#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE As recorded by Merle Haggard Transcribed by Jeff Perrin Words and Music by Merle Haggard and Roy Edward Burris Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic' Intro Moderately H=70 3/4 2/2 Gtr I E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E H E Q E |----0---0---0-|-----0-----0-----0-|------0-0------0------|------------------| |--------------|-------4-----4-----|----5-------/5---\4---|-/5---------------| |-1----2---3---|-/4------4-----4---|-/6-------6---------6-|---------4-2---1--| |--------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------| | | Gtr II | H. Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |--------------|-------2-2-----2-2-|--------2-2-------2-2-|-----0-0-----0-0--| |--------------|-------4-4-----4-4-|--------4-4-------4-4-|-----0-0-----0-0--| |--------------|-------2-2-----2-2-|--------2-2-------2-2-|-----1-1-----1-1--| |--------------|-----------4-------|-------------4--------|------------------| |--------------|--2----------------|--2-------------------|---------2--------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------------|--0---------------| Verses 1 and 2 +W W W |-----------------||----------------|---------------| |-----------------||o---------------|---------------| |-(1)-------------||----------------|---------------| |-----------------||----------------|---------------| |-----------------||o---------------|---------------| |-----------------||----------------|---------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------0-0----0-0-||-----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-| |------0-0----0-0-||o----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-| |------1-1----1-1-||-----1-1----1-1-|----1-1----1-1-| |-----------------||----------------|---------------| |----------2------||o--------2------|--------2------| |--0--------------||--0-------------|-0-------------| Q E E E Q E a Q a Q E E E E |----------------|-5p4--5p4------------| |----5---5-5-----|------------5--------| |----4-4-------4-|--------------4------| |----6-----------|----------------x-x--| |----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----0-0-----0-0-|--------0-0-----0-0--| |----0-0-----0-0-|--------0-0-----0-0--| |----1-1-----1-1-|--------1-1-----1-1--| |----------------|---------------------| |--------2-------|------------2--------| |-0--------------|---0-----------------| E E H E E E E Q Q E E S S E E Q Q. +Q E Q. E E |----------------|----------------|-------7-7---7------|-(7)---------------| |-----5------5-5-|-5-5-----5--5---|-------7-7----------|------7-7-----7-7--| |------------4-4-|-4-4-----4--4---|-8h9---8-8----------|------8-8-----8-8--| |-4h6--------6-6-|-6-6-----6--6-x-|-7-----7-7----------|------7-7-----7-7--| |----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |-----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0----0-0-|-------2-2------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2--| |-----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0----0-0-|-------4-4------4-4-|------4-4-----4-4--| |-----1-1----1-1-|-----1-1----1-1-|-------2-2------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2--| |----------------|----------------|-----------4--------|-----------4-------| |---------2------|---------2------|-2------------------|--2----------------| |-0--------------|-0--------------|--------------------|-------------------| +Q H. W H E E E E +Q. E E E E E |------------------|---------------|--------7-------|------------7-----| |-(7)--7-----------|---------------|----------4-----|--------4s5---5---| |-(8)--8-----------|---------------|------------6---|----------------6-| |-(7)--7-----------|---------------|--------------7-|-(7)----7---------| |------------------|---------------|----------------|------------------| |------------------|---------------|----------------|------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------2--2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-| |------4--4----4-4-|----4-4----4-4-|----4-4-----4-4-|------4-4-----4-4-| |------2--2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-| |-----------4------|--------4------|--------4-------|----------4-------| |--2---------------|-2-------------|-2--------------|--2---------------| |------------------|---------------|----------------|------------------| Q. E +E E E E +E E Q +E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |-4-----7-(7)--------|--------7---(7)---7-7-| |-6-----------8------|------8---------8-----| |-7-------------9-11-|-(11)-----------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |-----2-2-------2--2-|--------2-2-------2-2-| |-----4-4-------4--4-|--------4-4-------4-4-| |-----2-2-------2--2-|--------2-2-------2-2-| |----------4---------|-------------4--------| |-2------------------|---2------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| E E E E +E Q. Q. E E E E E |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|-----------5-----o|| |-----9-------9------|-------------6----|| |-------9-(9)--------|-------6h7-----7--|| |-9p7----------------|-----------------o|| |--------------------|------------------|| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |-----0-0--------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|| |-----0-0--------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-o|| |-----1-1--------1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1--|| |--------------------|------------------|| |----------2---------|---------2-------o|| |-0------------------|-0----------------|| 1st Chorus Q Q +E Q. Q Q +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q +E Q. |-7--7---(7)-7------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-5--5---(5)-5------|-5--5---(5)-5-5---|-----5-----5-----|-5---5---(5)-5------| |------------4------|-4--4---(4)-4-4---|-------4-----4-4-|-4-4-4---(4)--------| |-------------------|-6--6---(6)-6-6---|-4h6---6-6---6-6-|-6---6---(6)--------| |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0-------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0--------0-0-| |----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0-------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0--------0-0-| |----1-1--------1-1-|----1-1-------1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1--------1-1-| |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |---------2---------|---------2--------|---------2-------|----------2---------| |-0-----------------|-0----------------|-0---------------|-0------------------| H E Q. Q Q +E Q. H Q E E +E E H. |-----------------|-------------------|-------------7-|-(7)---------------| |----------5------|-5--5---(5)-5------|-----------7---|-------7-----------| |----------4------|-4--4---(4)-4------|--------8------|-----8-------------| |----------6------|-6--6---(6)-6------|---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----0-0------0-0-|----0-0--------0-0-|----2-2----2-2-|-------2--2----2-2-| |----0-0------0-0-|----0-0--------0-0-|----4-4----4-4-|-------4--4----4-4-| |----1-1------1-1-|----1-1--------1-1-|----2-2----2-2-|-------2--2----2-2-| |-----------------|-------------------|--------4------|------------4------| |--------2--------|---------2---------|-2-------------|--2----------------| |-0---------------|-0-----------------|---------------|-------------------| Q Q +E Q E +Q E E E E E E E E Q +Q. E E Q E E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |----7---(7)-7-----|------4-----4-----|-4---4---(4)------|-7S9---7---5---4-| |----8---(8)-8---6-|-(6)------6-----6-|-----6---(6)------|-------6-------6-| |----7---(7)-------|--------7-----7---|---7--------------|-7S9---7---6---7-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----2-2-------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2------2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-| |----4-4-------4-4-|------4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4------4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4-| |----2-2-------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2------2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-| |---------4--------|----------4-------|----------4-------|---------4-------| |-2----------------|--2---------------|-2----------------|-2---------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| +Q Q +Q. E Q H Q E E E E +E Q E Q. Q Q E |------7---(7)------|----7----------|-------------------|------------------|| |-(4)---------------|-4-------------|-4h5---------5-----|-5---------5---5h=|| |-(6)-------------6-|---------------|-4-----4-(4)-------|-5-----5-------5--|| |-(7)---------------|---------------|-4h6-6-------------|-5-------------5h=|| |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------2-2------2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|-----0-0-------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--|| |------4-4------4-4-|----4-4----4-4-|-----0-0-------0-0-|-----1-1-----1-1--|| |------2-2------2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|-----1-1-------1-1-|-----3-3-----3-3--|| |-----------4-------|--------4------|-------------------|-----2-2-----2-2--|| |--2----------------|-2-------------|----------2--------|-3-------3--------|| |-------------------|---------------|-0-----------------|------------------|| 3rd Verse W +H H H E E E E +Q. E a E Q E |---------------|-----------------|--------5-6---8-|-(8)------5h6-5------| |-6-------------|-(6)-------------|----------------|------------------6--| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------5------------| |-7-------------|-(7)-------------|----------------|---------------------| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----1-1----1-1-|------1-1----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1-------1-1--| |----1-1----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-------2-2--| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------| |--------3------|----------3------|--------3-------|------------3--------| |-1-------------|--1--------------|-1--------------|--1------------------| +W +H H |-----------------|-----------------| |-(6)-------------|-(6)-------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------1-1----1-1-|------1-1----1-1-| |------1-1----1-1-|------1-1----1-1-| |------2-2----2-2-|------2-2----2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------| |----------3------|----------3------| |--1--------------|--1--------------| H E Q E +Q Q E E +E +E |--------3-5---6-|-(6)-----------------------| |----------------|---------------------------| |----------------|----------7b9-7b9==(7)r(7)-| |----------------|---------------------------| |----------------|---------------------------| |----------------|---------------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----0-0-----0-0-|------0-0-----------0---0--| |----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1-----------1---1--| |----3-3-----3-3-|------3-3-----------3---3--| |----2-2-----2-2-|------2-2-----------2---2--| |-3--------------|--3------------------------| |--------3-------|----------3----------------| W +H H H E Q E +Q Q E Q E |---------------|-----------------|--------3-5---6-|-(6)------8-10---12-| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-5-------------|-(5)-------------|----------------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----0-0----0-0-|------0-0----0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-|------0-0------0--0-| |----1-1----1-1-|------1-1----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1------1--1-| |----3-3----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--2-| |-3-------------|--3--------------|-3--------------|--3-----------------| |--------3------|----------3------|--------3-------|----------3---------| +W W |-(12)-------------|---------------| |------------------|---------------| |------------------|---------------| |------------------|---------------| |------------------|---------------| |------------------|---------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |-------0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-| |-------1-1----1-1-|----1-1----1-1-| |-------3-3----3-3-|----3-3----3-3-| |-------2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-| |---3--------------|-3-------------| |-----------3------|--------3------| H E E +E +E W |---------------------------|---------------|| |--------8b10-8b10==(8)r(8)-|-6-------------|| |---------------------------|---------------|| |---------------------------|---------------|| |---------------------------|---------------|| |---------------------------|---------------|| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----1-1-------------1---1--|----1-1----1-1-|| |----1-1-------------1---1--|----1-1----1-1-|| |----2-2-------------2---2--|----2-2----2-2-|| |---------------------------|---------------|| |--------3------------------|--------3------|| |-1-------------------------|-1-------------|| 3rd Chorus +W W H E E E E E Q. +H |-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| |-(6)-------------|---------------|----------6-----|---6------(6)------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------|------------5-7-|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|-8-----------------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------1-1----1-1-|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1------1-1-| |------1-1----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------2-2-| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------3------|--------3------|--------3-------|-----------3-------| |--1--------------|-1-------------|-1--------------|-1-----------------| Q Q E Q. +Q Q E E E E Q Q +E Q E +E Q E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|----8---(8)-----8-|-(8)------------8-----| |----6---6-6------|-(6)--6---6-6-----|------------------|----------------------| |----5---5-5------|-(5)--5---5-----5-|------------9-----|-----9-----9h10---10p=| |----7---7-7------|-(7)--7---7---7---|------------------|---------8------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----1-1------1-1-|------1-1-----1-1-|----0-0-------0-0-|-------0-0------0--0--| |----1-1------1-1-|------1-1-----1-1-|----1-1-------1-1-|-------1-1------1--1--| |----2-2------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|----3-3-------3-3-|-------3-3------3--3--| |-----------------|------------------|----2-2-------2-2-|-------2-2------2--2--| |--------3--------|----------3-------|-3----------------|--3-------------------| |-1---------------|--1---------------|---------3--------|-----------3----------| Q Q +E Q. Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E Q E E E E E E E Q |----8---(8)--------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-8--8---(8)-8-10p8-|----8---(8)-8-----|-8---8-----8-----| |-9----------9------|-9--9---(9)-9------|----9---(9)-------|-------------9---| |-------------------|-8--8---(8)-8------|----8---(8)-----8-|---8-----8-------| |-------------------|-------------------|----7---(7)-------|-------7---------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0-------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-| |----1-1--------1-1-|----1-1--------1-1-|----1-1-------1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-| |----3-3--------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-----2-2-| |-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3----------------|-3---------------| |---------3---------|---------3---------|---------3--------|---------3-------| Q Q +E Q. +Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----5---(5)-5------|-(5)--5-----5---5h|=6--6-----6-----|-6---6-----6-6p5-| |----5---(5)-5------|-(5)--------5---5-|----5---5-----5-|---------5---5---| |----5---(5)-5------|-(5)--------5---5-|-7--7-7-----7---|---7---7-----7-5-| |-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----0-0--------0-0-|------0-0-----0-0-|----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-| |----1-1--------1-1-|------1-1-----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-| |----3-3--------3-3-|------3-3-----3-3-|----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-| |----2-2--------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|----------------|-----------------| |-3-----------------|--3---------------|--------3-------|---------3-------| |---------3---------|----------3-------|-1--------------|-1---------------| Q Q +E E E E a Q a Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----5---(5)-5-----|-6p5--6p5-----------|-----6-6---6-----|-6---6-----6-----| |----5---(5)-------|------------7p5---5-|---------5-----5-|---------5---5-5-| |----5---(5)---5-5-|------------------5-|-5h7---------7---|---7---7---------| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----0-0-------0-0-|--------0-0-----0-0-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-| |----1-1-------1-1-|--------1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-| |----3-3-------3-3-|--------3-3-----3-3-|-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-| |----2-2-------2-2-|--------2-2-----2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| |-3----------------|---3----------------|---------3-------|---------3-------| |---------3--------|------------3-------|-1---------------|-1---------------| Q Q +E Q. Q Q E Q E E E Q E E E E Q Q H |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |----5---(5)-5------|-6--5-----------|-----6-----6-----|-6------6----*| |----5---(5)--------|-5--5---7p5---5-|-----5---5-----5-|-5---5--5----*| |-5--5---(5)--------|----5-----------|-5h7-7-------7---|-7---7--7----*| |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q H |----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-1-1-0--0----*| |----1-1--------1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-1-1-1--1----*| |----3-3--------3-3-|----3-3-----3-3-|-----2-2-----2-2-|-2-2-0--0----*| |----2-2--------2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|-----------------|-----2--2----*| |-3-----------------|-3--------------|---------3-------|-----3--3----*| |---------3---------|--------3-------|-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 - 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