Tabbed by: wheeluh_boy@hotmail.com
Here's the lead guitar part for the famous Ronstadt tune, "Poor Poor Pitiful Me."
I had to learn this by ear for an audition, and it sounds pretty exact when you
play it with the recording.
To play with recording, Capo 1st fret in standard tuning. All tab positions are
relative to the capo.
Intro Chords: F C G C
Fill 1
E--------------|
B--------------|
G----5---5-5---|
D----5---5-5---|
A—x----x-------|
E--------------|
Fill 2 / Lead Break
E---------------------------------------3--3---3------|
B--1----1-----------4brbr—1~~---1--1-------4b—-4b—1~--|
G—-3b~~-3b-*3-3-3---------------3b-3b~----------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
*Pick while bending
Fill 3
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G-----5--------5-5-----|
D-----5--------5-5-----|
A—5/7-----5/7----------|
E----------------------|
After “namin’ names”, “jesse james”, and “credit to his gender”
Fill 4 *
E--1-1---------3-3--------|--1---------------------------|
B--1-1----1-1--0-0-----1--|--1----1-1--------------------|
G--2-2----0-0--0-0-----0--|--2----0-0--------5-----5-5---|
D--3-3----2-2--0-0-----2--|--3----2-2--------5-----5-5---|
A------xx-3-3--2-2-xx--3--|----xx-3-3-xx-5/7---5/7-------|
E--------------3-3--------|------------------------------|
*light distortion
Chorus Fill
E--1-----3----------------------------------|
B--1--1--0----------------------------------|
G--2--0--0----------------------------------|
D--3--2--0—-2br---------2br---2br---2br-----|
A-----3--2-----3~----3~-----3----3-----3----|
E--------3--------1~------------------------|
Chorus Fill Continued
E--1-----3------------------1----------3--------|
B--1--1--0----------------1--1--------0-0-------|
G--2--0--0--------------2-----2------0---0------|
D--3--2--0---2br--------------------------------|
A-----3--2------3----3------------2---------5---|
E--------3---------1------------3-----------3---|
Solo
E-------------------------------------|
B-----------14------------------------|
G------11---13b—13~~-11—13b-11--13-11-|
D--13---------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Solo Continued
E-------------------------------------|
B------13--15-15b-15-13—15b-15b-15-14-|
G--14---------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Solo Continued
E------12—13p12—13p12-14b-13p12-13p12-----------|
B--13---------------------------------13p12h13--|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Solo Continued
E-------------------------------------------|
B------15--15-------------------------------|
G--12—-14b*--14r-12--14-12-14-12------------|
D---------------------------------14h15p14--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
* hold bend
Go through Fill 4 and Chorus
Outro
E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------| Ad-Lib through the chorus parts,
D------------------------| I’m not for sure about this, but I know it’s in there
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| for a few seconds at least
E------------------------|
Pm..................
E--------------------|-----1---------3----------|
B------1-------3br-1-|-----1----1-1--0-----1-1--|
G--------------------|-----2----0-0--0-----0-0--|
D-0h2----2-----------|--3--3----2-2--0-----2-2--| X 2 (the end part)
A—---------3---------|-------3--3-3--2--3--3-3--|
E--------------------|---------------3----------|
E--3--.......------|------1---------3----------|
B—-4b/4-4-4-4—1~~--|------1---1-1---0-----1-1--|
G------------------|------2---0-0---0-----0-0--| X 2 (the end part)
D------------------|----3-3---2-2---0-----2-2--|
A------------------|--------3-3-3---2--3--3-3--|
E------------------|----------------3----------|
E---------------------|---1--------3----------|
B---------------------|---1---1-1--0-----1-1--|
G------5-----5--------|---2---0-0--0-----0-0--| X 2 (the end part)
D------5-----5--------|-3-3---2-2--0-----2-2--|
A-5/7----5/7---7/5—3~-|-----3-3-3--2--3--3-3--|
E---------------------|------------3----------|
E--3--------------|---1---------3-----------|
B—-4b*4-4-4—--1~~-|---1----1-1--0------1-1--|
G-----------------|---2----0-0--0------0-0--| X 2 (the end part)
D-----------------|-3-3----2-2--0------2-2--|
A-----------------|-----3--3-3--2---3--3-3--|
E-----------------|-------------3-----------|
E--------------------|---1---------3-----------|
B--------------------|---1----1-1--0------1-1--|
G------------------0-|---2----0-0--0------0-0--|
D—2b---2b—2b—--0h2---|-3-3----2-2--0------2-2--| X 2 (the end part)
A---3----3---3-------|-----3--3-3--2---3--3-3--|
E--------------------|-------------3-----------|
E----------------------------|---1---------3---------|
B-------------1------------1-|---1----1-1--0-----1-1-|
G-----0-----0------0-----0---|---2----0-0--0-----0-0-| Fade Out
D—0h2---0h2----0h2---0h2-----|-3-3----2-2--0-----2-2-|
A----------------------------|-----3--3-3--2--3--3-3-|
E----------------------------|-------------3---------|
Begin Fading Out
Tab Notations:
/ = slide
b = bend
r = release bend
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
pm = palm mute
x = muted string
~ = vibrato
All other special notations are explained in the tab. Any questions or comments,
feel free to email me.
Wheels.