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After Midnight by J.J. Cale
After Midnight
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
D G/D D x4
[Verse 1]
D F G D G/D D G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
D F G D G/D D G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout
[Chorus]
D
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
F
give an exhibition,
G A
find out what it is all about...
D F G D G/D D G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
[Verse 2]
D F G D G/D D G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna shake your tambourine
D F G D G/D D G/D D
After midnight, it's gonna be peaches and cream
[Chorus]
D
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
F
give an exhibition,
G A
find out what it is all about...
D F G D G/D D G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
[Solo]
D F G D G/D D G/D D x2
[Outro]
D
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
F
give an exhibition,
G A
find out what it is all about...
D F G D G/D D G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
D F G D G/D D G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
(fade)
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
[Intro]
G A# C G
[Verse]
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to chug-a-lug and shout
G
We're going to stimulate some action
A#
We're going to get some satisfaction
C D
We're going to find out what it is all about
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
[Chorus]
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to shake your tambourine
G A# C G G
After midnight, it's all going to be peaches and cream
G
We're going to cause talk and suspicion
A#
We're going to give an exhibition
C D
We're going to find out what it is all about
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
[Chorus]
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to shake your tambourine
G A# C G G
After midnight, it's all going to be peaches and cream
G
We're going to because talk and suspicion
A#
We're going to give an exhibition
C D
We're going to find out what it is all about
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
[Outro]
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G
After midnight
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
[Intro]
G A# C G
[Verse]
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to chug-a-lug and shout
G
We're going to stimulate some action
A#
We're going to get some satisfaction
C D
We're going to find out what it is all about
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
[Chorus]
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to shake your tambourine
G A# C G G
After midnight, it's all going to be peaches and cream
G
We're going to cause talk and suspicion
A#
We're going to give an exhibition
C D
We're going to find out what it is all about
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
[Chorus]
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to shake your tambourine
G A# C G G
After midnight, it's all going to be peaches and cream
G
We're going to because talk and suspicion
A#
We're going to give an exhibition
C D
We're going to find out what it is all about
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
[Outro]
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G A# C G G
After midnight, we're going to let it all hang down
G
After midnight
If you want to play along with the
recorded version you'll have to rearrange it in A.
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version 4
D F G A
x x 0 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 5 5 4 3 3 x 0 2 2 2 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'J.J.Cale - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'J.J.Cale - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=96
D
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E S S E E E E. S E E S S E E E
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
E. S E E S S E E E E. S E E S S E E E
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
D F G D
E. S E E S S E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
||--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||o-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
||--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
||o--------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------|
||---------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
F G D
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------|
|---------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
Chorus
$
D F G
E E S S 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
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------||-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------||-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A D F G
E E E E E E E E E. S E E S S E E E E S S E E E S S E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|--------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3--|
1. 2.
To Coda
D D
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
|-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--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3--||
|-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--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--||
|---------------------|----------------------o||--------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------||--------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W H Q E +E
|---------------------|-----------------------||--------------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||--------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------||-----------------7pb9r(7)-||
|---------------------|-----------------------||--------------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||--------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------||--------------------------||
Guitar Solo
D F G
E. S E E S S E E E E S S E E E S S E E
|-2----2-2---2----2--2-2-2-2-|--1--1-----1--1--1-3---3---3-3----3-|
|-3----3-3---3----3--3-3-3-3-|--1--1-----1--1--1-3---3---3-3----3-|
|-2----2-2---2----2--2-2-2-2-|--2--2-----2--2--2-4---4---4-4----4-|
|-0----0-0---0----0--0-0-0-0-|--3--3-----3--3--3-5---5---5-5----5-|
|----------------------------|--3--3-----3--3--3-5---5---5-5----5-|
|----------------------------|--1--1-----1--1--1-3---3---3-3----3-|
|
| |--3--|
| E E S e S +Q E E +E E +E E E E E S E.
|----------------------------|---------------------5--------------|
|----------6---6-(6)---------|-----8pb10r==(8)-6-------6-----8----|
|----5---7---------------7-5-|-(5)---------------7----------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D
E S S E E E S S E E
|-2-2-2-2------2---2---2-2-2-2---|
|-3-3-3-3------3---3---3-3-3-3---|
|-2-2-2-2------2---2---2-2-2-2---|
|-0-0-0-0------0---0---0-0-0-0---|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| E E s E S S S E E E
|--------------------------------|
|-6-8---6pb7---------------------|
|------------7---5---7-----------|
|----------------------------5s==|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
E. S E E S S E E E E S S E E E S S E E
|-2----2-2-2---2-2----2--2-2-|-2-2-2-2------2-2----2--2-2-2-|
|-3----3-3-3---3-3----3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3------3-3----3--3-3-3-|
|-2----2-2-2---2-2----2--2-2-|-2-2-2-2------2-2----2--2-2-2-|
|-0----0-0-0---0-0----0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0------0-0----0--0-0-0-|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| E E e S S S S +E e e e E S S E S S +S S e e
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------6b7-(6)-----|-------6pb7-------8-(8)---8-8-|
|----5---7-5-7-----------7-5-|-7-7--------------------------|
|-7--------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
F G
E S S E E E S S E E
|-1-1-1-1------1---3-3-3-3---3--------|
|-1-1-1-1------1---3-3-3-3---3--------|
|-2-2-2-2------2---4-4-4-4---4--------|
|-3-3-3-3------3---5-5-5-5---5--------|
|-3-3-3-3------3---5-5-5-5---5--------|
|-1-1-1-1------1---3-3-3-3---3--------|
|
| e e s E S Q S e S
|------------------------5------------|
|-6-8---6pb7---------------7---8b10---|
|------------7---7--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
D
E S S E E E S S E E
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---|
|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|
| +Q Q e e S e S
|---------------------------|
|-(8)---------8-6---8-6-----|
|-------------------------7-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
D
E. S E E S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E
|-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2----||-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2--|
|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3----||-3--3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2----||-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----||-0--0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0--|
|----------------------------||-----------------------|
|----------------------------||-----------------------|
|
| S E. E E E E S E S W
|----------------------------||-----------------------|
|-------------6--------------||-----------------------|
|----5----7-7-----7-5-7---7--||-----------------------|
|----------------------------||-----------------------|
|----------------------------||-----------------------|
|----------------------------||-----------------------|
Outro
F G D
Gtr I
E S S E E E E E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-||------------------------|------------------------||
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
Give an exhibition
Find out what it is all about
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight, gonna shake your tambourine
After midnight, it's gonna be peaches and cream
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
Give an exhibition
Find out what it is all about
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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
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version 5
After Midnight solo (album version)
|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
|-------------------6—6-(6)------------(8)b10b8---6----------6---8---6--8—(6)7--|
|--(7)b9b7-----5-7------------7-5h6--------------------7------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------(6)b7---------------(6)b7---8h10---8-8---6-8—(6)7-|
|--7-5--7-----------5-7—-5-7----------7-5----7-7--------------------------------|
|--------------5-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7—-8b10------8-6—-8-6---------------6-----------------------------|
|--7-7 ------------------------------7----5—-7-7------7-5—-7-7------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
Give an exhibition
Find out what it is all about
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight, gonna shake your tambourine
After midnight, it's gonna be peaches and cream
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
Give an exhibition
Find out what it is all about
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
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