Linda Ronstadt – Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Guitar Solo Tab)

Capo 1

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Tabbed by: [email protected] Here's the lead guitar part for the famous Ronstadt tune, "Poor Poor Pitiful Me." I had to learn this by ear for an audition, and it sounds pretty exact when you play it with the recording. relative to the capo. Intro Chords: F C G C Fill 1

E--------------|
B--------------|
G----5---5-5---|
D----5---5-5---|
A—x----x-------|
E--------------|

Fill 2 / Lead Break

E---------------------------------------3--3---3------|
B--1----1-----------4brbr—1~~---1--1-------4b—-4b—1~--|
G—-3b~~-3b-*3-3-3---------------3b-3b~----------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
*Pick while bending

Fill 3

E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G-----5--------5-5-----|
D-----5--------5-5-----|
A—5/7-----5/7----------|
E----------------------|
After “namin’ names”, “jesse james”, and “credit to his gender”

Fill 4 *

E--1-1---------3-3--------|--1---------------------------|
B--1-1----1-1--0-0-----1--|--1----1-1--------------------|
G--2-2----0-0--0-0-----0--|--2----0-0--------5-----5-5---|
D--3-3----2-2--0-0-----2--|--3----2-2--------5-----5-5---|
A------xx-3-3--2-2-xx--3--|----xx-3-3-xx-5/7---5/7-------|
E--------------3-3--------|------------------------------|
 *light distortion

Chorus Fill

E--1-----3----------------------------------|
B--1--1--0----------------------------------|
G--2--0--0----------------------------------|
D--3--2--0—-2br---------2br---2br---2br-----|
A-----3--2-----3~----3~-----3----3-----3----|
E--------3--------1~------------------------|

Chorus Fill Continued

E--1-----3------------------1----------3--------|
B--1--1--0----------------1--1--------0-0-------|
G--2--0--0--------------2-----2------0---0------|
D--3--2--0---2br--------------------------------|
A-----3--2------3----3------------2---------5---|
E--------3---------1------------3-----------3---|

Solo

E-------------------------------------|
B-----------14------------------------|
G------11---13b—13~~-11—13b-11--13-11-|
D--13---------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

Solo Continued

E-------------------------------------|
B------13--15-15b-15-13—15b-15b-15-14-|
G--14---------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

Solo Continued

E------12—13p12—13p12-14b-13p12-13p12-----------|
B--13---------------------------------13p12h13--|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

Solo Continued

E-------------------------------------------|
B------15--15-------------------------------|
G--12—-14b*--14r-12--14-12-14-12------------|
D---------------------------------14h15p14--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
* hold bend

Go through Fill 4 and Chorus Outro

E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|       Ad-Lib through the chorus parts,
D------------------------|       I’m not for sure about this, but I know it’s in there
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|       for a few seconds at least
E------------------------|
Pm..................

E--------------------|-----1---------3----------|
B------1-------3br-1-|-----1----1-1--0-----1-1--|
G--------------------|-----2----0-0--0-----0-0--|
D-0h2----2-----------|--3--3----2-2--0-----2-2--| X 2 (the end part)
A—---------3---------|-------3--3-3--2--3--3-3--|
E--------------------|---------------3----------|

E--3--.......------|------1---------3----------|
B—-4b/4-4-4-4—1~~--|------1---1-1---0-----1-1--|
G------------------|------2---0-0---0-----0-0--| X 2 (the end part)
D------------------|----3-3---2-2---0-----2-2--|
A------------------|--------3-3-3---2--3--3-3--|
E------------------|----------------3----------|

E---------------------|---1--------3----------|
B---------------------|---1---1-1--0-----1-1--|
G------5-----5--------|---2---0-0--0-----0-0--| X 2 (the end part)
D------5-----5--------|-3-3---2-2--0-----2-2--|
A-5/7----5/7---7/5—3~-|-----3-3-3--2--3--3-3--|
E---------------------|------------3----------|

E--3--------------|---1---------3-----------|
B—-4b*4-4-4—--1~~-|---1----1-1--0------1-1--|
G-----------------|---2----0-0--0------0-0--| X 2 (the end part)
D-----------------|-3-3----2-2--0------2-2--|
A-----------------|-----3--3-3--2---3--3-3--|
E-----------------|-------------3-----------|

E--------------------|---1---------3-----------|
B--------------------|---1----1-1--0------1-1--|
G------------------0-|---2----0-0--0------0-0--|
D—2b---2b—2b—--0h2---|-3-3----2-2--0------2-2--| X 2 (the end part)
A---3----3---3-------|-----3--3-3--2---3--3-3--|
E--------------------|-------------3-----------|

E----------------------------|---1---------3---------|
B-------------1------------1-|---1----1-1--0-----1-1-|
G-----0-----0------0-----0---|---2----0-0--0-----0-0-|      Fade Out
D—0h2---0h2----0h2---0h2-----|-3-3----2-2--0-----2-2-|
A----------------------------|-----3--3-3--2--3--3-3-|
E----------------------------|-------------3---------|
Begin Fading Out

Tab Notations: / = slide b = bend r = release bend h = hammer-on p = pull-off pm = palm mute x = muted string ~ = vibrato All other special notations are explained in the tab. Any questions or comments, feel free to email me. Wheels.