Little Martha

Music by Duane Allman

Tabbed by JPGormley

 

This is fully tabbed in its open E version in the September/October 2009 issue of Guitar Edge and in its open D version with a capo 2 in the April 2009 issue of Acoustic Guitar.  JP's notes on this tab are:  "...This instrumental is played in open E tuning (E B E G# B E).  Rather than tuning the 3rd, 4th and 5th strings up (which can be really stressful on the neck) [NOTE: Do NOT leave your guitar in open E tuning for a prolonged period of time!], you can tune down to open D (D A D F# A D) and capo at the second fret.

 

The thumb keeps time with a monotonic bass line while the fingers play the melody.  The structure of the tune is:

      1 - Intro

      2 - Part 1 ending with [1.]

      3 - Repeat Part 1 ending with [2.]

      4 - Part 2

      5 - Repeat Part 1 up until [To Coda]

      6 - Coda

 

Chords used:  numbers in grid indicate frets

              numbers in parentheses are suggested fingerings

(1=index,2=middle,etc)

 

        E B E G#B e

       +-----------+

E       0 0 0 0 0 0  (pretty obvious !)

A       5 5 5 5 5 5  (1st finger barre)

C#m/E   x x 0 8 9 9  (x x 0 2 3 3)

C#m/B   x 0 x 8 9 9  (x 0 x 2 3 3)

A/B     x 0 x 5 5 5  (1st finger barre)

B       x 0 x 7 7 7  (1st finger barre)

B7      x 0 x 1 0 2  (x 0 x 1 0 3)

E/G#    4 0 0 3 0 0  (3 0 0 1 0 0)

F#      2 0 0 1 0 0  (3 0 0 1 0 0)

       +-----------+

 

 h = hammer on

 p = pull off

 

 4    2

 - or -  =  time signature

 4    4

 

 Timing is as follows:

      1   .   2   .   3     .   4    .

      one &   two &   three &   four &

 

 

INTRO:

 

   (Freely)

4|------------------+--------------+-----------------------+2+------------|

-|-------0-------0--|----------4---|-------0---------------|-|------------|

4|--0--1------------|--0--1----1---|--0--1--------0-1p0----|4|------------|

 |--0---------2-----|--0--2----2---|--0---------2-------2--| |--0------0--|

 |--0---------0--0--|--------------|--0------0-------------| |------------|

 |--0------0--------+-------0------+--0--------------------+ +--0---0-----|

     ^                          ^      ^

  (strum)                    (strum)  (strum)

 

 

PART 1:

-------

    E

4|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+-----------------|

-|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|-----------------|

4|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----1-----0------|

 |--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----2-----0------|

 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|-----------------|

 |--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0--|

 

    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|

|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|------------------|

|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0-------------|

|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0-------|

|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0-------------|

|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0---|

 

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

   A

|--------------5----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|

|--------5-----5----|----5--------------|--------5---------|----7-----5-------|

|--5h6---5----------|----5-----6p5------|--5h6---5---------|----------5-------|

|--5h7--------------|----------7p5------|--5h7---------7---|----7-----5-------|

|-------------------|-------------------|--------------9---|------------------|

|--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5---+--5---5---5---0---|

 

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

   E

|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+------------------|

|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|------------------|

|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0-------------|

|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0-----0-|

|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0-------------|

|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---0---|

 

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

      [To Coda]    C#m/E  A/B      E                       C#m/E  A/B    B7

2|--------------|4|--9-----5-------7--+------7-----7------+--9-----5-----2---|

-|--------------|-|--9-----5-------7--|--------7-----7----|--9-----5-----0---|

4|--------------|4|--8-----5-------7--|----7-----7--------|--8-----5-----1---|

 |--0-----0-----| |--0----------------|-------------------|--0-----5---------|

 |--------------| |------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0-----|

 |--0-----0-----| |-------------------+-------------------+------------------|

 

    1  .  2  .      1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

                     C#m/E  A/B    E                          E/G#   F#

|------2-----2------|--9-----5-----7----+------7-----7------+----0-----0------|

|----0---0-0---0----|--9-----5-----7----|--------7-----7----|------------0----|

|-------------------|--8-----5-----7----|----7-----7--------|--3---3-1-----0--|

|-------------------|--0----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|-----------------|

|-------------------|-------------------+-------------------+--4-----2-----0--|

 

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

 

[1.]                 [2.]

 

2|----------0------| 2|---14-11-12------|

-|----------0------| -|------------12---|

4|----------0------| 4|-----------------|

 |-----------------|  |----------0------|

 |-----------------|  |-------------0---|

 |----4-p0-----0---|  |-------0---------|

 

      1  .  2  .           1  .  2  .

 

PART 2:

-------

   B  C#m/B  B         A/B                 G  C#m/B  B        A/B

|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5----------|

|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5----------|

|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--7---8---8-7-7-7--|----5-5----------|

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|

|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|

 

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

   B  C#m/B  B          A/B                B7   A/B    B

|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--2-----5-----7----+------7-----7----|

|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--0-----5-----7----|--------7-----7--|

|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--1-----5-----7----|----7-----7------|

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|

|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|

 

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

  C#m/B A/B    B7                          B  C#m/B  B         A/B

|--9-----5-----2----+------2-----2------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+---5------5------|

|--9-----5-----0----|----0---0-0---0----|--7-------9-7---7--|---5--------5----|

|--8-----5-----1----|-------------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|---5----5-----5--|

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|

|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|

 

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

   B  C#m/B  B          A/B                B  C#m/B  B          A/B

|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5------------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5------|

|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5------------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5----|

|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5-5------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5--|

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0--|

|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|

 

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

 

  E/G#   F#

|----0-----0--------+2+---------0---------|  (Repeat Part 1)

|------------0------|-|---------0---------|

|--3---3-1-----0----|4|---------0---------|

|-------------------| |-------------------|

|-------------------| |-------------------|

|--4-----2-----0----+ +---4-p0------------|

 

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .        1  .  2  .

 

 

 

CODA:

-----

 

 ( <---------------  natural harmonics  ---------------------| )

|-------------------+-------------------+--12----------------|

|--------7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|

|--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|

|--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|

|--5----------------|-------------------|---0----------------|

|-------------------+-------------------+---0----------------|

   ^     ^     ^         ^                  ^

(strike sharply with downward stroke)     (strum slowly)

 

 

 




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