Black Water The Doobie Brothers
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From: Curtis Rey creyfish@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 01:55 -0800
Subject: black_water.tab by doobie brothers
The Doobie Brothers'"Black Water" (by Patrick Simmons)
Transcription by: Curtis Rey: Modified from post by Robert Andersen 1996
The tuning is "Open D" (DADGBD).
NOTE: > = accent this note, h = hammer on, p = pull off, b = bend
Please note that this song is a blues rock adaptation of a blue grass style.
Therefore, a degree of artistic license is OK when playing. For instance,
instead of hammering on from the 2nd to the 3rd fret (2h3) you can slide
from the 2nd fret to the 3rd fret and pull of to the open string. You can
also do this on the 6th string on the 3rd fret as well (3b). Refer to the
below diagram for reference.
INTRODUCTION (play this phrase 4 times, with slight variations)
[Am7] [D]
d-------0---------------0---------| Repeats through the verses. b-------1---------------3---------| g-----0---------------2-----2-----| D->--------------------------->->-| A-0--------->----->-----------2h3-| D-----------3b----0---------------|
1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' '
VERSE #1:
[D]Well, I [Am7]built me a [D]raft and she's r[Am7]eady for flo[D]atin'
[Am7]ol' Mississ[D]ippi, she's [Am7]callin' my nam[D]e
[Am7]Catfish are j[D]umpin' that [Am7]paddle wheel [D]thumpin'
[Am7]Black water kee[D]ps rollin' o[Am7]n past just [D]the same
CHORUS:
[G]Old black water, keep on rollin'
[Bb]Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on [G]me?
Old black water,
keep on rollin'
[Bb]Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on [G]me?
Old black water,
keep on rollin'
Bb A7 ' ' Em7
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Yeah, keep on [A7]shinin' your l[Em7]ight, gonna make e[A7]very th[Em7]ing
Pretty mama, gonna [A7]make everything all[Em7] right
And I [D]ain't got no [Am7]worries 'cause I [D]ain't in no [Am7]hurry at [A]all[Em7]
[A]
d---------------------------------| b-2---------------3p2-3p2---------| then: INTRO (4 times w/fiddle solo) g-2-------------------------------| D-2---------------4p2-4p2---------| A-0-------------------------2h3---| D---------------------------------|
1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' '
VERSE #2
[D]Well, if it [Am7]rains, I don't care[D], don't make no [Am7]difference to me[D]
Just take that [Am7]street car that's [D]goin' up town[Am7] [D] Yeah, I'd like to
[Am7]hear some funky [D]Dixieland and [Am7]dance a honky [D]tonk, and I'll be
[Am7] [D] [Am7] [D]
buyin' everybody drinks all roun'-------
CHORUS, followed by guitar/fiddle solos, then:
ENDING (1: with music, 2/3: a capella, then w/music, repeat and fade):
[D]I'd like to [Am7]hear some funky [D]Dixieland, pretty [Am7]momma come and take me
[D]by the hand, by the [Am7]hand, take me by the [D]hand,
(I want to honky-tonk) (honky-tonk)
pretty momma, come and [Am7]dance with your daddy al[D]l night long, I'd like...
(honky-tonk) (with you all night long)
**Chords**
Am7 D G Bb Em7 A A7 Em7(alt) Bb (alt)
d 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0
[b]g [1]0 [3]2 [5]0 [3]0 [3]0 [2]2 [2]0 [3]0 [6]0 (or 7)
D 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
A 0 x 5 1 2 0 0 2 8
D x 0 5 x 2 x x x (or thumb 2) 8
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