Honest I Do Jimmy Reed
As recorded by Jimmy Reed
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
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
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| - 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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Intro
Slow Blues Q=97(8=s8)
[E7]
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
[B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+B]
|--------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] |-3-| [D7] |-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]Q Q E E E E [A]+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
H E E E E [E7]+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]
Q Q Q E E [A]+Q Q [D7]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]Q Q E E E E [A] 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
Q Q E E E E [E7]+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]
Q E E Q E E [A]+Q Q [D7]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]Q Q E E E E [D]Q Q H Q Q E E E E [E7]+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] Q Q [D7]H [A]E E E E E E E E A [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-|
Q E E E E E E [E7]+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] |-3-| [D7] |-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]Q Q E E E E [A]Q Q [D7]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] [+B] [B] [B]
|-----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] [+B] [+E] [B] [B]
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