Straight Shooter tab by The Mamas & The Papas

Tabs

"Straight Shooter" by John Phillips

Performed by the Mamas and the Papas on "If You Can Believe Your Eyes =
And Ears" on Dunhill Records, 1966. =20


Riffs:

Don't bother with these if you only have one guitar. Also, of course, =
you'll have to listen to the record to get the timing exactly and =
everything. =20


Play this riff over all the A augmentedA and A7A7 chords, except during the bridge

E-----------------------------------
A---0-----0-----0-------------------
D------7-----5-----4-----2----------
G-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------

Play this riff over all the D7D7 chords, except during the bridge

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---0-----0-----0-------------------
------7-----5------4-----2---------
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Play this riff over all the E7E7 chords, except during the bridge

---0-----0-----0-------------------
------7-----5-------4----2---------
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Play this right before the second bridge

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-----5h7-------5h7-------5h7--------5h7-----
----------5----------5---------5----------5-
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During the bridge (I'm pretty sure these are supposed to be played on a =
bass, but it sounds fine on guitar):

After "just to find what I'm lookin' for" on both bridges


---5---5---0---3---0---3---5--------


Between the words "no" and "more"=20

On the 1st bridge:

E--0---0---3---5---7---5---3--------
A-----------------------------------
D----------------------------0---2


On the 2nd bridge:=20

E--0---0---3---5---7---5---3---5---0


Chords:=20

I think the chords sound better played in the basic bar shapes (A, A7, =
and D7D7 at the 5th, and E7E7 at the 7th) as opposed to the open shapes. I =
guess you could also put a capo on the 5th fret and play them as if they =
were open, assuming another guitar is playing the riffs.

Urg... I guess I can't post full lyrics... sorry if things are confusing


1st verse and chorus (all subsequent verses follow the same pattern, and =
all subsequent choruses follow the same pattern except the last)

A augmentedA          A7A7
Don't . . . . . mad

A7A7         A=20
Don't . . . . . . .lie

A7A7         A augmentedA
Don't . . . . .sad

A augmentedA          A7=20
Don't . . . . . by


D7D7
Baby . . . . .holdin'

D7D7              A augmentedA =20
Holdin' . . . . . . . . . . me?

A augmentedA       E7E7       D7D7                 A augmentedA
Cos I'm a real . . . . . . shooter if you know what I mean

Bridge #1:

D7D7
I've . . . . . .night

A7A7
Just . .. . . .for

D7D7
Baby baby . . . . right

A7A7
Or I won't . . . . . door

E7E7
No more



Bridge #2:

(same as bridge #1, except for different riff)



Last chorus:


A augmentedA      E7E7        D7D7  =20
Cos I'm a real . . . . . . .shooter (Baby don't you get me down)

    E7E7        D7D7
I'm a real . . . . . . shooter (I've been searchin all night long)

   E7E7         D7D7 =20
I'm a real . . . . . . .shooter (Baby)

              A augmentedA
If . . . . . . . . . . mean

A7A7            A augmentedA =20
If . . . . . . . . . . .mean

A7A7
Oooohhh





James Houston ([email protected])

I didn't steal this from anywhere :)

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