Whipping Post Tab

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Whipping Post
                           The Allman Brothers Band
                            Written By Gregg Allman
 
 
[Intro]
 
 (This first bar is really for bass, but here it is for guitar)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-3--------------------------------5-3-|
E|-5-5p3h5p3h5-5p3h5p3h5-5p3h5p3------5-5p3h5p3h5-5p3h5p3h5-5p3h5p3-----|
 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------3-1-|
G|--2p0h2p0h2p0-2p0h2p0h2p0-2p0h2p0h2p0-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------3-1-|
G|--2p0h2p0h2p0-2p0h2p0h2p0-2p0h2p0h2p0-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
 Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------7-5-|-------------------------7-5-|
D|-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-5-----|-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-5-----|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------7-5-|-------------------------7-5-|
D|-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-5-----|-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-5-----|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
I've been run down, and I've been lied to.
And I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool.
She took all my money. Wrecked my new car.
Now she's with one of my good time buddies,
they're drinkin' in some crosstown bar.
 
Sometimes I feel,
 
e|--------------------10----10---8----/15--13---10--------10-|
B|-----------------10----10--------10--------------13--13----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Sometimes I feel,
e|-------------------15----15--17-15-----15-17b19-19--19-|
B|----------------17----17------------17-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Like I've been tied                   to the whippin' post
e|-------------------9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
  tied                   to the whippin' post
e|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
 
  tied                   to the whippin' post
e|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
Good Lord I feel like dyin'.
 
  Guitar 1:
e|-10b12--10--8----10b12--10--8----12p10p8------------|
B|-----------------------------------------10b12-10---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                    |
 |                                                    |
 |Guitar 2:                                           |
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7b9---7--5-----7b9---7--5----5p7----5--------------|
D|----------------------------------7----7------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-5-------------------5------------------|
B|---8-7-6-5---7---8-----8-7-6-5---7---8--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
 
 
e|-5-------------------5------------------|
B|---8-7-6-5---7---8-----8-7-6-5---7---8--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
 1st Guitar Solo (Duane Allman):
e|-5-------------------------------|
B|-----8-5-------------------------|
G|---------7-5-4-------------------|
D|---------------5-7-4-5-----------|
A|-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5h8--|
G|-------------5---5-7b9b7---5------5-5------|
D|-----5-7-7-----7---------7---7-7-----------|
A|-5-7---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---------------------------------5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5----|
G|---7-5--7p5---7p5---5----------5-7--------------------------|
D|------------7-----7---7-5--5-7---------------7-----------7--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------8p5---5-5-|
B|-5--8----------------------8p5-------8-----|
G|---------7p5---7p5---7p5-------7-----------|
D|-------------7-----7-----7-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
e|-8-12---10p8----8-------------------------------|
B|-------------10----10--8------------------8--10-|
G|--------------------------9--7-9--9-9-9-9-------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
My friends tell me   that I've been such a fool.
And I have stand by and take it babe, oh, for lovin' you.
I drown myself in sorrow, cause I look at what you've done.
But nothin' seems to change, the bad time stay the same,
and I can't run.
 
Sometimes I feel,
e|--------------------10----10---8----/15--13---10--------10-|
B|-----------------10----10--------10--------------13--13----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Sometimes I feel,
e|-------------------15----15--17-15-----15-17b19-19--19-|
B|----------------17----17------------17-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Like I've been tied                   to the whippin' post
e|-------------------9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
  tied                   to the whippin' post
e|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
 
  tied                   to the whippin' post
e|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
Good Lord I feel like dyin'.
 
  Guitar 1:
e|-10b12--10--8----10b12--10--8----12p10p8------------|
B|-----------------------------------------10b12-10---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                    |
 |                                                    |
 |Guitar 2:                                           |
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7b9---7--5-----7b9---7--5----5p7----5--------------|
D|----------------------------------7----7------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-5-------------------5------------------|
B|---8-7-6-5---7---8-----8-7-6-5---7---8--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
 
 
e|-5-------------------5------------------|
B|---8-7-6-5---7---8-----8-7-6-5---7---8--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
 2nd Guitar Solo (Dickey Betts):
e|-------------------------------------------8-10------|
B|-----------------------8---8---8-10---8-10-----------|
G|--------------7----7h9---9---9------9----------------|
D|-7--7-7--10-7---10-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-12p10p8-10----8-----------------|
B|------------------------------------10---10-8------------|
G|----------------------------------------------9-7-9------|
D|----------------------------------------------------10-7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10---10---------------------------------------|
G|-7--9-----9----9--7b9--9-9-9-9--55-4---55-4---55-4---|
D|-------------------------------------7------7------7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-55-4---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------55-4---4-5-4--4-5-4---4--------4-5-7-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|------7------7--------------7---7--7-7------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------8-8-8-8-10-8-------------------------------|
B|-----8h10-----8h10-----8h10--------------10-8--10-8--------------------|
G|-7h9------7h9------7h9------------------------------9----7-7b9-9-9-9b7-|
D|------------------------------------------------------10---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Of Solo
 
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--10------|
G|-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
e|------15b17--------15b17--------15b17--------15b17-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---------2-2----------3-3----------2-2---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|------15b17--------15b17--------15b17--------15b17---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---------2-2----------3-3----------2-2---------0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
Sometimes I feel,
 
e|--------------------10----10---8----/15--13---10--------10-|
B|-----------------10----10--------10--------------13--13----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Sometimes I feel,
e|-------------------15----15--17-15-----15-17b19-19--19-|
B|----------------17----17------------17-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Like I've been tied                   to the whippin' post
e|-------------------9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
  tied                   to the whippin' post
e|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
 
  tied                   to the whippin' post
e|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
Good Lord I feel like dyin'.
 
e|-5----------------------7----------|
B|-----5----------------5------------|
G|---------4----------4--------------|
D|-------------4---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
e|-----12--15------12--15------12--15------12--15------12--15-|
B|---13----------13----------13----------13----------13-------|
G|-14----------14----------14----------14----------14---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-15-15151515151515151515151515151515-----|
B|-13-13131313131313131313131313131313-----|
G|-12-12121212121212121212121212121212-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
************************************
 
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
 
************************************
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This is just personal preference (I know it is technically the same notes), but for the intro try pulling off from the 5th fret Low E string to the 3rd fret low E string and then follow with the 5th and 3rd fret on the A string. I hope this makes sense. Great tab though.
All criticism from others aside. I appreciate the time you've spent on this. It should be plenty to get me started on what I hear on this song. THANKS !!!!
The solos are a little off