ABERDEEN

As recorded by Kenny Wayne Shepherd

(From the 1995 Album LEDBETTER HEIGHTS)
Transcribed by Tone Jone's Words an

F Fsus4
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E 5 10 fr. E5 11 fr.
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B 5 5 fr.
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A 5 3 fr. N.C. B
` A
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xxx xxx xxxx xxx x x 5 fr. x 3 fr.

A Intro All Gtr's (Open F Tuning:FCFACF) Gtr.1(Acoustic Gtr. /Steel) Gtr.3(Acoustic Gtr. /Steel)

P = 120
Moderate Double Time
Gtr.2(Acoustic Gtr. /Steel) Gtr.4(Electric Gtr. /Clean)

VV V VV VV VV V VV VV V V VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VV VV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VV VV
Ie 44 VVVV VV VVV VVVV VVVV V VVV VVVV V V
F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F

1 VV V V VV VV V VV VV V V VV VV V VV

Gtrs I, II mf
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 1st Verse
T B`5
VV V VV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV V V VV V V VV V V VV V V
Fsus4 F Fsus4 F

4
Ie VVVV VV VVV VV VV V VV VV VV
w/slide
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
sl.

A`5
V
VV V V VV V V VV e e VV VV VV VV VV
F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F

e k VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VV VV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VVVV
6
I eV V V V V VV V V VV VV V VV VV V V VV VV V VV VV VV
u
w/o slide
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 3 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 5 5 5 3 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl.

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VV V V VV V V VVV e e VV VV VV VV VV k
B5 A5

e VV V V VV V V VV V V VV V V
9
I eV V V V V
w/slide
let ring

T
A 5 3 2 3 2 3
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 2 3
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 2 3
sl. sl. sl.

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V V V V V gV V
F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 N.C.

VV V VV VV VV V VV VV VV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV gV V V V

11
Ie VVVV VV VVV VVVV VVVV V VVV VVVV VVVV VV VV V V VV VV V VV
w/o slide w/slide
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 5 7 2 3 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. H

To Coda

VV VV VV V gV f V gV V
F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F

V Vg V f Vg V VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VV VV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VVVV
14
Ie VV V V VV VV V VV VV V V VV VV V VV VV VV
w/o slide
let ring
5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl.

`
C Guitar Solo
B ` A F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F A`5 F

VV V V V V V V
V V VV VVVVe eVe VVVV VVVVV VVVVV VVVVV VVVVV VVV VVVV VVVVV VVVVV VV VVVV VVVVV VV VV VVVVVe ee VVV VVf VVVVV VVVVV VVV VVVgVV
8va

17
Ie V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
w/slide
let ring [[[[[[[[ w/o slide w/slide [[
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12
T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 3
A 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 12 12 3
5 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12
B 5 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12
0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
sl. sl. sl.
sl. sl. sl. sl. P

` `
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B A5 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F F
Gtr IIImp

V V V Ve e VV VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV V VV VV V V
8va

V V V VV VV VV VV gVV} VV VV VV VV VV gV
21
Ie V V
V VVV V V V e VV VVVV VV VVV VVVV VVVV V VVV VVVV V V VV VV V VV VV
VV V VV
let ring [[[[[[[[ [[[[ w/o slide
mf
w/slide [[[[[[[[
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 2
T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12
A 5 5 5 5 3 5 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12
3 5 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 12
B x 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
sl. sl. sl. P

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` D.S. al Coda

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __
E5 E5 F Fsus4F Fsus4F Fsus4F Fsus4F

V V V V V gV V V VV VV VV V gV f V gV VV V VVVV VV VVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VV VV VVV VV VVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VVVV
25
Ie V V V V g Vf Vg V VV V VV VV VV V VV VV V VV VV VV V VV VV VV
w/o slide
let ring
5 5 5 7 2 3 0 0 5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 2 0 5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. H sl. sl. sl.

D 2nd Verse
SF Fsus4 F TT
B`5
VV V V V
Fsus4 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F

e VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV V V V VV V V VV V V VV V V
29
I VV V V VV VV V VV VV V V VV VV V VV

Gtrs I, IV mp w/slide w/slide

let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
sl.

VV VV VV V VV VV VV VV
8va

ggVV VV V VV VV VV VV
32
Ie V V V V V V gV V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV
let ring [[[[[
0 0 0 12 12 12
T 0 0 0 12 12 12
A 0 12 12 12
5 5 3 3 0 5 0 12 12 12
B 5 5 3 3 5 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0 0 5 0
sl.
sl. sl. sl. P

` A`5
VV VV VV VV VV VV eV VV
B5

V V V V V V e e VV V VV VV VV VV
35
Ie V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
let ring
0 0 0
T 0 0 0
A 0 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0
sl. sl. sl.

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E5 ` E5
To Dbl. Coda

e VV VVV VVV VVV e VV VV f VV VV VV

8va

VV V VV VV VV VV eV eV V fV V V
38
Ie V V VV VV VV VV VV
let ring [[[[[[
12 12 12
T 12 12 12
A 12 12 12
5 0 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11
B 5 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11
0 5 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11
sl.
sl. P

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E 2nd Guitar Solo
B

VV V V V V V V gV
8va

V VV VV VV VV V V V V VVV V V V V V V
41
Ie V V V VV V VV V V V

let ring [[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[

0 0 0 12 12 12
T 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 5 5 5 5 5
A 0 0 12 12 12 12 5 5 5 5 3
0 12 12 5 3
B 5
0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

` F Fsus4 FA Fsus4 F B `
V V V Ve e VV VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV V V V V V V gV
8va

V V V V V V
44
Ie V V V VV V V V V VVVV V VVV VVVV VVVV VVVV VVV VVVV VV gV V V V V VV V V V V Vg V

let ring
w/o slide w/slide [[[[
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12
T 5 5 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 5 5 5 5 5
A 5 5 5 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 12 11 12 12 12 5 5 5 5
5 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 5 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

` F Fsus4 FAFsus4 N.C.

VV V V Ve e VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V gV V
8va

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Ie V V VV V V V V VVVV VVV VVVV VVVV VVV VVVV V V V VVV VVV VVV VVV VV V V V

let ring w/o slide w/slide

[[[[
0 0 0 0 0 12 11 12 12 12 2 5 5 5 7 2 3 0 0
T 5 5 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 2 5 5 5 0 2
A 5 5 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 12 12 12
5 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
B 5 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. H

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D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda

F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F

VV VV VV V gV f V gV V V
8va

Vg V f Vg V V VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV gVV VV V V V V VVV VVV

52
Ie V VV V VV VV V VV gV V V V V V
3 3

[[[[[
w/o slide w/slide
let ring

5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 12 12 12
T 0 5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 12 12 12
A 0 1 0 1 0 11 12 12 12 12
0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12
B 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

F 3rd Guitar Solo

SS
F Fsus4F Fsus4F B5 ` F B ` A `
8va

VV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VV VV VVVV V VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V e V V V V V V V V V

55
Ie VVVV V V VV VV V VV VV V V V V V
V VVV
w/slide
Gtr II
let ring [[[ Gtr IV
[[[
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 3 5 0 3 5 0 3 5 0 3 5 0 3 5 0
A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 12
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
sl.

VV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VV VV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VVVV VV VVVV VVVV VV V V V V V V V VV VV e e VV VV
Ie VVVV V V VV VV V VV VV V VV VV V V VV V V eV V
w/slide
Gtr IV
let ring
Gtr I
[[[
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 3 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 3
sl.
sl. sl.

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V V V V VV V V V V V V V
VV gV
B5 F B5

e eV V VV VVV VV VV VV VV V V
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I V
let ring [[[[[ [[[[[
12 12 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 12 10
T 3 5 0 2 12 0 0 10
A 0 2 10
0 2 2 2 2 0
B 2 2 2 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
8va

V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
Ie V V V V V V VVV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V
V
let ring [[[[[
0 0 0 12 12 12
T 0 0 0 12 12 12
A 0 0 12 12 12
0 5 0 12 12 12 5 5 5 5
B 5 0 5 5 5 5
0 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
sl.
sl. P

` A5 F B5 ` F

V V V gVV VV e VV VV V V V V V V V
8va

VV gVV VV V V V V V VVV VVV VVV VVV

62
Ie V V V V ggVV
let ring [[[[[ [[[[[
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 3
T 0 15 15 15 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 3
A 0 15 15 15 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12 12 12
B
12
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
8va

VV VV e ee VVV VV V VV VV VV VV VVV VVV VVV VVV

Ie V V V V V V V V V V V V
V VV VV V V V V
V
[[[[[
0 0 0 12 12 12
T 0 0 0 12 12 12
A 0 0 12 12 12
5 5 3 3 0 5 0 12 12 12
B 5 5 3 3 5 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0 0 5 0
sl.
sl. sl. sl. P

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N.C. F

VV V V V V gV V VV VV VV V gV f V gV V V VV VVgWW
8va

Ie V V V V Vg Vf Vg V V g WW
u VVVV VVVVg W WWWW WWWW
WW
WW
65

let ring [[[[[[[[

5 5 5 7 2 3 0 0 5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 3 7 12
T 5 0 2 0 5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 3 7 12
A 0 0 3 7 12
0 0 3 7 12
B 0 0 3 7 12
0 0 3 7 12
sl. sl. sl. H sl. sl. sl.
sl. sl.

V V V V V gV V VV VV VV V gV f V gV V V VV VVgWW
8va

V V V V Vg Vf Vg V V g WW WWWW
Ie u VVVV VVVVg W WWWW
WW WW

let ring [[[[[[[[

5 5 5 7 2 3 0 0 5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 3 7 12
T 0 2 0 5 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 3 7 12
A 0 0 3 7 12
0 0 3 7 12
B 0 0 3 7 12
0 0 3 7 12
sl. sl. sl. H sl. sl. sl.
sl. sl.

G 3rd Verse
B5 ` A5 ` F `
B5 F
8va

VV VV VV VV VV VV e e VV VV V VV VV VV VV VVVVVV VVV VVV

69
Ie V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V
V VV VV V V V V
V
Gtrs I, IV let ring [[[[
0 0 0 12 12 12
T 0 0 0 12 12 12
A 0 12 12 12
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0 5 0 12 12 12
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0 0 5 0
sl.
sl. sl. sl. sl. P

H Free Time

` ` rit.
VV VV VV VV VV VV ee VV VV
B5 A5 F

UUUU
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Ie V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V UU
0
T 0
A 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0
sl. sl. sl.

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I Outro

VV V V V V V gV V V V V V V gV f V gV
N.C.

UU V V V V V
76
Ie UUUU
Gtr I
let ring
5 5 5 5 7 2 3 0 0 (0) 5 5 7 2 3 2 3 0
T 5 0 2
A
B
sl. sl. sl. H sl. sl. sl.

VV VV VV VV V gV V VV VV VV V gV f V gV V V
Ie V g V V fV V V Vg V l f Vg V V V

Gtr IV
let ring let ring
5 5 5 5 2 3 0 0 5 5 7 2 3 2 3 0
T 5 5 5 5 2 3 0 2 0 5 5 7 2 3 2 3 0
A
B
sl. sl. H sl. sl. sl.

rit. accel.
F

VVVV V ggVV VV WWW UUU VVV VVV

8va

79
Ie VV V gV V W U V V

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ p
0 12 (12) (12) 0
T 0 12 (12) (12) 0
A 0 12 (12) (12) 0
0 3 0 12 (12) (12) 0
B 0 0 3 0
0 0 3 0
sl.
sl.

V V
8va 8va

VVVV g V
VV ggVV VVV VVVV V V U V VVV V j
Ie VV V
[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
0 12 12 0
T 0 12 12 0
A 0 12 11 12 0
0 3 0 12 12 (12) 0
B 0 0 3 0
0 0 3 0
sl. sl.

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