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Jimmy Olsen's Blues  Spin Doctors

JIMMY OLSEN,S BLUES
As recorded by Spin Doctors
(From the 1991 Album POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE)
Words and Music by Spin Doctors
Transcribed by Tone Jone,s
x 0 [A5]2 2 x x 3 x [G5]0 0 3 3 x x 0[D] 2 3 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion Gtr.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion Gtr.'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven Gtr.(Guitar Solo)'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=120
[D] [C] [G]  
[4/4] Gtr I
Q e S S +S E. e S S Q Q Q E S S
 
 |------10---------8--8-----|-7--7\-----------|
 |------10---------8--8-----|-8--8\-----x---x-|
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7--7\-----x-----|
 |--------------------------|-----------------|
 |--------------------------|-----------------|
 |--------------------------|-----------------|

[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S [G]Q e S S S E S [A] S S S S
 
 |------10---------8--8-----|-7--7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9--|
 |------10---------8--8-----|-8--8---8---8-x-10-10-10-10--|
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7--7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9--|
 |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |--------------------------|-----------------------------|

[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S [G]S S E E S S S e S [F] S S S S
 
 |------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---x---7----8--8--8--8-|
 |------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---x---8---10-10-10-10-|
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---x---7-x-10-10-10-10-|
 |--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|-------------------------------|

[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S [G]S S E e S S S E S [A] S S S S
 
 |------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9--||
 |------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---8---8-x-10-10-10-10--||
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9--||
 |--------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |--------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |--------------------------|--------------------------------||

Verse 1,2,3
$
[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S
 
 ||-------10---------8--8-----|
 ||o------10---------8--8-----|
 ||--/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|
 ||---------------------------|
 ||o--------------------------|
 ||---------------------------|

[G]S S E e S S S e S [A]S S S S [D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S
 
 |-7-7-7-7---x---7---5-5-5-5-|------10---------8--8-----|
 |-8-8-8-8---x---8---5-5-5-5-|------10---------8--8-----|
 |-7-7-7-7---x---7-x-6-6-6-6-|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|
 |---------------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------------|--------------------------|

G N.C. (F)
S S E e S S +S S S S +S S E
 
 |-7-7-7-7---7-(7)/----------------------|
 |-8-8-8-8---8-(8)/----------------------|
 |-7-7-7-7---7-(7)/-------10-(10)-10-----|
 |------------------------10-(10)-10-----|
 |------------------10h12------------12\-|
 |---------------------------------------|

[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S [G]S S E e S S S e S [A]S E S
 
 |------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---x---7---5-5-5--|
 |------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---x---8---5-5-5--|
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---x---7-x-6-6-6--|
 |--------------------------|--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|--------------------------|

[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S [G]S S E e S S S E S [A] S S S S
 
 |------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9-|
 |------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---8---8-x-10-10-10-10-|
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9-|
 |--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|-------------------------------|

[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S
 
 |------10---------8--8------|
 |------10---------8--8------|
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x--|
 |---------------------------|
 |---------------------------|
 |---------------------------|

[G]S S E Q E S S [F] Q [D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S
 
 |-7-7-7-7/----x-x-17\--|------10---------8--8-----|
 |-8-8-8-8/----x-x-18\--|------10---------8--8-----|
 |-7-7-7-7/----x-x-17\--|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|
 |----------------------|--------------------------|
 |----------------------|--------------------------|
 |----------------------|--------------------------|

G N.C. (F)
S S E e S S +S S S S +S S E
 
 |-7-7-7-7---7-(7)/-------------------------|
 |-8-8-8-8---8-(8)/-------------------------|
 |-7-7-7-7---7-(7)/-------10-(10)-10--------|
 |------------------------10-(10)-10--------|
 |------------------10h12------------12\----|
 |------------------------------------------|

[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S [G]S S E e S S e. S [F]S E S [D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S
 
 |------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---x-7----5-5-5-|------10---------8--8-----|
 |------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---x-8----5-5-5-|------10---------8--8-----|
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---x-7--x-6-6-6-|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|
 |--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|

Chorus 1,2,3
[G] [A] [D] ~~ [C] [G] [C5]~
S S E e S S S e S S S S S S E. e S a S +S E. E E Q e S S S e S Q
 
 |-7-7-7-7---x---7---5-5-5-5-||-------------------------|--------------------|
 |-8-8-8-8---x---8---5-5-5-5-||-------------------------|--------------------|
 |-7-7-7-7---x---7-x-6-6-6-6-||------7-----------5--5---|-4--4---4---4---5---|
 |---------------------------||------7-----------5--5---|-5--5-x-5---5-5-5---|
 |---------------------------||-7h9----x-5h7-(7)--------|--------------------|
 |---------------------------||-------------------------|--------------------|

[D] ~~[C]
S E. e S a S +S E. E E
 
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |------7-----------5--5---|
 |------7-----------5--5---|
 |-7h9----x-5h7-(7)--------|
 |-------------------------|

G N.C. (F) D C
~~
Q e S S +S S S S +S S E S E. e S a S +S E. E E
 
 |------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |-4--4---4-(4)/-------10-(10)-10-----|------7-----------5--5---|
 |-5--5---5-(5)/-------10-(10)-10-----|------7-----------5--5---|
 |---------------10h12------------12\-|-7h9----x-5h7-(7)--------|
 |------------------------------------|-------------------------|

[G] [C5]~ [D] ~~[C]
Q e S S S e S Q S E. e S a S +S E. E E
 
 |-------------------|-------------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------------|
 |-4--4---4---4---5--|------7-----------5--5---|
 |-5--5-x-5---5-x-5--|------7-----------5--5---|
 |-------------------|-7h9----x-5h7-(7)--------|
 |-------------------|-------------------------|

To Coda
N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S +E +E
 
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-------10-------10-10h12-10----10----------------|
 |-------10-10h12-10----------12----/14-(14)-(14)\-|
 |-10h12-------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|

[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S [G]S S E e S S S e S [F] S S S S
 
 |------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7----8--8--8--8-|
 |------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---8---8---10-10-10-10-|
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x-10-10-10-10-|
 |--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|-------------------------------|

[D] Q e S [C]S +S E. e S S [G]S S E e S S S E. +E +E
 
 |------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7--(7)------||
 |------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---8---8--(8)------||
 |-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---7---7--(7)-(7)/-||
 |--------------------------|---------------------------||
 |--------------------------|---------------------------||
 |--------------------------|---------------------------||

Interlude
1.
[Dadd9]Gtr I[C] [G6] [Fmaj7]
E S S +S E S +S E S +S E. E S S +S E S +S E S +S E.
 
 |-------0-(0)----------0----------|-----0-(0)---------0----------|
 |----10-------10---------8-(8)----|---8-------8---------6-(6)----|
 |-11-------------9-(9)---------9--|-7-----------5-(5)---------5--|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|

|
| Gtr II
| H H H H
 
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |--7----------------5-------------|-4----------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|----------------7-------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|

[Dadd9]E S S +S E [C]S +S E S +S E [Bmadd4]S +S E S +S E [Am]S +S E S S E.
 
 |-----0-(0)---------0-----------|-----0---------------0--------|
 |---7-------7---------5-(5)-----|-------3-(3)-----------1-1----|
 |-7-----------5-(5)---------5-4-|-(4)---------4-2-(2)-------2--|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|

|
| H H H H
 
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-7--------------5--------------|--4---------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|------------------7-----------|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|

[Dadd9] E S S +S E [C]S +S E S +S E. [G6]E S S +S E [F]S +S E S +S E.
 
 |-------0-(0)----------0----------|-----0-(0)---------0----------|
 |----10-------10---------8-(8)----|---8-------8---------6-(6)----|
 |-11-------------9-(9)---------9--|-7-----------5-(5)---------5--|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|

|
| H H H H
 
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |--5----------------3-------------|-2--------------0-------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|

[Dadd9]E S S +S E [C/D]S +S E S +S E [Bmadd4]S +S E S +S E [A/D]S +S E S +S E.
 
 |-----0-(0)---------0-----------|-----0---------------0-----------||
 |---7-------7---------5-(5)-----|-------3-(3)-----------5-(5)----o||
 |-7-----------5-(5)---------5-4-|-(4)---------4-6-(6)---------6---||
 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------||

|
| W +W
 
 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |-5-----------------------------|-(5)----------------------------o||
 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------||

2.
[Dadd9] E S S +S E [C]S +S E S +S E.
 
 |-------0-(0)----------0----------|
 |----10-------10---------8-(8)----|
 |-11-------------9-(9)---------9--|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|

[G6]E S S +S E [Fmaj7]S +S E S +S E. [Dadd9]E S S +S E [C]S +S E S +S E [Bmadd4]S
 
 |-----0-(0)---------0----------|-----0-(0)---------0-----------|
 |---8-------8---------6-(6)----|---7-------7---------5-(5)-----|
 |-7-----------5-(5)---------5--|-7-----------5-(5)---------5-4-|
 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|

S E S +S E [A]S +S E S +S E.
 
 |---0---------------0----------|
 |-----3-(3)-----------5-(5)----|
 |-4---------4-6-(6)---------6--|
 |------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|

[Dadd9]E S S +S E [C]S +S E S +S E. [Bmadd4]E S S +S E [Am]S +S E S +S E.
 
 |-----0-(0)---------0----------|-----0-(0)---------0-----------|
 |---7-------7---------5-(5)----|---3-------3---------1-(1)-----|
 |-7-----------5-(5)---------5--|-4-----------2-(2)---------2---|
 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|

[Dadd9] E S S +S E [C/D]S +S E S +S E [G6]S +S E S +S E [D]S +S E S +S E.
 
 |-------0-(0)----------0-----------|-----0---------------0----------||
 |----10-------10---------8-(8)-----|-------8-(8)-----------6-(6)----||
 |-11-------------9-(9)---------9-7-|-(7)---------7-5-(5)---------5--||
 |----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------|--------------------------------||

Guitar Solo
[A5]Gtr II[G5] [D]
H H W
| | |
[/] [/] [/] 
Gtr III
~
Q +E. S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S E S +E S S S S S S
 
 |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-7b8--(7)-7b8-(7)-7-5---5-7---7b8-|-(7)-7-5---5-------------------------|
 |----------------------7-----------|---------7---5b6-----------5---5-7b9-|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------7-(7)-5h7---7-------|
 |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

[A5] [G5]  
[B]| [B]|
[/] [/]  
~~
|--3--|
+S E S +E S S S S E +E +S S S
 
 |---------------8----8-10-10b12==(10)-(10)r10p9-|
 |-----5s10-(10)---10----------------------------|
 |-(7)-------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|

[D] W
|
[/]  
S S S S S S S S +E S S +S S E
 
 |-10-8------8-10-8s12-(12)-10---------------------|
 |------10-8-------------------12b14-(12)-10-12b14-|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|

[A5] [G5]  
[B]| [B]|
[/] [/]  
S E S E S S +S S E S E S
 
 |-10-------10-------10------------12------------------|
 |----13b15----13b15----15b17-(15)----15b17---13b14----|
 |--------------------------------------------------14-|
 |-----------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------|

[D] W
|
[/]  
S S S S S S S S E S S S E S
 
 |-------------------------------17---------17-|
 |----------------------------17------20b22----|
 |-12-11-12-------14-17p14S19------------------|
 |----------14s17------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|

[A5] [G5]  
[B]| [B]|
[/] [/]  
Gtr I
W
 
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|

|
| Gtr III
| S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |-20-17------------------19----17-------------------------|
 |-------19b21r(19)-17----19----17-------------------17b19-|
 |---------------------19----19----19-17----17-19-17-------|
 |---------------------------------------19----------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|

D.S. al Coda
[D] W [G5] W
| |
[/] [/] 
W W
 
 |----------------------------------------------|-/7-----------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------|-/8-----------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------|-/7-----------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||

|
| ~~
| +E S S S E S +S E. +E. +S H +E S S S S S S
 
 |-----------------------------17b19==(17)r(17)-|--------------------------------||
 |---------------------17-(17)------------------|-20----(20)-17----19----17-17---||
 |-(17)----------19b21--------------------------|---------------19----19---------||
 |------19-17-19--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||

Outro
&
[D5]Gtrs I[Csus2], II[G5] [Csus2]
Q E. S +S E. E. S Q E. S +S E. E E
 
 ||----------------------|--------------------|
 ||o----3--------3-------|------------------3-|
 ||--2--------------0--0-|----0--------0------|
 ||--0-------------------|-0------------------|
 ||o-0-----3-(3)---------|----------------3---|
 ||----------------------|-3-----3-(3)--------|

D5 Csus2 N.C.
Q E. S +S E S +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
 
 |------------------------|------------------------------|
 |----3--------3----------|------------------------------|
 |-2----------------------|------------------------------|
 |-0----------------------|------------------------------|
 |-0-----3-(3)---10-(10)--|---------2p0-3p0-5p0-5-7---0--|
 |------------------------|-0h2h3p0----------------------|

[D]Q E. [C]S +S E. Q [G5]Q E. S +S E. [Csus2]E E [D5]Q E. [Csus2]S +S E. E. S
 
 |-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|------------------3-|----3--------3-------|
 |----7--------5-----|----0--------0------|-2--------------0--0-|
 |----7-----------5--|--------------------|-0-------------------|
 |-9-----7-(7)-------|----------------3---|-0-----3-(3)---------|
 |-------------------|-3-----3-(3)--------|---------------------|

1. 2H.=H
[G] [G] [Cmaj7D5] ~~~~~
E. S E +E E S S +Q Q Q H H H +H +H
 
 |------3-(3)s7-5-3-(3)---||----3--3----|-0----5----|-()----()----*|
 |------3-(3)s8-5-3-(3)--o||----3--3----|-0----3----|-()----()----*|
 |------4-(4)s7-5-4-(4)---||----0--0----|-0----2----|-()----()----*|
 |-0--0-------------------||-0-----0----|-2----0----|-()----()----*|
 |-----------------------o||-2-----2----|-3----0----|-()----()----*|
 |-3----------------------||-3-----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
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