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Bass Tab for Ramblin' Man

Performed by: The Allman Brothers Band. Composed by: Dickey Betts.
This song is published by ALFRED PUBLISHING CO., INC. and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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Willisis2

                             RAMBLIN' MAN (Bassline)
                     As recorded by The Allman Brothers Band
                   (From the 1973 Album BROTHERS AND SISTERS)

Words and Music by Dickey Betts

Capo at 1

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Berry Oakley'

 Intro
  Q=184
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   E E Q  +Q.   E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------||
|--------------|-0----(0)-----|--------------|-----------------||
|--------------|--------------|-3----(3)-----|-3---------------||
|-3----(3)-----|--------------|--------------|-----3--(3)------||


 Chorus
  Q  E E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  Q
|---------------|-------------|----------------|-0--0---------|
|----------0-2--|-3--2-----0--|----------0-2-0-|--------2--0--|
|------2--------|-------3-----|------2---------|--------------|
|-3-------------|-------------|-3--------------|--------------|


  Q  E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------0-2---|----------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
|------2---------|-3----------0---|----2--0--2--|----2--0--2--|
|-3--------------|------0-0-3-----|-------------|-------------|


  Q.   E +E  E E E   Q  +E  E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|------------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------|
|------------------|--------------0-2---|-2----2-----0h2-|-------------|
|-3------------0---|--------2-(2)-------|--------0h2-----|-3--------3--|
|------0-(0)-3-----|-3--(3)-------------|----------------|----0--3-----|


  Q  +E  E +Q   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q  E E E   Q  E E Q  Q
|------------------|-------------|---------------|-0--0---0-----||
|------------------|-0-----------|---------0-2-0-|-----------0--||
|--------2-(2)--3--|----2--0--2--|------2--------|--------------||
|-3--(3)-----------|-------------|-3-------------|--------------||


 1st & 2nd Verses
  $
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q
|--------------0-|------------------|----------------|-0---0---------|
|----------0-2---|------------------|----------0-2---|---------2--0--|
|------2---------|-3------------0-3-|------2-------3-|---------------|
|-3--------------|------0-(0)-3-----|-3--------------|---------------|


  Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|------------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------0-2---|------------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
|------2-(2)-------|-3------------0-3-|----2--0--2--|----2--0--2--|
|-3----------------|------0-(0)-3-----|-------------|-------------|


  Q.   E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q.   Q  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
|------------------|----------------0-|---------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------0-2---|-2---------0-2-|------------------|
|-3------------0-3-|------2-(2)-------|------0--2-----|-3------------0-3-|
|------0-(0)-3-----|-3--3-------------|---------------|------0-(0)-3-----|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E +E  E E E   E E E E Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|------------------|-0---0------0--||
|-------------|-0-----------|------------0-2-0-|---------0-----||
|-------2--3--|----2--0--2--|------2-(2)-------|---------------||
|-3--3--------|-------------|-3----------------|---------------||


 Chorus
  Q.   E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|-------------|----------------|-0-----------|
|----------0-2--|-3--2-----0--|----------0-2-0-|----2--0--2--|
|------2--------|-------3-----|------2---------|-------------|
|-3-------------|-------------|-3--------------|-------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   Q  E E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q
|----------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|----------0-2---|---------------|-0----------0-|-(0)-----------|
|------2---------|-3---------0-3-|----2--0--2---|------2--0--2--|
|-3--------------|------0--3-----|--------------|---------------|


  Q.   Q  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E Q    Q.   Q  E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------0-2---|-2----2-----2--|---------------|
|-3---------0---|------2---------|--------0h2----|-3---------0-3-|
|------0--3-----|-3--------------|---------------|------0--3-----|


                                              Interlude
                                    To Coda
  Q.   Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q     E E Q  H
|--------------|-------------|--------------||-------------|
|--------------|-0-----------|--------------||-0-----------|
|------2----3--|----2--0--2--|------2----3--||-------------|
|-3------------|-------------|-3------------||-------------|


  H    +Q.   +E    E +H.      E   E E E E E E E E   +H.      Q
|----------------|--------------|-3-2-0-----------|-------------||
|----------------|-0-(0)--------|-------2-0-------|-------------||
|----------------|--------------|-----------2-0---|-------------||
|-3----(3)---(3)-|--------------|---------------3-|-(3)---------||


 Guitar Solo
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-0-----------|
|----------0-2---|------------------|----------0-2-0-|----2--0--2--|
|------2---------|-3------------0-3-|------2---------|-------------|
|-3--------------|------0-(0)-3-----|-3--------------|-------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q  Q
|--------------0-|------------------|-0-----------|-0-0----------|
|----------0-2---|------------------|----2--0--2--|-----2--0--2--|
|------2---------|-3------------0-3-|-------------|--------------|
|-3--------------|------0-(0)-3-----|-------------|--------------|


  Q.   E +E  E Q    Q.   Q.   E E   H    E E Q    Q.   E +E  E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-2--------2--|------------------|
|-3------------0--|------2----2---|------0h2----|-3------------0-3-|
|------0-(0)-3----|-3-------------|-------------|------0-(0)-3-----|


                                                 D.S. al Coda
  Q.   Q  E Q    E E Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   E E Q  Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|----------------|-0---0-----0--||
|--------------|-0------------|----------0-2-0-|--------0-----||
|------2--2-3--|-----2--0--2--|------2---------|--------------||
|-3------------|--------------|-3--------------|--------------||


                  Chorus
  &
  E E E E Q  Q     Q.   Q  E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q  E E E   E E Q  Q  Q
|-0---0---0-----||-------------0-|-------------|---------------|-0---0-----0--|
|------------0--||---------0-2---|-3--2-----0--|---------0-2-0-|--------0-----|
|---------------||------2--------|-------3-----|------2--------|--------------|
|---------------||-3-------------|-------------|-3-------------|--------------|


    Q.   Q  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E Q    E E Q  Q  Q    3x
||---------------|-------------|---------------|-0---0-----0----||
||o---------0-2--|-3--2-----0--|----------0-2--|--------0------o||
||o------2-------|-------3-----|------2--------|---------------o||
||--3------------|-------------|-3-------------|----------------||


    Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E Q    E E Q  Q  Q
||-----------------|-------------|---------------|-0---0-----0----||
||o----------0-2---|-3--2-----0--|------------2--|--------0------o||
||o------2-------3-|-------3-----|------2---0----|---------------o||
||--3--------------|-------------|-3-------------|----------------||


    Q  E Q  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E Q  Q  Q  E   E E E E +Q   Q
||------------0--|-------------|--------------|-------0-(0)-------||
||o------0--2----|-3--2-----0--|---------0--2-|---2----------0---o||
||o----2---------|-------3-----|---0--2-------|------------------o||
||--3------------|-------------|-3------------|-------------------||


  Q.   Q  E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E Q  +E  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|-------------|------------------|----0---0------||
|---------0-2p0-|-3--2-----0--|--------------0---|-2---------0-0-||
|------2--------|-------3-----|---0---2--(2)-----|---------------||
|-3-------------|-------------|-3----------------|---------------||


 Outro-Guitar Solo
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q  Q  E   E E Q  Q  Q
|---------------|-------------|--------------|-0---0--0-----|
|----------0--0-|-3--2-----0--|---------0----|-----------0--|
|----0-2--------|-------3-----|------2-----2-|--------------|
|-3-------------|-------------|-3------------|--------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E Q  Q  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-0---------0--|-------------|--------------|-------0-----|
|----0-2--0----|-3--2-----0--|--------------|-0--2-----2--|
|--------------|-------3-----|------0--0-2--|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|-0-3----------|-------------|


  Q.   Q  E E E   Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|-------------0-|--------------|-----------------|-------0-----0--|
|---------0-2---|-3--2------0--|-----------0---2-|---3-------0----|
|------2--------|-------3-3----|---0---2---------|----------------|
|-3-------------|--------------|-3---------------|----------------|


  Q.   Q  E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
|-------------0-|-------------|-----------------|-------0-(0)---0--|
|---------0-2---|-3--2-----0--|-----------0---2-|---3---------0----|
|------2--------|-------3-----|---0---2---------|------------------|
|-3-------------|-------------|-3---------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   +E  Q.   E E Q    E E E E E E E E   +E  E +Q   E E Q
|-----------------|-----0----0---0--|-----------------|-----0-(0)--0---0--|
|-----------0---2-|-(2)--------0----|-----------0---2-|-(2)----------0----|
|-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----0-2---------|-------------------|
|-0-3-------------|-----------------|-0-3-------------|-------------------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------0-----|-0-----------|-------------|
|-----------0--|-2--3-----2--|----2--0--2--|-0-----------|
|--------2-----|-------------|-------------|----2--0--2--|
|-0--3-3-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  E Q  Q  E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|---0---0----0--|
|---------0-----|-3--2-----0--|-----------0---2-|---------0-----|
|---0--2----2---|-------3-----|---0---2---------|---------------|
|-3-----------3-|-------------|-3---------------|---------------|


  Q.   E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E Q    Q  E E Q  Q
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-0--0------0--|
|----------0-2--|-3--2-----0--|----------0-2--|--------0-----|
|------2--------|-------3-----|------2--------|--------------|
|-3-------------|-------------|-3-------------|--------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q  E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------0-----0--|
|----------0-2p0-|-3--2------0--|-----------0---2-|---3-------0----|
|------2---------|--------3-----|---0---2---------|----------------|
|-3--------------|--------------|-3---------------|----------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E
|----------------|-------------|-----------------|---0---0-0------|
|----------0-2p0-|-3--2-----0--|-----------0---2-|------------0---|
|------2---------|-------------|---0---2---------|--------------2-|
|-3--------------|-------------|-3---------------|----------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q  E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E Q  Q  Q
|--------------0-|--------------|-----------------|-----------0--|
|----------0-2---|-3---------0--|---------------0-|---0-2--3-----|
|------2---------|------3-3-----|-------0---2-----|--------------|
|-3--------------|--------------|-0-3-------------|--------------|


  Q.   E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|---------------|-------------|----------------|-------0-----0--|
|---------------|-3--2-----0--|--------------0-|---2-------0----|
|---------------|-------3-----|------0---2-----|----------------|
|-3----3-0-0-3--|-------------|-3--------------|----------------|


  Q.   E +E  E Q    E Q  E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------0-----0--|
|------------0-2--|---3--3----0--|-----------0---2-|---3-------0----|
|------2-(2)------|--------3-----|---0---2---------|----------------|
|-3---------------|--------------|-3---------------|----------------|


  E Q  E Q  E E   Q  Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.   E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|---0-----------|-----------0---|-0----0----0---|----------0--|
|------0-3----3-|----2----3-----|-------------0-|-3--2--3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|


  Q.   E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E Q    Q  E E Q  Q
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-0--0------0--|
|----------0-2--|-3--2-----0--|----------0-2--|--------0-----|
|------2--------|-------3-----|------2--------|--------------|
|-3-------------|-------------|-3-------------|--------------|


    Q.   E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E Q  Q  Q  E   E E Q  Q  Q    3x
||----------------|-------------|--------------|-----0--0-------||
||o----------0-2--|-3--2-----0--|---------0----|-2---------0---o||
||o------2--------|-------3-----|---0--2-------|---------------o||
||--3-------------|-------------|-3------------|----------------||


  Q.   E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E Q  Q  Q  E
|---------------|-------------|--------------*|
|----------0-2--|-3--2-----0--|---------0----*|
|------2--------|-------3-----|---0--2-------*|
|-3-------------|-------------|-3------------*|


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
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