Song: Ambulance Blues Artist: Neil Young Album: On The Beach Tabbed by: Kris Pender Tune down 1 whole step (D G C F A D) This song, like most of Neil's acoustic numbers, should be played clawhammer style: downstrokes are hit with the edge of the thumb or pick, upstroke hit with middle finger (held in shape of a 'claw'). Downstrokes are marked ^ Intro: ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ d|-0-------0---0---0-------0-----|-0h3---------3-------3-------3--| A|-1-------1---1---1-------1-----|-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--| F|-0-------0---0---0-------0-----|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--| C|-2-------2-------0h2-----2-----|-2-------2-------2-------2------| G|-3-------3-------3-------3-----|-3-------3-------3-------3------| D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |-3-------3---3---3---1---1-----|-1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0--| |-1-------1---1---1---1---1-----|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--| |-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| |-3-------3-------3-------3-----|-3-------3-------3-------3------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |-0-------0---0---0-------0-----|-0-------0---0---0-------0------| |-1-------1---1---0h1-----1-----|-0-------0---0---0h3-----0------| |-2-------2---2---2-------2-----|-0-------0---0---0-------0------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-----|-2-------2-------2-------2------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-----|-2-------2-------2-------2------| |-------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |-2-------2---2---2---0---0---2--|-2---2---0----------------------| |-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--| |-2-------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--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Verse ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |-0-------0---0---0-------0------|-0h3---------3-------3-------3--| |-1-------1---1---1-------1------|-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--| |-0-------0---0---0-------0------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--| |-2-------2-------0h2-----2------|-2-------2-------2-------2------| |-3-------3-------3-------3------|-3-------3-------3-------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |-3-------3---3---3---1---1-----|-1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0--| |-1-------1---1---1---1---1-----|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--| |-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| |-3-------3-------3-------3-----|-3-------3-------3-------3------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |-0-------0---0---0---0---0------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------| |-1-------1---1---1---1---1------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------| |-2-------2---2---2---2---2------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------| |-2-------2-------2-------2------|-2-------2-------2-------2------| |-0-------0-------0-------0------|-2-------2-------2-------2------| |--------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2-------2---0---| |-3-------3---3---3---3---3-----|-3---3---3---3---3-------3---3---| |-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2-------2---2---| |-0-------0-------0-------0-----|-0-------0-------0-------0---0---| |-------------------------0-----|-----------------0---------------| |-------------------------0h2---|-----------------0h2-------------| Play this with variations throughout (e.g., Em to Em7, D to Dsus2, etc.) Other parts of song have straightforward picking pattern: (G) Oh, Isabella, proud Isabella, (Am) They tore you down and ploughed you under (Bm) (C) You're only real with your make-up on (G) (D) How could I see you and stay too long