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Keep It Simple

Tommy Emmanuel

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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


                .
  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


                                  .
  $$
  +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--|
|-----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-||
|-----------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
    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
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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

  - 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

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Tommy Emmanuel