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Song title:      Classical Gas
Original Album:	 The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
Other Album:     Handmade (1970, Mason Williams)

Words and Music by Mason Williams
Copyright © 1968 Warner Bros. Records
Published by Warner Music Group

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Timing varies and is indicated above the bar.


INTRO:

3/4
|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-1---------------1-------|-----0------------------|-----0------------------|
|---------2---------------|---0--------------------|---0-----2-------0------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-3---------------2------|-0----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -|


|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|----0h1---------0h1-----|-----0------------------|
|-----2-------------------|---2-----2--------------|---0--------------------|
|---2---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-3-------------------2--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -|


|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----0---------------0---|------------------------|------------------------|
|---0-----2---0---0h2-----|-----2------------------|-----0-------0-------3--|
|-------------------------|---2--------------------|---0-------0-------0----|
|-------------------------|-0----------------------|---------0-------2------|
|-0-----------------------|------------------------|-3----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -|


4/4                                                             0'20"
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------3---1-------3------|-----1---0----------------------|
|---------0-------2--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



PART A:
Notes:
Play the first four bars x4; then continue.

 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0h1p0---1-----------1-------0--|--------------------------------|
|-------------2------------------|---------0-----------0----------|
|-------------------------2------|-----0-----------0-----------0--|
|-0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------2-----------0------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-------------------0----------|--------------------------------|
|-----2---0---2---------------2--|---------2-----------2----------|
|--------------------------------|-----2-----------2-----------2--|
|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------0------|
|-0---------------0-------0------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


[repeat x3; then continue below:]


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------0-----------0---1--|---------1-----------3----------|
|---------2-----------0----------|-----2-----------0-----------0--|
|-----2--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|-0-----------2-----------2------|
|-----------------3--------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


6/4
|-0----------------------------------------------|
|-------------3---1-------3-----------1-p-0------|
|---------0-------2-----------------------0------|
|---------------------------------2--------------|
|-3----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & -|


4/4
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------0-----------0---1--|
|-2-----------0---2---2-------0--|-2-------2-----------0----------|
|-----------------2--------------|-----2--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
|-1---------------0--------------|-----------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


                                 3/4
|--------------------------------|-0-----------1----------|
|---------1-----------3----------|-----1-----------1------|
|-----2-----------0-----------0--|---------0-----------2--|
|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|-0-----------2-----------2------|-3----------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------1----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -|


                                                 0'54"
|-2-----------3-----------|-4-------5p0------7-----|
|-----1-----------0-------|-----0-------0-------0--|
|---------1-----------0---|------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------3-----------|-0----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -|



PART B:

4/4
|-8---7--------------------------|-----------------5--------------|
|---------10--8-------10------7--|-----10--7-----------5----------|
|-------------9-------9-------7--|---------7-----------5----------|
|--------------------------------|-0-----------0------------------|
|-0---------------0-------0------|-------------------------0------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|-8---7--------------------------|-------------5------------------|
|---------10--8-------10------7--|-----8-----------7-----------0--|
|-------------9-------9-------7--|-----9-----------7-------0------|
|--------------------------------|-0-------0-----------0h2--------|
|-0---------------0-------0------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|-8---7--------------------------|---------8-------------------3--|
|---------10--8-------10------7--|---------10--10--8-----------3--|
|-------------9-------9-------7--|-----------------9--------------|
|--------------------------------|-0---0---------------0----------|
|-0---------------0-------0------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


5/4
|---------------------1------------------|
|---------5-----------1-----------3------|
|---------5-----------2-----------3------|
|---------5---0-------------------3---0--|
|-----5-----------------------1----------|
|-3---------------1-------1--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & -|



6/4
|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0------|
|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3------|
|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
|------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & -|


4/4                                                            1'10"
|-----------------------------0--|--------------------------------|
|---------------------3----------|-----3-------------------3p0----|
|-------------2------------------|-------------2-------2----------|
|-----3--------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



PART C:

4/4
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0h1p0---1-------------------3--|---------1-----------0----------|
|-------------2-----------2------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------|-----2-----------2-----------2--|
|-0---------------0--------------|-0-----------0-----------0------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0h1p0---1-------------------0--|--------------------------------|
|-------------2-----------2------|---------2-----------0----------|
|---------------------2----------|-----2-----------2-----------2--|
|-0---------------0--------------|-0-----------0-----------0------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0h1p0---1-------------------0--|---------1-----------3----------|
|-------------2-----------2------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------|-----2-----------2-----------2--|
|-0---------------0--------------|-0-----------0-----------0------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                                                               1'22"
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-------5---3-------3---1------|-1---0-------0-------0---1---0--|
|-----5-----------4-----------2--|---------0-------2--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------0------|-----0-----------0--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



PART D:

4/4
|-0-------0----------------------|-----------------1p0------------|
|-----3-------1-----------1---0--|---------3---------------3------|
|---------------------0----------|-----0-------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3--------------|-2-------2-------2--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



|-0-------0----------------------|-----------------1p0------------|
|-----3-------1-----------1---0--|---------3---------------3------|
|---------------------2----------|-----0-------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3-------3-------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|-0-------0----------------------|-----------------1p0------------|
|-----3-------1-----------1---0--|---------3---------------3------|
|---------------------0----------|-----0-------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3--------------|-2-------2-------2--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|-0-------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----3-------1-----------1---0--|--------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------|---------0-----------0----------|
|--------------------------------|-----0-----------0-----------0--|
|-0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------2-----------0------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-------------------0----------|---------0-------1-------3------|
|-----2---0---2-------0-------0--|-2-----------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|-----2--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0---------------0-------2------|
|-0---------------0-------0------|---------3----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


                                 3/4                     1'38"
|-0-------1-------2-------3------|-4-------5p0-----7------|
|-----------------------------0--|-----0-------0-------0--|
|-----0-------2-------2----------|------------------------|
|-----------------0--------------|------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------1---------------3------|-0-------0-------0------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -|



PART B2:
Notes:
This is a repeat of PART B except the last two bars are replaced
by a new single bar.


4/4
|-8---7--------------------------|-----------------5--------------|
|---------10--8-------10------7--|-----10--7-----------5----------|
|-------------9-------9-------7--|---------7-----------5----------|
|--------------------------------|-0-----------0------------------|
|-0---------------0-------0------|-------------------------0------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|-8---7--------------------------|-------------5------------------|
|---------10--8-------10------7--|-----8-----------7-----------0--|
|-------------9-------9-------7--|-----9-----------7-------0------|
|--------------------------------|-0-------0----------0h2---------|
|-0---------------0-------0------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|-8---7--------------------------|---------8-------------------3--|
|---------10--8-------10------7--|---------10--10--8-----------3--|
|-------------9-------9-------7--|-----------------9--------------|
|--------------------------------|-0-------0-----------0----------|
|-0---------------0-------0------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


5/4
|---------------------1------------------|
|---------5-----------1-----------3------|
|---------5-----------2-----------3------|
|---------5---0-------------------3---0--|
|-----5-----------------------1----------|
|-3---------------1-------1--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & -|



6/4
|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0------|
|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3------|
|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
|------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & -|


4/4                           1'56"
|---------0----------------------|
|-----------3--------------------|
|-------------2------------------|
|-----3---------3----------------|
|-0------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|




PART A2:
Notes:
This part borrows many elements from PART A but is not the same.
The first four bars of PART A are present here and are repeated
only once with the 4th bar slightly different.
 

4/4
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0h1p0---1-----------1-------0--|--------------------------------|
|-------------2------------------|---------0-----------0----------|
|-------------------------2------|-----0-----------0-----------0--|
|-0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------2-----------0------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-------------------0----------|--------------------------------|
|-----2---0---2---------------2--|---------2-----------2----------|
|--------------------------------|-----2-----------2-----------2--|
|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------0------|
|-0-----------------------0------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0h1p0---1-----------1-------0--|--------------------------------|
|-------------2------------------|---------0-----------0----------|
|--------------------------------|-----0-----------0-----------0--|
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------2-----------0------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-------------------0----------|-------------0-----------0---1--|
|-----2---0---2---------------2--|---------2-----------0----------|
|--------------------------------|-----2--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
|-0---------------0-------0------|-----------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|--------------------------------|
|---------1-----------3----------|
|-----2-----------0-----------0--|
|--------------------------------|
|-0-----------2-----------2------|
|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


6/4
|-0----------------------------------------------|
|-------------3---1-------3-----------1-p-0------|
|---------0-------2------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2-----p-0------|
|-3----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & -|


4/4
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------0-------1-------3------|
|-2-----------0---2---2-------0--|-2-----------0-------0-------0--|
|-----------------2---2----------|-----2--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0---------------0-------2------|
|-1---------------0--------------|---------3----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


                                 3/4                    2'17"
|-0-------1---------------3------|-4-------5p0-----7---5--|
|-----------------------------0--|-----0-------0----------|
|-----0-------2-------2----------|------------------------|
|-----------------0--------------|------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------1---------------3------|-0-------0-------0------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & -|



CODA:

4/4
|---------------------3----------|-------------1------------------|
|---------7-----------3----------|-5-----------1-----------3------|
|---------7-----------4----------|-5-----------2-----------3------|
|---------7---0------------------|-5---0-------------------3---0--|
|-----5-----------------------3--|---------------------1----------|
|-5---------------3-------3------|---------1-------1--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|-----------------------------0--|--------------------------------|
|---------------------3----------|-----3-------------------3------|
|-------------2------------------|-------------2-------2-------0--|
|-----3--------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


|-----------------------------0--|--------------------------------|
|---------------------3----------|-----3-------------------3------|
|-------------2------------------|-------------2-------2----------|
|-----4--------------------------|-----------------4--------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                              2'30"
|--------------------------------|
|-------------2p0-2--------------|
|-----------2--------------------|
|---------2----------------------|
|-0------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|