Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (9:59 Studio Version)
Tabbed by Bryan Young
Verse: G D/F Em F C D
Chorus: C G D
Solo Chords: G Bflat C
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Opening riff at 4:57
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--18--15--18*20--18*20--18*20------18*20------18*20-----18*20----20%8-
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--18*20-X8----18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18-15-18
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---------------------------(Repeat Above riff (2) 32nd notes 15 times)--
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Another popular riff (1) at 5:43:
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Riff at 5:56:
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Fast picking beginning at 6:34 is repetitions of riffs 1, then 2,
then this riff at 6:53:
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Then, going up the scale, starting at 7:50:
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And, the popular riff at 8:15:
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Riff 2 Repeats at 8:24
At 8:34:
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At 9:00:
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There is a lot of repition of the riffs and some variation on them throughout the solo.
Enjoy.
