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Black snake moan – Samuel L. Jackson
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Tabbed by: Guitardudedon (Donnie Granger)
Email:Donald_g15@yahoo.com
This song is played with a slide and where it says muted lightly palm mute!!
This version is from the movie black snake moan and not the same as the
Original by Blind lemon Jefferson!!!
Tuning: open d
D A D F# A D
(Lightly rake)I aint played for nobody for years
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B|--9/12~~-12------------------------12------------------------------------|
G|------------12p11---------------12---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12--------12------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------12-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------12----------------------------------------------|
Wanted me some kids! Whole mess of them but
for rose my wife..kids are for another time
E|-9/12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9/12—-12\10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10/12---10/12----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then one spring (light rake)
E|---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
E|-5--5-5/3---0—3/5-3/5—0----------------------12--------------------------|
I seen a change in her! Breast starts Then one day rose said she had to
Swollen up! Couple of mornings I hear go to Jackson to visit her folks
Her in the bathroom throwing up I done she didn’t want me to go so I
seen it in other woman before so I knew stayed.
(Let ring)
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B|---------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
you know how they talk about woman, having that glow….
she didn’t have it know more! She done cut it out! She got rid of it!
(muted) She got rid of it!
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(play quietly) heard a voice in my head every time
mute mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0--------0----0-------0-----0--------0----0-------0-------0------0-|
A|--------3b1/4---------3b1/4----------3b1/4--------3b1/4-----------3b1/4--|
E|----0------------0--------------0-------------0--------------0-----------|
I think its gone, it comes howling back
(play quietly)
mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0------0----------------0-------0---------------------------------|
A|---------3b1/4-------------------3b1/4-----------------------------------|
E|----0-----------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Calls me when I'm ailing, when I can't find my way home
(Play louder)
mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0----------------0-------0---------0-------0---------0------0-|
A|-----3b1/4--------------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4------------3b1/4--|
E|-0------------------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------|
Lost in the pines I calls it the Black Snake Moan.
Mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-------0--------0-------0------------------0------0-|
A|----------------------3b1/4------------3b1/4----------------------3b1/4--|
E|------------------0----------------0--------------------------0----------|
Hmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm Black snake all in my room
Mute mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4-------3b1/4----|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0----------0------------|
hmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmm
mute mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4-------3b1/4----|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0----------0------------|
Black snake all in my room
Mute mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4-------3b1/4----|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0----------0------------|
Some pretty mamma Better get this black snake soon
E|---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0---3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
black snake is evil
mute let ring mute mute mute
E|------------------------------12\3---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------12\3---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------12\3---------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0---0------0-------12\3----0-------0---0------0--0------0-----|
A|------3b1/4-----3b1/4---------12\3------3b1/4-------3b1/4----3b1/4-------|
E|-0------------0---------------12\3--0-----------0----------0-------------|
Black snake is all I see
Mute mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4-------3b1/4----|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0----------0------------|
Black snake is evil black snake is all I see
Mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0--------------|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4----------------|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0-----------------------|
mute mute mute mute
E|----------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0------3--------------------------------|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3--------------------------------|
E|-0---------0-----------0----------------3--------------------------------|
Woke up this morning Black snake moved in on me
Slide to 3rd fret and mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------5\3----0--------0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------5\3-------3b1/4----|
E|------------------------------------------------------5\3--0-------------|
slide to 1st fret and let ring with feed back
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0------5\1------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Artist: Misc Soundtrack
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