----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLOWING THE BLUES AWAY - Max Webster ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: T. Watkinson Album: "Max Webster" (1976, Taurus Records) Guitarist: Kim Mitchell Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: May 16, 2010 INTRO: G Em G Em G E -----3-----------|---------3---3---|-3---3-----------|---------3-------| B -x---3---x-x-0---|-x-x-x-x-3---3---|-3---3---x-x-0---|-x-x-x-x-3-------| G -x---0---x-x-0---|-x-x-x-x-0---0---|-0---0---x-x-0---|-x-x-x-x-0-------| D -x---0---x-x-2---|-x-x-x-x-0---0---|-0---0---x-x-2---|-x-x-x-x-0-------| A -----2-------2---|---------2---2---|-2---2-------2---|---------2-------| E -----3-------0---|---------3---3---|-3---3-------0---|---------3-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . There's a 1ST VERSE: G Em G Em G E -3---3-----------|---------3---3---|-3---3-----------|---------3-------| B -3---3---x-x-0---|-x-0-0-0-3---3---|-3---3---x-x-0---|-x-0-0---3-------| G -0---0---x-x-0---|-x-0-0-0-0---0---|-0---0---x-x-0---|-x-0-0---0-------| D -0---0---x-x-2---|-x-2-2-2-0---0---|-0---0---x-x-2---|-x-2-2---0-------| A -2---2-------2---|---2-2-2-2---2---|-2---2-------2---|---2-2---2-------| E -3---3-------0---|---0-0-0-3---3---|-3---3-------0---|---0-0---3-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bottle of wine in the kitchen, If you feel like hanging around, We can G Em G Em G E -----3-----------|---------3-------|-3---3-----------|---------3-------| B -x---3---x-x-0---|-x-x-x-x-3-------|-3---3---x-x-0---|-x-0-0---3-------| G -x---0---x-x-0---|-x-x-x-x-0-------|-0---0---x-x-0---|-x-0-0---0-------| D -x---0---x-x-2---|-x-x-x-x-0-------|-0---0---x-x-2---|-x-2-2---0-------| A -----2-------2---|---------2-------|-2---2-------2---|---2-2---2-------| E -----3-------0---|---------3-------|-3---3-------0---|---0-0---3-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . watch the rain on the windows, We can burn your blues to the ground CHORUS 1: Gt1 C G E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-5-=---/7-5--/7--|---5--/7---5---5-|-5---4-----------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | |2x Gt2 | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-2-=---/4-2--/4--|---2--/4---2-----|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|---------------0-|-2---5-----------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. Doo do do do do do do do do do, Blowing the blues away 2. Doo do do do do do do do do do 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) If you got shot down by a bad man Baby, I can bring you around I can lay on love like a madman I can burn your blues to the ground CHORUS 2: Gt1 C G E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5^sr-3-5^sr-3---| G|-5-=---/7-5--/7--|---5--/7---5---5-|-5---4-----------|--------------4--| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | |2x Gt2 | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-2-=---/4-2--/4--|---2--/4---2-----|-----------------|-2^sr-0-2^sr-0---| D|-----------------|---------------0-|-2---5-----------|--------------2--| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Doo do do do do do do do do do (2nd time through, don't play the 4th bar) BRIDGE: Bb5 C5 G5 F5 G5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-----------------|-----------------| D -x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-| A -x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-| E -----------------|-----------------|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-1-x-1-x-1-1/1-| I like you better in your rags, Cinderella Bb5 C5 C G E -----------------|-------------3---|-----3-----------| B -----------------|-------------5---|-----3-----------| G -x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-5---|-----4-----------| D -x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-5---|-5---5-----------| A -x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-3---|-5---5-----------| E -----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------| 'Cause that's when you like to play Am Bm C D G E -0-------2-------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| B -1-------3-------|-1---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| G -2-------4-------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------| D -2-------4-------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|2x A -0-------2-------|-3---------------|-----------------|-2---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------| 1. Drying up a rainy day, Blowing the blues away 2. Drying up a rainy day, Blowing the blues away Am Bm C D E -0-------2-------|-0---------------|-2---2-----------| B -1-------3-------|-1---------------|-3---3-----------| G -2-------4-------|-0---------------|-2---2-----------| D -2-------4-------|-2---------------|-0---0-----------| A -0-------2-------|-3---------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Mama, would you like to play, Blowing the blues GUITAR SOLO: Gt1 G E|---------7---5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-8---5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|---------7-4-----|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|---------------7-|---5-7^wr-5-7--5-|-7^wr-5-7---5-5--| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |2x Gt2 | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---------6---5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-7---4-----------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|---------7-5-----|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|---------------7-|---5-7^sr-5-7--5-|-7^sr-5-7---5-5--| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| away Bb5 C5 G5 E -----------------|----------------------|------------|-----------------| B -----------6-6---|-8-10-10^sr-8---10^w--|8~-------6--|6-5-------6------| G --------/7----7/9|--------------9-------|----5=/7----|----7-5/7---5-5-3| D /3-5-5-----------|----------------------|------------|-----------------| A -----------------|----------------------|------------|-----------------| E -----------------|----------------------|------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bb5 C5 G5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -5-4-3---2/3-5-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---|-----------------| E -----------------|---3-----------3~|---------------3~|-=---=---\-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . Then: Play double staff of Guitar Solo two more times. Play CHORUS 1 Play BRIDGE to fade ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -The chords in the Intro and Verses have been tabbed as open position chords, but I'm really not sure of the fretboard positioning. (No video to check against.) Strum pattern in the Verse may not be exact. -In the "Drying up a rainy day" part, it was hard to hear what the guitar was playing (if anything), so I could only print in the chords. -The harmonized part in the Guitar Solo can be played on one guitar (see below), but if played that way it's hard to do the bend, as one is a whole tone bend and the other a semi-tone bend. G E ---------7---5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B ---------6---5---|-8---5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-7---4---7-4-----|-----------------|-----------------|2x D -----------------|---------7-5---7-|---5-7^wr-5-7--5-|-7^wr-5-7---5-5--| A -----------------|---------------7-|---5-7^sr-5-7--5-|-7^sr-5-7---5-5--| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi) ~...vibrato r...release bend /...slide up x...muted note \...slide down =...hold note (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) Anne's Guitar Tab Archive - www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret