Blues This Bad (Jon Paris)

from the album Hey, Where's Your Brother?

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 13th of March 1997


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Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide between notes
~ - vibrato

played in Open F (C F C F A C from low to high)


C-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------3-s-1--------------------------3-s-1---------------|
F-|-----------0--/3-/3--0-------/3-0-------0----/3-/3--0-------/3-0-------0---|
C-|----------------------------------0-h-3--------------------------0-h-3-----|
F-|--------0-----/3-/3--0--------------------0--/3-/3--0----------------------|
C-|-0--/5---------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-/3-/3-/3~-----------------5---5-------/7--\5--------------5---/8---8-5----|
|-/3-/3-/3~--3-s-1------/5----------5-----------------/5-----------------\1-|
|-----------------/3-0------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                         I woke up this morning  with something that I never


|---------------------------------------------/5--/3-0-------------5---5----|
|----------------3-s-1--------------3-s-1--------------\1------/5-----------|
|--/3----/3-/3-0------/3-0-------0-------/3-0-------------/3-0--------------|
|------0-------------------0-h-3--------------------------------------------|
|--------/3-/3-0------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  had                                                           I woke up


|-------/7--5-------------5----/8--8--5-------------------------------------|
|---5----------------/5-----------------\1------------------3-s-1-----------|
|------------------------------------------/3------/3-/3-0-------/3-0-------|
|-----------------------------------------------0---------------------0-h-3-|
|--------------------------------------------------/3-/3-0------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
  this morning with something that I never had


|-------------/5--/3-0--------------8---8------/10-8--------------5--5--/8--|
|---3-s-1--------------\1------/8------------8--------------/5--------------|
|-0------/3-0-------------/3-0----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                             I had the blues before   but I ain't never had


|--8-----5----------------------5--5--/8---8----5-------------------/12-----|
|-----------\1-------------/5----------------------3-3-s-1--------------/12-|
|--------------/3-0----------------------------------------/3----0----------|
|-------------------0-h-3---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  the blues               ain't never had the blues        this bad


|------------------------------------/5--/3-0---------------5--5---5--------|
|-/12----------------------3-s-1--------------\1--------/5-------------5----|
|----/12\--/3-0-----------------/3-0-------------/3-0-----------------------|
|---------------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------3-s-5-0---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         ev'ryone that I


|--/7----\5-------5--5---/8--8----5---------------/12-12-12--/12-12-12------|
|-------------/5----------------------\1----------/12-12-12--/12-12-12------|
|-----------------------------------------/3---0--/12-12-12--/12-12-12------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  talked to   ev'ryone's feelin' down and out


|----------------------/3~--3------------5--5---5-----/7----\5------5--5----|
|------------3-s-1------------\1------/5-----------5------------/5----------|
|-/5-\3-0---------/3-0----------/3-0----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      ev'ryone that I talked to  ev'ryone's


|-/8--8----\5-----------------------------------------/12-------------------|
|--------------\1-----------------------------------------/12-12------------|
|------------------/3--------0-0----0-0--------------------------/12\--/3-0-|
|----------------------0--/3-----/3------/3p0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------/5-/3-0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  feelin' down and out


|-----8--8----8----/10-8-----------5-5-/8--8--\5------------------------5-5-|
|-/8-------------8--------------/5------------------3-s-1-----------/5------|
|--------------------------------------------------------/3-0---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------0-h-3---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ev'ryone's got an answer  but nobody really knows                  nobody


|-/8--8---\5----/12---------------------------------------------------/5~---|
|-------------------/12-12----------------------------------3-s-1-----------|
|---------------------------/12\--0-/3~---0----------------------/3-0-------|
|-------------------------------------------/3-0----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------/5p0-/3-0------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  really knows  what is all about

            Solo:
|-/3-0------------------0--/3-0---------------------------------------------|
|------\1-----------------------1-s-3---------------------------------------|
|---------/3--0---3-s-5---------------/3-0---3-/5-s-3-0------0-0----0-0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------/3-----/3---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------/5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------0-------0-/5--/3-0------------/3-0-------------/12-/12------------|
|----------------------------1-s-3-----------1-s-3---------------/12--------|
|-----------3-s-5-----------------/3-0------------/3-0---------------/12\---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/3--0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-/3-0-/5~--5-s-3-p-0--------0---/3-0---/5-5-/6-6-/7-7-7-5-7--3-s-5-s-3---|
|------------------------0-h/5----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------/3-0-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------/12-----------------------------------------/5~---/3-0------------|
|-------------/12-/12-----------------------3-s-1----------------\1---------|
|-0----0--------------/12\--/3-0-----------------/3-0---------------/3-0----|
|---/3---------------------------0------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------5-s-3-0----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-/7-/7-/7---------/15-/15-/15-/16-/17\---------------/5--/3-0--------------|
|----------/7------/15-/15-/15-/16-/17\---3-3-s-1--------------1-s-3--------|
|-------------/7~--------------------------------/3-0----------------/3-0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|------------------------------/5-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------3-s-1---------3-s-1------------------------------------|
|-0-------0---------------/3-0----------/3-0---------0-0----0-0----0----0-0-|
|---0-h/3------------------------------------0h3--/3-----/3-----/3---/3-----|
|-----------3-s-5-0---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------0-0----0-0--------/5--\3--0-----------0-0----0-0----0-0---|
|--------------/3-----/3-----0-/3-0------------/3-0--/3-----/3-----/3-------|
|-0--/5-\3-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|--------------/15-15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-15-15-15-15\--/12-12-12-|
|--------------/15-15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-15-15-15-15\------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5s3-0-/3-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-12-s-10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------/12----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------12-s-10----12---/3-3-/5-5-/7\----/3-0----0---------------------|
|-------------------/12----------------------------/3---------0--3-/5~------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0-h/3---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|------------------/12------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------/12-12-----------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------/12\------------------------------------------|
|---/3-0----------------------------------0-/7~--------0-/7~--------0-/3~---|
|--------/5-\3-0--------------------0-h-3--------0-h-3--------0-h-3---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|--------------------------/12--------------------------------------/3-0----|
|------------------------------/12-12---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------/12\---/3-0----0---------3-/5---------|
|-------0-/5-\3-0---------------------------------/3---0--------------------|
|-0-h-3-----------/5-/3-0--------------------------------/3-0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-----------------5---5--------/7---\5--------5-/8---8---\5-----------------|
|-1-s-3------/5-------------5--------------/5----------------\1-------------|
|------/3-0-----------------------------------------------------/3----/3-/3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------/3-/3-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
            ain't no drugs can help me  my baby she can ease my mind


|----------------------------------/3-/3-0----------5---5--------/7---\5----|
|----3-s-1-------------------------/3-/3-0---/5---------------5-------------|
|-0-------/3-0------0----/3-/3-0--------------------------------------------|
|--------------0-/3---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------0--/3-/3-0--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                              ain't no drugs can help me


|-------5--/8--8---\5----------0-/15-15-15-/15-15-15\-----------------------|
|----/5----------------\1------0-/15-15-15-/15-15-15\-----------------------|
|--------------------------/3--------------------------/5-\3--0--------0----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------0-h-3---/5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  my baby she can ease my mind


|-----------------------8-8---8---------/10---\8-------5--/8---8----\5------|
|------------------/8--------------8---------------/5------------------3-s-1|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/3-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------/5--/3-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                I don't even know what drugged me  but I just gotta keep on


|----------------5-\8--8--\5--/12-/12---------------------------------------|
|------------/5------------------------/12----------------------------------|
|-/3-0-------------------------------------/12\---/3~--0-------0------------|
|------0-h-3----------------------------------------------/3-0--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------5-s-3-0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
             but I gotta keep on  keep on tryin'


|-----------/5--/3-0-------------5---5---------/7--\5-------5----/8----8----|
|-3-s-1--------------\1-------/5-----------5-----------/5-------------------|
|------/3-0-------------/3-0------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                             tables don't stop turning who knows what we're


|--\5-------------------------------------------------------5----5----------|
|-----\1------------------3-s-1--------------3-s-1-------/5------------5----|
|----------/3----/3-/3-0-------/3-0-------0--------/3-0---------------------|
|--------------0--------------------0-h-3-----------------------------------|
|----------------/3-/3-0----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  headin' for                                            tables don't stop


|-/7--\5---------5----/8----8---\5------------------------------------------|
|----------/5----------------------\1-------------------------------/12-/12-|
|---------------------------------------/3----------0---------------/12-/12-|
|-------------------------------------------0--/5~----/3-0----------/12-/12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------/5-\3-0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  turning  who knows what we're headin' for


|---------------------8---8--8-----/10-s-8-----5--/8--8--\5-----------------|
|-/12\-------------/8-----------8----------/5----------------3-s-1----------|
|-/12\--/5--/3--0-------------------------------------------------/3-0------|
|-/12\-----------------------------------------------------------------0-h-3|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  nothin' I say or do      gonna mean a thing


|--------5--5--/8--8--\5------------------------/12-12----------------------|
|--/5------------------------3--3-s-1------------------/12------------------|
|--------------------------------------/3---0--------------/12--0-/5-\3-0---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ain't gonna mean a thing  and that's for sure


|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------/12-/12-/12~-----------------------12\--|
|-----------/12-/12-/12~-----------------------12\--|
|-----------/12-/12-/12~-----------------------12\--|
|-5-s-3-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
                             that's for sure

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