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Keep It Simple Tab by Tommy Emmanuel

Keep It Simple tab by Tommy Emmanuel

Guitar Tab

KEEP IT SIMPLE

Music by tommy emmanuel
Arranged by t. emmanuel
Transcribed by Paolo Sereno from the "close up" video by T.E.
This is not a so hard piece but it's beautiful and is a kind of pop ballad
(not so slow, you know) and please,use your left thumb! for any suggestion
please visit me to www.fingerstyle.it (site will open within few weeks)or
email me: sereno70@hotmail.com

Gtr tuning : standard

Straight eights

  Q=120
4/4
  Gtr I
  Q.     E +E  Q   E   +H        H
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-1------1-(1)-1---1-|-(1)-1-----1-------|
|------0---------0---|-------0-----0---0-|
|----2---------3-----|---------3-----3---|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-0------1-(1)-----3-|-(3)---------------|
  E  E E E +E  E E E   +E  E E E E E E E


  Q.     E +E  Q   E   +H        H         Q.     E +E  Q     E
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------^(3)-|
|-1------1-(1)-1---1-|-(1)-1-----1-------|-1------1-(1)-1---^(1)-|
|------0---------0---|-------0-----0---0-|------0---------0-^(0)-|
|----2---------3-----|---------3-----3---|----2---------3--------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-0------1-(1)-----3-|-(3)---------------|-0------1-(1)-------3--|
  E  E E E +E  E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E  E E E +E  E E   E


                .
  Fine
  +H.       Q    Q.     E +E  E +E  E
|-(3)----------|-----------------------|
|-(1)----------|-1----1-1-(1)-1-(1)-3--|
|-(0)-------0--|------0----------0-----|
|--------------|----2------3-----------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|-(3)----------|-0------1-(1)-------3--|
  +H.            E  E E E  Q     E  E


  +E  E E E +H         E  E E E +E  E +E   E
|---------0-(0)------|-0--1-0-----------------|
|-(3)-3p1---------0--|-1--3-1-3-(3)-1-(1)--1--|
|-----------------1--|-2------2-(2)--------0--|
|-(0)-----------2----|--------0-(0)--------3--|
|--------------------|-0-------------------3--|
|-(3)--------4-------|--------2-(2)----1--(1)-|
   H         E  E Q    Q.     E +Q     E   E


  +E  E E E +Q     Q       Q    E E +E  E +E  E
|-------0---------------|-----------------------|
|-(1)-3---3-(3)---------|--1----1-1-(1)-1-(1)-3-|
|-(0)--------------0----|-------0----------0----|
|-(3)-------------------|-----2------3----------|
|-(3)--------0--2-(2)-3-|-(3)-------------------|
|--1------3-------------|--0------1-(1)-------3-|
   Q.     E  E  E +E  E    E  E E E  Q     E  E


  +E  E E E +H         E  E E E +E  E +E   E
|---------0-(0)------|-0--1-0-----------------|
|-(3)-3p1---------0--|-1--3-1-3-(3)-1-(1)-^1--|
|-----------------1--|-2------2-(2)-------^0--|
|--0------------2----|--------0-----------^3--|
|--------------------|-0------------------^3--|
|-(3)--------4-------|--------2------------1--|
   H         E  E Q    Q.     H            E


                        $
  +E  E E E E E E  E    Q   E E +E  E +E  E
|-----3-----3---------|---------------------|
|-(1)---1-----1-------|-1---1-1-(1)-1-(1)-3-|
|-(0)-----0-----0-----|-----0----------0----|
|-(3)-------------(3)-|---2------3----------|
|-(3)-----------------|---------------------|
|-(1)-----------------|-0-----1-(1)-------3-|
  +W                    E E E E  Q     E  E


  +E  E E E +H         E  E E E  +E  E +E   E
|---------0-(0)------|-0--1-0------------------|
|-(3)-3p1---------0--|-1--3-1-3--(3)-1-(1)--1--|
|-----------------1--|-2------2--(2)--------0--|
|--0------------2----|--------0-------------3--|
|--------------------|-0--------------------3--|
|-(3)--------4-------|--------2---------1--(1)-|
   H         E  E Q    Q.     Q.        E   E


  +E  E E E +Q     Q       Q    E E +E  E +E  E
|-------0---------------|-----------------------|
|-(1)-3---3-(3)---------|--1----1-1-(1)-1-(1)-3-|
|-(0)--------------0----|-------0----------0----|
|-(3)-------------------|-----2------3----------|
|-(3)--------0--2-(2)-3-|-(3)-------------------|
|--1------3-------------|--0------1-(1)-------3-|
   Q.     E  E  E +E  E    E  E E E  Q     E  E


  +E  E E E +H         E  E E E +E  E +E  S S
|---------0-(0)------|-0--1-0-----------------|
|-(3)-3p1---------0--|-1--3-1-3-(3)-1-(1)-4S3-|
|-----------------1--|-2------2-(2)-----------|
|--0------------2----|--------0---------------|
|--------------------|-0----------------------|
|-(3)--------4-------|--------2---------------|
   H         E  E Q    Q.     H           E


                                  .
  $$
  +E    E   +E   E   H              Q     E  e   E   E  +E   E
|--------------------------------|--0-----0--3--(3)--3--(3)------|
|-(3)---1---(1)--1--(1)----------|--1-----1--3--(3)----------1---|
|-------0---(0)--0--(0)----------|--2--2-----0--(0)--------------|
|-------3---(3)------2-----------|--------2--2---2-------2-------|
|------(3)-----------------3--2--|--0--------2--(2)--------------|
|--1---------1---0--(0)----------|-----------0--(0)----------1---|
   Q         E   E  +Q     E  E     E  E  E  E  +Q       E   E


  +E   E  +E    E  +Q.              E   E  E  E   E   E  E  E
|--------------^0--(0)------------|-1---------3----------5------|
|-(1)--1--(1)--^1----------1------|--------1----------0---------|
|------0--(0)--^0-------0-----0---|-----2---------0---------5---|
|--3----------------2-------------|-0---------2--(2)-----3------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(1)-----------3--(3)------------|-----------------------------|
   E   E  +E    E   E   E  E  E     Q.        E  +Q      Q


   E   E  E  E     Q     E  E     +Q       E   e  +E   E  +E   E
|--5-------------^-3-----1--0--|--(0)------0---3--(3)--3--(3)-----|
|---------0------^(0)-------1--|--(1)------1---3--(3)----------1--|
|------5-----5---^-0--------2--|--(2)------0----------------------|
|-(3)------------^-0--------2--|--(2)--2--(2)--2--(2)------2------|
|---------------------------0--|--(0)-----------------------------|
|------------------3-----------|---------------0--(0)-------------|
  +H               Q.       E     +E   E  +E   E  +Q       Q


                        PM----|      PM-|
   E   E  +E    E  +E   E  E  E      Q      E   Q  a E  +E   E
|--------------^0-------------5--|--/7------8---7--7-5--(5)-------|
|-(1)--1--(1)---1--(1)--5--8-----|---------------------------8----|
|------0--(0)---0--(0)-----------|------5--(5)--------------------|
|--3------------2--(2)-----------|------7--(7)--------------------|
|--------------------------------|------7--(7)--------------------|
|--1-----------^3--(3)-----------|---5----------------------------|
   Q.           E  +Q                E  E  +H            Q


  +H         Q        E  E  E E +H
|---------0-(0)-----|---------8-(8)------------|
|-(8)------------8--|-8------------------------|
|-------7-----------|------10----------10--|
|-----9-------------|---10----------10---------|
|--7----------------|-8----------8-------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
   E  E E E +Q   Q    H          E   E  E   E


          |-3--|      |-3--|
    E   E S  S S E  E S  S S  E E
|------10-8h10p8-7----------------||
|------------------10-8h10p8------||
|----------------------------10-7-||
|-----------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
    H               H


   E   E  +E  E   +H       E E E E +E  Q  E
|------------------------|-0h1p0------------|
|-(3)--1--(1)-1---(1)----|-1-----3-(3)p1--1-|
|------0--(0)-0---(0)----|-0----------------|
|------3--(3)-3---(3)----|------------------|
|-----(3)----------------|-1--------0-------|
|--1-------1------(1)----|------------------|
   Q       Q      +H       H        H


2/4            4/4
  +E  E +E  E    +Q.     E +E  Q   E   +H        H
|-------------||---------------------|-------------------|
|-(1)-0-(0)-1-||-(1)-----1-(1)-1---1-|-(1)-1-----1-------|
|-----0-(0)---||-------0---------0---|-------0-----0---0-|
|-----0-(0)---||-----2---------3-----|---------3-----3---|
|-------------||---------------------|-------------------|
|--3----------||--0------1-(1)-----3-|-(3)---------------|
   H              E  E E E +E  E E E   +E  E E E E E E E


  Q.     E +E  Q   E   +Q    H.
|--------------------|----------------------||
|-1------1-(1)-1---1-|-(1)-1----------------||
|------0---------0---|-------0--------------||
|----2---------3-----|------------0-2p0-----||
|--------------------|----------3-------3-2-||
|-0------1-(1)-----3-|-(3)------------------||
  E  E E E +E  E E E   +E  E E  S S E E E E


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

  - natural harmonic
PM  - palm muting
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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