HONEST I DO As recorded by Jimmy Reed 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 _______________________________________________________________________________ Intro Slow Blues Q=97(8=s8) E7 4/4 Gtrs I, II H E E E E E E E E +H |--------5-5-6-|-7-7-6-5-(5)-------| |--------7-7-8-|-9-9-8-7-(7)-------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-0---0----0--0-0-0-| H E E Q Q Q E E E E A D7 |-3-| |-3-| E E E E +Q E a E Q a E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-9-9-8-7-(7)---7-5-(5)-|--------------------------| |-9-9-8-7-(7)---7-5h=6--|----0h2-2-2-2-0-----------| |-----------------------|-7----------0---2-0-------| |-----------------------|-0----0-------------3b3.5-| |-0---0----0--0-0----0--|--------------------------| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Verse A A Q Q E E E E +E Q. +Q Q |-----0--0-------||----------------------| |-----2--2-3-2-3-||-(3)-2------(2)-------| |----------4-2-4-||-(4)-2------(2)-------| |-2--------------||--------4-4--2--2-4-4-| |-0--------------||--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-| |----------------||----------------------| E E Q H E E E E E E E E E7 H E E E E +E H +E Q |---------0-----0-|-(0)------------------| |---------2-3-2-2-|-(2)-3-------(3)------| |-----------4-2---|-----4-------(4)------| |-2-2-4-4---------|----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------2--2--4-4--| |-----------------|--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q. +Q Q |-----2---2---0---|-2------------------| |-----3---3-3-2-3-|-3-3------(3)-------| |-----------4---4-|---4------(4)-------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-2---------------|-----------2--2-4-4-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E A D7 Q Q Q E E +Q Q H |-----2---0-------|----------------------------| |-----3---2---3-2-|-(2)------------------------| |-------------4-2-|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------| |-----------------|--------------0---2-0-------| |-2---------------|--0---0---------------3b3.5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------| E E E E E E E E Q a E E E E E E E E |-3-| |-3-| Verse $ A A Q Q E E E E E Q. +Q Q |-----0--0-------||----------------------| |-----2--2-3-2-3-||-(3)-2------(2)-------| |----------4-2-4-||-(4)-2------(2)-------| |-2--------------||--------4-4--2--2-4-4-| |-0--------------||--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-| |----------------||----------------------| E E Q H E E E E E E E E E7 Q Q E E E E +E Q. +Q Q |-----0---0-----0-|-(0)-------------------| |-----2---2-3-2-2-|-(2)-3------(3)--------| |-----------4-2---|-----4------(4)--------| |-2-2-4-4-2-----4-|-----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------2-4-4--| |-----------------|--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E Q. +Q Q |-----2-2-(2)---0---|-2------------------| |-----3-3-(3)-3-2-3-|-3-3------(3)-------| |-------------4---4-|---4------(4)-------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-2-----------------|-----------2--2-4-4-| |-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E A D7 Q E E Q E E +Q Q H |-----2-2-0-------|----------------------------| |-----3-3-2---3-2-|-(2)------------------------| |-------------4-2-|-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------| |-----------------|--------------0---2-0-------| |-2---------------|--0---0---------------3b3.5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------| E E E E E E E E Q a E E E E E E E E |-3-| |-3-| Bridge A D E7 Q Q E E E E Q Q H Q Q E E E E +E Q. +Q Q |-----/5--5-2-3-2-||-5---2-----------|-----0---0-----0-|-(0)-------------------| |-----/7--7-3-5-3-||-7---3-----------|-----2---2-3-2-2-|-(2)-3------(3)--------| |-----------------||---------2-2-4-4-|-2---------4-2---|-----4------(4)--------| |-2---------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------| |-0---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-------------2--2-4-4--| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|--0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--| E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E To Coda Q E E E E E E E Q. +Q Q Q E E Q E E |-----2-2-2---0---|-2------------------|-----2-2-0-------| |-----3-3-3-3-2-3-|-3-3------(3)-------|-----3-3-2---3-2-| |-----------4---4-|---4------(4)-------|-------------4-2-| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------| |-2---------------|-----------2--2-4-4-|-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-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Guitar Solo A D7 A A Q Q H E E E E E E E E a E Q. +Q Q |----------------------------|-----2-0---------------||-----------------------| |-(2)------------------------|-----------------------||-----5------(5)--------| |-(2)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------|-------4b5-(4)b5-4-2-4-||-4s6-------------------| |--------------0---2-0-------|-2---------------------||------------------4-4--| |--0---0---------------3b3.5-|-0---------------------||---0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--| |----------------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------| Q a E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E |-3-| |-3-| E7 Q E E E E E E +W Q E E E E Q |-----2-------------|-------------------|-----4-4-5-6-7---| |-------5-----------|-------------------|-----5-5-7-8-9---| |---------4b5-4-2-4-|-(4)---------------|-----------------| |-2-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|--2--2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2---------------| |-------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-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 A D7 |-3-| |-3-| E E E E +H E E E E +E E E E +Q a E E E E E E E E |-12-12-11-10-(10)-------|-/9-9-8-7-(7)-8-7-5-|-(5)------------------------| |-14-14-13-12-(12)-------|--------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|-/9-9-8-7-(7)-9-7-6-|-(6)--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------| |------------------------|--------------------|--------------0---2-0-------| |------------------------|--------------------|--0-----0-------------3b3.5-| |--0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|----------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q D.S. al Coda & A A D7 Q Q E E E E Q Q H |-----0--0-------||--------------------------| |-----2--2-3-2-3-||-2------------------------| |----------4-2-4-||-2--0h2-2-2-2-0-----------| |-2--------------||------------0---2-0-------| |-0--------------||-0----0-------------3b3.5-| |----------------||--------------------------| E E Q H Q a E E E E E E E E |-3-| |-3-| A5 G#A6 E E E E +H H H |-----4--5--(5)---(5)-|-5---------*| |-----6--7--(7)---(7)-|-7---------*| |-2---5--6--(6)---(6)-|-6---------*| |-2-------------------|-----------*| |-0-------------------|-----------*| |---4-5-(5)-------(5)-|-5---------*| E E E +H +E H H