Black Dog tab by David Wilcox

"Block Dog"

                              by David Wilcox

                  transcription by Bill Boroson (4/3/95)

Tune: 6 = B   3 = F#
      5 = F#  2 = B
      4 = B   1 = D#

Intro...

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------0-------------------------------------------|
|-----s--0-2---0-----0---0----s--0-2-----------------0-2-3-0-2-|
|----2/4---------------5-----2/4-------2----5-4-0-4-5--------0-|
|------------0-----------------------0---00------------------0-|
|-0--0-----------5---------0-0------------------0-0-0----------|

|------------------------------------------0-----|
|------------h-p---------------------0-----------|
|-0------h--0/2\0-0-----p-p------0-----0---------|
|---5---2/4------4-4---3\2\0---0---0-----0----0--|
|---0----------------0-------2-------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|

        B    B/D#          B/E     B
I had a long talk ....

              F#sus4
All summer he runs ...

 B    B/D#      B/E    B
He's happy as a ...

              F#sus4    B
Every day the choice ...


                B/E                B
'Cause they all ...

         Bmaj7               Asus2(add C#)
They all keep him ...

          A+2
But he don't ..

             F#sus4"         F#7sus4:hammer 0 to 1st fr., 1st stg
He makes the ...



              B    B/D#        B/E    B
There'll be a fireplace in ...

                       F#sus4
There's lots of houses ...

 B     B/D#      B/E        B
Summertime he'll ....

                            F#sus4"
Beg the best of your ....


        B    B/D#          B/E     B
I had a long talk ...

              F#sus4
All summer he ...

 B    B/D#      B/E    B
He's happy ..

              F#sus4    B
Every day the ....


       B    B/D#        B/E    B
I said Rusty, I'm ...

                            F#sus4
I used to like ..

            B        B/D#      B/E        B
But life's different ...

            F#sus4
I'd like to tend ...


       B   B/D#         B/E     B
Dig in one spot make a ...

                     F#sus4
Your only ...

    B      B/D#     B/E   B
But when I lived ..

               F#sus4
I had an ...


        B    B/D#          B/E     B
I had a long talk with .....
              F#sus4
All summer he ...

 B    B/D#      B/E    B
He's happy as a ...

              F#sus4    B
Every day the ...

B            B/D# B/E   B
Rusty looked up, ....
F#sus4
"Dave, I unde...
             B         B/D#     B/E     B
'Cause we're different now, ...
           F#sus4
And you're ....|---------------|
                                |---------------|
                                |------h-p------|
                                |--h--0/2\0--p--|
                                |-0/2-------2\0-|
                                |---------------|

        B    B/D#          B/E     B
I had a long talk with ...

              F#sus4
All summer he ...

 B    B/D#      B/E    B
He's happy ...

              F#sus4    B
Every day the ....

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--h-h--2---0---------0---h-h--2----------------0-2-3-0-2-0---|
|-0/2/5---4---0-2-4-5----0/2/5---4-2---5-4-0-4-5----0-------5-|
|-----------0-0-0-0-0----------------00-------------0-------0-|
|-------0----------------------0-----------0-0-0------------0-|

|--------------------------|
|------h-p-----------------|
|--h--0/2\0-0-----p-p------|
|-2/4------4-4---3\2\0---0-|
|--------------0-------2---|
|--------------------------|

B       B/D#    B/E   B
I ain't nothin' ...

B                     F#sus4
I ain't nothin...


B       B/D#    B/E  B/F  B/G
I ain't nothin' but ....

But I'm tryin' ....

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------0-------------------------------------------|
|-----s--0-2---0-----0---0----s--0-2-----------------0-2-3-0-2-|
|----2/4---------------5-----2/4-------2----5-4-0-4-5--------0-|
|------------0-----------------------0---00------------------0-|
|-0--0-----------5---------0-0------------------0-0-0----------|


|----------------------------------*7----*5-----|
|------------h-p-------------------*7----*5-----|
|-0------h--0/2\0-0-----p-p--------*7----*5-----|
|---5---2/4------4-4---3\2\0---0---*7----*5-----|
|---0----------------0-------2-----*7----*5-----|
|---0------------------------------*7--0--------|

                                   * = harmonics




CHORDS:         6 5 4 3 2 1
                ===========
Asus2(add C#)   x 3 2 3 0 1

B               0 0 0 0 0 0

B/D#            4 0 0 0 0 0

B/E             5 0 0 0 0 0

B/F             6 x x x x x

B/G             7 x x x x x

Bmaj7           x 4 0 0 0 x

F#sus4          x 0 1 0 0 x

F#sus4"         x 0 1 0 0 3

F#7sus4         x 0 1 0 0 1 <-- hammer 1st stg from open to 1st
                                fret



Notes:  This was a real tough one to figure out.  I hope you can
get the gist of it.  The chords on the verses and chorus were
very difficult to hear under David's vocal.  Consquently, some
are derived from educated guesses.  As always, I'd love to hear
your comments, questions, and suggestions.

Bill
whb93001@uconnvm.uconn.edu