Jimmy Buffett – A Pirate Looks At Forty (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Jimmy Buffett
(From the 1974 Album A1A)
Words and Music by Jimmy Buffett
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Goodman - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Buffett - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=110
G C/G G C/G
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-----0-------------|-----0---------1--|-----0-------------|-----0---------1--| |---0---------0-----|---0---------0-0--|---0---------0-----|---0---------0-0--| |-------0-(0)-----0-|-------0-(0)---2--|-------0-(0)-----0-|-------0-(0)---2--| |---------------2---|------------------|---------------2---|------------------| |-3-----------------|-3----------------|-3-----------------|-3----------------|
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| Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.) | E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q |---3-3---------3-3-|---3-3------------|---3-3---------3-3-|---3-3------------| |---0-0---------0-0-|---0-0---------1--|---0-0---------0-0-|---0-0---------1--| |-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--|-0-----0-(0)-0-----|-0-----0-(0)-0-2--| |-2-----2-(2)-2-----|-2-----2-(2)-2----|-2-----2-(2)-2-----|-2-----2-(2)-2----| |-3-----------3-----|-3-----------3-3--|-3-----------3-----|-3-----------3-3--| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-----0-------------|-----0---------1--|-----0-------------|-----0---------1--|| |---0---------0-----|---0---------0-0--|---0---------0-----|---0---------0-0--|| |-------0-(0)-----0-|-------0-(0)---2--|-------0-(0)-----0-|-------0-(0)---2--|| |---------------2---|------------------|---------------2---|------------------|| |-3-----------------|-3----------------|-3-----------------|-3----------------||
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| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q |---3-3---------3-3-|---3-3------------|---3-3---------3-3-|---3-3------------|| |---0-0---------0-0-|---0-0---------1--|---0-0---------0-0-|---0-0---------1--|| |-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--|-0-----0-(0)-0-----|-0-----0-(0)-0-2--|| |-2-----2-(2)-2-----|-2-----2-(2)-2-3--|-2-----2-(2)-2-----|-2-----2-(2)-2-3--|| |-3-----------3-----|-3-----------3----|-3-----------3-----|-3-----------3----|| 1st - 8th Verses G E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E E E ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------0-----| ||------0-2-(2)-0-(0)---|-------0-2-(2)---0---| ||----0---------------0-|-----0-------------0-| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||--3-------------------|--3------------------|
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| Q E E Q E E +E Q E E E E E ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o-0---0-0--0-----0--1-|-(1)-3---3--3--3-3-3-| ||--0---0-0--0-----0--2-|-(2)-4---4--4--4-4-4-| ||--0---0-0--0-----0--0-|-(0)-0---0--0--0-0-0-| ||o-2-------------------|---------------------| ||--3-------------------|---------------------| E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E Q |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------0------| |-----0-2-(2)-0-(0)---|-------0-2-(2)----0---| |---0---------------0-|-----0----------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-3-------------------|--3-------------------|
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| Q E E Q E E +Q E E E Q. |---------------------|----------------------| |-0---0-0--0-----1--3-|-(3)---3-1-----0------| |-0---0-0--0-----2--4-|-(4)---4-2-----0------| |-0---0-0--0-----0--0-|-(0)---0-0-----0------| |-2-------------------|----------------------| |-3-------------------|----------------------| C E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E Q |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------1-(1)-------| |-----0-2-(2)-0-(0)---|-----0-------0-----| |---2---------------2-|---2-----------2---| |-3-------------------|-3-----------------| |---------------------|-------------------|
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| E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |-----1----------1----|-----1-1-------1-1-| |-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--2-2-2-| |-3-3-3----3--3--3----|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-| |---------------------|-------------------| C/B Am7 G E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E +E E |---------------------|---------------------| |-------0-(0)---------|---------------------| |-----0-------2-(2)-0-|-----0-2-(2)-0-(0)---| |---2-----------------|---0---------------2-| |-3-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-3-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |-----1-1--1--1--1--1-|-----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-|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-| |-3-3-3-3--2-----0----|-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2-| |---------------------|-3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-| Am7 Bm7 Am7 E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------| |-------1-(1)-------|-----0-----------| |-----0-------0---2-|-------------2---| |---2-----------2---|---0---4-------2-| |-0-----------------|-2-------0-3-----| |-------------------|-----------------|
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| E E E E E E Q H H |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-3-------1-------| |-----0---------0---|-2-------0-------| |-2-2-2-2--2--2-2---|-0-------2-------| |-0-0-0-0--0--0-0---|-2-------0-------| |-------------------|-----------------| 1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7. G C/G E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E +E E 8x |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------1-----|----------------------o|| |-----0-2-(2)---0---|------0-2-(2)-0-(0)----|| |---0---------------|----0---------------0--|| |-------------------|----------------------o|| |-3-----------------|-3---------------------||
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| E E E E E E E E Q. E +H 8x |-------------------|-3---------------------|| |-----0-------1-1---|-0--------------------o|| |-0-0-0-------0-0---|-0------0-(0)----------|| |-0-0-0-0---------0-|-0------0-(0)----------|| |-2-2-2-2-----------|----------------------o|| |-3-3-3----3--------|-----------------------|| Outro 8. G Am E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |-------------0-(0)---|-------1-(1)-------| |-----0-2-(2)-------0-|-----2-------2---2-| |---0-----------------|---2-----------2---| |---------------------|-0-----------------| |-3-------------------|-------------------|
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| Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q |-3---3-3-(3)-3--3----|-------------------| |-0---0-0-(0)-0--0----|-1---1-------1-1---| |-0---0-0-(0)-0--0----|-2---2-2-(2)---2---| |-0---0-0-(0)-0--0----|-2---2---------2---| |-2---2-2-(2)-2--2----|-0-----------------| |-3---3-3-(3)-3--3----|-------------------| Bm7 Am7 G E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----0-----------|-------------0-(0)---| |-------------2---|-----0-2-(2)-------0-| |---0---4-------2-|---0-----------------| |-2-------0-3-----|---------------------| |-----------------|-3-------------------|
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| H H Q E E +E E E E
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|-3-------1-------|-0---0-0-(0)-0--1--1-|
|-2-------0-------|-0---0-0-(0)-0--2--2-|
|-0-------2-------|-0---0-0-(0)-0--0--0-|
|-2-------0-------|-2-------------------|
|-----------------|-3-------------------|
H.=H
Am Bm7 Am7 G D7 G
E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E H H Q E E E E E E W
|------------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------|-3----*|
|------------------|-------1-(1)-------|-3----1----|-0--0---1---1---|-0----*|
|-----0-2-(2)-0----|-----2-------2---2-|-2----0----|-0--0---2---2---|-0----*|
|---0-----------0--|---2-----------2---|-0----2----|-0----0---0---0-|-0----*|
|------------------|-0-----------------|-2----0----|-2--------------|-2----*|
|-3----------------|-------------------|-----------|-3--------------|-3----*||
| Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E Q H H Q E E E E E E W |-3---3-3--3--3-3--|-------------------|-----------|----------------|-3----*| |-0---0-0--0--0-0--|-1---1-------1-1---|-3----1----|-0--0---1---1---|-0----*| |-0---0-0--0--0-0--|-2---2-2-(2)---2---|-2----0----|-0--0---2---2---|-0----*| |-0---0-0--0--0-0--|-2---2---------2---|-0----2----|-0----0---0---0-|-0----*| |-2---2-2--2--2-2--|-0-----------------|-2----0----|-2--------------|-2----*| |-3---3-3--3--3-3--|-------------------|-----------|-3--------------|-3----*|
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