Today is the 31st anniversary of Paul Kossoff's (guitarist of Free) death. He's one of my favorite guitarists if not the favorite. I was listening to a blues radio show yesterday and the host was talking about how Paul Kossoff, who is not very well known, would undoubtedly have become a 'guitar god', in the same vein as Jimmy Page, Hendrix, Clapton, Jeff Beck, etc. if he hadn't died so young, and I think that he was right. Paul Kossoff was only 25 when he died.
Anyways I thought I would post a tab of a Free song to commemorate his life. If you don't know who Paul Kossoff is, you should definitely find out.
I wrote the tab with some help from Wes. Thanks again Wes!
Free - I'll Be Creeping
!= note stopped short- staccato
f= full bend- raised one whole note
h= half bend- note raised one half note (only when above tab staff)
~= vibrato
^= bend
r= release- allow the bent note to sound when bend is released back to normal pitch
p= pulled note
h= hammer on (only when in tab itself)
= slide down
/= slide up
Verse
B minor pentatonic 1st position
~ h
e--------------------------|--------------------------------------------(7)-|
b--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------7h8----|------------------------------------------------|
d-------7---------7-----9--|--9--7------7-9-7-------------------7-----------|
a---7h9-------7h9----------|--------7h9-------9------------7/9---9p8p7-----|
E-7---------7--------------|---------------------2^--0----7-----------------|
x8
Chorus
e---------(7)-----------|-----|
b-----------------------|-----|
g-----------------------|-----|
d-------9------------7--|--7--|
a---7h9----------6h7----|--7--|
E-7------------7--------|--7--|
x4
Solo
B Minor Pentatonic 2nd position
~ h ~~ f!
e--10-----10^------10^-----
b----12--------12----------
g--------------------------
d--------------------------
a--------------------------
E--------------------------
B Minor Pentatonic 4th position
f f f~~ ~ f~~~ ~~
e-----14-14-------14-14------------17-----------17^------------
b—17^---------17^--------17--17^-----17-17p15--------16-16-----
g---------------------------------------------16-----------18-
d--------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B Minor Pentatonic 1st & 2nd position
~~~ ~~~ f-h ~~
e------7--------------------------------------------
b--7-7-----10--10^----10-12-10-12---12^--10h12-10--
g—--------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B Minor Pentatonic 2nd & 1st positions
e------------------------------
b—12p10--------------9p7----------
g-------11-11/9-7----9p7----------
d-----------------9------7-9------
a---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
B Minor Pentatonic 1st position
f ~~~ f-h-0 ~~~~
e--------------------------------
b—---10---------10^-------9h10p9-
g-9^----9^-----------------------
d--------------------------------
a--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
Here is a clip of them playing the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u59eceeqczc
The tab is for the record version though.
Enjoy!
Looks like a fun challenge...Im gonna dig i at lunch today. Thanks for the tab.
