In The Open tab by Freddie King
Guitar tabs
IN THE OPEN As recorded by Freddie King (From the 1961 Album LET'S HIDE AWAY AND DANCE AWAY WITH FREDDY KING) Music by Freddie King & Sonny Thompson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Freddie King - Electric Guitar' Q=144 A9 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-----------------------| |-5-5---5---5---5-|---5-------------------| |-4-4---4---4---4-|---4---7b9r(7)-5-------| |-5-5---5---5---5-|---5-------------7-----| |-4-4---4---4---4-|---4---------------(0)-| |-----------------|-----------------------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|---8-5-----------------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|-----------------------|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|-------7b9r(7)-5-------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|-----------------7-----|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|-------------------(0)-|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------8-|-(8)-5---------------|
|-5-5---5---5-----|---------------------|
|-4-4---4---4-----|-------7b9-5-7-5-----|
|-5-5---5---5-----|-----------------7---|
|-4-4---4---4-----|-------------------0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|--------------------------|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---7b8r(7)-5-7-7b8r(7)-5--|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|--------------------------|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
D9
|-3-|
S E. E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E
|------------------|---8-5h7p5---5-------|
|--------5---5---5-|-----------7---5-----|
|--------5---5---5-|-----------------7---|
|-7p5----4---4---4-|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|--------5---5---5-|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E +E E E E E E E
|-----------5---8b10-|-(8)-(8)-8-5------------------|
|-5-5---5---5--------|------------------------------|
|-5-5---5---5--------|-------------7b9-5b5.5--------|
|-4-4---4---4--------|-----------------------7------|
|-5-5---5---5--------|-------------------------(0)--|
|--------------------|------------------------------|
A9
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|---------------------------|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---7b8r(7)-5-7-5b5.5-------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|---------------------7-----|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|-----------------------(0)-|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|---8-----------------|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|------7b9r(7)-5------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|----------------7----|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
E9
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|---8-5---------------|
|-7-7---7---7---7-|---------------------|
|-7-7---7---7---7-|-------7b9r(7)-5-----|
|-6-6---6---6---6-|-----------------7-0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-7-7---7---7---7-|---------------------|
D9
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
|---------------8-|-5----------------------|
|-5-5---5---5-----|-----------(5)----------|
|-5-5---5---5-----|---7b9r(7)--5--7---5----|
|-4-4---4---4-----|-----------------7------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-5-5---5---5-----|------------------------|
A9
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|---------------------|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---7b8r(7)-5-7-5-----|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|-----------------7-0-|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|--3---|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|--------------------||
|-5-5---5---5---5-|--------------------||
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---4------0tr2-0tr2-||
|-5-5---5---5---5-|---5----------------||
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---4----------------||
|-----------------|--------------------||
A9
H H E Q. Q E E E E Q H E E E E +E E E E
|--------------|--------------------|-------------|-------5-(5)---5----|
|--------------|--------------------|-------------|--------------------|
|-0tr2---------|---0tr2---0tr2------|-------------|-------------6---6--|
|--------------|----------------0---|-0-----------|--------------------|
|--------------|------------------3-|---0---------|-----7--------------|
|--------------|--------------------|-------------|---5----------------|
Q Q Q E E +E Q a E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-5-------------|-----5----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|------------/5-|-(5)----5s3-(3)-------|-----------------|--------------0-0---|
|---------------|----------------5-2-0-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-----|--------------0-0-2-|
|---------------|----------------------|---------------0-|--------0-----------|
|---------------|----------------------|-------------3---|-3b3.5----3---------|
|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D7
E E H. +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S e
|-2-----------|--------------2-|-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----------|
|---1---------|----------------|-1-----1-----1---|---1-----1---------|
|-----2-------|-(2)------0-2---|---2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-2p0-0-|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----0-------|-(0)------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----5---3-5----|-5---3---5---3---|-----5---3---5---|-3---5-3----------|
|-------2------2-|---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2---2-|---2--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-0-1--|
|-2-2------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E7 D7
E Q. +E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|-0----------0-----|-0----0-------2-|-----2-----2---2-|-(2)---------------|
|---3----(3)---3-3-|---3--3---------|-1-----1-----1-1-|-(1)---------------|
|------------------|----------0-2---|---2-----2-------|-------------------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----0--0-3-0-4-5--|
A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---5---5---5---5-|-------12----12----12-12-|
|-----------------|---/13----13----13-13-13-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
Q. E E E E E E Q E E E Q
|---------------------|-------5---5-7b9---||
|-------14---14---14\-|-------------------||
|-14----14---14---14\-|---/6----5---------||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------||
A7
Q Q H E E E E E E E E
|-7b9----------|-----8b8.5-5-----------|
|--------------|---5-------------------|
|--------------|-------------7b9-7-5---|
|--------------|---------------------7-|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E S S S S E E E E E
|-5-------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-----5-7b9r(7)-5-7---|-5-7p5-7p5---5---5-7b9--|
|---7---------------7-|-----------7---7--------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
+E E E +E E Q E Q E E +E E E E
|-----5---------5------5-|------5---------5-5------|
|------------------------|--------------------8b10-|
|-(7)---7b9-(7)---7b9----|-7b9----7b9-(7)----------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
+Q E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------5-8b10-(8)--8-5-|-----------------------|
|-(8)------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-7b9-7-5---7-5---7b9r==|
|----------------------|---------7-----7-------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
D7
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-7-5-7---5-7-7p5---|-5-7-5b5.5---7---0-2-|
|-------7---------7-|-----------7---x-----|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-----2-----2---|---2-------/12-12-12-|
|---1-----x-----1-|-----1-----/13-13-13-|
|-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-/12-12-12-/12-12-12-/12-12-|-12-/12-12-12-/12-12-12-12-|
|-/13-13-13-/13-13-13-/13-13-|-13-/13-13-13-/13-13-13-13-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|--\9--9--9--9-8-8-8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-(7)\-----7--|
|-\10-10-10-10-9-9-9-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-(8)\-7h8----|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
E7 D7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---10-7---10-7---10-|-7---10-7-7-/5-5-5-|-5---8-5---8-5---|-8-5---8-5-x------|
|-9------9------9----|---9--------/7-7-7-|-7-7-----7-----7-|-----7------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------2--|
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A7
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E q q E E E E
|------5---5-5-----|-5---5-5--------|-----5---5-5-----|-5--5----/15-15-15--||
|--------2-------2-|---2-------5s3--|---2---2-2-2---2-|-2--2----/17-17-17--||
|-(2)--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
A7
q q H E Q E E E E E
|-15--15-------|---/15--15-15-15-15-15-|
|-17--17-------|---/17--17-17-17-17-17-|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q q
|-/15-15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-|-15-/15-15-15-/15--15---|
|-/17-17-17-/17-17-17-/17-17-|-17-/17-17-17-/17--17---|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
q q q E E E E E E E E q
|-15--15--15----15-|---15---15----15-15--|
|-17--17--17----17-|---17------17----17--|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
q q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-15--14--12-12b12.5---12b12.5-|---12b12.5---------------|
|-17--15--13-13b13.5---13b13.5-|---13b13.5---------------|
|------------------------------|----------------7b9-7-5--|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D7
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-7b9-7-5---7-5---7b9r|=(7)-5-7---5-5-7p5---|
|---------7-----7-----|---------7---------7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------5-----------|--------------------|
|-------------8-5-------|--------------------|
|-5-7b9-(7)-------7b9-7-|-5-7-5---7-5---7b9r=|
|-----------------------|-------7-----7------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
A7
+E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------------8-5-----|-----------------|
|-(7)-5-7---5-----5---|-----------------|
|---------7---------7-|-5---------------|
|---------------------|---7---5---5---5s|
|---------------------|-----8---8---8---|
E E E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E
|-----------5-----|-------5-8b10==(8)r--8-5-|
|-------------8-5-|-8b10--------------------|
|-------5h6-------|-------------------------|
|---5-7-----------|-------------------------|
|-7---------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
E7
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E S S S S E
|-----------5---------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-7b9-7-5-------5-7b9r|=(7)-5-7---5-7p5-7p5---|
|---------7---7-------|---------7-----------7-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
D7
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------5---|----------------------|
|-5-7-5b5.5---7b9-7-5---|-7-5---7b9r(7)-5---5--|
|-----------7---------7-|-----7-----------7----|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E +H Q
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-7b9-7-5---7-5-----|---5-------5-----|-------5---5-----|-----------------||
|---------7-----7-5-|-7---7-5-7---7-5-|-7-5-7---7-5-7-5-|-7p5-------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-(7)-------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A9
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|---5-------------------|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---4---7b9r(7)-5-------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|---5-------------7-----|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---4---------------(0)-|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------5----------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|----------------------|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---7b9-(7)---7-5------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|-----------------7----|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|-------------------5--|
|-----------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|-------------------------|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|---7b9-7p5---5b5.5-------|
|-5-5---5---5---5-|-----------7-------7-5---|
|-4-4---4---4---4-|-----------------------0-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-------5---------------*|
|-5-5---5---5---8b10==|=(8)r------------------*|
|-4-4---4---4---------|---------7b8r(7)-5-----*|
|-5-5---5---5---------|-------------------7---*|
|-4-4---4---4---------|-----------------------*|
|---------------------|-----------------------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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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
In The Open tab