Allman Brothers - Whippin Post (First Version) Chords and Tabs

Allman Brothers - Whippin Post First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Allman Brothers. Other chords and tabs for the "Whippin Post" can find at the bottom of the page.

This is just mostly the first verse, but it gives an idea of the
song's structure. I didn't like either one of the guitar solos so I
didn't hack at them. They're in Am, of course. I include the bass line at
some points.
The chords are at Nevada but this elaborates further. Additions more
than welcome.

Whipping Post - Allman Brothers

Bass Guitar Intro (play twice)

G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--5-3-
E----5--------5-------5------------

Then the drums, guitar 1 (with some kind of dis. echo), guit. 2, and then
the organ come in, in that order.

Guitar 1 (Dickey Betts?) Rhythm
E----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G------222-----222----222-------------------------------
D------222-----222----222-------(repeat)------------------------
A---0--000--0--000--0-000--5-3------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Guitar 2 (Duane Allman?) Lead
E--------------------------------5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5--10--8---
B----------------------------------8-------8-------8------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Verse

A        B       C

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------0--------2-------3-----2^3^2-----(repeat)-------
E---------------------------------------------------------

Exit Verse

"some - times I feel..."
Guitar 1
E------------------------------5--------------------------------------
B------------------------------7------------------------------------
G------------------------------5------------------------------------
D------------------------------7------------------------------------
A------------2-------3--4---5--5-------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2
E--------------------------------------5-8B--5---12B-12-10^8^10-12B-12-10-
B------------4-------5--6---7--------5---------8-------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------


"some - times I feeel....."
Guit 1
E---------------------7-----------------------------------------------
B---------------------9---------------------------------------------
G---------------------7------------------------------------------
D---------------------9-------------------------------------------
A------5-----6----7---7--------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
Guit 2
E----------------------------10---12B-12B----10----15B-15B---15B
B-------------------------12---12---------12----12----------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus

"That I've been tied...                     to the whippin' post....."

Guitars 1 & 2 (approx.)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------3----------------------
G---------------------------------------------2-----------------0--------
D--------------------7---7-----5----7---------0-----------------2-----------
A--------------------0---0-----0----0---------0-----------------3-------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Good lord I feel like I'm dyin'..........

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---0----------------------------------------7V-5-7V-5-7V-5---2^5-5^2-5^2-5^2
D---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---3----------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Then it goes back to the verse bit, then to the first guitar solo.
If anybody wants to do the rest, feel free to post onto this.

V  Vibrato
B  Bend
^  pull-off, hammer-on

--
Mike Duncan      Black/Green Korean Strat and '70 Ovation Hurricane
U. of Arizona    "You see in their eyes something lacking - what they
Media Arts Maj.    need is a darn good whacking-" George Harrison
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