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READY FOR LOVE
As recorded by Bad Company
(From the 1974 Album BAD COMPANY)
Words and Music by Mick Ralphs
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mick Ralphs - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mick Ralphs - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Mick Ralphs - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=128
Am7
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q
|----------------|-------0--(0)----------|
|--------3-------|--------------1--------|
|----------0-----|----------------0------|
|----2s4-----4s2-|----2------------------|
|-0--------------|-0---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| <
| W Q E E +Q. +E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|------10-(10)-----(10)S|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|----------------|-------0-(0)-------------|
|--------3-------|--------------1----------|
|----------0-----|-----0----------0--------|
|----2s4-----4s2-|---2---------------------|
|-0--------------|-0-----------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|
| <
| ~
| W H E Q +E
|----------------|-------------------------|
|-8--------------|-------------10---(10)S==|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Outro
Am Q E E Q E E CQ E E E E Q DQ E E +E E Q Csus2Q E E E E Q
||-----------------|----------0----|------2-(2)------|--------3-------|
||o---------1------|--------1---1--|------------3----|----------3-----|
||--------2----2-0-|------0--------|----2---------2--|------5-----5---|
||------2----------|----2----------|-0---------------|----5-----------|
||o--0-------------|-3-------------|-----------------|-3--------------|
||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|
| H H W W W
||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o-17-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
AmQ E E E E E E C/GQ E E E E Q D9/F#Q E E +E Q E W
|--------0-------|--------0------|------0-(0)------|------|
|----------1-----|----------1----|------------1----|------|
|------2-----2-0-|------0-----0--|----2----------2-|------|
|----2-----------|----2----------|-----------------|-0----|
|-0--------------|---------------|-----------------|------|
|----------------|-3-------------|-2---------------|------|
AmQ E E Q E E CE E E E E E Q DQ E E +E Q E Csus2Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------0------|------2-(2)------|--------3------|
|--------1------|-------1---1----|----3-------3----|----------3----|
|------2----2-0-|-----0-------0--|-----------------|------5-----5--|
|----2----------|---2------------|-0---------------|----5----------|
|-0-------------|-3--------------|-----------------|-3-------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
AmQ E E +E Q E C/GQ E E E E Q D9/F#Q. E +E Q E W
|------------0----|--------0------|------0-(0)------|------|
|---------------1-|----------1----|------------1----|------|
|------2-(2)------|------2-----2--|---------------2-|------|
|----2------------|----2----------|-----------------|-0----|
|-0---------------|---------------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|-3-------------|-2---------------|------|
Pre-Chorus
AmGtr III Dsus2
E Q. q Q E Q E q Q E Q. q Q E Q E q Q
|--------5-----|--------5-----|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------5-----|--------5-----|-5------5-----|-5------5-----|
|-5------5-----|-5------5-----|-5h7----7-----|-5h7--7-7-----|
|-5h7----------|-5h7--7-------|-5h7----7-----|-5h7--7-7-----|
|-5h7----------|-5h7--7-------|-5------------|-5------------|
|-5------------|-5------------|--------------|--------------|
AmE Q. q Q E Q E q Q Csus2H H Dsus2H H
|--------5-----|--------5-----|-3----3----|-5----5----||
|--------5-----|--------5-----|-3----3----|-5----5----||
|-5------5-----|-5------5-----|-5----5----|-7----7----||
|-5h7----------|-5h7--7-------|-5----5----|-7----7----||
|-5h7----------|-5h7--7-------|-3----3----|-5----5----||
|-5------------|-5------------|-----------|-----------||
Chorus
G5A5 G5A5 C5D5 C5D5
E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E +Q. E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7-(7)-----|
|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7-(7)-----|
|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-3S5-5-5------|-3S5-5-5-(5)-----|
|-3S5-5-5------|-3S5-5-5------|--------------|-----------------|
To Coda
G5A5 G5A5 C5D5 C5D5
E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E +Q. E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|--------------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7-(7)-------|
|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7-(7)-------|
|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-3S5-5-5------|-3S5-5-5-(5)-------|
|-3S5-5-5------|-3S5-5-5------|--------------|-------------------|
1.
N.C.
H H H H F5W G5W |-----------|-----------|----------|------| |-----------|-----------|----------|------| |-----------|-----------|----------|------| |-----------|-----------|----------|------| |-3----2----|-0---------|-3--------|-5----| |-----------|------3----|-1--------|-3----| Am7Gtr I
Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E W
|----------------|------0-(0)------|----------------|-------||
|--------3-------|------------1----|--------3-------|------o||
|----------0-----|--------------0--|----------0-----|-------||
|----2s4-----4s2-|----2------------|----2s4-----4s2-|-------||
|-0--------------|-0---------------|-0--------------|-0----o||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------||
2.
N.C.
Gtr III D5 H H H H E E E E H E E E E H |-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------| |-----------|-----------|-3-3---3------|-3-3---3------| |-----------|-----------|-2-2---2------|-2-2---2------| |-----------|-----------|-0-0---0------|-0-0---0------| |-3----2----|-0---------|-----3--------|-----3--------| |-----------|------3----|--------------|--------------|N.C.
H H H H D5E E E E H E E E E H |-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------| |-----------|-----------|-3-3---3------|-3-3---3------| |-----------|-----------|-2-2---2------|-2-2---2------| |-----------|-----------|-0-0---0------|-0-0---0------| |-3----2----|-0---------|-----3--------|-----3--------| |-----------|------3----|--------------|--------------| C G/B Am7 G FGtr I G
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E H E E E E
|-------------|-------------|--------1-------|--------3------|
|-------------|-------------|------1---1-----|----------3----|
|-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|----2-------2---|------4-----4--|
|---2-----2---|---2-----0---|-3------------3-|-5-------------|
|-3-----2-----|-0-----------|-3--------------|-5-------------|
|-------------|-------3-----|-1--------------|-3-------------|
D.S. al Coda
Am7Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|----------------|------0-(0)------|----------------|-------0-(0)------||
|--------3-------|------------1----|--------3-------|-------------1----||
|----------0-----|--------------0--|----------0-----|-----0---------0--||
|----2s4-----4s2-|----2------------|----2s4-----4s2-|---2--------------||
|-0--------------|-0---------------|-0--------------|-0----------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
&
G5A5 G5A5 C5D5 C5D5
Gtr III
E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E +E Q E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7-(7)-7----|
|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7-(7)-7----|
|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-3S5-5-5------|-3S5-5-5-(5)-5----|
|-3S5-5-5------|-3S5-5-5------|--------------|------------------|
G5A5 G5A5 C5D5 C5D5
E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E +E Q E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7-(7)-7----|
|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7-(7)-7----|
|-5S7-7-7------|-5S7-7-7------|-3S5-5-5------|-3S5-5-5-(5)-5----|
|-3S5-5-5------|-3S5-5-5------|--------------|------------------|
N.C.
FGtr I G H H H H Q E E E E E E H E E E E |-----------|-----------|--------1-------|--------3-----|| |-----------|-----------|------1---1-----|----------3---|| |-----------|-----------|----2-------2---|------4-----4-|| |-----------|-----------|-3------------3-|-5------------|| |-3----2----|-0---------|-3--------------|-5------------|| |-----------|------3----|-1--------------|-3------------|| D5W +W F/DW +W
|----------|------------|-1--------|-(1)----|
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-1--------|-(1)----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
G/DW +W D5E E +H. +H E Q.
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-8s10-(10)------|-(10)-----------|
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-8s10-(10)------|-(10)-----------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|----------------|-----------2s===|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|----------------|
W +W F/DW +W
|-----------|-------------|-1--------|-(1)----|
|-----------|-------------|-3--------|-(3)----|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|
|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|
G/DW +W D5 W H E E Q
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-10--------|-------------|
|-8--------|-(8)--------|-10--------|----------3--|
|-9--------|-(9)--------|--7--------|------0h2----|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-----------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
W +W F/DW +Q E E H
|------------|------------|-1--------|-(1)--0---0----*|
|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-1--------|-(1)----6------*|
|------------|------------|-2--------|-(2)-----------*|
|--0---------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)-----------*|
|------------|------------|----------|---------------*|
|------------|------------|----------|---------------*|
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