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Black Snake Moan - Samuel L. Jackson
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Tabbed by: Joel Gonzalez
Email: w4gon@embarqmail.com
My first tab attempt and since this song was the one which inspired me to
start playing blues guitar, it's fitting. I watched the movie to get the
correct finger positions so it's very close. Use a slide and palm mute
where it says "muted". Through "louder" slowly increase volume until
"full" volume.
Tuning: Open D minor (DADFAD)
I aint played for
nobody in years
d|--3/5---0-----------------------------0----------------------------------|
A|----------0------------------------0-------------------------------------|
F|-------------0------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------0---------0-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
Wanted me some kids!
Whole mess of them, but
for Rose my wife... Kids
are for another time.
d|--9/12-----10/12\10/15-15\12~--------------------------------------------|
A|--9/12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then one spring...
(lightly rake)
d|---------------------------------------------------------12--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------12--------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------12--------------|
D|------------------------------3--------------------------12--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------12--------------|
D|--7\0--0--0/5\0--0--0/3--0/3-----------------------------12--------------|
I seen a change in her. Breast Then one day Rose said she had to
started swollen up. Couple of mornings go to Jackson to visit her folks
I hear her in the bathroom throwing up. and she didn't want me to go so I
I done seen it in other woman before stayed.
so I knew.
(let ring)
d|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
You know how they talk about a woman, having that glow...
She didn't have it know more! She done cut it out!
Got rid of it!
"mute"
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
That voice in my head
"mute" "mute" "mute" "mute"
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0----------0--------0----------0-------0----------0-------0---|
A|-----3b1/4--------------3b1/4---------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4-----|
D|-0-----------0-------------------0------------------0------------------0-|
Every time I think its gone, Calls me when
it comes howling back I'm ailing
"mute" "mute" "louder" "louder"
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0-------0----------0-----0-----------0--------0---|
A|------3b1/4--------------3b1/4---------------------------------3b1/4-----|
D|--------------0------------------0-----------3-----0-------------------0-|
When I can't find Lost in the pines
my way home
"louder" "louder" "louder" "louder"
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0-----------0-------0----|
A|----3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4---------------3b1/4------|
D|------------0------------------0-------------------0------------------0--|
I calls it the Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Black Snake Moan
"louder" "louder" "full"
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0---|
A|------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4-----|
D|--------------0------------------0------------------0------------------0-|
Black snake all in my room
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0---|
A|------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4-----|
D|--------------0------------------0------------------0------------------0-|
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0---|
A|------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4-----|
D|--------------0------------------0------------------0------------------0-|
Black snake all in my room
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0----------0------0----|
A|------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4------------------------|
D|--------------0------------------0------------------0------------3-----0-|
Some pretty mamma
better get this black snake soon
d|----------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0-------0--0--------------------------------------|
A|------3b1/4--------------3b1/4----0--------------------------------------|
D|--------------0-------------------0--------------------------------------|
(Let ring)
d|-------------------------------------------------------------12\0--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12\0--------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------12\0--------|
D|----0-------0-----------0------------------------------------12\0--------|
A|------3b1/4--------------------------------------------------12\0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------3b1/4--0---------------------------12\0--------|
Black snake is evil Black snake is all I see
"full"
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0----------0--------0----------0-------0----------0-------0---|
A|-----3b1/4--------------3b1/4---------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4-----|
D|-0-----------0-------------------0------------------0------------------0-|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0---|
A|------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4-----|
D|--------------0------------------0------------------0------------------0-|
Black snake is evil Black snake is all I see
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0---|
A|------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4-----|
D|--------------0------------------0------------------0------------------0-|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0----------0-------0---|
A|------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4-----|
D|--------------0------------------0------------------0--------------------|
Woke up this morning! Black snake moved in on me!
d|----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(let ring with feedback)
d|----12\0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----12\0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----12\0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----12\0------0-------0----------0-------0----3--------3/0---------------|
A|----12\0--------3b1/4--------------3b1/4------3--------3/0---------------|
D|----12\0----0-----------0---------------------3--------3/0---------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b Bend
Artist: Samuel L Jackson
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