Simple Man Tab

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Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:	no capo

Author toughlikepopeye 161.

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[Intro]
 
(clean)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------3------|
Bb|-------------1-------------------------------1---------1-------1----|
Gb|-------0-------0---0---------0---------2-------2---2-----2----------|x2
Db|---------2-------2-----0-------0---0-----2-------2---------2--------|
Ab|-0-2-3-----3-------------2-------2---0-----0---------0-----------0-2|
Eb|---------------------3-----3----------------------------------------|
 
Then this along with the intro: (clean)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------3--------|
Bb|-----------1-------------------------------1-------1-----------1----|
Gb|-------0-------0---0-------0-----------2-------2-------2------------|x2
Db|---------2-------2-----0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2----------|
Ab|-0-2-3-------------------2-------2---0---------------------------0-2|
Eb|---------------------3----------------------------------------------|
 
Then both of those riffs plus this: (light distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-2-3------3--------------------2-0------0-----0--0------0------0-2|
Eb|--------------------3-------3---------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse] x4
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------3------|
Bb|-------------1-------------------------------1---------1-------1----|
Gb|-------0-------0---0---------0---------2-------2---2-----2----------|
Db|---------2-------2-----0-------0---0-----2-------2---------2--------|
Ab|-0-2-3-----3-------------2-------2---0-----0---------0-----------0-2|
Eb|---------------------3-----3----------------------------------------|
 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------3--------|
Bb|-----------1-------------------------------1-------1-----------1----|
Gb|-------0-------0---0-------0-----------2-------2-------2------------|
Db|---------2-------2-----0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2----------|
Ab|-0-2-3-------------------2-------2---0---------------------------0-2|
Eb|---------------------3----------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
(Heavy distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-2--3------5b7r5-2---------5b7r5-3-(0)----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------3---------------5-----0--3--0--3//5-------0---|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------3------|
Bb|-------------1-------------------------------1---------1-------1----|
Gb|-------0-------0---0---------0---------2-------2---2-----2----------|
Db|---------2-------2-----0-------0---0-----2-------2---------2--------|
Ab|-0-2-3-----3-------------2-------2---0-----0---------0-----------0-2|
Eb|---------------------3-----3----------------------------------------|
 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------3--------|
Bb|-----------1-------------------------------1-------1-----------1----|
Gb|-------0-------0---0-------0-----------2-------2-------2------------|
Db|---------2-------2-----0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2----------|
Ab|-0-2-3-------------------2-------2---0---------------------------0-2|
Eb|---------------------3----------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
(Hea~y Distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
Db|--10-----------10\5--5-----------5---7-----------------7--------x---|
Ab|--10-----------10\5--5-----------5---7-----------------7--------x---|
Eb|--8------------8\\3--3-----------3---5----------0-3-0--5--------x---|
 
 
[Solo]
 
Over the chords Ab, Cb,and Gb
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------5-7--7b~~~~~~~~~~~~--7b7-5--7-----------------7b7-5-----------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--------------8-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----8-10-10------10----------20---------20--------------------------|
Gb|-/9--------------------17-19-19b~~~~~~~---19b19--17--19----19b19-17-|
Db|--------------------/19---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|----------------17--19b-20b-20b-21--20b----17--------------------------------------------17--|
Bb|---20b22~~~~~-17-----------------------------17--20b22~~~~~~~--20b20-17-20-------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19b21----|
Db|-19------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|---------------17--------------17---------17----------------|
Bb|-20b-------------20b-------------20b----17--17-20b----------|
Gb|---------19b21~~--------19b21~~-------------------------5-7-|
Db|------------------------------------------------------7-----|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--------------------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------10-----------------------5--8b10~~~~-------------------------------------|
Gb|-7b9~~~~~~--------7b7---5-7b7~~~~-7b---------------------------------------------17-19-|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------17-17h19-------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------15-17--17/19-19----------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------/17--------------------------------|
 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------20---------------20-------------20b22~~~~~~~--8--------------------|
Gb|-19b21~~~~---------19b19------------19b19-17--------------------7b7--5-------------|
Db|-------------/19--------------------------------------------------------7----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-2-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
*************************
| \ - slide down
| / - slide UP
| h - hammer on
| b - bend
| r - relase
| ~ - Vibrato
| (n) Ghost note
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Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd

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I think this tab is way too good to get so much criticism from people. So what if a couple things are different from the tab book. If this was supposed to be a note-for-note transcription then I would call on you to make stupid comments, otherwise shut up. Quite frankly I am glad it is not note for note, because I don't want to play it like Skynyrd plays it anyways, because I am a musician, not a "record player" like some people. Hence you, skynyrdfreak, you are never going to get anywhere in life as a musician if you play like other people. In order to be a good musician you must develop your own style and not play note for note because that's plain stupid. Not even Skynyrd played it the same way twice, because the crowds will get bored. Anyway that was my two cents. Good Tab man. Keep rockin. This is appreciated!

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the books arn't written by the artists they are written by people who want to make money who know the songs. So all you smartasses who have the book but look up the tabs anyway for some stupid reason, Shut the hell up!!

+22

the books suck dumb ass, great tab

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