------------------------------------------------------------------------------- China Grove-Doobie Brothers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Steven E-mail: This is my first tab, so please understand if something isn't notated correctly. Note: lyrics are not aligned to the proper chords. you might have to listen to the song to match the lyrics to the chords and figure out most of the timings. Tuning:Standard Intro: E E D A/d# A E e|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx--xx-------------------------------------------------| B|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx--xx-------------------------------------------------| G|-99xxxx-99xxxx-7xx-6xx--xx-99----------------------------------------------| D|-99xxxx-99xxxx-7xx-7xx-7xx-99----------------------------------------------|3x A|-77xxxx-77xxxx-5xx-4xx-7xx-77----------------------------------------------| E|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx-5xx---790-------------------------------------------| E E D A/d# A e|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx-----------------------------------------------------| B|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx-----------------------------------------------------| G|-99xxxx-99xxxx-7xx-6xx-----------------------------------------------------| D|-99xxxx-99xxxx-7xx-7xx-7---------------------------------------------------| A|-77xxxx-77xxxx-5xx-4xx-7---------------------------------------------------| E|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx-5---------------------------------------------------| Verse: E E D A/d# A E e|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx--xx-------------------------------------------------| B|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx--xx-------------------------------------------------| G|-99xxxx-99xxxx-7xx-6xx--xx-99----------------------------------------------| D|-99xxxx-99xxxx-7xx-7xx-7xx-99----------------------------------------------| A|-77xxxx-77xxxx-5xx-4xx-7xx-77----------------------------------------------| E|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx-5xx---790-------------------------------------------| When the sun comes up... E E D A/d# A E e|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx--xx-------------------------------------------------| B|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx--xx-------------------------------------------------| G|-99xxxx-99xxxx-7xx-6xx--xx-99----------------------------------------------| D|-99xxxx-99xxxx-7xx-7xx-7xx-99----------------------------------------------| A|-77xxxx-77xxxx-5xx-4xx-7xx-77----------------------------------------------| E|---xxxx---xxxx--xx--xx-5xx---790-------------------------------------------| And the folks are rising... C#m B e|-9-----------------7-777---------------------------------------------------| B|-9-----------------7-777---------------------------------------------------| G|-9-----------------8-898---------------------------------------------------| D|-11(strum pattern)-9-999---------------------------------------------------| A|-11----------------9-999---------------------------------------------------| E|-9-----------------7-777---------------------------------------------------| The people of the town... A A# B C7 (These chords are all played in same rhythm) e|-55-56 7 8----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-55-56 7 8----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-66-67 8 9----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-77-78 9 8----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-77-78 910----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-55-56 7 8----------------------------------------------------------------| And they're proud of... Chorus: E D A E D A E e|---------xxxx--xx--xx----------xx--xx--------------------------------------| B|---------xxxx--xx--xx----------xx--xx----------------------->--------------| G|-------99xxxx-7xx--xx---9-----7xx--xx---9----77-----999999999--------------| D|-------99xxxx-7xx-7xx---9--6--7xx-7xx---9--6-77-7---777777777--------------| A|---7-7-77xxxx-5xx-7xx---7--7--5xx-7xx---7--7-55-7---777777777--------------| E|-79-9-9--xxxx--xx-5xx----79----xx-5xx----79-----5---------------790--------| Well you're talking... (with different lyrics) Bridge: G#m B C#m F# C#m e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------11-------------------| D|-6---9-11-(strum pattern;listen to song for counting)-11(strum)--11--------| A|-6---9-11----------------------------------------------9---------11--------| E|-4---7--9---------------------------------------------------------9--------| Well everyday there's... C#m F# F#sus (alternate) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------11-12------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------11-11------------------------------------------| D|-11--(strum)----------------11-11------------------------------------------| A|-11--------------------------9--9------------------------------------------| E|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------| The sheriff and his... G#m B C#m F# C#m e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------11---------------------------------| D|-6---9-11-(strum)-----------------------11(strum)--11----------------------| A|-6---9-11--------------------------------9---------11----------------------| E|-4---7--9-------------------------------------------9----------------------| And though it's a... A C D E C D E e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------5-7-9---5-7-9----------------------------| D|-7(strum)-------------------------5-7-9-- 5-7-9----------------------------| A|-7--------------------------------3-5-7---3-5-7----------------------------| E|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------| They'll just keep on... (first half without words, second half with) end on the E ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************