Free Hand guitar tab

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Guitar tabs for Free Hand from the album Free Hand, by the_unifaun@hotmail.com.

Notes

It seems that a 5 string bass was used. I have indicated those notes below the E-string with their names.

This is a marvellous piece. Enjoy!

INTRO

Guitar:
 4/4                                               2/4           4/4
|--0--/12--7~--|--0-/12--7h9p7~---|-0-/12-7---0-7-|4---2h3p2p0--|2/3~---|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|              |                  |               |             |       |
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|------2---6~--|-------------4~---|---------2-----|3~------/4---|-------|
|---/4---0-----|------------------|-----/4-----0--|-------------|-3~----|
|-2------------|------------------|--2------------|-------------|-------|

                                             2/4
|-----------------------------|-0--/12--7~--|--0-12-----|
|--3-5-7------1-3-5-----------|-------------|-------12--|
|--------0~---------2~---2-3~-|-------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|
|                             |             |           |
|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|--------2---6|----\4-----|
|----------------3------------|-----/4---0--|-----------|
|---------C--------------0--1-|-2~----------|-----------|

 4/4
|-----------------------------|---------------16-17-19--19-17-16------|
|-----------------9-----9--11-|-11-13--15--17---------------------19--|
|-----9--11--9-11----11-------|---------------------------------------|
|--12-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|                             |                                       |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------2------4------------|
|-----------------------------|------3---5----------------------------|
|--6~-------------------------|---------------------------------------|


|-----17~-------------|----------------------------|
|--17-------15-17-----|--15-17-----15-17-----15-17-|
|-----------------14--|--------14--------14--------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|                     |                            |
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|--5~-----------------|----------------------------|
|---------3--5--------|-3--5------3--5------2------|
|---------------3-----|-------1---------D----------|

|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----14-16-----14-16-----14-|-16-----14-16------14-16-----------|
|-13--------13--------13-----|----13---------13------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                            |                                   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------4-6----------------------|
|--4---------2---4---------2-|-4------4-------0-2-4--------------|
|-----2--------------C#------|----B------------------D#-0-1-2~~--|

Harpsichord (???)
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|----2----------------2-|--------------------------| twice, before
|------4------2-4-----2-|---------------2-----2----| guitar joins
|------4-4----2---4-----|-0-0-0h2-4-2h4p2-0--------|
|--2--------2-------2---|-------------------0-4-0--|

Guitar         4 times (or versions thereof)
|--14\--|------5-2-----------|-----------------------|
|--14\--|------2-2---5/7--5~-|-----------------------|
|--11\--|*-----------4/6--2~-|-2-2-2h4-6-6p4-2-1----*|
|-------|*--4----------------|-------------------2--*|
|-------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|       |                    |                       |
|-------|--------------------|---------------11\-----|
|-------|----------4-2h4-----|-----------------------|
|-------|-----------------0--|-0-0-0h2h4-------------|
|-------|-0-2----------------|-----------7-----------|
Who would believe me now that my hands are free, that my hands are free.
I never thought it would ever come to me, ever come to me.
Now that my life's my own, I leave you behind, leaving you behind.
What ever made you think that I'd change my mind, that I'd change my mind.

 4 times
|--11-12-14--11-12-14--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|
|-----8--------------|---8--------------|---8--------------|---8------------|
|------------6h7p6---|----------6h7p6---|----------6h7p6---|----------6-----|
|--6----6----------9-|6----6--6-------9-|6----6----------9-|6----6--6-------|
|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------9~--|

 5 times
|-----5-2-----------|----------------------|
|-----2-2---5/7--5~-|----------------------|
|-----------4/6--2~-|-2-2-2h4-6-6p4-2-1----|
|--4----------------|-------------------2--|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
| time 2-5          |                      |
|-------------------|---------------11\----|
|---------4-2h4-----|----------------------|
|----------------0--|-0-0-0h2h4------------|
|-0-2---------------|-----------7----------|
It wasn't hard to run, break away from you, break away from you,
After all you'd done, what was I to do, what was I to do.
Who's gonna take my place in the games you play, in the games you play.
Nobody's listening now to the things you say, all the things you say.

 4 times
|--11-12-14--11-12-14--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|
|------8--------------|---8----------------|
|*------------6h7p6---|----------6h7p6----*|
|*--6----6----------9-|6----6--6-------9--*|
|---------------------|--------------------|

         7/4 - 4 times
|-------|----------10~--13h15-15/17~---------------|
|--9h10-|-8~--9h10--------------------11h12-10h11--|
|-------|*----------------------------------------*|
|-------|*----------------------------------------*|
|-------|------------------------------------------|
|-------|------------------------------------------|
|       |                                          |
|-------|------6h7-------6h7------6h7--------------|
|-------|---5---------5--------5---------5-5-5h7---|
|-------|------------------------------------------|
|-------|------------------------------------------|
Now my hands are free from the ties, from the ties.
Now I look forward to the future, where it lies.
And with you, feeling low, looking black
Here, now my head is clear, why should I look back.

 6/4 - 6 times
|------------------4-3-2---------------|
|---------5------5-------5---5--4------|
|-------5---5-5------------3------5----|
|--5-5------------------------------6--|

 3 times
|---------5------5-9-8-7-5---5--4------|
|-------5---5-5------------3------5----|
|--5-5------------------------------6--|
|--------------------------------------|

 once
|---------5------5-9-8-7--------------|
|------7-----5-5---------8---10-9-6---|
|--5-5---------------------8----------|
|-------------------------------------|


 4/4 - 4 times
|--11-12-14--11-12-14--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|
|-----8--------------|---8--------------|---8--------------|---8------------|
|------------6h7p6---|----------6h7p6---|----------6h7p6---|----------6-----|
|--6----6----------9-|6----6--6-------9-|6----6----------9-|6----6--6-------|
|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------9~--|

                                 __________ ___________
                                 | 1-3.     | 4
|------5-2-----------|----------------------|----------|
|------2-2---5/7--5~-|----------------------|----------|
|*-----------4/6--2~-|-2-2-2h4-6-6p4-2-1---*|--4--4-4--|
|*--4----------------|-------------------2-*|--4--4-4--|
|--------------------|----------------------|--2--2-2--|
|--------------------|----------------------|--2--2-2--|
|                    |                      |
|--------------------|---------------11\----|
|----------4-2h4-----|----------------------|
|-----------------0--|-0-0-0h2h4------------|
|--0-2---------------|-----------7----------|

When it was over did you have regrets, did you have regrets.
Or did you really think it was over yet, it was over yet.
Now that my life's my own I leave you behind, leaving you behind.
What ever made you think that I'd change my mind, gonna change my mind?

|--*--*--*-----*-|--*--*-----*-*|-*-----*-*-*|--*--*--*--*-|-*--***|-****-|
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|-------|------|
|*-------4--4-4-*|-----4--4-4---|-4--4-4-----|--4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4---|------|
|*-------4--4-4-*|-----4--4-4---|-4--4-4-----|--4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4---|------|
|--------2--2-2--|-----2--2-2---|-2--2-2-----|--2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2---|------|
|--------2--2-2--|-----2--2-2---|-2--2-2-----|--2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2---|------|
Gonna change my mind.
Gonna change my mind.

|--*------***-|****|****|****|
|-------------|----|----|----|
|--4--4-4-----|----|----|----|
|--4--4-4-----|----|----|----|
|--2--2-2-----|----|----|----|
|--2--2-2-----|----|----|----|
Gonna change my mind.

 4/4                                               2/4           4/4
|--0--/12--7~--|--0-/12--7h9p7~---|-0-/12-7---0-7-|4---2h3p2p0--|2/3~---|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|              |                  |               |             |       |
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|-------|
|------2---6~--|-------------4~---|---------2-----|3~------/4---|-------|
|---/4---0-----|------------------|-----/4-----0--|-------------|-3~----|
|-2------------|------------------|--2------------|-------------|-------|

                                             2/4
|-----------------------------|-0--/12--7~--|--0-12-----|
|--3-5-7------1-3-5-----------|-------------|-------12--|
|--------0~---------2~---2-3~-|-------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|
|                             |             |           |
|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|--------2---6|----\4-----|
|----------------3------------|-----/4---0--|-----------|
|---------C--------------0--1-|-2~----------|-----------|

 4/4
|-----------------------------|---------------16-17-19--19-17-16------|
|-----------------9-----9--11-|-11-13--15--17---------------------19--|
|-----9--11--9-11----11-------|---------------------------------------|
|--12-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|                             |                                       |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------2------4------------|
|-----------------------------|------3---5----------------------------|
|--6~-------------------------|---------------------------------------|


|-----17~-------------|----------------------------|
|--17-------15-17-----|--15-17-----15-17-----15-17-|
|-----------------14--|--------14--------14--------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|                     |                            |
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|--5~-----------------|----------------------------|
|---------3--5--------|-3--5------3--5------2------|
|---------------3-----|-------1---------D----------|

|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----14-16-----14-16-----14-|-16-----14-16------14-16-----|
|-13--------13--------13-----|----13---------13--------13--|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                            |                             |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------4-6---------------|
|--4---------2---4---------2-|-4--------4-----4--------4---|
|-----2--------------0-------|----B------------------------|

 7/4
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------14--------14----/18--14-----13-------------|
|*--------15-------15----------15-----13\12------*|
|*-13---------13-----------------------------15\-*|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4h6----4-4h6----4-4h6-----4-4h6----4-4h6----4-4h6-----4-4h6----|
|-----6--------4--------D#--------6--------4--------D#--------6--|

 2/4        6/4   [] = some other instrument...
|---------|---------13---------12---------11--11-11~---|
|------14-|--------------------------------------------|
|---------|-[11h12]-15-[11h12]-14-[11h12]-13--13-13~---|
|--13-----|--------------------------------------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------|
|         |                                            |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------|
|-4-4h6---|-4h6------4----------4----------3-----3~----|
|-------4-|----D#-4h6----D#-4h6------D#-4-----4--------|

|-------10---------9---------8---8--8~--|-------7-------6-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------7-------7~--|
|-[8h9]-12--[8h9]-11--[8h9]-10--10-10~--|-[5h6]-9-[5h6]-8-[4h5]---[4h5]-----|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------7-------7~--|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                                       |                                   |
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------1---------1---------0-----0~---|-----------------------------------|
|-C-D#-3----C-D#-3----C-D#-1----1-------|A-C-0-3--A-C-0-3--A-C-0-2--A-C-0-2-|


 4 times
|-----------/2--1--0-|-------------------|
|--0--3--------------|-0--3------4-5-----|
|--------1-----------|-------1------4~---|
|--------------------|-------------------|

 twice
|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|--------4--|
|-3--3-4-6--|-3--3-4----|
|-----------|-----------|

 twice
|-----------/2--1--0-|-------------------|
|--0--3--------------|-0--3------4-5-----|
|--------1-----------|-------1------4~---|
|--------------------|-------------------|

 twice
|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|--------4--|
|-3--3-4-6--|-3--3-4----|
|-----------|-----------|

|--------------------------------------|-----------|
|--------3--------3--------3--------3--|-----------|
|------5--------5--------5--------5----|-3--3-4-6--|
|--3h6------3h6------3h6------3h6------|-----------|

                         3 times
|---------13--------13|--------13-13--------13-13--------13-13--------13-13-|
|---------13--------13|--------13-13--------13-13--------13-13--------13-13-|
|-13h14p13--13h14p13--|13h14p13-----13h14p13-----13h14p13-----13h14p13------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 4 times
|--------------------------------------|
|--------3--------3--------3--------3--|
|------5--------5--------5--------5----|
|--3h6------3h6------3h6------3h6------|


 4/4 - 4 times of attempts at:
|-----5-2-----------|----------------------|
|-----2-2---5/7--5~-|----------------------|
|-----------4/6--2~-|-2-2-2h4-6-6p4-2-1----|
|--4----------------|-------------------2--|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|                   |                      |
|-------------------|---------------11\----|
|----------4-2h4----|----------------------|
|-----------------0-|-0-0-0h2h4------------|
|-0-2---------------|-----------7----------|

Who would believe me now that my hands are free, that my hands are free.
I never thought it would ever come to me, ever come to me.
Now that my life's my own, I leave you behind, leaving you behind.
What ever made you think that I'd change my mind, that I'd change my mind.

 4 times
|--11-12-14--11-12-14--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|
|-----8--------------|---8--------------|---8--------------|---8------------|
|------------6h7p6---|----------6h7p6---|----------6h7p6---|----------6-----|
|--6----6----------9-|6----6--6-------9-|6----6----------9-|6----6--6-------|
|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------9~--|

                                 __________ ___________
                                 | 1-3.     | 4
|------5-2-----------|----------------------|----------|
|------2-2---5/7--5~-|----------------------|----------|
|*-----------4/6--2~-|-2-2-2h4-6-6p4-2-1---*|--4--4-4--|
|*--4----------------|-------------------2-*|--4--4-4--|
|--------------------|----------------------|--2--2-2--|
|--------------------|----------------------|--2--2-2--|
|                    |                      |
|--------------------|---------------11\----|
|----------4-2h4-----|----------------------|
|-----------------0--|-0-0-0h2h4------------|
|-0-2----------------|-----------7----------|

It wasn't hard to run, break away from you, break away from you,
After all you'd done, what was I to do, what was I to do.
Who's gonna take my place in the games you play, in the games you play.
Nobody's listening now to the things you say, all the things you say.

|--*--*--*-----*-|--*--*-----*-*|-*-----*-*-*|--*--*--*--*-|-*--***|-****-|
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|-------|------|
|*-------4--4-4-*|-----4--4-4---|-4--4-4-----|--4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4---|------|
|*-------4--4-4-*|-----4--4-4---|-4--4-4-----|--4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4---|------|
|--------2--2-2--|-----2--2-2---|-2--2-2-----|--2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2---|------|
|--------2--2-2--|-----2--2-2---|-2--2-2-----|--2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2---|------|
Everything you say.
Everything you say.

|--11-12-14--11-12-14--14-13--|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|                             |
|--------------8--------------|
|----------------------6------|
|--------6-6------6--------9--|
|------------------------9----|

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7~     hold (longer than other notes)
7h9    hammer-on
9p7    pull-off
7(9)   bend
(9)7   release
(9)r   release
7/9    slide up
9\7    slide down
<7>    natural harmonics
7tr9   trill
*      beat