BREEZIN'
As recorded by George Benson
(From the 1976 Album BREEZIN')
Music by Bobby Womack
Arranged by George Benson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Benson - Electric Guitar'
Q=160 1.
N.C. D Bm7 N.C. Em7 G/A N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5 Q E E E E E E H E E Q Q E E E E E E W
|------------||-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------||
|------------||o-7--------------|-------------|-8-------------3-|------o||
|------------||--7------------7-|-------------|-7-------------4-|-------||
|------------||--7------------7-|--------7----|-9-------------5-|-------||
|------------||o-5------5-7-9---|--------7h9--|-7------7-9-10---|------o||
|------------||-------5-------7-|-------------|------7--------5-|-------||
2.
G/A N.C.
E Q E H E E E E E E E E E Q. +H
|-------------||--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---10----(10)----|
|---3--3-3----||o-/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|---12----(12)----|
|---4--4-4----||---------------------------|-----------------|
|---5--5-5----||---------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------||o--------------------------|-----------------|
|---5--5-5----||---------------------------|-----------------|
1.,2.,3.,4.,5.
E E E E E E E E E Q. +H 6x
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|---12----(12)-----||
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|---14----(14)----o||
|-------------------------|------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------o||
|-------------------------|------------------||
6.
Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-14----12-(12)--14--|----------------------||
|-15----14-(14)--15--|----------------------||
|--------------------|--------------9-11-12-||
|--------------------|------9-11-12---------||
|--------------------|---12-----------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
N.C.
a a W W H a a H
|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|-10h12p10--------|----------|------10h12p10----|
|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|------------------|
+Q. a E E E E E H H W a a Q. a a Q. a a Q
|----------------------|------------|----------|---------------------------|
|-(10)-----------------|------------|----------|---------------------------|
|--------9h11----------|------------|----------|---------------------------|
|---------------12---9-|------------|----------|-7h9p7----7h9p7----7h9p7---|
|----------------------|-12---------|----------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|------------|----------|---------------------------|
+Q E E E E E E a a W H E a a Q. +H H
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|-10h12p10--------|--------10h12p10----|-(10)---------|
|--------------9-11-12-|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-(7)--9-11-12---------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
Q E a E E E E E H H W Q E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------|----------|--------------------||
|--------------------|------------|----------|--------------------||
|------9h11----------|------------|----------|------------9-11-12-||
|-------------12---9-|------------|----------|----9-11-12---------||
|--------------------|-12---------|----------|--------------------||
|--------------------|------------|----------|--------------------||
$
N.C.
|--3--|
a a H. a a Q +E a a Q. +Q Q Q
|--------------------------|-----------------------10-9-|
|-10h12p10-------10h12p10--|-(10)-10h12p10----(10)------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
a a W +Q. a E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-10h12p10--------|-(10)-----------------|
|-----------------|--------9h11----------|
|-----------------|---------------12---9-|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
H H H E a Q E E E E E +H Q E E E E E E
|------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------|--------8s=9-----|--9s7--9s7-(7)----|------------9-11-12-|
|------------|--------9s11-----|-11s9-11s9-(9)----|----9-11-12---------|
|-12---------|--------------12-|------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
a a Q. a a Q. a a Q +H H
|-----------------------------------|--------------|
|-10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10--|-(10)---------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------|
E E E E H +Q. a E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------|
|---------12-10----|-(10)------------------|
|---11-12----------|--------9h11-----------|
|------------------|---------------12---9--|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
H H W W H E E E a E
|------------|----------|----------|----------------||
|------------|----------|----------|------------6s7-||
|------------|----------|----------|----------7-----||
|-12---------|----------|----------|------7-9-------||
|------------|----------|----------|----------------||
|------------|----------|----------|----------------||
N.C.
E E E E E E Q H E E E a E E E E E a Q Q +Q Q E E E a E
|----------------|----------------|--------------10--|-(10)----------------|
|----------------|------------6s7-|---------6s7------|---------------------|
|---7-----7-7----|----------7-----|---7---7----------|--------------7-10p9-|
|-------9-----9--|------7-9-------|------------------|----------7-9--------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
To Coda
E E E E E E Q H E E E a E E E E E Q Q H E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------/14---|
|----------------|------------6s7-|---------------|--------12-15-/12---|
|---7-----7-7----|----------7-----|---7-----7-----|--------------/11---|
|-------9-----9--|------7-9-------|-------9----9--|---------9-12-------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|
D5 B5 D5 B5 N.C.
E E E E Q Q H E E E E
|-------------------|------------10-13s|
|---15---12-15--12--|------10-12-------|
|---14---11-14--11--|-------------7-10s|
|---12----9-12---9--|-------7--9-------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-12-10------/14--17--|----15-13-14-------/14--|
|---------12-/12--15--|-------------10-12-/12--|
|--9--7------/11--14--|----12-10-11-------/11--|
|----------9----------|--------------7--9------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
D5 B5 D5 B5 N.C.
E E E E E E Q H E E E E
|---------------------|------------10-13-|
|---15---12-15-15-12--|------10-12----11-|
|---14---11-14-14-11--|-------------7-10-|
|---12----9-12-12--9--|-------7--9-------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
+E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-(13)-10---10-/14-----|-15-------------------||
|-(11)---------/12-----|----------------------||
|-(10)--7----7-/11-----|-12----------9-11-12--||
|----------------------|-----9-11-12----------||
|----------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------|----------------------||
N.C.
W W W Q E a E E E E E
|-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|-10--------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------9h11----------|
|-----------|----------|----------|-------------12---9-|
|-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
H H H E E E E Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|----------------|--------------------|--------------9-11-12--|
|------------|---------9------|--------------------|------9-11-12----------|
|-12---------|------12---9-10-|-12----12-(12)--12--|---12------------------|
|------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
a a Q. a a Q. a a Q +E a a Q. +E Q E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------10--9-|
|-10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10--|-(10)-10h12p10----(10)-------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
a a Q. a a Q. a a Q +Q. a E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10--|-(10)-----------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------9h11----------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------12---9-|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
H H W W a E E Q a E E Q
|------------|----------|----------|--------------------------||
|------------|----------|----------|------10-10-------10-10---||
|------------|----------|----------|-9h11--------9h11---------||
|-12---------|----------|----------|--------------------------||
|------------|----------|----------|--------------------------||
|------------|----------|----------|--------------------------||
N.C.
Q. E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|-10----10-(10)-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------10-(10)--12--|
|-------------------|----11--------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
H Q E E E E E E E E E a E
|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------9h11-|
|-----------12-|-12p11-11s9-9------------|
|--------------|--------------12-12------|
|--------------|-------------------------|
+E Q. +E E E E +Q E E +Q E a E
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------10--------|-----------------------10h12-|
|-(11)-11----(11)-12----10b11==|=(10)r-----------------------|
|------------------------------|--------12-12-(12)--12-------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+Q E E +E Q. E E E E +Q a E a E
|------------------------|-10----------------10h12-10h12-|
|-(12)-------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------12-12-(12)-12----|----12-12-12-(12)--------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
+H E E E E +Q Q Q S S E
|-(12)------10----10-|-(10)---------------10-|
|--------------12----|-------12-----10h12----|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
Q S S E Q S S E Q E E +E E E E
|-13b14--------10-13b15--------10-|-13b14--13-13b14==(13)-13r-13-13pb15==|
|--------10h12-----------10h12----|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
+Q E E H H Q E E
|-(13)r--10-------------|--------------------|
|-----------10-13b15----|---------12b14==12r-|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10------------------10-|-----------------------10--|
|-------------/12--12----|-/11---------------/11-----|
|----12-12-12------------|-----12-------9-12---------|
|------------------------|--------12-10--------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|--3--|
E E Q H a E E E E E Q E E
|-10-10-13b14-------|-12h13-12-10-12----10-----13b14==|
|-------------------|----------------12-----12--------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
+H H E E E E E a E E E
|-(13)r---------|-13b14==13r-10----------------------|
|---------------|---------------10-------------------|
|---------------|--------------------10h11----10b11==|
|---------------|--------------------------12--------|
|---------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------------|
+Q Q Q E E a E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------12-10-|------------------------|
|-(10)r--------------|-10h11------------------|
|--------------------|-------12-12-9-12-12-9--|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
E Q E +E Q E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------7-10-7-8-10-|
|-------------7-----|--------7-------------|
|-------9-(9)-------|------9---------------|
|---10-----------10-|-(10)-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
Q. E +E E Q +H E E E E
|-/9-------------------|--------------------|
|-------10-(10)----10--|-(10)------10-12-10-|
|---------------11-----|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
+Q. a a Q. a a Q S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------7s9-9--|
|-(10)---10h12p10----10h12p10--|------------------7-8-10--------|
|------------------------------|------------6-7-9---------------|
|------------------------------|--------7-9---------------------|
|------------------------------|---9-10-------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+E Q E +Q. E E E S S E +E E E E
|-(9)s12--12-(12)---10-|-9-10-9h10---------9-------|
|----------------------|-----------12-(12)---12-10-|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|-3--|
+E E E E +E E E E +E Q E Q Q Q
|-----------------------------|------------------9--|
|-(10)-12-10---------10-------|---------------12----|
|------------12-(12)----12-11-|-(11)-9--11-12-------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|--3--|
Q E E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q
|-9----------------------|-----------------------|
|----10-10-(10)----------|-----------------------|
|---------------11-11----|-----------------12-12-|
|---------------------11-|-(11)-11---------------|
|------------------------|---------12-12---------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|-12-9-9-9-------|-------------11-11-|
|----------11-11-|-11----------------|
|----------------|----12-10-10-------|
|----------------|-------------------|
~~~
Q. E +H E a Q E +E E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-------10-(10)----|---10h12--10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-11---------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-/10-10-10-10-|-10-12-----------------|
|--------------------------|-------9-9-7-7---9s10--|
|--------------------------|---------------9-------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
Q E E +E E Q H Q E E
|----------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------7--------|------------------|
|------10b11==(10)r---10b11--|---------7-10b11==|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
+E E E E +E Q E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------15-|-(15)\----------------|
|-(10)r-7-7-7-(7)-7/-----|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
E Q E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|---10------------|---10----------------------|
|-------7-7-7-7-7-|-7----7-10b11==(10)r-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
E E E E Q E S S S S S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-7----------------|-5--------------------------|
|------------6-8-9-|---8-6----------------------|
|---7-7-7-7--------|-------7-5------------------|
|------------------|-----------7-5-3------------|
|------------------|-----------------5-3--(3)---|
|------------------|----------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E E +Q E E +E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|----7-7-(7)----7-|-(7)-7-10/-------|--------7---7---7---7-|---7-7--(7)-7-7-7--|
|-------------9---|-----------------|--------------7---7---|-7-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---9s10---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-3-|
a E E E E E E E E E +E E Q H
|-----------7------------|---------------|
|-6s7-10-10--------------|---------------|
|-------------10p9p7-7-7-|-(7)-7---------|
|------------------------|-------9-------|
|------------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|---------------|
Q S S E E S S S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---7---------------------------|
|--------7------------6-7-|-9----9-7------------------6s==|
|----7h9----------7-9-----|----------9------------7-9-----|
|------------9-10---------|------------10-9-7--10---------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S Q H
|------------7-9-(9)--------------|------------------|
|-----7-9-10---------10-7---------|------------------|
|-7-9---------------------9-7-6---|---7--------------|
|-------------------------------7-|-9---7---9/-------|
|---------------------------------|-------9----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
E a E E E +E Q. Q E E E E E E
|---------10-13b14==(13)r-13b14---|-/15--/14-------------/14---|
|---10h12-------------------------|----------15-------15-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------14-16----------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
E E E E E E Q H E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------/14-|
|---15-17----15-15------|------------15-----|
|---------16-------16\--|------14-16--------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
E E E E Q Q H E E E E
|---------------/14--|---------------/14--|
|---15------15-------|------------15-/12--|
|--------16----------|------14-16----/11--|
|--------------------|------------12------|
|--------------------|------12-14---------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
D5 B5 D5 B5 N.C.
E E E E Q Q H E E E E
|-------------------|---------------/14-|
|---15---12-15--12--|------------15-/12-|
|---14---11-14--11--|------14-16----/11-|
|---12----9-12---9--|------------12-----|
|-------------------|------12-14--------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda
D5 B5 D5 N.C.
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------14--17--|-----------------------||
|---15---15-12--15--|-----------------------||
|---14---14-11--14--|--------------9-11-12--||
|---12---12---------|------9-11-12----------||
|-------------------|---12------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------||
&
B5 A#5B5 D5 D5
E E E E E E Q Q E E +S E. E E
|-14-13-14---17------|----17-17-(17)-17--17-17-|
|-12-11-12---15------|----15-15-(15)-15--15-15-|
|-11-10-11---14------|----14-14-(14)-14--14-14-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
N.C.
TP
+E Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-(17)-17---------14-|-15-14-15-14-15-17-13-14--|
|-(15)-15------------|--------------------------|
|-(14)-14---------11-|-12-11-12-11-12-14-10-11--|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
D5 B5 N.C.
E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---17--17-17-17-17-14-|--------------------|
|---15--15-15-15-15-12-|--------------12-15-|
|---14--14-14-14-14-11-|-7------------------|
|----------------------|---7--------7--9-12-|
|----------------------|-----10-8-9---------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-13-14-12----10-10----14s|=15-15-14-10-----------|
|----------12-------12----|-----------------------|
|-10-11--9-----7--7----11s|=12-12-11--7-----------|
|-----------9--------9----|-------------7---------|
|-------------------------|------------------8-9--|
|-------------------------|---------------10------|
E E E a E E E E E E E E E a E E E E
|-------10-13s14---10---10-|-15-14-15-17-13s14----------|
|-10-12--------------------|-------------------15-------|
|--------7-10s11----7----7-|-12-11-12-14-10s11----14-12-|
|--7--9--------------------|-------------------12-------|
|--------------------------|----------------------12-10-|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B5 D5 E5
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------/14-14-14--------*|
|----------------12-|---15---/12-12-12-15-17--*|
|-----------12------|--------/11-11-11-14-16--*|
|------14---------9-|---12-------------12-14--*|
|-----------10------|-------------------------*|
|------12-----------|-------------------------*|
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
