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Never Tabs

(ver. 1)
Chris Whitley

low to high:  E  B  E  G#  B  E
              tune 5th string up one whole note
              tune 4th string up one whole note
              tune 3rd string up one half note
              
h - hammer-on
~ - vibrato
p - pull-off
* - performance note
/ - slide up
(note) - sound the note without striking it, by sliding into it
\ - slide down
s - semi-tone bend
r - release bend

  intro

    ~
1---------------------------
2---------------------------
3-6h8-----------------------
4---------------------------
5---------------------------
6--------------2-2p0-2p0-0--

  verse

  * - hold and strum this chord for a few beats,
      pick one or more or all of the notes, ad lib,
      also listen for vibrato and an occasional slide
      like the one shown   

1-----------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------------
3-8---------------------------------------------------------------
4-7---7/(9)\(7)-----------------------------------5h7-7-7-9--7-7--
5-5-----------------------------------------------5---5-5-5--5-5--
6-0---------------------------------------------------------------

      ~                              ~
1-----------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------------
3-------------------8-8-----8-------------------------------------
4-7-7-7------7/(9)--9-9-----9--7-7-7-7--7-7-7\(4)--4-4-4----------
5-5-5-5--5-5-5/(7)------7-7----5-5-5-5--5-5-5\(2)--2-2-2----------
6-0-0-0--0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0--0-0--------------2-2p0-0--

  chorus lead-in

      ~                                              
1----------------------------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------------------------
3-------------------8-8-----8------------------------------------
4-7-7-7------7/(9)--9-9-----9---9-9-9--9-9-9/(10)--10-10-0-0-----
5-5-5-5--5-5-5/(7)------7-7-----7-7-7--7-7-7/(8)---8--8------5/--
6-0-0-0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------------

  chorus - a second guitar plays pinch harmonics for the bends

     ~         ~
1-------------------------------------------------
2-------------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------1-------------------
4-16sr-------4sr-----------2------0---------------
5--------0-0-------0-0-3----------------------2/--
6-------------------------------------2p0-2-2-----

     ~         ~      ~      ~
1-----------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------
4-16sr-------4sr-----------------0-0-0-0--------
5--------0-0-------0------0--------------1/(5)--
6---------------------3------2------------------

  bridge

1-----------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------0-10--
4--------------------------------7----7---
5-1/(3)--3-3-3/(7)--7-7-7/(9)--9------9---
6-----------------------------------------

                                                                ~
1-------------------------------------------------------------------
2-------------------------------------------0-12-12-----------------
3-----------------------------------0-7-------------10-10-----------
4--------------------------------7----4-------------------11-11-----
5-1/(3)--3-3-3/(7)--7-7-7/(9)--9------5-------------------------12--
6-------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                ~
1--------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------0--------------
4--------------------------------7----8-----3------
5-1/(3)--3-3-3/(7)--7-7-7/(9)--9------8-----3------
6-------------------------------------8-----3---2--

  outro
          ~                                 ~
1------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------6-6-8-------------------8\--------2--
4-0-0-7-7-7---0-0---------8-----------7-7-7-7-----0-7--------------
5-----------------5/(8)-8---------------------------------3-3-3----
6------------------------------------------------------------------

  outro variation
            ~
1---------------------------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------------------------
3--------------------------------6-6-8---0-0-0-0---------8\--------2--
4-0-0-10-10-10---0-0---------8-----------------------0-7--------------
5--------------------5/(8)-8---------------------------------3-3-3----
6---------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
            ~                                         ~                       ~
1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----15-15-15-----------------13--15-15-17--16-16-16-16--------17\-----------11--
3------------------------------------------------------------15-------------------
4-0-------------0-0-12/(15)-15-----------------------------0---------10-10-10-----
5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  end on
      
1----------------
2----------------
3----------------
4-2-2sr--sr--sr--
5----------------
6----------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1------------------
2------------------
3-10-10sr--sr--sr--
4------------------
5------------------
6------------------
            
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