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Alabama Bound by Billy Strings
Alabama Bound
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:2nd fret
The following is a simplified Intro, Outro and Breaks/Instrumentals
that can be used in place of the long Intro and Breaks that Billy
and his band use. Note, that in Bluegrass, Instrumentals are commonly called Breaks.
Also note that each letter represents one Boom Chuck with there being 4 Boom Chucks
per measure.
[Simplifed Intro, Outro, Breaks/Instrumentals]
G G G G C C C C D D D D G G G G
[Intro]
G G G G G G C C C D D G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
G G C C C C C C D D D D G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
C C C C D D D D D D G G G G G G G G G G
[Verse 1]
G
Well the preacher got lonesome
C
He throwed his bible down
D
Said I’ll be in Alabama
G
Before the sun goes down
[Chorus]
G
Alabama bound
C
Alabama bound
D
Got a mule to ride
G
If the train Brakes down
G
If my mule won’t go
C
Honey don’t you call
D
I’ll be going to Alabama
G
If I have to walk
[Break]
G G G G G G G G G G G C C C C D D D D D D D D G G G G G
G G G G G G G G C C C C D D D D D D G G G G G G
[Verse 2]
G
Well I went to the levee
C
Hard work I’d done
D
And I went to the tavern
G
And my money’s all gone
[Chorus]
G
Alabama bound
C
I’m Alabama bound
D
Got a mule to ride
G
If the train Brakes down
G
If my mule won’t go
C
Honey don’t you call
D
I’ll be going to Alabama
G
If I have to walk
[Break]
G G G G G G G G G G G G C C C C D D D D D G G G G G G G
G G G G G G G G G C C C C D D D D D G G G G G G
[Verse 3]
G
Come told you brother
C
Stay good like me
D
Stick to smoken’ that reefer
G
Leave the cocaine be
[Chorus]
G
Alabama bound
C
I’m Alabama bound
D
Got a mule to ride
G
If the train Brakes down
G
If my mule won’t go
C
Well honey don’t you call
D
I’ll be goin’ to Alabama
G
If I have to walk
[Outro]
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
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Version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
The last 0 2 4 2 0 part is played faster
[Intro]
e|-------0---------3-|-0-0h3-0-5-3-------|-------------------------------3-|
B|---0-3---3-------3-|-------------5-4-1-|------2/3-2/3------------------3-|
G|-0---------3-2-0-0-|-----------------0-|---0--1/2-1/2------0-2-4-2-0---0-|
D|-----------------0-|-----------------2-|-2------------3-0------------2-0-|
A|-----------------2-|-----------------3-|-------------------------------2-|
E|-----------------3-|-------------------|-------------------------------3-|
e|-----|-0-0h3-0-----------3-|---------------|-------------------------------3-|
B|-----|---------3-0-------3-|-------------1-|-----2/3-2/3-------------------3-|
G|---0-|-------------3-2-0-0-|-0-0-2-0-----0-|---0-1/2-1/2-------0-2-4-2-0---0-|
D|-0---|-------------------0-|---------2-1-2-|-2------------3-0------------2-0-|
A|-----|-------------------2-|-------------3-|-------------------------------2-|
E|-----|-------------------3-|---------------|-------------------------------3-|
e|---------0---------3-|-0-0h3-0-5-3---------|-------------------------------3-|
B|-0-0h3-0---3-------3-|---------------5-4-1-|------2/3-2/3------------------3-|
G|-------------3-2-0-0-|-------------------0-|---0--1/2-1/2------0-2-4-2-0---0-|
D|-------------------0-|-------------------2-|-2------------3-0------------2-0-|
A|-------------------2-|-------------------3-|-------------------------------2-|
E|-------------------3-|---------------------|-------------------------------3-|
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
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