The Doctor Tab by The Doobie Brothers

The Doctor tab by The Doobie Brothers

Guitar Tab

Doobie Brothers - The Doctor
Tuning - Eb Standard

Intro:

   Guitar 1, play 2x
eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|---------------/9--------------|
Ab|-----7---7-7---7---7----------|-----7---7-7------/11--7~------|
Eb|-7h9---9-----9-------0--------|-7h9---9-----9-------------9---|

eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------/9----------------------|
Ab|-----7---7-7---7---7--------7-|-7--------/11--7---------------|
Eb|-7h9---9-----9-------0--7-9---|---9-7------------9--7--3h4-0--|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -



Verse:

   E Chords have some offbeat accenting on some repeats
eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb|-----------------------0---0---|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 4x
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb|-------------------0-0---------|

                         PM
eb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0--------3---3-0----|
Bb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0--------3---3-0----|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-4----2----1--------4---4-1----|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-5----4----2--------5---5-2----|
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|-5----4----2-------------------|
Eb|-------------------0-0---------|-----------0-------------------|

eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb|-----------------------0---0---|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 2x
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb|-------------------0-0---------|

                         PM
eb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0----------------|
Bb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0----------------|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-4----2----1----------------|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-5----4----2----------------|
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|-5----4----2----------------|
Eb|-------------------0-0---------|-----------0----------------|


Verse Lead lick:

    0:39, 0:52
eb|----------------------12--10--|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----------------12/13-----11--|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|


Chorus:

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Db|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Ab|-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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       PM*     ***   ***               ***     ***   ***

eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
Db|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
Ab|-x-7---11-----11-11-----11-11---------|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   ^ Lead plays this position, Rhythm
     plays open E chord with same rhythm

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
Db|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
Ab|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|


Chorus Ending Lead:
eb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------12----10----10--12-|
Bb|----14-14~--------|------------------------|-----------------9----12----12--------|
Gb|------------------|------13-13-13p11\9---9-|-9--/13----11b13----------------------|
Db|------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|

eb|-10b12--10b12--10b12r10-----------------------|
Bb|------------------------12-10-9~~~~~~~/-------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|



Verse 2:
   E Chords have some offbeat accenting on some repeats
eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb|-----------------------0---0---|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 4x
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb|-------------------0-0---------|

                         PM
eb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0--------3---3-0----|
Bb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0--------3---3-0----|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-4----2----1--------4---4-1----|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-5----4----2--------5---5-2----|
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|-5----4----2-------------------|
Eb|-------------------0-0---------|-----------0-------------------|

eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb|-----------------------0---0---|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 2x
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb|-------------------0-0---------|

                         PM
eb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0----------------|
Bb|-----------------------0---0---|-----------0----------------|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-4----2----1----------------|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|-5----4----2----------------|
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|-5----4----2----------------|
Eb|-------------------0-0---------|-----------0----------------|


Verse 2 Lead lick:

    used same as first verse
eb|----------------------12--10--|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----------------12/13-----11--|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|



Chorus:

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Db|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Ab|-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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       PM*     ***   ***               ***     ***   ***

eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
Db|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
Ab|-x-7---11-----11-11-----11-11---------|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   ^ Lead plays this position, Rhythm
     plays open E chord with same rhythm

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
Db|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
Ab|-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|-------------------------------|------------------------------|



Bridge:
eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-x-5-----5-5-----5-----5---5-5-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
Db|-x-5-----5-5-----5-----5---5-5-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
Ab|-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|------------------------0-1-2-|

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|---------0-1-----0-------------|-------5-------------7--------|-----------------|
Gb|-0-------0-0-----0-------------|-----5-------------7----------|-9---------------|
Db|-0-------0-2-----0-------------|---5-------------7------------|-9---------------|
Ab|-x---------------x-------------|-3-------------5--------------|-7---------------|
Eb|-3---3-3-------3-3-------------|------------------------------|-0---------------|



Solo:

   (2:32)
eb|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------12-|
Bb|---------|---------------------------|--------------------12-12----|
Gb|---9-9---|-11b13--b13~~---------\7h9-|-7~~------------/13----------|
Db|-9-----9-|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

   & Rhythm plays Verse Riff starting here
eb|----------12--------------16--17-16-|-17/19-17-16-17-16---------------------|
Bb|-15b17-------15p12------------------|-------------------17------------------|
Gb|-------------------13---------------|----------------------16~--------------|
Db|----------------------14------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

eb|-16p12---16p12---16p12---16p12---17p12---17p12---17p12---17p12---|
Bb|------12------12------12------12------12------12------12------12-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------19b21~--------------------------|
Bb|----17-19p17---17-19-17---------------------------------|
Gb|-19---------19------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|



Final Chorus:

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Db|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Ab|-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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       PM*     ***   ***               ***     ***   ***

eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
Db|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
Ab|-x-7---11-----11-11-----11-11---------|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Db|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Ab|-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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Db|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4-----4---4-4-|
Ab|-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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       PM*     ***   ***               ***     ***   ***

eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
Db|-x-9------9-9-------9-9-------9---9-9-|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|
Ab|-x-7---11-----11-11-----11-11---------|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
Db|-x-2-----2-2-----2-----2---2-2-|-x-4-----4-4-----4------------|
Ab|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|



Outro:

eb|-----------------------0---0---|
Bb|-----------------------0---0---|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7-x-x-----9---9---| play 3x
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-----7---7---|
Eb|-------------------0-0---------|

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7---------------|
Db|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7---------------|
Ab|-2-x-x-4-x-x-5---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|


Final Chorus and Outro Lead:

   Starts at 3:09
eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------12---|---------------------------|----12b14--12------------------|
Gb|----9h11--9h11~--11b13r11b13----9-|-9~~~~---------------------|---------------13-12-11--------|
Db|-9--------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------14~----|
Ab|----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|------------12-14b16~~~-----------|------17p16-17p16-17----------|-------12-12----12~---14b16-14p12-|
Bb|---------12-----------------------|------------------------------|----14-------14-------------------|
Gb|------13--------------------------|---------------------16~------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|

eb|-14~~~--------------14b16-14b16r-|-12~~~\----------------|--------------------12-|-----------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------12----|--15gb17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------13-------|-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|



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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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