#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: All The Way From Memphis Original Album: Mott (Mott The Hoople) Words and Music by Ian Hunter Copyright © 1973 Columbia Records and CBS Records Published by Columbia Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: MTH's second big single hit and first from the pen of Ian Hunter. "Oriole" refers to the town of Oriole, Kentucky. Timing is 4/4. INTRO: Notes: / - slide up \ - slide down ~ - vibrato b - bend note up [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x2] Guitar Figure 1 Rhythm guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [play: Guitar Figure 2] [x2] Guitar Figure 2 Rhythm guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---| |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| |-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then play:] Lead guitar: |-3---3---2-------0-------2---0______---------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|-----3-------3---3---------------| |-2---2---2-------2-------2---2______---2-------2---2---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A D A | |-0-------0-------0-------0---2---|-----2-------2---2-----------0-0-| |-2-------2-------2-------2---3---|-----3-------3---3-----------2-2-| |-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|-----2-------2---2-----------2-2-| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-----------------------------2-2-| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------0-0-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |-3---3---2-------0-------2---0______-----------------------3---3---| |---------------------------------|-----3-------3---3---------------| |-2---2---2-------2-------2---2______---2-------2---2-------2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A D A | |-0-------0-------0-------0---2---|-----2-------2---2-----------0---| |-2-------2-------2-------2---3---|-----3-------3---3-----------2---| |-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|-----2-------2---2-----------2---| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-----------------------------2---| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |-3---3---2-------0-------2---0______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----3-------3---3---------------| |-2---2---2-------2-------2---2______---2-------2---2----------/12--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A D | |-0-------0-------0-------0---2---|-2---2-------2---2---------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---3---|-3---3-------3---3---------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|-2---2-------2---2---------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---0---|-0---0-------0---0---------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12--12--11--11--9---9-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------12--12--|-11--11--9---9-------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------12--12--10--10--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---4---4---2---2-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---5---|-4---4---2---2-------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------5---5---3---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------10--10___---10--10--10--|-----12b-----12-10---------------| |-10------10--10___---10--10--10--|-10--------------13--10----------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-11| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | D F#5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7-------7---7-------7---7---|-7---7-------7---7-------7-------| |-7---7-------7---7-------7---7---|-7---7-------7---7-------7-------| |-7---7-------7---7-------7---7---|-7---7-------7---7-------7---4-5-| |-5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|-5---5-------5---5-------5---4-5-| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-3-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|-13-15b------------15-13---------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------15___---| |------10--10-11-10-12-10--15-----|---------------------------------| |-12-----12--------------11/------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | G D G | |-3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|-3---3-------3---3-----------3---| |-3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|-3---3-------3---3-------7---3---| |-4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|-4---4-------4---4-------7---4---| |-5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|-5---5-------5---5-------7---5---| |-5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|-5---5-------5---5-------5---5---| |-3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|-3---3-------3---3-----------3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE: Lead guitar: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10---------/4-------------------|-------------9b___-----------9-7-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | Bm/F# G | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------------------------3---|-3-------------------------------| |-4---------------------------4---|-4-------------------------------| |-4---------------------------4---|-5-------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2---|-5-------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2---|-3-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Forgot my six - string razor Lead guitar: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9----------------------/4-------|-------------9b---9--9b--9-9--7--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---------------------------0---|-5-------------------------------| |-1---------------------------1---|-6-------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2---|-7-------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2---|-7-------------------------------| |-0---------------------------0---|-5-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | - hit the sky Half Lead guitar: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10b________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | Bm A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---------------------------7---|---------------------------------| |-7---------------------------7---|-6-------------------------------| |-9---------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------| |-9---------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------| |-7---------------------------7---|-5-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | way to Memphis 'fore I rea - Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-----------4____---------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------7-------|-5-----------5____---4---5---7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | G5 F#5 E5 D5 C#5 D5 E5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12----------11___-------9-------|-7-----------7____---6---7---9---| |-12----------11___-------9-------|-7-----------7____---6---7---9---| |-10----------9____-------7-------|-5-----------5____---4---5---7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | - lised Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|-------------12b__-------12-10-12| |-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | Bm/F# G | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------------------------3---|-3-------------------------------| |-4---------------------------4---|-4-------------------------------| |-4---------------------------4---|-5-------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2---|-5-------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2---|-3-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Well, I rang the in - for - mation Lead guitar: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|------------14-------17-14-17-14-| |-12------------------12----------|---------15----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---------------------------0---|-5-------------------------------| |-1---------------------------1---|-6-------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2---|-7-------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2---|-7-------------------------------| |-0---------------------------0---|-5-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | - my axe was cold Lead guitar: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-17b_______________________________17\-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------9b__---------9-7-6--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | Bm A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---------------------------7---|---------------------------------| |-7---------------------------7---|-6-------------------------------| |-9---------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------| |-9---------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------| |-7---------------------------7---|-5-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | They said she rides the train to Ori - Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-9\------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | G5 F#5 E5 D5 C#5 D5 E5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12----------11___-------9-------|-7-----------7____---6---7---9---| |-12----------11___-------9-------|-7-----------7____---6---7---9---| |-10----------9____-------7-------|-5-----------5____---4---5---7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | - ole Now it's a... REFRAIN: Lead guitar: |-3---3---2-------0-------2---0______---------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|-----3-------3---3---------------| |-2---2---2-------2-------2---2______---2-------2---2---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A D A | |-0-------0-------0-------0---2---|-----2-------2---2-----------0-0-| |-2-------2-------2-------2---3---|-----3-------3---3-----------2-2-| |-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|-----2-------2---2-----------2-2-| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-----------------------------2-2-| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------0-0-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | mighty long way down the dusty trail And the sun Lead guitar: |-3---3---2-------0-------2---0______-----------------------3---3---| |---------------------------------|-----3-------3---3---------------| |-2---2---2-------2-------2---2______---2-------2---2-------2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A D A | |-0-------0-------0-------0---2---|-----2-------2---2-----------0---| |-2-------2-------2-------2---3---|-----3-------3---3-----------2---| |-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|-----2-------2---2-----------2---| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-----------------------------2---| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | burns hot on the cold steel rails And I look Lead guitar: |-3---3---2-------0-------2---0______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----3-------3---3---------------| |-2---2---2-------2-------2---2______---2-------2---2----------/12--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A D | |-0-------0-------0-------0---2---|-2---2-------2---2---------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---3---|-3---3-------3---3---------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|-2---2-------2---2---------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---0---|-0---0-------0---0---------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | like a bum and I crawl like a snail Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12--12--11--11--9---9-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------12--12--|-11--11--9---9-------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------12--12--10--10--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---4---4---2---2-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---5---|-4---4---2---2-------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------5---5---3---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | All the way from Memphis... Lead guitar: |---------10--10___---10--10--10--|-----12b-----12-10---------------| |-10------10--10___---10--10--10--|-10--------------13--10----------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-11| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | D F#5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7-------7---7-------7---7---|-7---7-------7---7-------7-------| |-7---7-------7---7-------7---7---|-7---7-------7---7-------7-------| |-7---7-------7---7-------7---7---|-7---7-------7---7-------7---4-5-| |-5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|-5---5-------5---5-------5---4-5-| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-3-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|-13-15b------------15-13---------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------15___---| |------10--10-11-10-12-10--15-----|---------------------------------| |-12-----12--------------11/------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | G D G | |-3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|-3---3-------3---3-----------3---| |-3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|-3---3-------3---3-------7---3---| |-4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|-4---4-------4---4-------7---4---| |-5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|-5---5-------5---5-------7---5---| |-5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|-5---5-------5---5-------5---5---| |-3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|-3---3-------3---3-----------3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE: Well, I got to Oriole y'know - it took a month And there was my guitar, electric junk. Some spade said "Rock And rollers, - you're all the same. Man, that's your instrument." I felt so ashamed. REFRAIN: Now, it's a mighty long way down rock and roll Through the "Bradford cities" and the "Orioles" And you look like a star but you're still on the dole All the way from Memphis REFRAIN: Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock and roll From the Liverpool Docks to the Hollywood Bowl And you climb up the mountains 'n' you fall down the holes All the way from Memphis REFRAIN: Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock and roll As your name gets hot, so your heart grows cold And you gotta stay young man, you can never be old All the way from Memphis REFRAIN: Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock and roll Through the "Bradford city" and the "Oriole" And you look like a star but you're really out on parole! All the way from Memphis [Saxophone instrumental play out over A and D until fade]