Chord/Tab song: The Duke

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:07:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Giles Maloney
Subject: b/blind_melon/the_duke.tab

THE DUKE

By Blind Melon

Transcribed by Joe

quarter note 40

Chord Voicings:

C#5 x46xxx
D5 x57xxx
D(b5) x56xxx
E5 x79xxx
E x7999x
E6 022120
EM7 021100
E 022100
F#7add4 0443xx
F# x9111111x

Standard Tuning

Intro (12/8 time)

(guitars 1(acoustic) &2(clean elec. w/chorus))

[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]

e-0-------------------9---7-|
B-0----4--5--7--------0---0-|
G-6h4--x---------6----x---x-|
D------6---------6----6---6-| x3
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]

e-0-------------------9---7--7-7-0|
B-0----4--5--7--------0---0--0-0-0|
G-6h4--x---------6----x---x--x-x-x|
D------6---------6----6---6--6-6-6|
A--------------------------------7|
E--------------------------------0|

Verse 1 (12/8 time)

(Guitar 4 with Rhy. Fill 3, 2nd time)

(guitar 1 tacet)
(guitar 2)
(guitar 3 (elec.))

(begin lyrics)

[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]

/e-0---------------------------------9--7-7/0|
|B-0---------------4--5-7------------0--0----|
|G-6h-----------4--x-------6---------x--x----|
|D-----------------6-------6---------6--6----|
|A-------------------------------------------|
|E-------------------------------------------|

|

|e-------------------------------------------|
|B-10/12----10/12-------10/12----10/12--9----|
|G--9/119---9/11--9-----9/119---9/11--9----|
|D-------------------------------------------|
|A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]

/e-0-------------------9---7----7/0-----|
|B-0----4--5--7--------0---0------------|
|G-6h4--x---------6----x---x------------|
|D------6---------6----6---6------------|
|A--------------------------------------|
|E--------------------------------------|

|

|e------------------------------------0-|
|B-9----9--7-------7-5---------0------|
|G-9-9------8--8-------6--6-/-9--4--4---|
|D----------6----------6---------6------|
|A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]

/e-0-------------------9---7----7/0-----|
|B-0----4--5--7--------0---0------------|
|G-6h4--x---------6----x---x------------|
|D------6---------6----6---6------------|
|A--------------------------------------|
|E--------------------------------------|

|

|e--------------------------------------|
|B-10/12----10/12--12---10/1212-10/12-9|
|G--9/119---9/11--11----9/119---9/11-9|
|D--------------------------------------|
|A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

At the fourth (last) bar of Verse 1:

(13/8 time)

(guitars 1&2)

(Gtr.1 w/ Rhy. Fill 1)

[E6] [EM7] [E6] [E]

/e-0-------------------9---7----7/0-|
|B-0----4--5--7--------0---0--------|
|G-6/4--x---------6----x---x--------|
|D------6---------6----6---6--------|
|A----------------------------------|
|E----------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B--9-----9--7-----7---5------0----0-------------|
|G--9--9-----8--8------6---6--6/9--4-------------|
|D--9-----9--6---------6-----------6--------2h4-2|
|A-------------------------------------2h4-------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus (9/8 time)

(guitars 1&2 tacet)

(guitars 3&4 division)

(guitar 5 (elec.))

x
x

[E5] [F#7add4]

/e-------12------12-------12b14-----12-----------|
|B-5---5/125--5/12---5-/12--------12-----------|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-5/7------7--7---------------------------------|
|E--------3------3-/-2-2--------2-2-2------------|

|

|e-------------------------0--------0------------|
|B------------------------------0------0---------|
|G-----4-4-4--4-4-4--------------3--------------|
|D-----6-6-6--6-6-6-----------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

(time change to 5/8)(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 5)

__________________And
__________________And
[E]

/e-12--------------12---------------------------|
|B-12--------------12---------------------------|
|G-----------9h11--------------------------------|
|D-----9h11--2h4----2----------------------------|
|A-----2h4---------------------------------------|
|E--0--------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-1---------------------------------------------|
|D-2---------------------------------------------|
|A-2---------------------------------------------|
E-0---------------------------------------------|

(time change to 9/8)

[E5] [F#7add4]

/e-------12------12-------12-14-----12-----------|
|B-5---5/125--5/12---5-/12---------------------|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-5/7------7--7---------------------------------|
|E--------3------3-/---2--------2-2-2------------|

|

|e-------------------------0--------0------------|
|B------------------------------0------0---------|
|G-----4-------4-4----------------3--------------|
|D-------5-6-/6-6-5----------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

(time change to 5/8)
(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 5)

[E]

/e-12----------------|----------------------------|
|B-12----------------|------9-10-12---------------|
|G-----------9h11--9-|-7h9-----------9------------|
|D-----9h11--2h4---2-|------6-7-7/9---------------|
|A-----2h4-----------|-5/7-----------7------------|
|E--0----------------|----------------------------|

|

|e-------------------|----------------------------|
|B-------------------|----------------------------|
|G-1-----------------|----------------------------|
|D-2-----------------|------6-7-7/9---------------|
|A-2-----------------|-5/7-----------7------------|
E-0-----------------|----------------------------|

(time change to 3/8) (time change to 5/8)
(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 2, 1st time)
(Gtr.1 w/Rhy. Fill 4, 2nd time)

x

[D(b5)] [C#5]

/e----------------|-------------------------------|
|B----------------|-------------------------------|
|G-7--------------|-6----------6------------------|
|D----------------|------------------5------------|
|A-5--------------|-4----------4------------------|
|E----------------|------------------3------------|

|

|e----------------|-------------------------------|
|B----------------|-------------------------------|
|G----------------|----6-6-6-6-6-6----------------|
|D------1-1-1-1---|----6-6-6-6-6-6---5------------|
|A-0----0-0-0-0---|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----------------|
E----------------|-------------------------------|

(time change to 3/8)

x
x

/e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-6--6--6---------------------------------------|
|D----------5------------------------------------|
|A-4--4------------------------------------------|
|E----------3/-----------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-6--6--6---------------------------------------|
|D-6--6--6--5------------------------------------|
|A-4--4--4---------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

Go back to the beginning of Verse 1 and repeat
to this point.

Interlude #1 5/8 time

x

/e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-6---------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-4---------------------------------------------|
|E----------------3------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D----6--6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
|A-4--4--4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
E----------------3------------------------------|

Guitar Solo 12/8 time

[C#5] [D5] [E5] [E]

/e-----------------------------------------------|
|B------------------------------10-9-------------|
|G----------------9--9-11---11-9-----9-----------|
|D------------9-11-11------------------9---------|
|A---------/11-----------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-6--6------7---7-----9-------------------------|
|D---------------------2-------------------------|
|A-4--4-4----0---0--------2----------------------|
E--------3---------3--------3b-0--0----3b-------|

(begin Rhy. Fig. 1, Gtr. 4 only)

[C#5] [D5] [E5] [E]

/e----------12-12------12-------------------------12--------|
|B-12-9--------12-12-----12--------9-12-9-12-12b14--12b14-12|
|G-----9-11b------11b13----11b13r11-------------------------|
|D----------------------------------------------------------|
|A----------------------------------------------------------|
|E----------------------------------------------------------|

|

|e----------------------------------------------------------|
|B----------------------------------------------------------|
|G------------------------9/11-9--9/11-9--------------------|
|D-------------0------0/2-2/4--2--2/4--2--------------------|
|A-4---4-4--------------------------------------------------|
E--------3----------------------0----------------0-------3b|

(end Rhy. Fig. 1)

[C#5] [D5] [E5]

/e----------12(12-14)12-------9h12p9-------------|
|B-12-12/14-------------------------12p9-12-9-12-|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D--------------------0-0-2-2--------------------|
|A-4--4------------------------------------------|
E--------3--------------3---3b-0------0----3----|

(time change to 13/8)

[C#5] [D5] [E5] [F#][E][E]

/e------------12-14b16-14-16-14-12-14-14b16r14-12------12|
|B-12-12-12/14--------------------------------------------|
|G--------------------------------------------------------|
|D--------------------------------------------------------|
|A--------------------------------------------------------|
|E--------------------------------------------------------|

|

|e--------------------------------------------------------|
|B--------------------------------------------------------|
|G-6--6---------------7---7/9----9/11-9---9-11-9----------|
|D--------------------0---0/2----3/4--2---2-4--2-----2h4-2|
|A-4--4------------------------------------------2h4-2----|
E-----------3--------------------------0-----------------|

Interlude #2 12/8 time

[E] [F#7add4] [E]

/e-----12------12----12-12-12-12-----------------|
|B-5-5/125--5/12-------------------------------|
|G--------------------9--9--9--9-----------------|
|D-2------2--------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E------3-------32-2-2--2--2--2----0-0-0-0------|

|

|e--------------------0---0----------------------|
|B-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0---0--------0-0-0-0------|
|G-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----3-----------1-1-1-1------|
|D----------------------------------2-2-2-2------|
|A----------------------------------2-2-2-2------|
E----------------------------------0-0-0-0------|

[E] [F#7add4] [E]

/e-------12-------12-----------------------------|
|B-5---5/125-5-5/125-5-5-5-5--5----------------|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D-0-2-2----2-2-2--------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E-------3---------32---2-2-2--0--0-0-----------|

|

|e----------------------0---0--------------------|
|B-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0---0--0--0-0-0---------|
|G-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1----3-----1--1-1-1---------|
|D------------------------------2--2-2-2---------|
|A------------------------------2--2-2-2---------|
E------------------------------0--0-0-0---------|

(time change to 5/8) (time change to 3/8)

[D(b5)]

/e-------------------|---------------------------|
|B------9-10-10h12---|---------------------------|
|G-----------------9-|--7------------------------|
|D------6--7-7h9-----|---------------------------|
|A-5h7---------------|--5------------------------|
|E-------------------|---------------------------|

| |

|e-------------------|---------------------------|
|B-0-----------------|---------------------------|
|G-1-----------------|---------------------------|
|D-2-----------------|-----6-6-6-6---------------|
|A-2-----------------|--5------------------------|
E-0-----------------|---------------------------|

(time change to 5/8)

[C#5]

/e--------------------------|
|B--------------------------|
|G-6------------------------|
|D---------------5----------|
|A-4----------4-------------|
|E---------------3----------|

|

|e--------------------------|
|B--------------------------|
|G---6--6-6-6-6-------------|
|D---6--6-6-6-6--5----------|
|A-4-4--4-4-4-4-------------|
E--------------------------|

Outro

(guitar 5 tacet)
(guitar 2 top)
(guitar 3 bottom)
(guitar 4 w/Rhy. Fig. 1, 3.5 times, simile)

x
x

[C#5] [D(b5)]

/e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-----9-9----9-11-11-11-11b-11-9-11-11-11-9----9|
|D--------/11--------------------------------11--|
|A-11--------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-6-6-7-7-------9-----9-------------------------|
|D----5----5------------------5-------------5----|
|A--------------------------------7------7-------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

(Begin Rhy. Fig. 2, guitar 3 only)

Whoa._________________
(Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out.

[C#5] [D(b5)]

/e--------------------------12-12-12121212121212-|
|B-10-10-10---12-12-12-12----x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|G--9--9--9-9--9--9-----9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G--6--6-------7--7/--9-9/11-9--9h11-9h11-9-11p9-|
|D--------5-------------------------------------5|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

(End Rhy. Fig 2)

_________________________________________________
Get out. Get out. Get out.)

[C#5] [D(b5)] [E5]

/e-12-12--12-12-12--12-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14---|
|B--x--x---x--x--x---x--x------------------------|
|G--9--9---9--9--9---9--9------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-------------------4--4-----------4-4----------|
|D-6--6-------6--6---2--2-----------2-2----------|
|A-4--4-------5--5-------------------------------|
E---------3/-------3-------------3--------3-----|

_________________________________________________
x

C#5 (NC)

/e-12b14r12-9---------------------12-------------|
|B-----------(912)9-------------12---------------|
|G------------------11(911)9-/13-----13-16b18----|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D-6-6-------------------------------------------|
|A-4-4------5----5h7-7h9-7------7-7--------------|
E--------3-----------------0-0------0--3--------|

_________________________________________________
x

[C#5] [D(b5)] [E5]

/e-12----14b16r14p12--12-14b16b17r14-------------|
|B----14------------14--------------(1214)12-----|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-----------------------------------9-9---------|
|D-6------6-----------------6-6------9-9---------|
|A-4------4-----------------5-5------7-7---------|
E------------------3-------------3------3-0-0-3-|

_________________________________________________
(Whoa._________

[C#5] [D(b5)] [E5]

/e-------------------------------------------9---|
|B-(1012)-10--(910)-9-------12-12-12b14r12-9---9-|
|G----------------------9-11-9-11----------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D--------6-6--------6-6-9---9-9-9----9----9-9-9-|
|A--------4-4--------5-5-7---7-7-7----7----7-7-7-|
E-------------3---------0-0-0-0-0----0----0-0-0-|

_________________________________________________
__ Whoa____ Whoa_____

[C#5] [D5] [E5]

/e--------12-------------------------------------|
|B--------12-12----------12----------12----------|
|G-11b13-----11b13r11b13-11b13r11b13-11b13r11b13-|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G---------------------------9-9-----------------|
|D-6-6-------7-------7-------9-9-----------------|
|A-4-4-------5-------5-------7-7--------2-2------|
E--------3--------------3-----------3--0-0----3-|

Whoa_____
Whoa_____)

[C#5] [D(b5)] [E5]

/e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-11b13-11b13r11b13-11b13-----------9-----------|
|G-----------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------|

|

|e-----------------------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------------|
|G-6--6-----7-7/9-9/11-9-------9/11--9-----------|
|D-------5---------------------------------------|
|A-4--4-----5-5/7-7/9--7----7--7h9---7-----------|
E-------3------------------0--------------------|

Program Notes:

Rhy. Fill 1 (5/8 time)

e--0-0-----------9-----------|
B--0---0-4-5-7---0-----------|
G--6-----x-----6-x-----------|
D--------6-----6-6-----2h4-2-|
A------------------2h4-------|
E----------------------------|

Rhy. Fill 2 (3/8,5/8,3/8 time)

e---0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|----------------|
B---0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0---|---0-0-0--------|
G---x-x-x-x-x-|---x-x-x-x-x-x---|---x-x-x--------|
D---6-6-6-6-6-|---6-6-6-6-6-6---|---6-6-6--------|
A-5-----------|-4---------------|-4--------------|
E-------------|---------------3-|---------3------|

Rhy. Fill 3 (12/8 time)

e---------|
B---------|
G---------|
D--2------|
A--2------|
E--0------|

Rhy. Fill 4 (3/8,5/8 time)

e--------0----|--------0----|
B------0---0--|------0---0--|
G-------------|-------------|
D---6---------|---5---------|
A-5-----------|-4-----------|
E-------------|-------------|

Rhy. Fill 5 (5/8 time)

e--------------|
B--------------|
G-1------------|
D-2-----2h4-2--|
A-2-2h4--------|
E-0------------|

Tablature Explanation:

h hammer on
p pull off
b bend to following note
(if no note follows, bend 1/4 step)
r return from bend
/ slide up
slide down

>From the transcribist:

This song had a load of timing changes in it,
so watch out. This is one of my
favorite songs by Blind Melon and it took a
lot of time to write it out, but virtue is
its own reward. Ha, ha.
_________________________________________________________