Uncle Sam Blues

Unlce Sam Blues - Hot Tuna from first album, recorded live Sept. 1969 written out by Jim in Cleveland (jarmstr@worldnet.att.net) This is only my impression of the song. I’m not able to transcribe Jorma’s fingerpicking fills or solos. The tab below is designed to give the rhythm of this 12 bar blues in A, by using your pinkie to add a rhythm note to the A and D chords. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E_------------------------------------- B -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- G -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- D -2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4------- A -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------- E ------------------------------------- Got my questionnaire baby 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E_-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- B -3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------- G -2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4------- D -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------- A ------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------- You know I’m headed off for war

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E_------------------------------------- B -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- G -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- D -2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4------- A -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------- E ------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E_------------------------------------- B -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- G -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- D -2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4------- A -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------- E ------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E_-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- B -3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------- G -2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4------- D -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------- A ------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------- Got .. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E_-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- B -3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------- G -2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4------- D -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------- A ------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------- You ... 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E_------------------------------------- B -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- G -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- D -2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4------- A -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------- E ------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E_------------------------------------- B -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- G -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------- D -2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4------- A -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------- E ------------------------------------- G E Well .. D7 A - turnaround Well .. Turnaround - Put 3 fingers into a D7 shape with the G and E strings fingered on the ninth fret, slide down to eighth, then seventh; then play A chord, then D, Eb, E. Thusly: E_----9--------8--------7-----5---------- B -------8--------7--------6--5--7--8--9- G -9--------8--------7--------6--7--8--9- D ----------------------------7--7--8--9- A --------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------- Uncle .. but .. Said .. but ... Well .. They’s .. Well .. Of ... Well .. Of ... Well I .. Won’t ... Got .. You ... Got .. You ... Well .. Won’t ...