Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Lucky Man (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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LUCKY MAN – Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
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Tabbed by: Robb Anagnostis
The 2 guitars on the recording are panned hard-left and hard-right so when you
turn off the volume of either side you can clearly hear just one guitar.
What I've called "Acoustic 1" can be heard in the Left channel on
the recording and "Acoustic 2" on the Right.
For Acoustic 1 the D/F# is best played with a thumb on the low E string. This enables one
to play the D to Dsus4 in the usual manner (with all 4 fingers) while continuing to sustain
the F# bass note with the thumb. Optionally, using the index finger for the F# bass note
may require your pinky to work very hard.
Acoustic 2 uses a very unique shape for it's G chord (xx5033). Switching between this and
the D chord (xx0775) is most cleanly achieved by using the open G string (marked *0 in the tab)
as a point to move your hand to the next chord. This will probably take some practice to switch
cleanly.
This chart includes tab for the strum patterns,
the [GUITAR SOLO] and [SYNTHTHESIZER SOLO] below the lyrics.
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The two acoustic guitars picking the patterns shown here create the beautiful sound of this song.
PICKING PATTERNS of the 2 ACOUSTICS
"Acoustic 1" (Left channel on ELP recording)
G D/F#
e||-----------3-|-------3-----|-----------2-|-3-2---------|
B||---------0---|-------------|---------3---|-----3-------|
G||-------0-----|-----0-------|-------2-----|-------2-----|
D||-----0-------|0h2------0---|-----0-------|---------0---|
A||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E||-3-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
"Acoustic 2" (Right channel on ELP recording)
G Gadd9 D
e||-------3-----|-------5-----|-------5-----|-------5-----|
B||-----3---3---|-----3---3---|-----7---7---|-----7---7---|
G||---0-------0-|---0------*0-|---7-------7-|---7------*0-| *use the moment you play the
D||-5-----------|-5-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| open G string as the time to
A||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| move your hand to the next chord
D||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
I agree with a comment below by jkalmar and have now changed Acoustic 2 to a Drop D tuning.
This is only heard in D chords of the CHORUS.CHORDS USED
[VERSE]
"Acoustic 1" "Acoustic 2"
G 3x0003 G xx5033
D/F# 2x0232 D xx0775
[CHORUS]
"Acoustic 1" "Acoustic 2" (drop D)
Am x02210 Am x02210
Em 022000 Em 222000
Em7 022030 D 000232
D xx0232
Dsus4 xx0233
Dsus2 xx0230
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LUCKY MAN – Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
[VERSE 1]
G D
He had white horses
G D
And ladies by the score
G D
All dressed in satin
G D
And waiting by the door
[CHORUS] (see tab below lyrics for strum pattern)
Am Em Em7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
Oooh, What a lucky man he was
Am Em Em7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Oooh, What a lucky man he was
[VERSE 2]
G D
White lace and feathers
G D
They made up his bed
G D
A gold-covered mattress
G D
On which he was laid
repeat [CHORUS]
[GUITAR SOLO] played to chords of VERSE and CHORUS (see tab below lyrics)
[VERSE 3]
G D
He went to fight wars
G D
For his country and his king
G D
Of his honor and his glory
G D
The people would sing
repeat [CHORUS]
[VERSE 3]
G D
A bullet had found him
G D
His blood ran as he cried
G D
No money could save him
G D
So he laid down and he died
repeat [CHORUS]
[SYNTH SOLO] (see tab below lyrics)
| Am | Em | D | D |
| Am | Em | D | D |
| Am | Em | D | D |
| Am | Em | D | D |
| Am | Em | D | D |
| D | D | D | D | D | (end)
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DETAIL of "Acoustic 1" STRUM PATTERN for CHORUS
Am Em Em7 e|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---| B|-1-----1-1---1-----1-1---|-0-----0-0---3-----3-3---| G|-2-----2-2---2-----2-2---|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---| D|-2-----2-2---2-----2-2---|-2-----2-2---2-----2-2---| A|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|-2-----2-2---2-----2-2---| E|-------------------------|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---| 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D* Dsus4 D Dsus2 e|-2-----2-2---3---2-2-0---|-2-----2-2---3---2---0---| B|-3-----3-3---3---3-3-3---|-3-----3-3---3---3---3---| G|-2-----2-2---2---2-2-2---|-2-----2-2---2---2---2---| D|-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|-0-----0-0---0---0---0---| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 ^ (*^ stop on this chord on last measure of chorus)
DETAIL of "Acoustic 2" STRUM PATTERN for CHORUS (in Drop D tuning)
Each chord is only strummed once.
Am Em D n.c. e|-0-----------|-0-----------|-2-----------|-------------| B|-1-----------|-0-----------|-3-----------|-------------| G|-2-----------|-0-----------|-2-----------|-------------| D|-2-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------| A|-0-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------| E|-------------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[GUITAR SOLO] tabbed with timing below the tab
G D e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-----------------5---5h7-|-5-----------------------| E|-3-----------5/7---------|-------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 G D e|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|-----------------10--10h12-| G|-----------------7------7h9|-7-------------------------| D|-5-----------7/9-----------|---------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 ' G D e|-10----------14b15r14----14b15r14-----|-b14b15r14-------------------| B|--------------------------------------|-----------10----------10h12-| G|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 ' 6 ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 ' G D e|-10----------------|-------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------| G|----12-11-12---11--|-------------------| D|-------------------|-12----------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|-------------------|-------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Am Em D sus4 sus2 etc. e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------| B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------| G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------| D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-0-----|------| A|----------------------------7\-------|----------------------------0h2-----|-------|------| E|-3h5------7--------8-----------------|-0--------2--------3----------------|-------|------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 123456 123456 Am Em D sus4 sus2 etc. e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------| B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------| G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|------| D|-------------------------------7-----|------------------------------------|-0-----|------| A|-------------------------7-----------|----------------------------2-------|-------|------| E|-3/5------7--------8-----------------|-0--------2--------3----------------|-------|------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 123456 123456
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[GUITAR SOLO] tabbed without timing G D G D e|---------------|----|---------------|--------------| B|---------------|----|---------------|-----10-10h12-| G|---------------|----|--------7--7h9p|-7------------| D|---------------|----|-5--7/9--------|--------------| A|---------5-5h7-|-5--|---------------|--------------| E|-3---5/7-------|----|---------------|--------------| G D G D e|-10---14b15r14-14b15b14-|-14b15p14------------|-10---------------|-----------| B|------------------------|----------10---10h12-|------------------|-----------| G|------------------------|---------------------|-----12-11-12--11-|-----------| D|------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-12--------| A|------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------| E|------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------| Am Em D Am Em D e|-----------|-----------|---|-----------|---------|----| B|-----------|-----------|---|-----------|---------|----| G|-----------|-----------|---|-----------|---------|----| D|-----------|-----------|-0-|---------7-|---------|-0--| A|--------7\-|-------0h2-|---|-------7---|-------2-|----| E|-5-7-8-----|-0-2-3-----|---|-5-7-8-----|-0-2-3---|----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
And for anyone wanting a big challenge on guitar... Here's Keith Emerson's solo
[SYNTHESIZER SOLO] tabbed for guitar (no attempt at timing in tab)
Am Em D D Am Em D e|-----|-----|---/10--|---7-----7--5---------3--2----------|------|-----|-----| B|-----|-----|--------|-----8----------7------------3----3-|------|--5--|-----| G|-----|-----|--------|------------------7------------4----|--2---|-----|-----| D|-----|--2--|--------|------------------------------------|------|-----|-----| A|--0--|-----|--------|------------------------------------|------|-----|-----| D|-----|-----|-0------|------------------------------------|------|-----|--0--| D Am Em D D Am e|---------------------------|-----|-----|----/10-|----/10---/10---/10---/10--|--10--| B|--------/3----/5---/6------|-----|--5--|--------|---------------------------|------| G|--/4-----------------------|--2--|-----|--------|---------------------------|------| D|---------------------------|-----|-----|--------|---------------------------|------| A|---------------------------|-----|-----|--------|---------------------------|------| D|------0-----0-----0-----0--|-----|-----|--0-----|--0-----0-----0-----0------|------| Em D e|-----15--14--12------------10-----------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------15---14-------10--8---10-----------|--------------5---------------| G|-------------------------------------------11---9---|--7---6----7-------7--6-------| D|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------7--| A|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------| D Am Em D e|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----17---| B|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|----------| G|--5----4--2-------2----0---------------------------|-----|-----|----------| D|---------------4-----------4----2--0----2--0-------|-----|--2--|----------| A|------------------------------------------------4--|--0--|-----|----------| D|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|--0-------| D e|--L----15-14-12--14----15----12----10--14----12--10----9--| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| D D e|--10-----------8--7---------7--5----|----3--2---------------------------------------| B|------10---9---------9--8--------7--|--5-------5--3-2--3----------------------------| G|------------------------------------|---------------------4--2--0--2----------------| D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------4----2--0--2--| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D D D D D e|-----------10-----10--|----10-----10-----10-----10----|-------|-------|-------|| B|-----3----------------|-------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|| G|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|| D|--0-------------------|-------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|| A|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------|---5b--|-------|| D|---------0-----0------|--0-----0------0------0--------|---0---|-------|--0----||
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| h Hammer-on
| * Natural harmonic
| / Slide up
| r Release
| b Bend
| \ Slide down
| p Pull-off
| L tide note
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