• Song:

    Do You Read Me

  • Artist:

    Rory Gallagher

  • Album:

    Crest Of A Wave – The...

h=Hammer On
p=Pull off
b=Bend
sb=slightly bend
tr=trill
s=slide
~=Use Whammy Bar
                                       
Do You Read Me
By Rory Gallagher
From the Album "Calling Card", 1976

Intro - First Solo 0:07-0:46
  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6-6sb------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------5-5---5h7----7tr10-------5h7p5---5------------------------------|
D|--7----7-----7--------------5h6h7-------7---7-5-3------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------3s5--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3h5p3---5h6h7-------------3h5p3---3------------------------------|
A|--3h4h5-------5-------------3h4h5-------5---3----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------6-8b10r8p6-8-6-6p5-------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-7--------------------7-5-7b9h17-(
D|--5h6h7------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------1-----3-----1------------1-----3-----------------------------|
B|------------1-----3-----1------------1-----3------2----------------------|
G|-----5------2-----2-----2-----5------2-----2------2----------------------|
D|--1--5----0---0-0---0-0----3--5----0---0-0---0-0--2----------------------|
A|--3--3---------------------3--3------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------1---------------------------------------------|

Verse: This part essentially repeats throughout the song, while Rory sings and solos

e|----1-----3---1-----3---1-----3---1-----3--------------------------------|
B|----1-----3---1-----3---1-----3---1-----3--------------------------------|
G|----2-----2---2-----2---2-----2---2-----2-----5--------------------------|
D|--0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0----3--5--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------3--3--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------1-----------------------------|

Bridge: This is the part directly before and after the second solo (play it staccato)

e|----3-3----3---3----3-3----3---3-----1-1---1---1---1-1---1---1-----------|
B|----3-3----3---3----3-3----3---3-----1-1---1---1---1-1---1---1-----------|
G|----4-4----4---4----4-4----4---4-----2-2---2---2---2-2---2---2-----------|
D|----5-5----5---5----5-5----5---5---0-----0---0---0-----0---0-------------|
A|----5-5----5---5----5-5----5---5-----------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|

e|----3-3----3---3----3-3----3---3----5-5---5---5----8--8------------------|
B|----3-3----3---3----3-3----3---3----5-5---5---5----8--8---let this last--|
G|----4-4----4---4----4-4----4---4----6-6---6---6----9--9---chord ring and-|
D|----5-5----5---5----5-5----5---5----7-7---7---7----10-10--then break out-|
A|----5-5----5---5----5-5----5---5----7-7---7---7----10-10--the solo-------|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8--8------------------|

Second Solo : 2:14 - 2:53

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------6-----------|
G|--7tr10--5-7--7tr10--5-7--------------------5b7-5-5b7r5--5b7---5b7-------|
D|---------------------------7p5s3--5-3--5-3-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------13b15-13---------|
B|--13b15-13b15-13p10-13-13-13p10----10------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------12----12b14r12p10-12-10------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--10h13p10----10----13---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------13----13---------18-20-20b22-20b22r20p18-20-18----------------|
G|------------------------s19----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------18-20-20b22-20b22r20p18---------18-20-20b22-20b22r20p18-20-18------|
G|--s19-------------------------19--s19------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------20---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--20-18-20b22----20b22---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-7-5-----5-7-5------------------------------|
D|-------------------------s7--------s7------------3-5-3-5b7-5p3-5---------|
A|----------------------------------------------s5-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3h5p3---3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------5----5p3p0--3-3--3h5---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

That's all I've got figured out so far.

Rock ON!









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