John Lee Hooker - Chill out things gonna change
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Tuning: E A D G
[Intro]
Cm Bb Ab Gm Bb Cm Fm D7 Gm
G|| ---------|----------|----------------------- || |--------------|
D||O---------|----------|-----------|---5-5-----O|| |---5-5-5-5----|
A||O---------|----------|----8--5-5-|(5)--------O|| |(5)-----------|
E|| -8--6--4-|-4-3-3-6--|-8---------|--------3-- || |-----------3--|
(x): hold note from previous bar
last bar variation
[Verse]
Bars 2 and 4 get several variations based on C minor scales, mainly C minor pentatonic
base bassline
Cm Bb Ab Gm Bb Cm Fm D7 Gm
G|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|
D|---------|----------|-----------|---5-5-----|
A|---------|----------|----8--5-5-|(5)--------|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-3-3-6--|-8---------|--------3--|
variation 1
Cm Bb Ab Gm Cm Fm D7 Gm
G|---------|-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------|-----------5-|-----------|---5-5-------|
A|---------|---------5---|----8--5-5-|(5)----------|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-3-3-3-----|-8---------|--------6-10-|
variation 2
Cm Bb Ab Gm Cm Fm D7 Gm
G|---------|-------------|------------------------|
D|---------|-----------5-|-----------|---5-5------|
A|---------|---------5---|----8--5-5-|(5)-----5---|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-3-3-3-----|-8---------|----------3-|
variation 3
Cm Bb Ab Gm Cm Fm D7 Gm
G|---------|-----------|-----------|--------|
D|---------|-----------|-----------|--------|
A|---------|-----------|----8--5-5-|(5)-----|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-3-3--3--|-8---------|----3---|
variation 4
Cm Bb Ab Gm Cm Fm D7 Gm
G|---------|---------|-----------|-------------|
D|---------|---5-3---|-----------|-------------|
A|---------|-------6-|-3--8--5-5-|(5)----------|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-------|-----------|----3-3--3-3-|
variation 5
Cm Bb Ab Gm Cm Fm D7 Gm
G|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
D|-------------|------------|-------------|----5-5----|
A|-------------|---------5--|----8----5-5-|(5)--------|
E|-8--6--1-3-4-|(4)-3-3-----|-8-----8-----|--------3--|
In the section where the guitar comes in, the bassist keeps playing some more variations based on the
ones I've presented above, while also adding legatos (mostly slides), syncopation (approaching notes
before the beat) and staccato notes.