Ry Cooder, Vigilante Man Tabs

Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
s - slide between notes
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - vibrato
* - notes played without slide

Played in Open F (F C F A C F from low to high)

Warning: Instead of tuning directly to Open F tune to Open D and put a capo
         at the 3rd fret. Otherwise you will break some strings.

F-|-/3-s-2-p-0--/4~----0---2~---3-s-2-p-0----------------------0------------|
C-|----------------------0-----------------3--/5~--\-------------/5~---0-/3~|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------/5~-----/3~|
F-|---------------------------------------------------/3--0------/5~-----/3~|
C-|------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
F-|--------------0-----------------------------------------------/5~-----/3~|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/5~------------------------------------5-s-3-p-0-/3~--3-2-----------------|
|-/5~--/7~--s-5-p-0-----------------/5~------------/3~----------------------|
|-/5~--/7~--s-5-p-0--/3p0---------0-/5~------------/3~------/7~---5-s-3-p-0-|
|------/7~--s-5-p-0-------/5~-------/5~-------------------------------------|
|-/5~--/7~--s-5-p-0--/3p0-----------/5~------------/3~----------------------|



|---------------0--/4~--\2-p-0--2~-----3-s-2-p-0----0-----------------------|
|-------------3p0--------------------0-----------/3---/5~--/5\--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/3p0----------------------------------------------------------(3)-/3-0----|
|------/5~----------------------0-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------0-|


  (*                               *)
|-0---0----0----0--------0---------------------------/4---------------------|
|-0---0----0----0--------0--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0------0--------------------------------------|
|--------0---3-------------------0-3---------------------------0------------|
|---7---------5----3-s-5----0-----------0-------------0--------------/3--0--|
                                           Have you seen that vigilante man

              (*   *)
|----------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
|-----------------------/5---0---/3---/5----------------/3----------/5------|
|-----------------------/5---0---/3---/5----------------------------/5------|
|-/3p0-/4-0----------0--/5---0---/3---/5------7s5-/3-0---------0----/5------|
|------------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
|-----------0--0-h-7----/5---0---/3---/5--/7--------3------------0--/5------|
                       have you seen that vigilante man            have you

                          (*                                    *)
|-------------------------------0-------------------------------------/3p0--|
|--/5~--0--/3--------------0h2----------------------------------------------|
|-------0--/3---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0--/3-/5-/7-/3-------------------0---0--------7---5----3---0--------|
|---------------------/5~--0----------------------0-------------------------|
|-------0--/3------------------------0----------------7---5----3---0--------|
  seen that vigilante man I've been hearing his name all over the land

                                                (*             *)
|-3s2p0---0--2p0----0-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------/3---/5~-/5\-----------------------------------------0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------/3p0----------0------0------------------------|
|-------0-------------------------------0h2-----------------------0------0--|
|----------------------------------0-/3-------0--4------4--3---2------------|
                                                rainy nights down in the en-


|-----------3-/3s2----------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--------------/5~------3-s-5------0----/3-------------------------------|
|--------------------------3-s-5------0----/3--/5----------------------/5~--|
|---------------------0----3-s-5------0----/3--/5--/7s3p0-/3p0------0--/5~--|
|----------------------------------------------/5--------------/5~-----/5~--|
|--------0--------------0--3-s-5------0-----3--/5--/7s3p0--------------/5~--|
  gine house                     sleepin' just as still as  a mouse

                                            (* *)
|----------------------------------/3p0----------0---/4s3s4s3s4-------------|
|---------------------------------------/5~--0h2----------------------------|
|------0-----/3--5-s-3--0--/5-------------------------------------/7~-------|
|------0-----/3--5-s-3--0--/5---5---------------------0---------0-/7~----/3-|
|------0-----/3--5-s-3--0--/5----------------0------------------------------|
|------0-----/3--5-s-3-----/5---5---------------------------------/7~-------|
  man came along chased us out in the rain  and was that       a vigilante


|-----------------------------------------------------------------0---3-s-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------0h2-----3-s-2-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----/4-s-2-p-0------/5--/7--/4-s-2-p-0-/3-0------------0------------0-----|
|---------------/2-0--------------------------/5~--5\---------0-------------|
|--0--------------------------------------------------/3p0-0--------0-------|
  man


|-0--4--/4--0--2~--4-s-2-p-0------------------------------------------------|
|------------0---------------/3p0-/5~-----------------0-------5~--0--/3--/5-|
|-------------------------------------------------------3-s-5-----0--/3--/5-|
|--------0----------------------------------0----0---0--3-s-5-----0--/3--/5-|
|--------------0----------------------------------------3-s-5---------------|
|----0---------------------------------0-/3----0---0--------5-----0--/3--/5-|


                                                                   (* *)
|-------0--------------------------0-----------------------0------0-----0---|
|--------------------------------2------5~--0--/3~-/5~--------------0h2-----|
|------------------------------------/5-----0--/3~-/5~----------------------|
|-/7~----5-s-3-p-0-/3-0-/5~--5-3-----/5-----0--/3~-/5~--/7---/3-0-------0---|
|----------------------------5-3-----/5-----0--/3~-/5~--------------0h2-----|
|----------------------------------0--------------------/7------------------|



|-/4~--0--/7---5-s-3-0-------------0-------0--------------------------------|
|---------/7---5-s-3---/5---------------------------------------------0-2p0-|
|----------------------------7--/7----------------------------------0-------|
|------------0---------------7--/7---0-/5~---0-/3-/5----0--------0----------|
|-------------------------/7----/7----------------------------0-------0-2p0-|
|-0-----------------------------/7-0---/5~-0---/3-/5--0---3-3---0-----------|



|------------------------/5----------------------------------------12~\-----|
|------12-s-10---12~-----/5--/12-s-11-s-12----------------------/12-----/12-|
|-------------/12-----12-/5-------------------------------------/12---------|
|---0-------------------------------------/12--s--3-s-2-s-3-0---/12---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------0------/5-----------------------------------0-------------|



|-/10~-/12-------------------------------/12-----0-/10---/12\--0-/5--/7-\5--|
|----------/12---------------------------/12-----0-/10---------0-/5---------|
|--------------12s11s12-----13s12--------/12-----0-/10---------0-/5---------|
|-----------------------12--------12------------------10--------------------|
|------------------------------------12-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------12--0-------------0-/5---------|



|-4p0-----------0-/4----3-s-2---2~------3s2p0----0--------------------------|
|-----/5~\--0h2---------------------2p0-------/3---/5~\---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0----/3-/3-0----|
|-----------0h2---------------0--------------------------/3-----------------|
|------------------0-0----------------------------------------0--/3-/3-0----|


   (* *)
|-0--------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
|---0h2---------------------------0----0------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------0------------------3--s--5\--0---|
|-------0---------------0-------------------------3-/3-0------3--s--5\--0---|
|---0h2---------------------0---------------------------------3--s--5\--0---|
|---------0---------0--------------------------0---------0----3--s--5\--0---|
            Well I ramble 'round from town to town           now I ramble

                          (* *)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---/3----/5-------------------------3-s-5-----5\-0--/3---------/5----------|
|---/3----/5---/7--/9\--------0------3-s-5-----5\-0--/3---------/5---/7\----|
|---/3----/5-----------/5~-0h2-------3-s-5-----5\-0--/3---------/5----------|
|---/3----/5---/7--/9\---------------3-s-5-----5\-0--/3---5---3-/5---/7\----|
  'round from town to town     and they herded us around like a wild herd of

                                                                  (*  *)
|--------------/3------------------3s2p0----0----------------------0---0----|
|-----------------------0----0-----------/3------------------------0h2------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0----0------0-------------0----------------------------0---0----------|
|--------2------------0---0---------------------/3-0----0----------0h2------|
|-3p0--------0------------------0-------------0------/5---/3---0------------|
 cattle was that the vigilante man


|--------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----0-----0----------------------------------------------3-s-5----0--------|
|---0-----0-----------------------------------0-----------3-s-5----0--------|
|-------------/5--------/7\-/3/3p0------3-3---------------3-s-5----0--------|
|-0-----0---------------------------0-------3---0---------3-s-5----0--------|
       well, why does a vigilante man                tell me why does a

                       (*                    *)                    (* *)
|----------------0-------------------------------------------------------0--|
|----------------------------------------------/5\------------------0h2-----|
|-/3s5-----------------------------------------/5\--------------------------|
|-/3s5-/7-3--0-------0----3---3----------5---5-/5\--------\3----------------|
|-/3s5--------------------3---3----------5---5----------------------0h2-----|
|-/3s5-/7-3---0----0----3---3--------5-----5---/5\-------------0------------|
  vigilante man        carry that sawed-off    shotgun in his hand would he


|--/4~----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0--------------------------/5~-p0--/7-s-5-s-3--/5-3s2---------0----|
|-------------0------------------------------------------------/5~\---------|
|---0---------------------------0-----------------------------------\3p0-0--|
  shoot his brother and sister down

   (* *)
|-0-----0---------------------------------------------------(12)------------|
|---0h2----------------------------0----0-----10s12-----(12)----------------|
|------------------------------------1--------------12----------------/5----|
|--------------3---0------0----------------0--------------------------/5----|
|---0-------------------3---2----0-------------------------------12\--/5----|
|----------0----------------------------------------------------------/5----|
             have you seen that vigilante man


|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0---/3---------------------3-s-5\----0---/3---/5--------------------|
|-------0---/3-------/7\---/3------3-s-5\----0---/3---/5-/7/7-5\-/3---------|
|-------0---/3--/5-----------------3-s-5\----0---/3---/5--------------------|
|-------0---/3-------/7\--------0--3-s-5\----0---/3---/5-------------0------|
  have you seen that vigilante man     have you seen that vigilante man


|-0-----0-------/4---0------------------------/5-s-3-p-0--------------------|
|-0-h-2-----------------------0---0----------------------/5-/3p0------------|
|--------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------/3s2s3p0---|
|-0-h-2------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
|------------0-----------------------------0------------------------------0-|
  I've been hearin' his name all over the land


|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------(3)--/12~---|
|-0-/5--0-/7-0-0-/5-0-0--/3--0--(3)--/12~---|
|-------------------------------(3)--/12~---|
|-0-/5--0-/7-0-0-/5-0-0--/3--0--(3)--/12~---|