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Freebird Guitar Tablature
Tabbed By: Tidkeyboader2
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

First off i need to give credit to Tyler Shmitz who is basically responsibl for this tab i just had  few alterations for the solo, but other then that this is his masterpeice so thanks Tyler.

/= Slide Up
= Slide Down
B= Bend
P= Pull Off
H= Hammer On
T= Tapping


Accoustic.
     G     D/F#  Em         F      C     Dsus2 
e-|--3^----------0^--0^-----1^-----0^-----3^--------|
B-|--0^----------0^--0^-----1^-----1^-----3^--------|
G-|--0^----------0^--0^-----2^-----0^-----2^--------| X2
D-|--0^----------2^--2^-----3^-----2^-----0^--------| 
A-|--2^----------2^--2^-----3^-----3^---------------|
E-|--3^-----2----0^--0^-----1^----------------------|

GTR1 With slide
         G        D/F#      Em
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---3-/-8--7/8--7------8--8-7-5-3/5/7--3/5--5-/-3--------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------4--4/-|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

    F          C                      D
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------6-6-65-----------------------------------------------|
G-|-/5-----------5---------4--5----7---5-/7--(7)-/19------19-|
D-|----------------5---/5------------------------------19----|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

        G         D/F#           Em           F
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----3/8-------7-/87---(7)/8-87-5----5--3--------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------4--4--/-5----|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

                           C            D
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----65----------------------------------------------------|
G-|--5------5----------4-5---7----5/7--75-/7--5/7--9/--------|
D-|------------5---5------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
    G        D/F#               Em
    If I_  leave__ here ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------3--/--5-------5----3---------|
G-|-/12------------------------------------------------4--4----|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

   F           C                 D   
   would you still remember ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|/5------------------4--5-----7--(7)5-/7--(7)-/-1917---19--|
D-|----------------/5-----------------------------------19-----|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

  G                 D/F#               Em
   But please don't  take ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|7/8-------------------------------3-/-5----5-3-------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------4--4-------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|
    F                            C                         D
         'cause  the  Lord   ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|5----4-/5---------(5)--------------------------5----7----|
D-|----------------------------------2-/5----------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|   

   D
e-|------------------------/-----------------------|
A-|-----------------------/------------------------|
G-|--(7)5/75/6------(7)/---1917/1917/19--------|
D-|------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------|

   G             D/F#                Em                 F 
     But if I   stayed__ here with...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|7/8-------------------------------3-/--5-----5-3-----------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------4--4-/-5--|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

            C                   D                           G
    just could - n't  be  ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------4---5--7-(7)-5-/7---75-/7--7---9-/-12--|
G-|----------2-/-5---------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

             D/F#          Em                          F
    I'm as  free___ as  a bird    ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------121197-/9---9-7-----------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------9--9/-/10-------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

          C                    D
    this bird  you ...
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------10-----1210----12----1210/1210/1210/12|
A-|-----------3/10-----------------12---------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|

     F            C                       D
      And  this  bird you can...
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|7/10-109---------------5-/---------/1917-----1917----19/17|
D-|----------10--------/-----------------------19-------19------|
A-|-------------10-3-/-----------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|

                       F             C                   D
                         and  this  bird you ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------22---------------------------------------------|
G-|---1917----/---19-7/10-109--------------4-5------5/7-----|
D-|19-------19/------------------10----------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------10-(10)-------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                        
   F              C                    D                                
    Lord      knows,   I ...G     I
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
G-|/10-109------------------------------------------------7-/-12-|  
D-|---------10---3-/9---10-------1210-/12--1210/1210/12--------|  
A-|----------103-------------------------------------------------|  
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                                        
           D/F#       Em                               F                
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
G-|-11/12--11------121197/9/11--7/9-97---------10-10-10-9---|  
D-|----------------------------------------9-9--10----------------|  
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                                        
         C               D                                              
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
B-|------------------------------------17/22----------------------|  
G-|-----------4-5---75/7-(7)-/1917--------19--7/12--11/12-11---|  
D-|----10---5------------------------19---------------------------|  
A-|---10-(10)----------------------------------------------------|  
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------|  

Verse 2:
    G        D/F#               Em 
   Bye, bye ba - by it's been ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------3--/--5-------5----3---------|
G-|-/12------------------------------------------------4--4----|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

   F           C                 D   
   though this feel - ing I  ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|/5------------------4--5-----7--(7)5-/7--(7)-/-1917---19--|
D-|----------------/5-----------------------------------19-----|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

  G                 D/F#               Em   
   But please don't  take ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|7/8-------------------------------3-/-5----5-3-------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------4--4-------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|
    F                            C                         D
         'cause  the  Lord   ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|5----4-/5---------(5)--------------------------5----7----|
D-|----------------------------------2-/5----------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|   

   D
e-|------------------------/-----------------------|
A-|-----------------------/------------------------|
G-|--(7)5/75/6------(7)/---1917/1917/19--------|
D-|------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------|

   G             D/F#                Em                 F 
     But if I   stayed__ here with...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|7/8-------------------------------3-/--5-----5-3-----------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------4--4-/-5--|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

            C                   D                           G
    just could - n't  be  ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------4---5--7-(7)-5-/7---75-/7--7---9-/-12--|
G-|----------2-/-5---------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

             D/F#          Em                          F
    I'm as  free___ as  a bird    ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------121197-/9---9-7-----------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------9--9/-/10-------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

          C                    D
    this bird  you ...
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------10-----1210----12----1210/1210/1210/12|
A-|-----------3/10-----------------12---------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|

     F            C                       D
      And  this  bird you can...
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|7/10-109---------------5-/---------/1917-----1917----19/17|
D-|----------10--------/-----------------------19-------19------|
A-|-------------10-3-/-----------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|

                       F             C                   D
                         and  this  bird you ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------22---------------------------------------------|
G-|---1917----/---19-7/10-109--------------4-5------5/7-----|
D-|19-------19/------------------10----------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------10-(10)-------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

    F         C            D
     Lord    knows I ...
e-|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G-|/10-109------------10-|/1917-1917-1917--1917-1917-1917----|
D-|--------10--------10---|-----19----19----19-----19----19----19---|
A-|----------105-/10-----|-----------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|-------Repeat this section twice---------|

   F                  C           D
    Lord,  help me,  I ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-3/6--65---------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------5-------4--5-------75/75/75/75/75/75/75----|
D-|------------5-/5-------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

    G                Bb              C
             Lord,____________I ...
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-12\-----------------------------------------------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

                          G              Bb              C
               Won't  you  fly__________________________ free__
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10|
A-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10|
E-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8-|


   ________________________           bird?      yeah________
e-|-------------------------------------------------------15---|
B-|----------------------------------------------------15----15|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
A-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

SOLO 

-15--------15----------------------------|---------------18-----18------------|
----15-18b----18b-18b-18-15-18-18b-15-18b|-18-15-18b-18b----18b----18b-18b----|
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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-15--------15----------------------------|---------------18-----18------------|
----15-18b----18b-18b-18-15-18-18b-15-18b|-18-15-18b-18b----18b----18b-18b----|
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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-----18-----18----|----------------|--------------|-------------------|
-18b----18b-------|-18-18b-18b-p15-|-18b-18b-18p15|-----15-18p15------|
------------------|----------------|--------------|-17b---------------|
------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|
------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|
------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|
        x18             x18                             x12
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
-----15------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
-17b----15----------15---------|-15----15-17p15-17p15----15-17p15-17p15-------|
-----------17p15h17----17p15h17|----17----------------17----------------------|
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

---------------------------------------------|--------------|
-----------18-----18-----18-----15-----18----|---------18---|
----15-17b----17b----17b----17b----17b----17b|-17b-17b------|
-17------------------------------------------|--------------|
---------------------------------------------|--------------|
---------------------------------------------|--------------|
                                                    x17
------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|
-----18-----18-----18---------------|-------------|---------------------------|
-17b----17b----17b----17b-17b-p15---|--15---------|---------------------------|
----------------------------------17|-----17p15---|---------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------17|---------------------------|
------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|
                                          x4
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------15---------------------------------------|
-15-17-15----15-17-15----15-17-15----15-17------------------------------------|
----------17----------17----------17------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-15----15-17p15----15-17p15----15-17-15---------------------------------------|
----17----------17----------17----------15------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-15-17-17p15----17-15----15-17p15----15---------------------------------------|
-------------17-------17----------17------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|
------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|
----------------15----15----15----15----15|-17b-17-15------|------------------|
-17p15----15-17-15-------17-15-------17-15|-----------17-15|------------------|
-------17----------17----------17---------|----------------|------------------|
------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|
                                                 x8

----------------------------|-------------3------3----------------------------|
----------------------------|-6b-6b-6b------3-6b---6b-6b-6-3-6b-6b-p3-6b-6----|
-17b------------------17----|----------/4-------------------------------------|
-------------------------/17|-------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    --release slowly--

---------6----6----6b-6b-------------6----------------------------------------|
-3-6b-6b---6b---6b-6b-6b-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------6-----------6----------------------------------------------------------|
-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-10b-10b-10b-6-8-8-6------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----6-----------6-----------6------------------------------------------------|
-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-10b-10b--------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-10b--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------12----12-12-14p12----12----12-12-------------------------------------|
-----/13----14-------------14----14-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------|
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-14p12----12----12----12-12-12-12----|
-------14----14----14-------------/14|
-------------------------------------|
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----------------------|
----------------------|
--15p12--14p12----12--|
---------------14-----|   repeat alot
----------------------|
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--------------|
-18p15----15--|
-------17-----|  repeat alot
--------------|
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 T       T        T        T        T        T        T        T
-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-18p15p10-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-15------15---15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-18(20)-(20)-(20)-(20)-(20)-(20)-18-18-18-18-15-15-15------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------17(19)(19)(19)-17-17-15-15-15-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--12-12-12--15p12-15p12-------12-12-12-15p12-15p12-------12--15p12-------12-|
------------------------12h15----------------------12h15-----------12h15----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------|
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--15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12--15p12----12--|
--------15----------15----------15-----------15-----|
----------------------------------------------------|
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---------------------------------------------------------- -|
----------------------------------------------------------  |
------12-------12~------12-------12~--------12-14--12~----  |
-----------14----------------14---------14----------------  |
----------------------------------------------------------  |
----------------------------------------------------------  |
                                                             | x4
----------------------------------------------------------  |
-----15----15----15----15---------------------------------  |
-----14b---14b---14b---14b--------------------------------  |
----------------------------------------------------------  |
----------------------------------------------------------  |
---------------------------------------------------------- -|

--------------|---------18--|--22----------|
--------18----|--18(20)-----|-----22(24)---|
--17(19)------|-------------|--------------| 
--------------|-------------|--------------|
--------------|-------------|--------------|
--------------|-------------|--------------|
     x alot        x alot        x alot

|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------15------|
|-19-19b----15----17-15-17----15-17b----15---|    
|--------17----17----------17----------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
  
-------------------------------------------|-15---------|-15b-|---------------|
-------------------------------------------|----18p15---|-15b-|---------------|
-17----15b-17-15b----17----15-17-15b----15/|----------17|-17b-|---------------|
----17------------17----17-----------17----|------------|-----|---------------|
-------------------------------------------|------------|-----|---------------|
-------------------------------------------|------------|-----|---------------|
                                                 x23      x7
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------15b-15b----------------|
-12----12-12-14p12----12----12-12-14p12----12----12-12---------14b-14b-12-----|
----14-------------14----14-------------14----14--------------------------14--|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------12h14----|
-12-14p12-14p12----12-------12-------12h14-14b-14-------12h14-14-14b----------|
----------------14----14-14----12h14--------------12h14-----------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

---------------------------15|-----15|---------------------|----|-------------|
-------15b-------------------|-------|----------------12-13|-15b|-15p13-------|
-12h14-14b-12-14-12-12-14b---|-14b---|-14b-14b-14b-14------|----|-------------|
-----------------------------|-------|---------------------|----|-------------|
-----------------------------|-------|---------------------|----|-------------|
-----------------------------|-------|---------------------|----|-------------|
                                 x4                          x4
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-13p12-12-13-12----12---------------------------------------------------------|
----------------14----14-12-12-14p12------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------14---------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Ending
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---------------5-7h8p7p5--7-8--10--10b~-------------------
---5~--5-7-8----------------------------------------------
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----------------------------------------------------------
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---10-8-7-7h8h10p8p7/5-7p5/3-3h5p3/2-2h3h5p3p2p0----------
--------------------------------------------------3-2~----
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----------------------------------------------------------
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---------5-7h8p7-5-7-8-10-10brp8/7-8p7--------------------
-----7-8--------------------------------8-10bbb~----------
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Once again thanks Tyler and, thanks Skynrd for writing sucha kick a@# song
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