TAB by Song : 12645
Tab List Area
1 Pages 1 Results
Black Water by Doobie Brothers
Black Water
& = Rest
|--------|--------0----------------0---------| Figure 1
|--------|----1----------------3-------------| --------
|-&------|----0------------0h2-2-------------| The first bar is the intro,
|-&------|----2--------------0---------------| only play that the very
|-&--1/2-|--0---0--------------------1/2-----| first time.
|--------|----------2/3--0-------0-----------|
Play this 11 times... you'll figure it out. Play this until the chorus.
|--5p0-------0----3p0---0--------|----------0---------0------|
|--------0------------5-----0----|------6---------6----------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------0-------0------0-------0--|----8-----7---8-------0----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|---
|--5-------5------5-------5------|--8-----8---8-----8--------| |
|- Figure 2
|------2-------0---------------2-----------0-----------------| |
|--2---2--0--0-----------------2-------0---------------------|---
|--2------0--0---0-------------2--&----0-------0-------------|
|----2-----------------------2----&----0---------------------|
|--0-------------------0h2-0------&------------------0h2-----|
|---------2--2-----2/4---------------2---2---2---2/4---------|
Play this three times. It's the chorus.
Then play this part right here, its where he says "An' I ain't got no worries,
'cause I ain't in no hurry at all.
|--------------0----------------------------0----------------|
|------3---1---1-----------------3--R---1---1----------------|
|------2---0-------0-------------2--E---0-------0------------|
|----0-----2-------------0h2---0----S---2--------------------|
|--------0---0-------0h2------------T-0---0-----------0h2----|
|--0-------------0-----------0----------------0---2/4--------|
|------2---------0-------------------------------------------|
|------2-R---0-----------------2----3//2\\3--2-2-------------|
|------2-E---0-------0---------2----2--------2-2-------------|
|----2---S---0-----------------0----4//2\\4--2-2-------------|
|--0-----T-----------------0h2---------------0-0-0-1/2-------|
|----------2---2---2---2/4-----------------------------------|
And now, the solo that took forever to tab. It's played on a fiddle, but
this is the guitar tab. Enjoy!
(Please note that Figure 1 is being played throughout the solo.)
1st Guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5~~~~-5b-5-3--R--5b-5-3-5-3--------5b-5-5--------3-5b~~~~5b-5b-3----------------|
|----------------E----------------4---------------4--------------------------------|
|----------------S-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------T-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---17b-17----17b-15----------------------------10h12h10-------17b-17--17b-17b-15--|
|--------------------------------------------------------12------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1st Guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10h13h10-9h10h9-8-6/7----------------10-8-6h7----------------/7~~7\5------------|
|------------------------7------7~~~~~7----------7---------------------------------|
|---------------------------7h9--------------------9---7---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------7---(7)9h7--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
|-------------------------------------------------------7/8--7----5----------------|
|--------------------------------10~~~------------------------------6/10-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1st Guitar
|----------------------------------------------5~~-5-----10~~10-----10--|
|--5-x---------------------------------3-3-5/7-------/12----------------|
|------4-2-------------------2~~-2-2h4------------------------------11--|
|-----------3h4--------0-2-4--------------------------------------------|
|---------------5~~0~~~-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------------12/14--|
|---------------------------------------------------10h12-15~~~---------|
|--7-------------7---------------7-----7h9/11---------------------------|
|----------------9h7---------7h9----------------------------------------|
|----------------------5-7/9--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
1st Guitar
|--10-10\8--8\7--7\5--5\3--------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------6/7-3~~~---|-1h0--1h0--1-0--1h0-1--3~~~~----|
|--11-11\9--9\7--7\5--5\4--------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------6/7-4~~~---|-2\1--2\1--2-1--2\1-2--4~~~~----|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
|--14p12-12\10-10\8-------10-----------|
|-------------------11/12----12-10~~~--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
1st Guitar
|--------------------------|
|-----3---3---5b-5-5-3~~~--|
|--/4-------4--------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Now this is the outro, both guitars play this.
Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 three times, while Guitar two plays this:
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------3-3--3----------3--3---------3---------3~~~~--------|
|--2h4--------4p2~2h4--2--2-4---2h4---2h4p2---------4/-----|
|-------------------------------------------0--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar two then plays this while fading out, Guitar one plays Figure 1
|-----------------------------------13b 13b 13 10~~--------|
|--8-6/7--------------------------------------------12-----|
|--------7-----------7~~---8-6/7---------------------------|
|----------9-7~~~7h9-------------7-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
Then both guitars play Figure 1 for the rest of the song, which isn't much.
--------------
version 2
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 Am7 D Am7 D
Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'
Am7 D Am7 D
ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name
Am7 D Am7 D
Catfish are jumpin' that paddle wheel thumpin'
Am7 D Am7 D
Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same
CHORUS:
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Bb G
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old black water,
keep on rollin'
Bb G
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old black water,
keep on rollin'
Bb A7 ' ' Em7
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
A7 Em7 A7 Em7
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every thing
A7 Em7
Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right
D Am7 D Am7 A Em7
And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry at all
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 Am7 D Am7 D
Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Am7 D Am7 D
Just take that street car that's goin' up town Yeah, I'd like to
Am7 D Am7 D
hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky 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 Am7 D Am7
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
D Am7 D
by the hand, by the hand, take me by the hand,
(I want to honky-tonk) (honky-tonk)
Am7 D
pretty momma, come and dance with your daddy all 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 1 3 5 3 3 2 2 3 6
g 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 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
--------------
version 3
NOTE: > = accent this note, h = hammer on, p = pull off, b = bend
INTRODUCTION [play this phrase 4 times, with slight variations]
Am7 D
d-------0---------------0---------|
b-------1---------------3---------|
g-----0---------------2-----2-----|
D->--------------------------->->-|
A-0--------->----->-----------2h3-|
D-----------3b----0---------------|
1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' '
VERSE #1:
D Am7 D Am7 D
Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'
Am7 D Am7 D
ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name
Am7 D Am7 D
Catfish are jumpin' that paddle wheel thumpin'
Am7 D Am7 D
Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same
CHORUS:
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Bb G
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old black water,
keep on rollin'
Bb G
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old black water,
keep on rollin'
Bb A ' ' Em7
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
A Em7 A Em7
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every thing
A Em7
Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right
D Am7 D Am7 A Em7
And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry at all
A
d---------------------------------|
b-2---------------3p2-3p2---------| then: INTRO (4 times with fiddle solo)
g-2-------------------------------|
D-2---------------4p2-4p2---------|
A-0-------------------------2h3---|
D---------------------------------|
1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' '
VERSE #2
D Am7 D Am7 D
Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Am7 D Am7 D
Just take that street car that's goin' up town Yeah, I'd like to
Am7 D Am7 D
hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky 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 with music, repeat and fade]:
D Am7 D Am7
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
D Am7 D
by the hand, by the hand, take me by the hand,
(I want to honky-tonk) (honky-tonk)
Am7 D
pretty momma, come and dance with your daddy all night long, I'd like to...
(honky-tonk) (with you all night long)
**Chords**
Am7 D G Bb Em7 A
d 0 0 5 3 0 0
b 1 3 0 3 3 2
g 0 2 0 0 0 2
D 2 0 0 0 2 2
A 0 x x 1 2 0
D x 0 5 x 2 x
--------------
version 4
This tab is in Double Drop-D tuning, DADGBD.
& = Rest
/ = Slide up
h = Hammer on
p = Pull off
|--------|--------0----------------0---------| Figure 1
|--------|----1----------------3-------------| --------
|-&------|----0------------0h2-2-------------| The first bar is the intro,
|-&------|----2--------------0---------------| only play that the very
|-&--1/2-|--0---0--------------------1/2-----| first time.
|--------|----------2/3--0-------0-----------|
|--5p0-------0----3p0---0--------|----------0---------0------|
|--------0------------5-----0----|------6---------6----------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------0-------0------0-------0--|----8-----7---8-------0----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------| --
|--5-------5------5-------5------|--8-----8---8-----8--------| |
|- Figure 2
|------2-------0---------------2-----------0-----------------| |
|--2---2--0--0-----------------2-------0---------------------|---
|--2------0--0---0-------------2--&----0-------0-------------|
|----2-----------------------2----&----0---------------------|
|--0-------------------0h2-0------&------------------0h2-----|
|---------2--2-----2/4---------------2---2---2---2/4---------|
Figure 1 are the verses, Figure 2 is the chorus
--------------
version 5
D Am7 D Am7 D
Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'..
Am7 D Am7 D
ole Mississippi, she's callin' my name.
Am7 D Am7 D
Catfish are jumpin', that paddle-wheel thumpin'..
Am7 D Am7 D
black water keeps rollin' on past just the same.
CHORUS:
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'..
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb A Em7
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
A Em7 A Em7 A
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make everything,
A Em7
pretty mama, gonna make everything all right.
D Am7 D Am7 A Em7 A
And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry..at all.
(INTERLUDE:)
#2.
D Am7 D Am7 D
Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me.
Am7 D Am7
Just take that street car that's goin' up town..
Am7 D Am7 D
Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky-tonk..
Am7 D Am7 D
and I'll be buyin' everybody drinks all round.
CHORUS:
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'.
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin'..
G
Old black water, keep on rollin'..
Bb A Em7
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
A Em7 A Em7 A
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make everything,
A Em7
everything, gonna make everything all right.
D Am7 D Am7 A Em7 A
And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry..at all.
(INTERLUDE:)
OUTRO:
D Am7 D Am7
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
D
by the hand..
Am7 D
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
Am7 D
come and dance with your daddy, all night long.
(A Cappella)
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
by the hand..
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
come and dance with your daddy, all night long.
D Am7 D Am7
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
D
by the hand..
Am7 D
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
Am7 D
come and dance with your daddy, all night long.
D Am7 D Am7
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
D
by the hand..
Am7 D
By the hand, take me by the hand, pretty momma..
Am7 D
come and dance with your daddy, all night long. (Fade.)
---------