THE BALLAD OF PALADIN
As recorded by Duane Eddy
(From the 1965 Album THE BEST OF DUANE EDDY)
Music by Johnny Western, Richard Boone & Sam Rolfe
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Duane Eddy - Electric Guitar w/ Drop D Tuning: DADGBE'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Duane Eddy - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dinnie Owens - Electric Guitar '
Q=116
A E A
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. w/ Drop D Tuning: DADGBE)
Wx6 H Q Q Q +E E E E E E Q E E H
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||-0---(0)---0---4-0-0---0-|-------------0-----------|
|------------|---------2--||-------------------------|-2---6---6---------------|
|
| Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
| PM----------------------------------------------|
| Wx6 W E E Q Q E E Q E S S E E E S S
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||---------------7---7---7-|-----7---7-5---7-----7-7-|
|------------|------------||-5----5------------------|-0-----------5---0-------|
|
| Gtr III (Clean El. Gtr.)
| Wx6 W Q S S S S E E S S E E E S S E E E S S S S
|------------|------------||------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------|------------||------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------|------------||------6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---4-4-4-4-----6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
+H H Q E E Q E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(0)---------------------|-------------0---0---0---|
|-------------------------|-----------2-------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---7-----------------9-9-|
|-----7-----7---7-----7-7-|-------7---7---7---------|
|--5----0-----5---0-------|-5-----------5---5-------|
|
| E E S S E E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S E
|-----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
|-----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
|-----6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-|---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E
E E E E Q Q
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-4-0-0---0-----------------|
|-----------2-------6-------|
|
|-------------------|
| E E E E Q Q
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-7-------------------------|
|---7-7---7---------7-------|
|-----------0---------------|
|
| E E S S E S S S S S S S S
|-5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
A A5 N.C.
W H Q E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0----------------------|---------------------2-|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------
| E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------6-6---------|
|-----------------7------|-----------------------|
|---7-------7-7-7-----7--|---7-------------7---9-|
|-5-----0----------------|-5-----0-------5---0---|
|
| E S S S S E E S S Q E S S S S S S E E Q
|---5-5-5-5-5------------|-----------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-5------------|-----------------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6------------|---6-6-6-6-6-6---6-----|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------7-7-7-7--|-7---------------------|
|---------------5-5-5-5--|-5---------------------|
A
Q E E E E E E Q E E a H
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|-4--4-4-0-----------|----0-2-2h4-------------|
|----------2--2--2---|-4----------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------|
| Q Q Q +E S S Q Q Q Q
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|----------------9-9-|------------------------|
|-9--9---7---(7)-----|-5--5-------------------|
|--------------------|----------5----5--------|
|
| W H E E +S S S S
|--------------------|------------5-(5)-5-5-5-|
|--------------------|------------5-(5)-5-5-5-|
|--------------------|------------6-(6)-6-6-6-|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
D5
W Q E E a Q E E
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|-------2---2h4---4-4-|
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------
| E E S S E E E E S S E E E S S Q E E
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------0-0-|
|---7-----------------------|---7---7-------------|
|-5-----5-5-5---5-----0-0-0-|-5---5---7-----------|
|
| E S S S S S S E S S Q H E Q E
|---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-------|---------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-------|---------------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-------|---------------7---7-|
|---------------------------|---------------7---7-|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
E E E E Q Q
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------0---|
|--4--0----0----0----4--------|
|
|-------------------|
| E. S +S S S S H
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--2----2-(2)-2-2-2-----------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| +E Q E +E Q E
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-(7)-7---------7---(7)-7---7-|
|-(7)-7---------7---(7)-7---7-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
A N.C.
2/4
+W Q. E H +W W
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|-(0)-----------|-0------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|--------2-2---------|-(2)---------------------|------||
|
| W H H +W W
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|----------7---------|-(7)---------------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|
| E E Q H E E E E E E E S S E E S S S S E E S S E W
|---------------|----5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|------||
|---------------|----5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|------||
|--7------------|----6-6-6---6-6-6-6-|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-|------||
|--7------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------||
A D A
4/4
E E Q E E Q Q E E E E +Q
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0----4-0-0-----|-------0---2-2-0---(0)-------|
|--------------------|-4---------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------
| E E Q E E Q Q Q Q E S S
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------7---------|-4---------------------------|
|-7-7-7------7-7-----|-------5-----7-----------7-7-|
|--------------------|--------------------5--------|
|
| E E S E. E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S
|---5-5-5----5-5-5---|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5--5--5-5-5-|
|---5-5-5----5-5-5---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--5--5-5-5-|
|---6-6-6----6-6-6---|---2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6--6--6-6-6-|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
+W
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-(0)----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------|
| E E E S S E E E S S
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----7-------7-7---7-------7-7--|
|--5------0-------5-----0--------|
|
| +E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
F#m D Bm A5
H Q Q E E Q Q. E Q Q E E +Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------0-----0-----|-4-0---0---------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|----------4------------|-0---4---4s2-(2)--|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E S S Q Q Q Q E E S E S E E E E E E Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-4---------------------|------------------|
|---7-------7-7-7-----7-----|-------4--5--5-5-5-----|-----------7------|
|-5-----0-------------------|-----------------------|-7---7---5----0---|
|
| E S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S Q E E S S S S E E E E E E Q
|---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---|-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|---7-7-7----------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---|-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3-|---7-7-7----------|
|---6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---|-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|---7-7-7----------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------7--7---|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------5--5---|
E
+H H W W
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|-(2)------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|
| E E E E H S S S S E S S H S S S S E S S H
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------||
|----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|-6-6-6-6-6-6--------||
|-----7---7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------||
|--5----0--------|--------------------|--------------------||
|
| H H S S S S E S S H S S S S E S S H
|----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4--------||
|----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5--------||
|----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4--------||
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|--7-------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|--5-------------|--------------------|--------------------||
A E A G
Gtr II
PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E E E E Q E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E S S S S E
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---7-7---7-----7-----|---7---7-7-7---7-----7-|---7-----7---5-5-----5-|
|-5-----5-----5---5---|-7-----------5---5-5---|-5---5-5---3-----3-3---|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E E E E E S S Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---5---5-5-5---5-5---|---4-4-4-------5-5---5-|---5-5---5---3---3---3-|
|---5---5-5-5---5-5---|---5-5-5-------5-5---5-|---5-5---5---3---3---3-|
|---6---6-6-6---6-6---|---4-4-4-------6-6---6-|---6-6---6---4---4---4-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A E A5
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E S S E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|---7-7-7-7-----2------|
|---7---7---7-----------|---7-------7---7-----|-------------0-----0--|
|-5---0---5-----5-5-5-5-|-5-----5-5---0---7---|-5---------------0----|
|
| E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E Q H E E Q
|---5-5-5---5-5-5---5---|---5-5-5---5---4-4---|----------------------|
|---5-5-5---5-5-5---5---|---5-5-5---5---5-5---|----------------------|
|---6-6-6---6-6-6---6---|---6-6-6---6---4-4---|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------7--------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------5--------|
N.C. A
Gtr I
H Q E E Q E E E E E E a Q E E E E +Q
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------2-||-/4--4-4-0--------|-------0-2-2-0---(0)-------|
|-------------------||------------4-4-4-|-4h6-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E S S E Q E E Q. E Q. E E E E S S
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
|-------0-----------||--4--4-4----------|---------4-----------------|
|---2-2-----7-7-7---||---------7------7-|---5---------7---------7-7-|
|-3-------5---------||------------------|-----------5------0--------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W H E S S S S S S
|-------------------||------------------|-------------5-5--5--5-5-5-|
|-------------------||------------------|-------------5-5--5--5-5-5-|
|-------------------||------------------|-------------6-6--6--6-6-6-|
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------||------------------|---------------------------|
A5A
+H H
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-(0)---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------
| E E E E E E E S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----7-------7-----7-------7-7-|
|--5------0-------5-----0-------|
|
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------7-------------|
|-----------------5-------------|
D N.C.
Q E E a Q E E E E E E Q Q +W
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|-------------------0--|-(0)----|
|-----------2-2h4---4-4-|-4-0---0---0---4------|--------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
| E E E E Q E E Q E E E E Q W
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
|---------------0---0-0-|-0-----0---0---0-0-0--|--------|
|---7-------7-----------|----------------------|--------|
|-5-----0---------------|----------------------|--------|
|
| E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S S S E E Q W
|---5-5-5-5-5-----2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2--|--------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3--|--------|
|---6-6-6-6-6-----2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2--|--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------|
A
Q. E H +W
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------2-2-----------|-(2)-----------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------
| E E Q E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------7-----7-|
|----7---------7-----7---|-----7-------7-7-----------|
|-5----0-----0-----5-----|--0------5-------5---5-----|
|
| E E S S E E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E S S E
|----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-|--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
N.C.
2/4 4/4
W W
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|
|-----------| PM------------------|
| S S S S E S S E E E S S E E E E
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---||-7-7-7---------7-----7---|
|---------------||---------5-5-5---5-------|
|
| W E E S S S S E E S S E
|---------------||---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
|---------------||---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
|---------------||---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------------|
E A
W W
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------------
| E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---7-4-4-7-------7-7-|---7---7---------7-----7-|
|-7---------5---------|-5---------5-5-5-----0---|
|
| E E E E E S S E E E S S S S E E S S E E
|---4-----4---5-5-5-5-|---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|
|---5-----5---5-5-5-5-|---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|
|---4-----4---6-6-6-6-|---6-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
D
H E E Q E E Q H
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------0-0-0---|-4-0-0-----------------|
|-------------------|---------4-------------|
|
|-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E Q E E Q Q S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------7-7-7-----|
|-------------------|-7-7-------------------|
|---7-----7-7-7-----|-----7-----------------|
|-5-----0-------0---|-----------------------|
|
| E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
|---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|---5-5-----2-2-2-2-2---|
|---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|---5-5-----3-3-3-3-3---|
|---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-|---6-6-----2-2-2-2-2---|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
A E7 N.C.
Q Q E E +Q W W W
|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|-0----4------4p2-(2)---|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|
| PM------------------------------|
| Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q Q Q S S S S E E Q H
|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|------7----------------|--------------|----7-----7-7-7-7-|-6-----------*|
|-----------------------|--------------|----6-----6-6-6-6-|-------------*|
|---------------7-----7-|---7---7------|----7-----7-7-7-7-|-------------*|
|-------------5----0----|-5---0--------|------------------|-------------*|
|
| E E +S S E Q E E Q E E H W W
|---2-(2)-2-2-----------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|---3-(3)-3-3-5----5--5-|-5---5-5------|------------------|-------------*|
|---2-(2)-2-2-6----6--6-|-6---6-6------|------------------|-------------*|
|-------------7----7--7-|-7---7-7------|------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------*|
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
