• Song:

    Alabama Song

  • Artist:

    Doors

  • Album:

    The Best Of

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                                  ALABAMA SONG
                            As recorded by The Doors
                         (From the 1967 Album THE DOORS)

Words by Bertolt Brecht

Music by Kurt Weill
Arranged by The Doors
Transcribed by Slowhand (http://www.instantpowertabs.de.vu)

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie Krieger (Gtr.1)'

   Intro
    Q=170
    Am (x02210@1)  4/4
    Gtr I
    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  Q    Q  q  q  q    q  q  q  Q
||-----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5----------||
||o----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5---------o||
||-----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5----------||
||-----7-----7--|----7--------|----7-----7--|----7----------||
||o-------------|-------7-----|-------------|-------7------o||
||--5-----5-----|-5--------0s=|=5-----5-----|-5--------0s===||


                1st & 2nd Verses
              $
                 Am (x02210@1) Q  q  q  q     Q  q  q  q    q  q  q  Q    Q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q
|----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--------||----7-----7--|----7--------|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|
|-------7-----||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5--------0s=||=5-----5-----|-5-----5--0s=|=5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|


  F#m (244222@1)         D (xx0232@1)           F#m (244222@1)         D (xx0232@1) q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Am (x02210@1) q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q
|----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-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|


  F#m (244222@1)         D (xx0232@1)           F#m (244222@1)         D (xx0232@1) q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Am (x02210@1) q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q
|----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-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|


  F#m (244222@1)         D (xx0232@1)           F#m (244222@1)         D (xx0232@1) q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|-4-----4-----|-0-----0-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  F#m (244222@1)                       F#m (244222@1) D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1) q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|-2--2--2--2--|-0----------|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|-2--2--3--3--|-1----------|
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|-2--2--2--2--|-0----------|
|-4-----4-----|-4-----4-----|-4--4--0--0--|-2----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|


  N.C.
  q  q  q  q     q   q   q  q     q   q   q  q     q   q   Q  Q
|-8--8--8-----|--8---8---8-----|--8---8---8-----|--8---8---8-----||
|-------------|-12--12--12-----|-11--11--11-----|-10--10--10-----||
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||


 Chorus
  F (133211@1) Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----1-----1--|----1--------|----1-----1--|-------------|
|-------1-----|----------1--|-------1-----|-------1-----|
|-------------|-------2-----|-------------|----2--------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3--------3--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


                              B7 (x21202@1) Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q   Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q
|----1-----1--|----------1--|-7---------7--|--------------|
|-------1-----|-------1-----|----10--------|-10--------7--|
|-------------|----2--------|--------8-----|-----8--8-----|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|


  G (320003@1)                         Gm (355333@1) Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-3--------3--|-1-----------|-3-----------|----3---------|
|----3--------|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|-------3------|
|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------3-----|-3--------3s==|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


  C (x32010@1)           C7 (x32310@1)          F (133211@1) Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022000@1">e q  q    H    Q  Q
|----8--------|-6-----8-----|-1----1-1--1--|-1----------||
|----------5--|----------5--|-2----2-2--2--|-2----1-----||
|-5-----5-----|----5--------|-2----2-2--2--|-2-------2--||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------||


  F (133211@1) Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----1-----1--|----1--------|----1-----1--|-------------|
|-------1-----|----------1--|-------1-----|-------1-----|
|-------------|-------2-----|-------------|----2--------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3--------3--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


                              E (022100@1)           E7 (020130@1) Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
|----1-----1--|----------1--|-0-----0--0--|----0--0s====|
|-------1-----|-------1-----|----0--------|-3-----------|
|-------------|----2--------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-2-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


                                                                To Coda
  Eb (x43121@3)              Eb7 (x32310@4)             F (133211@1)  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q
|-11----------11--|-----11------11--|-----------------|-----13------13--|
|-----11----------|-14--------------|-13------13------|-13--------------|
|---------12------|---------12------|-----14------14--|---------14------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  C (x32010@1)            C7 (x32310@1)            F (133211@1)  Q  Q  Q  Q     q   q  q  q     q  e (022000@1)e (022000@1)q   q     e (022000@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q   H
|--------8-----|---------8--8--|------------------|-13-------------||
|-----------8--|-11--11--------|-13----13-13--13--|----------------||
|-----9--------|---------------|-14----14-14--14--|----------------||
|-10-----------|---------------|-15----15-15--15--|----------------||
|--------------|---------------|------------------|----------------||
|--------------|---------------|------------------|---------13----||


 Interlude
                                            D.S. al Coda
  A (x02220@1) q  q  q  q    q  q  q  Q    Q  q  q  q    q  q  q  Q
|----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5---------||
|----5-----5--|----5--------|----5-----5--|----5---------||
|----6-----6--|----6--------|----6-----6--|----6---------||
|----7-----7--|----7--------|----7-----7--|----7---------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-5-----5-----|-5-----5--0s=|=5-----5-----|-5-----5--0/--||


 Outro
  &
  C (x32010@1)            C7 (x32310@1)             F (133211@1) Q  Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q     Q  Q  E (022100@1)EQ (022100@1)    q  e (022000@1)e (022000@1)q   q     q  q  q  Q
|-8---------8--|--------8-------|-13----13-13--13--|-13-----------*|
|----8----8----|-11-------11----|-13----13-13--13--|-13-----------*|
|-------9------|-----9-------9--|-14----14-14--14--|-14-----------*|
|--------------|----------------|-15----15-15--15--|-15-----------*|
|--------------|----------------|------------------|--------------*|
|--------------|----------------|------------------|--------1-----*|


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 (x24432@1) - 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


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