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                        ICAN'T PLAY THE BLUES OUTRO SOLO
                             As recorded by Ron Thal
                          (From the 1996 Album HERMIT)

Words and Music by Ron Thal


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

   Intro
    Moderate Rock Q=107
   4/4
    Gtr I
     |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  4x
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||--------------------12h14h18p14p12----12-14p12-----------------------------------------||
||o----------12h14h18----------------18----------18-14-12h14h18p14p12----12h14p12-------o||
||--12h14h18----------------------------------------------------------18----------18-14--||
|
|   Gtr II
|    |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
|    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  4x
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||o-------------------15h17h21p17p15----15h17p15----------------------------------------o||
||-----------14h16h20----------------20----------20-16-14h16h20p16p14----14h16p14--------||
||--14h16h20----------------------------------------------------------20----------20-16--||
||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||


   4/4
    Gtr I
     |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
||--------------------12h14h18p14p12----12h14p12-----------------------------------------||
||-----------12h14h18----------------18----------18-14-12h14h18p14p12----12h14p12--------||
||o-12h14h18----------------------------------------------------------18----------18-14-o||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
|   Gtr II
|    |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
|    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
||--------------------15h17h21p17p15----15h17p15-----------------------------------------||
||o----------15h17h21----------------21----------21-17-15h17h21p17p15----15h17p15-------o||
||--14h16h20----------------------------------------------------------20----------20-16--||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||


 4/4
  Gtr I
   |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------14-16h20p16p14----14-16p14----------------------------------------|
|----------14-16h20----------------20----------20-16-14-16h20p16p14----14-16p14-------|
|-14-16h20----------------------------------------------------------20----------20-16-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------14h16h20p16p14----14h16p14----------------------------------------|
|----------13h15h19----------------19----------20-16-14h16h20p16p14----14h16p14-------|
|-13h15h19----------------------------------------------------------20----------20-16-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------12h14h18p14p12----12h14p12-----------------------------------------|
|----------12h14h18----------------18----------18-14-12h14h18p14p12----12h14p12--------|
|-12h14h18----------------------------------------------------------18----------18-14--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------15h17h21p17p15----15h17p15-----------------------------------------|
|----------14h16h20----------------20----------20-16-14h16h20p16p14----14h16p14--------|
|-14h16h20----------------------------------------------------------20----------20-16--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 4/4
  Gtr I
   |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------12h14h18p14p12----12-14p12----------------------------------------|
|----------12h14h18----------------18----------18-14-12h14h18p14p12----12h14p12-------|
|-12h14h18----------------------------------------------------------18----------18-14-|
|
| Gtr II
|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------14h16h20p16p14----14h16p14----------------------------------------|
|----------14h16h20----------------20----------20-16-14h16h20p16p14----14h16p14-------|
|-13h15h19----------------------------------------------------------19----------19-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                        ~~
   |--------7--------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  Q
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------13h15h19p15p13----13-15-19----|
|-------------------12h14h18p14p12----12h14h18----------------17-------------|
|----------12h14h18----------------18----------------------------------------|
|-12h14h18-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|                                                                       ~~
|  |--------7--------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  Q
|----------------------------------------------16h18h22p18p16----16-18-22----|
|-------------------15h17h21p17p15----15h17h21----------------20-------------|
|----------14h16h20----------------20----------------------------------------|
|-14h16h20-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 Guitar Solo
   T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T
|-28p5-x-x----------28p5-x-x-------------------28p5-x-x----------28p5-x-x-------------------|
|----------27p5-x-x----------27p5-x-x-------------------27p5-x-x----------27p5-x-x----------|
|-------------------------------------26p5-x-x-------------------------------------26p5-x-x-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T  T T T T
|-28p5-x-x----------28p5-x-x-------------------28p5-x-x------------|
|----------27p5-x-x----------27p5-x-x-------------------27p5-x-x---|
|-------------------------------------26p5-x-x---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


   T              T              T              T              T              T              T              T
   |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|
   T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T
|-22p19h21p20p19-21p18h20p19p18-20p17h19p18p17-21p18h20p19p18-20p17h19p18p17-19p16h18p17p16-20p17h19p18p17-19p16h18p17p16--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   T              T              T              T              T              T              T              T
   |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|
   T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T
|-18p15h17p16p15-19p16h17-17p16-18p15h17p16p15-17p14h16p15p14-16p13h15p14p13-15p12h14p13p12-14p11h13p12p11-13p10h12p11p10--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                1___2_______|
                      |--3---|  |----3----|
   E     S       E    S   S  S  E    E    E   S  S  T  T  T  T
|-----------------------------------------------------15h19h21-|
|-14b17-14pb17r(14)-(14)p12------------------------17----------|
|---------------------------14p12h==14h==16-/16h18-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


                  ~~~~~~
   |----6-----|
   E  S  S  S S   Q..
|-26p19p15----0-<19>-----|
|----------------18b20---|
|----------16------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|


           T       T       T       T        T        T              T        T  T
                        |-------7--------|     |-----7-----|  |--------7--------|
  T  T  T  T T  T  T T  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|------------------------------------10h15-19-15p11-------------------10h14-18S17-|
|--------------------9h12----9h12-17----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------19-15p11-10h14-18-------------|
|------------9h12-17------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h10h12-16----------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--------7--------|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S S S E E  E
|-------16-21----15------------------/x------------|
|-------------------19----16-----------------------|
|----15-------13-------------19--------------------|
|----------------------14-----------------------/3-|
|-14------------------------------11---------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-0----|


                                /1.5
                  |-3-|
  Q       E.      S S S Q       S        E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-9b11--([9])pb11r====8h9b11--([9])b11-([9])b11-|
|-----------------7h9---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


        |-3-|                             |-3-|
  E E E S S S E E E S S   E E E E E S S E S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|


  ~
  E E E S S    Q
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-0pb1r0----|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|


  Outro Guitar Solo
  4/4
   Gtr I
                ~~
                                 |-3--|
   S  S S  E    Q   S  S S  S    S  S S  S     S
||-------------------------------9---------------|
||---------------------------------12p9-------10-|
||------9-11b13-9-------9-11b13--------12b14----|
||-9h11-------------9h11-------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------------|


          1/
   ~~                                                  ~~
   Q   S  S    S  S  Q      S  S  S     S  S  S  T  S  Q
|--------------------------21-19---------------------------|
|-------------17----19b21--------19b21-19-17----17h19-17---|
|-12--13-18------18--------------------------18------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


                               |--3---|
  S  E   E  S  S  S  S  S      S   S  S  S  S      S   S  S  S  S  S  E
|----------12----12------------------------------------------------------|
|---14--------14p12----14b15r(14)p12----12-14b15r(14)----------10----12-|
|-x-14-/13----------14-14b15r(14)p12----12-14b15r(14)p12----------12-12-|
|-x-14-------------------------------14------------------10h11-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


              |-3-| |-3-|           |----8----|
  S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------5------------------------|
|-----------------------5-7-5-x-----5------------|
|-----------------7-5h6---------6p4---4-6p4-7p4--|
|-------------5h7--------------------------------|
|-----------7------------------------------------|
|-5-0-5b7r5--------------------------------------|


  |-------9-------| |------8------| |----6----|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E  E  E S S
|------------------------------------------------------0--0---0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------/3-/2---0-|
|-4-4-6p4---4-7p6p4---4-6p4---4-----------------------/4-/2-0h1-|
|---------8---------8-------8---8-7-8p7p5---7---5h6-6-----------|
|-----------------------------------------7---7-----7-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


               ~~~~~           ~~~~~
                                                   |---------8----------|
   S  S  S  S  Q      S  S  S  E     S  S      S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------15b17-----------15b17-12-14b16r(14)p12----12h14p12----12----|
|----------12--------------12------------------------15----------15----15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------14--------------14------------------------------------------------|
|-10S12--------------12---------------------------------------------------|


   |-----------9-----------|  |-----------9-----------|  |-----5-----|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14h15p14p12----14----12h13---------------------------------------------|
|-------------14----14-------14p13p12-------------------------------12---|
|-------------------------------------14-13h14p13p12S10----10-13h14------|
|-------------------------------------------------------12---------------|


                                            ~~
   S  S  E     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S       E  S  S     S  S     S
|------------------------------------------------15b17-12----------|
|-------------14-------------14-13-12---------12-------------------|
|-------12b13-14-------14----14-13-12b12.5----------------14b16-14-|
|-14S16----------14-12----14---------------14----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                           F9 E13
                                              ~
                                |---5----|
   E      S   S  S  S  E     S  S  S  S  S Q  W
|---------------------------------------------9----*|
|------------------------------------------8--7----*|
|-11b12r(11)----------14b16r14p12----------8--7----*|
|------------14-11-14-------------14p12----7--6----*|
|---------------------------------------14-8--7----*|
|--------------------------------------------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
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

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - 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
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