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Abraham Martin And John - Dion sur Guitariff.net
Written by Dick Holler, who recorded (but didn't write) the original version
of "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" (a no. 18 smash for The Swingin' Medallions
in mid-66), with his band the Holidays. This was Dion's last big hit, peaking
at no. 1.
"Abraham, Martin, & John"
(Dick Holler)
Dion
No. 1, 1968
Intro:
orchestra [arr. for guitar]:
E G#m7 F#m7 E
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----|------------|------------|------0-----|------------|
----|------------|0--------0--|2-----------|0-----------|
----|------------|------------|------------|------------|
----|2--------2--|------------|------------|------2--4--|
2---|------------|------------|------------|------------|
----|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E B A/E
v v v v v v v v v v v v
------------|------------|------------|
------------|------------|------------|
1--------1--|------------|------------|
------------|4--2--4-----|2--------2--|
------------|------------|------4-----|
------------|------------|------------|
band enters:
[bass]:
E
v v v v v v v v
----------9-----|--9-------------|
----6-7-9-----9-|9---9-7-6-------|
7-9-------------|----------9-7---|
----------------|--------------7-|
Verse 1:
E G#m7 F#m7 E
Anybody here seen... Abraham?
E F#m7 G#m7 B7
Can you... gone?
C#m G#m F#m7 B7 E
He freed... people... seems the good they die...
F#m7 B7 E
I just looked... gone
/ / / / / /
Orchestra break [arr. for guitar]:
E B A/E E
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
------|1--------1--|------------|------------|------------|
2--4--|------------|4--2--4-----|2-----------|2-----------|
------|------------|------------|------4-----|------------|
------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Verse 2:
Anybody here...
Can you tell...
He freed a lot...
A/E
I just looked... gone
/ / / / / / / /
Organ break [arr. for guitar]:
E
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
------------|------------|------------|---------0--|2-----0-----|
------------|------------|------------|------1-----|------------|
2-----------|------------|2-----------|------------|------------|
------------|------2--4--|------------|------------|------------|
------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A E
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
------0-----|------------|------0-----|------------|------------|
---------4--|2-----------|---------4--|2-----------|------------|
------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Verse 3:
Hey anybody here...
Can you tell...
He freed a lot...
A/E E
I just looked... gone
/ / / / / / / /
Bridge:
A G#m7 F#m7 G#m7
Didn't you love... things that they...
A G#m7 F#m7 E
Didn't they try to find... you...
Bm7 D
And we'll be free
A G#m7 F#m7
Someday soon
B7
It's gonna...
Verse 4:
Anybody here...
Can you tell...
I thought I saw...
C#m A/E
With Abraham... John
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Coda [repeat to fade]:
bass:
E
v v v v v v v v
----------9-----|--9-------------|
----6-7-9-----9-|9---9-7-6-------|
7-9-------------|----------9-7---|
----------------|--------------7-|
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