Texas in July - I Am Yours tab!
Standard tuning.
Intro chords
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1-------------------------1---------------------1----1p0-------------|
G|--------------------------2-------------------2----------4/5------------------0h2--|
D|--------3-----------3---------------------------------------------------3----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
E|--1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1-------------------------1------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------2-------------------2-------5---5-------4--------5-------|
D|--------3-----------3--------------------------------------------------5--------5--|
A|------------------------------------------------------0-------0--------------------|
E|--1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1-------------------------1---------------------1----1p0-------------|
G|--------------------------2-------------------2----------4/5------------------0h2--|
D|--------3-----------3---------------------------------------------------3----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
E|--1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------8---|
B|--------------1-------------------------1-----------------------------------8------|
G|--------------------------2-------------------2-------5---5-------------10---------|
D|--------3-----------3-----------------------------------------------10-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
E|--1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Melody one:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5h6p5---------------------------------------8~~-------------------------|
G|----------5----7/9----5----4/5-5---7--5\4----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------7h8p7-------10----------------------------------|
B|---5h6p5--------------------------8------------10\8------------------------|
G|----------5----7/9----7---------------------0------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Melody two:
e|-----------8p7-----8-----------------------------------3/5---------------5h7--|
B|-------8--------8---------8----6\5-------------------------------5------------|
G|---10--------------------------------5/7\5------7\5p0--------5-------7p5------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|---8-------8p7-----8-----------------------------------3/5---------------5h7--8~~~-|
B|-------8--------8---------8----6\5-------------------------------5----5------------|
G|-------------------------------------5/7\5------7\5p0--------5---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
SLIGHT Variation on melody one:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5h6p5---------------------------------------8~~-------------------------|
G|----------5----7/9----7----4/5-5---7--5\4----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^^ Only thing that changes is seven on the G instead of five!
e|---------------------------7h8p7-------10----------------------------------|
B|---5h6p5--------------------------8------------10\8------------------------|
G|----------5----7/9----7---------------------0------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Melody three (time signature changes to 7/4 instead of 4/4):
e|----7---h8p7-------------7----h8p7------------10---------------------------|
B|---------------8---------------------8------------------10---8-------------|
G|--------------------0--------------------0---------0-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro/variation (back to 4/4):
e|----7---h8p7-------------7----h8p7------------10---------------------------|
B|---------------8---------------------8------------------10---8---8---------|
G|--------------------0--------------------0---------0-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----8-----7------7h8------15*----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
On the very last note, the way to get a good harmonic on the 15th fret of the high E is
have a finger from your fretting hand on the 3rd fret like you were just going to play a
G note. Then take your pointer (or whatever finger is comfortable) from your picking
and place it lightly over the 15th fret like you would to make a harmonic and pluck the
with your thumb (or, again, whatever is comfortable) on the side of the string closest
the bridge of your guitar. Hopefully you can get a good, clean harmonic out of it!
Order of the song:
Intro chords
Melody One
Melody Two
Melody One
Melody Two
Slight variation on Melody One
Melody Three (in 7/4)
Outro lick (back to 4/4)
And that’s it!
God bless.
