My Brother Jake tab by Free
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MY BROTHER JAKE
As recorded by Free
(From the 1970 Album HIGHWAY)
Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electric Guitar '
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Andy Fraser - Piano'
1st - 3rd Verses
Q=112(8=s8)
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A B C#m B6 A
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
W q q q q q q q q q q E Q. q q E E +E E
|----------||--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|----------||o-5--5--7--7--|--9---9--9--9--|-5--5----5----|-5--5----5-(5)\---|
|----------||--6--6--8--8--|--9---9--8--8--|-6--6--6------|-6--6--6-6--------|
|----------||--7--7--9--9--|-11--11--9--9--|-7--7--7------|-7--7--7----------|
|----------||o-------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| W W W W H E E E e
|----------||--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|----------||o-------------|---------------|--------------|---------5--------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|--------------|---------4h=6p==4-|
|----------||--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|----------||o-------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
B C#m B6 A
q q q q q q q q q q Q. E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------0-------------||
|-5------5---7----7---|--9----9--9--9--|-5--5--5------|-----5---5-(5)-------||
|-6------6---8----8---|--9----9--8--8--|-6--6--6------|---------------6-----||
|-7------7---9----9---|-11---11--9--9--|-7--7--7----7-|-(7)-------------7-6-||
|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------||
|
| Q a Q E E E E +H H W W
|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------||
|----11s13--11s9-11-9-|-(9)------------|--------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------||
G#m C#m A/C#
W W W
|-^4--------|-^-9--------|-^12--------|
|-^4--------|-^-9--------|-^10--------|
|-^4--------|-^-9--------|-^-9--------|
|-^6--------|-^11--------|-^11--------|
|-----------|------------|------------|
|-----------|------------|------------|
1.
Amaj7 E
Q. E E E E E +H +Q Q
|-^12-------14-14---12-|-(12)----(12)\-------||
|-^14---------------12-|-(12)----(12)\------o||
|-^13-------13-13---13-|-(13)----(13)\-------||
|-^14---------------14-|-(14)----(14)\-------||
|-^12----14------------|--------------------o||
|----------------------|---------------------||
2.,D.S.
Amaj7 E
Q. E E Q E Q. E E E +S E S
|-^12-------14-14-----|-^12-----------------------||
|-^14-----------------|-^12-----------------------||
|-^13-------13-13--13-|-^13----11s13-13-(13)-11---||
|-^14-----------------|-^14-----------------------||
|-^12----14-----------|---------------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|---------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------------||
Bridge
E
W Q E E +E E +E E
|----------------|------19-(19)---------------|
|----------------|--------------19b21-(19)-17-|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|
| q q E E E E q q E E E E
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|-9--9--9--------|-9--9------9----------------|
|-9--9--9------9-|-9--9------9--------------9-|
|---------11s9---|--------------11s=====9-----|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|-----3-----|
+E E Q H E E E +E E E E E E
|---------------------|---19-------------12------------------|
|-(17)-19-------------|------19pb21r(19)-------14s===12-9----|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------11-|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q q E E E E Q E E S S Q E
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------12---------|
|---------9--9--------|---------------9--11s13------------11-|
|---------9--9------9-|---------------9----------------------|
|--------------11s9---|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
Q Q H H E E Q
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-9\-------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------7s11--|
|----------------|----------------|
|
| q q E E Q q q E E Q
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-9---9--9-------|-9--9--9--------|
|-9---9--9-------|-9--9--9--------|
|----------11s9--|---------11s=9--|
|----------------|----------------|
To Coda D.S. al Coda &
A/B E5
~~~
a E S S +H. a E E Q H
|------------------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------||
|-9h=11-11s9-(9)---------------|----------------------||
|------------------------------|-9s7------------------||
|
| H +E E a Q H +E E e E
|---^-9------------(9)---------|----------------------||
|---^10-----------(10)---------|----------------------||
|---^-9------------(9)-9-------|---9------(9)-11s13---||
|---^-9------------(9)---9s11--|---9------(9)---------||
|------------------------------|---7------(7)---------||
|------------------------------|----------------------||
Outro
E5 E
|----3----| |--3--|
Q E E E E E E E +E E E Q H
|---------------------------------||------------------|
|------12-----12-12-12-12-12-(12)-||------------------|
|------11b13==11-11-11-11-11r(11)-||-9----------------|
|---------------------------------||------------------|
|---------------------------------||------------------|
|---------------------------------||------------------|
|
| W q q E E E E
|---------------------------------||------------------|
|---------------------------------||------------------|
|-9-------------------------------||-9---9--9------9--|
|-9-------------------------------||-9---9--9------9--|
|-7-------------------------------||----------11s9----|
|---------------------------------||------------------|
W W
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|
| Q q E E E E Q q E E Q
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----9--9------9-|----9--9-------|
|----9--9------9-|----9--9-------|
|---------11s9---|---------11s9--|
|----------------|---------------|
|----3----| |------3------|
Q E E E E +E E E E E E Q H
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----12-----12-12-12-----------------------|---9---------------|
|-----11b13==11-11-11r====(11)p===9--9---9--|-9-----------------|
|-----------------------------------11---9--|-9---11\-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E +E Q Q E E E E
|------------------------------12-----------|-------------------|
|------------------------------12-----------|-------------------|
|---x--9-----------11b13============11r(11)-|-9--------9------9-|
|---x--9------------------------------------|-9---11---9------9-|
|-------------------------------------------|------------11s9---|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
A/B
W W
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E H +E E a Q
|-----------------|--9-----(9)---------|
|-----------------|-10----(10)---------|
|---x-9--9--------|--9-----(9)-9-------|
|---x-9--9--------|--9-----(9)---9h11--|
|----------11s9---|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
E
|----3-----| |--3--|
Q E E E E E E Q +Q. E H
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|----12------12-12-12-12-12-12--|-(12)\------------------|
|----11pb13==11-11-11-11-11-11--|-(11)r\-----------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|
| W Q. +E E E E E
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--12--------------------|
|-9-----------------------------|--11b13r==(11)-9------9-|
|-------------------------------|----------------------9-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------11s9---|
|-------------------------------|---------------0--------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S E E E E E E +E E Q H
|---------------12----12-12-|-(12)---12-----------------|
|---------12-14----14-------|---------------------------|
|---11s13-------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Q q Q e E Q. +E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|--12-----------------------|
|----------9-----9-----9----|--11b13r=====(11)-9------9-|
|----------9-----9-----9----|-------------------------9-|
|---------------------------|--------------------11s9---|
|---------------------------|------------------0--------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----3----|
E Q +E E E E E E +H H
|-19----------------------------------------|---------------------|
|----19pb21r==(19)-17--------17-19b21===19--|-(19)r---------------|
|-------------------------18----------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E +E q q E E E E
|--------------------------------0----------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------9---9--11b13========11r====(11)-|---9----9--9---------|
|-----------9---9---------------------------|---9----9--9------9--|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------11s9----|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A/C# E5
Gtr III (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
W W Q E E E E q
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|------------------|--------------9--|
|--------------------|------------------|------9-11-12----|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E q E E E E +H. a E E W
|------------------9-|--(9)-----------0-|-----------------|
|-----------------10-|-(10)-------------|-----------------|
|-------9--9-------9-|--(9)-------------|-9---------------|
|-------9--9------11-|-(11)------9h11---|-9---------------|
|------------11s9----|------------------|-7---------------|
|---(0)--------------|------------------|-----------------|
H.=H
C#m B6 A6 E/G# F#m7 E/B
H H H H H. Q W
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|---0----*|
|--9-----9----|--7--------5--------|--5-----------------|---0----*|
|--9-----8----|--6--------4--------|--2-----------------|---1----*|
|-11-----9----|--7--------6--------|--4-----------------|---2----*|
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|---2----*|
|--9-----7----|--5--------4--------|--2-----------------|---0----*|
|
| H H H a Q Q S E. +H Q W
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|-^12----*|
|-14----12----|-12-------12--(12)--|-10-(10)-(10)-------|-^-9----*|
|-------------|-14----11h13p==11---|-11p==9---(9)-------|-^-9----*|
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|-^-9----*|
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------*|
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------*|
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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