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The Doctor by The Doobie Brothers

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Doobie Brothers - The Doctor
Tuning - Eb MajorEb Standard

Intro:

  Guitar 1, play 2x
eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------|---------------/9--------------|
AbAb|-----7---7-7---7---7----------|-----7---7-7------/11--7~------|
Eb MajorEb|-7h9---9-----9-------0--------|-7h9---9-----9-------------9---|

eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------|-------/9----------------------|
AbAb|-----7---7-7---7---7--------7-|-7--------/11--7---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-7h9---9-----9-------0--7-9---|---9-7------------9--7--3h4-0--|


Verse:

  E MajorE Chords have some offbeat accenting on some repeats
eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------0---0---|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 4x
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------0-0---------|

             PM
eb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0--------3---3-0----|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0--------3---3-0----|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-4----2----1--------4---4-1----|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-5----4----2--------5---5-2----|
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|-5----4----2-------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------0-0---------|-----------0-------------------|

eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------0---0---|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 2x
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------0-0---------|

             PM
eb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0----------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0----------------|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-4----2----1----------------|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-5----4----2----------------|
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|-5----4----2----------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------0-0---------|-----------0----------------|

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Verse Lead lick:

  0:39, 0:52
eb|----------------------12--10--|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------12/13-----11--|
DbDb|------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------|


Chorus:

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
DbDb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
AbAb|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    PM*   ***  ***        ***   ***  ***

eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
DbDb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
AbAb|-x-7---11-----11-11-----11-11---------|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  ^ Lead plays this position, Rhythm
   plays open E MajorE chord with same rhythm

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
DbDb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
AbAb|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|


Chorus Ending Lead:
eb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------12----10----10--12-|
Bb majorBb|----14-14~--------|------------------------|-----------------9----12----12--------|
GbGb|------------------|------13-13-13p11\9---9-|-9--/13----11b13----------------------|
DbDb|------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|

eb|-10b12--10b12--10b12r10-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------12-10-9~~~~~~~/-------|
GbGb|----------------------------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:
  E MajorE Chords have some offbeat accenting on some repeats
eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------0---0---|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 4x
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------0-0---------|

             PM
eb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0--------3---3-0----|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0--------3---3-0----|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-4----2----1--------4---4-1----|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-5----4----2--------5---5-2----|
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|-5----4----2-------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------0-0---------|-----------0-------------------|

eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------0---0---|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 2x
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------0-0---------|

             PM
eb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0----------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0----------------|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-4----2----1----------------|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-5----4----2----------------|
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|-5----4----2----------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------0-0---------|-----------0----------------|


Verse 2 Lead lick:

  used same as first verse
eb|----------------------12--10--|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------12/13-----11--|
DbDb|------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------|


Chorus:

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
DbDb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
AbAb|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    PM*   ***  ***        ***   ***  ***

eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
DbDb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
AbAb|-x-7---11-----11-11-----11-11---------|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  ^ Lead plays this position, Rhythm
   plays open E MajorE chord with same rhythm

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
DbDb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
AbAb|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------0-1-2-|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|


Bridge:
eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-5-----5-5-----5-----5---5-5-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
DbDb|-x-5-----5-5-----5-----5---5-5-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
AbAb|-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|------------------------0-1-2-|

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb majorBb|---------0-1-----0-------------|-------5-------------7--------|-----------------|
GbGb|-0-------0-0-----0-------------|-----5-------------7----------|-9---------------|
DbDb|-0-------0-2-----0-------------|---5-------------7------------|-9---------------|
AbAb|-x---------------x-------------|-3-------------5--------------|-7---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-3---3-3-------3-3-------------|------------------------------|-0---------------|


Solo:

  (2:32)
eb|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------12-|
Bb majorBb|---------|---------------------------|--------------------12-12----|
GbGb|---9-9---|-11b13--b13~~---------\7h9-|-7~~------------/13----------|
DbDb|-9-----9-|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
AbAb|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

  & Rhythm plays Verse Riff starting here
eb|----------12--------------16--17-16-|-17/19-17-16-17-16---------------------|
Bb majorBb|-15b17-------15p12------------------|-------------------17------------------|
GbGb|-------------------13---------------|----------------------16~--------------|
DbDb|----------------------14------------|---------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

eb|-16p12---16p12---16p12---16p12---17p12---17p12---17p12---17p12---|
Bb majorBb|------12------12------12------12------12------12------12------12-|
GbGb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
DbDb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------19b21~--------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----17-19p17---17-19-17---------------------------------|
GbGb|-19---------19------------------------------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------------------------|


Final Chorus:

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
DbDb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
AbAb|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    PM*   ***  ***        ***   ***  ***

eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
DbDb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
AbAb|-x-7---11-----11-11-----11-11---------|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
DbDb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
AbAb|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
DbDb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
AbAb|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    PM*   ***  ***        ***   ***  ***

eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
DbDb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
AbAb|-x-7---11-----11-11-----11-11---------|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
GbGb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
DbDb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
AbAb|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|


Outro:

eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------0---0---|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 3x
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------0-0---------|

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|
GbGb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7---------------|
DbDb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7---------------|
AbAb|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|


Final Chorus and Outro Lead:

  Starts at 3:09
eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------12---|---------------------------|----12b14--12------------------|
GbGb|----9h11--9h11~--11b13r11b13----9-|-9~~~~---------------------|---------------13-12-11--------|
DbDb|-9--------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------14~----|
AbAb|----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|------------12-14b16~~~-----------|------17p16-17p16-17----------|-------12-12----12~---14b16-14p12-|
Bb majorBb|---------12-----------------------|------------------------------|----14-------14-------------------|
GbGb|------13--------------------------|---------------------16~------|----------------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|

eb|-14~~~--------------14b16-14b16r-|-12~~~\----------------|--------------------12-|-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------12----|--15gb17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
GbGb|---------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------13-------|-----------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


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KEY

| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| gb gradual/slow bend, for longer emphasis
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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