Soul Man tab by Sam And Dave

Tabs

"Soul Man"
           (Isaac Hayes - David Porter)

Intro:

	guitar [w/drums and piano (plays roots of chords)]:

	 G+G                 FF
	 v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
	-----7---------------------------|-7--\5-----------5---------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	/7---------------------------7---|-------------5-------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------

	guitar:

	 Bb majorBb                C majorC        D MajorD
	 v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
	-----10----------10--------------|-----12----------14--------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	/10---------/10------------------|/12----------/14-----------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------

	horns arr. for guitar:

	 v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|-------------------------5-------
	---------------------------------|---------------------5-7---7-5-7-
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------


	[band enters]

	guitar:

	 G+G         (A minorAm) G+G              (A minorAm) G+G
	 v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
	-----------7-7-7-7---5---3-------|-----------7-7-7-7---5---3-------
	-----------8-8-8-8---5---3-------|-----------8-8-8-8---5---3-------
	-----------7-7-7-7---5---4-------|-----------7-7-7-7---5---4-------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------

	horns:

	 v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------5---7-5-----
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------

	guitar [continue into verse]:

	 v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
	-----------7-7-7-7---5---3-------|-----------7-7-7-7---5---3-------
	-----------8-8-8-8---5---3-------|-----------8-8-8-8---5---3-------
	-----------7-7-7-7---5---4-------|-----------7-7-7-7---5---4-------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------

	horns:

	 v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------

Verse 1:

	    G+G
	Comin' to you...

Chorus:

	   horns (arr. for guitar):

	    G+G           FF
	    v  v  v  v   v    v    v    v
	   ---------------------|---------------------------------
	   ---------------------|---------------------------------
	   ---------------------|-3-2---------3-2-----------------
	   ---------------------|-------5---3-------5-3-----------
	   ------------------5--|---------------------------------
	   ---------------------|---------------------------------
	I'm a soul man

	   slide guitar [variations 2, 3]:

	    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	   ------------------/12-/12|/12-/14------------------
	   -------------------------|-------------------------
	   -------------------------|-------------------------
	   -------------------------|-------------------------
	   -------------------------|-------------------------
	   -------------------------|-------------------------
	I'm a soul ... [2: "Play it, Steve!"]

	    G+G	FF	[w/horns as above]
	I'm a soul ...

	    G+G
	I'm a soul ...

	horns (arr. for guitar):

	 C majorC        D MajorD [N.C.]
	 v    v    v    v
	---------------------------------
	---------------------------------
	---------------------------------
	-------------5-------------------
	-3-----5-7-------5---------------
	---------------------------------
	[1: And that ain't all]
	[2: Oh!]
	[3: Look!]

Verse 2:

	Got what I got...

[repeat chorus]

Verse 3:

	I was brought ...

	* no, not the Woodstock where the hippies would roll around in
	 the mud two years later - there was a school by that name
	 in/near Memphis

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

	Eb MajorEb          Bb majorBb
	Grab a rope and ...

	C majorC        C/DC/D           Db/Eb
	Give you hope and be your only ....

	[key changes to AbAb]

Coda:

	[guitar as per intro, transposed up half-step]

	AbAb    GbGb    CbCb    DbDb Eb MajorEb [N.C.]
	/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

	[repeat to fade:]

	           AbAb        (BbmBbm) AbAb
	           v    v    v    v
	           -----------8-8-8-8---6---3-------
	           -----------9-9-9-9---6---3-------
	           -----------8-8-8-8---6---5-------
	           ---------------------------------
	           ---------------------------------
	           ---------------------------------
	I'm talkin' about ...[fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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