STAGE FRIGHT
As recorded by The Band
(From the 1970 Album STAGE FRIGHT)
Words and Music by Robbie Robertson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie Robertson - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=116
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Q H. Q H. Q H. Q Q +E S S S S E
|-------------|----3-------|----1-------|---------------------|
|-------------|------------|------------|---------------------|
|-------------|------------|------------|---------------------|
|-------------|------------|------------|---------------------|
|-/2----------|-1----------|------------|-------------------2-|
|-----3-------|------------|-1----------|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-3---|
1. 2.
C5 Bb5 F5 G5 D
H. Q Q H. Q H. Q H. Q Q +E E S E.
||-------------|----3-------|----1-------|-------------||----2--(2)----------||
||o------------|------------|------------|------------o||----3--(3)----------||
||--5-------5--|-3----------|------------|-------------||-2--2--(2)----------||
||--5-------5--|-3----------|-3----------|-5--5--------||-0---------0-1-1----||
||o-3-------3--|-1----------|-3----------|-5----------o||--------------------||
||-------------|------------|-1----------|-3-----------||--------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Em A Em/G D C Bm D
W W H Q. E +H Q Q
||--0--------|-0--------|-0----2------|--------2--2---|
||o-0--------|-2--------|-0----3----5-|-(5)----3--3---|
||--0--------|-2--------|-0----2----5-|-(5)----4--2---|
||--2--------|-2--------|-2----0----5-|-(5)----4--0---|
||o-2--------|-0--------|-2---------3-|-(3)----2------|
||--0--------|----------|-3-----------|---------------|
Em A Em/G D C Bm D
H. +E E +W H H H Q Q
|-0-------(0)-0-|-(0)--------|-0----2----|------2--2--||
|-0-------(0)-2-|-(2)--------|-0----3----|-5----3--3--||
|-0-------(0)-2-|-(2)--------|-0----2----|-5----4--2--||
|-2-------(2)-2-|-(2)--------|-2----0----|-5----4--0--||
|-2-------(2)-0-|-(0)--------|-2---------|-3----2-----||
|-0-------(0)---|------------|-3---------|------------||
Chorus
G Am F F/D G N.C.
W H a Q Q H H H E E E E
|-3--------|-0------------|-1----1----|-3---------------|
|-0--------|-1------------|-1----1----|-0---------------|
|-0--------|-2----0h2--0--|-2----2----|-0-------5----5--|
|-0--------|-2------------|-3----0----|-0---------------|
|-2--------|-0------------|-3---------|-2----/7---/7----|
|-3--------|--------------|-1---------|-3---------------|
G Am Am/G F F/E
W H Q Q H Q Q
|----------|-0----------|-1----1--1--|
|----------|-1----1--1--|-1----1--1--|
|-0--------|-2----2--2--|-2----2--2--|
|-0--------|-2----2--2--|-3----3--2--|
|-2--------|-0----0-----|-3----------|
|-3--------|---------3--|-1----------|
1.
To Coda
D G
Q E E E E E E W W
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|-3--------|-------||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|-0--------|------o||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|-0--------|-------||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0--------|-------||
|-----------------|-2--------|------o||
|-----------------|-3--------|-------||
Bridge
2.
F#m Bm C D G
H H Q Q Q Q H H W
|-2----2----|-2--2--2--2--|------2----|-3----|
|-2----2----|-3--3--3--3--|-5----3----|-0----|
|-2----2----|-4--4--4--4--|-5----2----|-0----|
|-4----4----|-4--4--4--4--|-5----0----|-0----|
|-4----4----|-2--2--2--2--|-3---------|-2----|
|-2----2----|-------------|-----------|-3----|
F#m Bm C C# D D#
H H Q Q Q Q H H H H
|-2----2----|-2--2--2--2--|-----------|-----------||
|-2----2----|-3--3--3--3--|-5----6----|-7----8----||
|-2----2----|-4--4--4--4--|-5----6----|-7----8----||
|-4----4----|-4--4--4--4--|-5----6----|-7----8----||
|-4----4----|-2--2--2--2--|-3----4----|-5----6----||
|-2----2----|-------------|-----------|-----------||
Organ Solo
Em C C Gm/BbF G C
Q Q Q Q H. Q H H H. Q Q H.
|-0--0--0--0--|------------|-3----1----|-3-------3--||-----------|
|-0--0--0--0--|-5-------5--|-3----1----|-0-------0--||o-5--5-----|
|-0--0--0--0--|-5-------5--|-3----2----|-0-------0--||--5--5-----|
|-2--2--2--2--|-5-------5--|------3----|-0-------0--||--5--5-----|
|-2--2--2--2--|-3-------3--|-5----3----|-2-------2--||o-3--3-----|
|-0--0--0--0--|------------|-6----1----|-3-------3--||-----------|
1.,2. 3.
Gm/Bb F G D D#
Q H. Q H. Q H. 3x Q H Q
|-3--3-------|-1--1-------|-3--3--------||------------|
|-3--3-------|-1--1-------|-0--0-------o||-7--7----8--|
|-3--3-------|-2--2-------|-0--0--------||-7--7----8--|
|------------|-3--3-------|-0--0--------||-7--7----8--|
|-5--5-------|-3--3-------|-2--2-------o||-5--5----6--|
|-6--6-------|-1--1-------|-3--3--------||------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Em Am Em N.C. G
H. Q Q Q a +S +S +S +S S E. Q H Q
|-0-------0--|-------------------------------------||-3--3----3--|
|-0-------1--|----3--------------------------------||-0--0----0--|
|-0-------2--|-------2b4==(2)r(2)b4==(2)r(2)-------||-0--0----0--|
|-2-------2--|-2-----------------------------2p0---||-0--0----0--|
|-2-------0--|-2-----------------------------------||-2--2----2--|
|-0----------|-0-----------------------------------||-3--3----3--|
F D C G F D C G
Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q
|-1--x--------|-3--3----3--|-1--x--------|-3--3----3--|
|-1--x--7--5--|-0--0----0--|-1--x--7--5--|-0--0----0--|
|-2--x--7--5--|-0--0----0--|-2--x--7--5--|-0--0----0--|
|-3--x--7--5--|-0--0----0--|-3--x--7--5--|-0--0----0--|
|-3--x--5--3--|-2--2----2--|-3--x--5--3--|-2--2----2--|
|-1--x--------|-3--3----3--|-1--x--------|-3--3----3--|
H.=H
F D C G F D C G
H Q Q Q H Q H Q Q Q H.
|-1----------|-3--3----3--|-1----------|-3--3-----*|
|-1----7--5--|-0--0----0--|-1----7--5--|-0--0-----*|
|-2----7--5--|-0--0----0--|-2----7--5--|-0--0-----*|
|-3----7--5--|-0--0----0--|-3----7--5--|-0--0-----*|
|-3----5--3--|-2--2----2--|-3----5--3--|-2--2-----*|
|-1----------|-3--3----3--|-1----------|-3--3-----*|
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
