Kottke Leo : "Little martha" Guitar tabs
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Send "Little martha" Ringtone to your Cell 
this is my cut on Kottke's version (light years ahead
of good ol'boy Duane's). As a musical novice, I am unable
to add time values to the Tab. I break up measures very
hap-hazardly to say the least.
Bottom line... If you're not familiar with the tune
you're in big trouble. You gotta listen to it.
"Little Martha"
Duane Allman
arrangement: Leo Kottke
From "Home and Away"
video and "A Shout Toward
Noon"
Tab: Jim Jarrell
Open D tuning
* Harmonic
h Hammer-on
p pull-off
s slide
x dampen or undetermined point
g ghost note or very insignificant note
primarily used to maintain beat or assist
in left hand movement. Should be played and
heard, but only in passing
( ) indicates optional notes. See explanation below
Section I
d |--------------------12*--|------------------------|
a |-----------12*-----------|-----12*-------10s9-----|
f#|-----12*------12*--------|------------0--------0--|
D |--------12*------12*-----|--------12*---------0---|
A |--12*--------------------|--12*-------------------|
D |-------------------------|------------------------|
^ g gg
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accentuate harmonic!
|-----------------------------0----|
|------------12*--------7*---------| repeat section I
|------12*----------7*----7*------@| ?X's (til you get
|---------12*---------7*----7*----@| tired of it!)
|---12*-----------7*---------------| I think its 4Xs
|----------------------------------|
Note: the "10s9" is later on played "10s9s10s9"
with the 2nd string only struck once.
Section II
|----------------0------------------------|
|---------0-----(0)----0------------------|
|--0h1---(0)----------(0)-------1p0-------|
|--0h2--------0--------------0--2p0----0--|
|-------0-----------0----------------0----|
|--0--------0----0--------0-----0---------|
g g
^see note at end of section
1st ending
|----------------|--------------------|
|---------0------|--------------------|
|--0h1---(0)-----|-------1-----0------|
|--0h2--------0--|--2----2--0------0--|
|-------0--------|--4-------------0---|
|--0--------0----|-----2-------0------|
| gg
vibrato the "4"
on both endings
2nd time
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------1-----------| repeat section II ?Xs
|--2-----2-----0-----| I think 2Xs
|--4--------0--------|
|-----2--------0-----|
^ Note: The third string open note here (in combination
with the second string open note) is optional. The two
notes played together give a fuller sound. This idea
holds true for sections II and III when adjacent string
notes are played (eg. 5,s below and 0,s in section I.
5 0
Section III
|-------------------5---------------|
|----------5-------(5)----5---------|
|--5h6----(5)------------(5)--------|
|--5h7-----------5--------------5---|
|-------5--------------5------------|
|--5----------5-----5--------5------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------5-------|-------------5---|
|--6p5-------5h6--(5)------|-----------5-----|
|--7p5----5--5h7--------5--|--7-----6--------|
|-------5--------5---------|--9-----7--------|
|--5---------5--------5----|-----0-------5sX-|
subtle slide
Repeat Section II, then everything from the top
I think..:)
Section IV
1/2 barre
|--5s7---5--------------------------------------|
|--5s7---5--5s7---8p7----5------3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4-|
|--5s7---5--5s7---7------5----3-----------------|
|--7s9------5s7---9p7--5--------3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5-|
|-----------7s9-------------0-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Not to worry...above measure not nearly as hard
as it appears. If you don't use right hand ring
finger to play, leave out "7s9"s. Last hammer/pull-
offs done with only one, initial right hand movement.
Just keep hammer/pulloff going til you run out of
sustain...
(start Sec II)
|------------------0---------------|------------
|-----4p3------------0-------------|------------
|--3-------5p3---0-----1-0---------|-0h1---etc..
|--------------5-----------2-0-----|-0h2--------
|------------------------------2-0-|------------
|----------------------------------|-0----------
Leo slightly muffles above measure with heel of
right hand. Somewhat of a staccato effect. Note
that "1 0" and rest of measure played with alter-
nating right thumb and index finger (I think! :)
If previous measure doesn't work for you try it
this way...
|------------------0---------------|
|--0--4s3--2p0-------0-------------|
|--------------1-0-----1-0---------|
|--------------------------2-0-----|
|------------------------------2-0-|
|----------------------------------|
Same notes but maybe a little easier?
Corrections, comments etc. welcome!
Jim Jarrell work- JarrellJ@N4.OPNAV.NAVY.MIL
home- KQTJ46A@prodigy.com
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