Perry Mason Theme tab by Television Music

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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;

    Cm9   Am7b5        Daug   G7#5   Cm    G7#9    D7#9   Gaug    Cm9(end chord)
e|    x      x     x      x     4      3      6      x       3       x
B|    3      x     1      3     4      4      6      6       4       3
G|    5      5 or  2      3     4      5      4      5       4       0
D|    5      5     1      4     3      5      5      4       3       1
A|    3      6     0      5     x      3      x      5       3       3
E|    x      5     x      x     3      x      3      x       3       x

12/8 time

Intro:

e|---|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|---|-------------------|-6----------------|--------------------|---8--------------|
G|---|-0/////////--------|-6----------------|-0///////////-------|---7--------------|
D|-5-|-6////////-------5-|-6--------------5-|-6///////////-----5-|-6-6--------------|
A|---|-------------------|-5----------------|--------------------|---0--------0-1-2-|
E|---|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|---0----3-4-------|
       (tremolo strum)                        (tremolo strum)


    Cm       Am7b5        Daug      G7#5      Cm       Am7b5      Daug   G7#5
e|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------1-2-|
G|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|-------3-4-5-------|-------------------|-----3-4-5----------|
A|-3------2-1-0----3-4--|--5--------------4-|-3-----2-1-0---3-4-|--5-----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


Verse 1:
   Cm9    Am7b5            Daug     G7#5       Cm9      Am7b5      Daug     G7#5
e|---------3-------------|----------4--------|------3------------|----------4---------|
B|-3-----------------1-2-|-3-----------------|-3---------3-------|-3----------------4-|
G|-----5-----------------|------5----------5-|---5----5----5---5-|---5---5------0123--|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------5---|-----4--------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


Verse 2:
   Cm9    Am7b5            Daug     G7#5       Cm9      Am7b5      Daug     G7#5
e|---------3-------------|----------4--------|------3------------|----------4-------3-4-|
B|-3-----------------1-2-|-3-----------------|-3---------3-------|-3-----------3-4-6----|
G|-----5-----------------|------5----------5-|---5----5----5---5-|---5---5--------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------5---|-----4----------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|


Chorus:
    Cm       Am7b5         Daug    G7#5       Cm         Am7b5      Daug       G7#9
e|-5--3-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------6--4---|
B|-----------2---3------|--6---4------------|-3----------3-------|--6--4-3-4----------|
G|----------------------|-----------3---5---|----5---5------5-4-5|--------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------|------5-------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


Verse-End:
      Cm9     Am7b5        Daug     G7#5       Cm9       Fm7        D7#9     G7#9 (N)
e|-------------3---------|-----------4-------|--------------------|----------6---------|
B|-1-2-3-------------1-2-|-3-----------------|-3---------3--------|-6-4-3-4------------|
G|---------5-------------|------5----------5-|----5---5----5-4-5--|--------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|------5-------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


   N.C.       Cm9 - end chord
e|------------x---------||
B|------------3---------||
G|------------0---------||
D|------------1---------||
A|------------3---------||
E|------------x---------||


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| x    Dead note
| ///  Tremolo strum

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