Breezin by George Benson

Breezin tab by George Benson

Guitar tabs

BREEZIN'

As recorded by George Benson
(From the 1976 Album BREEZIN')

Music by Bobby Womack
Arranged by George Benson

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Benson - Electric Guitar'


 Q=160                             1.
 N.C.      D      Bm7 N.C.     Em7      G/A N.C.
 4/4
 Gtr I
 Wx5      Q E E E E E E  H  E E Q  Q E E E E E E  W
|------------||-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------||
|------------||o-7--------------|-------------|-8-------------3-|------o||
|------------||--7------------7-|-------------|-7-------------4-|-------||
|------------||--7------------7-|--------7----|-9-------------5-|-------||
|------------||o-5------5-7-9---|--------7h9--|-7------7-9-10---|------o||
|------------||-------5-------7-|-------------|------7--------5-|-------||

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 2.
  G/A      N.C.
 E Q E H     E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|-------------||--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---10----(10)----|
|---3--3-3----||o-/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|---12----(12)----|
|---4--4-4----||---------------------------|-----------------|
|---5--5-5----||---------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------||o--------------------------|-----------------|
|---5--5-5----||---------------------------|-----------------|


 1.,2.,3.,4.,5.
  E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H   6x
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|---12----(12)-----||
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|---14----(14)----o||
|-------------------------|------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------o||
|-------------------------|------------------||


 6.
  Q.  E +Q  Q  E E E E E E E E
|-14----12-(12)--14--|----------------------||
|-15----14-(14)--15--|----------------------||
|--------------------|--------------9-11-12-||
|--------------------|------9-11-12---------||
|--------------------|---12-----------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||


 N.C.
  a a W     W     H   a a H
|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|-10h12p10--------|----------|------10h12p10----|
|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|------------------|


  +Q.  a E E E E E  H  H   W     a a Q.  a a Q.  a a Q
|----------------------|------------|----------|---------------------------|
|-(10)-----------------|------------|----------|---------------------------|
|--------9h11----------|------------|----------|---------------------------|
|---------------12---9-|------------|----------|-7h9p7----7h9p7----7h9p7---|
|----------------------|-12---------|----------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|------------|----------|---------------------------|


 +Q  E E E E E E  a a W     H  E a a Q.   +H   H
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|-10h12p10--------|--------10h12p10----|-(10)---------|
|--------------9-11-12-|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-(7)--9-11-12---------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|


 Q E a E E E E E  H  H   W     Q E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------|----------|--------------------||
|--------------------|------------|----------|--------------------||
|------9h11----------|------------|----------|------------9-11-12-||
|-------------12---9-|------------|----------|----9-11-12---------||
|--------------------|-12---------|----------|--------------------||
|--------------------|------------|----------|--------------------||


 $
 N.C.
                        |--3--|
  a a H.    a a Q   +E  a a Q.  +Q  Q Q
|--------------------------|-----------------------10-9-|
|-10h12p10-------10h12p10--|-(10)-10h12p10----(10)------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|


  a a W      +Q.  a E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-10h12p10--------|-(10)-----------------|
|-----------------|--------9h11----------|
|-----------------|---------------12---9-|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|


  H  H   H  E a Q  E  E E E E +H    Q E E E E E E
|------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------|--------8s=9-----|--9s7--9s7-(7)----|------------9-11-12-|
|------------|--------9s11-----|-11s9-11s9-(9)----|----9-11-12---------|
|-12---------|--------------12-|------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|


  a a Q.  a a Q.  a a Q   +H   H
|-----------------------------------|--------------|
|-10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10--|-(10)---------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------|


 E E E E H    +Q.  a E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------|
|---------12-10----|-(10)------------------|
|---11-12----------|--------9h11-----------|
|------------------|---------------12---9--|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|


  H  H   W     W     H  E E E a E
|------------|----------|----------|----------------||
|------------|----------|----------|------------6s7-||
|------------|----------|----------|----------7-----||
|-12---------|----------|----------|------7-9-------||
|------------|----------|----------|----------------||
|------------|----------|----------|----------------||


 N.C.
 E E E E E E Q  H  E E E a E  E E E E a Q  Q   +Q  Q E E E a E
|----------------|----------------|--------------10--|-(10)----------------|
|----------------|------------6s7-|---------6s7------|---------------------|
|---7-----7-7----|----------7-----|---7---7----------|--------------7-10p9-|
|-------9-----9--|------7-9-------|------------------|----------7-9--------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|


                               To Coda
 E E E E E E Q  H  E E E a E  E E E E Q Q  H  E E E  E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------/14---|
|----------------|------------6s7-|---------------|--------12-15-/12---|
|---7-----7-7----|----------7-----|---7-----7-----|--------------/11---|
|-------9-----9--|------7-9-------|-------9----9--|---------9-12-------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|


  D5  B5 D5 B5     N.C.
 E E E E Q  Q  H   E E E E
|-------------------|------------10-13s|
|---15---12-15--12--|------10-12-------|
|---14---11-14--11--|-------------7-10s|
|---12----9-12---9--|-------7--9-------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|


  E E E E  Q  Q  Q  E E E E E  E
|-12-10------/14--17--|----15-13-14-------/14--|
|---------12-/12--15--|-------------10-12-/12--|
|--9--7------/11--14--|----12-10-11-------/11--|
|----------9----------|--------------7--9------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|


  D5  B5 D5  B5     N.C.
 E E E E E E Q  H   E E E E
|---------------------|------------10-13-|
|---15---12-15-15-12--|------10-12----11-|
|---14---11-14-14-11--|-------------7-10-|
|---12----9-12-12--9--|-------7--9-------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|


  +E  E E E  Q Q   Q E E E E E E
|-(13)-10---10-/14-----|-15-------------------||
|-(11)---------/12-----|----------------------||
|-(10)--7----7-/11-----|-12----------9-11-12--||
|----------------------|-----9-11-12----------||
|----------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------|----------------------||


 N.C.
  W     W     W     Q E a E E E E E
|-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|-10--------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|-----------|----------|----------|------9h11----------|
|-----------|----------|----------|-------------12---9-|
|-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|


  H  H   H   E E E E  Q.  E +Q  Q  E E E E E E E E
|------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|----------------|--------------------|--------------9-11-12--|
|------------|---------9------|--------------------|------9-11-12----------|
|-12---------|------12---9-10-|-12----12-(12)--12--|---12------------------|
|------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|


  a a Q.  a a Q.  a a Q   +E  a a Q.  +E  Q E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------10--9-|
|-10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10--|-(10)-10h12p10----(10)-------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|


  a a Q.  a a Q.  a a Q   +Q.  a E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10--|-(10)-----------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------9h11----------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------12---9-|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|


  H  H   W     W     a E E Q a E E Q
|------------|----------|----------|--------------------------||
|------------|----------|----------|------10-10-------10-10---||
|------------|----------|----------|-9h11--------9h11---------||
|-12---------|----------|----------|--------------------------||
|------------|----------|----------|--------------------------||
|------------|----------|----------|--------------------------||


 N.C.
  Q.  E +Q  Q  Q  E E +Q  Q
|-10----10-(10)-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------10-(10)--12--|
|-------------------|----11--------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


 H  Q E E  E E E E E E E a E
|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------9h11-|
|-----------12-|-12p11-11s9-9------------|
|--------------|--------------12-12------|
|--------------|-------------------------|


  +E  Q.  +E  E E E    +Q   E E +Q  E a E
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------10--------|-----------------------10h12-|
|-(11)-11----(11)-12----10b11==|=(10)r-----------------------|
|------------------------------|--------12-12-(12)--12-------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|


  +Q  E E +E  Q.   E E E E +Q  a E a E
|------------------------|-10----------------10h12-10h12-|
|-(12)-------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------12-12-(12)-12----|----12-12-12-(12)--------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|


  +H   E E E E  +Q  Q Q  S S E
|-(12)------10----10-|-(10)---------------10-|
|--------------12----|-------12-----10h12----|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|


  Q   S S E Q   S S E  Q   E E   +E  E  E E
|-13b14--------10-13b15--------10-|-13b14--13-13b14==(13)-13r-13-13pb15==|
|--------10h12-----------10h12----|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


  +Q   E E H     H  Q  E   E
|-(13)r--10-------------|--------------------|
|-----------10-13b15----|---------12b14==12r-|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|


  E E E E  Q  E E   E E E E E E  E E
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10------------------10-|-----------------------10--|
|-------------/12--12----|-/11---------------/11-----|
|----12-12-12------------|-----12-------9-12---------|
|------------------------|--------12-10--------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|


             |--3--|
  E E Q   H    a E E E E E Q  E E
|-10-10-13b14-------|-12h13-12-10-12----10-----13b14==|
|-------------------|----------------12-----12--------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|


  +H   H    E   E  E E E a E E E
|-(13)r---------|-13b14==13r-10----------------------|
|---------------|---------------10-------------------|
|---------------|--------------------10h11----10b11==|
|---------------|--------------------------12--------|
|---------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------------|


  +Q  Q Q  E E  a E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------12-10-|------------------------|
|-(10)r--------------|-10h11------------------|
|--------------------|-------12-12-9-12-12-9--|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|


 E Q E +E Q  E  +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------7-10-7-8-10-|
|-------------7-----|--------7-------------|
|-------9-(9)-------|------9---------------|
|---10-----------10-|-(10)-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|


  Q.  E +E  E Q   +H   E E E E
|-/9-------------------|--------------------|
|-------10-(10)----10--|-(10)------10-12-10-|
|---------------11-----|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|


  +Q.  a a Q.  a a Q  S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------7s9-9--|
|-(10)---10h12p10----10h12p10--|------------------7-8-10--------|
|------------------------------|------------6-7-9---------------|
|------------------------------|--------7-9---------------------|
|------------------------------|---9-10-------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|


 +E  Q  E +Q.  E  E E S S E +E E E E
|-(9)s12--12-(12)---10-|-9-10-9h10---------9-------|
|----------------------|-----------12-(12)---12-10-|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|


                      |-3--|
  +E  E E E +E  E E E  +E Q  E Q Q Q
|-----------------------------|------------------9--|
|-(10)-12-10---------10-------|---------------12----|
|------------12-(12)----12-11-|-(11)-9--11-12-------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|


                     |--3--|
 Q  E E +E  E E E  +E  E E E Q Q Q
|-9----------------------|-----------------------|
|----10-10-(10)----------|-----------------------|
|---------------11-11----|-----------------12-12-|
|---------------------11-|-(11)-11---------------|
|------------------------|---------12-12---------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|


  |-3-| |--3--|  |--3--| |--3--|
  Q Q Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|-12-9-9-9-------|-------------11-11-|
|----------11-11-|-11----------------|
|----------------|----12-10-10-------|
|----------------|-------------------|


  ~~~
  Q.  E +H    E a Q  E +E  E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-------10-(10)----|---10h12--10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-11---------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|


  E E E E  E E E E  E E E E E E E a E
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-/10-10-10-10-|-10-12-----------------|
|--------------------------|-------9-9-7-7---9s10--|
|--------------------------|---------------9-------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|


 Q E E   +E  E Q    H  Q E E
|----------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------7--------|------------------|
|------10b11==(10)r---10b11--|---------7-10b11==|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|


  +E  E E E +E Q  E  +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------15-|-(15)\----------------|
|-(10)r-7-7-7-(7)-7/-----|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|


 E Q E E E E E  E E E E   +E  E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|---10------------|---10----------------------|
|-------7-7-7-7-7-|-7----7-10b11==(10)r-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|


 E E E E Q E S S  S S S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-7----------------|-5--------------------------|
|------------6-8-9-|---8-6----------------------|
|---7-7-7-7--------|-------7-5------------------|
|------------------|-----------7-5-3------------|
|------------------|-----------------5-3--(3)---|
|------------------|----------------------------|


                                 ~~~~~~~
                        |-3-| |-3-|
 Q E E +Q  E E  +E E Q  H   E E E E E E E E E E  E E Q +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|----7-7-(7)----7-|-(7)-7-10/-------|--------7---7---7---7-|---7-7--(7)-7-7-7--|
|-------------9---|-----------------|--------------7---7---|-7-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---9s10---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|
 a E E E E E E E E E  +E E Q H
|-----------7------------|---------------|
|-6s7-10-10--------------|---------------|
|-------------10p9p7-7-7-|-(7)-7---------|
|------------------------|-------9-------|
|------------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|---------------|


 Q S S E E S S S S S S  S E. S S S S S E. S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---7---------------------------|
|--------7------------6-7-|-9----9-7------------------6s==|
|----7h9----------7-9-----|----------9------------7-9-----|
|------------9-10---------|------------10-9-7--10---------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|


 S S S S S S E +E  S S S S S S  S S S S Q  H
|------------7-9-(9)--------------|------------------|
|-----7-9-10---------10-7---------|------------------|
|-7-9---------------------9-7-6---|---7--------------|
|-------------------------------7-|-9---7---9/-------|
|---------------------------------|-------9----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|


 E a E E E   +E  Q.     Q  E E E E E  E
|---------10-13b14==(13)r-13b14---|-/15--/14-------------/14---|
|---10h12-------------------------|----------15-------15-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------14-16----------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|


 E E E E E E Q   H   E E E  E
|-----------------------|---------------/14-|
|---15-17----15-15------|------------15-----|
|---------16-------16\--|------14-16--------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|


 E E E E Q  Q  H   E E E  E
|---------------/14--|---------------/14--|
|---15------15-------|------------15-/12--|
|--------16----------|------14-16----/11--|
|--------------------|------------12------|
|--------------------|------12-14---------|
|--------------------|--------------------|


  D5  B5 D5 B5     N.C.
 E E E E Q  Q  H   E E E  E
|-------------------|---------------/14-|
|---15---12-15--12--|------------15-/12-|
|---14---11-14--11--|------14-16----/11-|
|---12----9-12---9--|------------12-----|
|-------------------|------12-14--------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


                D.S. al Coda
  D5   B5 D5   N.C.
 E E E E Q  Q  E E E E E E E E
|-----------14--17--|-----------------------||
|---15---15-12--15--|-----------------------||
|---14---14-11--14--|--------------9-11-12--||
|---12---12---------|------9-11-12----------||
|-------------------|---12------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------||


 &
 B5 A#5B5  D5      D5
  E E E E E E Q  Q  E E +S  E. E E
|-14-13-14---17------|----17-17-(17)-17--17-17-|
|-12-11-12---15------|----15-15-(15)-15--15-15-|
|-11-10-11---14------|----14-14-(14)-14--14-14-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|


         N.C.
    TP
  +E  Q.  Q E E  E E E E E E E E
|-(17)-17---------14-|-15-14-15-14-15-17-13-14--|
|-(15)-15------------|--------------------------|
|-(14)-14---------11-|-12-11-12-11-12-14-10-11--|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|


  D5       B5  N.C.
 E Q  E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|---17--17-17-17-17-14-|--------------------|
|---15--15-15-15-15-12-|--------------12-15-|
|---14--14-14-14-14-11-|-7------------------|
|----------------------|---7--------7--9-12-|
|----------------------|-----10-8-9---------|
|----------------------|--------------------|


  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-13-14-12----10-10----14s|=15-15-14-10-----------|
|----------12-------12----|-----------------------|
|-10-11--9-----7--7----11s|=12-12-11--7-----------|
|-----------9--------9----|-------------7---------|
|-------------------------|------------------8-9--|
|-------------------------|---------------10------|


  E E E a E E E E E  E E E E a E E E E
|-------10-13s14---10---10-|-15-14-15-17-13s14----------|
|-10-12--------------------|-------------------15-------|
|--------7-10s11----7----7-|-12-11-12-14-10s11----14-12-|
|--7--9--------------------|-------------------12-------|
|--------------------------|----------------------12-10-|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|


               B5    D5 E5
 Q E E E E E E  E E E  E E E E E
|-------------------|--------/14-14-14--------*|
|----------------12-|---15---/12-12-12-15-17--*|
|-----------12------|--------/11-11-11-14-16--*|
|------14---------9-|---12-------------12-14--*|
|-----------10------|-------------------------*|
|------12-----------|-------------------------*|


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

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