I DRINK ALONE
As recorded by George Thorogood & The Destroyers
(From the 1985 Album MAVERICK)
Words and Music by George Thorogood
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Thorogood - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Free time Q=100
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
TP
W S S S S S S S S E E E a S S
|-0--------|-----------------------------|
|-3--------|---------------------2---0---|
|-4--------|-2p0-----------------2-0h1---|
|----------|-----0h2---------0-2---------|
|----------|---------0h2---------------2-|
|----------|-------------3p0-------------|
TP
E S S S S E S S E +Q +H q Q W
|---------------0-0-(0)--|-(0)----0-----|-0----|
|-----------------0-(0)--|-(0)----0-----|-3----|
|------------------------|--------------|-4----|
|-2---------0-2----------|--------------|------|
|---0-2------------------|--------------|------|
|-------3-0--------------|--------------|------|
Q=96(8=s8)
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S E S S E a S S E S S S S E E E +Q +H e E E E E E
|-------------------------------|---------------0-(0)--|-(0)----0-------------||
|-----------------------2---0---|---------------0-(0)--|-(0)----0-------------||
|-2p0-------------------2-0h1---|----------------------|----------------------||
|-----0h2---------0-2-----------|-2---------0-2--------|--------------0---0---||
|---------0h2---------2-------2-|---0-2----------------|------------2---2-----||
|-------------3p0---------------|-------3-0------------|----------------------||
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-|
a E E E E E E a E E E E E E +E E E E E a E E E
|-----0-----0---------------|-----0-(0)-----0---------------|
|-----------0---------------|---------------3---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------0---------------|
|-0h2---------2-----0-------|---2-------2-----2-----0-------|
|---------------0h2---------|-------------------0h2---------|
|-------0-0-----------3b3.5-|-0-----------0-----------3b3.5-|
|-3-| |-3--| |-3-|
E E E +E E E E E a E E E
|-----0-(0)-----0---------------|
|---------------3---------------|
|---------------0---------------|
|---2-------2-----2-----0-------|
|-------------------0h2---------|
|-0-----------0-----------3b3.5-|
1st Verse
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E +E E +Q Q Q E E E E E a E E E
|-----0-(0)-----------||----------0----------------|
|---------------------||---------------------------|
|---------------------||---------------------------|
|---2-----------------||------0-2---2-----0--------|
|---------------------||--------------0h2----------|
|-0---------0-(0)-----||--------------------3b3.5--|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
q Q H Q E E E Q a E E E E E E +E E Q Q
|------------|-------------------------|-----0-(0)---0-----|
|------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----|
|------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|------------|------0h2-2------0-------|---2-------2-------|
|------------|-------------0h2---------|-------------------|
|-0----------|-------------------3b3.5-|-0-----------------|
|---3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E a E a E E E a E E E q Q H Q E E E +E E a E E E
|------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|
|------0h2-0h2-2-2-----0-------|------------|------0h2-(2)-2-----0--------|
|------------------0h2---------|------------|----------------0h2----------|
|------------------------3b3.5-|-0----------|----------------------3b3.5--|
|-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E +E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E
|-----0-(0)------------|---------------------|-----2-(2)------2---|
|----------------------|-----1-1-----1---1---|-----3-(3)------3---|
|--------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-----0---0-0-|---2-------2-2----0-|
|---2-----------2------|---------------------|-0------------------|
|----------------------|---------3-3---3-----|--------------------|
|-0---------0-0--------|---------------------|--------------------|
2nd Verse
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |3-|
a E E E E E E E E a E E E E Q +E Q H H Q Q
|-------------------------------|---0-(0)---0----||---------------|
|-------------------------------|---0-(0)---0----||---------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------||---------------|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----0-------|---------2------||---------0tr2--|
|-------------------0h2---------|----------------||---------------|
|-------------------------3b3.5-|-0--------------||---------------|
H Q Q +q Q Q Q +q Q H
|---------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------0tr2--|-(0)--------0tr2--|-(0)----------|
|---------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------------|--------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q a E E E q Q H Q E a Q E E a E E E
|------0---0--------------|------------|---------------------------|
|------0---0--------------|------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------|------0h2------------------|
|--------2--------0-------|------------|----------2-2-----0--------|
|-------------0h2---------|------------|--------------0h2----------|
|-------------------3b3.5-|-0----------|--------------------3b3.5--|
Em7 C D
|-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
E E 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
|-----0-(0)-----0------|-------------------|-----2-------2-(2)-----|
|---------------3------|-----1-1---1-1-1---|-------3-----------3---|
|---------------0----0-|-----0-0---0-0-0-0-|---2-----2-2-----------|
|---2-------2---2------|---2-------2-2-2---|-0-------------------2-|
|----------------------|-3-------3---------|-----------------------|
|-0-----------0--------|-------------------|-----------------------|
3rd Verse
N.C. N.C.
|-3-| |3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3-|
E E E +E Q E E a E E E E E E +E Q H H Q Q
|-----0-(0)---0-0-------------|-----0-(0)---0----||---------------|
|-----0-(0)---0-0-------------|-------------0----||---------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------||---------------|
|-2-2-------2---------0-------|---2-------2------||---------0tr2--|
|-----------------0h2---------|------------------||---------------|
|-----------------------3b3.5-|-0----------------||---------------|
|-3-|
W H Q Q H E E E E E
|----------|---------------|----------0-----|
|----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|---------0tr2--|--------2---2-2-|
|----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|---------------|----------------|
|--3--| |-3-| |---3---| |-3-|
Q E a E E +E E E E E q Q H Q E a E a E E E a E E E
|------------------------|------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------|-------------------------------|
|-2--------0-(0)-0-0-2---|-2----------|------0h2-0h2-2-2-----0--------|
|------0h2---------------|------------|------------------0h2----------|
|----------------------0-|------------|------------------------3b3.5--|
C D
|-3-| |3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E +E Q Q 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------|-------------------|-------2-----------2------|
|-------------3------|-----1-1---1-1-1---|-----3---3-------3---3----|
|-------------0----2-|-----0-0---0-0-0-0-|---2-------2---2-------2--|
|---2-------2--------|---2-------2-2-2---|-0-----------0------------|
|--------------------|-3-------3---------|--------------------------|
|-0------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E Q
|------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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--(0)-0-||
|----------------------|----------------------||
|-2--------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------|----------------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E a E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-----0---------0---0-0-0-|
|-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-----------------0-0-|
|-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---2p0---------------|
|--------------------------|-----------0h2---2-------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |----3----| |-3-| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. +S E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/8-8-|-8-8-10-10b12r(10)p8-----8-10-8-10-|
|-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/9-9-|-9-------------------9-9-----------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |---3----| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E S S E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-10-10b11-10b11-10p8---8-|
|---------------------------------------------------------9---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--| |--3---| |-3-| |-3--|
E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|-10-8-10-10-10p8---8-8-8-10-8-10-|
|-----------------9-9-9-----------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |----3----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
|-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-(10)-0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM|
|-3-| |-3-| |3|
Q E E e E E E E +H. a E E E E Q E E +Q. E
|--------------------0-|-(0)--------------|---0---0-(0)-----||
|------0-----0---------|------------------|-----------------||
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------||
|----------------0h2---|------------------|-2---2---------0-||
|----------------------|----------0h2-----|-----------------||
|------3b3.5---0-------|--------------3-0-|-----------------||
4th Verse
N.C.
q Q Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------0tr2--|---------0tr2--|---------0tr2--|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0--------------|---------------|---------------|
PM--------------|
|---3---| |-3-| |-3-|
H E E E E E E E E E E a E E a E E E q Q H
|--------------------|---------0-------------------|------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
|----------------2-2-|-----0-2---0h2-2-----0-------|------------|
|--------------------|-----------------0h2---------|------------|
|--------0-3b3.5-----|-0-0-------------------3b3.5-|-0----------|
C
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E +E E E E E Q a E E E q Q E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------0-|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----1-1---1-1-1---|
|------2p0-(0)---0-2---|----------------------|-----0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------|-2------0-------------|---2-------2-2-2---|
|----------------------|----0h2---------------|-3-------3---------|
|--------------0-------|----------3b3.5-0-----|-------------------|
D N.C.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----3---3-------3---3---|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---2-------2---2-------2-|-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-2-0-2-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Sax Solo
E7
|-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-|
E E E E E E E Q S S Q E E E +E E E E E a E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------||-----0-(0)---------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------||-----0-(0)-----3-3-------------|
|-----------------------||-----------1---1-1-------------|
|---------------------0-||---2---------2---------0-------|
|-----------------0h2---||-------------------0h2---------|
|-----------------------||-0-----------------------3b3.5-|
|-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-|
E E E +E E E E E a E E E E E E +E E E E E a E E E 3x
||------0-(0)---------------------|-----0-(0)----------------------||
||o-----0-(0)-----3-3-------------|-----0-(0)-----3-3-------------o||
||------------1---1-1-------------|-----------1---1-1--------------||
||----2---------2---------0-------|---2---------2---------0--------||
||o-------------------0h2---------|-------------------0h2---------o||
||--0-----------------------3b3.5-|-0-----------------------3b3.5--||
C
|-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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)-----0-0-(0)-0---|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
|-----------1-------------0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---2---------2-------------|---2-------------------|
|---------------------------|-3---------------------|
|-0-------------------------|-----------------------|
D
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E
|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-0-0-0---------------|
|-----3---3-------3---3---|-------0-0-0-0---------------|
|---2-------2---2-------2-|-----------------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-2-2-----------2-----0-------|
|-------------------------|-----------------0h2---------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------3b3.5-|
5th Verse
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E H W H Q Q
|---0-0-0-0-0-0----||----------|----------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0----||----------|----------------|
|------------------||----------|----------------|
|------------------||----------|---------0tr2---|
|------------------||----------|----------------|
|-0----------------||----------|----------------|
PM----------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q H H E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E
|------------|----------------|---------0-----------------|
|------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|-2----------|----------------|-----0h2---2-2-----0-------|
|------------|----------------|---------------0h2---------|
|------------|--------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-----------------3b3.5-|
|-3-|
q Q H Q E a E E E a E E E
|------------|----------0---------------|
|------------|--------------------------|
|------------|------------------0-------|
|------------|------0h2---2-------------|
|------------|--------------0h2---------|
|-0----------|--------------------3b3.5-|
Em7 C
|-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E +E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-(0)-----0------|-----------------------|
|---------------3------|-----1-1---1-1-1-1-----|
|-----------0---0----0-|-----0-0---0-0-0-0---0-|
|---2---------2-2------|---2-------------------|
|----------------------|-3-------3---------3---|
|-0--------------------|-----------------------|
D N.C.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E
|-------2-----------2-----|-----------0---------------|
|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----------0---------------|
|---2-------2---2-------2-|-------------------0-------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-2-2-2-2-2---2-------------|
|-------------------------|---------------0h2---------|
|-------------------------|---------------------3b3.5-|
C
|-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E +E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-(0)---0-0------|-----------------------|
|---------------0------|-----1-1---1-1-1-1-1---|
|--------------------0-|-----0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---2-------2----------|---2-------------------|
|----------------------|-3-------3-------------|
|-0--------------------|-----------------------|
D N.C.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----3---3-------3---3---|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---2-------2---2-------2-|-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-2-2-2-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
C
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|-----1-1---1-1-1-1-1---|
|------------------------|-----0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------5\---|---2-------------------|
|----------------------2-|-3-------3-------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
Outro (Free time)
D E
TP TP
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E W +H +Q q
|-------2-----------2-----||-0--------|-(0)----(0)-----*|
|-----3---3-------3---3---||-0--------|-(0)----(0)-----*|
|---2-------2---2-------2-||-1--------|-(1)----(1)-----*|
|-0-----------0-----------||-2--------|-(2)----(2)--2--*|
|-------------------------||-2--------|-(2)----(2)-----*|
|-------------------------||-0--------|-(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
