Midnight Rambler

	  		Opening riff: 
 
 
 
-|-----------------5--5----------------------------------------------- 
 
-|-----------------8--8----------------------------------------------- 
 
-|-----------------7--7----------------------------------------------- 
 
-|-----------------5--5--7--7--7--9--9--7--7--9----------------------- 
 
-|--7--7--7--9--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------- 
 
-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
>From: [email protected] (Daniel E. Platt) 
 
Subject: Re: REQ: Midnight Rambler (fwd) 
 
 
 
In the meantime, here's some other chords to try on that song. 
 
Hope you like them... 
 
 
 
In article <[email protected]>, you write: 
 
 
 
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|> Well, this is by no means complete TAB, but it's such fun just to play the intro that I figured I'd post it. Keith probably used some wierd tuning and played it completely different!  You might have to do some muting on that funny chord. 
 
|> Also, I have no idea what the "real" key is on the record. 
 
|> 
 
|>                                                      Marc 
 
|> 
 
|>      Midnight Rambler 
 
|> 
 
|> Opening riff: 
 
|> 
 
|> -|-----------------5--5----------------------------------------------- 
 
|> -|-----------------8--8----------------------------------------------- 
 
|> -|-----------------7--7----------------------------------------------- 
 
|> -|-----------------5--5--7--7--7--9--9--7--7--9----------------------- 
 
|> -|--7--7--7--9--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------- 
 
|> -|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
Should be: 
 
 
 
 -|-----------------x---x----------------------------------------------- 
 
 -|-----------------15--14----------------------------------------------- 
 
 -|-----------------14--14----------------------------------------------- 
 
 -|-----------------14--14--5--7--7--9--9*-7--7--9----------------------- 
 
 -|--5--7--7--9--7--xx--xx--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------- 
 
 -|--5--5--5--5--5--xx--xx----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
        *This '9' is sometimes a '5' on the live version. 
 
 
 
 -|-----x---x----------------------------------------------- 
 
 -|----14--12---7---5--------------------------------------- 
 
 -|----14--14---7---5--------------------------------------- 
 
 -|----14--14---7---5--------------------------------------- 
 
 -|----xx--xx----------5---7---7---9--9---10---10---9------- 
 
 -|----xx--xx----------5---5---5---5--5----5----5---5------- 
 
 
 
The 'A' chord (you're playing the 1-5-8 version with no 3rd -- 
 
not major or minor) is actually two chords, a suspension that 
 
resolves to the major -- played at the 12th fret (drag). 
 
 
 
Once it gets to the break, there's the two chord da Daahh da Daahh 
 
stuff... those chords are 
 
 
 
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------7----------- 
 
------7------5h6--          (Do various riffs here) 
 
------7------5---- 
 
---7--5---7--7---- 
 
---5--5---5--5---- 
 
 
 
The 5'th fret on the D string is a min 7 interval making the 
 
major a dominant 7.  The 5h6 is a hammer-on (gives it that 
 
bluesy feel). 
 
 
 
Dan 
 
 
 
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Daniel E. Platt                                      [email protected] 
 
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