Oh Well Tabs & Lyrics by Fleetwood Mac
Oh Well
guitar tabs lyrics
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Oh Well (Studio Version) - Fleetwood Mac
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Tabbed by: Frendy Glasser
Email: [email protected]
As heard on the �The Best Air Guitar Album In World Ever� disc 2
Tuning: Standard
Fig. 1: Repeat 2x, 1st time acoustic only, 2nd time w/distorted electric
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------0------------------------------------0------2-------------|
A|-----0-0-2h---0-2hp-0-----2-2-2--2--------0-0-2h---0-2h---2-2-2-2-----|
E|-0-3------------------3---0-0-0--0-0-3--------------------0-0-0-0-----|
Fig. 1: continued
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------0-----------------------------0-0-2hp-0-------------------|
A|-----0-0-2h---0-2hp-0---2-2-2--2-----0-0-2h---------0-0-2hp-0---------|
E|-0-3------------------3-0-0-0--0-0-3--------------------------3-0-0-0-|
Fig. 2: Repeat four times
e|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------~12-12-12-----|
G|-----------------~12-12-12-----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
Fig. 3: repeat four times
e|--------------------------|
B|------8-------------------|
G|-7-9h---9-7-9h------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Fig. 4a Fig. 4b: see note
e|--------------7----|-----------------|
B|-----8---10--------|-----------------|
G|-7-9---9----9---9--|-------------4/9-|
D|-------------------|-------5---5-----|
A|-------------------|---5-7---7-------|
E|-------------------|-7---------------|
Fig. 4b note: this is the basic core pattern, you can play with it with Hammers and
and adding passing tones such as G string 7th Fret. I count 4 beats of 16th notes starting
the D string 5th fret note the 1st time through this riff. To get them all I need a
mp3 player that would allow me to zero in on that Pattern. Its basically an arpeggio
I�m happy with the sound I get using the technique described above. I.e., it�s close enough
Song:
Fig 1. 2x
Fig 2. 4x
Fig 3. 4x
Fig 4a. 1x
Fig 4b. 1x
Vocals only:
I can�t help it about the shape I�m in
I can�t sing, I ain�t pretty, and my legs are thin
Well don�t ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answers that you want me to
Fig 1. 1x
Oh well
Fig 3. 2x
Fig 4a. 1x
Fig 4b. 1x
Lead Fig. 5 (Below with notes)
Now when I talk to God I know He�d understand
He said stick by me and I�ll be your guiding hand
Well don�t ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answers that you want me to
Fig 1. 1x
Fig 2. 4x
Fig 3. 4x
Fig 4a. 1x
Fig 4b. 1x
See Figure 7 for the way cool outro heard on the original release
of this song. Not on the live version we usually hear.
Fig. 5 Lead (see note)
e|--~12-~12--------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5/7-7-7-7-------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-------------|
Fig. 5 note: here is where you let your personal style shine,
the album�s lead revolves around the pentatonic
shown in Fig. 6, just have fun and play away.
Rhythm guitar and the Bass stick to E and A
pattern shown in figure 5.
Fig. 6: 10th position pentatonic, see note
e|--------------10--12----------------|
B|------10--12------------------------|
G|---11-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Fig. 6 note: based on the classic blues scale used in a million different
Leads. Freddie King was known to use only these 5 notes
In many leads using bends and trills only.
Fig. 7 (outro) see note
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----------------------7-----------------------7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-7------5-5-5--4----5-5--7-----5-5-5-4---------5-7-7-7-7-7-5--|
A|--------7 7-7 -5----7-7--------7-7-7-5---2/7---7-----------7--|
E|------0----------0----------0----------------0-------------0--|
Fig. 7 continued
e|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7----5------------7-7-7-7-7----5-|
B|------------------------------7-7-7-7-78hp-5------------7-7-7-7-78hp-5-|
G|-----7-7-7-7-7----------------7-7-7-7-7----5------------7-7-7-7-7----5-|
D|---5-7-7-7-7-7---5------------9-9-9-9-9----7------------9-9-9-9-9----7-|
A|---7-------------7------ ----------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---3-2-0--7-----------------0-3-2-0-7----------------|
Fig. 7 note: Let open E�s ring, you can have a lot of fun with these
Patterns in your own creative playing, the use of the 7th position
Em is haunting when paired with the diatic D-F#, with the low E
Ringing to create a very interesting tension - its basically an
Edim/9. Fun stuff
Final note: The song illustrates the importance of using your left
and right hands in a way to make it almost sound like
one guitar is two. The left hand uses hammer-ons and
pull-offs, the right hand uses palm muting and a very
funky, loose wrist style. Practice this and you�ll
see it isn�t as hard as it sounds and it will
improve your overall playing.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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