Elvis Presley - Wear my ring around your neck
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WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1959 Album 50,000,000 ELVIS FANS CAN'T BE WRONG: ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS, VOL. 2)
Words and Music by Bert Carroll & Russell Moody
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Hank Garland - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=212(8=s8)
A D6 A D G D
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E H H q Q H Q E E E E E E q Q H
|-----9--9--9---7---|-5----5----|-5----------|----------------|------------|
|----10-10-10---7---|-5----5----|-5----------|----7-7-7---8---|-7----------|
|-----9--9--9---7---|-6----6----|-6----------|----7-7-7---7---|-7----------|
|-------------------|-7----7----|-7----------|----7-7-7---9---|-7----------|
|-------------------|-----------|------------|----------------|------------|
|-------------------|-----------|------------|----------------|------------|
Chorus
$
$$
Q E E E E GE E Dq Q H Q DE E E E GE E
|----------------|------------||-----------------|
|----7-7-7---8---|-7----------||o----7-7-7---8---|
|----7-7-7---7---|-7----------||-----7-7-7---7---|
|----7-7-7---9---|-7----------||-----7-7-7---9---|
|----------------|------------||o----------------|
|----------------|------------||-----------------|
Dq Q H Q E E E E GE E
|------------|------------------|
|-7----------|----7-7-7---8-----|
|-7----------|----7-7-7---7-----|
|-7----------|----7-7-7---9-----|
|------------|------------------|
|------------|------------------|
Dq Q H Q E E E E GE E Dq Q H Q AE E E E DE E
|------------|----------------|------------|----5-5-5--------|
|-7----------|----7-7-7---8---|-7----------|----5-5-5---7----|
|-7----------|----7-7-7---7---|-7----------|----6-6-6---7----|
|-7----------|----7-7-7---9---|-7----------|----7-7-7---7----|
|------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
|------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
Aq Q H Q DE E E E GE E Dq Q H Q GE E E E CE E
|------------|----------------|------------|----3-3-3--------|
|-5----------|----7-7-7---8---|-7----------|----3-3-3---5----|
|-6----------|----7-7-7---7---|-7----------|----4-4-4---5----|
|-7----------|----7-7-7---9---|-7----------|----5-5-5---5----|
|------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
|------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
1.
To Coda
Gq Q H Q DE E E E GE E Aq Q H Q DE E E E GE E Dq Q H
|------------|----------------|-5----------|-----------------|-------------||
|-3----------|----7-7-7---8---|-5----------|----7-7-7---8----|-7----------o||
|-4----------|----7-7-7---7---|-6----------|----7-7-7---7----|-7-----------||
|-5----------|----7-7-7---9---|-7----------|----7-7-7---9----|-7-----------||
|------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|------------o||
|------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------||
Bridge
2.,D.S.
Dq Q H GE E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Dq Q H
|------------||-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3---5-3---|------------|
|-7----------||-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3---------|-7----------|
|-7----------||-4-4-4--4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4---------|-7----------|
|-7----------||-5-5-5--5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5---------|-7----------|
|------------||---------------|-----------------|------------|
|------------||---------------|-----------------|------------|
E E E E H GE E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E DE E Q E E Q
|-5-5-5--------|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|----------------|
|-7-7-7--------|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-7-7-7--7-7-7---|
|-7-7-7--------|-4-4-4--4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4---4-4---|-7-7-7--7-7-7---|
|--------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5---5-5---|-7-7-7--7-7-7---|
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
q Q H A6E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E DE E Q Q Q
|-5----------|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5---5-5---|---------------|
|-7----------|-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7---7-7---|-7-7-7--7------|
|-7----------|-6-6-6--6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6---6-6---|-7-7-7--7------|
|------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7---7-7---|-7-7-7--7------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E7 A
E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---5-5-5-5-5----|---------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---7-7-7-7-7----|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5---5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7---7-7---|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|----------------|-6-6-6--6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6---6-6---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|----------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7---7-7---|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
Outro
D.S. &
D.S.
q Q H Dq Q H Q AE E E E DE E Aq Q H
|-5----------||------------||----5-5-5-------|------------|
|-5----------||-7----------||----5-5-5---7---|-5----------|
|-6----------||-7----------||----6-6-6---7---|-6----------|
|-7----------||-7----------||----7-7-7---7---|-7----------|
|------------||------------||----------------|------------|
|------------||------------||----------------|------------|
Q DE E E E GE E Dq Q H AE E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----7-7-7---8---|-7----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----7-7-7---7---|-7----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----7-7-7---9---|-7----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------|-----------------|
q Q H
E E E E Q Q E E E E H Wx2
|---13---12-10------|-------9-10------|--------*|
|---------------12--|-10-12-----------|--------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
N.C.
E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E |-5----------|-13-13---12-10------|-10-----10---13---13-| |-5----------|----------------12--|-----12--------------| |-6----------|--------------------|---------------------| |-7----------|--------------------|---------------------| |------------|--------------------|---------------------| |------------|--------------------|---------------------|