------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like an Old Blues - Be Bop Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: axe victim Email: [email protected] Leave a message on my ‘Ultimate Guitar’ profile or comment here and I’ll get back to you. 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: ___________________________________________________________________________ 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-------|----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-------|----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|~r5~~-------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 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______ ( b = bend, r = return to pitch, ^ = slight bend, ~~ = sustain/vibrato ) 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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------| ( / & \ = slide up/down, h = hammer-on, p = pull-off ) ___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|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ( s = slur: rapid slide, sounds like one note ) ___B5_______B6_______B5_______B6________B5_______B6_______B5_______E5______ e|----------10----------------------7-|------------------------------------| B|-------------10-12~~~~~~-10---------|------------------------------------| 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-h4-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|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ( Double stop, two notes at the same time ) ___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|----------11----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
