"Jessica" by Allman Brothers Band

The riff is set to 208 bpm ( beats per minute )

Here is a click track for the appropriate speed :

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro

Video # 1

Video # 2

 

Main Theme

These chords will be for the last bar. Keep reading and you will understand.

A chord :

D5 chord :

Guitar 1 will be the chords in the tablature on the very top. They are just like the intro, except for the very last bar, which is a standard A chord ( above ) and a D5 chord ( above ) . The tabbed out part is Guitar 2.

Here is what both parts sound like together, minus the pickup note :

Guitar 1 :

Guitar 2 :

Fingerings for Solo Theme :

*Guitar 2 Notes

There is a pickup line shown below that is not in the recording from us. It wouldn't loop right to make sense of it, so I just wanted to let you know that the pickup line is actually :

( It is a recurring theme, so just remember to always play this going into the main theme. )

Bridge

Guitar 1 is playing chords, as shown below. Guitar 2 is the tabbed out part. Guitar 1 has what looks like quite a few chord changes in it. Don't worry. Check out below and you will see what I mean :

Notice that for each change, all you are doing is adding the rest of the notes on the G, B, and high E strings.

The ending is just E5 and then E :

Here is what they sound like together :

 

Guitar 1 :

Guitar 2 :

Video of Chord Progression :

Video # 1

Video # 2

 

Fingerings for Solo Bridge :

Riff Resources

Complete Transcription To "Jessica" (PDF)

Complete Transcription To "Jessica" (Power Tab)

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