Little Martha Chords & Tabs
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Subject: Tab: "Little Martha" - Allman Brothers Band
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 93 04:30:17 CST
From: Rajendra Singh
Here's tab posted previously but not at the ftp site.
Thanx for you work with the site!
-raj
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
From: mongeau@ferrari.nmc.ed.ray.com (Mike Mongeau)
Subject: TAB: Little Martha
Organization: Equipment Division, Raytheon Company
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 01:03:52 GMT
I was able to restore my tab of Little Martha from backup tapes
(thank goodness for backups !). Here it is again.
Little Martha
by: Duanne Allman
Playing notes:
This instrumental is played in open E tuning (E B E G# B E).
Rather than tuning the 3rd, 4th and 5th strings up (which can
be really stressful on the neck), you can tune down to open D
(D A D F# A D) and capo at the second fret.
The thumb keeps time with a monotonic bass line while the
fingers play the melody. The structure of the tune is:
1 - Intro
2 - Part 1 ending with [1.]
3 - Repeat Part 1 ending with [2.]
4 - Part 2
5 - Repeat Part 1 up until [To Coda]
6 - Coda
Chords used: numbers in grid indicate frets
numbers in parentheses are suggested fingerings (1=index,2=middle,etc)
E B E G#B E
+-----------+
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 (pretty obvious !)
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)
C#m/E x x 0 8 9 9 (x x 0 2 3 3)
C#m/B x 0 x 8 9 9 (x 0 x 2 3 3)
A/B x 0 x 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)
B x 0 x 7 7 7 (1st finger barre)
B7 x 0 x 1 0 2 (x 0 x 1 0 3)
E/G# 4 0 0 3 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)
F# 2 0 0 1 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)
+-----------+
h = hammer on
p = pull off
4 2
- or - = time signature
4 4
Timing is as follows:
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
one & two & three & four &
============================================================================
INTRO:
------
(Freely)
4|------------------+--------------+-----------------------+2+------------|
-|-------0-------0--|----------4---|-------0---------------|-|------------|
4|--0--1------------|--0--1----1---|--0--1--------0-1p0----|4|------------|
|--0---------2-----|--0--2----2---|--0---------2-------2--| |--0------0--|
|--0---------0--0--|--------------|--0------0-------------| |------------|
|--0------0--------+-------0------+--0--------------------+ +--0---0-----|
^ ^ ^
(strum) (strum) (strum)
PART 1:
-------
E
4|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+-----------------|
-|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|-----------------|
4|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----1-----0------|
|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----2-----0------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|-----------------|
|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0--|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|
|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|------------------|
|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0-------------|
|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0-------------|
|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0---|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
A
|--------------5----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|
|--------5-----5----|----5--------------|--------5---------|----7-----5-------|
|--5h6---5----------|----5-----6p5------|--5h6---5---------|----------5-------|
|--5h7--------------|----------7p5------|--5h7---------7---|----7-----5-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------9---|------------------|
|--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5---+--5---5---5---0---|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E
|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|
|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|------------------|
|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0-------------|
|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0-----0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0-------------|
|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0---|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_allman_brothers_band/little_martha_tab.html ]
[To Coda] C#m/E A/B E C#m/E A/B B7
2|--------------|4|--9-----5-------7--+------7-----7------+--9-----5-----2---|
-|--------------|-|--9-----5-------7--|--------7-----7----|--9-----5-----0---|
4|--------------|4|--8-----5-------7--|----7-----7--------|--8-----5-----1---|
|--0-----0-----| |--0----------------|-------------------|--0-----5---------|
|--------------| |------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0-----|
|--0-----0-----| |-------------------+-------------------+------------------|
1 . 2 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
C#m/E A/B E E/G# F#
|------2-----2------|--9-----5-----7----+------7-----7------+----0-----0------|
|----0---0-0---0----|--9-----5-----7----|--------7-----7----|------------0----|
|-------------------|--8-----5-----7----|----7-----7--------|--3---3-1-----0--|
|-------------------|--0----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------+-------------------+--4-----2-----0--|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[1.] [2.]
2|----------0------| 2|---14-11-12------|
-|----------0------| -|------------12---|
4|----------0------| 4|-----------------|
|-----------------| |----------0------|
|-----------------| |-------------0---|
|----4-p0-----0---| |-------0---------|
1 . 2 . 1 . 2 .
PART 2:
-------
B C#m/B B A/B G C#m/B B A/B
|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5----------|
|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5----------|
|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--7---8---8-7-7-7--|----5-5----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
B C#m/B B A/B B7 A/B B
|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--2-----5-----7----+------7-----7----|
|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--0-----5-----7----|--------7-----7--|
|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--1-----5-----7----|----7-----7------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
C#m/B A/B B7 B C#m/B B A/B
|--9-----5-----2----+------2-----2------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+---5------5------|
|--9-----5-----0----|----0---0-0---0----|--7-------9-7---7--|---5--------5----|
|--8-----5-----1----|-------------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|---5----5-----5--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
B C#m/B B A/B B C#m/B B A/B
|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5------------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5------|
|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5------------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5----|
|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5-5------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E/G# F#
|----0-----0--------+2+---------0---------| (Repeat Part 1)
|------------0------|-|---------0---------|
|--3---3-1-----0----|4|---------0---------|
|-------------------| |-------------------|
|-------------------| |-------------------|
|--4-----2-----0----+ +---4-p0------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 .
CODA:
-----
( <--------------- natural harmonics ---------------------| )
|-------------------+-------------------+--12----------------|
|--------7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
|--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
|--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
|--5----------------|-------------------|---0----------------|
|-------------------+-------------------+---0----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(strike sharply with downward stroke) (strum slowly)
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"Saved by the Blues..."
Mike Mongeau Raytheon Equipment Division
mongeau@tif162.ed.ray.com Marlboro, MA
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