'Gimme Three Steps' by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Guitar Tutorial

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From: Dave Mosley 
Subject: TAB: Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (additions)
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 95 10:10:00 PST


(Explanation of the notation used is at the end)

                       Gimme Three Steps
                        Lynyrd Skynyrd
                         (pronounced)
                         MCA MCAD1685


  Intro
  (Guitar 1)
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7-7---7-7---7-------7-------|-2-2---2-2---2-------2-------|
|--7-7---7-7---7-------7-------|-2-2---2-2---2-------2-------|
|------9-----9-----7-9---7-9-0-|-----4-----4-----2-4---2-4-0-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|


  (Guitar 1)
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7---7-7---7-----7-------|-2-2---2-2-----7---7-7---7-------|
|-7-7---7-7---7-----7-------|-2-2---2-2-----7---7-7---7-------|
|-----9-----9---7-9---7-9-0-|-0-0---0-0-7/9---9-----9---------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|


  (Guitar 1)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7-----7--7-----7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-----|
|--7--9-----7--9-----7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7-----|
|--0--0-----0--0-----0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
|(Guitar 2)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------10---10---10----7--7-10-7--10------7---7-9-7-|
|--9b(11)-(11) (11) (11)r9-7--7--9-7---9b11r9-7---7-9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------9-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
      (hold the bend)

  (Guitar 1)
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-4---2-4---2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
|-----------------------------|
|---5----5------------------7-|
|---4b6--4b6r4----------7-9---|
|-----------------------------|
|---------------3b--0---------|
|-----------------------------|


 (Guitar 1)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7-----7--7-----7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-----|
|--7--9-----7--9-----7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7-----|
|--0--0-----0--0-----0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-10----------10----------10-------10---10----10------7---|
|--9b11r9-7----9b11r9-7----9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b11r9-7---|
|-----------9-----------9-------------------------------9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|


  (Guitar 1)
|--------------------------|
|----------------------14--|
|-----------------2----14--|
|-----------2-----2----14--|
|-------2-4---3b--0--------|
|-0-3-4--------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
|--------------------------|
|----------------------14--|
|-----------------2----14--|
|-----------2-----2----14--|
|-------2-4---3b--0--------|
|-0-3-4--------------------|


 (Guitar 1)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7---7--7---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-----|
|--7--9---7--9---7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7-----|
|--0--0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
|----------------------11---------11----------------|
|-10-------7---7--10--------10----------------------|
|--9b11r9--7---7---9b11------9b11-------------------|
|------------9--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


  (Guitar 1)
|--------------------0-|
|--------------------0-|
|------4---------1-----|
|------5---------2-----|
|------5---------2-----|
|-/3---3---3-2-1-0-----|
|
| (Guitar 2)
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-/5---5---5-4-3-2-----|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|



 (Guitar 1)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7---7--7---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-----|
|--7--9---7--9---7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7-----|
|--0--0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| (Guitar 2)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10-----------7--7--10--7-10----7---7-10--7--------|
|--9b11r9b11r9-7--7---9--7--9b11-7---7--9--7--------|
|----------------------------------9----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

  (Guitar 1 &  2)
|----------------------------------|
|---------------7-------------7----|
|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
|-0-0---0-3h4-----9-----9---9------|
|----------------------------------|

  Verse
  (Guitar 1)

  plays rhythm in bars 5-12, with flourishes on the E breaks, for instance:

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------2---------2--------|
|-----------2-----2------------------|
|-------2-4---3b--0--0--2/4----4p3p0-|
|-0-3-4------------------------------|


Lead break #1  (well excuse me...)

  D
|------------------------------------------|
|-10-----------7-7---10-------7---7--10--7-|
|--9b11r9b11r9-7-7----9b11r9--7---7---9--7-|
|------------------9------------9----------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

  A
|----------------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5-----2--2---2--5------2----2--5--2--|
|-4b6-4b6-4b6r4-2--2---2--4b6r4--2----2--4--2--|
|--------------------4--------------4----------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

  D
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10----7--7-10-7-|
|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)r9-7--7--9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------9-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

  A
|----------------------------------|
|---------------7-------------7----|
|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
|-0-0---0-3h4-----9-----9---9------|
|----------------------------------|

Lead break #2 (for sure...)

  D
|------------------------------------------|
|-------1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|
|-------1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|
|---7-9-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|
|-9----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

  A
|----------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5-----2---5-----2---2--5--2----|
|-4b6-4b6-4b6r4-2---4b6r4-2---2--4--2----|
|-----------------4---------4----------4-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

  D                                    A
|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|----------------------14--|
|-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|-----------------2----14--|
|-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|-----------2-----2----14--|
|------------------------------------|-------2-4---3b--0--------|
|------------------------------------|-0-3-4--------------------|


  D                                    E
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|-------------------7---|
|-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|-----------------7---9-|
|-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|-/5---5---5-5-/9-------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|


  D
|------------------------------------|
|-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|
|-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|
|-1097-1097-1097-1097-1097-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

  A                D
|---------------------------------|
|-542--54--1097---7--7-----7-|
|-542--54--1097---7--7-----7-|
|-542--54--1097---7--7-----7-|
|--------------------9-------9----|
|---------------------------------|

outtro lead
  D
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-10-------10---10----10-------10---10----10-------10---10----
|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9-
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------

               A
------------|---------------------------------------------------|
-7---7-10-7-|---------------------------------------------------|
-7---7--9-7-|-----2------2--4b6-4b6-4b6r4p2---2-4b6r4p2---2-4-2-|
---9--------|-------------------------------4-----------4-------|
------------|-2h3----2h3----------------------------------------|
------------|---------------------------------------------------|

  D
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-10-------10---10----10-------10---10----10-------10---10----
|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9-
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------

               A
------------|--------------------------|
-7---7-10-7-|----------------------14--|
-7---7--9-7-|-----------------2----14--|
---9--------|-----------2-----2----14--|
------------|-------2-4---3b--0--------|
------------|-0-3-4--------------------|

  D
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-10-------10---10----10-------10---10----10-------10---10----
|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9-
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------

               A
------------|----------------------|
-7---7-10-7-|----------------------|
-7---7--9-7-|----------------------|
---9--------|-/5---5---5-4-3-2-----|
------------|----------------------|
------------|----------------------|

  D
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-10-------10---10----10-------10---10----10-------10---10----
|--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9--9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9-
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------


------------|----------------------------------|
-7---7-10-7-|---------------7-------------7----|
-7---7--9-7-|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
---9--------|-2-2---2-------7---7-7---7---7----|
------------|-0-0---0-3h4-----9-----9---9------|
------------|----------------------------------|


===================================================================
==                    TABLATURE EXPLANATION                      ==
===================================================================

----------                            ----------
----5h8--- Hammeron                   ----(8)--- Bent Note
----------                            ----------
----5p8--- Pulloff                    ----------

----------                            ----------
----5/8--- Slide Up                   -----x---- Dead Note
----------                            ----------
----58--- Slide Down                 ----------

----------                            ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato                    ||*----*||
----------                            ||*----*||
----------                            ||------||

some special notation I used for this piece:

typical 'rockabilly' lick:

--------------------- start the lick by picking the notes on the 2nd
--10-------10---10--- and 3rd strings, bend the 3rd string up to the note
---9b(11)-(11)-(11)r9 in parens. hold the bend this way and pick the 2nd
--------------------- and 3rd strings the required number of times. on the
                      last set, release the 3rd string back to its original
                      position. kinda like a pedal-steel, no?


--3b---0------------- a 'slight' bend, usually pulled off to an open string.
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