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DON'T ASK ME NO QUESTIONS As recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd (From the 1974 Album SECOND HELPING) Words and Music by Gary Rossington & Ronnie Van Zant Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Allen Collins - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gary Rossington - Electric Guitar' Intro Moderately Q=132 G D C 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) H E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E Q E |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------------|---------x---6-7-|-(7)--7--x-x-4-5-|-(5)--5--5s3----| |--------2-4-5-|-(5)--5--x---6-7-|-(7)--7--x-x-4-5-|-(5)--5--5s3--5-| |--------2-4-5-|-(5)--5--x-0-4-5-|-(5)--5--x-x-2-3-|-(3)--3--3s1--5-| |--------0-2-3-|-(3)--3----------|-----------------|--------------3-|
GGtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) D C < < W W W W |-----------------|-15--------------|-----------------|-15-------------| |-----------------|-15--------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| | Gtr I | +Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E Q E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------x---6-7-|-(7)--7--x-x-4-5-|-(5)--5--5s3----| |-(5)--5--x-2-4-5-|-(5)--5--x---6-7-|-(7)--7--x-x-4-5-|-(5)--5--5s3--5-| |-(5)--5--x-2-4-5-|-(5)--5--x-0-4-5-|-(5)--5--x-x-2-3-|-(3)--3--3s1--5-| |-(3)--3--x-0-2-3-|-(3)--3----------|-----------------|--------------3-| G C D G W H E E E E H E E E E +Q E E E E E E |-----------------|--8------8---8-9-|-10-------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------11-10-8-|-(8)--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------9-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|----------9-8-7-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| | | +Q q E E E E +Q q q E E E E E E +E E E E +Q q q E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|------5--5-------|--------------------4-|-(4)--4---4-----4-| |-(5)--5--x-2-4-5-|-(5)--5--5-----9-|----7---7-(7)--7----5-|-(5)--5---5-----5-| |-(5)--5--x-2-4-5-|-(5)--3--3-----5-|----5---5-(5)--5----5-|-(5)--5---5-----5-| |-(3)--3--x-0-2-3-|-(3)-------------|--------------------3-|-(3)--3---3-----3-| 1st Verse
+W C W DW G W |----------------||----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------||----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------||----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-(5)------------||----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------||----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------||----------------|-------------------|----------------|
| | Q q q E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E +Q Q Q E E |----------------||----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------||----------------|-------------------|----------------| |--4---4--4----5-||-(5)--5--5------|-----------------4-|-(4)--4--4----4-| |--5---5--5----5-||-(5)--5--5----9-|---7---7-(7)-7---5-|-(5)--5--5----5-| |-(5)--5--5----3-||-(3)--3--3----5-|---5---5-(5)-5---5-|-(5)--5--5----5-| |-(3)--3--3------||----------------|-----------------3-|-(3)--3--3----3-|
Gtr I C D G +Q Q Q E E +Q q E E E E E E E E +E E E E +Q q q E E |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-(4)--4--4----5-|-(5)--5--5-5-----|-----------------4-|-(4)--4--4----4-| |-(5)--5--5----5-|-(5)--5--5-5---9-|---7---7-(7)-7---5-|-(5)--5--5----5-| |-(5)--5--5----3-|-(3)--3--3-3---5-|---5---5-(5)-5---5-|-(5)--5--5----5-| |-(3)--3--3------|-----------------|-----------------3-|-(3)--3--3----3-|
+Q q E E E E C+Q q E E E E DE E E E +E E E E Em+Q Q Q E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-(4)--4----4---5-|-(5)--5--5-5-----|-----------------9-|-(9)--9--9\----5-| |-(5)--5----5---5-|-(5)--5--5-5---9-|---7---7-(7)-7---9-|-(9)--9--9\----5-| |-(5)--5----5---3-|-(3)--3--3-3---5-|---5---5-(5)-5---7-|-(7)--7--7\----3-| |-(3)--3----3-----|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
C+E Q E E E E E G+Q Q a E E E E D+Q Q E E E E C+Q Q a E E E E |------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-(5)-5------------|-------------------|------7--7-------|------5------0-------| |-(5)-5------5---5-|-(5)--5------------|------7--7-------|------5--1S2---0-----| |-(3)-3--5s7---7-5-|-(5)--5------5---5-|-(5)--5--5-0-2-3-|-(3)--3--------------| |----------------3-|-(3)--3--5S7---7---|-----------------|-----------------3---|
+Q Q E E E E C+Q q q E E DE E E E +E E E E G +Q q q E E |-----------------|----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |---------------5-|-(5)--5--5------|--------------------|---------------------| |------5--5-5-5-5-|-(5)--5--5----9-|---7---7-(7)-7-7-12-|-(12)--12--12----/12-| |------5--5-5-5-3-|-(3)--3--3----5-|---5---5-(5)-5-5-10-|-(10)--10--10----/10-| |-(3)--3--3-3-3---|----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
2nd Verse
+E E E E E E E E C+Q q q E E |-----------------------||----------------| |-----------------------||----------------| |---------------------5-||-(5)--5--5------| |-(12)-12-12-----12---5-||-(5)--5--5----9-| |-(10)-10-10-----10---3-||-(3)--3--3----5-| |-----------------------||----------------|
DE E E E +E E E E G +Q q q E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |---7---7-(7)-7-7-12-|-(12)--12--12----12-| |---5---5-(5)-5-5-10-|-(10)--10--10----10-| |--------------------|--------------------|
+E E E E E E E E C+Q q q E E |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |---------------------5-|-(5)--5--5------| |-(12)-12-12-----12---5-|-(5)--5--5----9-| |-(10)-10-10-----10---3-|-(3)--3--3----5-| |-----------------------|----------------|
D+E E E E +E E E E G+Q Q E E E E |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-------------------4-|-(4)--4--4-----4-| |-(9)-7---7-(7)-7---5-|-(5)--5--5-----5-| |-(5)-5---5-(5)-5---5-|-(5)--5--5-----5-| |-------------------3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|
Gtr II C W W |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|
| | Gtr I | +E E Q E E E E +Q q q E E |------------------|----------------| |------------3-----|----------------| |-(4)-4-5--4-4---5-|-(5)--5--5------| |-(5)-5-5--5-5---5-|-(5)--5--5----9-| |-(5)-5-5--5-5---3-|-(3)--3--3----5-| |-(3)-3-3--3-3-----|----------------| D Em W H Q E E |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------10b12==| |---------------------|----------------------| | | +E E E E +E E E E +Q Q E E E E |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-------------------9-|-(9)--9---------------| |-(9)-7---7-(7)-7---9-|-(9)--9--9S7-5--------| |-(5)-5---5-(5)-5---7-|-(7)--7---------------| |---------------------|----------------8-----| C G +E E E E E E E E Q E E a E E E E |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|------------------7-| |-(10)r-10---------10-------|--------------5---5-| |--------8---10S12----12-10-|--3---3-3-5S7---7---| | | +E Q E E E E E +Q Q E E E E |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |--------5------------------|--------------------| |--------5----------5-----5-|-(5)--5-------------| |--------3----5S=7-----7--5-|-(5)--5-------5---5-| |--(8)--------------------3-|-(3)--3-----7---7---|
D+Q Q E E E E C+Q Q a E E E E |-----------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|------5---------------|| |-(7)--7--7-------|------5-------5-------|| |-(5)--5--5-0-2-3-|-(3)--3--5-/7---7-----|| |-----------------|------------------3---||
| | +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-----------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|----------------------|| |------7--7-------|------5-------0-------|| |------7--7-------|------5-----2---0-----|| |-(5)--5--5-0-2-3-|-(3)--3---------------|| |-----------------|------------------3---|| Chorus
GGtrs I, II D C +Q E E E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q q E E E E |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------5-6-7-|-(7)--7\----------|------5--5-------| |------5---5-------|------5----5-6-7-|-(7)--7\----------|------5--5-------| |------5---5-------|------5----3-4-5-|-(5)--5\----0-2-3-|-(3)--3--3-------| |-(3)--3---3-0-2-3-|-(3)--3----------|------------------|-----------6s5-3-|
G+Q q E E E E +Q Q E E E E D+Q Q E E E E C+Q q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------5-6-7-|-(7)--7\----------|------5--5-------|| |------5--5-------|------5----5-6-7-|-(7)--7\----------|------5--5-------|| |------5--5-------|------5----3-4-5-|-(5)--5\----0-2-3-|-(3)--3--3-------|| |-(3)--3--3-0-2-3-|-(3)--3----------|------------------|-----------6s5-3-||
Guitar Solo
GGtr II C D G Q E E E E E E +H E E E E E Q. E E E E +Q E E E E E E |------8---8-7-8-8-|-(8)-----8-6-8-8S|=10-6------------6---|-----------------3-| |------------------|-----------------|------------8--6---8-|-(8)--8-6----------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------\5-3-----| |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------5---| |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| | Gtr I | +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E +Q Q Q E E |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------5--5-------|-------------------4-|-(4)--4----4-----4-| |------5---x-2-4-5-|-(5)--5--5-----9-|----7----7-(7)-7---5-|-(5)--5----5-----5-| |------5---x-2-4-5-|-(5)--3--3-----5-|----5----5-(5)-5---5-|-(5)--5----5-----5-| |-(3)--3---x-0-2-3-|-(3)-------------|-------------------3-|-(3)--3----3-----3-|
+Q E E E E E E C Q E E S +S E E E |-(3)--3------------|----------------------3---| |--------6----------|--------------------3---3-| |----------\5-3-5-5-|--5---5-3-5b7==(5)r-----3-| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------|
| | +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-(4)--4----4-----5-|-(5)--5---5---------------| |-(5)--5----5-----5-|-(5)--5---5-------------9-| |-(5)--5----5-----3-|-(3)--3---3-------------5-| |-(3)--3----3-------|--------------------------| D G +Q E E E E E E +E Q. H |----------------6-----|-----------------------| |-(3)--------------6-8-|-(8)-8b11----8b11------| |-(3)---------7--------|-----------------------| |-------5-3/-----------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| | | E E E E +E E E E +Q Q Q E E |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------4-|-(4)------4--4-------4-| |-----7---7--(7)-7---5-|-(5)------5--5-------5-| |-----5---5--(5)-5---5-|-(5)------5--5-------5-| |--------------------3-|-(3)------3--3-------3-|
E E Q E +E E E C+Q E E E Q E |--------------------------------|------------6b8-----| |--8b11-8b11-8b11--8pb11r(8)-6-8-|-(8)--8-6-8---------| |--------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------|
| | +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |--------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------| |-(4)--------4-----4-----------5-|-(5)--5---5---------| |-(5)--------5-----5-----------5-|-(5)--5---5-------9-| |-(5)--------5-----5-----------3-|-(3)--3---3-------5-| |-(3)--------3-----3-------------|--------------------|
DE E E E E S +S Q G Q E E Q Q |----------------------------------|----------------------| |------11-12-13--13b15==(13)r-11---|----------------11/---| |---12-----------------------------|-12---12-10-12--------| |----------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------|
| | E E E E +E E E E +Q Q Q E E |----------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------4-|-(4)---4-----4------4-| |----7-----7-(7)--7--------------5-|-(5)---5-----5------5-| |----5-----5-(5)--5--------------5-|-(5)---5-----5------5-| |--------------------------------3-|-(3)---3-----3------3-|
Q E E E +E E E C +Q E E E +E E E |------15----------------------|-------------18b20==(18)r-18----| |---------18-------------------|-----------------------------15-| |------------17pb19r(17)-15-17-|-(17)--17-15--------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| | +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q E E |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-(4)---4-------------4------5-|--(5)---5-----5-----------------| |-(5)---5-------------5------5-|--(5)---5-----5---------------9-| |-(5)---5-------------5------3-|--(3)---3-----3---------------5-| |-(3)---3-------------3--------|--------------------------------| D G +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |------------------------15-|-(15)-----------------15-| |-(15)------15--------------|----------15-------------| |--------17----15--16-17----|-------17----15-16-17----| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| | | E E E E +E E E E +Q Q Q E E |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------4-|--(4)---4-----4--------4-| |------7-----7-(7)--7-----5-|--(5)---5-----5--------5-| |------5-----5-(5)--5-----5-|--(5)---5-----5--------5-| |-------------------------3-|--(3)---3-----3--------3-| ~~~~ +Q E E S +S S +S S +S E |-(15)--18-18b19-18b20r(18)-18b20r(18)-18b20r(18)-15-|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| | | +Q Q E E E E |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |--(4)---4-------------------4---------------------5-|| |--(5)---5-------------------5---------------------5-|| |--(5)---5-------------------5---------------------3-|| |--(3)---3-------------------3-----------------------|| 3rd Verse C D G ~~~~~~ +W W W |-(15)-------------|--------------------|---------------------| |------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |------------------|--------------------|---------------------| | | +Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E +Q q q E E |------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |--(5)--5--5-----7-|---7---7-(7)-7-7-12-|-(12)--12--12----12--| |--(5)--5--5-----7-|---7---7-(7)-7-7-12-|-(12)--12--12----12--| |--(3)--3--3-----5-|---5---5-(5)-5-5-10-|-(10)--10--10----10--| |------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gtr I C D G +Q q E E E E +Q q q E E +E E e E +E E e E +Q q q E E |---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| |-(12)--12--12-12---5-|-(5)--5--5------|-------------------4-|-(4)--5--4----4-| |-(12)--12--12-12---5-|-(5)--5--5----7-|-(7)-7-9-7-(7)-7-9-5-|-(5)--5--5----5-| |-(10)--10--10-10---3-|-(3)--3--3----5-|-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-(5)--5--5----5-| |---------------------|----------------|-------------------3-|-(3)--3--3----3-|
+Q q E E E CE +Q Q E E E E DE E E E +E E E E Em+Q Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-(4)--5--6-7---5-|-(5)--5--5-5-----|-----------------7-|-(7)--7--7\--5-5-| |-(5)--5--6-7---5-|-(5)--5--5-5---9-|---7---7-(7)-7-7h9-|-(9)--9--9p7-5h7-| |-(5)--5--4-5---3-|-(3)--3--3-3---5-|---5---5-(5)-5-----|-----------------| |-(3)--3----------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
C G +E E E E E E E E Q E E a E E E E |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-(5)-5-------------|------------------| |-(7)-5-------5-----|----------------7-| |---------5S7---7-5-|------------5---5-| |-------------------|-3--3-3-5s7---7---|
D+Q Q E E E E C+Q Q a E E E E |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|------5--------------|| |-(7)--7--7-------|------5------5-------|| |-(5)--5--5-0-2-3-|-(3)--3--5s7---7-----|| |-----------------|-----------------3---||
Chorus
G+Q E E E E E E +Q q E E E E D+Q Q E E E E C+Q q E E E E |------------------||------------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------||------------5-6-7-|-(7)--7\----------|------5--5-------| |------5---5-------||-------5----5-6-7-|-(7)--5\----------|------5--5-------| |------5---5-------||o------5----3-4-5-|-(5)--5\----0-2-3-|-(3)--3--3-------| |-(3)--3---3-0-2-3-||--(3)--3----------|------------------|-----------6S5-3-|
G+Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E D+Q Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------5-6-7-|-(7)--7\----------| |------5--5-------|------5----5-6-7-|-(7)--7\----------| |------5--5-------|------5----3-4-5-|-(5)--5\----0-2-3-| |-(3)--3--3-0-2-3-|-(3)--3----------|------------------|
Outro
CGtr II G C W H a E E E E Q a E E +Q a E E |----------------|---------------15-13s15--||-15----------15-(15)---------15-| |----------------|--------13-/15----------o||------13-/15----------13-/15----| |----------------|-------------------------||--------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------||--------------------------------| |----------------|------------------------o||--------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------||--------------------------------|
| | Gtr I | +Q q E Q E +H E E E E +Q q q E E |----------------|-------------------------||--------------------------------| |----------------|------------------------o||--------------------------------| |------5--5------|-------------------------||-----------5------5-------------| |------5--5------|-------------------------||-----------5------5-----------9-| |-(3)--3--3-1----|------------------------o||-----------3------3-----------5-| |--------------3-|-(3)------------0--2--3--||-(3)----------------------------|
D +Q Q E E E E G+H E E E E +W |-(15)-------------------|---------------12-15-|-(15)----*| |--------15---11S=10S9S8-|-(8)-----12-15-------|---------*| |------------------------|---------------------|---------*| |------------------------|---------------------|---------*| |------------------------|---------------------|---------*| |------------------------|---------------------|---------*|
| | E E E E +E E E E +Q q q E E +W |------------------------|---------------------|---------*| |------------------------|---------------------|---------*| |----------------------4-|-(4)--4---4--------4-|--(4)----*| |------7----7-(7)--7---5-|-(5)--5---5--------5-|--(5)----*| |------5----5-(5)--5---5-|-(5)--5---5--------5-|--(5)----*| |----------------------3-|-(3)--3---3--------3-|--(3)----*| 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