YOU GOTTA MOVE
As recorded by Mississippi Fred McDowell
(From the 1965 Album YOU GOTTA MOVE)
Words and Music by Fred McDowell & Gary Davis
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (D A D F# A D) - 'Fred McDowell - Acoustic Guitar w/ slide (Open D Tuning)'
Intro
Q=78(8=s8)
D
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ slide - Open D Tuning: DADF#AD)
|-3--|
H E E E E +Q e E E E E E E
|--------0--/4-/7-|-(7)--0------/7-/7\-5-0-|
|-----------------|------0-----------------|
|-----------------|------0-----------------|
|-----------------|--0---0-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|--------0--------|--------/4-0------------|
H E Q. Q E E H
~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
|-3--|
Q e E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|-/4--0-------/7-/7-7-|-/7--5-5-5-5-7-/4-0-|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-------/4-0----------|-(0)----------------|
Q E E H +W
~~ ~~ ~~
|-3--| |-3-|
Q e E E E E E E +Q e E Q Q a E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-----------0-/4-|-(4)--0---------/4--|-------0----------------||
|-/5--0------0-/5------|------0---------/4--|-5s3-0-0------/3-5-4-5--||
|-----0------0---------|------0-------------|------------------------||
|-----0----------------|--0---0-------------|-------0----------------||
|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------||
|-------/4-0-----------|------0-/4-0-0------|---------/4-0-----------||
Q E E H Q E E E Q. Q E E H
1st - 4th Verses
$
D
~~~ ~~~
|-3--|
Q e E E E E E Q Q E E E E E
||-------0----0-0-/4-0-|--7--------/7-/7\-5-0-|
||o-(5)--0----0--------|----------------------|
||-------0-------------|----------------------|
||---------------------|------0--0------------|
||o--5-----------------|----------------------|
||--(0)----/4-0----0---|-(0)------------------|
+Q E E Q Q +Q Q Q Q
~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
|-3--|
Q e E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|-/4--0-------/7-/7-7-|-/7--5-5-5-5-7-/4-0-|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-------/4-0----------|-(0)----------------|
Q E E H +W
~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~
|-3--| |-3-|
Q e E E E E E E +Q e E Q Q a E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-----------0-/4-|-(4)--0---------/4--|-------0----------------|
|-/5--0------0-/5------|------0---------/4--|-5s3-0-0------/3-5-4-5--|
|-----0------0---------|------0-------------|------------------------|
|-----0----------------|--0---0-------------|-------0----------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|-------/4-0-----------|------0-/4-0-0------|---------/4-0-----------|
Q E E H Q E E E Q. Q E E H
Interlude
D
~~~~~~~~~
|-3--|
+Q Q E E E E +Q e E E E E E E
|------0--------------||------0-----------------|
|-(5)--0--------------||------0-----------------|
|------0--------------||------0-----------------|
|------0------0-/4-/7-||-(7)---------/7-/7\-5-0-|
|---------------------||------------------------|
|-(0)----/4-0---------||--0-----/4-0------------|
+Q E E H Q E E H
To Coda
~~~
Q e E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------0---------------|---------------------|
|------0---------------|---------------------|
|------0---------------|---------------------|
|-/4----------/7-/7-/7-|-/7-5-5-5-5-7-/4-0---|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-(0)----/4-0----------|---------------------|
+Q E E H
1.,D.S.
~~~~~~~~
|-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
Q e E e E E E E +Q e E Q Q E E E e E E E E E E
|-----0----0------0-/4-|-(4)--0----0---/4---|-------0-------0-------||
|-----0----0-0-/4------|------0----0--------|-5S4-0-0-----3---4-5--o||
|-----0----0-----------|------0----0--------|-------0---------------||
|----------------------|------------------0-|-----------------------||
|-/5-------------------|--------------------|----------------------o||
|-------/4-0-----------|--0-----/4-0-0------|---------0-0-----------||
Q E E H Q E E E Q E Q E E H
2.
D.S. al Coda
~~~~~~~~ ~~
|-3--| |-3-|
Q e E E E E E E +Q e E Q Q a E E Q Q Q E
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|----------------------||
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|----------------------||
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|----------------------||
|-----------------0-/4-|-(4)-----------/4---|---------------0------||
|-/5---------0-/4------|--------------------|-5s3-0-0-0-0-3---3-5--||
|-------/4-0-----------|--0-----/4-0-0----0-|----------------------||
Q E E H Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-|
Outro
&
~~~~~~~~ ~~
|-3--|
Q e E E E E E E +Q e E Q Q
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|
|-----------------0-/4-|-(4)-----------/4---|
|-/5---------0-/4------|--------------------|
|-------/4-0-----------|--0-----/4-0-0----0-|
Q E E H Q E E E Q E
~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~
|-3-|
a E E Q Q Q E +Q Q +H
|---------------------|--------/12--(12)----*|
|---------------------|---------------------*|
|---------------------|---------------------*|
|---------------0-----|---------------------*|
|-5s3-0-0-0-0-3---3-5-|-(5)-----------------*|
|---------------------|--0--0---------0-----*|
E E E E E E E E E E Q. H
|-3-|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
