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Tupelo Blues by John Lee Hooker
Tupelo Blues
Capo:no capo
Intro/Riff
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|--------------------0--|----------------------0--|
|------3-----3----------|--0-3/5-5-5-5-5-3--------|
|--3/5---3/5---5-3-0----|------------------5-3----|
Fills
|--3p0--------------|--------3p0----------------|
|------3p0h3h0p3h0--|--0-3-0-----0-3p0h3p0h3p0--|
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*Spoken*
Did you read about the flood?
It happened long time ago, in a little country town, way back in Mississippi
It rained and it rained, it rained both night and day
The people got worried, they began to cry,
"Lord have mercy, where can we go now?"
There were women and there was children, screaming and crying,
"Lord have mercy and a great disaster, who can we turn to now, but you?"
The great flood of
Tupelo, Mississippi
It happened one evenin', one Friday evenin', a long time ago,
it rained and it started rainin'
The people of Tupelo, out on the farm gathering their harvest,
a dark cloud rolled, way back in Tupelo, Mississippi, hmm, hmm
*sung*
Wasn't that a mighty time,
wasn't that a mighty time?
Wasn't that a mighty time,
a mighty time, that evenin'?
It rained, both night and day
The poor people that had no place to go, hmm, hmm
A little town, called Tupelo, Mississippi
I never forget it and I know you won't either
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Intro:
E -----------------------¦-----------------------¦
B -----------------------¦-----------------------¦
G ---------------------1-¦-----------------------¦
D -------0-----0---2-----¦-------0-----0---2-2---¦
A ---0h2---0h2-------0---¦---0h2---0h2-------0---¦
E -0-------------3--------¦-0------------3-------¦
E ----------------------------¦---------------------¦
B ----------------------------¦---------------------¦
G --------------------------1-¦---------------------¦
D ---0h20h20h20h2-2-------2---¦-------0-----0---2---¦
A ------------------0---0-----¦---0h2---0h2-------0-¦
E -0------------------3-------¦-0-------------3-----¦
the verse is pretty much the same as the intro in slightly different order.
These are a few licks that are played in the verses (don't think these are
that accurate but i had a go). Listen to the song to know where these bits
are played. If you want you could improvise these bits (which i personally
think can sound great)
Lick 1:
E ---------¦
B ---------¦
G ---------¦
D -2p0-----¦
A -----2b~-¦
E ---------¦
Lick 2:
E --------------------------¦
B -3p2-0h2--3p2-0h2---------¦
G ------------------0h2-0h2-¦
D --------------------------¦
A --------------------------¦
E --------------------------¦
Lick 3:
E -0-00-0-00-0-00-0-¦
B -3-11-3-11-3-11-3-¦
G ------------------¦
D ------------------¦
A ------------------¦
E ------------------¦
There are 2 short solos played in the middle of the song which i am not
able to tab out, all i can say is that the notes played are usually around
the Am chord and don't go any higher than the 3rd or 4th fret. So just try
improvisen and you should get the feel of it.
*Spoken*
Did you read about the flood?
It happened long time ago, in a little country town, way back in Mississippi
It rained and it rained, it rained both night and day
The people got worried, they began to cry,
"Lord have mercy, where can we go now?"
There were women and there was children, screaming and crying,
"Lord have mercy and a great disaster, who can we turn to now, but you?"
The great flood of
Tupelo, Mississippi
It happened one evenin', one Friday evenin', a long time ago,
it rained and it started rainin'
The people of Tupelo, out on the farm gathering their harvest,
a dark cloud rolled, way back in Tupelo, Mississippi, hmm, hmm
*sung*
Wasn't that a mighty time,
wasn't that a mighty time?
Wasn't that a mighty time,
a mighty time, that evenin'?
It rained, both night and day
The poor people that had no place to go, hmm, hmm
A little town, called Tupelo, Mississippi
I never forget it and I know you won't either
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