Hit The Road Jack tab by Ray Charles

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This is my first post here, and I'm not exactly sure about the credits.
I believe Ray wrote this himself. If anyone knows better, let me know.
I'll hold off before posting this to Nevada.

Enjoy --


  TITLE: HIT THE ROAD, JACK     Written by : Ray Charles
                    Arranged by : Bob Longmire


  MAIN RIFF (aka Chorus): (**)

                    (1)     (2)
  E MajorE -0---0-|-------------|-------0--0-|-0--0--5--5-|-8--8--5-0----|
  BB -------|-1-----------|-1--3-------|------------|--------------|
  G+G -------|----2------2-|------------|------------|--------------|
  D MajorD -------|-------------|------------|------------|--------------|
  A augmentedA -------|-0--0--------|------------|-0--0-------|-8--8---------|
  E MajorE ---0---|--------3--3-|-1--1--0--0-|-------3--3-|-------0----0-|

     (3)       (4)                (5)
  E MajorE --------------------|-------0----|------------|----------0----|
  BB ----0h1-------------|-1--3-----1-|----1--0----|-1--1--0-------|
  G+G ---------2-----2----|------------|-2--2--0----|-2--2--1-------|
  D MajorD --------------------|------------|----2--0----|-3--3--2-------|
  A augmentedA ------0--0----------|------------|-0--0-------|---------------|
  E MajorE ------------3--3----|-1--1--0--0-|-------3--3-|-1--1--0-----0-|


  (**) Repeat this a few times as needed.


  VERSE: (**)

       (6)         (7)
  E MajorE --5--5p3--0-----------------|--------------0------|
  BB -------------1--3--1--3--1--|--3-----4------------|
  G+G ----------------------------|---------------------|
  D MajorD ----------------------------|---------------------|
  A augmentedA -----0----0-----------------|---------------------|
  E MajorE ----------------3-----3-----|--1-----1-----0---0--|

             (8)           (9)
  E MajorE --0--0-------------|------------|-5--5--5--5--5--0----0--|
  BB --------3--1-------|-1----------|------------------------|
  G+G --------------2--2-|----2--2----|------------------------|
  D MajorD -------------------|------------|------------------------|
  A augmentedA -----0--0----------|------------|----0--0----------------|
  E MajorE -----------3--3----|-1--1--0--0-|-------------3-----3----|

                           (10)
  E MajorE --------0----|-0-0----------|----------0-----|
  BB --3--4-------|------3--1----|-1--------------|
  G+G -------------|------------2-|----2--2--------|
  D MajorD -------------|--------------|----------------|
  A augmentedA -------------|---0--0-------|----------------|
  E MajorE --1--1--0--0-|---------3--3-|-1--1--0-----0--|

  (**) Sandwich in between main riffs

  NOTES on main riff:

  (1) Leave no fingers on the fretboard here. Get into position
    for the next two-note chord.

  (2) Using the higher FF is a form of cheating, but when played up
    to speed the octave change is hidden. This is the main trick
    of the piece.

  (3) The measure actually starts with the hammered-on C. I didn't
    include the bar only because it looked hard to read that way.

  (4) It takes extra practice to move the left index finger from
    the second-string C majorC to the sixth-string F. Same as bar 2.

  (5) This is the same high E MajorE as the first note in the main riff, so
    you can see that the timing is not exact. I hope you can get
    the idea through the feel of this rather than exact notation.

  NOTES on Verse:

  (6) Set the left index finger on the second-string C majorC now, and use
    the pinky for the D. The ring finger can handle the bass G.

  (7) Same as note 4.

  (8) Use a full first-fret barre to fret both the second and sixth
    strings. Keep the ring finger on the A augmentedA while changing this.

  (9) Syncopate the bass with the melody here.

 (10) The second verse has an extra 4 bars. Make it up as I'm getting
    tired of doing this.

  FINGERING:

  I find it easier to use the pinky to fret the low G+G on the first
  four measures, and to use the thumb for the F. (Please don't flame
  this part; I have had lessons but sometimes expediency prevails over
  theoretical technique.) This keeps the right hand in a good position
  for doing both melody and the step-down bass.

  [CRDPRO]

Main Riff (aka Chorus)

  Hit the [A minorAm] ..[G+G] and [FF] ..[E MajorE] ..
  No [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] ..[E MajorE] ..
  Hit ..[A minorAm] ..[G+G] and [FF] ..[E MajorE] ..
  No [A minorAm] .. [G+G] [FF] [E MajorE]

     "What'd you say"
     ... Chorus ...

Verse 1

  Old [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] ..[E MajorE] ..
  You're .. [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] ..[E MajorE] ..
  Well I [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] so [E MajorE]
  I'll [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] go [E MajorE] ..

     ... Chorus ...
     "What'd you SAY?!?!"
     ... Chorus ...

Verse 2

  Now [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] ..[E MajorE] way
  'Cause [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] ..some[E MajorE]day,
  *Don't [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] under[E MajorE]stood,*
  *You [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] ..[E MajorE] good*
  Well I [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] so [E MajorE]
  I'll [A minorAm] ..[G+G] ..[FF] ..[E MajorE] right*

     ... Chorus ...
     "What'd you SAY?!?!"
     ... Chorus ...

Coda

  Repeat [A minorAm] [G+G] [FF] [E MajorE] ...

  "Well ...
  Uh..
  I ..
  You ..
  Aw ..
  What ..

  And Fade.


  Regards,

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