Note some improvised free rhythms couldn't be notated. Listen to the song to learn or at least the "feel" them. That's going to be your own melancholy blues, a nice cofehouse repertoire piece. 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* . . . * . . . |-----------------------7----5--------------------| |-5-----4---5-6---7-9-----------2-----2-----2-----| |-4---6-------7---7-7-----------2-----2-----2-----| |-6-----------------------------4-----3-----2-----| |-------------8-----------------------------------| |-4-----------------------2------------------(2-4)| * . * . * . * . |-5---5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-------5-5---5-4--5--4--2--| |-5-----------5-----------5-----5-----5-----------| |-6-----------6-----------5-----5-----5-----------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-0-----------------------0-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| * . * . * . * . |-4-----------------4-----------------------------| |-4-----------5-----5--5--------------5-----------| |-4-----6-46466-------6-6-4--6--4-6-466--6----4-6-| |-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------| |-6-----------4-----------6-----------4-----------| |-4-----------------------4-----------------------| * . * . * . * . |---------------------------0-0-----0-3---0--------| |-2--2------2-5---2-----2-------2--2----------2----| |-2--2----2-----------2---3-----0h3-------------3h0| |-4--4--4-----------4------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-2-----------------2-----3------------------------| * . * . * . * . |-0-----0-----3---2-------0---<12>--<12>--0-3/4-5-6-| |-2-------2---1---4-------0-------------------------| |-2-----3-----2---2-------1-------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-------------0---2---------------------------------| |-2-----------------------0-------------------------| "solo" * . . . * . . . |-7---9-7---9-7-9-7-------7---9-7---9----9------------| |-9-----9-----7-----------7-----7----------12p9-------| |------------------------------------h10-------10-----| |-------------------------0----------------------12p10| |-7-----------6---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------9---------------| * . * . * . * . |-0---2-0---2-0-2-0---<12-12>-------------0-2-0-------| |-2-----2-----1---------------5---7-5---7-2-------2---| |-2-----------2---------------4-----4-----3--------3p0| |-----------------------------6-----------------------| |-0---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------4-----------3-----------| * . * . * . * . |-0--0--------0-----------0---0-----0-----0-------| |-2--2--------2----14\----2---2-----2-------4---2-| |-2--2--------2----14\----3---------0-3-----3---3-| |---------------------------------2---------------| |-----------------------------1-4-----------------| |-2-----2-----2-----------3-3---------------------| * . . . * . . . |-----------------------7-5-----------------------| |-5-----4---5-6---7---9---------2-----2-----------| |-4---6-------7---7---7---------2-----2-----2-----| |-6-----------------------------4-----3-----2-----| |-------------8-----------------------------4-----| |-4-----------------------2-------------------2-4-| * . * . * . * . |-5---5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-------5-5---5-7--5--------| |-5-----------5-----------5-----5-----5-----9--7--| |-6-----------6-----------5-----5-----5-----------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-0-----------------------0-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| * . * . * . * . |-4-----------------4-----------------------------| |-4-----------5-----5--5------------5-------------| |-4-----6--46-6---------6-6-----4-6---6---6-4-4-6-| |-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------| |-6-----------4-----------6-----------4-----------| |-4-----------------------4-----------------------| * * * * |-------------------------0-3---0------------------| |-2---------------------2---2----------------------| |-2-------------------2-----3----------------------| |-4--4------------4-4-----------------------14\2---| |--------------------------------------------------| |-2-------------------------3----------------------| * . * . * . * . |-0-----0-----3---2-------0---<12>--<12>--0-3/4-5-6-| |-2-------2---1---4-------0-------------------------| |-2-----3-----2---2-------1-------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-------------0---2---------------------------------| |-2-----------------------0-------------------------| repeat from solo - fade out Another way of closing the song (based on the BBC version) is to play the Intro after the closing E chord ("... blues").