Crazy Little Thing tab by Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band

Intro

[Verse]

 Bass comes in after drum and chorus vocal intro.

G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x------------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9----------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-2-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x-----------------9-x-7-x------------------|
A augmentedA|----------9-----------------------9----------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-2-6h7-----------5-2-5-2-5-6h7--|


[Pre-Chorus]

G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9~-9~-7~~-------9-7-9-7~~-------9~-7~~-----9-7-9-7~------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------x-7-7-----------x-7-7--------7-7----------2-2--|

G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------9~-7~~-------9-7-9-7~~-------9~-7~~-------9-7-9-7~~--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--7-7--------x-7-7-----------x-7-7--------x-7-7------------|

[Verse]

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------9~-7~---------------|
A augmentedA|--7~-5~---------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------5-5-2-5-6h7-------5-5-2-5-6-h7--|

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

[Bridge]

G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------9---9--------------------9---9----|
A augmentedA|--7~-x-5~-x--------------x-7~-x-5~-x-------------|
E MajorE|------------7----7---7---------------7----7---7--|

G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------9---9-------------------9---9----|
A augmentedA|--x-7~-x-5~-x-------------x-7~-x-5~-x-------------|
E MajorE|--------------7----7------------------7----7---7--|


[Verse]

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|


[Solo]

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7--|


[Pre-Chorus]

G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------9~-7~~-------9-7-9-7~~---------7~~-------9-7-9-7~~------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--7-7--------x-7-7------------7-7--------x-7-7-----------2-2--|


[Chorus]

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-x-7-x---------------9-x-7-x----------------|
A augmentedA|----------9---------------------9--------------|
E MajorE|------------5-5-2-5-6h7-----------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------9---9---------------------9---9--|
A augmentedA|--7~-5~--------------x-7~-x-5~-x------------|
E MajorE|--------7----7---7----------------7----7----|

G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--x-9-x-7-x---------------9-7----------------|
A augmentedA|------------9-----------------9--------------|
E MajorE|--------------5-5-2-5-6h7-------5-5-2-5-6h7--|

G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-7---------------9-7----------------|
A augmentedA|------9-----------------9--------------|
E MajorE|--------5-5-2-5-6h7-------5-5-2-5-6h7--|


Most of the song is based off the 2 riffs basically. So a lot of it is just
variations and improvisations of the same thing.

Parts are labeled as best as possible. Beefheart's stuff is kinda all
over the place and unconventional, so I labeled them as best as the Captain can be!


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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| ~  Vibrato