Blues Balls by John 5 Song: Blues Balls Album: Songs For Sanity Artist: John 5 Tune half step down Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb some of my tabs may look short because i had to shorten them because when i submitted them they got messed up. Legend: B bend full step b bend half step b1/4 bend up 1/4 step B1/2 bend 1 1/2 steps up pb pre bend r realse bend ~ vibrato h hammer on p pull off / slide up \ slide down pm palm mute t tap n natural harmonic ph pinch harmonic d down pick u up pick tr trill x play muted string + wah closed(toe down) 0 wah open(toe up) . staccato grt.1(dist.) pm--------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |--12b------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |--12b------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |--------------14~~~~~--12~~~~~-----------------|------------------2~~~~~~~~---0---2---0---5----5b1/4--| |----------------------------------14\12---10b--|------------------------------------------4----4b1/4--| |-----------------------------------------------|--0----0--0--3h4--------------------------------------| pm------------| pm-------------| pm-------------| pm-----------| |----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-----------------2~~~~~~~--0--2--0--2--0------------|----------------2~~~~~~~~--0--2--0---5---5b1/4--| |----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------4---4b1/4--| |--0---0--0--3h4----------------------------3b1/4p0--|--0---0-0--3h4----------------------------------| pm------------| pm-------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------2~~~~~~~~--0--2--0--2--0------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |--0---0--0--3h4------------------------------3b1/4p0--| slight pm-------------------------------------------------| |------5----5/8------8---8/12-----12---12/15------17----17\--|----------------------------------------------------------| |--0h2---2-------0h5---5------0h8----8-------0h12----12------|----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------|------7--------------------6------5------4-----3-------2--| |------------------------------------------------------------|--0h6--------6------7--0h5----0h4----0h3---0h2-----0h1----| |------------------------------------------------------------|---------0h5----0h6---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| hold bend---------| |-----------------3b----3----3r----0---|--------0---------0---------0----------0----------0--------------| |-----------------2b----2----2r2---0---|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--0h1h2----0h1h2------0h1h2------0h1h2------0h1h2----2Br2p0------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------2\--| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--0---12\--0--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| pm----| pm-------| pm-----------| |--------5---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-----------5p8-------------8--------------------|--5------------------------------------------| |--7B------------7--5--7/9------9\7---5----------|--5b-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------7---5--|-------7---5---------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|--------------7---5\3--5br5---3--5--3--------| |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------5--3--| pm------| hold bend------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------0h10h12/15B---15---r15--12\--| |----------------------------------------------------------------0h8h10-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------0h7h9---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------0h5h7--0h7h9----------------------------------------------| |--2---2---------0h3h5--------0h3h5--0h5h7------------------------------------------------------------| |--0---0--0h3h5--------0h3h5--------------------------------------------------------------------------| grt.1 pm-------| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--12-------------------------------------------------| |-----------3/15b---------------------------|--12b------------------------------------------------| |-------4-----------------16~~~~~~~~~-------|----------14~~~~~~~~~~---12~~~~~~~~~~~---------------| |--------------------------------------16\--|----------------------------------------14\12---10b--| |--2----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | | |grt.2 |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--12-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--12b------------------------------------------------| |--4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4/-------|----------14~~~~~~~~~~~--12~~~~~~~~~~~---------------| |--4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4/-------|----------------------------------------14\12---10b--| |--2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2/-------|-----------------------------------------------------| pm-------------| pm-----------| pm-------------| pm----------------| |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| |----------------2~~~~~~~~--0--2--0---5---5b1/4--|-----------------2~~~~~~~~~--0---2--0---2---0------------| |-------------------------------------4---4b1/4--|---------------------------------------------------------| |--0---0-0--3h4----------------------------------|--0---0--0--3h4---------------------------------3b1/4p0--| t t t t t t t t |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16p12h15--20p16--| |------------------------------------------------------------------------16p12h15--21p17--20p16p12h15-------------------| |--11\4/--------------------------------22p16p12h15--21p17--20p16p12h15-------------------------------------------------| |------------16p12h15--21p17--20p16p12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D t t t t |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------16p12h15--21p17--20p16p12p15------------16p12h15--21p17--20p16p12h15p12-15B~~~~~~--| |--19p16p12h15--------------------------------16p12h15---------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| hold bend----------| |-------15h17p15-17B---17---17b---17----17----17---17---17--17B1/2r17p15--17\---| |--2/-----------------------------------------17---17---17--17B1/2--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| pm---------| |---------------17------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7Br7---/14-------14\5/14\5-----------14----14---14--14--14--14---------14----14--16b\--| |---------------------------------/16-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d---------| d----------| |------------------------------------------------12---15/16--17p16p15p14\12---| |-------------------12------------------------13------------------------------| |-----------12--15-------15p14p13p12-------14---------------------------------| |--------13-----------------------------15------------------------------------| |-----14----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--15-------------------------------------------------------------------------| d---------| d----------| |-----------------------------------------------12---15/16--17p16p15p14\12--| |------------------12------------------------13-----------------------------| |----------12--15------15p14p13p12--------14--------------------------------| |-------13-----------------------------15-----------------------------------| |----14---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15------------------------------------------------------------------------| d----------| d----------| d----------| |-------------------------------------------------12---15/16--17p16p15p14\12-------------12--15/16---17p16p15p14\12\---| |--------------------12------------------------13-------------------------------------13-------------------------------| |-----------12--15--------15p14p13p12-------14-------------------------------------14----------------------------------| |--------13------------------------------15-------------------------------------15-------------------------------------| |-----14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--15------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| grt.1 pm-------| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--12-------------------------------------------------| |-----------3/15b---------------------------|--12b------------------------------------------------| |-------4-----------------16~~~~~~~~~-------|----------14~~~~~~~~~~---12~~~~~~~~~~~---------------| |--------------------------------------16\--|----------------------------------------14\12---10b--| |--2----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | | |grt.2 |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--12-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--12b------------------------------------------------| |--4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4/-------|----------14~~~~~~~~~~~--12~~~~~~~~~~~---------------| |--4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4/-------|----------------------------------------14\12---10b--| |--2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2/-------|-----------------------------------------------------| Grt.1(w/ octaver) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--11br11--------pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------11br11-----------pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Grt.1(w/ octaver) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--14Br14------pB14r14--14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------14Br14----pB14r14--14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| pm------------| pm-------------| pm------------| pm-------------| |--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------2~~~~~~---0---2---0---5--5b1/4---|-----------------2~~~~~---0--2--0--2--0-------------| |---------------------------------------4--4b1/4---|----------------------------------------------------| |--0---0--0--3h4-----------------------------------|--0---0--0--3h4----------------------------3b1/4p0--| pm------------| pm-------------| pm------------| pm-------------| |--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------2~~~~~~---0---2---0---5--5b1/4---|-----------------2~~~~~---0--2--0--2--0-------------| |---------------------------------------4--4b1/4---|----------------------------------------------------| |--0---0--0--3h4-----------------------------------|--0---0--0--3h4----------------------------3b1/4p0--| *Produce harmonis by plucking siteent-note sextuplets while sliking in direction indicated *harmonic is located one-tenth the distance between the 3rd & 4th frets **harmonic-------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|X4 |--2----2-------------------------| |--2----2-------------------------| |--0----0---2/3.1--2/3.1--2/3.1---| |------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |--15p12------12---------------------------------------------------|--15-------------12------------------------| |--14p12--14--12--12b----------------------------------------------|--14br14p12--14--12---12b------------------| |------------------------14--12------------------------------------|-----------------------------14--12--14\---| |--------------------------------14\12p10--12---10--10b1/4---------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------10--12--|-------------------------------------------| | | |grt.2 | pm----------------------------| pm----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |--7----7----7----7----7------7-7br7--5---7------------------------|--7----7----7----7----7------7-7br7--5b----| |--0----0----0----0----0------0-----------0------------------------|--0----0----0----0----0------0-------------| |--15---------------------------------------------------------------| |--15---12--------12------------------------------------------------| |--14---12---14---12--12b-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------14---12---------------------------------| |------------------------------------14\12p10-12-10--10b1/4---------| |------------------------------------------------------------10-12--| |-----------------------12/15p12--------------12h14h15p14p12-----------------------| |--------------------12-----------15p12h14h15-----------------15p14p12-------------| |-----------------12----------------------------------------------------15p14p12\--| |---------7--9/12------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7h10----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--9h11h12p11p9\7--9~~~~~~~~~--7/9h11h12p11p9\7--9~~~~~~~--7p9/--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--16h17p16-14\9h11h12p11-9/14h15p14-12\7h9h10p9p7\2--0--------| |--------------------------------------------------------0--0--| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| pm-----------------| |------------------------------------------------------|------7h10/15\10--10p7--------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------10p7--------10B-----8---| |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------9--7--------------| |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5--7Br7p5--7/--|--7---------------------------------------------| |--0----0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| *gradualy bend while rapidly tapping *tr |---------------------------| |--8-20B---8\/7--10---------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| | | |grt.2 | |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |--7--7--5--5--4--4--2---2--| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--| |---------------------------| *gradualy bend while rapidly tapping *tr |--7--8-7-5/7-8--10-8--7\5--7-8-7-5/7--8-10-8-7\5/7-8-10-8--7/8-10-12-10--8\7--8-10-8-7/8--10-12-10-8\--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |grt.2 | pm------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0----------0-------------------------------------------------------------2-----------2/--------------| |--0----------0-------------4----------4----------2-----------2-------------0-----------0/--------------| |---------------------------5----------5----------5-----------5-------------5-----------5/--------------| hold bend----------| |--/7--8--10--8-7/8--10-12-10-8/12-13-15-13-12-12-15-15-15B~~~~~~~--|--17B1/2--17--17---r17--15--17~~~~--------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------/14---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | | |Grt.2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|--0-------0------------------------2---2--| |--7--------------7--------------5-----------5--------4--4--2--2----|--0-------0------4------4---2--2---0---0--| |--0--------------0--------------0-----------0--------0--0--0--0----|-----------------5------5---5--5---5---5--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-14-15-15-15-14-12-12--------------| |---------------12-14-15-15-15-14-12-12----------------------12-14-15-15------------------------------15-14-12--| |--12-14-15-15-----------------------------15-14-12-15-15-------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------12-14-15-15-15-14-12---------------------------------------------| |---------12-14-15-15------------------------15-15-13-12--------------------------------| |--15-15--------------------------------------------------15-14-12-14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--12----------------------------------------------------------| |--/15~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------|--12b-----------------------------------------------------/7--| |-------------------16~~~~~~~~~~--------|-----------------14~~~~~~~~~~~--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------| |----------------------------------16\--|---------------------------------------------------14\--------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| t t t t t t t t t t t |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9---10p9p8p7--11p10--11p10p9p8--12p11--12p11p10p9--13p12--13p12p11p10--14p13--14p13p12p11--15p14--15p14p13p12---| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| t t t t t t t t t t t |----------------------15p14--15p14p13p12-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--15p14--15p14p13p12------------------------------------------15p14--15p14p13p12-------------------------------| |------------------------------------------15p14--15p14p13p12-----------------------15p14--15p14p13p12----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15p14--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| t t t t t t |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------15p14--15p14p13p12--------------------------------------------------| |--15p14p13p12----------------------15p14--15p14p13p12------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------15p14p13p12\10b-------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------12p10\--| . . . . . . . . . w/ wah-wah |--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------12---15-15B~~~~~~--|-----------------------------------------------| |----------------------12---13---14----------------------|--x--x--x--x----7---9~~~~p7--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-------12---13---14-------------------------------------|--x--x--x--x-----------------x--x--x--x--x--x--| |--/14---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | |Grt.2 | | pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7---------------| |---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----0---/10\----| + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + *hold bend and gradually release |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------7-----7--9--9~~--x--|-------------------------------|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-----5h7------5--5----9-------------x--|--7B------------7b---------r7--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |--7--------7---------------------------|-------------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| **using a guitar with les paul style electronics, set lead volume to 0 and rhythm volume to 10. strike the strings while the pickup selector switch is in ryhthm position then flip it back forth between the two. Grt.1(w/ octaver) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--11br11--------pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------11br11-----------pb11r11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Grt.1(w/ octaver) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--14Br14------pB14r14--14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------14Br14----pB14r14--14B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--/15b-----------------|--/14---------------------------|--15b----------------------| |------------16---------|-----------14~~~~~~~~~~~--------|-------------16------------| |------------------16\--|---------------------------16\--|----------------------16\--| |-----------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------| * g string rings out because of heavy vibrato |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------14~~~~~~~~~~~--12~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------14\12---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| let ring----------------| |-------------3b-----r3--0--3--0------------------------------------------0--------------| |------0h3p0----------------------3--0---------------------------------------------------| |--/4------------------------------------2h3p2p0------------------------------0h1--------| |-------------------------------------------------2p0-------------2----------------------| |------------------------------------------------------2p0-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------3b--------0------------------| whew!!!! there it is!!! enjoy and please rate :) www.TAB6.com