SIMPLE MAN As recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd (From the 1974 Album PRONOUCED LEH-NERD SKIN-NERD) Words and Music by Ron Van Zant & Allen Collins Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm clean elec' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm clean elec w/phaser' Gtr III, IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm w/dist' Gtr V, VI (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead w/dist' Intro Q=60 4/4 Gtr I E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------|---------------------------------|-------------------------3--------| |-------|---------1-----------------------|---------1---------1-------1------| |-------|---0-------0---0---------0-------|---2-------2---2-----2------------| |-------|-----2-------2-----0-------0---0-|-----2-------2---------2----------| |---0-2-|-3-----3-------------2-------2---|-0-----0---------0-----------0-2--| |-------|-----------------3-----3---------|----------------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-| w/Rhy Fig 1 x3 Gtr II W H Q E S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------------|---------------------------3-(3)-------| |-------1-(1)-------------------------|-----------------1-(1)-----------1-----| |---0---------0-----------0-(0)-------|-------2-(2)-----------2---------------| |---------------------0---------0-----|-------------2-----------3-------------| |-3---3---------3-2---------------2---|-0-3-0---------0-------------------0-2-| |-------------------3---3-----------3-|---------------------------------------| |-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-| S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------|-------------------------3---------|| |-------1-(1)-------------------------|---------1-----1-(1)-------1-------|| |---0---------0-----------0-(0)-------|---2-------2---2-(2)-2-------2-----|| |---------------------0---------0---0-|-----2-------2---------2-----------|| |-3---3---------3-2---------------2---|-0-----0-----------------------0-2-|| |-------------------3---3-------------|-----------------------------------|| Verse 1 Rhy Fig 1 + 2 x3 w/Rhy Fig 1 + 2 x3 Gtrs III, IV W H Q E S S |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------0-2-| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q +S a S S S Q +S a S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3-------(3)-5s7s5p3-------------5s7s5p3-| |---------------------3-------(3)---------| |-Riff A ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q +S S S S S T T E +E S S |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------0-2--| |-5-------(5)-0-3-0--3s=5p3h5---(5)\--------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q +S a S S S Q +S a S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3-------(3)-5s7s5p3-------------5s7s5p3-| |---------------------3-------(3)---------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ Q +S S S S S E. +E E |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-5-------(5)-0-3-0--3s=5------(5)\-------|| end Riff A-| Verses $ ||-- ||o- ||-- Rhy Fig 1 + 2 x3 ||-- ||o- ||-- Gtrs III, IV W H Q. S S |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------2--------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------2----x-x-|| |---------------------------------|-----------------0----x-x-|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Gtrs I, II | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------1-----------------------|--------------------------|| |---0-------0---0---------0-------|---2-----2----------------|| |-----2-------2-----0-------0---0-|-----2-----------2--------|| |-3-----3-------------2-------2---|-0-----0-----5---0--------|| |-----------------3-----3---------|-----------0-3-0----------|| Chorus Gtrs III, IV Q. S S Q. S S Q +S S S S Q. S S |-------------------|-----------------------| |-5----5------------|-----------------------| |-5----5---4----4---|-2--(2)-------2----x---| |-5----5---5----5---|-2--(2)-------2----x---| |-3----3---5----5---|-0--(0)-------0------3-| |--------3-3----3-0-|--------0-3-0--------3-| |-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-| Q. S S Q. S S Q +S S S S Q. S S |-------------------|-------------------------| |-5----5------------|-------------------------| |-5----5---4----4---|-2--(2)-------2----------| |-5----5---5----5---|-2--(2)-------2----------| |-3----3---5----5---|-0--(0)-------0----x-3---| |--------3-3----3-0-|--------0-3-0------x-3---| w/Rhy Fig 3 x1.5 To Coda Gtr IV Q. E H Q +S S S S Q. S S Q. E Q. E |---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-5----5---/12--------|-----------------------|-5----5---/12----12\---| |-5----5---/12--------|-2--(2)-------2----x---|-5----5---/12----12\---| |-5----5---/12--------|-2--(2)---0---2----x---|-5----5---/12----12\---| |-3----3---/10--------|-0--(0)-------0----x-3-|-3----3---/10----10\---| |---------------------|--------0-3-0----------|-----------------------| 1. Gtrs III, IV Gtr I |-w/Rhy Fig 2 Q +S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------|---------1-----------------------| |-2--(2)-------2--------|---0-------0---0---------0-------| |-2--(2)-------2--------|-----2-------2-----0-------0---0-| |-0--(0)-------0----0-2-|-3-----3-------------2-------2---| |--------0-3-0----------|-----------------3-----3---------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------3----------|| |---------1---------1-------1-------o|| |---2-------2---2-----2--------------|| |-----2-------2---------2------------|| |-0-----0---------0-----------0-2---o|| |------------------------------------|| Guitar Solo 2. Gtrs V, VI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H Q E S S Q +S S +S S Q +S S +S S |------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------||--8---------(8)---8---------8--------(8)--8---------| |--------------------------5-7-||--7b9=======(7)r--7b9r(7)p5-7b9======(7)r-7b9r(7)p5-| |------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr IV | Q +S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S |------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------| |-2--(2)---------------9-9-9-9-||-12------12-12---14---12\---7------7--7---7----7--7-| |-2--(2)---------------7-7-7-7-||-10------10-10---12---10\---5------5--5---5----5--5-| |-0--(0)---5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||----------------------------------------------------| |--------0-3-0-----------------||----------------------------------------------------| | |-Rhy Fig 4 | Gtr III | Q +S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S |------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------| |-2--(2)-----------------------||----------------------------------------------------| |-2--(2)-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-10------10-10---10---10\---5------5--5---5----0--0-| |-0--(0)-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-10------10-10---10---10\---5------5--5---5---------| |--------0-3-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--8-------8--8----8----8\---3------3--3---3---------| |-Rhy Fig 5 ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Q +S S S S S S E +E S S |-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------13---------------------| |----------------/12-14-14----14---(14)---/17-19--| |-7-------(7)\-x----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-7-9-9-9--9-------7--7--7s=9--9-9---9s12--12s=9--| |-5-7-7-7--7-------5--5--5s=7--7-7---7s10--10s=7--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | end Rhy Fig 4-| | | S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-5s7-7-7--7-------5--5--5s=7--7-7---7s10--10s=7--| |-3s5-5-5--5-------3--3--3s=5--5-5---5s=8---8s=5--| end Rhy Fig 5-| w/Rhy Fig 4 + 5 x3.5 ~~~~~~ ~~ Q +S S T +T S Q +S E +T T |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-20----------(20)-20-------------20-----(20)-----------------| |-19b21=======(19)----19r=(19)-17-19-----(19)-19b21r==(19)p17-| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S E. +E S S S S S S S +S S S |------------------------17-20-20pb21-20pb22-20pb24-20b21==(20)r-17----| |----20b22======(20)r-17--------------------------------------------17-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-19-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ ~~ Q S S +S S Q +E S S |------------------------------------------------17-| |-20b22---------20b22r(20)p17-20-----(20)\---/17----| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| E S S E S S S S S S S S S S |--------------17------------17-------------17------------------| |-20b22\---/17----20b22\-/17----20b22----------17-20b22---------| |-------------------------------------19b21--------------0--5-7-| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ S +S +E +S S T +T S S +E. +S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------------5---| |---------------------------8-----------------------------------8-| |--7pb9r(7)b9==(7)----(7)r-----7pb9r(7)p5-7b9r(7)-----(7)-7b9-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ Q +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-8pb10========(8)r----------------------13-15--| |-----------------------5-7s9-9s12-12s14--------| |-------------------5s7-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q +S E S S +E. +S S T +T S |----------------------------15---------------------15---------------| |-15b17=======(15)r\-/12--------15b17r(15)-----(15)----15b17r(15)p13-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| Q +S S T +T S Q. E |-15b17========(15)r\-5------------------------------|| |---------------------5------------------------------|| |-----------------------7pb9r(7)p5-------------------|| |----------------------------------7\----------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| | | S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |--7s====9-9-9---9------7--------7-7s9-9-9-9s12------|| |--5s====7-7-7---7------5--------5-5s7-7-7-7s10------|| |-----------------------------------------------0-2--|| |----------------------------------------------------|| | | S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |--5s====7-7-7---7------5--------5-5s7-7-7-7s10------|| |--5s====7-7-7---7------5--------5-5s7-7-7-7s10-0-2--|| |--3s====5-5-5---5------3--------3-3s5-5-5-5s=8------|| Interlude Rhy Fig 1 + 2 (x2) + Riff A -> D.S. al Coda Outro & Gtrs III, IV Q +S S S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q +S S S S S E. +E S S |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|-5----5------------|----------------------------| |-2--(2)----------------|-5----5--------4---|----------------------------| |-2--(2)------------x---|-5----5--------5---|-2--(2)---------------------| |-0--(0)-------0----x-3-|-3----3---5----5---|-0--(0)-------5s7--(7)-x----| |--------0-3-0----------|--------0-3----3-0-|--------0-3-0-3s5--(5)-x-0--| Q. S S Q. S S Q +S S S S S E. +E S S |-------------------|---------------------------*| |-5----5------------|---------------------------*| |-5----5------------|---------------------------*| |-5----5------------|-2--(2)--------------------*| |-3----3---5----5---|-0--(0)-------5s7--(7)-x---*| |--------0-3----3-0-|--------0-3-0-3s5--(5)-x-0-*|