Laundromat tab - gallagher rory

Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 18:40:44 +0100 (MEZ)
From: Dirk Hoffmann 
Subject: Laundromat corr. + solo



RORY GALLAGHER: LAUNDROMAT

Here are some suggestions for Laundromat, one of my Gallagher-
favourites. The tab contains the main riff (during the song in
minor, towards the end in major), the chorus, the bridge and
the great solo.
I added the solo part to the former version. Ensure in most
cases that, if you come from the B-string down to the G-string
14th fret, you hit the G-string with your pinky. So you get
your fingers in the right position to finger first the 12th,
then the 11th fret on the G-string.


               ! The main riff:
               !
!--------------!--------------------!--------------------!---------------!
!--------------!--------------------!--------------------!---------------!
!--------------!-5------------------!--------------------!-7-------------!
!------5-7p5---!----7---7---5-7p5---!-5--7---7---5-7p5---!-7--5b6--5-----!
!------------7-!------------------7-!------------------7-!------------7--!
!--------------!--------------------!--------------------!---------------!



!---------------!--------------------!--------------------!-------------!
!---------------!--------------------!--------------------!-----7-------!
!---------------!-5------------------!-5------------------!-5---7---5---!
!-5~~---5-7p5---!----7---7---5-7p5---!----7---7---5-7p5---!-----------7-!
!-------------7-!------------------7-!------------------7-!-------------!
!---------------!--------------------!--------------------!-------------!



!-------------!
!-------------!
!-------------!
!-------------!
!-7-----------!
!-------------!


The chorus:

  Am                  D                  G                    Aadd9
!-------------------!------------------!--------------------!------------!
!-1-----------------!-3----------------!-3------------------!-0----------!
!-2-----------------!-2----------------!-0------------------!-2----------!
!-2-----------------!-0----------------!-0------------------!-2----------!
!-0-----------------!------------------!-2------------------!-0----------!
!-------------------!------------------!-3------------------!------------!
  what do you think of that? I'm sleeping down at the laundromat,       if

  Aadd9                D                            A
!--------------------!------------------------!   !-----------------!
!-0------------------!-3----------------------!   !-5-x-5-----------!
!-2------------------!-2----------------------!   !-6-x-6-----------!
!-2------------------!-0----------------------!   !-7-x-7---5-7p5---!
!-0------------------!------------------------!   !-7-x-7---------7-!
!--------------------!------------------------!   !-----------------!
  you should pass by     be sure to drop my         bag


!-------------------!-------------------!------------!
!-------------------!-------------------!------------!
!-5-----------------!-5-----------------!-5----------!
!-5--7--7---5-7p5---!-5--7--7---5-7p5---!------------!
!-----------------7-!----7--7---------7-!------------!
!-------------------!-------------------!------------!
                                              come


The Bridge:

  D7/9           D7/9            A              A
!--------------!--------------!--------------!---------------!
!-5-x-5-x------!-5-x-5-x------!-2-x-2-x------!-2-x-2-x-------!
!-5-x-5-x------!-5-x-5-x------!-2-x-2-x------!-2-x-2-x-------!
!-4-x-4-x------!-4-x-4-x------!-2-x-2-x------!-2-x-2-x-------!
!-5-x-5-x------!-5-x-5-x------!--------------!---------------!
!--------------!--------------!--------------!---------------!
 `round            and meet my  friends                they'll be

  D7/9             D7/9           E                    E
!----------------!--------------!--------------------!-------------------!
!-5-x-5-x--------!-5-x-5-x------!--------------------!-------------------!
!-5-x-5-x--------!-5-x-5-x------!--------------------!--------------------
!-4-x-4-x--------!-4-x-4-x--2---!---------2-0--------!---------2-0-------!
!-5-x-5-x--------!-5-x-5-x--3---!-------------2------!-------------2-----!
!----------------!--------------!-0===0--------------!-0===0-------------!
  there with me                   right through to the end

  E                    E
!--------------------!--------------------!
!--------------------!--------------------!
!--------------------!--------------------!
!---------2-0--------!---------2-0--------!
!-------------2------!-------------2------!
!-0===0--------------!-0===0--------------!
  right through to the end

  Esus4           Esus4           Esus            Esus
!---------------!---------------!---------------!------------------------!
!-8===8===8===8=!=8===8===8===8=!=10==10==10==10!=10==10==10==10---------!
!-7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7----------!
!-7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7--5-7p5---!
!---------------!---------------!---------------!----------------------7-!
!---------------!---------------!---------------!------------------------!
  right through to the end


The solo:


     +   +    +      +          +         +         +         +
e:---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------|------------13-p12----------------------|
G:-----------------------12--|--14-p12-----------14-12-p11-------12b==|
D:---------------14--14------|---------14------------------14---------|
A:--------------------0------|----------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------|----------------------------------------|


    +     +       +       +
e:--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|
G:==(14)~~~~~-----------------12--|
D:--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|


    +         +            +           +
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------12----------------------------------|
G:--14-p12-------------12--14-p12------11----12b==|
D:---------14----------------------14-------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|


    +       +      +      +
e:------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|
G:==(14)~~~~~-------------------|
D:------------------------------|
A:------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|


    +         +         +         +
e:-------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------13-p12---------------|
G:---------12-14-p12-----------14-12-p11-----|
D:--12-h14-----------14------------------14--|
A:-------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|


    +       +       +       +
e:--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|
G:--11---12---12b(14)~~~----------|
D:--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|


        +        +       +         +          +       +    +      +
e:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G:--(14)r12--11--12------------------------|-------11---12~~~~----------|
D:-------------------14--12-p11----11--12--|--14------------------------|
A:------------------------------14---------|----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|


   +       +      +      +     +       +      +       +
e:---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:---------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:---------------------------|------------11------12--11---|
D:-11--11-----11-----11------|-12--14----------------------|
A:--0---0------0------0------|--0---0----------------------|
E:---------------------------|-----------------------------|


    +       +     +      +         +     +      +        +
e:------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:------------------------------|-----------11-----12----14--12--|
D:-11--11-----11-----11-----11--|-12--14-------------------------|
A:--0---0------0---0--0--0---0--|--0---0-------------------------|
E:------------------------------|--------------------------------|


    +      +     +     +           +       +       +       +
e:--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:--15b(17)------(17)~~-----|-(17)r15--13--15--13--12-----------------|
G:--------------------------|--------------------------14--12-p11-----|
D:--------------------------|-------------------------------------14--|
A:--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


    +        +          +       +
e:------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|
G:--11---12-----12b(14)~~~~~~---------|
D:------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|


     +       +       +         +             +       +       +       +
e:----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G:------(14)r12--11--12-p11---------------|--------------11--12--11--12b=|
D:--------------------------14-12-p11-----|--11--12--14------------------|
A:------------------------------------14--|------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------|------------------------------|


    +           +        +      +
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|


    +           +        +      +
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|


    +           +        +      +
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---14----------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|


     +           +       +      +
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---14----------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|


    +            +       +       +           +    +    +    +
e:---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B:---14----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|==(14)~----------------|
D:---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|-----------------------|


    +     +   +    +       +   +   +   +
e:----------------------|------------------|
B:----------------------|------------------|
G:--(14)~-----(14)~-----|--(14)~~~~/-------|
D:----------------------|------------------|
A:----------------------|------------------|
E:----------------------|------------------|


    +          +      +       +     +     +     +     +
e:---------10--------------------|---------------------------|
B:----------------x-------x------|--11~~~~-------------------|
G:--10/11-------------x-------x--|-----------------------14--|
D:-------------------------------|---------------------------|
A:-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E:-------------------------------|---------------------------|


    +          +     +     +        +     +     +    +
e:------------------------------|--------------------------|
B:--13b(14)---------------------|---(14)-------------------|
G:----------14------------------|-----x---14---------------|
D:------------------------------|--------------------------|
A:------------------------------|--------------------------|
E:------------------------------|--------------------------|



    +            +       +       +          +       +       +      +
e:---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--(17)-r15-p13-15--13------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-----------------------14--13--12------|--14--12--11------11--12-------|
D:-----------------------------------14--|--------------14---------------|
A:---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    pre-bend


    +          +        +      +         +      +     +     +
e:------------------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|------------------------|
G:--12b(14)~------------12--11--------|------------------------|
D:--------------------------------14==|==(14)~-----------------|
A:------------------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|------------------------|



   +            +      +      +         +     +     +    +
e:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
G:--12b(14)~-----------12--11--------|------------------------|
D:-------------------------------14==|==(14)------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|------------------------|



   +          +      +        +        +         +      +       +
e:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:--12b(14)~---------12b(14)~-------|--12b(14)~---------12b(14)~-----|
D:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|


    +     +    +     +
e:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:--13~~~~~~--------------|
D:------------------------|
A:------------------------|
E:------------------------|



The main riff in major:

!-------------!--------------------------!--------------------!
!-------------!-14--12-------------------!-14--12-------------!
!-12-14p12----!-14--12-------------------!-14--12-------------!
!----------14-!---------14---------------!---------14---------!
!-------------!--------------------------!--------------------!
!-------------!--------------------------!--------------------!



!------------------!-------------------!---------------------!
!-15b17--15--13----!-------------------!-2-------------------!
!---------------14-!-14--------0-2p0---!-2--0--------0-2p0---!
!------------------!-----------------2-!-------2-----------2-!
!------------------!-------------------!---------------------!
!------------------!-------------------!---------------------!



!--------------------!-------------!----------------!
!-2------------------!-2-----------!----------------!
!-2--0-------0-2p0---!-2---0-------!----------------!
!-------2----------2-!---------2-0-!----------------!
!--------------------!-------------!-4--------------!
!--------------------!-------------!----------------!



what do you think of that
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
if you should pass you should drop my bag

but I don't have no clothes to clean
to put inside the machine
it was the craziest place I've ever been

oh, come around and meet my friends
they'll be there with me right through to the end

say I told you so
maybe bad times come and go
you don't know that right now but then you'll never know

what do you think of that
I'm on the street like an old straycat
if you should look for me you'd know exactly where to go

oh, come around and meet my friends
they'll be there with me, with me to the end

what do you think of that
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
if you should pass by drop right in

but I have no clothes to clean
to put inside the machine
It was the craziest place I've ever been

Oh, come around and meet my friends
they'll be there with me right through to the end

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*   transcribed 9/94 by                               *
*                                                     *
*   dirkhoffmann@student.uni-tuebingen.de             *
*                                                     *
*   Hubi says: "Licht ?!"...                          *
*                                                     *
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