---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BEATLES - LONG TALL SALLY (Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell) Released with I CALL YOUR NAME, SLOW DOWN and MATCHBOX as an EP on 19th, June 1964. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bass tab by:PJVillanueva Recorded in one single take on March 11th 1964, like Lennon's version of Medley & Russell's TWIST AND SHOUT, recorded also in one take a year earlier, on February 11th 1963, LONG TALL SALLY was featured in concerts throughout their whole career. It was recorded at a higher pitch and speed than Little Richard's and McCartney's vocal work, as well as The Beatles arrangement, was said to have surpassed the one of his original composer. I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He says he has the blues but he has a lotta fun. Oh baby, yeeeeh now baby, woooooh baby Some fun tonight. I saw Uncle John with long tall Sally He saw Aunt Mary commin' And he ducked back in the alley. Oh baby, yeeeeh now baby, woooooh baby Some fun tonight. Solo Well long tall Sally built pretty sweet She got everything that Uncle John needs Oh baby Yeeeeh now baby Woooooh baby Some fun tonight Solo Well We're gonna have some fun tonight Have some fun tonight. Everything's allright. Have some fun tonight Have some fun Yeh yeh yeh We're gonna have some fun tonight. Have some fun tonight Everything's allright. Have some fun tonight Yeah we'll have some fun Some fun tonight I'm gonna G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|5--------------------------|5--------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|5--------------------------|5------3------2------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------5-----| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| says has blues but has lot fun baby he the he a of oh 00:06 G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|-------2------5------2---5-|-------2-------5-----2-----| A|3--------------------------|3--------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| Yeah now baby G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|---------------------2-----|5------4------3------2-----| A|-------2------5----------5-|---------------------------| E|3--------------------------|---------------------------| Woooooooooooooooooooh baby G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|-------4------7------4-----|-------2------5------2-----| A|5------------------------5-|3--------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| some fun tonight G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|---------------------------|-------2------3------4-----| A|-------2------3------4-----|5--------------------------| E|3--------------------------|---------------------------| I 00:17 G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|5--------------------------|5--------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| saw John with tall Sally He Uncle long G|------ ------ ------ 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E|---------------------------|---------------------------| some fun tonight G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|5--------------------------|-------2------3------4-----| A|-------2------3------4-----|5--------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| SOLO 00:34 G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|5------3------2------------|---------------------------| A|---------------------5-----|-------2------5---5--2---2-| E|---------------------------|3---3----------------------| G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|---------------------------|---------------------------| A|-------2------5------2--2--|-------2------5------------| E|3------------------3-------|3-----------------3--------| G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|-------2------5------2---5-|-------2------5------5-P-2-| A|3--------------------------|3--------------------------| 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We're gonna 01:41 G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|5---5--5------5------5-----|5---5--5------5------5-----| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| have some fun tonight have G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|5------5------5------5-----|5---5--5------5------5-----| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| some fun tonight Ev' G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|---------------------------|---------------------------| A|3---3--3---3--3------3-----|3---3--3---3--3------3-----| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| rything's allright have G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|5---5--5------5------5-----|5---5--5------5------5-----| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| some fun tonight Yeah, have we'll G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|-------4------7------4-----|-------2------3------4-----| A|5--------------------------|3--------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| some fun some tonight fun (. 01:55 G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| D|5--------------------------|-------3--5----------5-----| A|----1---------2------5-----|5--5-----------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B Bend R Release / slide up \ slide down H hammer-on P pull-off ~ vibrato + harmonic x Mute note . - play note like a dot in standard notation ^ - ties two notes together (. 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