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Cover of JJ Cales Magnolia
Tuning:Standard EADGBe
Strumming patterns using down-up-down-up pattern
Intro
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------=---|
Verse
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------=---|
Whip-poor-wills singing
Bridge
Am G
e|---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
you whisper good morning
Am G
e|---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
So gently in my head
Am G
e|---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
Im coming home to you babe
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------=---|
Ill soon be there
Lead guitar
Intro
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------5\4--------------------------------------|
D|--------5--5/7--3/5-\2-------5/7-----4/5--/2-------------------------------|
A|--3-5/7------------------5/7-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13-----10/12 12\10---10\8-8-8------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------9-----5/7-7\5---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0-2-2--3------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3------------3--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Whip-poor-wills singing
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-3-5/7-5/7-5--3-3------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Soft summer breeze
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7\5------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3-5-7-3-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Makes me think of my baby
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0-2-2--3-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3------------3-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I left down in New Orleans
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-5--3------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-3-3/5-------------------------------------------|
I left down in New orleans
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5/7--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5/7------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Magnolia you sweet thing
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5/7-9-5--7------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're driving me mad
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10----8--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7--7/9---7/9---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5h7----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gotta get back to you babe
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------0-2-2--3---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------5---7----5/4--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5/7--------7-----7-7----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had
Am G
e|--------------------------7-5----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------8-6-5-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7-5--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5/7----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You whisper good morning
Am G
e|----------------------------------------------------------19-15------------|
B|-------------------------15p13-12----------------13h15/17------------------|
G|-------------------------12------14-----12--14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------12--------12/14--14-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
So gently in my ear
Am G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12-13p12-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------14-12-------14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------14------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------13/15-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Im coming home to you babe
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12~~----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ill soon be there
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------8------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-------------------/8---------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--------------------/9---------------------------------------------------|
D|--10------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ill soon be there
Solo
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|--12-13-14-15---------------12-13-12----------------------------------------|
B|--------------15b17r15-13-----------15-13-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14-12------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------15-14-12~---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am G
e|----------------------------------10---------------------------------------|
B|-------8-10--------------10--8-8----12-------------------------------------|
G|--5-7/9----9-7\5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7----9/10--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/13-15-17-17-17~--20b22-20-17-20--15b17-15~------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------12-15-17----------------------------|
B|--15b17-15p13-15-13h15-13h15-13~-----13--------15/17----15p13-12-----------|
G|-----------------------------------14---------------------------14-12------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12------------------7----------------------------------------------------|
D|----14-12/10-9b10r9-----9-5------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------7~---5/7-5-3~----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3-5-5/7-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3/5------------------------------------------------|
Magnolia you sweet thing
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5/7-7/9----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7/9---------5/7------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're driving me mad
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5/7\5----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------5/7------------------------------------------|
Gotta get back to you babe
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------/8-8-----------8---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------/9-9-9\7-5--7/9--5-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|-------------cant really hear this part but sounds close-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10--8-----13------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9---/9--/9--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------/14--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------13----15----12--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12-------------13--------------------------|
G|---------------------------14---------14-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------/14----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13-13/15--15/13-12----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------14--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12------------8---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------14-12\9~----9p7------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------10----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had
Lyrics
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Whip-poor-wills singing
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Soft summer breeze
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Makes me think of my baby
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I left down in New Orleans
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I left down in New orleans
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Magnolia you sweet thing
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
You're driving me mad
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Gotta get back to my baby
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
You're the best I've ever had
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
You're the best I've ever had
Am G
You whisper good morning
Am G
So gently in my ear
Am G
Im coming home to you babe
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Ill soon be there
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Ill soon be there
Solo
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Am G
Am G
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Magnolia you sweet thing
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
You're driving me mad
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Gotta get back to you babe
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
You're the best I've ever had x 6
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Last Updated: February 7, 2026