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Soul Man tab by Sam And Dave

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"Soul Man"
                      (Isaac Hayes - David Porter)

Intro:

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

	 G                                 F
	 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
	-----7---------------------------|-7--\5-----------5---------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	/7---------------------------7---|-------------5-------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------
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	guitar:

	 Bb                                C               D
	 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                  (Am) G                            (Am) 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
	Comin' to you...

Chorus:

	      horns (arr. for guitar):

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

	       G
	I'm a soul ...

	horns (arr. for guitar):

	 C               D [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                   Bb
	Grab a rope and ...

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

	[key changes to Ab]

Coda:

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

	Ab       Gb       Cb       Db  Eb [N.C.]
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / /

	[repeat to fade:]

	                      Ab                (Bbm) Ab
	                      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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