Tabs
Tuning: Drop D MajorD
Chords:
DmDm G+G FF A augmentedA Dm(var) A(var) G(var) G7G7 F7F7
e|---1---|-------|-------|-------|---5---|---5---|---3--|------|------|
BB|---3---|-------|-------|-------|---6---|---5---|---3--|---5--|---3--|
G+G|---2---|---4---|---2---|-------|---7---|---6---|---4--|---0--|---0--|
D MajorD|---0---|---5---|---3---|---7---|---7---|---7---|---5--|------|------|
A augmentedA|---0---|---5---|---3---|---7---|---5---|-------|------|------|------|
D MajorD|---0---|---5---|---3---|---7---|---0---|---7---|---5--|---5--|---3--|
D(var): there?s a point where it?s easier to play it here because of the
fill (and sounds consistent with the song). If you are just strumming you can keep playing
it in the first form.
These are very similar to the chords in standard tuning: only the 6th string (D MajorD) changes
by going up 2 steps. Along the song, I mark a few ?x? which is just to mark where I do a
bit of percussion by tapping my thumb against the 6th string to make a snare drum sound.
You don?t have to play it,and when learning the song,I would recommend avoiding it this
as it can get complicated. Once you get used to the picking though, see what you
like and play around with it.
Form:
- Intro x4
- Verse x3
- Solo
- Verse x1
- Outro
The song doesn?t have a chorus, though the verses sort of resemble themselves.
I put the pick up lines words where they fall in with the first playthrough of the verse
for reference. Full lyrics at the end. This is a blues/rock song, so listen to it to get
a feel for the rhythm.
First three verses are identical.
Fourth verse has fills.
Outro plays mostly like a verse, except for the ending.
Intro:
DmDm
e|-------------------1---|----------------------|
BB|---3---3p1---3---3---1-|---3---3p1----3-------|
G+G|---2-------2-2-2-------|---2--------2-2-------| x4
D MajorD|-----------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------------|-0---x------------x---|
Verse: x3
DmDm G+G FF G+G
e|-------------------1---|----------------------|
BB|---3---3p1---3---3---1-|-------?--------------|
G+G|---2-------2-2-2-------|---4---2-4-?----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|---5---3-5------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|---5---3-5------------|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------------|-5-5-x-3-5------x-x---|
"I?m gonna get ...." "I believe..."
DmDm
e|-------------------1---|----------------------|
BB|---3---3p1---3---3---1-|---3---3p1----3-------|
G+G|---2-------2-2-2-------|---2--------2-2-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------------|-0---x------------x---|
G+G FF ....
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
BB|-------?-------?-------|-------?-------?------|
G+G|----4---2-------4---2--|----4---2-------4---2-|
D MajorD|----5---3-------5---3--|----5---3-------5---3-|
A augmentedA|----5---3-------5---3--|----5---3-------5---3-|
D MajorD|-5------3----5---------|-5------3----5--------|
"I?m gonna get up..." "I believe..."
DmDm
e|-------------------1---|----------------------|
BB|---3---3p1---3---3---1-|---3---3p1----3-------|
G+G|---2-------2-2-2-------|---2--------2-2-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------------|-0---x------------x---|
A augmentedA G+G
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|---6/7--5-------------|
D MajorD|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5-|-5--------7\-0-4h5-3-0|
A augmentedA|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5-|-5--------------------|
D MajorD|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5-|-5--------------------|
"If I can?t find...." "She must be..."
DmDm A augmentedA
e|-------------------1----|-----------------------|
BB|---3---3p1---3---3--3p1-|-----------------------|
G+G|---2-------2-2-2-------2|-----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\0-|
A augmentedA|------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\0-|
D MajorD|-0---x------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\0-|
Solo:
Chord Progression (in case you just wanna strum it. 1 Bar each):
DmDm G+G DmDm Dm G+G G MajorG DmDm Dm A augmentedA G+G DmDm A augmentedA
DmDm G+G DmDm DmDm
e|--------------------|--------------|----------------|------------------------------|
BB|--------------------|--------------|----/8----6---6-|------------6-8-/10-8\6-8-6---|
G+G|----7-5-------------|--------------|------------7---|-7\5-7-7-5-7----------------7-|
D MajorD|--0----7-5------7---|--------------|---0------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------8-5-8---8-|-------5--8---|----------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0------------------|-5--9---------|-0--------------|------------------------------|
G+G G+G DmDm DmDm
e|--------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
BB|--------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------|-------------------|----------------3p0--|----------3-5-5/7-5\3-5---|
A augmentedA|--------5-----|---0-2-3--2p0-2p0--|--0-3-3-3-3p0------3-|-5--5-3-5---------------5-|
D MajorD|-5---9-----8--|-9---------------5-|-0------------3------|--------------------------|
A(var) G(Var) DmDm A augmentedA
e|-----------5--------|------------3-----------|-----------------|--------3/5-5------|
BB|---------5---8-7-5--|----------3---6-5-3h5p3-|---3-1-1-0-0-----|--------3/5--------|
G+G|-----6--------------|------4-----------------|-------------3-3-|-2-2-2-------------|
D MajorD|---7---7------------|----5---5---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------|-0---0-------------|
D MajorD|-7------------------|-5----------------------|-0---0---0---0---|---------------x---|
Verse: (x1)
Same idea, with some changes and fills this time.
DmDm G+G FF G+G
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
BB|---3---3p1---3---------|-------?--------------|
G+G|---2-------2-2---------|---4---2-4-?----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|---5---3-5------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|---5---3-5------------|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------x--3--|-5-5-x-3-5-------x----|
DmDm DmDm
e|-------------------3-1-|----------------------|
BB|---3-----1---3---3-----|---3---3p1----3-------|
G+G|---2-------2-2---------|---2--------2-2-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-----0----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-0---x---------x-------|-0----------------x---|
G+G FF .... G7G7 F7F7
e|---------------------3-|--------------------5-|
BB|-------?------?--------|---5---3-5------------|
G+G|------4---2-4----2/4---|---0---0-0------5/7---|
D MajorD|------5---3-5----------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|------5---3-5----------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-x-3--5-x---3-5--------|-5---x-3-5------------|
Dm(var) DmDm (var)
e|-----------------/10-8-|----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|----------------------|
G+G|---7---7p5---7---7-----|---7---7p5---7--------|
D MajorD|---7-------7-7--7------|---7-------7-7--------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------------|-0---x------------x---|
A augmentedA G+G
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|---6/7--5--------------|
D MajorD|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5-|-5---------7\-0-4h5-3-0|
A augmentedA|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5-|-5---------------------|
D MajorD|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5-|-5---------------------|
DmDm A augmentedA
e|------------------1----|-----------------------|
BB|---3--3p1---3---3--3p1-|-----------------------|
G+G|---2------2-2-2-------2|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\0-------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\0-------|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\0-------|
DmDm G+G FF G+G
e|-------------------1---|-----------------------|
BB|---3---3p1---3---3---1-|-------?---------------|
G+G|---2-------2-2-2-------|---4---2-4-?--------2--|
D MajorD|-----------------------|---5---3-5----------3--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|---5---3-5----------3--|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------------|-5-5-x-3-5--------x-3--|
DmDm DmDm
e|-------------------1---|-----------------------|
BB|---3---3p1---3---3---1-|---3---3p1----3--------|
G+G|---2-------2-2-2-------|---2--------2-2--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------------|-0---x------------x----|
G+G FF ....
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
BB|-------?-------?-------|-------?-------?-------|
G+G|----4---2-------4---2--|----4---2-------4---2--|
D MajorD|----5---3-------5---3--|----5---3-------5---3--|
A augmentedA|----5---3-------5---3--|----5---3-------5---3--|
E MajorE|-5------3----5---------|-5------3----5---------|
DmDm
e|-------------------3-1-|-----------------------|
BB|---3-----1---3---3-----|---3---3p1----3--------|
G+G|---2-------2-2-2-------|---2--------2-2--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0---x-----------------|-0---x------------x----|
Outro:
A augmentedA G+G
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|----/8--6--------------|
G+G|-----------------------|-----------7--5--------|
D MajorD|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5-|-5---------------7-----|
A augmentedA|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5-|-5------------------8--|
D MajorD|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5-|-5---------------------|
Dm(var) Dm(var)
e|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
BB|-----------------|------------6-|------6\------|
G+G|----7----7---7---|------------7-|------7\------|
D MajorD|----7----7---7---|------------7-|------7\------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-0-2-4-5----5-|------5\------|
D MajorD|-0-----4---5---6-|---------0----|--------------|
And that?s it!
Hope you enjoy, and any criticisms/suggestions please do let me know.
Lyrics: (with names to keep track in the tab)
Verse 1
I'm gonna get up in the mornin?
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gonna get up in the mornin?
I believe I'll dust my broom
Girlfriend the black man you've been lovin?
girlfriend get in my room.
Verse 2
I'm gonna write a letter
telephone everytown I know
I'm gonna write a letter
telephone every town I know
If I can't find her in West Helena
she must be in East Monroe I know
Verse 3
I don't want no woman
wants every downtown man she meets
I don't want no woman
wants every downtown man she meets
She's a no good dooney
they shouldn't allow her on the street
Verse 4
I believe, I believe I'll go back home
I believe, I believe I'll go back home
You can mistreat me here babe,
but you can't when I'm back home
Outro
And I'm gettin up in the mornin
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gettin up in the mornin
I believe I'll dust my broom
Girlfriend the black man you been lovin
girlfriend get in my room
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Notation:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x tap string