Artist: Doobie Brothers Song: Black Water Tabbed by: Mark Holmes www.myspace.com/wakeupca www.myspace.com/submare Wow, this is a lot. I never meant for this tab to get so huge, but oh well. Have fun with it. This tab is in Double Drop-D tuning, DADGBD. & = Rest |--------|--------0----------------0---------| Figure 1 |--------|----1----------------3-------------| -------- |-&------|----0------------0h2-2-------------| The first bar is the intro, |-&------|----2--------------0---------------| only play that the very |-&--1/2-|--0---0--------------------1/2-----| first time. |--------|----------2/3--0-------0-----------| Play this 11 times... you'll figure it out. Play this until the chorus. |--5p0-------0----3p0---0--------|----------0---------0------| |--------0------------5-----0----|------6---------6----------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |------0-------0------0-------0--|----8-----7---8-------0----| |--------------------------------|---------------------------|--- |--5-------5------5-------5------|--8-----8---8-----8--------| | |- Figure 2 |------2-------0---------------2-----------0-----------------| | |--2---2--0--0-----------------2-------0---------------------|--- |--2------0--0---0-------------2--&----0-------0-------------| |----2-----------------------2----&----0---------------------| |--0-------------------0h2-0------&------------------0h2-----| |---------2--2-----2/4---------------2---2---2---2/4---------| Play this three times. It's the chorus. Then play this part right here, its where he says "An' I ain't got no worries, 'cause I ain't in no hurry at all. |--------------0----------------------------0----------------| |------3---1---1-----------------3--R---1---1----------------| |------2---0-------0-------------2--E---0-------0------------| |----0-----2-------------0h2---0----S---2--------------------| |--------0---0-------0h2------------T-0---0-----------0h2----| |--0-------------0-----------0----------------0---2/4--------| |------2---------0-------------------------------------------| |------2-R---0-----------------2----3//2\\3--2-2-------------| |------2-E---0-------0---------2----2--------2-2-------------| |----2---S---0-----------------0----4//2\\4--2-2-------------| |--0-----T-----------------0h2---------------0-0-0-1/2-------| |----------2---2---2---2/4-----------------------------------| And now, the solo that took forever to tab. It's played on a fiddle, but this is the guitar tab. Enjoy! (Please note that Figure 1 is being played throughout the solo.) 1st Guitar |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5~~~~-5b-5-3--R--5b-5-3-5-3--------5b-5-5--------3-5b~~~~5b-5b-3----------------| |----------------E----------------4---------------4--------------------------------| |----------------S-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------T-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd Guitar |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---17b-17----17b-15----------------------------10h12h10-------17b-17--17b-17b-15--| |--------------------------------------------------------12------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1st Guitar |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10h13h10-9h10h9-8-6/7----------------10-8-6h7----------------/7~~7\5------------| |------------------------7------7~~~~~7----------7---------------------------------| |---------------------------7h9--------------------9---7---------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------7---(7)9h7--------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd Guitar |-------------------------------------------------------7/8--7----5----------------| |--------------------------------10~~~------------------------------6/10-----------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1st Guitar |----------------------------------------------5~~-5-----10~~10-----10--| |--5-x---------------------------------3-3-5/7-------/12----------------| |------4-2-------------------2~~-2-2h4------------------------------11--| |-----------3h4--------0-2-4--------------------------------------------| |---------------5~~0~~~-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd Guitar |----------------------------------------------------------------12/14--| |---------------------------------------------------10h12-15~~~---------| |--7-------------7---------------7-----7h9/11---------------------------| |----------------9h7---------7h9----------------------------------------| |----------------------5-7/9--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1st Guitar |--10-10\8--8\7--7\5--5\3--------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------6/7-3~~~---|-1h0--1h0--1-0--1h0-1--3~~~~----| |--11-11\9--9\7--7\5--5\4--------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------6/7-4~~~---|-2\1--2\1--2-1--2\1-2--4~~~~----| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2nd Guitar |--14p12-12\10-10\8-------10-----------| |-------------------11/12----12-10~~~--| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| 1st Guitar |--------------------------| |-----3---3---5b-5-5-3~~~--| |--/4-------4--------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| Now this is the outro, both guitars play this. Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 three times, while Guitar two plays this: |----------------------------------------------------------| |------3-3--3----------3--3---------3---------3~~~~--------| |--2h4--------4p2~2h4--2--2-4---2h4---2h4p2---------4/-----| |-------------------------------------------0--------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar two then plays this while fading out, Guitar one plays Figure 1 |-----------------------------------13b 13b 13 10~~--------| |--8-6/7--------------------------------------------12-----| |--------7-----------7~~---8-6/7---------------------------| |----------9-7~~~7h9-------------7-------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Then both guitars play Figure 1 for the rest of the song, which isn't much. ------------------------------------------------------ Thanks! -Mark Holmes