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Nasty Letter by Otis Taylor
Nasty Letter
Here are the basic Chords and rythm to riff off of to play this song.
v= Strum down
^= Strum up
Tuning:Standard
Dm
v v^v v v^v v^v^ v v^v v v^v v^v^| etc.
e|1-111-1-111-1111-1-111-1-111-1111|
B|3-333-3-333-3333-3-333-3-333-3333|
G|2-222-2-222-2222-2-222-2-222-2222|
D|0-000-0-000-0000-0-000-0-000-0000|
A|0-000-0-000-0000-0-000-0-000-0000|
E|---------------------------------|
C
e|0-000-0-000-0000-0-000-0-000-0000|
B|1-111-1-111-1111-1-111-1-111-1111|
G|0-000-0-000-0000-0-000-0-000-0000|
D|2-222-2-222-2222-2-222-2-222-2222|
A|3-333-3-333-3333-3-333-3-333-3333|
E|---------------------------------|
G G/C
e|3-333-3-333-3333-3-333-3-333-3333|
B|3-333-3-333-3333-3-333-3-333-3333|
G|0-000-0-000-0000-0-000-0-000-0000|
D|0-000-0-000-0000-0-000-2-222-2222|
A|2-222-2-222-2222-2-222-3-333-3333|
E|3-333-3-333-3333-3-333-0-000-0000|
Dm
e|1-111-1-111-1111-1-111-1-111-1111|
B|3-333-3-333-3333-3-333-3-333-3333|
G|2-222-2-222-2222-2-222-2-222-2222|
D|0-000-0-000-0000-0-000-0-000-0000|
A|0-000-0-000-0000-0-000-0-000-0000|
E|---------------------------------|
With the Words it gives something like this:
Dm C
Somebody wrote me a nasty letter, But they
G G/C Dm
didn't sign their name
Dm C
I think I know, I know who wrote it Well, I recog-
G G/C Dm
nize, recognize that hand
Dm C
Its getting warm Oh so warm So
G G\C Dm
warm On a winters day
Dm C G G/C Dm
I'm reading backwards, reading backwards On this page
Dm C G G/C Dm
Hoping to defend And whatever comes I've been wrongly, wrongly accused
Dm C G G/C Dm
been wrong, I've been wrongly, I've been wrongly, wrongly accused
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version 2
Standard Tuning
E/------------------------------------|
B/------------------------------------|
G/------------------------------------|
D/---7-5-3-5--7-5-3-5-10-7-5-3-5------|
A/-----------3------------------3-----|
E/------------------------------------|
E/-----------------------------------|
B/-----------------------------------|
G/-----------------------------------|
D/--------3--------------------------|
A/--0-3-5---5-3-5--------------------|
E/-----------------------------------|
Repeat this twice then it gets really fast and i know some variations of how to play it
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Intro
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5H7-5-3-5---------5H7-5-3-5-5/10-------5h7-5-3-5--------------3-----0-|
A-----------3--------------------------------------3------0-3-5---0h3---|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then you can just freestyle a bit if you want to play it like otis does.
Now this next bit isn't spot on but it's close.
just listen to the song to get the rhythm 0f this
D C
e---------------------------3-----3-3--3-3--3-3----|
B-3-------------------------3-----3-3--3-3--3-3----|
G-2---------------3-2-------0-----0-0--0-0--0-0----|
D-0-----2-3-5-3-2-----------x-----x-x--x-x--x-x----|
A---------------------------3-----2h3--2h3--2h3----|
E--------------------------------------------------|
Verse and/or chorus
All muted again just listen to the song to get the rhythm.
e----------3--------3----------|
B-3--------3--------3--------3-|
G-2--------0--------0--------2-|
D-0--------0--------0--------0-|
A----------3--------2----------|
E------------------------------|
Lyrics
Somebody wrote me
A nasty letter
But they didn't
Sign their name
I think I know
I know who wrote it
Well, I recognize
Recognize that hand
It's getting warm
Oh, so warm
So warm
(?)
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