Wes Montgomery – West Coast Blues (Guitar Solo Tab)

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Version of the song: from the album The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery. This is not the main solo, but Wes' comping during the piano solo and then, after the final head (chorus). Note that while comping solo, Wes is very faintly heard.
Comping during the piano solo (5:12):
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------6-6-6---|6--6---6----7--7---7--7---------|
G|10-10---8--8----8--8----10-10---|10-10---11-11---10-10---6-6-6---|6--6---6----88-88--6--5---------|
D|12-12---10-10---10-10---12-12---|12-12---12-12---12-12---8-8-8---|5--5---5-----8--8--8--8---------|
A|11-11---9--9----9--9----11-11---|11-11---12-12---11-11---8-8-8---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|10--10----10-10----10-----------|-----------3-3--3--3--3---3-----|3--3-3--3---1---1---1-1---------|
B|10--10----10-10----10------4----|-----------4-4--4--4--4---4-----|4--4-4--4---3---3---3-3----4--4-|
G|10--10----10-10----10----4---6-4|-3---3---3-3-3--3--3--3---3-----|3--3-3--3--22---1---1-1----4--4-|
D|10--10----9--9--6--9---6--------|---5---5---5-5--5--5--5-5-5-----|5--5-5--5--33---3---3-3----3--3-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-------1--1---1-1----3------3---|33-3---1--1--11----11----6-6---6|-6-66---------------------------|
B|--222--2--2---2-2----3------3---|33-3---2--2--22----22----8-8---8|-8-88----7--7-7---7--7-7--------|
G|--333--2--2---2-2----3------1---|11-1---3--3--33----33----7-7---7|-7-77----7--7-7---7--7-7--6/8\6-|
D|--333----------------3------3---|33-3---4--4--44----44----6-6---6|-6-66---77--7-6---7--7-6-------8|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------99----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|------------------6--66--6---6--|66--5------55--5------55--4-----|-44--4------44---------10-------|
B|66------6--6------7--77--7---7--|77--6------66--6------66--5-----|-55--5------55---8-----8--11-10-|
G|66-----66--6--6/8\6--65--6/8\6--|65--5/7\5--54--5/7\5--54--4/6\4-|-43--4/6\4--43---8-----8--12-10-|
D|65--6/8-6----------8----------8-|---------7----------7----------6|----------6------10--8-8--10-10-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------10-----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 
e|------10-x-6-5-2-1--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--10--8--x-6-4-2-1--------------|9--9--------6--(6)--------------|--------------------------------|
G|1010--8--x-7-5-2-0--------------|10-10-------6--(6)-----10--10---|10--10--1010--10--10---10-101010|
D|--10--8--x-5-4-1-0--------------|9--9---8----7--(7)-----12--12---|12--12--1212--10--10---10-101010|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------11--11---|11--11--1111--9---9----9--9-9-9-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7--7-|----7-----7---7---6----------6--|-6--6----6-4-6---4---6---4-6----|
G|10-10-----10---1010-1010---7--7-|----7-----7---7---6------6-6-6--|-6--6----6-5-6---5---6---5-6----|
D|12-12-----12---1212-1212---7--7-|----7-----7---7---6------6-5-6--|-5--5----5-5-5---5---5---5-5----|
A|11-11--10-11---1111-1111--------|--9-----9---9-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------10-|11-----9/10------8---6---6-6----|
B|5\3/5\3--5--3--5-3--5----4----4-|-------------------------6-1111-|11--11-7/8-11----7---6---6-6--4-|
G|5\4/5\4--5--4--5-4--5----4----4-|-6--6--6-6---7----7----7-7-10---|12--12-7/8-12----8---7---7-7--5-|
D|3\3/3\3--3--3--3-3--3----4----4-|-8--8--8-8---8----8----6--------|10--10-7/8-10----7---6---6-6--4-|
A|--------------------------------|-7--7--7-7---6----6-------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|4------------------2------------|
B|4-4--2---2-----2---2------------|
G|5-5--3---3-----3---3------------|
D|4-4--3---3-----3---3------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------| 6:35 marks the end of the piano solo and back to the head (chorus)

Finale
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|
B|6--6-6--6-6---4-------4---2--2-2|--2-----2-2-----6--6-6--6-6---4-|------4---2--2-2--2-----2-2--1--|
G|7--7-7--7-7---4-------4---3--3-3|--2-----2-2-----7--7-7--7-7---4-|------4---3--3-3--2-----2-2--0--|
D|7--7-7--7-7---4----4--4---3--3-3|--2-----2-1-----7--7-7--7-7---4-|---4--4---3--3-3--2-----2-1--0--|
A|----------------6------------4-4|-----4--------------------------|6--------------4-----4-------1--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------2---------------------|