#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## ~From: Charles Eric Horowitz Heres what I can give you for Absolution Blues: e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g-------------------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a----------5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------| E--5-5-7-7----------------------5-5-7-------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g-------------------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a------5-7-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------| E--5-7-------7-------------------5-5-7------------------------------------| As the song progresses this riff gets doubled by an E chord as the VII pos. vocals Sec. e--5-----5--------------------------5---5---------------------------------| b--5-----5-----9--8--6--------------5---5---9-8-6---/6---4----------------| g--6-----6-----9--8--6--------------6---6---9-8-6---/6---4----------------| d--7-----7-----9--8--6--------------7---7---9-8-6---/6---4----------------| a--7-----7-----7--6--4--------------7---7---7-6-4---/4---2----------------| E--5-----5--------------------------5---5---------------------------------| Basic break pattern e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g-------------------------------------------------------------------------| d---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------| a---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------| E---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----------------------------------| As for the solo, play real fast in the VII pos, and the backing chords are pretty simple, though I cant rememeber them( I think it switches between A and B).