Prodigal Son Tab

open E tuning
 
[Intro]
E |----------------3--0------------|
B |---------------------0----------|
G#|-----------------------1p0-0----|
E |-3-0---0---0--------------------|
B |-----3--------------------------|
E |---------3----------------------|
 
(The following two chords are played in a very fast strumming pattern. Do not
play all six strings all the time, but damp them with you right hand. Every
other bar a little riff is played.)
 
     E A
E |-0-0-|---0----0------0-|-0-0-|---0----0------0-|-(0-0-0-0)-|-0-0-|
B |-0-2-|-----0h2---0h2---|-0-2-|-----0h2---0h2---|-(2-2-3-4)-|-0-2-|
G#|-0-1-|-----------------|-0-1-|-----------------|-(1-1)-----|-0-1-|
E |-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-|-----------------|-(0-0-0-0)-|-0-0-|
B |-0-2-|-----------------|-0-2-|-----------------|0h2-2-3-4--|-0-2-|
E |-0-X-|-0---------------|-0-X-|-0---------------|-----------|-0-X-|
 
(Now the singing starts, with the following basic pattern accompanying the
singing. The strumming rhythm 'follows' the voice, and I show only the 'chords'
played.)
 
The poor boy took his father's bread and started down the road
E |--3---0------------3---0---------------3---------------0--|
B |--2---0------------2---0---------------2---------------0--|
G#|-(0)-(0)----------(0)-(0)-------------(0)-------------(0)-|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
 
    Started down the road    Took all he had and started down the road
E |--7---------------0-----|--0--0-----------------------------------|
B |--9---------------0-----|--0--2-----------------------------------|
G#|--8---------------0-----|--0--1-----------------------------------|
E |------------------------|--0--0-----------------------------------|
B |------------------------|--0--2-----------------------------------|
E |------------------------|--0--X-----------------------------------|
                             <- the same strumming pattern as above ->
 
                       Goin' out in this world where God only knows
E |---0----0------0-|-0--0----------------------------------------|
B |-----0h2---0h2---|-0--2----------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------|-0--1----------------------------------------|
E |-----------------|-0--0----------------------------------------|
B |-----------------|-0--2----------------------------------------|
E |-0---------------|-0--X----------------------------------------|
                      <-   the same strumming pattern as above   ->
 
   And that will be the way to get along
E |-------------------------------------|---0------0------0----|
B |----(2)------(2)----(3)---(4)--------|------0h2---0h2-------|
G#|----(1)------(1)---------------------|----------------------|
E |----(0)------(0)----(0)---(0)--------|----------------------|
B |-----2--------2------3-----4---------|----------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|-0--------------------|
 
E |-------------------------------------|---0------0------0----|
B |----(2)------(2)----(3)---(4)--------|------0h2---0h2-------|
G#|----(1)------(1)---------------------|----------------------|
E |----(0)------(0)----(0)---(0)--------|----------------------|
B |-----2--------2------3-----4---------|----------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|-0--------------------|
 
[Outro]
E |--2---|
B |--3---|
G#|--0---|
E |------|
B |------|
E |------|
 
 
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| p    Pull-off
| h    Hammer-on
| (n)  Ghost note
| >    Accented note
 
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