The Allman Brothers Band – Desdemona (Guitar)

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Band/Artist: The Allman Brothers Band Song Title: Desdemona Album Title: Hittin’ The Note (2003) ------------------------------------------------------------- There are two different forms of the Abmaj7, Cm, Cm7, and G chords used in this song. You’ll have to listen to figure out which one is used for what part. ------------------------------------------------------------- Chords used (E A D G B E):
    Abmaj7                C                  Cm
1 = 4 x 5 5 4 x      x 3 5 5 5 x      1 = x 3 5 5 4 x 
2 = x x 6 5 4 3 2 = x x 10 8 8 8
    Cm#7                 Cm7               Cm6
x x 9 8 8 8       1 = x 3 5 3 4 3      x x 7 8 8 8 
2 = x x 8 8 8 8
    Db                  Eb/G                F
x 4 6 6 6 x        x 10 8 8 8 x        1 3 3 2 1 1 

    Fm                  F/A               Gbdim7
1 3 3 1 1 1        x 12 10 10 10 x     x x 4 5 4 5 

      G                  G7                G/B            
1 = 3 5 5 4 3 3      3 5 3 4 3 3     x 14 12 12 12 x
2 = x 10 12 12 12 x (Intro) Abmaj7 Fm Cm G7 (Verse 1)
Cm          Cm#7     Cm7             Cm6
 Rain falls   upon a sleepy southern town

Abmaj7           Fm      Cm             G7
 The midnight moon   burning brightly

Cm             Cm#7    Cm7                 Cm6      
 Memories rush in          like a river forlorn

Abmaj7      Db           G7 
 As you lay sleeping without me 

Abmaj7   Fm            G7        Cm
 Highway song keeps me   rolling on

Abmaj7   Db       G7
 Still I long for you 
(Chorus)
C      C/Bb
 Des—demona,

C/A     C/G 
 I will be    

   F            Gbdim7
 your only one

    G
 Oh yeah
(Verse 2)
Cm         Cm#7     Cm7          Cm6
 I make my living    calling out my pain

Abmaj7             Fm          Cm         G7
 Trying to make it through    another day

Cm              Cm#7    Cm7                 Cm6
 Arms reach for me        on the wind I can feel it

Abmaj7     Db              G7
 They're a thousand miles away 

Abmaj7        Fm          G7                       Cm
 Yours eyes remind me  of everything beautiful and blue

Abmaj7              Db         G7
 and I won't feel myself till I'm with you 
(Chorus)
C      C/Bb
 Des—demona,

C/A     C/G 
 I will be    

   F            Gbdim7
 your only one

    G
 Oh yeah
(Derek Trucks’ guitar solo) Cm7 Gm7 [Repeat as necessary] Abmaj7 Fm Cm G7 (Warren Haynes’ guitar solo) Cm7 Gm7 [Repeat as necessary] Abmaj7 Fm Cm G7 (Verse 3)
Cm         Cm#7    Cm7                  Cm6
 So hold a candle     till the darkness fades

Abmaj7      Fm         Cm           G7
 Night time sleeps but not for long

Cm           Cm#7                    Cm7                      Cm6
 My heart is pounding like the ocean   my soul's empty as the sky

Abmaj7          Db                 G7
 But I know someday I'll be coming home 

Abmaj7     Fm        G7              Cm
 Time goes by in the twinkling of an eye

Abmaj7   Db       G7
 Still I burn for you 
(Chorus)
C      C/Bb
 Des—demona,

C/A     C/G 
 I will be    

   F            Gbdim7
 your only one

    G
 Oh yeah

C             Eb/G    F/A        G
 I just wanna be your only one

C                     Eb/G       F/A     G/B
 I just wanna be your only one

                C
 Your only one