Tabs
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DAMN RIGHT I’VE GOT THE BLUES – Buddy Guy
(Buddy Guy)
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Tabbed by: varannion
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: standard
Pick-up Intro
coco
~~~~~~~ co ~~ bss co bss
A augmentedA
e|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
BB|--------8h10-----------|--8h10--8\5---------|---------------------------|
G+G|--------------------9--|-------------7---5--|---------------------5-----|
D MajorD|-----------------------|--------------------|--7--(7)-------5--------7--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|--------------------|----------5/7-----0--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
co ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ co bss co
e|--------------------8--------|--------------8-(8)--(8)--10--|
BB|------------------8---10-10--|--(10)--(10)------------------|
G+G|----(7)--(7)--7/9------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
co rpb rpb rpb rpb rpb ~~~ ~~~
D MajorD
e|----(10)--10b12-(12)-(11)-(12)-(12)-----|--(12)r10--(10)--8----------8b10--------|
BB|----------------------------------------|-------------------10-10-10------10-10--|
G+G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
~~~
A augmentedA
e|----------8-10b12-10b12--(12)r10-8--------|--8------------------------------------|
BB|----(10)---------------------------10-10--|----10-10-10----8-5--------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|--------------------7b9-7-5-7---5-5b7--|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|------------------------------7--------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
pb
E MajorE
e|-----------------------------------------|--5-----------5-8---5----------------|
BB|--------------------------------------5--|----5-8--(8)------8---5-8-5-----5-8--|
G+G|----r5---5--(5)--7-7-(7)9r7-5---5-7b9----|----------------------------7b9------|
D MajorD|-------7----------------------7----------|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
pb co bss
A augmentedA
e|---------8-10-(10)12-10b12-8------------8--|----------------------------|
BB|----8/10---------------------10-7--8-10----|--10--------8-5-------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|----------------7b9--7-5-7--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Verse 1
bss co
e|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
BB|-------------------------|------------7------|----------------------|
G+G|------5h7p5--------------|------------7-5----|----------------------|
D MajorD|----7-------7p5----------|----------------7--|--(7)-----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------7--------|-------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
co bss co co
D MajorD
e|-----------------------|----------8-----------------|----------------------|
BB|--------/8-------------|--------8---10---7b8r7p5----|----------------------|
G+G|--------/9------7-5----|----7/9----------7b9r7p5----|----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------7--|--7----------------------7--|----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
co
e|------------------------|---------------------|
BB|------------------------|------/8------7------|
G+G|------------------------|------/9------7p5----|
D MajorD|------------------------|------------------7--|
A augmentedA|------------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|---------------------|
co cococococo co
e|--------------5-----------------------|
BB|------------5---8-5-------------------|
G+G|---------/6---------7b9-7p5-----------|
D MajorD|----7------------------------7p5------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------7p5--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
co co
D MajorD
e|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|--------------8\7p5----|-----------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------7--|--7--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
~~~co
A augmentedA
e|------------5-5-------------5------------|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------3/5-----8p5-8b10------8-5-----5--|--------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------7b8----|--7-5---7b9-7-5-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|------7---------7-(7)-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|----------------------7\5-3---7-------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------5---3/4/--|
Verse 2
co co
e|---------------------------------|----------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------|
G+G|----------------------7b9-7p5----|----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------7--|--(7)-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|----/5\3/5\----------------------|----------------------|
pb ~~~~ slow co
e|-------------8-10--(10)12-8----------|--8--10--b12--(12)----8------------|
BB|--------8-10----------------10-10----|------------------------10p8\------|
G+G|----7/9------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G+G|--------------------7b9-7p5----|-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------7--|--(7)------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
co bss
A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------|-----------5-5-----8p5---5-----------|
BB|-------------------8p5------------|---------------8p5-----5---8p5---5\--|
G+G|----------7b9--(9)-----7-5-7---5--|--5----7b9---------------------7-5\--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------7----|----7--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD
e|------------------------|----------------------|
BB|------------------------|----------------------|
G+G|------------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|----------------------|
~~~co
A augmentedA
e|----------------------5------------------|----------------------------|
BB|------------------------8p5--------------|----------------------------|
G+G|----------7b9--(9)----------7-5-7-5---5--|--5----7b9r7-5--(5)--5p0----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------7----|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Solo 1
co
e|----10b12------(12)--8----------8h10--|--10b12------------------|
BB|-----------------------10-10-10-------|-------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
co
co ~~~co bss slow co
e|----10b12------(12)-----(12)----8-----|--------8----10--b12------|
BB|----------------------------------10--|--10----------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
rpb rpb rpb pb pb pb pb co
D MajorD
e|----(12)-(11)-(11)r10-(10)11r10-(10)11r10-(10)11r10-(8)10r8-8--------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------10-10--|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
co bss co ~~~~~ bss
A augmentedA
e|----------8----10b12----10-8b10----|--(10)-8----8------------------8-10b12r10--|
BB|----10-----------------------------|---------10---10-10----(10)----------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
e|----b12r10b12-10b12-10b12-8----------------8b9--|
BB|----------------------------10-10-10--(10)------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
pb co pb pb pb pb pb pb
E MajorE
e|----(10)---(10)--(10)-(9)-(10)-(9)-(10)-(9)-(10)r8----8--|
BB|---------------------------------------------------10----|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD
e|----(8)-8-10-10-10p9----8h9-8h9--8h9--------|
BB|---------------------10--------------10-10--|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|
| palm
~~~~ co ~~~ mute |
A augmentedA
e|------------8-5-----------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|----10----------8-5-8p5---------------|-------------------8-8--------------|
G+G|-------------------------8-7-7-5---5--|---------------7/9-----8\7p5--------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------7----|--7-7-7-7--(7)---------------7-5-7--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Verse 3
A augmentedA
e|------------------------|----------------------|
BB|------------------------|----------------------|
G+G|------------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|----------------------|
co
pb ~~~ co bss slow co
e|---------------------8-10-(10)12-8-------|--8--10--b12--8---------|
BB|----------------8-10---------------10----|----------------10\-----|
G+G|------------7b9--------------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD
e|------------------------|----------------------|
BB|------------------------|----------------------|
G+G|------------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|----------------------|
pb co bss
A augmentedA
e|------------------------------|----------------5------------------------|
BB|-----------------8-5----------|--------------5---8-5--------------------|
G+G|--------7b9--(9)-----7-5-7----|--(5)6----7b9---------7b9r7-5-7-5--------|
D MajorD|---------------------------7--|----------------------------------7-5----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|--------------------------------------7--|
E MajorE|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
co
D MajorD
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G|------------------------7-5----|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------7--|--5h7------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
~~~~ co co
A augmentedA
e|-----------------5----------------|-------------------------5----|
BB|-------------------8-5---5--------|------------------------------|
G+G|--------7b9--(9)-------7---7-5----|--5--(5)-7-7-5---5---7b9------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------7--|---------------7---7----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Solo 2
co rpb co co
A augmentedA
e|----10b12---(12)-(12)-10b12--------8-8b10--|--(10)------8-10b12------8-10--|
BB|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
pb co co co co co co co
e|----(10)12-10b12-10b12-10b12-|--10b12-10b11r10-8b10----(10)--------|
BB|-----------------------------|------------------------------10-10--|
G+G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
co pb bss bss
e|----8-10-(10)12-8b10-8----8-10----|------8------------8-10b12-8---------|
BB|-----------------------10---------|--------10----(10)---------8h10-8----|
G+G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------9--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
pb ~~~ co
e|-------------------------8-8b10-8---------8-----|
BB|----5-8-(8)10-8b10----10----------10-8-10---10--|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------8---------------8----------------------------8-10-|
BB|----8-8-10---10-8-10-8---8---10p8---10p8---10p8------10------|
G+G|-----------------------9----------9------9------9------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---8--------8-10-8---------8-10-8---------8-10-8----|
BB|-----10-8----------10-8-10--------10-8-10--------10-|
G+G|----------9-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|
e|--------8-10-8---------8-10-8--------8-10-8----|
BB|---8-10--------10-8-10--------10-8----------10-|
G+G|-----------------------------------9-----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------8-10-8---------8-10-8--------8-10-8----|
BB|---8-10--------10-8-10--------10-8----------10-|
G+G|-----------------------------------9-----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
co slow co bridge p/u
A augmentedA
e|---10b12-8-10-8----8h10-10p8-10p8----8----8-10--|----10--b12--(12)----------10b12--|
BB|----------------10----------------10---10-------|----------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
pb rpb ~~~ co
e|---10b12-8--------------------------------|------------------------5----------|
BB|-----------10-10-8-4/5-8-5----------------|----------------------5---8-8b10---|
G+G|---------------------------8\7p5-7---5h6--|--(6)-7b9-7-5-(5)6-(7)-------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------7------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
~~~ |--------------------- catch G+G
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|----x-8b10--8b10r8-(8)-8b10r8-(8)-8b10r8-(8)-|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|
string during bends ---------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---8b10r8-(8)-8b10r8--(8)-(8)--8b10r8-(8)-8b10r8-(8)--|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
~~~ co
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|----8b10r8-5------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|-------------7-5-7-7b9-7b8-7-7-5b7--|--(7)r5---5------5------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|--------7----------7-5--------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|-----------------------7-6-5--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
co bss co
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D MajorD|----7----------5--------7--|--(7)----------5-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------5-7----7--------|-----------5-7----7--3-----|
E MajorE|---------------------------|------------------------5--|
co co
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------5--------7--|--(7)----------5-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------5-7----0--------|-----------5-7----7--3-----|
E MajorE|----(5)----------------------|------------------------5--|
co co
A augmentedA
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------5--------7--|--(7)----------5-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------5-7----0--------|-----------5-7-------3-----|
E MajorE|----(5)----------------------|------------------------5--|
neck + middle p/u
co co
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------5--------7--|--(7)----------5-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------5-7----0--------|-----------5-7-------3-----|
E MajorE|----(5)----------------------|------------------------5--|
co co
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------7--|--(7)----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------5-7-------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----(5)----------------------|---------------------------|
Pick-up
| (A augmentedA) |
Intro
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
Verse 1
A augmentedA
You’re damn right I got the blues
A augmentedA
From my head down to my shoes
D MajorD
You’re damn right I got the blues
A augmentedA
From my head down to my shoes
E MajorE
I can’t win
A augmentedA
‘cause I don’t have a thing to lose
Verse 2
A augmentedA
I stopped by my daughter’s house
A augmentedA
You know, I just want to use the phone
D MajorD
I stopped by my daughter’s house
A augmentedA
You know, I just want to use the phone
E MajorE
You know, my new grand baby came to the door
A augmentedA
And said, “Grand daddy, you know, ain’t no-one at home”
I said, “Now, look out!”
Solo 1
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
Verse 3
A augmentedA
You’re damn right I got the blues
A augmentedA
From my head down to my shoes
D MajorD
You’re damn right I got the blues
A augmentedA
From my head down to my shoes
E MajorE
You know I can’t win now, people
A augmentedA
‘cause I don’t have a thing to lose
Solo 2
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA |
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
mu mute
pb pre-bend
rpb trpeat pre-bend
cu cut off
pr partial release
bss bend slightly sharp
~~ vibrato
====================================================================== 16 April 2010
