------------------------------------------------------ SUMMERTIME - Big Brother and the Holding Company, 1966 ------------------------------------------------------ Tabbed by Callalou [email protected] Tuning: Standard I don't know about the pro tabs, but the other Summertime tab on here was incomplete and had many errors so I thought I would tab my own. This is the full song from start to finish. Note that there are two guitars in the song; Sam Andrew takes lead for most of the song, which is what I have tabbed; I also tabbed the bit where James Gurley solos. I am working on a full tab of James Gurley's countermelody. It sounds nice with overdrive if you use neck pickup for the quiet parts and bridge pickup for the loud parts; eg. the mid-verse bridges and the solo should use bridge pickup. Some parts of the song, especially the solo, get very fast, so be sure to slow down your playing and get each note correct before speeding up. [Intro] e|-------------------------------14-17--15-14-15----15-14-15-----| B|----------------------13-15-16-----------------15~---------16~-| G|-------------12-14-15------------------------------------------| D|----------12---------------------------------------------------| A|----12-13------------------------------------------------------| E|-15------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15-14-15------------------------------------------------------| B|----------15-16-15----------------------------------16-15~--15-| G|-------------------17-15-14-15-14----------14-15-17------------| D|----------------------------------17-16-17---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------15---------------------------------15~-| G|-17-15-17~--17-15-14-15----17~-15~-14-----------14--15--17-----| D|--------------------------------------17-16-17-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-16-15---------------------------------------------15~---------| G|-------17-15-14-15-14--------------14~---15---17---------------| D|----------------------17-16--17~-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] e|-------------------3-----------3-----------3------| B|-----3-----3-----3---3-------2---2-------1---1----| G|---3-----3-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--| D|-5-----4-----3-----------2-----------1------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------5-6/8-6~--8b10--8b10--b10-b10-pb10r8-6~-| B|-----3-----3--3-4-6-8-----------------------------------------| G|---3-----3----------------------------------------------------| D|-5-----4------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Cm Cm7 Cm C7 e|---8---8----------8---8----------8---8----------8---8-----| B|---8---8----------8---8----------8---8----------8---8-----| G|---8---8----------8---8----------8---8----------9---9-----| D|---10--10---------8---8----------10--10---------8---8-----| A|---10--10---------10--10---------10--10---------10--10----| E|---8--------------8---8----------8---8----------8---8-----| [Bridge] e|-18b20-18b20~-15--15------------------------------------------------| B|----------------18--18-15-18b-18b-18-15-18-15-----------------------| G|---------------------------------------------18-17-15-17b-17-15-17b-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] e|-------------------3-----------3-----------3------| B|-----3-----3-----3---3-------2---2-------1---1----| G|---3-----3-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--| D|-5-----4-----3-----------2-----------1------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------5-6/8-6-----------6-5-3----------------------| B|-----3-----3--3-4-6-8---------8~-8-6-8~-------6-4-3-------3-4-6-4~-| G|---3-----3------------------------------------------5-3-5----------| D|-5-----4-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------3--5-8-----------5-6-5-------5-6-8-10-11--10----------------| B|-3-------------8--7--8--------8-7-8--------------------7---8-------| G|----5--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Solo] e|-15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15------------------------------| B|----------15~---------16~---------15-16-15---------------------| G|-------------------------------------------17-15-14-15--14-----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------17--| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------15-----14---------| B|-------15----------------------------------15-----15-----------| G|----14-----15~~--15--14--12-----10-------15-----14-------------| D|-16--------------------------10-----7~-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-16-13-16----16-15-16----16-13-16-15~-13~---16-16-15-16-13-16---| G|-------------15----------15----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----16-15-16-13------13--15--16--15~-13-----15-13-15----15----15---| G|-15--------------15----------------------14----------15----14------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----15----15----16-15-16-13-16----16-15-16----16----15-13-15----15-| G|-15----14----15----------------15----------15----14----------15----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----13----13----13-------------------------------------------------| G|-12----15----14-------15-14-15-12-15----14-12---11~---(11h12~)-----| D|-------------------15----------------14----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (James Gurley) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------| G|-5b7~~~----pb7r5--3--5--3-5-3-5-3-5-3~---5b7~-b7-b7-b7r5-3--5-3-5-3-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-3------------------5b7~--b7b7b7b7r5--3--5--3-5-3-----------------| D|-----5-3-5-3-5-3h5~---------------------------------5-3-------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------5-3-1-1h3-1-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------22b24~~-20b~b~-20b~-18-15-------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------18-15-| G|-----------------3-5b7r5~-------------------------------------------| D|-------------3-5---------------15b~---------------------------------| A|-------1-3-5--------------------------------------------------------| E|-3-1-3---------------------6b~--------------------------------------| [Solo bridge] (repeat 4x) (repeat 2x) e|-------------------|-------------------|--------8--------------10-------| B|-------12-15-12----|----------15-------|------8---8---------10----10----| G|----12----------12-|----12-15----15-12-|----8-------8----10----------10-| D|-12----------------|-12----------------|-10-----------12----------------| A|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------| E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------| [Verse] e|-------------------3-----------3-----------3------| B|-----3-----3-----3---3-------2---2-------1---1----| G|---3-----3-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--| D|-5-----4-----3-----------2-----------1------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------------3-------5-6/8-6-------------8b10~~---------15-13b15~~~-| B|-----3-----3---4-6-8---------8~-8-6-8~------------13h15-------------| G|---3-----3----------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-----4------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| [Bridge] e|------20b22~-b22~-b22~-b22~-b22-b21-18-15-18-15----15---------------| B|------------------------------------------------18----18/20~---20~--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-18-15-18-15-------------------------14b~---------------------------| G|-------------18-17-15-17-15----15-17-----17-15\---------------------| D|----------------------------17--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] e|-------------------3-----------3-----------3------| B|-----3-----3-----3---3-------2---2-------1---1----| G|---3-----3-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--| D|-5-----4-----3-----------2-----------1------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------5-6/8-6---------------------| B|-----3-----3--3-4-6-8---------8~-8-6-8~-----------| G|---3-----3----------------------------------------| D|-5-----4------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-11~-11~--11-11-11-11~-11~-11~---11~--11---10-8---| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| [Outro] e|-15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15-------------------------| B|----------15~---------16~---------15-16-15----------------| G|-------------------------------------------17-15-14-15-14-| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------15----------------------| B|--------------------------15-----15-----------------------| G|------------14--15---17---------15------------------------| D|-17-16--17------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ LEGEND pb = Pre-bend; bend to the note and play it, then release to normal position. So pb7r5 means you bend the 5th fret to 7, then you hit the note, then release down to 5 as it is ringing. b = Bend to the note indicated eg. 8b10 r = Release bend to normal position ~ = Vibrato (let note ring for double/triple stops) h = Hammer on / = slide up \ = slide down () = optional note ************************************
