Like an Old Blues Tabs & Lyrics by Be Bop Deluxe
Like an Old Blues
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Like an Old Blues - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s very rapid slide, sounds like one note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b bend
| r relax bend
| pb pre-bend
| ^ quarter tone bend
| (x7678x) chord shape
From the Sunburst Finish album, more alternate picking and legato frenzies!
Intro:
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e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------2--5p4p2---|
D|------------------------------------|----------------2--2-h4-----------4-|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___A________________________________D______________________________________
e|----------------------------0-------|------------------------------------|
B|----------5b7~~r5~----------------3-|------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------2-|----------------2--5-p2-----5-p2----|
D|-2--------------------------------0-|-------------------------4--------4-|
A|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___A________________________________D______________________________________
e|----------------------------0-------|------------------------------------|
B|----------5b7~~r5~----------------3-|------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------2-|-------------------------2--5p4p2---|
D|-2--------------------------------0-|----------------2--2-h4-----------4-|
A|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___A________________________________D______________________________________
e|----------------------------0-------|------------------------------------|
B|----------5b7~~r5~----------------3-|------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------2-|----------------2--5-p2-----5-p2----|
D|-2--------------------------------0-|-------------------------4--------4-|
A|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___A________________________________D______________________________________
e|----------------------------0-------|------------------------------------|
B|----------5b7~~r5~----------------3-|------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------2-|------------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------------------0-|------------------------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Verse:
___A____________________________________D________C________G/B_______G______
" laughing at me... "
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-------2--------0--------0--------0-|
D|-2-----2--4-----2--2-----2--4-----2-|----4--------2--------0--------0----|
A|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0-|-5--------3--------2----------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------3-------|
___D________________________________G______________________________________
" Those pictures you said were strange... "
e|-2--------------------------------3-|------------------------------------|
B|-3--------------------------------0-|------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------0-|------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------0-|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------x-|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-|------------------------------------|
___A____________________________________D________C________G/B_______G______
" out of tune, out of key... "
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-------2--------0--------0--------0-|
D|-2-----2--4-----2--2-----2--4-----2-|----4--------2--------0--------0----|
A|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0-|-5--------3--------2----------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------3-------|
___D________________________________G______________________________________
" It's such a shame that you never quite see you... "
e|-2--------------------------------3-|------------------------------------|
B|-3--------------------------------0-|------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------0-|------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------0-|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------x-|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-|------------------------------------|
___E9___________________________________D6/9_______________________________
" always put the blame on me I'm like an... "
e|-7----------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
B|-7----------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
G|-7----------------------------------|-4----------------------------------|
D|-6----------------------------------|-4----------------------------------|
A|-7----------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chorus: ( rhythm chords in brackets... )
___F#m_(244222)_________________________D_(xx0232)_________________________
" old blues that you never use going... "
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------5b7~~~~~~~|
G|--------------------------4b6~~~~~~~~r4~~--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___Bm_(x24432)__________________________G_(320033)_________________________
" out of style and its not worthwhile any more..."
e|--------------------------5b7~~~~~~~~r5~~--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|r5~~--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___D_(xx0232)______________________________________________________________
Riff: " any... "
e|-2----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-2-----5-----2----------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------4-----2----6s4----2----------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------6s4----2-----4----|-2h4---2----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------4----|-2h4---2-----4----4s2----0----------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------4----4s2----------2----|
___A________________________________D______________________________________
" more... "
e|----------------------------0-------|------------------------------------|
B|----------5b7~~r5~----------------3-|------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------2-|----------------2--5-p2-----5-p2----|
D|-2--------------------------------0-|-------------------------4--------4-|
A|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Repeat Intro Part.
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus:
Repeat intro.
Guitar solo, rhythm chords:
___B5_______B6_______B5_______B6________B5_______B6_______B5_______E5______
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-4-----4--6-----4--4-----4--6-----4-|-4-----4--6-----4--4--------2-------|
A|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2-|-2-----2--2-----2--2--------2-------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------0-------|
| 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |
___G5_______G6____G5__________G6____G5___________G6____G5_______F#5___F5___
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5--7-----5--5-----5--7-----5---5-----5--7-----5--5-----4-----3----|
E|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----2-----1----|
___E_______________________________________________________________________
e|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-1----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-2----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
solo: 01:25
___B5_______B6_______B5_______B6________B5_______B6_______B5_______E5______
e|------------------------------------|-------------------7----------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-9b11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r9~~~~~~~---7^~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___B5_______B6_______B5_______B6________B5_______B6_______B5_______E5______
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-9--7-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------9--8--7-----7--5-------------|-5^---------------------------------|
E|----------------10-------7--5--6--7-|-------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
___B5_______B6_______B5_______B6________B5_______B6_______B5_______E5______
e|------7/10~~~~~~~~p9p7--7------10---|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------9---10p9----7--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7\6-7p6-------------------6-7p6---6-|
D|------------------------------------|--------9h11-9p7\6---6h7h9------9---|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------9----------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___B5_______B6_______B5_______B6________B5_______B6_______B5_______E5______
e|----------10----------------------7-|------------------------------------|
B|-------------8--10~~~~~~-8----------|------------------------------------|
G|-8~~~/11-------------------11s9~~---|-7^---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|----9-----7-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------9--8--7-\5-h7-p5-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------7~~--|
___G5_______G6____G5__________G6____G5___________G6____G5_______F#5___F5___
01:40
e|-------------------------------10-8-|-7---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8--7-------------|---10--12-p10p8------8-------------------|
G|----------0--4-p0--------9--7-------|----------------9h11---11p9h11-9b10^r9p7~|
D|----3--5----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
__E________________________________________________________________________
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|~9~~------7h9p7p6~h7~p6~\4~h6~p4~\2~~~4~p2~h4~/6~p4~h6~/7~p6~h7~/9b11r9b11r9~|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
___A________________________________________________________________________
01:46
e|----------12~~~~12~~~~~~~---12~~~~12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------|
B|----------15b17~15b17~~~~---15b17~15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|(0)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Repeat last two bars.
Continues; " you... "
___Bm9______________________________A__________________F#m_________________
" send your dirty words to me you're... "
e|----------------9-----------------5-|----------------2-------------------|
B|----------------7-----------------5-|----------------2-------------------|
G|----------7-----7-----------------6-|----------------2-------------------|
D|----------9-----9-----------------7-|----------------4-------------------|
A|----------------------------------7-|----------------4-------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------5-|----------------2-------------------|
___G____________________________________A__________________________________
" having a ball with the men of the law but the... "
e|-3----------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
B|-3----------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
G|-4----------------------------------|-6----------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------------------|-7----------------------------------|
A|-5----------------------------------|-7----------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
___Bm9______________________________A__________________F#m_________________
" poet and his pen are free there's... "
e|----------------9-----------------5-|----------------2-------------------|
B|----------------7-----------------5-|----------------2-------------------|
G|----------7-----7-----------------6-|----------------2-------------------|
D|----------9-----9-----------------7-|----------------4-------------------|
A|----------------------------------7-|----------------4-------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------5-|----------------2-------------------|
___Bm________________C#m____________D_____________________E________________
" nothing you can do that will ever bring me to my knees... "
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-3-----------------5--------------7-|-------------------9----------------|
G|-4-----------------6--------------7-|-------------------9----------------|
D|-4-----------------6--------------7-|-------------------9----------------|
A|-2-----------------4--------------5-|-------------------7----------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Repeat intro:
Repeat verse, more or less the same, until: " I'm just an... "
___F#m7sus4_(244200)____________________D_(xx0232)_________________________
" old blues that you never use, going... "
e|----------------0-------------------|----------------0--------2----------|
B|----------------0-------------------|----------3--------------3----------|
G|-------------------------2----------|-------2----------------------------|
D|----------4-------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
A|-------4----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-2----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___Bm_(x24432)__________________________G_(3x0033)_________________________
" out of style and it's not worthwhile anymore... "
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----2--------0----------|----------3-----2--------0----------|
G|-------4--4-----4--------4----------|-------0--0-----0--------0----------|
D|-4----------------------------------|-------0----------------------------|
A|-2----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
___D_(xx0232)______________________________________________________________
Riff: " any... "
e|-2----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-2-----5-----2----------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------4-----2----6s4----2----------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------6s4----2-----4----|-2h4---2----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------4----|-2h4---2-----4----4s2----0----------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------4----4s2----------2----|
___A________________________________D______________________________________
" more... "
e|----------------------------0-------|------------------------------------|
B|----------5b7~~r5~----------------3-|------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------2-|----------------2--5-p2-----5-p2----|
D|-2--------------------------------0-|-------------------------4--------4-|
A|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Repeat intro.
Harmonica solo.
2nd guitar solo:
___G______________________________________________________G_____F#____F____
03:08
e|----6-----------------------------3-|------------------------------------|
B|------8~~~~~~~~~---6----------------|------------------------------------|
G|0/7------------------7\5~~~~~~~-----|-3^----------------3-----3----------|
D|------------------------------------|----------5--3--5-----5-----5~~-----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___E_______________________________________________________________________
e|----------------12------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----15-12----12------|------------------------------------|
G|-----14b16---------------14----15-14|-12----14-12------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|----14-14-12-14-12------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------14-13-12\11~~~~~~|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ending:
____________A_____E/A_______________D/A________________C/A_______________B/A_
03:16
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------10----9-----------9-----7-|----------7-----5-----------5-----4~~~|
G|----------9-----9-----------9-----7-|----------7-----5-----------5-----4~~~|
D|----------12----9-----------9-----7-|----------7-----5-----------5-----4~~~|
A|-0--------0-----0-----------0-----0-|----------0-----0-----------0-----0~~~|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Words & Music by Bill Nelson
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s very rapid slide, sounds like one note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b bend
| r relax bend
| pb pre-bend
| ^ quarter tone bend
| (x7678x) chord shape
