#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # tabbed by : Jean-Pierre TROLET http://tabwyp.free.fr DUST MY BROOM - ZZTOP version BASS TAB This very well known tune was first composed by Robert Johnson. It was then covered by Elmore James , the famous electric slide guitar player, in the fifties. After him many also covered it in different ways : Canned Heat, Spencer Davies Group, Taj Mahal, John Mayall, Ike and Tina Turner ..... and ZZTOP : The ZZTOP version that I tabbed here was released in 1979 on their album DEGUELLO. On the record you can hear three guitars (two playing rhythm) but one rhythm guitar and one slide guitar are enough with a bass guitar to reproduce the tune. LEGEND : / : slide-up \ : slide-down ^^^^ : let ring n__ : linger on this note ( = rough way of noting rhythm !) {n} : vibrate around fret n with the slide bar n : slide guitar only : do not play with the slide bar. (With the slide guitar all notes are played with the slide bar except in the turnarounds, the outro and where noted in the solo section with underlined notes). Remember to tune both guitars in OPEN D as indicated above. You can hear and download two MP3 DEMOs ( one electric and one acoustic) and get some more details from the URL above. INTRO : 1 2 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--10--10-10---10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+ 3 4 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--10-10-------10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+ 5 6 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+ E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+ 7 8 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 9 10 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +----------------------------------7--------+-------------------------------------+ E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------------+ 11 12 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--/10-10---8---8----7---7-----6------6-----+--5------5-6---5---------------------+ I'm gonna 1st VERSE 1 2 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5--5-5-----5-5---5-5---5-----------------+-----------------------5-------------+ E +-------------------------------------------+--3--3-3--3-3---3-6/7----------------+ get up in the morning I be_______lieve I' ll dust my 3 4 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ broom I'm gonna 5 6 G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+ E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+ get up in the morning I be_______lieve I' ll dust my 7 8 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ broom well my 9 10 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +----------------------------------7--------+----------------------------5--------+ E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-6/7-----------+ best gal I'll be leaving so my friend you can get out of my 11 12 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-5---5----3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+--0------0---------------------------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-----------6---5---------------------+ room I'm gonna 1 2 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5--5-5-----5-5---5-5---5-----------------+-----------------------5-------------+ E +-------------------------------------------+--3--3-3--3-3---3-6/7----------------+ write a letter to China see if my baby is over there 3 4 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ I'm gonna 5 6 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+ E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+ write a letter to China see if my baby is over there 7 8 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ If she 9 10 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +----------------------------------7--------+----------------------------5--------+ E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-6/7-----------+ ain't in the Hawaian Islands she must be in Ethiopia some_ 11 12 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-5---5----3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+--0------0---------------------------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-----------6---5---------------------+ _where SOLO : 1 2 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--10--10-10---10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+ 3 4 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--10-10-------10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+ 5 6 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+ E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+ 7 8 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 9 10 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +----------------------------------7--------+-------------------------------------+ E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------------+ 11 12 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--/10-10---8---8----7---7-----6------6-----+--5------5-6---5---------------------+ 1 2 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--10--10-10---10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+ 3 4 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--10-10-------10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+ 5 6 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+ E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+ 7 8 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 9 10 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +----------------------------------7--------+-------------------------------------+ E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------------+ 11 12 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--/10-10---8---8----7---7-----6------6-----+--5------5-6---5---------------------+ I be___ LAST VERSE: 1 2 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5--5-5-----5-5---5-5---5-----------------+-----------------------5-------------+ E +-------------------------------------------+--3--3-3--3-3---3-6/7----------------+ _lieve be_____lieve my time a_____ 3 4 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ " _lone I be______ 5 6 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+ E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+ _lieve be____lieve my time a_ 7 8 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+ E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ _lone I've 9 10 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E +--5--5-5--5-5----5-5-----------------------+-------------------------------------+ had to quit my baby and give up my happy 11 12 BASS G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A +-------------------------------------------+-------------6---5-------------------+ E +--10-10----8--8-----7--7-----6--6----------+---5-----5---------------------------+ home