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MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) As recorded by Three Dog Night (From the 1970 Album IT AIN'T EASY) Words and Music by Randy Newman Arranged by Three Dog Night Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Allsup - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Allsup - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Greenspoon - Electric Piano' Intro Q=115 Ab7 4/4 Gtr III (El. Piano arr. for Gtr.) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----4-----------|-4-----------4---|---------4-------| |-----------7-----|-------7---------|---7-----------7-| |---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5---| |-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Ab7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----4-----------|-4-----------4---||----------4-------|-----4------------| |-----------7-----|-------7---------||o---7-----------7-|-----------7------| |---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----||--5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5--| |-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-||------6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6----| |-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-----------4---|---------4-------|-----4-----------|-4-----------4----| |-------7---------|---7-----------7-|-----------7-----|-------7----------| |-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5------| |---6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------4-------|-----4-----------|| |---7-----------7-|-----------7-----|| |-5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5-|| |-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6---|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| | | Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) | W W |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| Chorus

Q ^Ab Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-----16---(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13--------------------| |-----16---(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13--| |-----17---(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13-----| |-----18---(18)-18-18----|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|

| | Q. E E E E E +Q. E +E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------4--6--| |------------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6--------| |-4----------------------|----------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |-----16---(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14-----13-| |-----16---(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16-----14-| |-----17---(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17-----13-| |-----18---(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18-----| |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| | | Q. E E Q E +Q. E +E E E E H E E +E E |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------4--6-|-----------------------| |------------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|----------3---3-(3)--4-| |-4----------------------|---------------------------|-4---------------------| To Coda

+E E E E Q E E ^N.C. E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q. |-(13)-13-----------------------|---------------------|-15-13--------------|| |-(14)-14----14-17----16----13--|-13-14---15---16--16-|-16-14---16--14----o|| |-(13)-13-13----13----13--------|-13-15---16---17--17-|---------17--15-----|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------||

| | +Q. E +E E S E. q Q H W |-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------4h6------|---------------------|--------------------|| |--(4)--------5-(5)-6-----------|---------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------------------|--4------------------|--------------------|| Guitar Solo

Q ^Ab Q +E E E E E E E E Q E E |----16--(16)-14-----13---|-13-----13------------------------| |----16--(16)-16-----14---|-14-----14------14-17----16----13-| |----17--(17)-17-----13---|-13-----13---13----13----13-------| |----18--(18)-18-18-------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------|

| | Gtr I | H E E E E +Q. Q E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------4-----6-| |----------3---3------4---|-(4)-------------5-----6----------| |-4-----------------------|----------------------------------| | | Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) | ~~~~~~ | |---3----| | Q Q E e E. S E E E E E E e S S E |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------12----------| |----------4--------------|-----------------9-10----13-10----| |-6---6--------6--4-------|--------------9----------------11-| |-----------------------7-|--8--11----8----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |----16--(16)---14----13-|-(13)-13--------------------| |----16--(16)---16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13--| |----17--(17)---17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13-----| |----18--(18)---18-18----|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| | | H E E E E +Q. Q E E E |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |----------4-----4-----3-|--(3)-----------------4--6--| |------------------------|-------------7-----6--------| |-4----------------------|----------------------------| | | Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------9-12--| |------------------------|------------------10--------| |---------10b12----------|----------------9-----------| |----11---------11--9--8-|----------8-11--------------| |------------------------|------11--------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |----------16---(16)---14--------13-|-(13)-13-------------------------| |----------16---(16)---16--------14-|-(14)-14----14-17-------16----13-| |----------17---(17)---17--------13-|-(13)-13-13----13-------13-------| |----------18---(18)---18-18--------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | H E Q E +Q. E +E E S E. |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------4h6-----| |-----------------3-----3---------4-|--(4)--------5-(5)----6----------| |---4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | +S E S E E E E S S E e e Q S E. E E |-----------------------8------6--6-|-------4-------------------------| |-(12)--------9---------------------|---4------7-----4----------------| |-----------------8b10-----6b8------|-------------------4-------------| |--------9s10-----------------------|-------------------------6-------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----4-----------|-4-----------4----|| |-----------7-----|-------7----------|| |---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5------|| |-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6--|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| | | q Q H W |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-4---------------|------------------|| | | q Q H W |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-4---------------|------------------|| Outro &

^N.C. E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q. Q ^Ab Q +E E E E |---------------------|-15-13-------------||----16--(16)-14----13-| |-13-14---15---16--16-|-16-14---16--14----||----16--(16)-16----14-| |-13-15---16---17--17-|---------17--15----||----17--(17)-17----13-| |---------------------|-------------------||----18--(18)-18-18----| |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------|

| | q Q H W H E E E E |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------||----------3---3-----4-| |--4------------------|-------------------||-4--------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------| |-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----| |---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | | +Q. E +E E E E H E E E E +Q. E +E E E E |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------4--6-|----------4---4-----3-|--(3)-----------------4--6-| |--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|----------------------|-------------7-(7)-6-------| |---------------------------|-4--------------------|---------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-| |----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-| |----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17----13-| |----18--(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| | | H E E E E +Q. E +E E E E H E E E E |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------4--6-|----------4---4-----3-| |----------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|----------------------| |-4--------------------|---------------------------|-4--------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------| |-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----| |---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|-------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| | | +Q. E +E E E E H E E E E q Q H |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--(3)-----------------4--6-|----------0---1--2--3-|-------------------------| |-------------7-(7)-6-------|----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-4--------------------|---1---------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|----16--(16)-14----13-| |----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-| |----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17--(17)-17----13-| |----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| | | ~~~~ | Q +E E E E E E +H H H E E E E |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------|----------0---1--2--3-| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|-4--------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13-----------------|----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------| |-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----| |-------------------------|----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| | | Gtr I | ~~~~ | q Q H Q +E E E E E E +H H |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |---1---------------------|-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------| | | Gtr II | W W H Q E E |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------6-| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |-----16---(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13--------------------|-----16---(16)-14----13-| |-----16---(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14-----14-17----16-13-|-----16---(16)-16----14-| |-----17---(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13-----13----13----|-----17---(17)-17----13-| |-----18---(18)-18-18----|----------------------------|-----18---(18)-18-18----| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| | | H E E E E +Q +E E +E E E E H E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------4--6-|------------4---4-----3-| |------------3---3-----4-|--(4)----(4)--5-(5)-6-------|------------------------| |-4----------------------|----------------------------|-4----------------------| | | E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |---6----6-------6-----6-|-------6------6-----6-----6-|---6----6-------6-----6-| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------| |-(14)-14----14-17---16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13---13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----| |--------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| | | +Q. Q E E E H E E E E q Q H |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--(3)----------------4--6-|----------0---1--2--3-|-------------------------| |-------------7----6-------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-4--------------------|---1---------------------| | | E E E Q E E E W W |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |-------6-----6-------4--6-|----------------------|-------------------------| |------------------6-------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|----16--(16)-14----13-| |----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-| |----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17--(17)-17----13-| |----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| | | Q +E E E E E E +H H H E E E E |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------|----------0---1--2--3-| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|-4--------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13-----------------|----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------| |-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----| |-------------------------|----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| | | ~~~~ | q Q H Q +E E E E E E +H H |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |---1---------------------|-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|

Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E ^N.C. E E E E E Q E |----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|---------------------| |----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|-13-14---15---16--16-| |----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|-13-15---16---17--17-| |----18--(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|

| | H E E E E +Q. E +E E E E q Q H |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|----------------------4--6-|---------------------| |----------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|---------------------| |-4--------------------|---------------------------|--4------------------| H

E E E Q Q. ^Ab E ^Bbm E E ^Bm E +E ^Cm E +Q |-15-13-------------|-----9---10-(10)-11--(11)--| |-16-14---16--14----|-13-11---12-(12)-13--(13)--| |---------17--15----|-13------------------------| |-------------------|-10-11---12-(12)-13--(13)--| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|

| | W E E E E E Q. |-------------------|--4--6----7-------8--------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|--5--6----7-------8--------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| .=H

+Q +S ^N.C. E. +E. S +Q +E E +Q +H |-(11)--(11)-------------------|-----------------------| |-(13)--(13)-14--(14)-13-(13)--|-(13)-11-(11)--(11)----| |------------15--(15)-13-(13)--|-(13)-11-(11)--(11)----| |-(13)--(13)-------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------|

| | +H. Q W |--(8)-------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |--(8)-------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| +Q. E +H +W |-------------------|---------*| |-(11)---12-(12)----|-(12)----*| |-(11)---12-(12)----|-(12)----*| |-------------------|---------*| |-------------------|---------*| |-------------------|---------*| 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

Three Dog Night - Mama told me not to come