Jessica tab - allman brothers
PROPS GO TO: Milos Skundric JESSICA by Richard Betts THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - LP BROTHERS AND SISTERS Transcribed by Milos Skundric b-bend r-release h-hammer on p-pull off s-slide m-palm mute w/o-without N.C.-no chord *************************************************************** INTRO Acoustic Guitar chords A D A G5 E||-------------------------|----------------------------|| B||----2--2---------------2-|-3--3--3--3----2------------|| G||----2--2---------------2-|-2--2--2--2----2------0----.|| D||----2--2---------------2-|-4--4--4--4----2------0----.|| A||-0-------------0--0------|(0)------------0------------|| E||------------3------------|----------------------------|| let ring Basicaly you play this shit all across Part 1, except for the Bridges (noted below) Allman Bros. don't use much of the acoustic guitar when play live, so the electic riff is smt. like this: El.Guit. A A/hD E||------------------------|------------------------|| B||-------------2--2--2--2-|-3--3--3--3-----2-------|| G||-------------2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-----2------.|| D||-------------2--2--2--2-|-4--4--4--4-----2------.|| A||----------0--0--0--0--0-|----------------0-------|| E||-0--3--5----------------|------------------------|| If you got 2 electric and 1 acoustic guitar (and ofcourse people to play them) it can sound great together. ************************************************************************************************************* PART ONE Guitar 1. Richard Betts b r h ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E||------9-10-|10-(12)-10-9----|-------------|-------|-------9-10--|--9----------|--------|-------| B||---10------|-------------10-|-------------|--5----|----10-------|----10-------|-----5--|-------| G||-9---------|----------------|9-----7-6-7--|-------|--9----------|-------9---7-|6-7-----|-------| D||-----------|----------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|--------|-7-----| A||-----------|----------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------| E||-----------|----------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------| || | Guitar 2. | || ~~~ h ~~~~~ ~~~~~ E||----------14-|17---14-------|--------------|-----|-----------14-|------------|---------|-------| B||----14-17----|--------17-14-|--------------|-----|-----14-17----|17-14-------|---------|-------| G||-14----------|--------------|14------------|-14--|--14----------|------14----|------14-|-------| D||-------------|--------------|-----16-14-16-|-----|--------------|---------16-|14-16----|-14----| A||-------------|--------------|--------------|-----|--------------|------------|---------|-------| E||-------------|--------------|--------------|-----|--------------|------------|---------|-------| G.1. b r h ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E||------9-10-|10-(12)-10-9----|-------------|--------|-------9-10--|--9----------|----------|-------| B||---10------|-------------10-|-------------|-5--7-5-|----10-------|----10-------|------5---|-------| G||-9---------|----------------|9-----7-6-7--|--------|--9----------|-------9---7-|-6-7------|-------| D||-----------|----------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|----------|-7-----| A||-----------|----------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|----------|-------| E||-----------|----------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|----------|-------| || | || | G.2. ~~ h p ~~~ ~~~~~~ E||----------14-|17--14-------|------------|----------------|---------14|------------|--------|------| B||----14-17----|-------17-14-|------------|----------------|---14-17---|-17-14------|--------|------| G||-14----------|-------------|14----------|14-16-(14-16)14-|-14--------|-------14---|------14|------| D||-------------|-------------|---16-14-16-|----------------|-----------|---------16-|14-16---|-14---| A||-------------|-------------|------------|----------------|-----------|------------|--------|------| E||-------------|-------------|------------|----------------|-----------|------------|--------|------| ******************************************************************************************************** PIT STOP ch. A D G.1. E||--------------|-5--7-----|-5-7-5-7--9--10-|-9-------------------| B||----------5-7-|-------5--|----------------|---------------------| G||-6-7-6--7-----|----------|----------------|---------------------| D||--------------|----------|----------------|---------------------| A||--------------|----------|----------------|---------------------| E||--------------|----------|----------------|---------------------| || | G.2. | E||--------------|----2-----|-----------5--7-|-5-------------------| B||----------2-3-|-5-----5--|-5-7-5--7-------|---------------------| G||-2-4-2--4-----|----------|----------------|---------------------| D||--------------|----------|----------------|---------------------| A||--------------|----------|----------------|---------------------| E||--------------|----------|----------------|---------------------| ******************************************************************************************************** Then back to the same old... G.1. b r h ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E||------9-10-|10-(12)-10-9----|-------------|-------|-------9-10--|--9----------|--------|-------| B||---10------|-------------10-|-------------|--5----|----10-------|----10-------|-----5--|-------| G||-9---------|----------------|9-----7-6-7--|-------|--9----------|-------9---7-|6-7-----|-------| D||-----------|----------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|--------|-7-----| A||-----------|----------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------| E||-----------|----------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------| || | G.2. ~~~ h ~~~~~ ~~~~~ E||----------14-|17---14-------|--------------|-----|-----------14-|------------|---------|-------| B||----14-17----|--------17-14-|--------------|-----|-----14-17----|17-14-------|---------|-------| G||-14----------|--------------|14------------|-14--|--14----------|------14----|------14-|-------| D||-------------|--------------|-----16-14-16-|-----|--------------|---------16-|14-16----|-14----| A||-------------|--------------|--------------|-----|--------------|------------|---------|-------| E||-------------|--------------|--------------|-----|--------------|------------|---------|-------| G.1. b r p ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E||------9-10-|10-(12)-10-9----|-------------|--------|-------9-10--|--9----------|--------|------| B||---10------|-------------10-|-------------|-5--7-5-|----10-------|----10-------|-----5--|------| G||-9---------|----------------|9-----7-6-7--|--------|--9----------|-------9---7-|6-7-----|------| D||-----------|----------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|-7----| A||-----------|----------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|------| E||-----------|----------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|------| || | G.2. h ~~~ h ~~~ ~~~~~ E||-----------14-|17--14-------|-------------|-----------|---------14|------------|--------|------| B||-----14-17----|-------17-14-|-------------|-----------|---14-17---|-17-14------|--------|------| G||--14----------|-------------|14-----------|14---16-14-|-14--------|-------14---|------14|------| D||--------------|-------------|----16-14-16-|-----------|-----------|---------16-|14-16---|-14---| A||--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|--------|------| E||--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|--------|------| ********************************************************************************************************* BRIDGE Acoustic Guitar G G A A G G A E||-----------|--3------|-3---------|-0--------|---------|----------|----------|--------| B||-----------|--3------|-3---------|-2--------|---------|----------|----------|--------| G||-----------|--0------|-0---------|-2--------|--you play the chords here-----|--------| D||-----------|--0------|-0---------|-2--------|--i'm just too lazy to draw them--------| A||-----------|--2------|-2---------|-0--------|---------|----------|----------|--------| E||-----------|--3------|-3---------|-0--------|---------|----------|----------|--------| || | || | Both E.Guitars play the same | || ~~~ s p ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~| E||-----------|--------|------------|----------|--------|-----------|---------|---------| B||-----------|--------|------------|----------|--------|-----------|---------|---------| G||-----4--5--|-4----4-/-7-(7)--7-9-|-6--------|--------|-----------|---------|---------| D||--7--------|--------|------------|----7-----|----4-5-|-5-----5-7-|-4-------|----7----| A||-----------|--------|------------|-------7--|-7------|-----------|----7--5-|-4-------| E||-----------|--------|------------|----------|--------|-----------|---------|---------| Acoustic Guitar - play full chords strum hard ||-A--------------|-G------|-G--------|-A-------|-A----|-G-----|-G------|-E----------------------| || | El.Guitars ~~~ s p b w/o r. | E||----------------|--------|----------|---------|------|-------|--7--10-|--12-(14)-(14)---12-----| B||----------------|--------|----------|---------|----7-|-8--10-|--------|------------------------| G||---------4-5----|-4----4//7-7---7-9-|-9-6--7--|-9----|-------|--------|------------------------| D||--4-5-7-------7-|--------|----------|---------|------|-------|--------|------------------------| A||----------------|--------|----------|---------|------|-------|--------|------------------------| E||----------------|--------|----------|---------|------|-------|--------|------------------------| *************************************************************************************************************** ... and again... G.1. b r h ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E||------9-10-|10-(12)-10-9----|-------------|-------|-------9-10--|--9----------|--------|-------| B||---10------|-------------10-|-------------|--5----|----10-------|----10-------|-----5--|-------| G||-9---------|----------------|9-----7-6-7--|-------|--9----------|-------9---7-|6-7-----|-------| D||-----------|----------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|--------|-7-----| A||-----------|----------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------| E||-----------|----------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------| || | G.2. ~~~ h ~~~~~ ~~~~~ E||----------14-|17---14-------|--------------|-----|-----------14-|------------|---------|-------| B||----14-17----|--------17-14-|--------------|-----|-----14-17----|17-14-------|---------|-------| G||-14----------|--------------|14------------|-14--|--14----------|------14----|------14-|-------| D||-------------|--------------|-----16-14-16-|-----|--------------|---------16-|14-16----|-14----| A||-------------|--------------|--------------|-----|--------------|------------|---------|-------| E||-------------|--------------|--------------|-----|--------------|------------|---------|-------| G.1. b r h ~~ -tr- E||------9-10--|10-(12)-10-9----|------------|-------------|--------9-|-10-9----------|-----------------------| B||---10-------|-------------10-|------------|-5--7-(5-7)-5|----10----|------10-------|-----------5-----------| G||-9----------|----------------|9----7-6-7--|-------------|--9-------|---------9-7-6-|-7--6--7--------7--6---| D||------------|----------------|------------|-------------|----------|---------------|-----------------------| A||------------|----------------|------------|-------------|----------|---------------|-----------------------| E||------------|----------------|------------|-------------|----------|---------------|-----------------------| || | G.2. h ~~~ -tr- | E||-----------14-|17--14-------|-------------|-----------------|---------|14--------------|-------------------| B||-----14-17----|-------17-14-|-------------|-----------------|---14-17-|---17-14--------|-------------------| G||--14----------|-------------|14-----------|14--16-(14-16)-14|-14------|---------14-----|----------14-------| D||--------------|-------------|----16-14-16-|-----------------|---------|-----------16-14|-16-14-16----16-14-| A||--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|----------------|-------------------| E||--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|----------------|-------------------|... ...ENDING OF PART ONE Both Electric Guitars play the same part: s ~~~~~~ E||-------|---------|---------|-----------|--7----8----|--10---(12)/15--|-12-----| * B||-------|---------|--5---7--|--8---10---|------------|----------------|--------| G||-----4-|--5---7--|---------|-----------|------------|----------------|--------| D||-7-----|---------|---------|-----------|------------|----------------|--------| A||-------|---------|---------|-----------|------------|----------------|--------| E||-------|---------|---------|-----------|------------|----------------|--------| E||---------------------| B||--2------------------| G||--2------------------| D||--2------------------| A||--0------------------| E||---------------------| *Acoustic guitar plays this one tick later... *It also sounds good when one guitar plays this shit an octave lower... ************************************************************************************************************ PART TWO Play again the INTRO riff Acoustic Guitar E||-------------------------|----------------------------|| B||----2--2---------------2-|-3--3--3--3----2------------|| G||----2--2---------------2-|-2--2--2--2----2------0----.|| D||----2--2---------------2-|-4--4--4--4----2------0----.|| A||-0-------------0--0------|(0)------------0------------|| E||------------3------------|----------------------------|| let ring Electric Guitar bend E||----------------------------|| B||----------------------------|| G||-----5-(5 1/2)*---2--------.|| D||---------------------------.|| A||----------------------------|| E||----------------------------|| *Dicky bends only smt. like a quarter of a note. It's not C#, still - it's not C anymore. Then comes the Chuck Leavell's PIANO SOLO: Chords stay the same: A and D Nowdays in concert this part is taken by Warren Haynes. He plays guitar solo instead, while Dickie Betts plays: A h D E||---------------|------------------------|| B||----2--2--2--2-|-3--3--3--3-----2-------|| G||----2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-----2------.|| D||----2--2--2--2-|-4--4--4--4-----2------.|| A||----0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-----0-------|| E||---------------|------------------------|| Acoustic Guitar should stay the same old A-D prog, except you need to use your right palm for some muting: m m m m m m E||---------------|-------------------|| B||----2--2-----2-|-3--3--3--3--------|| G||----2--2-----2-|-2--2--2--2-------.|| D||----2--2-----2-|-4--4--4--4-------.|| A||-0--0--0-----0-|-0--0--0--0--------|| E||---------------|-------------------|| BRIDGE - Ending of PART TWO - key change N.C Both guitars(or G.2.*) E||------------------|----------|----------------|---------------|---------| B||------------------|----------|----------------|-------------5-|---------| G||------------------|----------|----------------|--4--5---7-----|--7------| D||------------------|---------4|(4)--5-(5)--7---|---------------|---------| A||-----2-(2)--3-(3)-|-5---7----|----------------|---------------|---------| E||--5---------------|----------|----------------|---------------|---------| \ *But it sounds great if you play the guitar that's / // going into the solo an octave higher, G.1.: E||------------------|----------|----------------|--7--8---10--12|--10-----| B||------------------|-----5---7|(7)--8--(8)--10-|---------------|---------| G||-----4-(4)--5-(5)-|-7--------|----------------|---------------|---------| D||--7---------------|----------|----------------|---------------|---------| A||------------------|----------|----------------|---------------|---------| E||------------------|----------|----------------|---------------|---------| Here starts ******************************************************************************* PART THREE Key change (now it's D) Dicky Betts - guitar solo. I'm not that crazy to get the Dickey's solo down, 'cause he never plays it the same. Anyway here's the D major scale which Richard uses to express his love to good ole Jessie, so have fun: G.1. E||-------------------------7---9--10--------- B||-------------7---8---10-------------------- G||---7--9-10*-------------------------------- D||------------------------------------------- A||------------------------------------------- E||------------------------------------------- This is merely one position. Work out these notes all over the fretboard: D-E-(F*)-F#-G-A-B-C#-D *F is a minor third, and it doesn't go with the major scale, but Dickey utilises this note a whole lot. It does sound good. (Of course, if you have no piano, and want to play first solo on guitar also, notes are from A major: A-B-(C*)-C#-D-E-F#-G#-A) Acoustic guitar carpets this solo from D E||-2--2--2--2--2------|--3--3--3--3-------|| B||-3--3--3--3--3------|--3--3--3--3-------|| G||-2--2--2--2--2------|--0--0--0--0------.|| D||-0--0--0--0--0------|--0--0--0--0------.|| A||--------------------|-------------------|| E||--------------------|-------------------|| El. Guitar 2 (Warren) usually plays smt. like this: E||--------------------|-------------------|| B||--7--7--7--7--------|--8--8--8--8-------|| G||--7--7--7--7--------|--7--7--7--7------.|| D||--7--7--7--7--------|--9--9--9--9------.|| A||9-------------------|-(10)--------------|| E||--------------------|-------------------|| *************************************************************************************** END OF SOLO G.1. h h E||---------------------|----------7-|--9--10--12---14-----|--10--7--------------| B||---------------------|-7--8--10---|---------------------|---------10---7------| G||-----------7--(7)--9-|------------|---------------------|---------------------| D||---7--7-9------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------| A||---------------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------| E||---------------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------| G.2. the same as G.1. | | E||---------------------|------------|---------------------|-14--12--10----------| B||---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------12-----| G||---------------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------| D||---------------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------| A||---------------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------| E||---------------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------| G.1. let ring ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ let ring E||---------------|----------|--10--7--------------|------------|------------| B||---------------|----------|---------10---7------|------------|------------| G||--9--7----7----|-(7)------|---------------------|--9--7--7---|--(7)-------| D||----------7----|-(7)------|---------------------|--------7---|--(7)-------| A||---------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------| E||---------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------| G.2. | E||---------------|----------|--14--12--10---------|------------|------------| B||--10------10---|--(10)----|---------------12----|--10-----10-|------------| G||-----11---11---|--(11)----|---------------------|-----11--11-|------------| D||---------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------| A||---------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------| E||---------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------| G.1. E||--10--7-------------|--------10--7--|---------------------| B||---------10--7------|---------------|--10--7--------------| G||--------------------|--9--7---------|---------9--7--------| D||--------------------|---------------|---------------------| A||--------------------|---------------|---------------------| E||--------------------|---------------|---------------------| G.2. | E||--14-12--10---------|--------14--12-|--10-----------------| B||-------------12-----|-10------------|------12-------------| G||--------------------|----11---------|----------10---------| D||--------------------|---------------|--------------11-----| A||--------------------|---------------|---------------------| E||--------------------|---------------|---------------------| LAST RUN - Change of key G.1. s E||------------------|-----------------------|-10--7------------------| B||------------------|--------------10-------|-------10--7------------| G||--------------7---|-(7)--9--9/11----------|--------------9--7------| D||----7--9-(9)------|-----------------------|------------------------| A||------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E||------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| G.2. | E||------------------|----------------10-----|-14-12-10---------------| B||--------------7---|-(7)-10--10/12---------|-----------12--10-------| G||----7--9-(9)------|-----------------------|-------------------11---| D||------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| A||------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E||------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| G.1. E||---------------------|------------------------|---------------------| B||-----7---------------|------------------------|---------------------| G||--9-----7--9--7------|--7---------------------|----------------4--5-| D||-----------------9---|-----9--7---------------|------4--5--7--------| A||---------------------|-------------9---7---5--|--7------------------| E||---------------------|------------------------|---------------------| G.2. | E||---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| B||--10-12----10--------|--12--10-----------------|------------7--8-10-| G||--------11----11--9--|----------11--9---7------|-------7--9---------| D||---------------------|-----------------------9-|--10----------------| A||---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| E||---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| G.1. ~~~~ Here starts good old BRIDGE from the begining *********************************** E||---------|------------|----------|--------|----------|---------|---------| B||---------|------------|----------|--------|----------|---------|---------| G||--4----4-/-7-(7)--7-9-|-6--------|--------|----------|---------|---------| D||---------|------------|----7-----|----4-5-|-5----5-7-|-4-------|----7----| A||---------|------------|-------7--|-7------|----------|----7--5-|-4-------| E||---------|------------|----------|--------|----------|---------|---------| G.2.~~~ | E||---------| | B||--12-----| | G||---------| I guess G.2. Plays the same shit trough :-o) | D||---------| | A||---------| | E||---------| | || | || | Acoustic Guitar | || G G A A G A | E||--3------|-3---------|-0--------|---------|----------|----------|--------| B||--3------|-3---------|-2--------|---------|----------|----------|--------| G||--0------|-0---------|-2--------|--you play the chords here-----|--------| D||--0------|-0---------|-2--------|--i'm just too lazy to draw them--------| A||--2------|-2---------|-0--------|---------|----------|----------|--------| E||--3------|-3---------|-0--------|---------|----------|----------|--------| Acoustic Guitar - play full chords strum hard ||-A--------------|-G------|-G--------|-A-------|-A----|-G-----|-G------|-E----------------------| || | G.1.G.2 ~~~ s p b w/o r. | E||----------------|--------|----------|---------|------|-------|--7--10-|--12-(14)-(14)---12-----| B||----------------|--------|----------|---------|----7-|-8--10-|--------|------------------------| G||---------4-5----|-4----4//7-7---7-9-|-9-6--7--|-9----|-------|--------|------------------------| D||--4-5-7-------7-|--------|----------|---------|------|-------|--------|------------------------| A||----------------|--------|----------|---------|------|-------|--------|------------------------| E||----------------|--------|----------|---------|------|-------|--------|------------------------| ******************************************************************************************************* PART FOUR Part four is the same as part one except for the ending. It's getting late now, and I'm not into transcribing that shit. But if you've made it this far, it would be quite easy for you to figure out, what the good ole Allmans play at the end. Anyway - it goes for the Bridge above, for G chord, and it stops there. In concert it ends very much ad lib - as it should end. E||--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| B||--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| G||--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| D||--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| A||--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| E||--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| Hope you'll have fun with this. This song's much older than me, hope ole Jessie still doin' well. Anyway... Hugs and kisses Milos Belgrade, Serbia comments are welcome at email: skundr@ptt.yu Jessica (Al zavoleh devojku iz grada) " _ / |/ | | | | | |) | | | | | || | ) | |-| / | |_| | | |/ | | |
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Jessica Alba Montage : Allman Brothers : "Jessica"
Jessica Alba hit it big with Dark Angel, and its been straight to the top since. Beautiful, talented, I'm sure she will be around for a long time.
Allman Brothers have been making music for over 30 years now. Southern Rock, southern born and bred. A true all American genre of Rock music. R I P Duane Allman & Berry Oakley.
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The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
"Jessica" is a rock instrumental written by Dickey Betts, guitarist of The Allman Brothers Band.
Jessica was first released on the band's 1973 album Brothers and Sisters, and has subsequently been used in many musical contexts. In January 2006, a Wall Street Journal article referred to the piece as "a true national heirloom."
The piece, along with "Ramblin' Man", is one of the two most famous tracks from the album, an album which marked the beginning of a new era for the Allman Brothers Band following the deaths of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley. It is arguably one of the most popular entirely-instrumental pieces in the history of rock music. Named after Jessica Betts, the daughter of Dickey Betts and bride-to-be Sandy Bluesky, "Jessica" is a buoyant tune, with a joyous main guitar riff, and, clocking in at over seven minutes, pleasantly rambling, featuring multiple solos from both guitar and piano. Because of this nature, it has garnered something of a reputation as being a "driving song" (in the mold of "Born to be Wild") and is the theme tune to popular British motoring programme Top Gear since its inception in 1978.
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Allman Brothers - Jessica - 3/28/07 - Irving Plaza NYC
Labeled "Warren Haynes and Friends", the Allman Bros band came out to rock at this club gig on their day off from the March Beacon run with Come and Go Blues and Jessica. I shot this from roughly the 5th 'row'. Derek and Warren smoke!

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