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One Bourbon One Scotch Tab by Hooker John Lee

One Bourbon One Scotch tab by Hooker John Lee

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Here's a classic from the great delta bluesman, John Lee Hooker.

                One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
                               by
                         John Lee Hooker


Performance Notes:  Tuning is Open G  (DGDGBD)
                    John doesn't use picks but plays with his
                    fingers and thumb.



----5--/5--------------------------------------------------------
----3--/3--------------------------------------------------------
------------------5(7)--5p3p0--3-----------0--0--3---------------
----------------------------------0--3--0------------------------
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
-10--10(11)p8--------8-------------------10(11)p8---------9------
---------------8--8--------------------------------8--8----------
---------------------------6/5--3--5--3--------------------------
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-8--5--------5-----------------------------5----5-------5---3/5--
-------6---------8--------5p3-------------------3-------3---3/5--
---------------------------------0--0--3-------------------------
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----------------------------------5----5---5---5-----------------
----------------------5--3--------3----3---3---3-----------------
--5p3h5--3--0--0---0--5--3--0----------------------5(7)----------
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------------------8(10)------------------------------------------
--------------------------5--3----------------------6(8)--6(8)---
--5/6/5p3---0-------------5--3---5(7)---5(7)5--3-----------------
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----8(9)---5----------------||----5--------------------5---------
---------------6/5---3--5---||-3-----3-----------------3--3------
---------------6/5---3--5---||-----------------------------------
----------------------------||------------5--------5----------5--
----------------------------||----------------3------------------
----------------------------||-----------------------------------

----5----------------------5---------------------5---------------
-3--3---3--3------------3--3-----3--3------------3--------5------
-3------3---------------3--------3------------------------5------
----------------5--3---------------------5--3---------5----------
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--------------5--------------------------------------------------
--3--------3----------3----5---3------------------------6(7)-----
--3--------3----------3----5---3---------5(7)--5(6)p3------------
------5------------5---------------5-----------------------------
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---------8(10)---5-----------------------------------------5-----
--6(8)----------------5--3--------------2/3---------3------3-----
----------------------5--3--------3----------3--5---3------------
-------------------5-----------5-----------------------5---------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

-------8-----------------------------------8h10--8---------------
--7/8-----------------------------8--8--8-----------8------------
------------5(6)p3-----------3------------------------5p3--5-----
----------------------5---5--------------------------------------
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-------------5---5/\/\----8-----------------------------5--------
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---3--3-------------------------5(7)----5p3--------3-------------
---------5-----------------------------------5--5----------------
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--------------------------------------5/\/\/\----5---8h10--8p5---
--6/8--5-------------1-------------------------------------------
----------5p3------3-----3p0--0---3------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------0------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------8(9)-----------------------------
--------------------------8------------8-----6--5--3----3--------
----5(7)---5---3-----3-------7---------------6--5--3----3--------
------------------5-----------------------------------5----5-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

--5---5--5---3--------------------5--5-----------------8--8(10)--
--3---3--3---1--------------------3--3---------------------------
--------------------3h5--3p0--3----------5(7)--5/\/\/------------
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--5---5---5---||
--3---3---3---||   Go back to last || and repeat.
--------------||   Then the song goes to the chorus
--------------||   section and begins to fade out.
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