SOLITARY MAN
As recorded by Johnny Cash
(From the 2000 Album AMERICAN III: SOLITARY MAN)
Words and Music by Neil Diamond
Arranged by Johnny Cash
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Johnny Cash - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 3rd fret'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Norman Blake - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 3rd fret'
Intro
Q=168
N.C. Em
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 3rd fret)
H Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------||--3--3-----2-----|-0--0-----------|---------------0-|
|-----------0-||o------0-0---0-0-|----------------|-----0-------0-0-|
|-------------||-----------------|----------------|-----0-------0-0-|
|-------------||-----------------|------2p0-------|-----0h2---0-0-2-|
|-------------||o----------------|----------2p0---|-----0h2---0-0-2-|
|-------------||-----------------|--------------3-|-0-0-0---0-------|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------0----------||-----0-----------|
|-----0-0-------0-o||-----0-----0-0-0-|
|-----0-0-----0----||-----0---0-0-0-0-|
|---2-2-2---2-2----||---2-2-2-2-0-0-2-|
|---2-2-2---2-2---o||---2-2-2-2-0-0-2-|
|-0-------0--------||-0-------0-------|
1st Verse
Em Am G
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
||--------------0-|-----0-------0---|------3-(3)-------|
||o----0----0-0-0-|-----1-------1-0-|----0-0-(0)-0-----|
||-----0----0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|----0-0-(0)-0---0-|
||--2--2--2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0----------0---0-|
||o-2-----2-2-2---|-0-------0-------|------------------|
||--0-----0-------|-----------------|-3------------3---|
Em G Am G
E E E E 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---------|-----3----3-3-0-|-----0-----0-0---|-------3-------0-|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-|-----0----0-0-0-|-----1-----1-1-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-|-----0----0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|---2-2-2---2-2-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-----2-2-0-|----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
|-0-0-----0-------|-3-3----3-------|-----------------|-3-3-----3-------|
Am Em Am G
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----0----0-0---|-----0------0-0-|-----0-------0---|----3-3---3-3-0-|
|-----1----1-1-0-|-----0----0-0-0-|-----1-------1-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-|-----0----0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0--0-------0-0-|
|-0------0-------|-2-2----2-2-2---|-0-------0-------|----------------|
|----------------|-0------0-------|-----------------|-3------3-------|
Em G Am G
Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----0-0---------|----3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-----0-0---0-0---|----3-3-3-3-3-0-|
|----0-0---------|----0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-----1-1---1-1-0-|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----0-0---------|----0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2-2---2---2-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--------2---2-|------------------|-0-------0-------|----------------|
|-0------0---2---|-3------------3---|-----------------|-3------3-------|
Chorus
$
Am G G C
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----0--0-0-0-0-|---0-0-----0-0-3-3-||-3--3----3-3-3-|----3----3-3-0-|
|-----1--0-1-0-1-|---1-1-----1-1-0-0-||-0--0----0-0-0-|----1----1-1-0-|
|-2-2-2--0-2-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-||-0--0----0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2--0-2-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-||-0--0--0---0-0-|-2--2--2---2-0-|
|-0---0--0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-----||---------------|-3--3--3---3---|
|----------------|---------------3-3-||-3--3--3---3---|---------------|
G D C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----3-----3-3-0-|-----2-2---2---0-|-----2-2---2---0-|----0-0-----0-0-|
|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---3-3-3---3---3-|---3-3-3---3---0-|----1-1---1-1-0-|
|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---2-2-2---2---2-|---2-2-2---2---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--2---2-2-2-0-|
|-----------------|-0-------0---0---|-0-------0---0---|-3--3---3---3---|
|-3-------3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G D Em
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----3-----3-3-0-|-----5-5-------5-|----2-2---2-2-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
|----0-0---0-0-0-|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|----3-3---3-3-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|----0-0---0-0-0-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|----2-2---2-2-0-|---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-|---2-2-2---2-2-0-|
|----------------|-0-------0-------|-0------0-------|-2-2-----2-2-----|
|-3------3---3---|-----------------|----------------|-0-------0-------|
|
| Gtr II (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 3rd fret)
| W W W Q E E E Q E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------0-4---2-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----2-2---------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
To Coda
D/F# Em D/F# Em
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------0------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|------0------0-0--|-----0--------0-|
|------3----3-3-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|------3----3-3-0--|-----0----0-0-0-|
|--2---2----2-2-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|--2---2----2-2-0--|-----0----0-0-0-|
|--0---0--0-0-0-0-|---2-2-2---2-2-0-|--0---0--0-0-0-0--|-----2----0-0-2-|
|-----------------|-2-2-----2-2-----|------------------|-2-2-2--2-0-0-2-|
|--2------2-------|-0-------0-------|--2------2--------|-0-0-0--0-----0-|
|
| +W Q E E E Q E +W W
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-(2)-------------|---------0-4---2-|-(2)--------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----2-2---------|------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
Guitar Solo
1. 2.
Em Em
E E E E E E E E E 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---------0--||-----0-----0-0-0-||-----0-------0-0-0-|
|-------0---0-0---|-----0-----0-0-0-o||-----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---2-0h2-|-----2-----0-0-2--||---2-2-----2-2-2-||---2-2-------2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-o||-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-||-2-2---2--2--2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-----0--||-0-----0-0-------||-0-----0--0--------|
|
| W W W E E E E +E Q E
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------||-----0-------0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------||-------3-(3)-----0-|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------||-2s4---------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------||-------------------|
Am Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------0-------0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-|
|------0-------0-0-0-|---1-1-----1-1-1-|---1-1-----1-1-1-|-----0-----0-0-0-|
|----0-0-------0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|
|----2-2-------2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-----2-2-2-|
|-2--2---2--2--2-2-2-|-0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0------0--0--------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|
|
| Q. E +E E E E E 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)-----5-|-----3-----0-----|-5-----3-----0---|---5---3-3-----2-|
|--------------3-----|-0-----3-----0---|---0-----3-----0-|-----0-----0-----|
|----------------4---|---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----|-0-----------0---|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0--||
|-----0-----0-0-0-|---1-1-----1-1-1-|---1-1-----1-1-1--||
|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|---2-2-----2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0--------||
|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|------------------||
|
| E E e E E e E E E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----3-----2-----|---5-----3-----0-|-------0---0------||
|-0-----0-----0---|-0---0-----0-----|-0---0---0---0----||
|---0-----0-----0-|-------5-----5---|---5-----------5--||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Outro
Slower Q=82
&
Em D Emadd9 Em
E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E Q +W
|-----0-----0-0-0-||-^2---------|-----------0----|--------*|
|-----0-----0-0-0-||-^3---------|---------0------|--------*|
|---0-0-----0-0-0-||-^2---------|-------0--------|--------*|
|---2-2-----2-2-0-||-^0---------|-----4-------2--|-(2)----*|
|-2-2---2-2-2-2---||-^0---------|---2---------2--|-(2)----*|
|-0-----0-0-------||------------|-0-----------0--|-(0)----*|
|
| Q E E E Q E +W W W
|-----------------||------------|----------------|--------*|
|-----------------||------------|----------------|--------*|
|---------0-4---2-||-(2)--------|----------------|--------*|
|-----2-2---------||------------|----------------|--------*|
|-----------------||------------|----------------|--------*|
|-----------------||------------|----------------|--------*|
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
