This song is pretty much the exact same riff as David
Bowie's "Fame". "Fame" was actually written and recorded
BEFORE this song, yet Brown accused Bowie of stealing
his "groove". ...so he rewrote and recorded this
version.
Intro
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------------------------|
A|*-------------------3------------------------------|
E|------1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------|
Verse
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------------------------|
A|*--------------------------------------------------|
E|---1--1-1---1--\1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------------------------|
A|*--------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--1--1--1--1-1---------------------------------|
G|------------3--1-----------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------------------------|
A|*--1--1--1--------1--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
The run they play while they're jamming:
G|--------------1-3--5--8-10-8-|-13-13----------------|
D|*---------1-3----------------|--------15-x-15-13-15-|
A|*-----1-3--------------------|----------------------|
E|--1-4------------------------|----------------------|
repeat twice
the variation of the run the second time
G|--------------1-3--5--8--|-13-13-------------------------|
D|*---------1-3------------|--------15-x-13-13-------------|
A|*-----1-3----------------|-------------------15-13p11----|
E|--1-4--------------------|----------------------------13-|
repeat twice
Another riff played during the verse
G|----1----------------------------------------------|
D|*-3---3--3-1-3--3-3-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-1-3------------|
A|*--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Run back into verse
G|---3-3--1-1-----------------------------------------|
D|*------------3-3--1-1----------------------3p1------|
A|*----------------------3-3--1-1----------------3----|
E|---------------------------------4-4--3-3--------1--|
Popular Brown James tabs and chords
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