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Blind Man In The Dark Tabs

(ver. 1)
Govt Mule
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                              BLIND MAN IN THE DARK
                            As recorded by Gov't Mule


Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. 1'

  Q=100
 4/4
  Gtr I
  S E S E S E S E S E S   E S E S E E  Q.     S E S E S E S E S E S
|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---10\---|---5---5---5---5---5----|
|-----------------------|-------------10\---|------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-|---5---5------8\---|-5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|


  E S E S E S E S E E   S E S E S E S E S E S   E S E S E S S  Q.
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5-x-x-10\---|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------x-x-10\---|
|-------------------3-|-5---5---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---x-x--8\---|
|---2---3---4---5-----|-----------------------|---------------------|


    S E S E S E S E S E S
||------------------------|
||o-----------------------|
||----5---5---5---5---5---|
||------------------------|
||o-5---5---5---5---5---5-|
||------------------------|


 6/4                              4/4
  E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E.   S E S E S E S E S E S
|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2--|---5---5---5---5---5----|
|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------2---3---4----|-5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|---2---3---4---5----------------|------------------------|


                          ~                ~~~~~~~
  E S E S E E  Q.     E E Q  E E E E     E Q    Q  E E E   S E. Q  E E Q
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5---5---10\---|--------3-5---5b7-|-5-3b5--3--------|-3s5--5--3-------|
|-------------10\---|-5---5------------|-------------5-5-|-----------5-5---|
|---5---5------8\---|-5----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|---------3-5-3-5b7==|
|-5------3---3-5-|-----5-5------------|
|------5---5-----|--------------------|
|----------------|-3------------------|


       ~~
                                    |-3-|
  +E   E.S E Q  Q    Q  E E   E S S S S S S S
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|-(5)r-5p3------5--|-5--3-3b4-----------------|
|------------5-----|----------5---5-5p3-----3-|
|------------------|--------------------5-----|
|------------------|--------------------------|


  S S S H.          +S     E  E E E Q  Q    E   E Q  E Q  E   S E. Q  E E E E
|------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3b3.5=======(3)r-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3b3.5=======(3)r-|----------3--5--|-5b7-5-5p=3------|-3s5--5--3-5-----|
|---5--------------------|-5\---5-5-------|-----------------|-------------5---|
|------------------------|-5\-------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
|------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  S S S S E S S S S E Q      E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-12\-------3-5---5b7-|
|-------------------------|-12\---5-5-----------|
|-5s3p1h3---5s3p1-----5/--|---------------------|
|-----------------3-------|---------------------|


    ~~~
  E H      E E E   S E. Q  E E Q
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-5-3b4----------|-3s5--5--3------|
|------------5-5-|-----------5-5--|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|


                                                 |-3-|   |-3-|
  Q  H    E E   W          Q.   T S. H      H    S S S E S S S E
|----3----3s5-|-5--------|-3---------5----|-5---------------------|
|----3----3s5-|-5--------|-1---------3----|-5---------------------|
|-------------|----------|----------------|------5h7p5------------|
|-5-----------|-7--------|-3----3s5-------|-7----------7-5h7p5----|
|-------------|----------|----------------|--------------------7--|
|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------------------|


  E S E. S S Q.   S S   Q  T T H    +E.   W          E E  S  S  S  S  Q  E E
|-----3------5--------|----5h7p5----(5)-|-3--------|-5-5----------------------|
|-----1------3--------|-5---------------|-1--------|-3-3----------------------|
|---2-----------------|-----------------|-2--------|-----------12h14-12--x-x--|
|-3------3s5------5s7-|-----------------|-3--------|-5-5-------12----12--x-x--|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------|-----12h14-----------x-x--|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------|--------------------------|


  E H.      +E     S  S  Q   S  S  Q   Q
|-3-------------|--------------------------|
|-3-3-------(3)-|--------------------------|
|-0-2-------(2)-|-------10--------12-------|
|-0-0-------(0)-|-------10--------12-------|
|---------------|-10s12-----12s14-----14\--|
|---------------|--------------------------|


   S  E.  E.  S  E  Q  E   E H.      +E
|------------------------|-3-------------|
|--------18-----18-18----|-3-3-------(3)-|
|--------17-----17-17----|-0-2-------(2)-|
|------------------------|-0-0-------(0)-|
|-15s17------17----------|---------------|
|------------------------|---------------|


  E E Q  E E Q     E     S  S  S  S  S  E     S  Q     S S
|---------------|-------10----13p10----------13-13---------|
|---------------|----------10-------10-13b15----13b15------|
|-----0------0--|-12b14------------------------------------|
|---3------0----|------------------------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------------------3s5-|
|-1------3------|------------------------------------------|


  E S E S E S E S E S S
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5-----|
|-----------------------|
|---5---5---5---5---5s8-|
|-----------------------|


  E S E S E S E S E S  S
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-8---8---8---8---8------|
|------------------------|
|---8---8---8---8---8s10-|
|------------------------|


   E  S  E  S  E  S  E  S  E  S  S    E  S  H     +E.  S  S
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|-10----10----10----10----10-------|-13----13----(13)-------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|----10----10----10----10----10s13-|----13------------10s12-|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|


   S  S S  S S  S S S E  Q  E    E.  H.       +S    S E S E S E S E S E S
|-----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-13-13---13---13---x-x-13----|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-12-12---12---12---x-x-12----|-10--12-------(12)-|---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-------------------x-x-------|-10--12-------(12)-|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|--8--10-------(10)-|-5---5---5---5---5---5-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|


  E S E S E E  Q.        E.      H     +S   S S  S S
|--------------------||------------------------------|
|-------------------o||-12---------------------------|
|-5---5---5---10\----||-12b12.5----------------------|
|-------------10\----||---------14----(14)-12---14---|
|---5---5------8\---o||------------------------------|
|--------------------||------------------------------|


   E.  H     +S   S  S  S  S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-12--------------------------|
|-12--14----(14)-------12h14--|
|----------------12h14--------|
|-----------------------------|


   E.      H     +S   S S  S S    E.  H     +S   S  S  S  S
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-12---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-12b12.5----------------------|-12-------------------------|
|---------14----(14)-12---14---|-12--14----(14)-------12h14-|
|------------------------------|----------------12h14-------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|


   S     +S   S  H     +S   S S  S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-14b16r(14)-12-----------------------|
|---------------14----(14)-12---14----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


   E.  H     +S   S  S  S  S    S S  S  H     +S   S S  S S
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-12---12----------------------|
|-12-------------------------|-12---12----------------------|
|-12--14----(14)-------12h14-|---------14----(14)-12---14---|
|----------------12h14-------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|


   H         Q  S  S     S  S
|-----------------------12-----|
|-12-----------------------12--|
|-12b12.5---------14b16--------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|


   Q.       +S    S  S     S  S  S     S  S  S     S
|----------------------------------------12-------12-|
|-15b17====(15)r-15-------12-15-------12-------------|
|-------------------14b16-------14b16-------14b16----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S     +S   Q        Q   S  S  S  S    S     +S   S  H     +E.  S  X  T  X
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12-|
|-12-15-------------------------------------|--------------------------------12----|
|-------14b16r(14)-12b12.5------------------|-14b16r(14)-12---------------12-------|
|---------------------------14--------12h14-|---------------12----(12)-14----------|
|-------------------------------12h14-------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                                   ~~~~~~~~~~
            |--3--|
   H        E  E  E     Q          Q.    +S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-14b15----15-17-17b19-15b15.5--|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-17----(17)----15-17----------------15-|
|-------------------------------|------------16-------16s14p12-14s16-16-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


                                          ~~
   |--3--|
   E  E  E  S  S  S  S  E.       +T    T  Q
|---------------------------------------------|
|-15-15-15-------12-15------------------------|
|-16-16-16-16s14-------12b12.5==(12)r---------|
|-------------------------------------12h14---|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  E.  S  S  S     +S   S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12--x-12--12----14b15r(14)-12----12-12--x-12-|
|-12-12--x-12--12----14b15r(14)-12----12-12--x-12-|
|-------14--------14---------------14-------14----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


   +E   S  S  S     +S   S  S  S  S  S  E.  S  S
|------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)-12----14b15r(14)-12----12-12--x-12--12----|
|-(12)-12----14b15r(14)-12----12-12--x-12--12----|
|---------14---------------14-------14--------14-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


                                                    |--3--|
   S     S  S  S  X  T.  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|----------12----11s12--12-12----15p12----15p12----15p12----|
|-------12----12-11s12--12-12-12-------12-------12-------12-|
|-14b16-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


                     |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                              ~~~
   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q       +S    S
|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15b17===(15)r-15-|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


 ~~~~~~
   +Q    S  S  S  S  S     +S   S  E. E
|-(15)--------------17b19r(17)-15--------|
|-------------15h17---------------17-----|
|-------14h16----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


   S     S  S  S     S  S  S     S  E.   S  S     S  S  S
|-------12-12-------12-12-------12-15b17---------12-12-------|
|-15b17-------15b17-------15b17------------15b17-------15b17-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S     S  S     +S   E  S     S  S  S     S  S  S     S
|-12-12-------12---------------------12-12-------12-12-------12-|
|-------15b17----15b17r(15)-12-15b17-------15b17-------15b17----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


   E.   S  S     S  S  S     S  S  S     S  S     +S   S  S
|-15b17---------12-12-------12-12-10b12-12------------------|
|---------15b17-------15b17----------------15b17r(15)-12-15-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


                     |----3-----|
   E  S  E  S  S  S  S     +S   S  S  S  E  S  S
|-12----15----12------------------------12----15-|
|----15----15----15-15b17r(15)-12----------15----|
|---------------------------------14-12----------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


   +S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  E  S  S  S
|-(15)----12----15-15-12----12----15----12----|
|------15----15----------15----15----15----15-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


                                                         ~~~~~~~~~~
   T     +T   S  S  S  E.    E.    E     Q       Q   E.  H     +S
|------------------12-15b17-17b18-17b19-17b19--|--------------------|
|-15b17r(15)-12-15-----------------------------|----12--------------|
|----------------------------------------------|----12--------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------14----(14)--|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|


   S S  S S  E.  H     +S
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----------12-------------|
|-12---14---12--14----(14)-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|


                   ~~~~~~~~~~
   S  S  S  S  E.  H     +S     S S  S S  E.  H     +S
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------12-------------|--------------------------|
|-------------12-------------|-----------12-------------|
|-------12h14-----14----(14)-|-12---14---12--14----(14)-|
|-12h14----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|


                             ~~~~~~~~~~
   S  S  S  S  S     +S   S  H     +S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-------------14b16r(14)-12------------|
|-------12h14---------------14----(14)-|
|-12h14--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


                                                  ~~~~~~~~~~
   S S  S S  E.  H     +S     S  S  S  S  S S  S  H     +S
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------12---12-------------|
|-----------12-------------|-------------12---12-------------|
|-12---14---12--14----(14)-|-------12h14---------14----(14)--|
|--------------------------|-12h14---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|


   S S  S S  E.  H     +S    Q   E.  H     +S
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------12--14----(14)-|----10--12----(12)-|
|-----------12--14----(14)-|----10--12----(12)-|
|-12---14------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|


  Q   E.  H     +S    Q   E.  H     +S
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----12--14----(14)-|----10--12----(12)-|
|----12--14----(14)-|----10--12----(12)-|
|----10--12----(12)-|-----8--10----(10)-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  Q   E.  H     +S    E  S  S  E.  H     +S
|-------------------|------------------------|
|----12--14----(14)-|---------10--12----(12)-|
|----12--14----(14)-|---12p10-10--12----(12)-|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|


                          5/4
  E  S  S  E.  H     +S    Q   Q   H.
|------------------------|---------------|
|---------10--12----(12)-|----10--12-----|
|---12p10-10--12----(12)-|----10--12-----|
|------------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|---------------|


 4/4
  W
|------*|
|-7----*|
|-7----*|
|-7----*|
|-5----*|
|------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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