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################################################################################## # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # ################################################################################## Rod Stewart -- Maggie May Beginning part 1 (0:00) (played on a nylon string acoustic) (play twice) e|---5----3-0------3-0--5-3p2p0------0-----------------------------------------| B|--------5-2----2-2-2------------2--------------------------------------------| G|-2---2-------2---2-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------7-5-2-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------5-3-0-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Beginning part 2 (0:14) (played on a nylon string acoustic) (play twice) e|-0--7-5-3p2p0---0---------------------------| B|-0------------3-----------------------------| G|-0---------------------2-4------------------| D|-2-----------------4-5-0-2------------------| A|-2-----------------2-3----------------------| E|-0------------------------------------------| Pre-verse (0:31) (steel string acoustic)(this is how I play it, but these are actually just the chords that the guitarist uses to make the riff) e|---2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-----| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-----| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-----| E|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------| e|---2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--2—x-x-2-2----| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3—x-x-3-3----| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2—x-x-2-2----| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0—x-x-0-0----| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0------0-0----| E|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------| uitar solo 1 (3:00) (electric) (chords played on a steel string acoustic) A G D A G e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-----------------------------------9^-12-----------------------------------12--- A|-9-12-9/7-5----9-12-9/7-5------9-12-----9---9-7-5-------5---9-12-9/7-5--------12 E|-----------7--------------7-----------------------7-7-7---------------7--------- D ----------------------------| ----------------------------| ----------------------11----| -------------------------12-| -9p7/5---5------------------| -------7--------------------| Verse 4 (3:15) (steel string acoustic) [ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rod_stewart/maggie_may_tab.html ] A G D I suppose I should collect my books and get back to school A G D Or steal my daddy's cue make a living out of playing pool G D G A Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helping hand Em F#m Em A Oh Maggie, I wish I'd never seen your face Em A Em A You made a first class fool out of me, but I'm as blind as a fool can be Em A D You stole my heart but I love you anyway Guitar Solo 2 (4:00) (electric) (chords played on a steel string acoustic) A G D e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G|----------------------------------------------------------11-11-9------------- D|------------------------------------------------9^------9-------12-9-12^-9---- A|-9-12-9-7-5h7p5-----9-12-9-7-5h7p5---5---9-12-12--9---12---------------------- E|----------------7------------------7------------------------------------------ A G D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11-14-11-11-9-7---11-14-11-11/9/7-4---11/9/7----11/9/7-4-11-7------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------9-7------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------9-5--------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A G D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------11-11p9--11-14-11-11-9--- ------------------------------------------------9-12-9--------12-------------12- -9-12-9/7-5------9^12-9-7/5—5h7p5----9h12-12-12-------------------------------- -----------7----------------7-----7--------------------------------------------- A G -10------------------------------------| ---10----------------------------------| ------10^10^-9---9---------------------| --------------12---12------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| Mandolin Solo (4:25) (arranged for steel string acoustic)(repeat until song ends) |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-14-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-14-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15- |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-14-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-14-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -14-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| -14-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| Outro (5:03)(continue mandolin solo)(chords on steel string acoustic) D G D Maggie, I wish I’d never seen your face D G D D G D I’ll get on back home, one of these days D G D D G D …fade out A G D Em F#m e|0 3 2 0 2 B|2 3 3 0 2 G|2 0 2 0 2 D|2 0 0 2 4 A|0 2 0 2 4 E|x 3 x 0 2 there u have it, my name is zakk, I am 11 years old, this took me 4 hours.
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SteelCowboy said (March 8, 2005, 5:46 pm)
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Holy crap! The guy that wrote this is 11 years old! i have searched high and low for a good transcription
of this song. I wish there was an email address that I could thank him on. This is outstanding. You won't
find a better version of this song!
Panteragods said (October 22, 2005, 11:22 am)
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Bloody hell, wish i was that good at guitar when i was 11 years old!
This is truly amazing, perhaps you are the next Slash or Eric Clapton me thinks!?
Absolutly Awesome, this is one of the best tabs on GTU!
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