Elton John – Levon (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Elton John
(From the 1971 Album MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER)
Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Elton John - Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Davey Johnstone - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Orchestra'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Caleb Quaye - Electric Guitar'
All Gtrs. w/ capo 1st fret.
Intro
Q=74
E A/E
4/4
Gtr I (Piano arr. for Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
S S S S +Q +E S S S S S S S S S S +Q +S S S S S S S S
|-------0-(0)--(0)-7---0-----0-|-------0-(0)--(0)---------------| |---0--------------7h9---0h2---|---0h2------------------2-------| |-1----------------------------|-2------------------2-----2---2-| |-2---2------------------------|-2--------------------2---------| |-2----------------------------|-0----------------4---------4---| |-0----------------------------|-0------------------------------| E A/E S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S +E. S S S S S S S S S |-------0-(0)--7-------0-------|-------------------------------|| |---0----------7h9-0---0h2-0---|-------------------------------|| |-1------------------1-------1-|-2h4---2-(2)---2h4-2---2h4-2---|| |-2---2------------------------|-2---2-------2-2-----2-2-----2-|| |-2----------------------------|-0-----------------------------|| |-0----------------------------|-0-----------------------------|| 1st & 3rd Verses E Aadd9/E E A Gtrs I, II (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret) Q Q E. S +E E E. S +S S E E S S +S E S Q Q E. S +E E ||--0--0--0--0-(0)-0-|-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-------------------| ||o-0--0--0--0-(0)-0-|-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2--2--2-(2)-2--| ||--1--1--2--2-(2)-2-|-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-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2--2--2--2-(2)-2--| ||o-2--2--4--4-(4)-4-|-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-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-------------------| E B/D# C#m E. S +S S E E S S +S E S Q Q E. S +E E E. S +S S E E S S +S E S |-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|------------------|-4--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-| |-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-4--4--4--4-(4)-4-|-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |-1--1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-|-4--4--4--4-(4)-4-|-6--6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-| |-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-4--4--4--4-(4)-4-|-6--6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-| |-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-6--6--6--6-(6)-6-|-4--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-| |-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|------------------|----------------------------| 2nd & 4th Verses G#m7 Asus2 F#m7 E Aadd9/E Q Q E. S +E E E. S +S S E E S S +S E S Q Q E. S +E E |-4--4--0--0-(0)-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-||-0--0--0--0-(0)-0-| |-4--4--0--0-(0)-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-||-0--0--0--0-(0)-0-| |-4--4--2--2-(2)-2-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-||-1--1--2--2-(2)-2-| |-4--4--2--2-(2)-2-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-||-2--2--2--2-(2)-2-| |-6--6--0--0-(0)-0-|-4--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-||-2--2--4--4-(4)-4-| |-4--4-------------|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-||-0--0--0--0-(0)-0-| E A E E. S +S S E E S S +S E S Q Q E. S +E E E. S +S S E E S S +S E S |-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|------------------|-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| |-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2--2--2-(2)-2-|-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| |-1--1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-|-2--2--2--2-(2)-2-|-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--2-(2)-2-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-| |-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-0--0--0--0-(0)-0-|-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)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-| B/D# C#m G#m7 Asus2 Q Q E. S +E E E. S +S S E E S S +S E S Q Q E. S +E E |------------------|-4--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-|-4--4--0--0-(0)-0-| |-4--4--4--4-(4)-4-|-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-4--4--0--0-(0)-0-| |-4--4--4--4-(4)-4-|-6--6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-|-4--4--2--2-(2)-2-| |-4--4--4--4-(4)-4-|-6--6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-|-4--4--2--2-(2)-2-| |-6--6--6--6-(6)-6-|-4--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-|-6--6--0--0-(0)-0-| |------------------|----------------------------|-4--4-------------| Pre-Chorus Fm11 F#m7 Gm7 G#m B C#m A E/G# E. S +S S E E S S S E. Q S E S E S S E S S Q S E S Q E S S |-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--||-4--4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------| |-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--||-4--4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2--2-2-2-5--5-5-5--| |-4--4-(4)-4-2-2-2-2-3-3--||-4--4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2--2-2-2-4--4-4-4--| |-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--||-6--6-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--| |-4--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-5-5--||-6--6-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0--0-0-0-----------| |-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--||-4--4-----------------|----------4--4-4-4--| F#m7 E A E/G# F#m7 Q S E S E S S E S S Q S E S Q E S S Q S E S E S S E S S |-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-5--5-5-5-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2--2-2-2-4--4-4-4-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-4--4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0----------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------4--4-4-4-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Chorus $ A D/A D/A A Q S S S S e E Q E S S S E S +E S S +S E S |-2--2-2-2-2-2------||-----------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-2-2------||-2-2-2-2-3-2-(2)-2-3-(3)-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2------||-2-2-2-2-4-2-(2)-2-4-(4)-2-2-| |-4--4-4-4-4-4------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2------||-----------------------------| E/G# E S S S S S S +S S S S +S E S |---------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-| |---------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-| A D/A D/A A E/G# E S S S E S +E S S +S E S E S S S S S S +S S S S +S E S |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-2-(2)-2-3-(3)-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-4-2-(2)-2-4-(4)-2-2-|-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-|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-| A D/A D/A A E/G# E S S S E S +E S S +S E S E S S S S S S +S S S S +S E S |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-2-(2)-2-3-(3)-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-4-2-(2)-2-4-(4)-2-2-|-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-|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-| 1. To Coda A B Bsus4 A/B B H H E. S E E +S E S S S S S |-----------|--------------------------|| |-2----2----|-4--4-5-5-(5)-2-2-4-4-4-4-|| |-2----2----|-4--4-4-4-(4)-2-2-4-4-4-4-|| |-2----2----|-4--4-4-4-(4)-2-2-4-4-4-4-|| |-0----0----|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| |-----------|--------------------------|| Interlude E A/E E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-| |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-| |-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---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--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---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-|
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| Gtr III (Orchestra arr. for Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret) | H. S S S S +H. +E e |-0-----------------------0-----0-|-(0)----------------------(0)-9---| |---------------------------0-2---|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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| Gtr IV (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret) | S S S S S S S S S S e S S E S S S S S S e S S S S E S S |-2s4---x-4s2---x-2s4-0---0-0-----|--7s9---x-9s7-----7s9---5--5----0-| |---------------------0---0-0-----|--------------------------------0-| |-2s4---x-4s2---x-2s4-------------|--7s9---x-9s7-7---7s9---6--6------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| E A/E E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--|| |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2--2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-o|| |-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---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2--2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--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-o|| |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--||
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| Q e E Q S S S S H. +E E
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| S S S S S S S S S S e S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-2s4---x-4s2---x-2s4-0---0-0-----|-7s9------9s7-----7s9---x--5-------|| |---------------------0---0-0-----|-------10-------------------------o|| |-2s4---x-4s2---x-2s4-------------|-7s9----9-9s7---7-7s9---x--6-------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 2. D.S. al Coda & B Bsus4 B BsuB4 B6 A/B Gtr II E E S E S +S S S S S S S S E. S +S E. S E S +S S S S |------------------------------||-----------4------------------|| |-4-5-5-5-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||--5--4-(4)-4--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||--4--4-(4)-4--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||--4--4-(4)-4--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||--2--2-(2)-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |------------------------------||------------------------------|| Gtrs I, II E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S ||--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--| ||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2--| ||--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---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2--| ||o-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---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--|
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| Gtr III | H. S S S S +H. +E e ||--0-----------------------0-----0-|-(0)----------------------(0)-9----| ||o---------------------------0-2---|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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| Gtr IV | S S S S S S S S S S e S S E S S S S S S e S S S S E S S ||--2s4---x-4s2---x-2s4-0---0-0-----|--7s9---x-9s7-----7s9---5--5----0--| ||o---------------------0---0-0-----|--------------------------------0--| ||--2s4---x-4s2---x-2s4-------------|--7s9---x-9s7-7---7s9---6--6-------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E A/E E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S 3x |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--|| |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2--2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-o|| |-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---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2--2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--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-o|| |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--||
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| Q e E Q S S S S H. +E E 3x
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| S S S S S S S S S S e S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q 3x
|-2s4---x-4s2---x-2s4-0---0-0-----|-7s9------9s7-----7s9---x--5-------||
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|-2s4---x-4s2---x-2s4-------------|-7s9----9-9s7---7-7s9---x--6-------||
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|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths