Perry Mason Theme tab by Television Music

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

This is the melody and guitar chords for Perry Mason Theme from the TV series which was on the air from
the mid 1950s to mid 1960s. Younger players maybe more familiar with the Blues Brothers version.

The song is big on 'tone' chords, these are the chords and their fingering;

  Cm9Cm9  Am7b5Am7b5    D augmentedDaug  G7#5  C minorCm  G7#9  D7#9D7#9  GaugGaug  Cm9(end chord)
e|  x   x   x   x   4   3   6   x    3    x
BB|  3   x   1   3   4   4   6   6    4    3
G+G|  5   5 or 2   3   4   5   4   5    4    0
D MajorD|  5   5   1   4   3   5   5   4    3    1
A augmentedA|  3   6   0   5   x   3   x   5    3    3
E MajorE|  x   5   x   x   3   x   3   x    3    x

12/8 time

Intro:

e|---|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
BB|---|-------------------|-6----------------|--------------------|---8--------------|
G+G|---|-0/////////--------|-6----------------|-0///////////-------|---7--------------|
D MajorD|-5-|-6////////-------5-|-6--------------5-|-6///////////-----5-|-6-6--------------|
A augmentedA|---|-------------------|-5----------------|--------------------|---0--------0-1-2-|
E MajorE|---|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|---0----3-4-------|
    (tremolo strum)            (tremolo strum)


  C minorCm    Am7b5Am7b5    D augmentedDaug   G7#5   C minorCm    Am7b5Am7b5   D augmentedDaug  G7#5
e|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
BB|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------1-2-|
G+G|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------|-------3-4-5-------|-------------------|-----3-4-5----------|
A augmentedA|-3------2-1-0----3-4--|--5--------------4-|-3-----2-1-0---3-4-|--5-----------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


Verse 1:
  Cm9Cm9  Am7b5Am7b5      D augmentedDaug   G7#5    Cm9Cm9   Am7b5Am7b5   D augmentedDaug   G7#5
e|---------3-------------|----------4--------|------3------------|----------4---------|
BB|-3-----------------1-2-|-3-----------------|-3---------3-------|-3----------------4-|
G+G|-----5-----------------|------5----------5-|---5----5----5---5-|---5---5------0123--|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------5---|-----4--------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


Verse 2:
  Cm9Cm9  Am7b5Am7b5      D augmentedDaug   G7#5    Cm9Cm9   Am7b5Am7b5   D augmentedDaug   G7#5
e|---------3-------------|----------4--------|------3------------|----------4-------3-4-|
BB|-3-----------------1-2-|-3-----------------|-3---------3-------|-3-----------3-4-6----|
G+G|-----5-----------------|------5----------5-|---5----5----5---5-|---5---5--------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------5---|-----4----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|

Chorus:
  C minorCm    Am7b5Am7b5     D augmentedDaug  G7#5    C minorCm     Am7b5Am7b5   D augmentedDaug    G7#9
e|-5--3-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------6--4---|
BB|-----------2---3------|--6---4------------|-3----------3-------|--6--4-3-4----------|
G+G|----------------------|-----------3---5---|----5---5------5-4-5|--------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------|-------------------|------5-------------|--------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


Verse-End:
   Cm9Cm9   Am7b5Am7b5    D augmentedDaug   G7#5    Cm9Cm9    Fm7Fm7    D7#9D7#9   G7#9 (N)
e|-------------3---------|-----------4-------|--------------------|----------6---------|
BB|-1-2-3-------------1-2-|-3-----------------|-3---------3--------|-6-4-3-4------------|
G+G|---------5-------------|------5----------5-|----5---5----5-4-5--|--------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-------------------|------5-------------|--------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


  N.C.    Cm9Cm9 - end chord
e|------------x---------||
BB|------------3---------||
G+G|------------0---------||
D MajorD|------------1---------||
A augmentedA|------------3---------||
E MajorE|------------x---------||


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| x  Dead note
| /// Tremolo strum

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