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John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom Boom Tabs

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Boom Boom Boom Tabs
Version #1
John Lee Hooker


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I've seen alot of bad tabs of this song so I tried to find it by ear myself and I got to 
interesting enought to post it here.

Johnny played thousands of different way so that's just one of 'em. :)

This is my first tab, and its incomplete for now but I'll update reagularly as soon as I 
out another part of the tune.
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                             BOOM BOOM - John Lee Hooker
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Tuning: Standard

Note 1: All bars are in 4/4, I think it helps figuring out the rhythm since its alot of 
fast notes on different speeds.


INTRO:

e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--2h4-----4p2p0---2---0----2------------|---1----0---2b(1/4)p0-1-----------|
D|----------------------------------------|---2----0---2b(1/4)p0-2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------|---2------------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--0h2--3b(1/4)2----0--------------------|--1----0---2b(1/4)p0-1------------|
D|-----------------------2--0--2----------|--2----0---2b(1/4)p0-2------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2------------------2------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--3b(1/4)--4---2---0--------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------2--0---2----------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|---2----2---2---2----2------------|
A|----------------------------------------|---0----3---5---3----0------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----0--2h3p2--0-------------------------|--1----0---2b(1/4)p0-1------------|
D|--2----------------2--0--2--------------|--2----0---2b(1/4)p0-2------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2------------------2------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------3--5-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--2/4--------4\2p0----------------------|---1----0---2b(1/4)p0-1-----------|
D|---------------------2---0--2-----------|---2----0---2b(1/4)p0-2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------|---2------------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--0h2--3b(1/4)2----0--------------------|--1----0---2b(1/4)p0-1------------|
D|-----------------------2--0--2----------|--2----0---2b(1/4)p0-2------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2------------------2------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--3b(1/4)--4---2---0---2--0---2---------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|---2----2---2---2----2------------|
A|----------------------------------------|---0----3---5---3----0------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--0h2h4--------4p2p0---2---0----2-------|---1----0---2b(1/4)p0-1-----------|
D|----------------------------------------|---2----0---2b(1/4)p0-2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------|---2------------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


VERSE:


     Boom, Boom , Boom, Boom.
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|---0h1---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--1------|
D|----------------------------------------|---0h2---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--2------|
A|----------------------------------------|---0h2---------------------2------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


    Gonna shoot you right down
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|---0h1---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--1------|
D|----------------------------------------|---0h2---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--2------|
A|----------------------------------------|---0h2---------------------2------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


    Right off-a ya feet
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|---0h1---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--1------|
D|----------------------------------------|---0h2---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--2------|
A|----------------------------------------|---0h2---------------------2------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   Take you home with me
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|---0h1---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--1------|
D|----------------------------------------|---0h2---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--2------|
A|----------------------------------------|---0h2---------------------2------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   Put you in my house
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|---0h2---2--2--2--2--2---2--------|
A|----------------------------------------|---0-----3--5--3--5--3---0--------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  Boom, Boom , Boom, Boom
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|---0h1---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--1------|
D|----------------------------------------|---0h2---0h2--0--2(1/4)p0--2------|
A|----------------------------------------|---0h2---------------------2------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


Ok thats all for now kids pu don't worry i'll update sooner or later :P


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
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