Call Me the Breeze J.J. Cale
CALL ME THE BREEZE - by J.J. CALE
This is an anthology tune (You will find a MP3 demo at the url above).
It was the first one of the first JJ Cale's album in 1972 ('Naturally')
and was released also in a few others among which 'The Very Best of JJ Cale'.
It has been covered by Lynyrd Skynyd.
It is Rock'n'Roll tinged with Country. There are three guitars and a bass.
The solo is particularly interesting . Here we step out far from the pentatonic
path. Not only the blue note is there but also all the colours of the rainbow.
I tabbed the three guitars : two rhythm guitars and the solo guitar .
I also tabbed the bass .
The tune consists of four verses of 12 bars, the third being only instrumental.
The solo plays all along , punctuating each sung sentence and naturally all along
the third verse. The tonality is F sharp. ( F# , B and C#)
All guitars are in standard tuning.
The first rhythm guitar is called LEAD RHYTHM in my tab. It is supposed to be
played with a CAPO at the SECOND FRET.
It is played in a very classical manner with the little finger doing all the job.
To play it fast enough you have to alternate downstrokes and upstrokes.
The second rhythm guitar is called CLEAR RHYTHM here. It is played on the 4
first strings.
The solo guitar is slightly overdriven. ( Or more according to your personal taste.)
You will first find the tabs for the first 3 instruments ( 2 rhythms and bass)
for the 12 bars that keep repeating 4 times in the course of the tune with very
few variants. That is to say all 4 verses are played the same way for those 3
instruments.
LEGEND :
h : hammer-on
p : pull-off
/ : slide-up
\ : slide-down
^^ : let ring
(n): optional
>>>: strum quickly
XbY : bend at the X fret until it sounds like Y ( X < Y )
XrY : release at the Y fret from the X sound ( X > Y :
you start from the bended position )
Xb : bend moderalety
n__ : linger on this note (rough way of noting rhythm !)
You will find first the 12 bars with the two rhythm guitars that you use all
along the tune. Then the complete solo.
LEAD RHYTHM : CAPO at the 2nd FRET
LEAD RHYTHM
[F#]
[1] [2]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ D+---2--2------------2--2-----------------+-------------------2--2-----------------+ A+---2--2---4--5--4--2--2---4--5--4-------+--2--2---4--5--4---2--2--4--5--4--------+ E+---0------0--0--0---------0--0--0-------+--0------0--0--0---------0--0--4--------+
CLEAR RHYTHM
E+---2---------------2--------------------+--2----------------2--------------------+ B+---2------4--2--4--2------4--5--4-------+--2------4--2--4---2-----4--5--4--------+ G+---3------3--3--3---------3--3--3-------+--3------3--3--3---------3--3--3--------+ D+---4------4--4--4---------4--4--4-------+--4------4--4--4---------4--4--4--------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
LEAD RHYTHM
[3] [4]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ D+-------------------2--2-----------------+-------------------2--2-----------------+ A+---2--2---4--5--4--2--2---4--5--4-------+--2--2---4--5--4---2--2--4--5--4--------+ E+---0------0--0--0---------0--0--0-------+--0------0--0--0---------0--0--4--------+
CLEAR RHYTHM
E+---2---------------2--------------------+--2----------------2--------------------+ B+---2------4--2--4--2------4--5--4-------+--2------4--2--4---2-----4--5--4--------+ G+---3------3--3--3---------3--3--3-------+--3------3--3--3---------3--3--3--------+ D+---4------4--4--4---------4--4--4-------+--4------4--4--4---------4--4--4--------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
LEAD RHYTHM
[B]
[5] [6]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+---2--2------------2--2-----------------+-------------------2--2-----------------+ D+---2--2---4--5--4--2--2---4--5--4-------+--2--2---4--5--4---2--2--4--5--4--------+ A+---0------0--0--0---------0--0--0-------+--0------0--0--0---------0--0--0--------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
CLEAR RHYTHM
E+---7---------------7--------------------+--7----------------7--------------------+ B+---7------9--7--9--7------9-10--9-------+--7------9--7--9---7-----9-10--9--------+ G+---8------8--8--8---------8--8--8-------+--8------8--8--8---------8--8--8--------+ D+---9------9--9--9---------9--9--9-------+--9------9--9--9---------9--9--9--------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
LEAD RHYTHM
[F#]7 8
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ D+---2--2------------2--2-----------------+-------------------2--2-----------------+ A+---2--2---4--5--4--2--2---4--5--4-------+--2--2---4--5--4---2--2--4--5--4--------+ E+---0------0--0--0---------0--0--0-------+--0------0--0--0---------0--0--4--------+
CLEAR RHYTHM
E+---2---------------2--------------------+--2----------------2--------------------+ B+---2------4--2--4--2------4--5--4-------+--2------4--2--4---2-----4--5--4--------+ G+---3------3--3--3---------3--3--3-------+--3------3--3--3---------3--3--3--------+ D+---4------4--4--4---------4--4--4-------+--4------4--4--4---------4--4--4--------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
LEAD RHYTHM
[C#] 9 [B]10
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ D+---9--9------------9--9-----------------+--7--7-------------7--7-----------------+ A+---9--9--11-12-11--9--9--11-12-11-------+--7--7---9-10--9---7--7--9-10--9--------+ E+---7------7--7--7---------7--7--7-------+--5------5--5--5---------5--5--5--------+
CLEAR RHYTHM
E+----9-----------------------------------+--7-------------------------------------+ B+----9-----------------------------------+--7-------------------------------------+ G+---10-->>>>>----------------------------+--8-->>>>>------------------------------+ D+---11-----------------------------------+--9-------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
LEAD RHYTHM
[11] [12]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ D+---2--2------------2--2-----------------+-------------------2--2-----------------+ A+---2--2---4--5--4--2--2---4--5--4-------+--2--2---4--5--4---2--2--4--5--4--------+ E+---0------0--0--0---------0--0--0-------+--0------0--0--0---------0--0--4--------+
CLEAR RHYTHM
E+---2---------------2--------------------+--2----------------2--------------------+ B+---2------4--2--4--2------4--5--4-------+--2------4--2--4---2-----4--5--4--------+ G+---3------3--3--3---------3--3--3-------+--3------3--3--3---------3--3--3--------+ D+---4------4--4--4---------4--4--4-------+--4------4--4--4---------4--4--4--------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
INTRO :
[F#]
[1] [2]
E+--------6-----6----6------6---------6---+------9-----9-----9-----9---------9-----+ B+--------------------------------5-------+-------------------------------8--------+ G+---4/6-----6-----6-----6----6-----------+--/9-----9----9------9------9-----------+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
[3] [4]
E+--------11----11----11----11--------11--+-------14----14----14---14---------14---+ B+--------------------------------10------+-------------------------------14-------+ G+---9/11----11----11----11----11---------+-11/15---15----15----15----15-----------+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
They
1st verse :
[F#]
[1] [2]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
call me the breeze I keep blowing down the
[3] [4]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+---------------14b----14\11!------------+-11------9---11!------------------14----+ D+--------16-16---------------------------+----11!-----------------------------16--+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
road They
[B]
[5] [6]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+-14b---------------------14b-14b--------+----------------------------------------+ D+-----16^^-------------16---------16-----+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
call me the breeze I keep blowing down the
7 [F#] 8
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+---------------14-16-14b----------14-16-+--17b18!----14-16-14--------------------+ D+---------14-16------------16----16------+---------------------16-14--------14b---+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------16----------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
road I
9 [C#] 1[B]0
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------14p12-14p12-+-14--------12---------------------------+ G+----------------------11/13-------------+----13\11------11^----------------------+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+--16^^----------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
ain't got me nobody I ain' got me no
[F#]
[11] [12]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+-14b16-14b16----------------------------+ G+--------14b-14b----------14!------------+--------------15-11-14-11-13-11---------+ D+----------------16------------16--------+--------------------------------13--11^^+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
load There's no
2nd Verse
[F#]
[1] [2]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+---------------------------------11-11^^+----------------------------------------+ D+--------------------------11-13---------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
change in the weather Ain't no
[3] [4]
E+----------------------------------------+---------14---17-16-14------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+-----------14---------17-16-14----------+ G+---------------14b-14b-----14-16-14-16--+--17b18!----------------------16-14--14-+ D+-----------------------16---------------+-----------------------------------16---+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
change in me There's no
[B]
[5] [6]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+---------------------14!----------------+----------------------------------------+ G+------------------------16-14--14^^^----+----------------------------------------+ D+-----------------------------16---------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
change in the weather Ain't no
7 [F#] 8
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+------------14-16-14---------14-16-14---+-17b18-17b18-16-14-16-14----------------+ D+--------------------16-14-16------------+------------------------16-14----14-----+ A+----------------------------------------+------------------------------16--------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
change in me Ain't no hiding
9 [C#] 10[B]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+---------------17-16-14-----------------+----------------------------------------+ G+------------------------16-15\13-13\11--+-11-------------------------------------+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+-------16^^-----------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
from nobody Nobody's hiding
[F#]
[11] [12]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+--------------10b-----------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+--------11-11-----11--------------------+-----9b-9b------------------------------+ D+----------------------------------------+------------11--------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
from me
3rd Verse (intruments only)
[F#]
[1] [2]
E+-----------12--13b14-14-14-13b14--14----+-14--------12---------------------------+ B+-----14-14------------------------------+---14--------12-14----------------------+ G+----------------------------------------+------------------14-16-----------------+ D+----------------------------------------+------------------------16--------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
[3] [4]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+---------------------------14-----------+--14------------------------------------+ G+-------------14h15---14h15--------------+----14h15---14-------------14-16-14h15--+ D+----14-16-16------16--------------------+---------16--------14-15-16-----------16+ A+--16------------------------------------+--------------16-16---------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
[B]
[5] [6]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+--15!-14!-12!---------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+-------------14-11-14-11^^------14-16---+-14-16-14-----14h16-14---14--14--14-----+ D+---------------------------14-16--------+---------16-16--------16---16--16--16---+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
7 [F#] 8
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+--------------13b14r13b14---------------+----------------------------------------+ G+-16-------------------------------------+--14-16-14----------14b-16--------------+ D+----------------------------------------+-----------16-14-16---------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
9 [C#] 10[B]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----14------14--16b17-14--16-14---------+-14b15-14-12--12------------------------+ G+--13--13-16---13--------13-----13\12\11-+------------14--14-13-11\9-11--11-9\----+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
[F#]
[11] [12]
E+--------6---6---6-----5--4--------------+-----2^^----2-----2-----2...------------+ B+-----5----------------------------------+--2------2-----2-----2------------------+ G+---4/6----6---6----5--------------------+--3-------------------------------------+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
I got that
Last Verse
[F#]
[1] [2]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+-----------------11-------------11------+----11----11-----11---------------------+ D+-------------------11-14----11----------+-11----11----11-------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
green light baby I got to keep
[3] [4]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+------------11!--13!--13h14--15---------+-16p15-13\11-11-14p11--13p11--11^^^-----+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
moving on I got that
[B]
[5] [6]
E+-----------------------------7----------+------7---------------------------------+ B+--------------------------(7)---7--10---+--------7---10---7b--7b^^^--------------+ G+-----------------------9b---------------+----------------------------------------+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
green light baby I got to keep
7 [F#] 8
E+-------------14-----------14-------16---+----------------------------------------+ B+-------12/14----14---14-14--14--14------+------14--14-13--13-----12--------------+ G+----------------------------------------+-13\15--15-----14--14-13--14-11^^^------+ D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
moving on I might go
9 [C#] 10[B]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+------------------------13----13\11^^^--+----------------------------------------+ D+--------------------15-----15-----------+----------------------------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
out to California might go down
[F#]
[11] [12]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+--------------------------13b14---------+----------------------------------------+ G+----------------------------------------+---14-16-14-----------------------------+ D+----------------------------------------+-------------16-14-16-------------------+ A+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
to Georgia I don't know
OUTRO and FADE
[F#]
[1] [2]
E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ B+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ G+-----------------14b--------------------+-----------14-13------------------------+ D+--------14--16--------16----------------+----14-16--------16-------14--16-......-+ A+----16----------------------------------+-16-------------------16----------------+ E+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
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