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LYNYRD SKYNYRD - FREE BIRD
E--3-----?-0--0--?--1--0--?---3--2--0--2---?---------------------
B--0-----?-0--0--?--1--1--?---3--3--3--3---?--3>8--7>8--7--8-----
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G D/F# Em F C D G D/F#
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G----------------------------4--4>5--?-----------5-----------4-5----
D------------------------------------?--------------5>0--2>5--------
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Em F C
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B--3>2>3------15>14---->15--?-7>8--7>8--7>8--8-?-8>7>5>0--5>3---------
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D G D/F# Em
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D G D/F# Em
If I leave here tom___orow
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F C D G D/F#
would you still remember me? for I must be
travelling on
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Em F C D
now cause theres to many places i've got to see
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G--------------?------------4----?-4>5>4>5>0--------4--5-----
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G D/F# Em F C
But if I stay here with you girl things just couldn't be the same
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B--3>2>3>15---15>14----15>14-15>14-14>15>8--?--7>8-----------------------
G-------------------14----------------------?----------------------------
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D G D/F#
'Cause i'm free as a bird
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G-------------------4---?-4>5-------4-5----------?-------------------
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Em F C D
now, and this bird you cannon change oh
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B--3>6---6>5-------------------?--15>14----15>14----14----14>15----14>15----
G------------5--------5--------?--------14-------14----14-------14-------14-
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F C D
and this bird you cannot change.
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G--------14-------14-------14--------14----14--------------
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A----------------------------------------------------------
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B--5>6--6>5------------------?------------------?---6>5-------------6>15--
G-----------5--------4-5>2---?-5>7---2>10-------?-------5--------5--------
D-------------5>0>5----------?------------------?---------5>0>5-----------
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F C D F C
And this bird you cannot change Lord know I can't change
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G--------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--------14--------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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D
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B---5>6--6>5----------------?--3>2>3>2--3--2--3--2-3--2-3-2--3-2-3-2>8----
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F C D
Lord help me I can't change_________________________________
Thats the main song covered , this repeats a few times and then when
come to the outro section . You can take your slide of now and
change to some rhythm playing and then it's the solo.
oh yes this is where there is some slight phasing , but also it's
switched off for the main body of the solo and gradually builds up
into the end section.
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B-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--?-X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-
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Bb C
Lord_________ I can't change_____________ won't you
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B--3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3-?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?-5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--
G--4--4--X--4--X--4--X--4-?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?-5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--
D--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-?-X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--?-5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--
A--5--5--X--5--X--5--X--5-?-X--1--X--1--X--1--X--1--?-3--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--
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G Bb C
The Guitar Solo
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Now the solo comes in , you guitar should not be totally
screaming for this but should have plenty of gain giving a good impact
the solo is very energetic, i think that you should use only as much
distortion as you like, in the 2nd and 3rd sections notice
how the feel and timing slightly changed , I am only going to cover
the first part.
E--------15-----?-------15-----------------------?---------------------------
B--8s15------15-?-18b20-----18b20--18b20--18-15--?--18b20b18p15--18b20-18-15-
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B--18b20-18b20-----18b20-----18b20--?----18b20--18b20b18p15----15----
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E----------15-------------------?-------------------------------
B---18b20-----18b20-18b20-18-15-?-18-18b20b18p15--18b20--18-15--
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E--------------------------------?-------18-------18--------
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E--18-------18-------18-------18-?--------18-------18-------18-------18----
B-----18b20----18b20----18b20----?--18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20-------
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E--------18-------18-------18-------18-?-------18-------18-------18--------
B--18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20----?-18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20--
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E-------18--------18-------18--------15------
B-18b20-----18b20----18b20-----18p15---------
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As you can see it uses the same riff repeating a lot it seems daft
writing it all out like I just did so i'll show you the riff
and how many times it repeats
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B--18----18p15-----18----18p15----18----18p15----18----18p15----18----18p15-
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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This is repeated 3 times and on the 4 time play this:
E-----15--------------15--------15-----------------------
B--18----18p15-----18----18p15-----18p15----18b20b18p15--
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E-------------------------------------------------------
B--18b20--18b20----18p15-------15-18p15--------15-------
G------------------------17b19----------17b19-----------
D-------------------------------------------------------
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The next riff which is repeated twice is :
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---18p15-------15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15--
G---------17b19-------------17b19-------------17b19-------------17b19-----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
and this follows:
E------------------------------------------------------------------
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G-------17b19------------17b19------------17b19------15b16---------
D----------------------------------------------------------17p15---
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
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G-----15b16----------------15b16----15----17p15--17p15----
D-17----------17p15--17----------17-----------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
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B---------------------------------18-?-------18-------18-------18-------18-
G-----15-17p15-17p15----15--17b19----?-17b19----17b19----17b19----17b19----
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G--17b19----17b17b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17--
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E----------------------------------------------------------------------
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G-----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17---------
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E----------------------------------------------------------------
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G-17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17-------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
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G-----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17----17b19b17---------
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G--17b19------17b19-----17b19-----17p15---------
D-----------------------------------------17---- 6:25 into track
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