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Honest I Do

Jimmy Reed

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HONEST I DO
As recorded by Jimmy Reed

Duration Legend
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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
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 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

_______________________________________________________________________________
 Intro
  Slow Blues Q=97(8=s8)
                 E7
 4/4
  Gtrs I, II
  H    E E E E   E E E E +H
|--------5-5-6-|-7-7-6-5-(5)-------|
|--------7-7-8-|-9-9-8-7-(7)-------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-0---0----0--0-0-0-|
  H    E E Q     Q   Q    E  E E E


                          A          D7
                               |-3-|     |-3-|
  E E E E +Q    E a  E    Q  a E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-9-9-8-7-(7)---7-5-(5)-|--------------------------|
|-9-9-8-7-(7)---7-5h=6--|----0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-----------------------|-7----------0---2-0-------|
|-----------------------|-0----0-------------3b3.5-|
|-0---0----0--0-0----0--|--------------------------|
  Q   Q    E  E E    E    Q    Q     Q   Q


                   Verse
  A                 A
  Q   Q  E E E E    +E  Q.     +Q    Q
|-----0--0-------||----------------------|
|-----2--2-3-2-3-||-(3)-2------(2)-------|
|----------4-2-4-||-(4)-2------(2)-------|
|-2--------------||--------4-4--2--2-4-4-|
|-0--------------||--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|
|----------------||----------------------|
  E E Q  H           E  E  E E  E  E E E


                    E7
  H       E E E E   +E  H       +E  Q
|---------0-----0-|-(0)------------------|
|---------2-3-2-2-|-(2)-3-------(3)------|
|-----------4-2---|-----4-------(4)------|
|-2-2-4-4---------|----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------2--2--4-4--|
|-----------------|--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
  E E E E E E E E    E  E E E E  E  E E


  Q   Q   E E E E   E Q.     +Q    Q
|-----2---2---0---|-2------------------|
|-----3---3-3-2-3-|-3-3------(3)-------|
|-----------4---4-|---4------(4)-------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-2---------------|-----------2--2-4-4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|
  E E E E E E E E   E E  E E  E  E E E


                    A            D7
  Q   Q   Q   E E   +Q     Q     H
|-----2---0-------|----------------------------|
|-----3---2---3-2-|-(2)------------------------|
|-------------4-2-|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-----------------|--------------0---2-0-------|
|-2---------------|--0---0---------------3b3.5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E    Q   a E E E E E E E E
                           |-3-|     |-3-|


                   Verse
                 $
  A                 A
  Q   Q  E E E E     E  Q.     +Q    Q
|-----0--0-------||----------------------|
|-----2--2-3-2-3-||-(3)-2------(2)-------|
|----------4-2-4-||-(4)-2------(2)-------|
|-2--------------||--------4-4--2--2-4-4-|
|-0--------------||--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|
|----------------||----------------------|
  E E Q  H           E  E  E E  E  E E E


                    E7
  Q   Q   E E E E   +E  Q.     +Q    Q
|-----0---0-----0-|-(0)-------------------|
|-----2---2-3-2-2-|-(2)-3------(3)--------|
|-----------4-2---|-----4------(4)--------|
|-2-2-4-4-2-----4-|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------2-4-4--|
|-----------------|--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|
  E E E E E E E E    E  E  E E  E  E E E


  Q   E E +E  E E E   E Q.     +Q    Q
|-----2-2-(2)---0---|-2------------------|
|-----3-3-(3)-3-2-3-|-3-3------(3)-------|
|-------------4---4-|---4------(4)-------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2-----------------|-----------2--2-4-4-|
|-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|
  E E E E  E  E E E   E E  E E  E  E E E


                    A            D7
  Q   E E Q   E E   +Q     Q     H
|-----2-2-0-------|----------------------------|
|-----3-3-2---3-2-|-(2)------------------------|
|-------------4-2-|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-----------------|--------------0---2-0-------|
|-2---------------|--0---0---------------3b3.5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E    Q   a E E E E E E E E
                           |-3-|     |-3-|


                    Bridge
  A                  D                                   E7
  Q    Q  E E E E    Q   Q   H         Q   Q   E E E E   +E  Q.     +Q    Q
|-----/5--5-2-3-2-||-5---2-----------|-----0---0-----0-|-(0)-------------------|
|-----/7--7-3-5-3-||-7---3-----------|-----2---2-3-2-2-|-(2)-3------(3)--------|
|-----------------||---------2-2-4-4-|-2---------4-2---|-----4------(4)--------|
|-2---------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------|
|-0---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-------------2--2-4-4--|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|
  E E  Q  H          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E  E  E E  E  E E E


                                                To Coda
  Q   E E E E E E   E Q.     +Q    Q     Q   E E Q   E E
|-----2-2-2---0---|-2------------------|-----2-2-0-------|
|-----3-3-3-3-2-3-|-3-3------(3)-------|-----3-3-2---3-2-|
|-----------4---4-|---4------(4)-------|-------------4-2-|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------2--2-4-4-|-2---------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  E E E E E E E E   E E  E E  E  E E E   E E E E E E E E


                                                       Guitar Solo
  A            D7              A                          A
   Q     Q     H               E E E E    E    E E E    a E Q.     +Q    Q
|----------------------------|-----2-0---------------||-----------------------|
|-(2)------------------------|-----------------------||-----5------(5)--------|
|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|-------4b5-(4)b5-4-2-4-||-4s6-------------------|
|--------------0---2-0-------|-2---------------------||------------------4-4--|
|--0---0---------------3b3.5-|-0---------------------||---0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|
|----------------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------|
   Q   a E E E E E E E E       E E Q      H               E E  E E  E  E E E
         |-3-|     |-3-|


                      E7
  Q   E E E   E E E   +W                  Q   E E E E Q
|-----2-------------|-------------------|-----4-4-5-6-7---|
|-------5-----------|-------------------|-----5-5-7-8-9---|
|---------4b5-4-2-4-|-(4)---------------|-----------------|
|-2-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|--2--2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2---------------|
|-------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  E E E E E   E E E    E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E


                                                A            D7
                                                       |-3-|     |-3-|
   E  E  E  E  +H           E E E E +E  E E E   +Q   a E E E E E E E E
|-12-12-11-10-(10)-------|-/9-9-8-7-(7)-8-7-5-|-(5)------------------------|
|-14-14-13-12-(12)-------|--------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|-/9-9-8-7-(7)-9-7-6-|-(6)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------0---2-0-------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--0-----0-------------3b3.5-|
|--0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|----------------------------|
   E  E  E  E   E  E E E    E E E E  E  E E E    Q     Q     Q   Q


   D.S. al Coda     &
  A                 A          D7
  Q   Q  E E E E    Q    Q     H
|-----0--0-------||--------------------------|
|-----2--2-3-2-3-||-2------------------------|
|----------4-2-4-||-2--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-2--------------||------------0---2-0-------|
|-0--------------||-0----0-------------3b3.5-|
|----------------||--------------------------|
  E E Q  H          Q  a E E E E E E E E
                         |-3-|     |-3-|


  A5  G#A6
  E E E  E  +H          H    H
|-----4--5--(5)---(5)-|-5---------*|
|-----6--7--(7)---(7)-|-7---------*|
|-2---5--6--(6)---(6)-|-6---------*|
|-2-------------------|-----------*|
|-0-------------------|-----------*|
|---4-5-(5)-------(5)-|-5---------*|
  E E E +H        +E    H    H

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Honest I Do

Jimmy Reed