Sweet Home Chicago Bass Tab by The Blues Brothers

Sweet Home Chicago bass tab by The Blues Brothers

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Sweet Home Chicago by The Blues Brothers: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Sweet Home Chicago" by The Blues Brothers is a classic blues standard originally recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936. The song features a 12-bar blues structure with a driving shuffle rhythm and iconic guitar licks. In The Blues Brothers' rendition, the guitar work is performed by Matt "Guitar" Murphy, known for his dynamic playing style and soulful solos. The song's lyrics pay homage to Chicago as a hub of blues music in the early 20th century.

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

00 : Intro Solo Matt Murphy
0:05  Refrain
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-4-2-2------------------------------------4-4-2-2-------|
A|-0-1-2----4-4-2-2---0-0----------4-4----4-4-2-2-------4-4-2-2---0-0---------4-0-0-|
E|--------0---------4-------------------0---------4-0-0---------4-------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-2-------------------------------------4/6-4-------2/4-2-----------------------------|
A|-----4---4-4-2-2---2-4----4-4-2---2-4-2--------4-0-0-------4-2-----4-4-2-2-------0-1-2-|
E|-------0---------4------0-------4------------------------------4-0---------4-0-0-------|

0:30  Refrain
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------2/4-2-----------------------------2/4-2-2---------4-2-------|
A|-2-4-2-----4-2---0-2-0--------4-2---4-4-2---2---4-2---0-0---------4-0-0-0-----4-----|
E|-------4-0-----4------------------0-------4---0-----4---------------------------0-0-|

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G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------4/6-4-----4-2---------------------------|
A|-4-4-2---2-4---4-2---2-4-2-------6-0-------2-4---4-2---2-4---0-1-2-|
E|-------4-----0-----4---------------------4-----0-----4-----0-------|

0:52  Pont                        1:02   Refrain
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------19/----------------------4-4-2-2-4-2-5-4-2-----------------------------|
A|-2-4-2--------------------0-------0-------------------4-2---4-4-2-4-4---4-2---2-2-|
E|-------4-0------0----0------3-2-3-------------------------0-----------0-----4-----|

G|-------------------------2/3-4---3-4---4/6-4---4---------------------2/3-4-0-----|
D|-1/2-4-2-----4-2---------------6-----2-------6---2-2-0-----------0-2---------4-2-|
A|---------4-0-------2-4---------------------------------4-2-0-2-4-----------------|
E|-----------------4-----0---------------------------------------------------------|

G|-4/6-4-------------------------2/4-------4/6-4-------------------------------------|
D|-------6/4-----2---------0-1-2-----4-2-2-------6-4-----1---------2---2-4-----------|
A|-----------0-4---4-4-0-4---------------------------2-2---2-1-0-4---4-------4-2-4---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|

1:38 Solo guitare
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------4-2-2-4-----4-2---2---------|
A|-0-1-2-2-4-2-----4-2-----4-2---2-4---4-2-----4-2---0-2-0---------4-0-----4---0-4-2-4-|
E|-------------4-0-----4-0-----4-----0-----4-0-----4-----------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4/6-4-------2/4-2---2-4---------------------------|
A|-2-5-4-2-4-2-2-------6-0-0-------4-------4-2-4---0-1-2-2-4-2-----|
E|---------------------------------------0-------0-------------4-0-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4/6-4---2-4---2/4-2---------------------|
A|-0-4-4-2---2-4---4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2---2-4-0-------6-----0-------4-4-0-2/4-2---2-4---|
E|---------4-----0-------0-------0-----4---------------------------------------4-----0-|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4/6-4-----2/4-2---2-4---------------------------|
A|-2-2-1-2-------6-0-------4-------4-2---2-4---4-2---2-4---|
E|-------------------------------0-----4-----0-----4-----0-|

2:26  Couplet
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------4-2-2-4-2-5-4-2-----------------------------|
A|-2-4-2------------------0-------0-----------------4-2---4-4-2-4-2-5-4-2---2-2-|
E|-------4-0----0----0------3-2-3-----------------------0-----------------4-----|

G|-----------------------------------6-7-8-9-------------9/11-9----------|
D|-4/6-4-----2/4-2---2-4-----6-7-8-9---------7-9-9-9-6-7--------11-------|
A|-------6-0-------4-----0-----------------------------------------11----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------12-|

G|-----4-------4/6-4-------------------------2/4-2-----4/6-4-----------------|
D|-4/6---6-4-2-------6-----2-4-2-------0-1-2-------4-2-------6-4-2---1-------|
A|---------------------0-4-------4-0-4-----------------------------2---2-1-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                        3:13  Solo saxophone
G|-----------------|    G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|    D|-------------------------------------------4-2-4-2-4-5-4-2-----|
A|-4-5-6-7---------|    A|---4-4-2-4-4-5-4-2-----4-2-4-2-4-5-4-2---------------------4---|
E|---------4-5-6-7-|    E|-0-----------------4-0-----------------4-5-------------------0-|

G|----------------------------------------------6-7-8-9-9-9-7-7-6-6-4-7-9---6-7-9---|
D|-----------------4/6-4-----2/4-2------6-7-8-9---------------------------9---------|
A|-4-2-4-5-4-2-4-2-------6-2--------4-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------|

G|-11-9-11-9-7-6-----9/11-9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------9-7--------11-9-7-------2------------------------------------2-|
A|---------------------------------2-4-5------2-----------1-2-4-2-1-0-2-4-5-6---|
E|------------------------------------------4---4-2-0-4-5-----------------------|

                         3:59 Solo trombone
G|-1-2-3-4-4-2-1-----|   G|---9-----------------9-----9-------9-9-7-6-4-2-2-2-6-6-9-2-|
D|---------------4-2-|   D|-9---9-------------------9---9---9-------------------------|
A|-------------------|   A|-------7-6-7-7-7--7----7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------|   E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-9/11-9----9------------------------------------4-2-4-----2/4-6-4---------------------|
D|--------11-------6-9-----------1-----------1-2--------2-2---------6-4-2-2-0---2-2-2-0-|
A|-------------7-7-----7---0-1-2---2-1-0-2-4----------------------------------4---------|
E|-----------------------4--------------------------------------------------------------|

4:21 Solo trompette
G|----------------------------------------------------------------2-----------4------|
D|-2--2-2-0---2--2-2-0---2--2-2------0-2-4-2------------------2-4---4-2-2-2-4---2----|
A|----------4----------4--------2--4---------4-2-4-0--4--0--4------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---4/6-4------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-----------1-------0-1-2-0-4-0-5-0-6-0-7-0-9-0-11-0-12-0-13-|
A|---------2-2---1-0-2------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

4:44 Solo saxophone
G|---9-----------4-9-12/14-9-12-9--9-11-9-11-9-9-11--9-11-4-2-2-4/6-9-9-2-9/11-9-6-4-|
D|-9---9-2-2-4/6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----0-4---------------------------------0-0-------------------------------0-4-|
D|-2-2-----2---------1---------0-1-2-2-2-2-----4-4-3-3-2---------------0-2-2-----|
A|-------------0-1-2---2-1-0-4---------------------------7-7-5-5-4-4-2-----------|
E|-----------4-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-9-7-6-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------2---------4---------0-1-2----|
A|---------0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0-------2------0-2---2-1-0-4----------|
E|----------------4--------4---------4--------0-0-4---2-4------------------------|

                                       5:31 Solo piano
G|-9---9----9---9-7--7---7-6-4--4-2-0------------------------------------|
D|---9---9----9--------9-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|

G|-------------------------------------------------0-4-4-0-4/6-4-2-4-4--|
D|---------------------0-------------2-----0-1-2-2----------------------|
A|-----------------------4-2-0-0-2/4---0-4------------------------------|
E|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------1-2-3-4-6-7-8-9--9-9-7--7-7-6--6-6-4--7-8-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-4-|
D|-1-----------0-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-1-0-2-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-7-8/11-9-2--2-2-6--9-9-2-----------------1/2-4--4-1-----4/6-4---2-4-4-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------4-2-------6-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------4/6-2-1-0-0-|
E|--------------------------0-3-0-4-0-5-0-7------------------------------------------|

                                    6:16 Solo cuivres
G|-------------------------------------0-2/4---4/6-4-----6---6----6---6--2-2-6—6/9-2-|
D|-------1-2---------------------0-2-2-------2-------6-2---9---9----9----------------|
A|-0-1-2---------------------2-4-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------0-3-0-4-0-5-0-7---------------------------------------------------------|

G|-9/11-9-6-4-----0—4-4-------------------------------0-0-------------------------|
D|------------2-2-------2-----------0-----------0-2-2-----4-4-3-3-2--2-2-0--0-0---|
A|------------------------------0-2---2-1-0-2-4---------------------------------4-|
E|------------------------0-2-4---------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-4-8-4---------|
D|----------2--2-2-0--0-0----------------2-----0-1-2-------------2---------1-------|
A|-4-4-2--4---------------4-2-4-2--0-0-4---0-4---------0-2-1-2-2-------------2-1-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------4-----------------------------|

G|-----------0-2-4-4-6-8-9---7---7-9--9-9-9-7-4-----0-4-9/11-9-6-2-6-2--6-2---------|
D|---0-1-2-4---------------9---9----------------2-2-----------------------------0-2-|
A|-4------------------------------------------------------------------------2-4-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---0-4-0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------1------------0-2-----------0-1-2--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0----2---|
A|-----------0-1-2-2---2-1-0--2-4---------0-2-4-----------------------------2---2-|
E|---------4--------------------------2-4-----------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------1-2-4---4/6-4--------------------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2-0---------2--------0-1-2-2-------2-------6-4----1-----------|
A|---------------------------4-2-0-4---4-0--4----------------------------2---2-1-0-2-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----1-2-3-4-6-7-8-9-|
D|-0-2-----------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|



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