tabbed by : Jean-Pierre TROLET
http://tabwyp.free.fr
CALL ME THE BREEZE - by J.J. CALE
BASS TAB
This is an anthology tune (You will find a MP3 demo at the url above).
It was the first one of the first JJ Cale's album in 1972 ('Naturally')
and was released also in a few others among which 'The Very Best of JJ Cale'.
It has been covered by Lynyrd Skynyd.
It is Rock'n'Roll tinged with Country. There are three guitars and a bass.
The tune consists of four verses of 12 bars, the third being only instrumental.
The solo plays all along , punctuating each sung sentence and naturally all along
the third verse. The tonality is F sharp. ( F# , B and C#)
12
F#
BASS
G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
A+---9---------------9------------7-------+--9----------------9-----------7--------+
E+----------9--9------------9--9----------+---------9--9------------9--9-----------+
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jj_cale/call_me_the_breeze_btab.html )
34
BASS
G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
A+---9---------------9------------7-------+--9----------------9-----------7--------+
E+----------9--9------------9--9----------+---------9--9------------9--9-----------+
B
56
BASS
G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
A+---2---------------2------------0-------+--2----------------2--------7--8--------+
E+----------2--2------------2--2----------+---------2--2------------9--------------+
F#
7 8
BASS
G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
A+---9---------------9------------7-------+--9----------------9-----------7--------+
E+----------9--9------------9--9----------+---------9--9------------9--9-----------+
C#B
9 10
BASS
G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
A+----4--------------4------------0-------+--2---------------2--------7--8---------+
E+-----------4--4-----------4--4----------+----------2--2----------9---------------+
112
BASS
G+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
D+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
A+---9---------------9------------7-------+--9----------------9-----------7--------+
E+----------9--9------------9--9----------+---------9--9------------9--9-----------+