ACTIVITY
Little Martha
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Where did you see Leo Kottke live? If I could see just one of his live
shows and/or his video, I could die and go to heaven with a smile.
Anyways, the song you're after is "Little Martha" and is archived from
Nevada. The 'Eat A Peach' version is actually Duane on an open-E tuned
acoustic and Dicky Betts playing back-up chords on a standard tuned
acoustic. I haven't yet been able to hear Leos' version mainly 'cause I
can't yet afford the CD. Try this for "Little Martha":
Little Martha
by: Duane Allman
Playing notes:
This instrumental is played in open E tuning (E B E G# B E).
Rather than tuning the 3rd, 4th and 5th strings up (which can
be really stressful on the neck), you can tune down to open D
(D A D F# A D) and capo at the second fret.
The thumb keeps time with a monotonic bass line while the
fingers play the melody. The structure of the tune is:
1 - Intro
2 - Part 1 ending with [1.]
3 - Repeat Part 1 ending with [2.]
4 - Part 2
5 - Repeat Part 1 up until [To Coda]
6 - Coda
Chords used: numbers in grid indicate frets
numbers in parentheses are suggested fingerings
(1=index,2=middle,etc)
E B E G#B e
+-----------+
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 (pretty obvious !)
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)
C#m/E x x 0 8 9 9 (x x 0 2 3 3)
C#m/B x 0 x 8 9 9 (x 0 x 2 3 3)
A/B x 0 x 5 5 5 (1st finger barre)
B x 0 x 7 7 7 (1st finger barre)
B7 x 0 x 1 0 2 (x 0 x 1 0 3)
E/G# 4 0 0 3 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)
F# 2 0 0 1 0 0 (3 0 0 1 0 0)
+-----------+
h = hammer on
p = pull off
4 2
- or - = time signature
4 4
Timing is as follows:
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
one & two & three & four &
==========================================================================
==
INTRO:
------
(Freely)
4|------------------+--------------+-----------------------+2+------------
|
-|-------0-------0--|----------4---|-------0---------------|-|------------
|
4|--0--1------------|--0--1----1---|--0--1--------0-1p0----|4|------------
|
|--0---------2-----|--0--2----2---|--0---------2-------2----|
|--0------0--------------------------------------------------|
|--0---------0--0--|--------------|--0------0---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0------0--------+-------0------+--0----------------------|
+--0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^
(strum) (strum) (strum)
PART 1:
-------
E
4|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+-------------
----|
-|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|-------------
----|
4|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----1-----0--
----|
|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----2-----0--
----|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|-------------
----|
|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0--
-0--|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
4 .
|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+--------------
----|
|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|--------------
----|
|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0---------
----|
|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0---
----|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0---------
----|
|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---
0---|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
4 .
A
|--------------5----+-------------------+------------------+--------------
----|
|--------5-----5----|----5--------------|--------5---------|----7-----5---
----|
|--5h6---5----------|----5-----6p5------|--5h6---5---------|----------5---
----|
|--5h7--------------|----------7p5------|--5h7---------7---|----7-----5---
----|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------9---|--------------
----|
|--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5----+--5---5---5---5---+--5---5---5---
0---|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
4 .
E
|--------------0----+-------------------+------------------+--------------
----|
|--------0-----0----|----0--------------|--------0---------|--------------
----|
|--0h1---0----------|----0-----1p0------|--0h1---0---------|----0---------
----|
|--0h2--------------|----------2p0------|--0h2---------2---|----------0---
--0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------4---|----0---------
----|
|--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0----+--0---0---0---0---+--0---0---0---
0---|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
4 .
[To Coda] C#m/E A/B E C#m/E A/B
B7
2|--------------|4|--9-----5-------7--+------7-----7------+--9-----5-----2
---|
-|--------------|-|--9-----5-------7--|--------7-----7----|--9-----5-----0
---|
4|--------------|4|--8-----5-------7--|----7-----7--------|--8-----5-----1
---|
|--0-----0--------------------------------------------------|
|--0----------------|-------------------|--0-----5-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0-------|
|--0-----0--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------+-------------------+--------------------|
1 . 2 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
C#m/E A/B E E/G# F#
|------2-----2------|--9-----5-----7----+------7-----7------+----0-----0--
----|
|----0---0-0---0----|--9-----5-----7----|--------7-----7----|------------0
----|
|-------------------|--8-----5-----7----|----7-----7--------|--3---3-1----
-0--|
|-------------------|--0----------------|-------------------|-------------
----|
|--0---0---0---0----|------0-----0------|--0---0---0---0----|-------------
----|
|-------------------|-------------------+-------------------+--4-----2----
-0--|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
4 .
[1.] [2.]
2|----------0------| 2|---14-11-12------|
-|----------0------| -|------------12---|
4|----------0------| 4|-----------------|
|-----------------| |----------0------|
|-----------------| |-------------0---|
|----4-p0-----0---| |-------0---------|
1 . 2 . 1 . 2 .
PART 2:
-------
B C#m/B B A/B G C#m/B B A/B
|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5------
----|
|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5------
----|
|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--7---8---8-7-7-7--|----5-5------
----|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------
----|
|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0--
-0--|
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------
----|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
4 .
B C#m/B B A/B B7 A/B B
|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--------+--2-----5-----7----+------7-----7
----|
|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5------|--0-----5-----7----|--------7----
-7--|
|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5-----5----|--1-----5-----7----|----7-----7--
----|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------
----|
|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0--
-0--|
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------
----|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
4 .
C#m/B A/B B7 B C#m/B B A/B
|--9-----5-----2----+------2-----2------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+---5------5--
----|
|--9-----5-----0----|----0---0-0---0----|--7-------9-7---7--|---5--------5
----|
|--8-----5-----1----|-------------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|---5----5----
-5--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------
----|
|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0--
-0--|
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------
----|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
4 .
B C#m/B B A/B B C#m/B B A/B
|--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-5------------+--7-----9-9-7---7--+----5-----5--
----|
|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-5------------|--7-------9-7---7--|----5-------5
----|
|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5-5------------|--7---8---9-7-7-7--|----5---5----
-5--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------
----|
|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0--
-0--|
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------
----|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
4 .
E/G# F#
|----0-----0--------+2+---------0---------| (Repeat Part 1)
|------------0------|-|---------0---------|
|--3---3-1-----0----|4|---------0---------|
|-------------------| |-------------------|
|-------------------| |-------------------|
|--4-----2-----0----+ +---4-p0------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 .
CODA:
-----
( <--------------- natural harmonics ---------------------| )
|-------------------+-------------------+--12----------------|
|--------7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
|--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
|--5-----7----12----|----7--------------|--12----------------|
|--5----------------|-------------------|---0----------------|
|-------------------+-------------------+---0----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(strike sharply with downward stroke) (strum slowly)
I have a few minor touch-ups that I use but this is the tab that was sent
to me.
Have fun, Floppy Joe from Tacoma, WA
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~ [email protected](JPGormley) " It's so hard to love
someone, ~
~ [email protected](Floppy Joe) that don't
love you. ~
~ Joe Gormley That ain't
satisfaction, ~
~ 1515 S. Garfield
I don't care what you do. " ~
~ Tacoma WA 98444 from 'Death Letter'
by Son House ~
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