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Ambulance Blues
Neil Young
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Song: Ambulance Blues
Artist: Neil Young
Album: On The Beach
Tabbed by: Kris Pender
Tune down 1 whole step (D G C F A D)
This song, like most of Neil's acoustic numbers, should be played clawhammer style:
downstrokes are hit with the edge of the thumb or pick, upstroke hit with middle
finger (held in shape of a 'claw'). Downstrokes are marked ^
Intro:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
d|-0-------0---0---0-------0-----|-0h3---------3-------3-------3--|
A|-1-------1---1---1-------1-----|-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--|
F|-0-------0---0---0-------0-----|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|
C|-2-------2-------0h2-----2-----|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
G|-3-------3-------3-------3-----|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C C/G
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-3-------3---3---3---1---1-----|-1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0--|
|-1-------1---1---1---1---1-----|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
|-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-----|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F/G F Fmaj7
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-0-------0---0---0-------0-----|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|
|-1-------1---1---0h1-----1-----|-0-------0---0---0h3-----0------|
|-2-------2---2---2-------2-----|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-----|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-----|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
|-------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
Am Em(7)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-2-------2---2---2---0---0---2--|-2---2---0----------------------|
|-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
|-2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D D
Verse
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|-0h3---------3-------3-------3--|
|-1-------1---1---1-------1------|-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--|
|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|-2-------2-------0h2-----2------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-3-------3---3---3---1---1-----|-1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0--|
|-1-------1---1---1---1---1-----|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
|-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-----|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------|
|-1-------1---1---1---1---1------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------|
|-2-------2---2---2---2---2------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
|--------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-2-------2---2---2---2---------|-2---2---2---2-----------2---0---|
|-3-------3---3---3---3---------|-3---3---3---3-----------3---3---|
|-2-------2---2---2---2---------|-2---2---2---2-----------2---2---|
|-0-------0-------0-------------|-0-------0---------------0---0---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------0h2---|-----------------0h2-------------|
Play this with variations throughout (e.g., Em to Em7, D to Dsus2, Am to Asus2 or Asus4, etc.)
Other parts of song have straightforward picking pattern:
(G)
Oh, Isabella, proud Isabella,
(Am)
They tore you down and ploughed you under
(Bm) (C)
You're only real with your make-up on
(G) (D)
How could I see you and stay too long
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