Date: Sat, 20 Jan 96 16:02:18 -0800 Subject: black_water.tab by doobie brothers (corrected post) Item Subject: cc:Mail Text The Doobie Brothers'"Black Water" (by Patrick Simmons) Transcription by: Robert Andersen (robert_andersen@hp-paloalto-om5.om.hp.com) This is a re-post. A friendly note from Josh (jpincus@baka.com) pointed out that the correct tuning is "double drop D" (DADGBD). I have changed the transcription accordingly. Thanks Josh! NOTE: > = accent this note, h = hammer on, p = pull off, b = bend INTRODUCTION (play this phrase 4 times, with slight variations) AD7 d-------0---------------0---------| b-------1---------------3---------| g-----0---------------2-----2-----| D->--------------------------->->-| A-0--------->----->-----------2h3-| D-----------3b----0---------------| 1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' ' VERSE #1: D Am7 D Am7 D Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin' Am7 D Am7 D ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name Am7 D Am7 D Catfish are jumpin' that paddle wheel thumpin' Am7 D Am7 D Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same CHORUS: G Old black water, keep on rollin' Bb G Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me? Old black water, keep on rollin' Bb G Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me? Old black water, keep on rollin' Bb A ' ' Em7 Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me? A Em7 A Em7 Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every thing A Em7 Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right D Am7 D Am7 A Em7 And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry at all A d---------------------------------| b-2---------------3p2-3p2---------| then: INTRO (4 times with fiddle solo) g-2-------------------------------| D-2---------------4p2-4p2---------| A-0-------------------------2h3---| D---------------------------------| 1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' ' VERSE #2 D Am7 D Am7 D Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me Am7 D AD7 Just take that street car that's goin' up town Yeah, I'd like to Am7 D Am7 D hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky tonk, and I'll be ADAD7 buyin' everybody drinks all roun'------- CHORUS, followed by guitar/fiddle solos, then: ENDING (1: with music, 2/3: a capella, then with music, repeat and fade): D Am7 D Am7 I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me D Am7 D by the hand, by the hand, take me by the hand, (I want to honky-tonk) (honky-tonk) Am7 D pretty momma, come and dance with your daddy all night long, I'd like to... (honky-tonk) (with you all night long) **Chords** Am7D G Bb Em7A d 0 0 5 3 0 0 b 1 3 0 3 3 2 g 0 2 0 0 0 2 D 2 0 0 0 2 2 A 0 x x 1 2 0 D x 0 5 x 2 x