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Hello James,

Here are the chords to Classical Gas.  You may wish to make a directory 
named "Mason_Williams" to store it (or alternatively, place it in 
the "Various_Artists" directory).  Thanks.

Regards,
frank.palcat@synapse.org

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Cut here-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Artist: Mason Williams
Title:  Classical Gas
Year:   1967
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

                            CLASSICAL GAS
                       Music by Mason Williams

Chord voicings:

    A   Am A7sus  Bb  C   D   Db  Dm  D7  E   Em  E7  F   G   Gb  G7
e --0---0----3----1---0---2---1---1---2---0---0---0---1---3---2---1---
B --2---1----3----3---1---3---2---3---1---0---0---0---1---0---2---0---
G --2---2----2----3---0---2---1---2---2---1---0---1---2---0---3---0---
D --2---2----2----0---2---0---3---0---0---2---2---0---3---0---4---0---
A --0---0-------------3-------------------2---2---2-------2-------2---
E ----------------------------------------0---0---0-------3-------3---

Note: Time signatures change at different points in song.


3/4
|Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |

           4/4                   2/4        4/4
|Em        |Am G Am G |C    Am   |E         |Am        |G         |

|Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |

|Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |

                                            2/4        4/4
|Em        |Am   G    |Am   G    |C    Am   |Em        |F    G    |

                      6/4        3/4        4/4
|Am   G    |Am   G    |C  F D7 G |E7        |Am      D |D         |

                                            5/4        6/4
|Am      D |D         |Am      D |D       G |G  C  F Bb|A7sus     |

4/4
|Dm        |Db        |Gb   Db   |Db        |Gb   Db   |E         |

                                 5/4        6/4        4/4
|A    E    |E         |A       G |G  C  F Bb|A7sus     |Dm        |

|Dm        |Am        |Am        |Am        |Am        |Am        |

|Am        |Am        |Am   G    |C         |G         |Am        |

|G7        |C         |G         |Am        |G         |Em        |

                      3/4        4/4
|Am G Am G |C  F  D G |E         |Am        |D         |Am        |

                                 5/4        6/4        4/4
|D         |Am        |D         |G  C  F Bb|A7sus     |Dm        |

|Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |

|Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |

|Am        |G         |Em        |Am   G    |Am   G    |C    Am   |

2/4        4/4                              3/4        4/4
|Em        |F    G    |Am G Am G |C  F  D G |E7      Am|Am D   G  |

|C   F   Bb|Dm        |Dm        |D         |D         |A         |

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=The End=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


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In email to STUCKEY775@aol.com, John Kean (KEANJ@agresearch.cri.nz) writes:

This is a transcription that I did from the orchestral
arrangement (I've never heard the solo guitar version).  I think
it is pretty good (if I may say so myself!) and even includes a
manageable arrangement of the middle section (which apparently
not even Mason was game to take on by himself!).  I hope you like
it.  It is my 3rd favourite piece to play in the whole world.

Have fun, and give my regards to everybody on the news group.  I
hope to get this bug sorted out so I can send some other stuff I
have tabbed up.

Cheers big ears,
John K.

Classical Gas  - Mason Williams
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tabbed by John Kean.

INTRO:

  3/4
   Am            G              Em             Am
E|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-1-------1---|----0---------|----0---------|--------------|
G|-----2-------|---0----------|---0--2-0-----|---2----------|
D|-------------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--2-----------|
A|-0-----------|--------------|--------------|-0------------|
E|-------------|-3--------2---|-0------------|--------------|


   Am             G               Em              Am
E|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
B|---0h1--0h1---|----0----------|----0--------0-|-----------|
G|--2---2-------|---0--------2--|---0--2-0-0h2--|---2-------|
D|--------------|--0--------4---|--2------------|--2--------|
A|-0------------|---------------|---------------|-0---------|
E|--------------|-3--------2----|-0-------------|-----------|


                       4/4
   G     Am    G        C       Am        Em
E|--------------------|-0---------------|-------------|
B|-----0-----1-----3--|-------3-1---3---|---1--0------|
G|---0-----2-----0----|-----0-----------|-------------|  Pause...
D|--------------------|-----------------|-2-----------|
A|-------0-----2------|-3-------0-------|-------------|
E|-3------------------|-----------------|-------------|


PART I:
                                                         ...................
    4/4                                                   1,2,3.           |
    Am                  G                Em               Am
E||--------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
B||--0h1p0---0---1---0-|----------------|0---------0-----|-----------------||
G||*-------2-----2---0-|----0-----0-----|--2-0-2-------2-|----2-----2-----*||
D||*-------------------|--0-----0-----0-|----------------|--2-----2-----2-*||
A||--0---------0---0---|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0----||
E||--------------------|3-----2-----0---|0-------0---0---|-----------------||
                          
                              
 ........................
  4.                                                  2/4     4/4
   Am      G         Am      G       C       Am        Em      F    Am
E|-----------------|---------------|-0---------------|-------|-------------|
B|-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3---|---1---3-1---3---|---1-0-|-------------|
G|-----2-----0-----|---2-----0-----|-----0-----2-----|-0-----|-2--0-2-2--0-|
D|---2-------------|---------------|---------------2-|-------|-3-----------|
A|-0---------------|-0-----2-----2-|-3-------0-------|-------|------0------|
E|---------3-------|---------------|-----------------|-------|-------------|


                                   6/4                       3/4
   Am      G         Am    G        C     F     D7    G       E
E|-----------------|--------------|-0-----1-----2-----3-----|-4---5---7---|
B|-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3--|---1-----1-----1-----3---|---0---0---0-|
G|-2---2-----0-----|---2-----0----|-----0-----2-----2-----0-|-------------|
D|---2-------------|--------------|-------------0-----------|-------------|
A|-0---------------|-0-----2------|-3-----0-----------2-----|-------------|
E|---------3-------|--------------|-------------------------|-0---0---0---|


  4/4
   Am                D                 Am                D
E|-8-7-5-----5-----|---5-----5-------|-8-7-5-----5-----|-------5---------|
B|-5-----8-------7-|-------7---5-----|-------8-------7-|---8-----8---7---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
A|-0-------0---0---|-----------------|-0-------0---0---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Am                D             G     C   F   Bb  A7sus4
E|-8-7-5-----5-----|---8---5-----5-3-|---3---1---1-----|-0---0---0---0---|
B|-------8-------7-|---------8-----3-|---5---1---3-----|-3---3---3---3---|
G|-----------------|---------------4-|---5---2---3-----|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-----------------|-0---0---0---0-5-|---5---3---3-----|-2---2---2---2---|
A|-0-------0---0---|---------------5-|---3---3---1---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
E|-----------------|---------------3-|-------1---------|-----------------|


   Dm9
E|--------0-----|
B|-----3--------|
G|---2----------|  Pause...
D|-3------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|


PART II:

  4/4
   Db
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


   Db                Gb/Ab   Db
E|---------------2-|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-6-6---6-------2-|---2---6-6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6---6-------3-|---3---6-6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-6---6---------|-------6-6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---|---------4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4-----------|
E|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|---------4---4---|


   E                 A/B     E
E|---------------5-|---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-9-9---9-------5-|---5---9-9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-9-9---9-------6-|---6---9-9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9---9---------|-------9-9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7---7---7---|---------7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
E|-----------------|-7---7-----------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Db                Gb/Ab   Db
E|---------------2-|---2-------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
B|-6-6---6-------2-|---2---6-6-------|-------------7-6-|-7-6-------------|
G|-6-6---6-------3-|---3---6-6-------|-----------------|-------6---------|
D|-6-6---6---------|-------6-6---6---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---|---------4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4-----------|
E|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|---------4---4---|


   E                 A/B     E
E|---------------5-|---5-------------|-7----------------|------------------|
B|-9-9---9-------5-|---5---9-9-------|-------------10-9-|-10-9-------------|
G|-9-9---9-------6-|---6---9-9-------|------------------|--------9---------|
D|-9-9---9---------|-------9-9---9---|------------------|------------------|
A|-7---7---7---7---|---------7---7---|-7---7---7---7----|-7----7---7---7---|
E|-----------------|-7---7-----------|------------------|------------------|


   Db                Gb/Ab   Db        Db                Gb/Ab   Db
E|-----------------|-2---2-----------|-----------------|-2---2-----------|
B|-6-6---------6---|-2---2---6-------|-6-6---------6---|-2---2---6-------|
G|-6-6---6---6-6---|-3---3---6-------|-6-6---6---6-6---|-3---3---6-------|
D|-6-6---6-----6---|---------6-------|-6-6---6-----6---|---------6-------|
A|-4---4---4---4---|---------4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|---------4---4---|
E|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|-4---4-----------|



     E                 A/B     E       E                 A/B     E     A
E|-----------------|-5---5-----------|-----------------|-5---5---------5-|
B|-9-9---------9---|-5---5---9-------|-9-9---------9---|-5---5---9-----5-|
G|-9-9---9---9-9---|-6---6---9-------|-9-9---9---9-9---|-6---6---9-----6-|
D|-9-9---9-----9---|---------9-------|-9-9---9-----9---|---------9-----7-|
A|-7---7---7---7---|---------7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|---------7---7-7-|
E|-----------------|-7---7-----------|-----------------|-7---7---------5-|


  6/4                                                 4/4
     D   G   C   F   Bb  A7sus4                        Dm9     ad.lib.
E|---5---3---3---1---1-----|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------0-----------|
B|---7---3---5---1---3-----|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3-------3-|
G|---7---4---5---2---3-----|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|---2-------2---2---|
D|---7---5---5---3---3-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---|-3-----------3-----|
A|---5---5---3---3---1---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-------------------|
E|-------3-------1---------|-------------------------|-------------------|



   Am
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-0h1p0h1-----0-----1---|---3-----1---0---|
G|---------2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2---2-|
D|-----------2-----2-----|-------2---------|
A|-0---------------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|


   Am
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-0h1p0h1-----0---------|---0-----1---0---|
G|---------2-----2---2---|-----2-----2---2-|
D|-----------2-----2---2-|-------2---------|
A|-0---------------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|


   Am
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-0h1p0h1-----0---------|---0-----1---3---|
G|---------2-----2---2---|-----2-----2---2-|
D|-----------2-----2---2-|-------2---------|
A|-0---------------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|


   Am                            G
E|-0---------------|-----------------|
B|-------3-----1---|---0-------0-1-3-|
G|---2-----2-----2-|-----2---2-------|
D|-----2-----2-----|-------2---------|
A|-0---------------|-0-------0---2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


   C       Am        G       G7        C       Am        G       G7
E|-0---0-----------|---------1-0-----|-0---0-----------|---------1-0-----|
B|---3---1-----1-0-|-----3-------3---|---3---1-----1-0-|-----3-------3---|
G|-----------2-----|---0---0-------0-|-----------2-----|---0---0-------0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------0-------|---------2-------|-3-------0-------|---------2-------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|


   C       Am        G       G7        C       Am        G
E|-0---0-----------|---------1-0-----|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
B|---3---1-----1-0-|-----3-------3---|---3---1-----1-0-|-----------------|
G|-----------2-----|---0---0-------0-|-----------2-----|-----0-----0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-----0-----0-|
A|-3-------0-------|---------2-------|-3-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---|


                                                        3/4
   Em                Am  G   Am  G     C   F   D7  G     E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---1---2---3---|-4---5---7---|
B|-0---------0-----|-----0---1---3---|-------1---1---0-|---0---0---0-|
G|---2-0-2-------0-|-2-----0---2---0-|---0-------------|-------------|
D|-----------------|---2-------------|---------0-------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-0-------0---2---|-3---0-------2---|-------------|
E|-0-------0---0---|-----3-----------|-----------------|-0---0---0---|


  4/4
   Am                D                 Am                D
E|-8-7-5-----5-----|---5-----5-------|-8-7-5-----5-----|-------5---------|
B|-5-----8-------7-|-------7---5-----|-------8-------7-|---8-----8---7---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
A|-0-------0---0---|-----------------|-0-------0---0---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Am                D             G     C   F   Bb  A7sus4
E|-8-7-5-----5-----|---8---5-----5-3-|---3---1---1-----|-0---0---0---0---|
B|-------8-------7-|---------8-----3-|---5---1---3-----|-3---3---3---3---|
G|-----------------|---------------4-|---5---2---3-----|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-----------------|-0---0---0---0-5-|---5---3---3-----|-2---2---2---2---|
A|-0-------0---0---|---------------5-|---3---3---1---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
E|-----------------|---------------3-|-------1---------|-----------------|


  Dm9       ad.lib.
E|-------0--------|
B|-----3---3------|
G|---2-------2----| Pause...
D|-3-----------3--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


CODA:
                                                         ...................
    4/4                                                   1.               |
    Am                  G                Em               Am
E||--------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
B||--0h1p0---0---1---0-|----------------|0---------0-----|-----------------||
G||*-------2-----2---0-|----0-----0-----|--2-0-2-------2-|----2-----2-----*||
D||*-------------------|--0-----0-----0-|----------------|--2-----2-----2-*||
A||--0---------0---0---|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0----||
E||--------------------|3-----2-----0---|0-------0---0---|-----------------||
                          
                              
 ........................
  2.                                                  2/4     4/4
   Am      G         Am      G       C       Am        Em      F    Am
E|-----------------|---------------|-0---------------|-------|-------------|
B|-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3---|---1---3-1---3---|---1-0-|-------------|
G|-----2-----0-----|---2-----0-----|-----0-----2-----|-0-----|-2--0-2-2--0-|
D|---2-------------|---------------|---------------2-|-------|-3-----------|
A|-0---------------|-0-----2-----2-|-3-------0-------|-------|------0------|
E|---------3-------|---------------|-----------------|-------|-------------|


                                      3/4
   Am  G   Am  G     C   F   D7  G     E
E|-----------------|-0---1---2---3---|-4---5---7---|
B|-----0---1---3---|-------1---1---0-|---0---0---0-|
G|-2-----0---2---0-|---0-------------|-------------|
D|---2-------------|---------0-------|-------------|
A|-0-------0---2---|-3---0-------2---|-------------|
E|-----3-----------|-----------------|-0---0---0---|


                              4/4
   Am  D   G     C   F   Bb    Dm9  ad.lib.
E|-5---5---3---|-3---1---1---|---------0-------------|
B|-5---7---3---|-5---1---3---|-------3---3-------3---|
G|-5---7---4---|-5---2---3---|-----2-------2---2---2-|
D|-7---7---5---|-5---3---3---|---3-----------3-------|
A|-7---5---5---|-3---3---1---|-0---------------------|
E|-5-------3---|-----1-------|-----------------------|



   D9  ad.lib.                A
E|----------0---------------|----------------||
B|--------3---3-------3-----|----2-----------||
G|------2-------0---2---0---|---2------------|| Fine.
D|----4-----------4---------|--2-------------||
A|--0-----------------------|-0--------------||
E|--------------------------|----------------||

=-=-= end =-=-=


From: Paul Zimmerman 


                               CLASSICAL GAS
                             By Mason Williams
  Am       G       Em       Am
E----------------------------------|
B-1-----1--0-------0---------------|
G-2--2-----0-------0--2--0--2------|   Play twice
D---------------------------2------|
A-0-------------------------0------|
E----------3----2--0---------------|

  G     Am    G      C    Am   Em
E--------------------0----0---------------|
B-----0-----1-----3--1------1--3----1--0--|
G---0-----0-----0-------0---2-------------|
D---------------------------------2-------|
A-------0-----2------3--------------------|
E-3---------------------------------------|

  Am       G       Em       Am
E--------------------------------------|
B-1-----1--0---------0-----------0-----|
G----2------------------2--0--2-----2--|       Play 4 times
D--------------------------------------|
A-0---------------------------------0--|
E----------3--2--0---0-----------------|


  Am    G       Am    G   C   Am  Em    F   Am
E-------------------------0--------------------------|
B-----0-----0-1-----1-3-----3-1-3-0-1-0--------------|
G---2-----0-------2---------------------2-0-2-2-0-2--|  & - To Coda (2nd time)
D-2-------------------------------2-----3------------|
A---------------0-----2---3---0-------------0-----0--|
E-------3--------------------------------------------|


  Am    G       Am    G   C     F     D7    G     E7
E-------------------------0-----1-----2-----3-----4---5---7----|
B-----0-----0-1-----1-3-----1-----1-----1-----3-0---5---5---5--|
G---2-----0-------2-----------0-----2-----2--------------------|
D-2------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------0-----2----------------------------------------|
E-------3------------------------------------------------------|


E-8-7-5---5-----5---5---8-7-5---5-----------8-7-5---5-----8-5---5--|
B-------8---7-----7---5-------8---7---8-7-8-------8---7-------8----|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------0---------------------0-------------------0----------|
A-0---------------------0-------------------0----------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|




Strum:   G    C    F   Bb    A7sus4

         /    /    /   /      /  /  /  /


    Dm9

E----------0--|
B-------3--3--|
G-----2----2--|
D---3------3--|
A-0-----------|
E-------------|


Part II

(This is what is written for the music that I have.  I noticed in playing
around with it that playing straight off the Db and Eb also sounds good.)

  Db                                      Eb

E-1-1-----1-2-2-1--1-1-----1-2-2-1-----1--4-4-4---4-5-5-4--4-4-4---|
B------------------------------------2----------7----------------7-|
G-----1-3--------------1-3---------1-------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|



E-4-5-5-4---4-|
B---------5---|
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|

Strum:   G    C    F   Bb    A7sus4

         /    /    /   /      /  /  /  /


  Dm9

E---------0-----------|
B-------3---3-------3-|
G-----2-------2---2---|
D---3-----------3-----|
A-0-------------------|
E---------------------|

This next section is strumming around  an  A-minor at the first position and
either lifting the first finger off to form Asus2 (002200) or adding the 4th
finger on the second string third  fret  to  form Asus4 (002230).  These are
all eighth notes with no rests, but  the  chord change comes on the 4th note
of each measure (the 'and' of the second beat) like:

Strum: Asus2 Am        Asus4 Am        Asus2 Am        Asus4 Am
       |     |
       |     |  etc.
       |     |
       v     v
      |/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|

       Asus2 Am        Asus4 Am        Asus2 Am        Asus2

      |/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/   /
                                                       (1/4 notes)





E---------0-0-0-1-0-------0-------0-----------0---0-0-0-1-0-------0--------|
B---0-1-3-----------3-3-3---3-1-3---1---0-0-3---3-----------3-3-3---3------|
G-2-----------------------------------2------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                   Am G Am
E-----0-----------0---0-0-0-1-0-------0-------0----------------------------|
B-1-3---3---0-0-3---3-----------3-3-3---3-1-3---1---0-----0-------0---0-1--|
G---------2---------------------------------------2---------2-0-2---2------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------0---0--|
E-----------------------------------------------------3-2-0-----------3----|

  G C F D G
E---0-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
B-3---------------|
G-----------------|
D-------0---------|
A-2-3-0---2-------|
E-----------0-0-0-|


E-8-7-5---5-----5---5---8-7-5---5-----------8-7-5---5-----8-5---5--|
B-------8---7-----7---5-------8---7---8-7-8-------8---7-------8----|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------0---------------------0-------------------0----------|
A-0---------------------0-------------------0----------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|


Strum:   G    C    F   Bb    A7sus4

         /    /    /   /      /  /  /  /

  Dm9
E----------0--|
B-------3--3--|
G-----2----2--|              D.S al Coda &
D---3------3--|
A-0-----------|
E-------------|

Coda:

 Am G Am G C F D G
E----------0-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
B---0-1--3---------------|
G-2----------------------|
D--------------0---------|
A-0---0--2-3-0---2-------|
E---3--------------0-0-0-|


Strum:      Am   D   G   C   F   Bb


  Dm9                    D                            A

E---------0----------------------0-----------------------------------|
B-------3---3-------3----------3---3-------3----------2--------------|
G-----2-------2---2---2------2-------0---2---0--------2--------------|
D---3-----------3----------4-----------4--------------2--------------|
A-0----------------------0----------------------------0--------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|



------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INTRO:
3/4 time rubato, that is, played slowly "with feeling".  Actually,
everyone wants to play it just like Mason does on the record...

                *            *            *
               / \          / \          / \
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|1-------1---|--0---------|--0---------|--2---------|
G|----2-------|-0----------|-0--2-0-----|-2----------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|0-----------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E|------------|3-------2---|0-----------|------------|


                *            *            *
    h   h      / \          / \     h    / \
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|--01--0-1---|--0---------|--0-------0-|--2---------|
G|-2--2-------|-0----------|-0--2-0-02--|-2----------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|0-----------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E|------------|3-------2---|0-----------|------------|

   **  **  **
  / \ / \ / \  Switches to 4/4 time here.
E|------------|0---------------|------------|
B|--0---1---3-|------3-1---3---|--1-0-------|
G|-0---2---0--|----0-----------|------------|  dramatic pause...
D|------------|----------------|2-----------|
A|----0---2---|3-------0-------|------------|
E|3-----------|----------------|------------|


* - arpeggio (The sheet music would denote this as three notes together
    with a squiggly line.  You are supposed to know that the notes are
    not played together.)

** - triplet (fill in the space that two notes usually take up with
     three evenly spaced notes.)

h - hammer on the next note.


THE MAIN PART:
Up-tempo 4/4 time.  The signature riff makes this song and the sheet
music doesn't give a clue about how to play it.

Thumb and two fingers are probably needed at a minimum.  In the first
bar, the thumb plays the A and D string notes. In the next two bars,
the thumb plays the E string notes, and in the fourth bar, it plays
the A and D string notes.

For the first measure, finger a normal Am chord.  I find it works
well in the third measure to alternate the 2-0-2 on the G string
between the index and middle finger (play the B string notes with
your middle finger, the first G string note with your index, the
second G string note with you middle finger again, and the next G
string note with your index finger again.  (just a suggestion).

   *
  / \
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|010-1-----1---0-|----------------|0---------0-----|----------------|
G|------2---------|----0-----0-----|--2-0-2-------2-|----2-----2-----|
D|----------2---0-|--0-----0-----0-|----------------|--2-----2-----2-|
A|0-------0---0---|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|
E|----------------|3-----2-----0---|0-------0---0---|----------------|

Repeat 4 times.

* - pick the first note and hammer on and pull off the second and
third notes. pick the fourth.  Thumb plays the A and D string notes
in the first measure.



I haven't had time to check the rest of the posted "sheet music"
for inaccuracies, but this first part is the important one.  You
can probably get most of the rest from sheet music.

Enjoy, and don't give up.  It is a very rewarding tune to play.




-----------------------------------------------------------------------------




Artist: Mason Williams
Title:  Classical Gas
Year:   1967


Chord voicings:

    A   Am A7sus  Bb  C   D   Db  Dm  D7  E   Em  E7  F   G   Gb  G7
e --0---0----3----1---0---2---1---1---2---0---0---0---1---3---2---1---
B --2---1----3----3---1---3---2---3---1---0---0---0---1---0---2---0---
G --2---2----2----3---0---2---1---2---2---1---0---1---2---0---3---0---
D --2---2----2----0---2---0---3---0---0---2---2---0---3---0---4---0---
A --0---0-------------3-------------------2---2---2-------2-------2---
E ----------------------------------------0---0---0-------3-------3---

Note: Time signatures change at different points in song.


3/4
|Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |

           4/4                   2/4        4/4
|Em        |Am G Am G |C    Am   |E         |Am        |G         |

|Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |

|Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |

                                            2/4        4/4
|Em        |Am   G    |Am   G    |C    Am   |Em        |F    G    |

                      6/4        3/4        4/4
|Am   G    |Am   G    |C  F D7 G |E7        |Am      D |D         |

                                            5/4        6/4
|Am      D |D         |Am      D |D       G |G  C  F Bb|A7sus     |

4/4
|Dm        |Db        |Gb   Db   |Db        |Gb   Db   |E         |

                                 5/4        6/4        4/4
|A    E    |E         |A       G |G  C  F Bb|A7sus     |Dm        |

|Dm        |Am        |Am        |Am        |Am        |Am        |

|Am        |Am        |Am   G    |C         |G         |Am        |

|G7        |C         |G         |Am        |G         |Em        |

                      3/4        4/4
|Am G Am G |C  F  D G |E         |Am        |D         |Am        |

                                 5/4        6/4        4/4
|D         |Am        |D         |G  C  F Bb|A7sus     |Dm        |

|Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |

|Em        |Am        |Am        |G         |Em        |Am        |

|Am        |G         |Em        |Am   G    |Am   G    |C    Am   |

2/4        4/4                              3/4        4/4
|Em        |F    G    |Am G Am G |C  F  D G |E7      Am|Am D   G  |

|C   F   Bb|Dm        |Dm        |D         |D         |A         |


Peace,
Paul Z                      audsm@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
--

  "A life without cause is a life without effect" - Dildano, 'Barbarella'

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

From: "Kean, John" 
Subject: TAB: Classical Gas (solo guitar version) - Mason Williams
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 10:08:47 +1300

Classical Gas  - Mason Williams
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Solo guitar version from "Handmade".

Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean.


INTRO:
 3/4  ,   .   .     ,   .   .     ,   .   .     ,   .   .
||----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||-T--1-------1---|---0---------|---0---------|-------------|
||-A------2-------|--0----------|--0--2---0---|---2---------|
||-B--------------|-------------|-------------|--2----------|
||----0-----------|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|
||----------------|-3---------2-|-0-----------|-------------|


  ,    .   .     ,   .   .     ,    .    .      ,   .   .
|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|---0h1----0h1-|---0---------|---0----------0-|-------------|
|--2---2-------|--0----------|--0---2--0-0h2--|---2---------|
|--------------|-------------|----------------|--2----------|
|-0------------|-------------|----------------|-0-----------|
|--------------|-3---------2-|-0--------------|-------------|


  ,     .     .    4/4 ,   .   ,   .      ,   .   ,  . 0'20"
|-------------------|--0----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------3-|--------3-1---3----|---1-0-----------||
|-----0-----0---0---|------0---2--------|-----------------||
|---0-----0---------|-------------------|-2---------------||
|-------0-----2-----|--3----------------|-----------------||
|-3-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||


PART A:
    ,     .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||--0h1p0-1-----1---0-|-----------------|-0---------0-----|
||*---------2---------|-----0-----0-----|---2-0-2-------2-|
||*---------------2---|---0-----0-----0-|-----------------|
||--0---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
||--------------------|-3-----2-----0---|-0-------0---0---|


 1,2,3.------------. 4.---------------
  ,   .   ,   .       ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------||-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3-----|
|-----2-----2-----*||-----2-----0-----|---2-----0-----0-|
|---2-----2-----2-*||---2-------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0-----0----||-0---------------|-0-----2-----2---|
|------------------||---------3-------|-----------------|


6/4,  .   ,  .  ,   .  4/4,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|--0--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3-1--3----1p0---|-----------------|-------0-----0-1-|
|-----0---2---------0---|-2-----0-2-2---0-|-2---2-----0-----|
|---------------2-------|---------2-------|---2-------------|
|--3--------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
|-----------------------|-1-------0-------|---------3-------|


  ,   .   ,   .  3/4 ,   .   .     ,   .   .     ,   .    . 0'54"
|-----------------|--0-----1-----|-2-----3-----|-4---5p0--7----||
|-----1-----3-----|----1-----1---|---1-----0---|---0----0---0--||
|---2-----0-----0-|------0-----2-|-----2-----0-|---------------||
|-----------------|--------------|-0-----------|---------------||
|-0-----2-----2---|--3-----------|-------------|---------------||
|-----------------|--------1-----|-------3-----|-0-------------||


PART B:
4/4 ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
||--8-7-------------|---------5-------|-8-7-------------|
||-----10-8--10---7-|--10-7-----5-----|----10-8--10---7-|
||--------9---9---7-|-----7-----5-----|-----------9---7-|
||------------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
||--0-------0---0---|-------------0---|-0-------0---0---|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  ,   .   ,    .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .    ,   .
|-------5----------|-8-7-------------|-----8----------3-|
|---8-----7------0-|----10-8--10---7-|----10-10-8-----3-|
|---9-----7----0---|-------9---9---7-|----------9-------|
|-0---0-----0h2----|-----------------|-0-0--------0-----|
|------------------|-0-------0---0---|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|


5/4,   .   ,   .   .   6/4,   .   ,   .   ,   .
|------------1----------|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
|------5-----1-----3----|---3-----3-----3-----3---|
|------5-----2-----3----|---2-----2-----2-----2---|
|------5-0---------3-0--|-------------------------|
|----5-----------1------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|--3-------1---1--------|-------------------------|


4/4,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 1'10"
|----------------0-|------------------||
|------------3-----|---3---------3p0--||
|--------2---------|-------2---2------||
|----3-------------|---------3--------||
|--0---------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||


PART C:
   ,     .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,     .   ,   .
||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||-0h1p0-1---------3-|-----1-----0-----|-0h1p0-1---------0-|
||---------2-----2---|-----------------|---------2-----2---|
||-------------2-----|---2-----2-----2-|-------------2-----|
||-0---------0-------|-0-----0-----0---|-0---------0-------|
||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|


  ,   .   ,   .     ,     .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0h1p0-1---------0-|-----1-----3-----|
|-----2-----0-----|---------2-----2---|-----------------|
|---2-----2-----2-|-------------2-----|---2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0---|-0---------0-------|-0-----0-----0---|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|


  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 1'22"
|-----------------|------------------||
|-5---5-3---3-1---|-1-0---0---0-1-0--||
|---5-----4-----2-|-----0---2--------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0--------||
|-----------------|------------------||


PART D:
   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
||-0---0-----------|---------1p0-----|-0---0-----------|
||---3---1-----1-0-|-----3-------3---|---3---1-----1-0-|
||-----------0-----|---0---0-------0-|-----------2-----|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-3-------3-------|-2---2---2-------|-0-------0-------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|---------1p0-----|-0---0-----------|---------1p0-----|
|-----3-------3---|---3---1-----1-0-|-----3-------3---|
|---0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|---0---0-------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2---2---2-------|
|-3---3---3-------|-----------------|-----------------|


  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---3---1-----1-0-|-----------------|-0---------0-----|
|-----------2-----|-----0-----0-----|---2-0-2---0---0-|
|-----------------|---0-----0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---|-0-------0---0---|


  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .  3/4,     .     .  1'38"
|-----------------|-0---1---2---3---|-4-----5p0---7-----||
|-----0---1---3---|---------------0-|----0-----0-----0--||
|-2-----0---0---0-|---0---2---2-----|-------------------||
|---2-------------|---------0-------|-------------------||
|-0-------0---2---|-3---------------|-------------------||
|-----3-----------|-----1-------3---|-0-----0-----0-----||


PART B2:
4/4 ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
||--8-7-------------|---------5-------|-8-7-------------|
||-----10-8--10---7-|--10-7-----5-----|----10-8--10---7-|
||--------9---9---7-|-----7-----5-----|-----------9---7-|
||------------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
||--0-------0---0---|-------------0---|-0-------0---0---|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  ,   .   ,    .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .    ,   .
|-------5----------|-8-7-------------|-----8----------3-|
|---8-----7------0-|----10-8--10---7-|----10-10-8-----3-|
|---9-----7----0---|-------9---9---7-|----------9-------|
|-0---0-----0h2----|-----------------|-0---0------------|
|------------------|-0-------0---0---|------------0-----|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|


5/4,   .   ,   .   .   6/4,   .   ,   .   ,   .  4/4,   .   ,  . 1'56"
|------------1----------|---0-----0-----0-----0---|-----0-----------||
|------5-----1-----3----|---3-----3-----3-----3---|------3----------||
|------5-----2-----3----|---2-----2-----2-----2---|-------2---------||
|------5-0---------3-0--|-------------------------|---3----3--------||
|----5------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0---------------||
|--3-------1---1/3------|-------------------------|-----------------||


PART A2:
   ,     .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-0h1p0-1-----1---0-|-----------------|-0---------0-----|
||---------2---------|-----0-----0-----|---2-0-2-------2-|
||---------------2---|---0-----0-----0-|-----------------|
||-0---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-------------------|-3-----2-----0---|-0-----------0---|


  ,   .   ,   .     ,     .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0h1p0-1-----1---0-|-----------------|
|-----2-----2-----|---------2---------|-----0-----0-----|
|---2-----2-----2-|-------------------|---0-----0-----0-|
|-0-----0-----0---|-----------0-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-3-----2-----0---|


  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------0-----|-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3-----|
|---2-0-2-------2-|-----2-----0-----|---2-----0-----0-|
|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0---------------|-0-----2-----2---|
|-0-------0---0---|---------3-------|-----------------|


6/4,  .   ,  .  ,   .  4/4,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|--0--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3-1--3----1p0---|-----------------|-----0---1---3---|
|-----0---2-------------|-2-----0-2-2---0-|-2-----0---0---0-|
|---------------2--p0---|---------2-2-----|---2-------------|
|--3--------------------|-----------------|-0-------0---2---|
|-----------------------|-1-------0-------|-----3-----------|


  ,   .   ,   .  3/4,     .     .  2'17"
|-0---1---2---3---|-4-----5p0---7--5--||
|---------------0-|----0-----0--------||
|---0---2---2-----|-------------------||
|---------0-------|-------------------||
|-3---------------|-------------------||
|-----1-------3---|-0-----0-----0-----||


CODA:
4/4 ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .      ,   .   ,   .
||------------3-----|-------1----------|---------------0-|
||------7-----3-----|-5-----1-----3----|-----------3-----|
||------7-----4-----|-5-----2-----3----|-------2---------|
||------7-0---------|-5-0---------3-0--|---3-------------|
||----5-----------3-|-----------1------|-0---------------|
||--5-------3---3---|-----1---1--------|-----------------|


  ,   .   ,   .      ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|------------------|---------------0-|----------------|
|---3---------3----|-----------3-----|---3---------3--|
|-------2---2---0--|-------2---------|-------2---2----|
|---------3--------|---4-------------|---------4------|
|------------------|-0---------------|----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|


  ,   .       , . 2'30"
|--------------------||
|-------2p0-2--------||
|------2-------------||
|-----2--------------||
|-0------------------||
|--------------------||


--------------------------------
 John Kean
 keanj@agresearch.cri.nz
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