Keep It Simple Chords & Tabs
Artist: Tommy Emmanuel
Song : Keep It Simple
Gtr tuning : standard
Straight eights
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E +E Q E +H H
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-1------1-(1)-1---1-|-(1)-1-----1-------|
|------0---------0---|-------0-----0---0-|
|----2---------3-----|---------3-----3---|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-0------1-(1)-----3-|-(3)---------------|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E
Q. E +E Q E +H H Q. E +E Q E
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------^(3)-|
|-1------1-(1)-1---1-|-(1)-1-----1-------|-1------1-(1)-1---^(1)-|
|------0---------0---|-------0-----0---0-|------0---------0-^(0)-|
|----2---------3-----|---------3-----3---|----2---------3--------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-0------1-(1)-----3-|-(3)---------------|-0------1-(1)-------3--|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
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Fine
+H. Q Q. E +E E +E E
|-(3)----------|-----------------------|
|-(1)----------|-1----1-1-(1)-1-(1)-3--|
|-(0)-------0--|------0----------0-----|
|--------------|----2------3-----------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|-(3)----------|-0------1-(1)-------3--|
+H. E E E E Q E E
+E E E E +H E E E E +E E +E E
|---------0-(0)------|-0--1-0-----------------|
|-(3)-3p1---------0--|-1--3-1-3-(3)-1-(1)--1--|
|-----------------1--|-2------2-(2)--------0--|
|-(0)-----------2----|--------0-(0)--------3--|
|--------------------|-0-------------------3--|
|-(3)--------4-------|--------2-(2)----1--(1)-|
H E E Q Q. E +Q E E
+E E E E +Q Q Q E E +E E +E E
|-------0---------------|-----------------------|
|-(1)-3---3-(3)---------|--1----1-1-(1)-1-(1)-3-|
|-(0)--------------0----|-------0----------0----|
|-(3)-------------------|-----2------3----------|
|-(3)--------0--2-(2)-3-|-(3)-------------------|
|--1------3-------------|--0------1-(1)-------3-|
Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E
+E E E E +H E E E E +E E +E E
|---------0-(0)------|-0--1-0-----------------|
|-(3)-3p1---------0--|-1--3-1-3-(3)-1-(1)-^1--|
|-----------------1--|-2------2-(2)-------^0--|
|--0------------2----|--------0-----------^3--|
|--------------------|-0------------------^3--|
|-(3)--------4-------|--------2------------1--|
H E E Q Q. H E
$
+E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E +E E
|-----3-----3---------|---------------------|
|-(1)---1-----1-------|-1---1-1-(1)-1-(1)-3-|
|-(0)-----0-----0-----|-----0----------0----|
|-(3)-------------(3)-|---2------3----------|
|-(3)-----------------|---------------------|
|-(1)-----------------|-0-----1-(1)-------3-|
+W E E E E Q E E
+E E E E +H E E E E +E E +E E
|---------0-(0)------|-0--1-0------------------|
|-(3)-3p1---------0--|-1--3-1-3--(3)-1-(1)--1--|
|-----------------1--|-2------2--(2)--------0--|
|--0------------2----|--------0-------------3--|
|--------------------|-0--------------------3--|
|-(3)--------4-------|--------2---------1--(1)-|
H E E Q Q. Q. E E
+E E E E +Q Q Q E E +E E +E E
|-------0---------------|-----------------------|
|-(1)-3---3-(3)---------|--1----1-1-(1)-1-(1)-3-|
|-(0)--------------0----|-------0----------0----|
|-(3)-------------------|-----2------3----------|
|-(3)--------0--2-(2)-3-|-(3)-------------------|
|--1------3-------------|--0------1-(1)-------3-|
Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E
+E E E E +H E E E E +E E +E S S
|---------0-(0)------|-0--1-0-----------------|
|-(3)-3p1---------0--|-1--3-1-3-(3)-1-(1)-4S3-|
|-----------------1--|-2------2-(2)-----------|
|--0------------2----|--------0---------------|
|--------------------|-0----------------------|
|-(3)--------4-------|--------2---------------|
H E E Q Q. H E
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tommy_emmanuel/keep_it_simple_tab.html ]
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$$
+E E +E E H Q E E E E +E E
|--------------------------------|--0-----0--3--(3)--3--(3)------|
|-(3)---1---(1)--1--(1)----------|--1-----1--3--(3)----------1---|
|-------0---(0)--0--(0)----------|--2--2-----0--(0)--------------|
|-------3---(3)------2-----------|--------2--2---2-------2-------|
|------(3)-----------------3--2--|--0--------2--(2)--------------|
|--1---------1---0--(0)----------|-----------0--(0)----------1---|
Q E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
+E E +E E +Q. E E E E E E E E
|--------------^0--(0)------------|-1---------3----------5------|
|-(1)--1--(1)--^1----------1------|--------1----------0---------|
|------0--(0)--^0-------0-----0---|-----2---------0---------5---|
|--3----------------2-------------|-0---------2--(2)-----3------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(1)-----------3--(3)------------|-----------------------------|
E E +E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
E E E E Q E E +Q E E +E E +E E
|--5-------------^-3-----1--0--|--(0)------0---3--(3)--3--(3)-----|
|---------0------^(0)-------1--|--(1)------1---3--(3)----------1--|
|------5-----5---^-0--------2--|--(2)------0----------------------|
|-(3)------------^-0--------2--|--(2)--2--(2)--2--(2)------2------|
|---------------------------0--|--(0)-----------------------------|
|------------------3-----------|---------------0--(0)-------------|
+H Q. E +E E +E E +Q Q
PM----| PM-|
E E +E E +E E E E Q E Q a E +E E
|--------------^0-------------5--|--/7------8---7--7-5--(5)-------|
|-(1)--1--(1)---1--(1)--5--8-----|---------------------------8----|
|------0--(0)---0--(0)-----------|------5--(5)--------------------|
|--3------------2--(2)-----------|------7--(7)--------------------|
|--------------------------------|------7--(7)--------------------|
|--1-----------^3--(3)-----------|---5----------------------------|
Q. E +Q E E +H Q
+H Q E E E E +H
|---------0-(0)-----|---------8-(8)------------|
|-(8)------------8--|-8------------------------|
|-------7-----------|------10----------10-<12>-|
|-----9-------------|---10----------10---------|
|--7----------------|-8----------8-------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
E E E E +Q Q H E E E E
|-3--| |-3--|
E E S S S E E S S S E E
|------10-8h10p8-7----------------||
|------------------10-8h10p8------||
|----------------------------10-7-||
|-<12>----------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
H H
E E +E E +H E E E E +E Q E
|------------------------|-0h1p0------------|
|-(3)--1--(1)-1---(1)----|-1-----3-(3)p1--1-|
|------0--(0)-0---(0)----|-0----------------|
|------3--(3)-3---(3)----|------------------|
|-----(3)----------------|-1--------0-------|
|--1-------1------(1)----|------------------|
Q Q +H H H
2/4 4/4
+E E +E E +Q. E +E Q E +H H
|-------------||---------------------|-------------------|
|-(1)-0-(0)-1-||-(1)-----1-(1)-1---1-|-(1)-1-----1-------|
|-----0-(0)---||-------0---------0---|-------0-----0---0-|
|-----0-(0)---||-----2---------3-----|---------3-----3---|
|-------------||---------------------|-------------------|
|--3----------||--0------1-(1)-----3-|-(3)---------------|
H E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E
Q. E +E Q E +Q H.
|--------------------|----------------------||
|-1------1-(1)-1---1-|-(1)-1----------------||
|------0---------0---|-------0--------------||
|----2---------3-----|------------0-2p0-----||
|--------------------|----------3-------3-2-||
|-0------1-(1)-----3-|-(3)------------------||
E E E E +E E E E +E E E S S E E E E
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a -
acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it
represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent
rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest
for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
- natural harmonic
PM - palm muting
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths,
s16 = swing 16ths
