Captain Beefheart - Hobo chang ba
tabsver. 1
Autoscroll
1 Column
Text size
Transpose 0
Tuning: E A D G B E
This tab is written in standard, but the original song is likely in Open G or Open D, and probably one or both
of the guitar tracks are originally played using slides. Guitar 1 is in the left track, as played by Zoot Horn
Rollo (Bill Harkleroad), and guitar 2 is in the right one, played by Antennae Jimmy Semens (Jeff Cotton). The
two guitar parts are NOT written to line up together with exact timing, though most of the time they should
fit at least approximately well and give you an idea of what's going on. Assume each section is played only
one time unless stated otherwise.
INTRO (0:00)
1
e|------------------------7-8-------------------|
B|-10------------10------------10-8-------------|
G|---10--------10----7--------------10--7--10---|
D|-------7/8--7-------88------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[only guitar 1]
2
Gtr. 1 (left)
e|--------17--------17-------------|
B|---15--------15--------15-15/21~-|
G|-14---14---14---14---14----------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Gtr. 2 (right)
e|-------------------10-/-12~------|
B|----------12-/-14----------------|
G|-10-/-12-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
3
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4--7--9-7---9--7p5--7--4p0-7---9--7p5--7--4p0-7-----|
A|-5--5--5--5-5---5--5----5--5---5---5--5----5--5---5-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----13---x-13----13-----------------12--12--x-12--12-12-|
D|----12---x-12----12-----------------12--12--x-12--12-12-|
A|---------x----------------------------------------14-14-|
E|-12-----------12-----17\15/17\15...---------------------|
^ slide back and forth fast, similar to trill
after "3", "2" gets repeated once more before going into the next part
PART 1 / VERSE (0:18)
Guitars are separated here for better clarity, since the structure is odd
Gtr. 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------10b--------10b-------10b-----------7----------------------------------| 2x
D|-12-12-------------12---------12--------12------7-3/5-3--5--3/5-7--7---7---7---7-5-|
A|----12---(12)--------12---------12--------12-10-5---------------5--5---5---5---5-5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------5--5---5---5---5-3-|
Gtr. 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8---------10------------8---------------------------------------|
G|-12--12-------7-7--------12--12-------7-7--------10--10--10--------------------| 1x
D|-------------9-----9-----------------9-----9------0---0---0--------------14----|
A|-10--10----10----10--10--10--10----10----10--10--10--10--10--10/12--10/12---12-|
E|----------8-----------------------8--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-3--3-------------------|
D|-4--4-----4-------------| 2x
A|-5--5---5--6--6--4-6--6-|
E|-------6----------------|
TRANSITION (0:36)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-1111-----1414-----1414-----1616-----|
D|-1212-----1515-----1515-----1717-----|
A|-1212-----1515-----1212-----1717-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
[only guitar 1 again]
PART 2 / VERSE (0:39)
1 // "Standin' still is losin'..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----8--8-8-----------------8--8-8--------------|
G|----x--x-x--9---7----------x--x-x--9---7-------|
D|-7--7--7-7--7-5-5-9/12--7--7--7-7--7-5-5-9/12--|
A|-x--x--7-7--7-----9/12--x--x--7-7--7-----9/12--|
E|-0--0--0-0--0-----------0--0--0-0--0-----------|
2x
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------0---------|
D|------0h2------------------------0h2-----------|
A|-0h3-------0h2----------0h3--------------------|
E|------------------0h3-------------------0h3----|
2
[guitar 1 same as in "1"]
e|----10-10-10-10-10-10---------|
B|-10-------------------13p10---|
G|------------------------------| end is cut off
D|------------------------------| 4x on first time
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
PART 3 / VERSE (0:57)
1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---10--8/10\--------|
A|-8---8-------10b11--|
E|--------------------|
4x
e|--------------------|
B|-------------10-----|
G|-------------10-----|
D|-------------10-----|
A|--------------------|
E|-8-8-10---10--------|
2 // "Stand to gain my ground..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------10---------------10---|
G|-------------10---------------10---|
D|-------------10---------------10---|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-8-8-10---88------8-8-10---88------|
4x
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-10-----------------------------10-|
D|-------99-10---10-9999-99-8-6------|
A|----8-------------------------8----|
E|-----------------------------------|
PRECHORUS (1:20, 1:37)
"The rails I ride are rustin'..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10\8-------|
G|-3-5-6-5-3-5-6-5~--3-5-6-5-3-5-6-5~------7--5--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
2x
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------[5]---------------|
D|----10--8--6--8h10------------8----------------|
A|-8-----------------8----6-----6-----6----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
note in [] played instead of 8 on D the 2nd time
CHORUS (1:28, 1:46)
"Strawwood claw, rattlin' my jaw..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------10----------10----------|
G|-6---8--10-----6/8--10----------|
D|-6---8--10-----6/8--10---6/8----|
A|-4---6---8-----4/6---8---4/6----|
E|--------------------------------|
2x
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-6---8--10-----6/8--10---6/8----|
A|-4---6---8-----4/6---8---4/6----|
E|--------------------------------|
Pre-chorus and chorus are repeated in full after the first time, and that's the end of the song.
Have fun!
************************************
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
************************************