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PERPETUAL BLUES MACHINE
Artist: Keb' Mo'
Album: Just Like You
So here it is, minus a couple flourishes and whatnot. Feel free to email
mo tabs. Cheers!
INTRO:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----------0-------------|
B|--------5---------------|
G|-----/6----\4---2-------|
D|------------------4---2-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
PART A:
Bass notes can be played by a bass to make it easier
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4-----|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1---------------2-3-----4-----5-----|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-4-----5-----6-----|
D|----------------0-----2-------------------------|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
*alternate to 2nd measure above:
4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
----------------------0-----0-|
----------2-----5---------0---|
----2-----2/6-----------------|
----2-------------------------|
------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
2-----------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-----------------------------------0-------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------2---1-0-----------------|
G|----------2-----2-------2---1-0---3-------------|
D|----------------0-----------------2-----------0-|
A|------------------------0-----0-----------------|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------2-----2-----|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----2-------0-----------------------------------|
B|----------------3-------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D|1-------0-1-----------2-----2-4---2-----2-4---2-|
A|2-----2----------2------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------0-----------------------------------|
PART B:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------|
D|----2-4---2-----2-----2-------------------------|
A|0-----0-----0-----3-4---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----2-4---2-----2-4---2-----2-4---2-----2-4-----|
A|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4---2-|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
PART C:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----------------------------------------0-------|
B|----------------------------------------0-------|
G|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-------------|
D|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-----------0-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----------------------------2-------------------|
B|----------0-----------------------0-------------|
G|----2-----------2-----------------------2-------|
D|1---------------------1-------------------------|
A|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------0-|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----------------------------------------0-------|
B|----------------------------------------0-------|
G|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-------------|
D|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-----------0-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------------------------------------|
G|----2-----------2-------1-----2-----3-----4-----|
D|1-----------------------------------------------|
A|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----4-----5-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
PART D (SOLO):
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----2-4---2-----2-4--/7-|
A|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----9-----------9-------9---9-----9-------------|
B|------------8-----------8---8-----8-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4--/7-|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----9-------9---9-----------12----------------0-|
B|------------8---8-----12b13-------13r12-10------|
G|------------------------------------------11----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4--/7-|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
OUTRO:
play PART A, with the 7th/8th measure changed to look
like so...
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----2-------0-----------------------------------|
B|----------------3-------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|1-------0-1-----------2-----2-4---2-----2-4---0-| <--only this last
A|2-----2----------2------0-----0-----0-----0-----| note changes
E|------------0-----------------------------------|
now repeat measures 7 & 8 above...
now play:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----2-------0---------------5-------5-----5-----|
B|----------------3-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|1-------0-1-----------------5-------4-----3-----|
A|2-----2-----------2-----0-----------------------|
E|------------0-----------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|5-----------5-----------|
B|------------5-----------|
G|------1-----2-----------|
D|2-----0-----2-----------|
A|------------0-----------|
E|----0-------------------|
OK, so that's all the main parts to the song. It's structured something
like so:
INTRO
PART A
PART B x2
PART C
PART A (use alt. second measure)
PART B x2
PART C
PART A
PART D (SOLO)
PART C
OUTRO
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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