i i
L 4 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1
1 1 3 4 3 4 3
[25]
V3................................................................
E|--8---7---5-----------5-----------|-------------5-------------------|
G|--------------8-------5-------7---|-----8-----------7-----------5---|
B|--------------5---------------7---|-----7-----------7-------5-------|
D|----------------------------------|-0-------0-----------0-----------|
A|--0---------------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R m i m m p m p m p m p a m p i m
p i i i i i
L 4 3 1 4 1 4 4 1 4 1 1
1 1 3 3 3
[27]
V3...........................................................
E|--8---7---5-----------5-----------|---------8---5---------------3---|
G|--------------8-------5-------7---|---------5---5---8-----------3---|
B|--------------5---------------7---|-----------------7---------------|
D|----------------------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|--0---------------0-------0-------|---------------------0-----------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R m i m m p m p m p a a m p a
p i i i m m i m
L 4 3 1 4 1 4 4 1 4 4
1 1 3 1 1 3 3
[29]Triplets
I...... I......
G C F Bb
E|------3--------0--------1--------1|---0==------0==------0==------0==|
G|------3--------1--------1--------3|---3==------3==------3==------3==|
B|------0--------0--------2--------3|---2==------2==------2==------2==|
D|------------2-----------------3---|---------------------------------|
A|---2-----3-----------3-----1------|0--------0--------0--------0-----|
E|3-----------------1---------------|---------------------------------|
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R p p a p p a p p a p p a p a p a p a p a
m m m m m m m m
i i i i i i i i
L 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 3
3 1 4 1 1 1 1
2 3
[31] Ending 1
E|------------------------------0===|==-------------------------------|
E|----------------------3====-------|-----3====---------------3-p-0---|
E|--------------2====---------------|-------------2-------2-----------|
E|------3====-----------------------|-----------------3---------------|
E|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p p i m a m i p i m
L 2 1 3 3 1 2 1 3
Part C
[33]
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--0h1p0---1-------------------3---|---------1-----------0-----------|
B|--------------2-----------2-------|-----2-----------2-----------2---|
D|----------------------2-----------|---------------------------------|
A|--0---------------0---------------|-0-----------0-----------0-------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R a a m p i m a p m a p m a p m
p
L 1 1 3 2 3 4 3 1 3 3
[35]
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--0h1p0---1-------------------0---|---------------------------------|
B|--------------2-----------2-------|---------2-----------0-----------|
D|----------------------2-----------|-----2-----------2-----------2---|
A|--0---------------0---------------|-0-----------0-----------0-------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R a a m p i m a p i m p i m p i
p
L 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 2
[37]
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--0h1p0---1-------------------0---|---------1-----------3-----------|
B|--------------2-----------2-------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------2-----------|-----2-----------2-----------2---|
A|--0---------------0---------------|-0-----------0-----------0-------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R a a m p i m a p i a p i a p i
p
L 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 2 4 2
Part D
[39]
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--5-------5---3-------3---1-------|-1---0-------0-------0---1---0---|
B|------5-----------4-----------2---|---------0-------2---------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0---------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R m i m m i m m i m m i m i m i m
p p p p p
L 4 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1
[41]
E|--0-------0-----------------------|-----------------1-p-0-----------|
G|------3-------1-----------1---0---|---------3---------------3-------|
B|----------------------0-----------|-----0-------0---------------0---|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--3---------------3---------------|-2-------2-------2---------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R a m a m p i m i p i m i a m i
p p
L 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 4
2 2
[43] Ending 1 and Repeat
E|--0-------0-----------------------|-----------------1-p-0----------||
G|------3-------1-----------1---0---|---------3---------------3------||
B|----------------------2-----------|-----0-------0---------------0-*||
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------*||
A|--0---------------0---------------|--------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------|-3-------3-------3--------------||
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R a m a m p i m p i m i a m i
p p p
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mason_williams/classical_gas_tab_ver_6.html ]
L 4 1 3 1 3 4 1 4
3 3
[45] Ending 2 and continue
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-0-------------------0-----------|
B|----------0-----------0-----------|-----2---0---2-------0-------0---|
D|------0-----------0-----------0---|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--3-----------2-----------0-------|-0---------------0-------0-------|
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R p i m p i m p i a m i m p m p i
p i
L 3 2 2 2
[47] I......
C F D7 G
E|----------------------------------|-0-------1-------2-------3-------|
G|----------0-------1-------3-------|-----------------------------0---|
B|--2-----------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------2-------2-----------|
D|------2---------------------------|---------3-------0---------------|
A|--0---------------0-------2-------|-3-------------------------------|
E|----------3-----------------------|--------(1)--------------3-------|
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R m i m i m i m i a i a i a i a m
p p p p p p p p
L 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 3 3 2 1
2 4 T
1
[49]
E|-4---5---7---|
B|---0---0---0-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-0---0---0---|
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R a m a m a m
p p p
L 1 1 3 1
[50] Part B2
V3................................................................
E|--8---7---5-----------5-----------|-----5-----------5---------------|
G|--------------8-------5-------7---|-----7---7-------7---5-----------|
B|--------------5---------------7---|---------7-----------7-----------|
D|----------------------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
A|--0---------------0-------0-------|-------------------------0-------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R m i m m p m p m p m m p m m p
p i i i i i i i
L 4 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1
1 1 3 4 3 4 3
[52]
V3................................................................
E|--8---7---5-----------5-----------|-------------5-------------------|
G|--------------8-------5-------7---|-----8-----------7-----------5---|
B|--------------5---------------7---|-----7-----------7-------5-------|
D|----------------------------------|-0-------0-----------0-----------|
A|--0---------------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| | | | | | | |
R m i m m p m p m p m p a m p i m
p i i i i i
L 4 3 1 4 1 4 4 1 4 1 1
1 1 3 3 3
[54]
V3...........................................................
E|--8---7---5-----------5-----------|---------8---5---------------3---|
G|--------------8-------5-------7---|---------5---5---8-----------3---|
B|--------------5---------------7---|-----------------7---------------|
D|----------------------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|--0---------------0-------0-------|---------------------0-----------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| | | | | | | |
R m i m m p m p m p a a m p a
p i i i m m i m
L 4 3 1 4 1 4 4 1 4 4
1 1 3 1 1 3 3
[56]Triplets
I...... I......
G C F Bb
E|------3--------0--------1--------1|---0==------0==------0==------0==|
G|------3--------1--------1--------3|---3==------3==------3==------3==|
B|------0--------0--------2--------3|---2==------2==------2==------2==|
D|------------2-----------------3---|---------------------------------|
A|---2-----3-----------3-----1------|0--------0--------0--------0-----|
E|3-----------------1---------------|---------------------------------|
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R p p a p p a p p a p p a p a p a p a p a
m m m m m m m m
i i i i i i i i
L 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 3
3 1 4 1 1 1 1
2 3
[58] Ending 2
E|----------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------3---------------------|-----3====---------------3-p-0---|
E|--------------2-------------------|-------------2-------2-----------|
E|------3---------3==---------------|-----------------3---------------|
E|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p i a m i p m i p i m
L 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 3
[60] Part A2
E||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G||-0h1p0---1-----------1-------0---|---------------------------------|
B||*------------2-------------------|---------0-----------0-----------|
D||*------------------------2-------|-----0-----------0-----------0---|
A||-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------|-3-----------2-----------0-------|
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L 1 1 3 1 2 3 2
R m m i p m p m p i m p i m p i
p
[62]
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
G|--0-------------------0-----------|--------------------------------||
B|------2---0---2---------------2---|---------2-----------2---------*||
D|----------------------------------|-----2-----------2-----------2-*||
A|----------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------0------||
E|--0---------------0-------0-------|--------------------------------||
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L 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2
R a m i m p a p m p i m p i m p i
p
[64]
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----------0---1---|---------1-----------3-----------|
B|----------2-----------0-----------|-----2-----------0-----------0---|
D|------2---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------|-0-----------2-----------2-------|
E|------------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
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L 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 2
R p i m a p i m i p i m p i m p i
[66]
E|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------3---1---3-------1-p-0---|---------------------------------|
B|------0-------2-------------------|-2-----------0---2---2====---0---|
D|----------------------2-----------|-----------------2---------------|
A|--3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-1---------------0---------------|
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L 3 4 1 4 2 1 2 2 2
3 1 1
R a i m m m p m m i m i m
p i p i
p
[68] Part A ending 2 I...
C F D7 G
E|----------------------------------|-0-------1-------2-------3-------|
G|----------0-------1-------3-------|-----------------------------0---|
B|--2-----------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------2-------2-----------|
D|------2---------------------------|---------3-------0---------------|
A|--0---------------0-------2-------|-3-------------------------------|
E|----------3-----------------------|--------(1)--------------3-------|
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R m i m i m i m i a i a i a i a m
p p p p p p p p
L 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 2 3 2 1
2 4 T
1
[70]
E|-4---5---7-5-|
B|---0---0-----|
G|-------------| Play Final Part (below)
D|-------------| Watch out for quick chords in triplets
A|-------------| D-G-C-F-Bb
E|-0---0---0---|
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R a m a m a m
p p p
L 1 1 3 1
[71] Outro
D G C F Bb
E|-------2-----3-----0-----1-----1--|-----------------------------0---|
G|-------3-----3-----1-----1-----3--|---------------------3====-------|
B|-------2-----0-----0---2-------3--|-------------2====---------------|
D|-----0-----------2---3-------3----|-----3===------------------------|
A|---0-------2---3-----------1------|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------3----------(1)-----------|---------------------------------|
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R p p a p p a p p a p p a p p a p p i m a
m m m m m
i i i i
L 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 3
3 3 1 1 4
1 3
[73]
E|------------------------------0===|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------3===--------|-----3====---------------3-------|
B|--------------2===----------------|-------------2-------2-------0---|
D|------3===------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
A|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p p i m a m i p i m i
L 2 1 3 3 1 2 1 3
[75]
E|------------------------------0==-|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------3====-------|-----3====---------------3-------|
B|--------------2====---------------|-------------2-------2-----------|
D|------4====-----------------------|-----------------4---------------|
A|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p p i m a m i p i m
L 4 1 3 3 1 4 1 3
[77]
E|----------------------------------|
G|--------------2p0h2---------------|
B|------------2---------------------|
D|----------2-----------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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R p p i m
L 1 2 3 3
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Legend
======
Right
p = pulgar = thumb
i = indice = index
m = medio = middle
a = anular = ring
Left
p = pull off
h = hammer on
/ = slide
= = suspend/hold Note
II2 = Barre at fret 2 bottom 2 strings
T = Fret Top String with Thumb
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Notes
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Play this song is in order.
Intro-A1-B1-C-D-B2-A2-Outro
Break this song up in parts and master them then piece it back together.
Part A1,B1 and A2,B2 are identical besides their endings.
Intro is in 3/4 Time Signature. The Rest of the song is mostly in 4/4.
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Tips
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This song is well worth learning. There are some challenging areas.
I have tried to simplify as much as possible at areas I had problems
with. I have checked out many tabs online and decided to write my own
as i find myself revisiting this song time after time. It's a gem of
a song!
You will encounter some Rapid chord progressions. If too difficult to
play in time, Play F chord without barring the 1st fret-just make sure
you don't sound the Top E, and A String.
Rapid Chords in these measures....
Bar[21] C-F-D7-G----pa-m-i pattern
Bar[29] G-C-F-Bb----triplet
Bar[48] C-F-D7-G----double stops/intervals
Bar[56] G-C-F-Bb----triplet
Bar[69] C-F-D7-G----double stops/intervals
Bar[71] D-G-C-F-Bb--triplet. may be in 5/4
Bar[21],[48],[69]
(T) Left Hand Thumb. 3 fret on Top and bottom E string (G note).
Thumb freting the top Bass E string gives an easier hand transition to
the part B
Part B
Bar[23]-[28] and Bar[50]-[55] Tricky bass note. Try to keep the beat.
Loosen your wrist and rock them. Thumb down for the bass and double
stops (im) up on the treble. Keep it funky. Barre 5th fret at bottom
3 strings through out.
Part D
Bar[41]-[44] Favorite part. The bass note alternates 2 times and
then 3 times.
