GREENSLEEVES
As recorded by Jeff Beck
(From the 1968 Album TRUTH)
Arranged by Jeff Beck
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jeff Beck - Acoustic Guitar'
Slow Q=66
Dm Dm/C Dm/B
6/8
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q
|---------1------|---------1------|----------------|
|------3-----3---|------3-----3---|---------3------|
|----2-----------|----------------|------2-----2---|
|-0------(0)---0-|----0-----------|----0-----------|
|----------------|-3------(3)---3-|-2------(2)---2-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
H.=H
Bbmaj7 Asus4
E E E E Q E E E E Q +H.
|---------1------|----------0--|-(0)----||
|------3-----3---|--------3----|--------||
|----------------|------2------|--------||
|----0-----------|----2--------|--------||
|-1------(1)---1-|-0-----------|-(0)----||
|----------------|-------------|--------||
Q. +Q E H.
Moderately Q=116
Dm Gadd9 C Am Dm
3/4
|-3--|
Q Q Q Q E E E q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
|-1-------3--|-5--(5)---7-5--|-3------0--|----------0-|-1----------|
|-----^3-----|-----3---------|-----1--1--|-1------3---|-----3--3---|
|-----^2--2--|-----4----7-5--|-----0--0--|-----2------|-----2------|
|-0----------|---------------|-----------|-----2------|-0----------|
|------------|---------------|-3---------|-0----------|------------|
|------------|-3--(3)--------|-----------|------------|------------|
H. Q +Q E Q H. H. H.
|-3--|
E7 Am/E Am/G Dm Gadd9
|3-|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q q Q Q Q Q Q E Q
|-------------|-0--------|---------0--|-1-------3--|-5--^(5)-7-5\---|
|-3---^3--1-3-|----1--1--|------1-----|-----^3-----|----------------|
|-1---^1------|----------|-2----------|-----^2--2--|----^-4---------|
|-----^2--2---|-2-----2--|----2-------|-0----------|----^-5---------|
|-------------|----------|------------|------------|----------------|
|-0-----------|----------|-3----------|------------|-3---(3)--------|
H. H Q H. H. Q +Q E Q
|3-|
C Am Dm Em Dm/G A7
|-3-|
Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E E Q Q. E Q
|-3------0---|----------0-|-1--0h1p0----|------------|
|-----1--1---|-1------3---|----------3--|-2-----0-2--|
|-----0--0---|-----2------|-------------|-0----------|
|----------2-|------------|-0--2-----3--|------------|
|-3----------|-0----------|-------------|-----0------|
|------------|------------|-------------|------------|
H. H. Q Q Q Q H
Dm F/C Em/B
<
E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q
|-----1p0-----|---------0--||-8-----------|-8-------------|----7--------|
|---3-----3---|--3---3-----||---------10--|-----12----10--|-8----8------|
|-------------|--2---2-----||-----10--10--|-----10----10--|---------9---|
|-0-------0-0-|-(0)--------||-----10--10--|-----10-10-10--|------9------|
|-------------|------------||-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|------------||-8-----------|-8-------------|-7-----------|
H E E +H. H. H. H.
Am Dm E7 Am Am/G
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------0-|-1---------|-------------|-0-----------|----------0---|
|---5-----3---|-----3--3--|-3----3--1h3-|-----1-------|--------1-----|
|-5---5-------|-----2-----|---------1---|---2-----2---|--------------|
|-------------|-0---------|----2--------|-------2-----|------2-------|
|-0-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------0-|----0---------|
|-------------|-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-3------------|
H Q H. H. H.
F/C Em Am Dm Em Dm/F
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q
|-8-------------8-|-8----------------|---7-------|-----------0-|-1--0------|
|-----------10----|---------10-12-10-|-8---8-----|----5----3---|-------3---|
|-----------------|------------------|--------9--|-5----5------|-----------|
|-------10-(10)---|------10----10----|-----9-----|-------------|-0--2--3---|
|-----8-----------|----8-------------|-7------7--|------7------|-----------|
|-8---------------|-8----------------|-----------|-5-----------|-----------|
H. H. H Q H. Q Q Q
H.=H Meno mosso Q=98
A7 Dsus2 Dm Gadd9
|3| |-3--|
Q E E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q
|-----------|-----0------|--0------0--||-1-------3--|-5--^(5)---7-5--|
|-2----0-2--|-3--------3-|------3-----||-----^3-----|----^-3---------|
|-0---------|--------2---|------------||-----^2--2--|----^-4----7-5--|
|-----------|-0----------|-(0)--------||-0----------|----------------|
|----0------|------------|------------||------------|----------------|
|-----------|------------|------------||------------|-3---(3)--------|
Q H H. +H. H. Q +Q E Q
|-3--|
C Am Dm E7 Am
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-3------0--|----------0-|-1---------|------------0-|-0---------------|
|-----1-----|-1---1--3---|-----3--3--|-3------1-3---|------1----------|
|-----0-----|-----2------|-----2--2--|------1-------|----2------2-----|
|-----------|--------2---|-0---------|----2---------|-2---------------|
|-3---------|-0----------|-----------|--------------|--------0-(0)-0--|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-0------------|-----------------|
H. H. H. H. Q. E +E E
Am/G Dm Gadd9 C Am
|-3--|
E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|--------0-----|-1-------3--|-5--^(5)---7-5\--|-3------0--|----------0-|
|------1-----1-|-----^3-----|----^-3----------|-----1-----|-1------3---|
|----2-----2---|-----^2--2--|----^-4----7-5\--|-----0--0--|-----2------|
|--------------|-0----------|-----------------|-----2-----|------------|
|-0------------|------------|-----------------|-3---------|-0----------|
|-3------------|------------|-3---(3)---------|-----------|------------|
H. H. Q +Q E Q H. H.
|-3--|
H.=H
Dm Em Dm/F A7 D
Q a a Q Q Q E E Q E S S E E E E H.
|-1--0h1p0-----|-----------|-3--2h3-2-0-2-3-|-2tr3----*|
|-----------3--|-2----0-2--|------------3---|-3-------*|
|--------------|-0---------|--------2-------|-2-------*|
|-0------2--3--|-----------|-0--------------|-0-------*|
|--------------|----0------|----------------|-0-------*|
|--------------|-----------|----------------|---------*|
Q Q Q Q H H. H.
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
