Neil Young - Ambulance Blues

      
 
 Song: Ambulance Blues
 Artist: Neil Young
 Album: On The Beach
 Tabbed by: Kris Pender
 Tune down 1 whole step (D G C F A D)
 
 This song, like most of Neil's acoustic numbers, should be played clawhammer style:
 downstrokes are hit with the edge of the thumb or pick, upstroke hit with middle
 finger (held in shape of a 'claw'). Downstrokes are marked ^
 
 Intro:
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

 d|-0-------0---0---0-------0-----|-0h3---------3-------3-------3--|
 A|-1-------1---1---1-------1-----|-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--|
 F|-0-------0---0---0-------0-----|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|
 C|-2-------2-------0h2-----2-----|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
 G|-3-------3-------3-------3-----|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
 D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 

 
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

 |-3-------3---3---3---1---1-----|-1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0--|
 |-1-------1---1---1---1---1-----|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
 |-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 

 
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

 |-0-------0---0---0-------0-----|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|
 |-1-------1---1---0h1-----1-----|-0-------0---0---0h3-----0------|
 |-2-------2---2---2-------2-----|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|
 |-2-------2-------2-------2-----|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
 |-0-------0-------0-------0-----|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
 |-------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
 

 
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

 |-2-------2---2---2---0---0---2--|-2---2---0----------------------|
 |-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
 |-2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
 |-0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 

 
 Verse
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

 |-0-------0---0---0-------0------|-0h3---------3-------3-------3--|
 |-1-------1---1---1-------1------|-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--|
 |-0-------0---0---0-------0------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|
 |-2-------2-------0h2-----2------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 

 
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

 |-3-------3---3---3---1---1-----|-1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0--|
 |-1-------1---1---1---1---1-----|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
 |-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 

 
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

 |-0-------0---0---0---0---0------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------|
 |-1-------1---1---1---1---1------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------|
 |-2-------2---2---2---2---2------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0------|
 |-2-------2-------2-------2------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
 |-0-------0-------0-------0------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
 |--------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
 

 
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 |-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2-------2---0---|
 |-3-------3---3---3---3---3-----|-3---3---3---3---3-------3---3---|
 |-2-------2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2-------2---2---|
 |-0-------0-------0-------0-----|-0-------0-------0-------0---0---|
 |-------------------------0-----|-----------------0---------------|
 |-------------------------0h2---|-----------------0h2-------------|
 

 
 Play this with variations throughout (e.g., Em to Em7, D to Dsus2, etc.)
 
 Other parts of song have straightforward picking pattern:
 
 (G)                          
 Oh, Isabella, proud Isabella,
 (Am)                                     
 They tore you down and ploughed you under
 (Bm)                                  (C) 
 You're only real with your make-up on 
 (G)                              (D)  
  How could I see you and stay too long