This is just mostly the first verse, but it gives an idea of thesong's structure. I didn't like either one of the guitar solos so Ididn't hack at them. They're in Am, of course. I include the bass line atsome points.The chords are at Nevada but this elaborates further. Additions morethan welcome.Whipping Post - Allman BrothersBass 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 thenthe organ come in, in that order.Guitar 1 (Dickey Betts?) RhythmE---------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------- G------222-----222----222------------------------------- D------222-----222----222-------(repeat)------------------------ A---0--000--0--000--0-000--5-3------------------------------ E----------------------------------------------Guitar 2 (Duane Allman?) LeadE--------------------------------5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5--10--8--- B----------------------------------8-------8-------8------------ G-------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------ E-------------------------------------------------------VerseA B CGuitar 1E--------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------- A-----------0--------2-------3-----2^3^2-----(repeat)------- E---------------------------------------------------------Exit Verse"some - times I feel..."Guitar 1E------------------------------5-------------------------------------- B------------------------------7------------------------------------ G------------------------------5------------------------------------ D------------------------------7------------------------------------ A------------2-------3--4---5--5------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------Guitar 2E--------------------------------------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 1E---------------------7----------------------------------------------- B---------------------9--------------------------------------------- G---------------------7------------------------------------------ D---------------------9------------------------------------------- A------5-----6----7---7-------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------Guit 2E----------------------------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 VibratoB Bend^ pull-off, hammer-on--Mike Duncan Black/Green Korean Strat and '70 Ovation HurricaneU. of Arizona "You see in their eyes something lacking - what theyMedia Arts Maj. need is a darn good whacking-" George Harrison*****************************************************************************
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