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Travelin Light by J.J. Cale
Travelin Light
Standard Tuning
In the Key of F#minor/G flatminor
The song starts out in F#minor, you should prefer to listen to the song
[Verse 1]
F#m Amaj
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
F#m Amaj
Travelin' light, just you and I
Amaj F#m
One-way ticket to ecstasy
Amaj F#m
Way on down, follow me
F#m Amaj
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
Bridge-There is a slight bridge/break here and after the second verse
It's played like this: B B F#m(x3), then you end on a B while playing it
a few times, then go back into the song playing like the intro, but you
can play a solo there, etc. Try to always make it your own
[Verse 2]
Travelin' light, we can go beyond
Travelin' light, we can catch the wind
Travelin' light, let your mind pretend
We can go to paradise
Maybe once, maybe twice
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
F# F# F# F#
F# F# F# F#
[Verse 1]
F# A F#
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
F# A F# F#
Travelin' light, just you and I
A F#
One-way ticket to ecstasy
A F#
You and I far away
F# A F#
Travelin' light, we can go beyond
[Solo]
F# B F#m B F# B F# B B
F# F# F# F#
[Verse 2]
F# A F#
Travelin' light, we can catch the wind
F# A F# F#
Travelin' light, let your mind pretend
A F#
We can go to paradise
A F#
Maybe once, maybe twice
F# A F#
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
[Solo]
F# B F#m B F# B F# B B
F# F# F# F#
F# A F# F#
F# A F# F#
[Verse 3]
A F#
We can go to paradise
A F#
Maybe once, maybe twice
F# A F#
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
[Outro]
F# B F#m B F# B F# B B
F# F# F# F#
F# F# F# F#
F# F# F# F#
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
* - If this is above the note, then the note is played softly and almost hard to hear in the recording
Solo
* * * * * * * * * **
e|----------|----------------|-------------|-----------|---------------------|
B|----------|--10p9----------|---------10p9|-12-10-9---|---------------------|
G|-------9--|------9-11------|-----9-------|--------9-9|--9-11---------------|
D|----11----|---------------9|-11----------|-----------|-------12p11-9-11p9--|
A|----------|-------------12-|-------------|-----------|-------------------12|
E|----------|----------------|-------------|-----------|---------------------|
* ** *
e|----------------|-----|---------------|--------|---------------|-----------|
B|----------------|-----|---------------|--------|---------------|-----------|
G|-----9-------11-|-9---|-------------11|--13p11-|--9------------|-----------|
D|---11-12p11-9---|--11-|-9-------9-11--|--------|---11--11------|-----------|
A|-12-------------|-----|--12-9--9------|--------|-----12--12--9-|12b13-12-9-|
E|----------------|-----|---------------|--------|---------------|-----------|
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
Travelin' light, just you and I
One-way ticket to ecstasy
Way on down, follow me
Travelin' light, we can go beyond
Travelin' light, we can catch the wind
Travelin' light, let your mind pretend
We can go to paradise
Maybe once, maybe twice
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
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