• Song:

    Jelly Jelly

  • Artist:

    Allman Brothers Band

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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 23:25:53 -0500
From: DON META 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: CRD:"JELLY JELLY"-ALLMAN BROTHERS

Jelly,Jelly-written by Trade Martin-as performed by Allman Bros.


        Verse 1
 Key-B
        B7                E9       E7      Bdim        B7  C7  F#m7,F7b9
        Stormy,stormy rain-I'm as lonesome as a man can be
        E9                  E7     Bdim                 B7,Bb7,A7,Ab7
        Stormy,stormy rain -I'm as lonesome as a man can be
        C#m7                   Bdim        F#9    F#13
        For the way you've been treatin' me Lord I know I'm not
          B7     G#7#9   C#m7,Bdim,F#9(this turnaround is different than)
        to blame                      (the record,any turnaround works.)

        Verse 2

        B7                       E9    E7, Bdim  B7 C7 B7  F#m7,F7b9
        It's a downright rotten, lowdown dirty shame
        E9                            E7      Bdim   B7,Bb7,A7,Ab7
        Well it's a downright rotten, lowdown dirty shame
        C#m7                    Bdim       F#9    F#13
        For the way that you've treated me lord I know I'm
               B7     G#7#9   C#m7 Bdim F#9
        not to blame....

        Organ solo--same progression throughout solo's

        Piano solo

        Verse 3
         B7              E9     E7    Bdim  B7  C7  B7   F#m7,F7b9
        Jelly,jelly,jelly-jelly stays on my mind
        E9               E7     Bdim       B7,Bb7,A7,Ab7
        Jelly,jelly,jelly-jelly stays on my mind
        C#m7                Bdim   F#9     F#13       B7    G#7#9
        Jelly roll killed my daddy-left my momma stone blind
         C#m7 Bdim  E9

        Guitar solo-and fade out

        :I'll let you folks figure out the solo for yourself
         It's a classic by Richard {Dicky} Betts one of the
         finest electric bluesers of all time.
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