John Lennon - Cold turkey

COLD TURKEY As recorded by John Lennon (From the 1975 Album SHAVED FISH) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=116 Am N.C. 4/4 Gtrs I, II (El. Gtrs. w/ dist.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E +S S S S +E E E E Q E E +Q +E E |------------5-5-5-------------------|--------------------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7r(7)-5b5.5---5b5.5-|------8-(8)--(8)\---| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7r(7)-5b5.5-7-5b5.5-|------9-(9)--(9)\---| |------------------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +Q +E E Q E E +Q +E E |--------------------|--------------------| |------7-(7)--(7)\---|------5-(5)--(5)\---| |------7-(7)--(7)\---|------5-(5)--(5)\---| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Am ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +Q +E E W E S +S S S S S +E E E E W |--------------------||-----------|---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|------| |------3-(3)--(3)\---||o----------|---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------| |------4-(4)--(4)\---||-----------|---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------| |--------------------||-----------|--------------------------7---|------| |--------------------||o----------|------------------------------|------| |--------------------||-----------|------------------------------|------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E W |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|----------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|----------| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|----------| |--------------------------7---|----------| |------------------------------|----------| |------------------------------|----------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E W |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------| |--------------------------7---|------| |------------------------------|------| |------------------------------|------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E W |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|----------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|----------| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|----------| |--------------------------7---|----------| |------------------------------|----------| |------------------------------|----------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E W |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------| |--------------------------7---|------| |------------------------------|------| |------------------------------|------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E W |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|----------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|----------| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|----------| |--------------------------7---|----------| |------------------------------|----------| |------------------------------|----------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E W |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------| |--------------------------7---|------| |------------------------------|------| |------------------------------|------| Chorus Interlude 1. To Coda N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ W Q E E +Q +E E Q E E +Q +E E Q E E +Q +E E |----------||--------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |----------||------8-(8)--(8)\---|------7-(7)--(7)\---|------5-(5)--(5)\----| |----------||------9-(9)--(9)\---|------7-(7)--(7)\---|------5-(5)--(5)\----| |----------||--------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |----------||--------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |----------||--------------------|--------------------|---------------------| 2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +Q +E E Q E E +Q +E E Q E E +Q +E E |---------------------||--------------------|----------------------|| |------3-(3)--(3)\---o||------5-(5)--(5)\---|--------3-(3)--(3)\---|| |------4-(4)--(4)\----||------5-(5)--(5)\---|--------4-(4)--(4)\---|| |---------------------||--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------o||--------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------||--------------------|----------------------|| | | Gtr III (El. Gtr. w/ dist.) | < | W H Q Q +W |---------------------||--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------o||--------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------||--------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------||--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------o||--------------0-----|-(0)------------------|| |---------------------||--------------------|----------------------|| Guitar Solo | | < | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q +E +E +H +Q H. |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5b7r=========(5)---(5)b7====(5)r-------|-(5)-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------0------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |-----5----(5)-5-5--5------5------------|-----5----(5)-5--5-5-5-------------| |-----7b8==(7)-7-7--7------7r=(7)-5---5-|-----7b8==(7)-7--7-7-7r(7)-5---5---| |-----7b9==(7)-7-7--7------7r=(7)-5---5-|-----7b9==(7)-7--7-7-7r(7)-5---5---| |-----------------------------------7---|-----------------------------7-----| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | < | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q. +S +S +H +Q H. |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-5b7r=============(5)b7==(5)r(5)-------|-(5)-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------0--------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |-------5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|-----5----(5)--5--5-5-5-------------| |-------7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b8==(7)--7--7-7-7r(7)-5-----5-| |-------7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b9==(7)--7--7-7-7r(7)-5-----5-| |------------------------------7---|-------------------------------7----| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| | | H +H +Q +H +E E |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-7b10===================(7)-------|-(7)----------(7)r============(7)-5-| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |-----5----(5)-5-5--5--5-----------|-----5----(5)-5-5-5-5-------------|| |-----7b8==(7)-7-7--7--7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5---|| |-----7b9==(7)-7-7--7--7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5---|| |------------------------------7---|----------------------------7-----|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| | | < | +Q. +E +H W |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-(5)--------------(5)---(5)-------|-(5)------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| Chorus Interlude D.S. al Coda ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +Q +E E Q E E +Q +E E |--------------------|---------------------|| |------5-(5)--(5)\---|------3-(3)--(3)\----|| |------5-(5)--(5)\---|------4-(4)--(4)\----|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| Interlude & Gtrs I, II ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +Q +E E Q E E +Q +E E |--------------------|--------------------| |------8-(8)--(8)\---|------7-(7)--(7)\---| |------9-(9)--(9)\---|------7-(7)--(7)\---| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +Q +E E Q E E +Q +E E |--------------------|---------------------|| |------5-(5)--(5)\---|------3-(3)--(3)\----|| |------5-(5)--(5)\---|------4-(4)--(4)\----|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| Outro E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-------------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5---| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5---| |--------------------------7---|--------------------------7-----| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| Gtrs I, II E S +S S S S S +E E E E ||----5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------| ||o---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| ||----7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| ||---------------------------7---| ||o------------------------------| ||-------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |--------------------------7---|--------------------------7---| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E 5x |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5------------|| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-o|| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5--|| |--------------------------7----|| |------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------|| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|---5----(5)-5-5-5-5------------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5--| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5--| |--------------------------7---|--------------------------7----| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |--------------------------7---|--------------------------7---| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| | | Gtr III | ~ | W W |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |-5----------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|-0----------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |-----5----(5)--5--5-5-5-----------|-----5----(5)--5-----5-5-5----------------------------| |-----7b8==(7)--7--7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b8==(7)--7-----7-7-7r(7)--------5--------5------| |-----7b9==(7)--7--7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b9==(7)--7-----7-7-7r(7)--------5--------5------| |------------------------------7---|-----------------------------------------7------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| | | +Q +Q +H Q +E E +S +E. +E +E |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-7b9r=========(7)b9====7r==(7)b9==(7)r==(7)b9r(7)b9===| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |-(0)----------(0)-------(0)-------|------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |------5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|-----5----(5)-5-5--5-----5------------| |------7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b8==(7)-7-7--7-----7r(7)--5---5-| |------7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b9==(7)-7-7--7-----7r(7)--5---5-| |-----------------------------7---|----------------------------------7---| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | ~~~~ | +H. E E Q. +E +H |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-(7)r----------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------5-|-5b7r=============(5)b7====(5)r-------| |-----------------------------7---|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|-----5----(5)-5-5-5----5---------------| |---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b8==(7)-7-7-7----7r(7)-5-----5---| |---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b9==(7)-7-7-7----7r(7)-5-----5---| |--------------------------7---|--------------------------------7------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------| | | ~~~ | W +Q. E +Q +Q |------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------5b7====(5)---(5)-----| |-0----------------------------|-(0)-----------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |------5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|--------5----(5)--5--5-5-5-----------| |------7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|--------7b8==(7)--7--7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |------7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|--------7b9==(7)--7--7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------7---| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | +W S E. +H. |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-(5)r----------------------------|---5b7===========(5)-----------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |------5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|-----5----(5)-5-5-5-5------------| |------7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5--| |------7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5--| |-----------------------------7---|----------------------------7----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | |~~~~~~ | +H. Q +W |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-(5)r----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------0---|-(0)-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |-----5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|-----5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------| |-----7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |-----7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|-----7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |----------------------------7---|----------------------------7---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | +W +H +H |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-(0)----------------------------|-(0)------------------(0)-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |-----5----(5)-5-5--5-----5------------|---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-------------| |-----7b8==(7)-7-7--7-----7r(7)--5---5-|---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5---| |-----7b9==(7)-7-7--7-----7r(7)--5---5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5---| |----------------------------------7---|--------------------------7-----| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | < | Q. +E +H W |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7b9r=============(7)b9====(7)r-------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |--------5----(5)-5-5-5-5--------------|---5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------| |--------7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5------5-|---7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |--------7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5------5-|---7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-| |---------------------------------7----|--------------------------7---| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------| | | < | H. +E E W |--------------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-17pb20r=======================(17)---|------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-0----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |--------5----(5)---5--5-5-5--------------|-----5----(5)-5-5-5-5-------------| |--------7b8==(7)---7--7-7-7r(7)-5------5-|-----7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5---| |--------7b9==(7)---7--7-7-7r(7)-5------5-|-----7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5---| |------------------------------------7----|----------------------------7-----| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | < | Q +H +E E +W |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-12b16===========(12)r============(12)---|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------0-|-(0)------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E |-----5----(5)-5-5--5----5-------------| |-----7b8==(7)-7-7--7----7r(7)---5---5-| |-----7b9==(7)-7-7--7----7r(7)---5---5-| |----------------------------------7---| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | | < | Q. +E +Q Q |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-7b9r=============(7)b9r==(7)b9-------| |--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------0---| |--------------------------------------| E S +S S S S S +E E E E E S +S S S S S +E E E E |-----5----(5)-5-5-5-5-----------|------5----(5)--5--5-5-5------------| |-----7b8==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------7b8==(7)--7--7-7-7r(7)-5---5--| |-----7b9==(7)-7-7-7-7r(7)-5---5-|------7b9==(7)--7--7-7-7r(7)-5---5--| |----------------------------7---|-------------------------------7----| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| | | ~ | +W Q +Q +Q Q |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-5b6===========(5)r======(5)--------| |--------------------------------|-5b6===========(5)r======(5)---7----| |-(0)----------------------------|-------------------------------0----| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| Free time Q=105 Duration Legend --------------- 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 ----------- | - 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