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BACK DOOR MAN As recorded by The Doors (From the 1967 Album THE DOORS) Words and Music by Willie Dixon Arranged by The Doors Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie Krieger - Guitar' Intro Q=88 N.C.(A) 4/4 Gtr I PM--------| PM--------| E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E |---------------------|---------------------| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b8-(7)-| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b8-(7)-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------| PM------| PM------| E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-----------5tr6----|-----------5tr6---| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-------8-|-5-5-5-5-5--------| PM------| PM------| E E E E E S +S +S S E E E E E E S +S +S S E |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------7b8==(7)r(7)-----|-----------7b8==(7)r(7)-----| |-----------7b8==(7)r(7)p5---|-----------7b8==(7)r(7)p5---| |--------------------------7-|--------------------------7-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-5-5-5------------------| < PM--------| PM--------| E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E |---------------------|----------------------| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b8-(7)--| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b8-(7)--| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5----------| PM------| PM--------| E E E E E S +S +S S E E E E E E E E +E |----------------------------|---------------------| |-----------7b8==(7)r(7)-----|-------------7b8-(7)-| |-----------7b8==(7)r(7)p5---|-------------7b8-(7)-| |--------------------------7-|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------| PM--------| PM------| E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q. |---------------------|-------------------|| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------------|| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-----------5tr6----|| |---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5-5---------|| 1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses $ A PM--------| PM--------| E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b8-(7)-| ||--------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b8-(7)-| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||--5-5-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
A7< Ab7 &G7gt; PM--------| E E E E E E E +E E E +E E E E Q |---------------------|------------------| |-------------7b8-(7)-|------------------| |-------------7b8-(7)-|---------6-5-5-4--| |---------------------|---5-(5)-5-4-4-3--| |---------------------|---7-(7)-7-6-6-5--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-(5)-5-4-4-3--|
D7E E +E E +E E E E S S E E E +E E E E |---0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |---1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-| |---2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-0-------------------|-0-------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
A7 PM--------| PM--------| E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b7.5---| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b7.5---| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-| To Coda E7 D7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q E E |-----0-------0-----|------10-------------10------| |---0---3-(3)-------|---------13b14-(13)----------| |---1---------------|---11------------------------| |---2-----------2-1-|-0---------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------12\--| |-0-----------------|------------------------10\--| 1. A PM--------| PM--------| E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E |---------------------|----------------------|| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b8-(7)-o|| |-------------7b8-(7)-|-------------7b8-(7)--|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|| Guitar Solo 2. PM--------| E E E E E E E E H +Q. E E +E E E +Q. E |---------------5-||----------------|---------------------| |---------------5-||-7b9----(7)---5-|-------------------5-| |-----------------||----------------|-7b9r(7)---5-(5)-----| |-----------------||----------------|---------7-----------| |-----------------||----------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----||----------------|---------------------| E E E E E E E E E +S S E E +E S S S S S S |---------------------|-------------------------------| |------5---5---5----5-|-------------------------------| |-5b7====5---5---5r---|-7b9r(7)p5-------------------0h| |---------------------|-----------7-7-(7)-----0h1h2---| |---------------------|-------------------0h3---------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| a E E Q a +Q E E |-------^2----------------| |-----1-^1--3pb4r(3)------| |-1h2-----------------5---| |-----------------------7-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| Q E E +E e e e e e e e e e S S E |-8--------------------|-------------------| |----10-9b10r(9)-------|-----------------5-| |----------------------|---------------5---| |----------------7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| Q E +E E E Q +E E S S E Q E E |------------------8--|-(8)-5----------------------| |-8b10===8r(8)-5------|-------8b10-10---8b10--8-5--| |----------------7----|---------------9------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| E +S S E E E +E E E e e e e e e e E |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |-7b8r(7)p5---5-7b8r(7)p5---|-----------------| |-----------7-------------7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| |---------------------------|---------------5-| |---------------------------|-----------------| Interlude A7 PM--------| e e e e e e e E E E E E E E E +E |-----------------||---------------------| |-----------------||-------------7b8-(7)-| |-----------------||-------------7b8-(7)-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||---------------------| |---------------5-||---------------------| |-----------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5---------| D.S. al Coda PM------| PM------| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |-----------5tr6---|-----------5tr6---|-------------5tr6--|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5--------|-5-5-5-5-5--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|| Outro &
A7 A7PM------| E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |---------------------|-----------------||----------------------| |-----------7b8-(7)---|-----------------||----------------------| |-----------7b8-(7)-5-|-----------------||-----------5tr6--7b9==| |---------------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-7-7-7------------| |---------------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-7-7-7------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5-5-5-5-5------------|
PM------| +E E +S S E S S e S S e E E E E E E +S S E |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-----8---------------------|-----------7b8-(7)-----| |-(7)-7r(7)p5---------------|-----------5b6-(5)-5---| |-------------7-7p5-7-7p5-7-|---------------------7-| |---------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------| |---------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
E E +S S E Ab7E E G7E E D7E E +E E E +S S E E |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|---------5-------------------| |---6-(6)-6-6-5-5-4-4-|---5-(5)---7b8r(7)p5---7b8---| |---5-(5)-5-5-4-4-3-3-|---7-(7)-------------7-------| |-0-7-(7)-7-7-6-6-5-5-|-5---------------------------| |-------------4-4-3-3-|-----------------------------|
Q E E Q E E A7E E E E E E +S S E |-----------------|-----------------------| |-7------7b8--7---|-----------7b8-(7)-----| |----7---7b8--7-5-|-----------7b8-(7)p5---| |------7----------|---------------------7-| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
e e e e e E +S S E E7 E E E E +E E E E |-----------------------|-/12-12------------12--------| |-----------7b8-(7)-----|-/12-12----15-(15)-----------| |-----------7b8-(7)p5---|-/13-13-13------------13-12--| |---------------------7-|----------------------12-11--| |-----------------------|----------------------14-13--| |-5-5-5-5-5-------------|----------------------12-11--|
D7 A7 E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------10---------10-8----|-8--5---------------| |----------13-(13)------10-|------8b9-8-5-------| |-11-11--------------------|--------------7b8-7-| |-10-----------------------|--------------------| |-12-----------------------|--------------------| |-10-----------------------|--------------------| A7b13 E E E E +E E Q +W e E Q H |----------------^8--|-(8)--------|-------------*| |----------------^8--|-(8)--------|-------------*| |-5--------------^6--|-(6)--------|-------------*| |---7-5-7-(7)\---^7--|-(7)--------|-7-----------*| |--------------------|------------|-------------*| |--------------------|------------|-------------*| 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 ----------- | - 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