Guitar Styles

& Techniques of
Jerry Reed
Featuring
Jerrys Breakdown
Lord Mr. Ford
Down Home
Reedology
The Claw
Jiffy Jam
Papas Knee
Taught by
Buster B. Jones
 R EEDOLOGY
Drop D Tuning
qr=qce
#
swing eighths

& # 44 n n b b
. . J .
J
. J
J

INTRO
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 2 2 2 1 1
4 4 3 3 2 2
2
0 0 4 5 5 5 4 4
# j j
n
& #
. . J
J n J
. n .
J

0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
4
0 2
3 5 0 4 3 2
# j j j
j . n n
& # j .
J . n #
. n n #
J J

THEME 3
0 5 1
0 1
0 0 2 0 2
5 7 4 3 4
0 7 4 0 3 0
5 3 4 0 0
# j j
& # n # # n n # n
J n
J #
n # # # J J

3
0 0
0 3
4 2 1 2 4 5 6
3 4 0 0 4 5 3
3 0
4 5 6 5 3 4 0 1 2 4 6 6 7
2
 # j . j j j n
& # # n b #
n
n # a . J
J J . J

3
2 3 5 0
0 3 3 3 0 3 0
2 2 3 2 1 2 5
4 3 2 0 0 4
3 0 2
5 3 4 0 5 4 2 4 5
j
# j j n # n n # ...
& #
n #
n
n
3
.
J # . J

7 5
0 5 6 5 3 0 0 3 7 4 5 6 7
2 2 2 5 4 7 4 5 5
2 3 4 3 4 5
0
0 4 5 6 0 0
j 3
# n b n j j j b n #
& #
n

#

TAG ad lib
7 5 10 0 2 5 10
6 9 8 1 0 3 3 8 10 7
10 7 2 0 4 2 8 10 7
0 10
0 4 5 6
#
& # j
J
7
0
0
2 2 4
3
0
3
 R EEDOLOGY
F ULL A RRANGEMENT
Drop D Tuning
#
& # 44 n n b b
. . J .
J
. J
J

INTRO
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 2 2 2 1 1
4 4 3 3 2 2
2
0 0 4 5 5 5 4 4
# j j
n
& #
. . J
J n J
. n .
J

0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
4
0 2
3 5 0 4 3 2
# j j j

.. j . n n
& # j .
J . n #
. n
n # J J

3
..
THEME
0 5 1
0 1
0 0 2 0 2
5 7 4 3 4
0 7 4 0 3 0
5 3 4 0 0
# j
& # n # j
# n n # n
J n n # J
J J # # # J
J

3
0 0
0 3
4 2 1 2 4 5 6
3 4 0 0 4 5 3
3 0
4 5 6 5 3 4 0 1 2 4 6 6 7
4
 # j . j j j n
& # # #
1.
n n b
a .
n # J J . J J

3
2 3 5 0
0 3 3 3 0 3 0
2 2 3 2 1 2 5
4 3 2 0 0 4
3 0 2
5 3 4 0 5 4 2 4 5
# j j j
& # ..
b .. n
n ..
n .. # n
J
J J
# n J J
..
0 0
0 3 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 3
2 4 4 3 2 0 2 0 2 4
2 2 1 0 4 4 5 3
0 3 2 0
4 5 6 5 0 5 0
# j j j n
& # # n j n # n n
2.
3

. .
. J J J #

0
3 0 3 0 0 5 6 5 3 0 0 3 7
1 2 5 2 2 2 5 4 7
0 0 4 2 3 4 3
0
2 4 5 0 4 5 6 0
j
# n n # . j
3
# n b b
& # j # .
.


n
. J

7 5 0 2 3 5
4 5 6 7 0 2 3 3 3 3
4 5 5 2 3 2 1 3
4 5 0 3 2 0 2
2 0 2 3
0 5 4 2
5
 U
# n n n n b

straight time, more freely
& # # n # n n ggg #
# g .
J .
g5
ggg 45
2 0 0
3 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 3
2 1 0 2 0 4 2 3
1 0 0 3 3 2
2 0
2 0 5 6 5 4
U
# n U
& # b # n 45 # # n J n 44
. n # n # J
#

2 5 9 7 97 2 5
3 7 3 0 0 5 2 3 4 5 1 0
2 7 1 2 0 5 2
8 7 0 0 3
2 0 1 2 3 4
2 4 5 6
# j
j
& # 44 #
. n n n # j
a tempo (swing eighths)

n J n
n # J J J # n # #
J J

3 3
1 0 0
1 0 3
2 4 2
4 3 4
3 0 3 0
5 3 4 0 0 4 5 6 5 3 4 0 1 2
# j j . j
& # # n
n # n # n b
J n
#
J
n # J J
a

3
2 3 5
0 3 3
1 2 4 5 6 2 2 3 2
0 0 4 5 3 4 3 2
3 0 2
4 6 6 7 5 3 4 0 5 4
6

# j j n b j
3
n
& # # n


. J w #
. J

0 7 5 10 0
3 0 3 0 0 6 9 8 1 0 3 3
1 2 5 0 10 7 2 0 4 2
4 0
2 4 5 0 4 5 6
# j b
n
3
n
& # n # n
# n
J

3
3
7 5 10
3 0 3 6 9 8
2 0 1 10 7
1 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 0
2 0 2 2 0
2

# j b n #
& # n n
ad lib

j
#
J

0 2 5 10
1 0 3 3 8 10 7 0 3
2 0 4 2 8 10 7 0
0 10 7 2 2 4
0 4 5 6 0
7
 JIFFY J AM
Standard Tuning
# # qr=qce
& # # 44
# n #
J J J J n

Intro.
0 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 9 0 1
##
& ##
# #
J J J J
2
2 2 4
2 2 5 0 0 4 0 5 0 6 0
## %
& ## .. j n #
3


J J J J

A
..
0
0 0
6 7 5
2 2 5 6
2 4
7 0 9 0 2 0 0 4
## n n j
& ## b n # .
3

n # n #
# n # J J

0 0 7 0 0
7 8 7 7 9 7
6 6 10 2 3 7 8
8 7 2
0 2 4
6 0 8 9 1 2 8 7
8
 To Coda fi

## n n # n
n
3
& # # j #
3

3
# .

0 0 0 9 7 12
0 0 7 8 7 7 9 8 9 9
6 7 5 6 6 9
5 6 9 12
0
0 4 6 0
j
# # n # . j n
b j .
& # # n J
n # . n J . n #
J N J J
J

B
12 12 12 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 2 0
10 8 9 2
4 3 2 1
11 10 9
2 3 4 3 2 2 3 4
0
j .
# # j n j j n j .
3
& # # b
J n # .
n J J . b J
J J

2 3 2 0 9 0 0 4 4 4
8 7 4 5 4 5 4 5
4 4 3
2 3 4
3 7 0 7 6
j j j D.S.2ndal Coda
# # .
time,
& ##
3
b .
.
.
J . n J . J J J
J
..
4 4 4 2 0 0 9 7
4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 2
4 3 3 2 8
2
2 4
5 4 3 2 7
9

## n # n n # n # n
3 3
& ## n
.
fi

CODA
9 7 12 12 12 12 9 7 12
9 8 9 9 10 8 9 9 8 9 9
9 9
9 12 11 10 9 9 12
0 0

## n #
& ## n

12 12 12
10 8 9
11 10 9
10
 D OWN H OME
Standard Tuning
j j j j j
## n # n n
j
& # 44
n #
n
# J J # J

A
7 5 5 5 3
5 3 0 5 7 5 5
9 5 6 5 2 5 6
5 4
0 0 5 6 7 0 0 4 0 5 6 7
9
##
# j b jfi
& # n # n n #
.
# J . J J

5
7 8 9 7 5 4
5 4 4 4 6 7 8 9 7 0 0 7
7 7 7 6
7 6 5 4 0
6 0 4 7
j
# # j j j
& # J n # $ggg
n # . n #
1. 2.
J
n # J . $ggg n
J J

rake
..
5 5
6 g6 6 g6
g g
5 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5
7 5
$ 7
6 7
7
5 6 7 5
$ 7
7 5 3 4 0 7 5 3

##

& # n # j n # #
# .

B
10 10 12
5 7 5 10 10 10
6 7 5 6 4 5 6 11 11
7 7 5 6 7 0 0
4 0 0
11
 n j j
## n
& # n n
J . w
J

9 7 5 8 7 7 5 0
10 8 5 5 10 10
7 6 6 5 4
7 6 5
0 0
7 0

## n
n n
& # J nw

10 10 12 9 7 5 8 5
10 10 10 8 5 5 8 5
11 11
0 0
0
8
# # n n . j j
& #

n J # $ggg n #
3.
w fi J
n # J

D.C. al
(to 3rd & 4th endings)
5 8 5 5
$gg 77
8 8 5 7 5 5 7 5 5
5 7 5 6 6 6 7 5 6
7
5 3 4 0
0
## j j
& #
j n # J n # n #
4.
n gg n #
g
. J J
$

To B
0 5
$gg 77
0 5 7 5 5 7 5 5
5 6 7 5 6 6 6 7 5 6
7 4 5 7
0 5 3 4 0
12
 ## j b j j j
& # #
n # J n # $gg
. g n
J # J . J J J

5
$gg 77
5 7 8 9 7 5 4 5 7 5
6 8 9 7 0 7 7 5 6 6
7 6
0 5 3
6 0 4 7
## #
& # n # j
# J .

5 8 9
5 7 5 5 9 10
6 7 5 6
7 7
4 0 0 0
13
 T HE C LAW
Standard Tuning
## b
& # 44 .. n n # n
J n
. . J

INTRO
..
5 5
5 7 5 4 7 5
2 6 7 5 6 5 2
7 7 4 2 5 2
0
0
##
& # b
j n
n

. n J n . a
J

A
2 1
2 2 2 0 0
1 0 0 2 2
3 3 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0
0 2 2 0 0 4
## .
& #

j n
n

n . a n

J

0
2 2 1 2
2 0 0 2 2
2 2 2 2
0 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 0
2 0 0 4 2 0
## j n n
& # . n n
n
j n
a .
J J
a

2 1 2 0
1 1 1 2 1
2 2 2 0 0
0 0 2 2 2 2
0 4 3 2 0 0
2 0 0 4
14
 %
## . j n .

1.
& # a
# .
n n
. J
..
Bend
0 0 2 5
2 0 0 1 5 7 5
2 2 1 1 2 6
0

0 3 2 0 2
3 0 4
## #
2.

& # n n
n # j n J
J

2 5 0
1 5 7 5 2 2 2 0
7 5 6 0 0 0 1 0
0 7 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0
0
## j n # j n n
n
& # . n J n J . J J
.

B
2 0 2 7 5 5 8 7 7
2 0 2 5 7 5 6 9 7 7
2 7 7 7 7 10 7 7 10 7 10
# # j b n n #
& # . n # j n n . # J
J J

5 5
7 7 5 2 5 7 5 5 5 4 7 5
7 7 5 6 0 2 5 7 5 6 7 5 6
7 2 2 7 7 7 7
15
 To A
##
& # n n b
(3rd ending)
. . J . n J n
7
5
4
2
2 5 2
2
1
2
0
2
0
0 3 3 0 0 2 0 3 2 0
0 0 2 2 0

## n
J n n #
3.
& # w n n b #
. J #

2 9 7
1 10 8 7 5
2 9 7 7 5 6 2 2 0 1
0 10 2 5 2 1
0 0 1
n # # n
## gg b b
& # n
slower

n # ggg n #

# ggg
ggg 87
ggg
0 5 8 9 10 11 12 9 8 7
1 0
ggg 7
2 2 2 9 8 7
6
2 3 4 0 7 10 9
0 6
U U
n
##
b
% b . n n # n
& # n g
gg
n j #
Fine
ggg .

% 5 a tempo5
ggg 65 4
5 8 10 8
ggg 7
5 10 10 7 5 8
6 8 7 7 5 6 5 5 6
gg 57
7 7 4
9 8 0
5 0
16
 E MBELLISHED L ICKS
## n #
& # n j n # n
n n n
n
J

1
5 6
0 4 5 0 4 5

0 3 2 0 0 3 4 0 3 2 0
0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 3
# # n # j . n
& # n n n # j n n #
n # n n
J
5
4
6
5 0 5 0
4
3
5
4 0 3 4
0 3 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 3
0 0 3 2 0 0
## n # j
& # n
D.S.
n n # n

n
n

0
5
4
6
5 0 5

0 3 2 0 0 3 4
0 0 3 3 0
## j
n b n #
& # b n n n
n # . J n J #
J

2
0
4 3 2 1 0
5 4 0 2 1 0 2 2
4 4 2 2
2 3 4 3 4
5
17
 ## j . j n
& # .. n #
n n # #
n #
2
2 2 4
2
2
0
0
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
5
0 3 4 0 2 3 4 7 9 0 7 0 9
# # . n j # b n j n
& # . n . n j
D.S.
n
. J n J # n # . n #
J
7
7
5
5
2
2
1
1
0
0
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0 7 0 3 4 3 4
3 4
# # # n n
& # n
n # b n # n

J

3
5 0 0
4 3 2 0 1 2
5 2 0 0 2
4 2 0 2 1 0 2
4 3 4
##

. j n j
& # b n #
n
. n J

n J J # J
1 0 0
2
0 3 4
3
0
1
2
0
1
2 0
4
1
0 2
4
1
3 3 3 4
18
 ##
& # b n b
n #
j
n # n J J #
J . J
2
2
2 1 0 2 1 0 0
2 0 1
2 0 2 0
3 4 3 3 3 4 2
0
##
& #
To Intro.
.
n # n
0 2 2 4
2
2 0 3 2 0 0 4
3 4
n j # n b n n
## n b
& # n n

4
8 9 8 7 5 3 0
10 9 8 7 5 4 3 3
11 10 9 9 7 6 5 4
7 5
##
& #
J n

etc.
4
7 5 0
7 0 3 0
19
 P APA S K NEE
Drop D Tuning
#
qr=qce
j
n
& # 43 b n
3
..
3
n
. #
J . J J

A
..
2 5 1 0 0
0 3 2 3 3
2 3 4 4 2
4 3 3
0 2 4
0 4 5 4 5 6
# .
& #
3
#
3
J
# J . n J #

2 5 0
3 3 0
2 1
2 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 0
4 2 0
0 4 1 2 3 4 5
#
& # n b n .. .. b n
3


J

B
.. ..
0
3 3 0
3 4 2 3
3 4 4 4
0 0
4 2 0 0
#
& #







.

0 5 5 2 2
0 0 3 2 2 3 3
0 0 4 4 2 2 2
0 5 5 4
0 0
5 0
20
 # j
& # #

3
J
# J

2 0
3 0 3 0 3 0 3
4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
4 0 0 0 4
2
1 2 5 4 2
# j
& # .. n b n
3

(D.C.)

. #
A . J J
..
(last time)
3 0 3
2 3 4 4
4 2 4 3 3
0
0 0 4 5 4 5 6
# n j .
& #
3 3

J

# J

ad lib
2 5 1 0 0 2 5 0
2 3 3 3 3 0
2 2
2 4 2 2 0
0 2 4 4 2 0
0 4 1
U U
# n j
44

43

& # #


# j n
n # gg
b ggg .

5 0 0 1 0
g4
3 3 3 3
ggg 0
1 4 1 3 4 0 0
2 0 2 4 0 3
2 3 4 5 4 2 1
21
 L ORD , M R. F ORD
Open G Tuning
#
& 44 b n b # #
b

INTRO
5 2 0 0
2 4
3 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3
0 2 2 0 0 2 4
0 2 4
# b n
& b n # #
#
#



n




#

0 5 3 2 0 0
5 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 2
4 3 2 0 1 2 2 2 0
1 2 2 2 0 0
1 2
2 0 0
# j
&

VERSE 1
5 5 5 5 5 5
2 2 2 2 2
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
b
#


&

5 5 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 0
2 2 7 7 7 7 7
0 5 5 5
0 0 5 5 5 5
0 5 5
0 5 5
22
 #
& n

5 5 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
4 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2
0 0 0
#
&

0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 2 2 2 2 7
0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0
0 0 0
b
# b


n
&

5 5 7 8 7 5 0 5 3 2 0
7 7 7 7 2 2
5
8 8 5 5 0 0
5 5 0
5 5 0
# j
&

0 5 5 5 5 0
3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0
23
 # j b
& j n

VERSE 2
0 0 0 0 0 5 5
2 2 2 2 7 7
0 5 5
0 3 2 0 8 8
0 0 5
0 0 5
#
j
& n n j

5 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 2 2 2 2
5 5 0 0
7 5 2 3 3 3 3
5 0 0
5 0 0
# j
&

0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 2 2
0 0 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 0
0 0 0
b
# j

&

5 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 0
2 2 7 7 7 7
4 5 5 5
0 0 5 5 5 5
0 5 5
0 5 5
24
 # n
& #

5 3 2 0 0 5 5 5
2 3 4 2 2 2
2 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0
# b n b
&
b

ENDING
5 5 2 0 0
2
0 3 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0
0 0 2 2
0
# n
& # # b b n # # # n
#
#

0 5 3 2 0
2 4 5 4 3 2 3 4 4 3
0 0 3 4 3 2 0 1 2
0 0 2 4 1 2 2 2
0 2 4 1 2
2
#
# # # b n
& n n
n

2
3 4 5 4 2 2
2 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
0 0 3 3 2 0 0

0
0 0 3
25
 J ERRY S B REAKDOWN
Standard Tuning
## #
& # # 44 # #

INTRO
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4
# ## n
& # # n #

0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 3 0
3 4 3 4 0 1 1 4 6 6
2
0
# ## b
& # n n #

n

u

b n

u 21
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
3 2 0 1
2 0
2 1 0
3 0
# # n
n n
& # # ..
n
n
..
A
7 5 0 0 0 0 0
9 8 7 0 0 0 0 7 8
8 7 6 0 6 7
7 7
26
 # # n n n
n
& ## n

0 0 7 5 0 0 0
8 7 0 9 8 7 0 0 0
6 7 8 7 6 0
7
## n
n #
& # # #

0 0 0 5 0 7 5 0 0
7 7 0 5 9 8 7
6 6 7 8 8
8
## n n
n
& ## n n
n

0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 7 8 8 7 0
7 6 0 6 7 6 7
7 7
## n #
& ## # n n #

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 8 9 7 0 0 0
9 9 3 2 0 1
0
27
 fi
##
& ##
n
To Coda

B
0 0 0 0
0 9 9 9 9 9 0
1 11 11 11 11
2 2 11 10
0
## n
& ## b n n

0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 9 9 9 0 8 8 8
11 11 11 11 11
9 8 10 10
# # n # n #
& ##

n
#

0 0 0 0 0 0
8 9 0 0 0 0
7 8 0 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
2
0 0
##
& ## n

0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
11 11 11 11 11 11
11 10 9
28
 ## n n
& # # b n n n #

0 0 0 0 0
9 9 0 8 8 8 8 8 8
11 11 11 11 11 11 3
8 10 10
## n
& ## ..

2nd time D.S. al Coda

..
0 0 0 0
0 3 0
4 6 6 4 4 6
## n
& ## b n n #
fi

CODA
0 0 0 0
0 3 0 0 0
4 6 6 4 3 2 0 1
## %
& ## n gg
b n
ggg

%0
ggg 10
2 0
2 1 0
3 0
ggg 22
29