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MELISSA (by Allman Bros.; covered by Indigo Girls) -------------------------------------------------- [E=022100; F#m7(4)=x44200; Emaj7=066400; A=x02220; Bm=x24432; Amaj7=x06654; Cmaj7=332000 or x35500; A(9)=577600; B(4)=799800; C#m=466544; B=x24442.] [I'm not sure how to finger the chord I listed as B*. You could try x24440 or x24442. I usually play B5 (2244xx), because it's easy.]
E[in[E]troF#m7(4); see tabF#m7(4) #1 at enEmaj7d of fiEmaj7le] F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E The EcrossroF#m7(4)ads F#m7(4)seem to come and gEmaj7o Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E The gypsy flEies from coast to coF#m7(4)ast F#m7(4) A Knowing Bmmany, loving Amaj7none Bm E Bearing F#m7(4)sorrow, havEmaj7ing fun F#m7(4) Cmaj7 Cmaj7 B* [hold] But back home he'll always run To sweet MeElissaE [t[F#m7(4)]ab #2] F#m7(4) Emaj7 Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4)
The freight train, each car looks the same, all the same No one knows the gypsy's name No one hears his lonely sigh There are no blankets where he lies In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
With sweet MelEissa E[gu[F#m7(4)]itar soloF#m7(4); tab #3]Emaj7 Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E[gu[E]itaF#m7(4)r solo; tF#m7(4)ab #3] Emaj7 Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4)
E Again the mEorning's come,D(9) again he's oD(9)n the run A(9) Sunbeams A(9)shining through his hair,B(4)* appearing not to B(4)*have a care C#m C#m A A B B (2-bar riff, no chord) Pick up your gear and gypsy, roll on, roll on [tab #4]
Crossroads, will you ever let him go Will you hide the dead man's ghost Or will he lie beneath the plain Or will his spirit float away Cmaj7 Cmaj7 B* [hold] But I know he won't stay here
Without MeElissaE [ta[F#m7(4)]b #5] F#m7(4) Cmaj7 Cmaj7 B [hold] Yes I know that he won't stay here Without MeElissaE [ta[F#m7(4)]b #6] F#m7(4) Emaj7 Emaj7 E[inst[E]rumeF#m7(4)ntal; tabF#m7(4) #6] Emaj7 Emaj7
RHYTHM: Amy's part has a rhythm like this through most of the song: ("V" is a loud strum, "v" is soft.) V v V v V V V V v v 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - TAB: [T is the 10th fret; E is 11; W is 12. I did this so that the spacing would still make sense.] [An equal sign (=) is a hammer-on or pull-off; a tilde (~) is a bend.] ["9E" or any other numbers right next to each other are just a fast hammer-on.] TAB #1: intro E E F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-5-7/9-| G ----------------|----------------|4=6-------------|----4-6---------| D ----------------|--------2-4-4/6-|----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----2=4---------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Emaj7 Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E 7---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------------|T=9-------------|----------------|----------------| G ----------------|----E=9-9E------|----------------|----------------| D ----------------|----------------|9E--9-----------|------2-4/6-----| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--2=4-----------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ TAB #2: end of first verse E E F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B --------9(10)9--|----------------|----------------|--------9-T-W---| G --------[bend]--|9E--9-----------|----------------|----9-E---------| D ----------------|------E-9E--9---|9E------9---9---|--9E------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Emaj7 Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ------W---------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B W---T-------T=9-|----------------|----------------|----------------| G ----------------|E---9E--9-------|----------------|----4---2---1---| D ----------------|----------E-9=E-|9-----------2=4-|4/6-------------| A ----------------|----------------|--------2=4-----|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ TAB #3: guitar solo E E F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| B ----------------|T~--9~~~~--(T-T)|(T)9-------------|--------T=9---W-| G ------------9-E-|[bend]----[bent-|[rel.]---9E------|----------------| D --------9-E-----|---------up from|-------------9---|----------------| A ----------------|---------fret 9]|-----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Emaj7 Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ----------W-----|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----T=9---------|T=9---W---T---9T|--9-------------|----------------| G ----------------|----------------|--------9E--9---|----------------| D ----------------|----------------|--------------E-|9E--9-----------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2=4-| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E E F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ----------------|------------4---|454---7-----5=4-|--------0-----0-| B ----------------|5=4---4-5-7-----|----5-----------|5-----------5---| G ------------4=6-|----------------|----------------|----------------| D 2-------46------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Emaj7 Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---2-----4---|--2---0---------| B 4---2---0-------|----------------|0---0-----0-----|----------------| G ------------4---|2---1---2---4---|----------------|----------------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ TAB #4: riff at end of bridge E E ----------------|----------------|0- B ----------------|4=5--4----2-----|0- G 2=1-----2/4---4-|----------------|1- D ----2-----------|----------------|2- A ----------------|----------------|2- E ----------------|----------------|0- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ TAB #5: riff in last chorus E E F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------------|T---T-----------|----------------|----------------| G ----------------|E---------------|------------4=6-|4---------------| D ----------------|--------9E--9---|------2-4/6-----|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|----24----------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ TAB #6: ending E E F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ----------------|----------------|--------------W-|----------------| B ----------------|--------9-T=9---|W-------T=9-----|----T=9---------| G ----------------|----9=E---------|----------------|--------E=9-----| D ----------------|9=E-------------|----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Emaj7 Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G ------------4=6-|4-------4=6-4---|----------------|----1=2-1-------| D ----2=4-4/6-----|--------------4-|4-4-4-4-4---4---|------------0---| A 2=4-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E E F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E ----------------|0-----0---------|----------------|--------7-9-----| B ----------------|--0-----0-------|--------------4-|5-7-7/9---------| G ----------1-1=2-|----2-----2-----|----------4-6---|----------------| D 2---------------|------------0---|----2=4/6-------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|2=4-------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Emaj7 Emaj7 F#m7(4) F#m7(4) E. E --------------5-|----4---2-------|----------------|----------------|0- B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0- G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|1- D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|2- A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|2- E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com