MERCURY BLUES
As recorded by David Lindley
(From the 1981 Album EL RAYO-X)
Words and Music by Robert L. Geddins & K.C. Douglas
Arranged by David Lindley
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E B E G# B E) - 'David Lindley - Slide Guitar'
Intro
Q=174
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ slide - Open E-Tuning E B E G# B E)
Wx7 H. E E +W +W +W
|------------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|-----------0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|------------|-------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|-----------0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
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 E E
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------|
|-----------2s|=3-------------2s|=3-------------2s|=3-------------2s==|
|-------------|-----5---0-------|-----5---0-------|-----5---0---------|
A E A E A E A E
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E +W +Q E E E E E E +W
|-----------------|---------|------------|------------------|--------|
|---------------0-|-5-0-5-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--x-x-5-0-5-0-|-(0)----|
|-------------0---|-5-0-5-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--x-x-5-0-5-0-|-(0)----|
|---0---0---0-----|-5-0-5-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--x-x-5-0-5-0-|-(0)----|
|-3---------------|-5-0-5-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--x-x-5-0-5-0-|-(0)----|
|-----5---0-------|---------|------------|------------------|--------|
N.C.
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------|---------------------<12>-<12>-|
|-------------|---------------------<12>-<12>-|
|-------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------<12>-<12>-----------|
|-12-12-10-10-|-10s12-0-0-<12>-<12>-----------|
PM------------|
E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E Q
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------0-|--------------------12---|
|-------------/5-(5)---0-|--------------------12---|
|-------------/5-(5)-----|-/12----------------12---|
|-<12>-<12>-x-/5-(5)-----|-----12------------------|
|-<12>-<12>-x------------|--------12-12-12-12------|
E Q E Q. E E E E E E Q E
|--------12\------0-|-----------------------|
|-11s12--12\------0-|-----------------------|
|-11s12------5------|-10s12-12-12-10s12--12-|
|-11s12------5------|-10s12-12-12-10s12--12-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
PM------------|
E Q E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|--------0-/5------|------------------|
|-10s12--0-/5------|------------------|
|-10s12----/5----0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|------------------|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|------------------|-0-0-----0-0------|
1st & 2nd Verses
E
PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-||------0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-----0-0-----0-0-||o-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-0-0-----0-0-----||--0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0------|
A E
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-0-0-----0-0-3-4-|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|-0-0-----0-0------|
C#m B A E
PM------------------------------------------------| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E
|-------------0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0-0-|-----------------|-----7---7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----0-0---------|-----9-9-----9-9-|---------7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----0-0---------|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----|-9-9-----9-9-----|-7-7-------------|-x-x--------x----|
Guitar Solo
A E A E A N.C.
PM------|
E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q
|--------------------||-----------------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5---o||-/15-15-14--/15-15-14--|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5----||-/15-15-13--/15-15-13--|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5----||-----------------------|
|-------------------o||-----------------------|
|-------------0---0--||-----------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-/15-15-14--/15-15-14--|-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
|-/15-15-13--/15-15-13--|-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
~~~
|--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-17\---0-17\---/17-|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-17\---0-17\---/17-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+Q E E +Q E E +E E e e E S S E E
|--------0------------0-/12-|-(12)s10--------------------|
|-(17)\--0------------0-/12-|-(12)s10-12-11-10p9---------|
|-(17)\----/17-(17)\--------|--------------------8-8-/12-|
|----------/17-(17)\--------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
~~
Q E E Q E E E Q E S S E +E E
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------12-12-|-12s14s=12-----------------|
|--------0-/12--12-12-|-----------12s10-----------|
|-12--12-0-/12--------|-----------------12-(12)-0-|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
Q E E Q E E +Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------12----------------|-----------------------|
|-13--14----11b11.5--------|----------0----------0-|
|--------------------12-12-|-(12)--\9---10-10s12---|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
~~
|--3--|
E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E
|----------------0---0-|------------------|
|----------------0---0-|-10-10-10s12------|
|-/12------------------|-10-10-10s12------|
|-----12-12--12\-------|--------------x-x-|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
~~~
|--3--|
Q Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------|-/12--------------------|
|-10-10-10s12------|--------14s12----12-----|
|-10-10-10s12------|--------------12----12--|
|--------------x-x-|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
~~~~
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-14--------------------|---5-5---7s8-7-5-|
|----12s10----12s10-----|-5---------------|
|----------12-------12--|-------0---------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----0-----0------|-0-0----0-0----0-0--|
|-\7-----0-----5--|-0-0----0-0----0-0--|
|------5-----5----|-----/8-----/8------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
C#m B E A E A E
~
E E E E E E E E H Q Q H Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----0-0----0-0----0-|-------------|-------7\------|-----------------|
|----0-0----0-0----0-|-------------|-------7\------|----5-0-5-0---0--|
|-/8-----/8-----/8---|-------------|-------7\------|----5-0-5-0---0--|
|--------------------|-9----9\-----|-7\----7\--0-0-|-0--5-0-5-0---0--|
|--------------------|-9----9\-----|-7\----7\--0-0-|-0--5-0-5-0---0--|
|--------------------|-9----9\-----|-7\----7\--0-0-|-0---------------|
3rd & 4th Verses
A E A E E
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)------||o-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)--0-0-||------0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)--0-0-||o-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|------------------||--0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0------|
A E
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|------------------|
|-----0-0---------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|-0-0-----0-0-3-4-|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|-0-0-----0-0------|
1.
C#m B A E
PM------------------------------------------------| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E
|-------------0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0-0-|-----------------|-----7---7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----0-0---------|-----9-9-----9-9-|---------7---7-7-|-----5--5-0---0--|
|-----0-0---------|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----|-9-9-----9-9-----|-7-7-------------|-x-x--------x----|
Outro
2.
A E A E A A C#m
PM------|
E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|--------------------||----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5---o||----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5----||----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)---5----||-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-9--9--x-x-x-x--|
|-------------------o||-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-9--9--x-x-x-x--|
|-------------0---0--||-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-9--9--x-x-x-x--|
B A
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------5-|---5-------5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|
|--------------5-|---5-------5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7-5-|-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7-5-|-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7---|-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
C#m B E A E A E
PM------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----5-0-5-0----|
|-----------------|-----------------|----5-0-5-0----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0--5-0-5-0----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0--5-0-5-0----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-------------|
Freely Q=100
A E A E N.C. E
TP TP TP
E E E E +H H Q Q q Q H
|----------------|-------------|------------*|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)----|-------------|------------*|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)----|-------------|------------*|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)----|-7s===0\-----|-0----------*|
|-5-0-5-0-(0)----|-7s===0\--x--|-0----------*|
|----------------|-------------|-0----------*|
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
