Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo tab by Johnny Winter
Guitar Tab
Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo -------------------------- Recorded 1970 Released 1970 or 1971 Band Name: "Johhny Winter And" Band Members: Winter, Johnny - guitar, vocals Derringer, Rick - guitar, vocals Hobbs, Randy Jo - bass Z, Randy - drums Tracks: Guess I'll Go Away Ain't That a Kindness No Time To Live Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo Am I Here? Look Up Prodigal Son On the Limb Let The Music Play Nothing Left Funky Music
Trivia: In 1970 Johnny Winter joined Rick Derringer's
band, The McCoys. More precisely, apparently, the
McCoys became Johnny's band. It was to be called
"Johnny Winter and The McCoys". They named the
album "Johnny Winter And", and that became the name
of that band. Rick Derringer identifies this song
as a single from that album. It was first recorded
with Johnny on vocals. Later, Derringer recorded it
(and sang it) in his solo band.
h = hammer-on
s = sustain
b = slight bend
b(#) = bend up to that note #
/ = slide up
Intro/Chorus chords:
(Progression A)
F F G G A A
E---------|--------|--------------|----------|
B---------|--------|--------------|----------|
G---------|--------|--------------|----------|
D---------|--------|--------------|----------|
A--3-3----|-5-5----|-7-7------0---|-3--0---0-|
E--1-1----|-3-3----|-5-5-0-h3---3-|-------3--|
(Progression B)
F F C G A A
E---------|--------|--------------|----------|
B---------|--------|--------------|----------|
G---------|--------|--------------|----------|
D---------|-5------|--------------|----------|
A--3-3----|-3---5--|-7-7------0---|-3--0---0-|
E--1-1----|-----3--|-5-5-0-h3---3-|-------3--|
(Progression C)
E---------|--------|--------------|----------|
B---------|--------|--------------|----------|
G---------|--------|--------------|----------|
D---------|-5------|--------------|----------|
A--3-3----|-3--5---|-7------------|----------|
E--1-1----|----3---|-5------------|-----5-3b-|
---1-2----|-1--3---|-1------------|----3--4--| <-- beat count
(Progression D)
E------------|----------|
B------------|----------|
G-------6/7-6/7-6/7-6/7-|
D-------5/6-5/6-5/6-5/6-|
A------------|----------|
E--0s--------|----------|
---1--2-3--4-|1-2--3--4-| <--beat count
Notes
s=sustain that note, let open E ring through both measures.
Intro and chorus play Progressions: A-B-A-C-D-D
Progression D (it's more a riff), is all syncopated.
Verse chords:
A A A C D C
E-------------|---------------|
B-------------|---------------|
G-------------|---------------|
D-------------|---------------|
A--7--7---7---|--10---12---10-|
E--5--5---5---|---8---10----8-|
---1--2--3--4-|---1--2---3--4-| <--beat count
== play verse chords == \
(then play Verse Riff 1) \
> twice!
== repeat verse chords == /
(then play Verse Riff 2) /
Verse Riff 1:
E----------------------|------------------|
B----------------------|------------------|
G------14--14-12-------|----------12b(14)-|
D----------------14-13-|-12-10------------|
A--12------------------|------------------|
E----------------------|------------------|
----1---3---3--1--3--2----1--1-----3--- <--fingering
Verse Riff 2:
E----------------------|------------------|
B----------------------|------------------|
G------14--14-12-------|------------------|
D----------------14-13-|-12-10b-----------|
A--12------------------|----------12------|
E----------------------|------------------|
----1---3---3--1--3--2----1--1-----3--- <--fingering
Notes
Second guitar matches the riffs one octave down
Bassline matches the riffs two octaves down (I think)
Verse riffs: Playing the g-string @ 14th fret --
those notes can be played by sliding up or bending up
into them from a lower fret. You can hear this on
the recordings.
In Verse Riff 1:
On the 12-10 (D-string, 2nd measure) slide hand position to
also pick the 10 (C note) with first finger
On the 12b(14) (2nd measure) the b(#) = bend up to that note #
-- or you can also do a slide-up (--12/14--) instead of a bend.
In Verse Riff 2:
On the 12-10b (D-string, 2nd measure) slide hand position to
also pick the 10 (C note) with first finger
b = slight bend
Tablature by Dan G.
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