HONEST I DO
As recorded by Jimmy Reed
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
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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
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| - 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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Intro
Slow Blues Q=97(8=s8)
E7
4/4
Gtrs I, II
H E E E E E E E E +H
|--------5-5-6-|-7-7-6-5-(5)-------|
|--------7-7-8-|-9-9-8-7-(7)-------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-0---0----0--0-0-0-|
H E E Q Q Q E E E E
A D7
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E +Q E a E Q a E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-9-9-8-7-(7)---7-5-(5)-|--------------------------|
|-9-9-8-7-(7)---7-5h=6--|----0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-----------------------|-7----------0---2-0-------|
|-----------------------|-0----0-------------3b3.5-|
|-0---0----0--0-0----0--|--------------------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
Verse
A A
Q Q E E E E +E Q. +Q Q
|-----0--0-------||----------------------|
|-----2--2-3-2-3-||-(3)-2------(2)-------|
|----------4-2-4-||-(4)-2------(2)-------|
|-2--------------||--------4-4--2--2-4-4-|
|-0--------------||--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|
|----------------||----------------------|
E E Q H E E E E E E E E
E7
H E E E E +E H +E Q
|---------0-----0-|-(0)------------------|
|---------2-3-2-2-|-(2)-3-------(3)------|
|-----------4-2---|-----4-------(4)------|
|-2-2-4-4---------|----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------2--2--4-4--|
|-----------------|--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Q Q E E E E E Q. +Q Q
|-----2---2---0---|-2------------------|
|-----3---3-3-2-3-|-3-3------(3)-------|
|-----------4---4-|---4------(4)-------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-2---------------|-----------2--2-4-4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
A D7
Q Q Q E E +Q Q H
|-----2---0-------|----------------------------|
|-----3---2---3-2-|-(2)------------------------|
|-------------4-2-|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-----------------|--------------0---2-0-------|
|-2---------------|--0---0---------------3b3.5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q a E E E E E E E E
|-3-| |-3-|
Verse
$
A A
Q Q E E E E E Q. +Q Q
|-----0--0-------||----------------------|
|-----2--2-3-2-3-||-(3)-2------(2)-------|
|----------4-2-4-||-(4)-2------(2)-------|
|-2--------------||--------4-4--2--2-4-4-|
|-0--------------||--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|
|----------------||----------------------|
E E Q H E E E E E E E E
E7
Q Q E E E E +E Q. +Q Q
|-----0---0-----0-|-(0)-------------------|
|-----2---2-3-2-2-|-(2)-3------(3)--------|
|-----------4-2---|-----4------(4)--------|
|-2-2-4-4-2-----4-|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------2-4-4--|
|-----------------|--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Q E E +E E E E E Q. +Q Q
|-----2-2-(2)---0---|-2------------------|
|-----3-3-(3)-3-2-3-|-3-3------(3)-------|
|-------------4---4-|---4------(4)-------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2-----------------|-----------2--2-4-4-|
|-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
A D7
Q E E Q E E +Q Q H
|-----2-2-0-------|----------------------------|
|-----3-3-2---3-2-|-(2)------------------------|
|-------------4-2-|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-----------------|--------------0---2-0-------|
|-2---------------|--0---0---------------3b3.5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q a E E E E E E E E
|-3-| |-3-|
Bridge
A D E7
Q Q E E E E Q Q H Q Q E E E E +E Q. +Q Q
|-----/5--5-2-3-2-||-5---2-----------|-----0---0-----0-|-(0)-------------------|
|-----/7--7-3-5-3-||-7---3-----------|-----2---2-3-2-2-|-(2)-3------(3)--------|
|-----------------||---------2-2-4-4-|-2---------4-2---|-----4------(4)--------|
|-2---------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------|
|-0---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-------------2--2-4-4--|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|
E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
To Coda
Q E E E E E E E Q. +Q Q Q E E Q E E
|-----2-2-2---0---|-2------------------|-----2-2-0-------|
|-----3-3-3-3-2-3-|-3-3------(3)-------|-----3-3-2---3-2-|
|-----------4---4-|---4------(4)-------|-------------4-2-|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------2--2-4-4-|-2---------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Guitar Solo
A D7 A A
Q Q H E E E E E E E E a E Q. +Q Q
|----------------------------|-----2-0---------------||-----------------------|
|-(2)------------------------|-----------------------||-----5------(5)--------|
|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|-------4b5-(4)b5-4-2-4-||-4s6-------------------|
|--------------0---2-0-------|-2---------------------||------------------4-4--|
|--0---0---------------3b3.5-|-0---------------------||---0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|
|----------------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------|
Q a E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E
|-3-| |-3-|
E7
Q E E E E E E +W Q E E E E Q
|-----2-------------|-------------------|-----4-4-5-6-7---|
|-------5-----------|-------------------|-----5-5-7-8-9---|
|---------4b5-4-2-4-|-(4)---------------|-----------------|
|-2-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|--2--2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2---------------|
|-------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
A D7
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E +H E E E E +E E E E +Q a E E E E E E E E
|-12-12-11-10-(10)-------|-/9-9-8-7-(7)-8-7-5-|-(5)------------------------|
|-14-14-13-12-(12)-------|--------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|-/9-9-8-7-(7)-9-7-6-|-(6)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------0---2-0-------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--0-----0-------------3b3.5-|
|--0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
D.S. al Coda &
A A D7
Q Q E E E E Q Q H
|-----0--0-------||--------------------------|
|-----2--2-3-2-3-||-2------------------------|
|----------4-2-4-||-2--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|
|-2--------------||------------0---2-0-------|
|-0--------------||-0----0-------------3b3.5-|
|----------------||--------------------------|
E E Q H Q a E E E E E E E E
|-3-| |-3-|
A5 G#A6
E E E E +H H H
|-----4--5--(5)---(5)-|-5---------*|
|-----6--7--(7)---(7)-|-7---------*|
|-2---5--6--(6)---(6)-|-6---------*|
|-2-------------------|-----------*|
|-0-------------------|-----------*|
|---4-5-(5)-------(5)-|-5---------*|
E E E +H +E H H
