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Smokestack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf
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Written by Howlin' Wolf (aka Chester Burnett)
First Riff:
2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B --5-------8-----------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------7-------------------------------|
D --------------------------7/9-----9-------7-----5---------------|
A --------------------------------------------------7-----5-------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------0-----|
Second Riff:
2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B --5-------3-----------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------7-------------------------------|
D --------------------------7/9-----9-------7-----5---------------|
A --------------------------------------------------7-----5-------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------0-----|
Harmonica Riff (arranged for guitar):
2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +
e -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B -5-------5~~~~~~~--------3-----3-5-----5-8-----8-5-----0-5-----0-|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +
e -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B -5-------5~~~~~~~--------3-----3-5-----5-8-----8-5-----0-5-----0-|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +
e -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B -5-------5~~~~~~~--------3-----3-5-----5-8-----8-5---12~~~~~~~---|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
I've done the time thingies on top of each bit as 234 1234 1 instead
of the usual 1234 1234 as that's the way the riffs are phrased.
I hope it make sense when you're playing it :) Throughout the song,
play a mixture of the first and second riffs. The harmonica comes
in after every second verse. I was going to write the lyrics but I
can't decipher many of them :)
Any comments/corrections/suggestions welcome... :)
Cheers,
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Greg O'Beirne
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