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                   DAMN RIGHT, I’VE GOT THE BLUES – Buddy Guy
                                  (Buddy Guy)
                     Damn Right, I've Got The Blues [1991]
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Tabbed by: varannion
Email:     dm_hughes1@hotmail.com


Tuning: standard


Pick-up                                       Intro

                                          coco 
              ~~~~~~~          co       ~~  bss       co            bss
                                                 A
e|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------8h10-----------|--8h10--8\5---------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------9--|-------------7---5--|---------------------5-----|
D|-----------------------|--------------------|--7--(7)-------5--------7--|
A|-----------------------|--------------------|----------5/7-----0--------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|


              co         ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~    co  bss      co

e|--------------------8--------|--------------8-(8)--(8)--10--|
B|------------------8---10-10--|--(10)--(10)------------------|
G|----(7)--(7)--7/9------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|


        co         rpb  rpb  rpb  rpb         rpb                    ~~~        ~~~       
                                              D
e|----(10)--10b12-(12)-(11)-(12)-(12)-----|--(12)r10--(10)--8----------8b10--------|
B|----------------------------------------|-------------------10-10-10------10-10--|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


        ~~~
                                              A
e|----------8-10b12-10b12--(12)r10-8--------|--8------------------------------------|
B|----(10)---------------------------10-10--|----10-10-10----8-5--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|--------------------7b9-7-5-7---5-5b7--|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------7--------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


                        pb
                                              E
e|-----------------------------------------|--5-----------5-8---5----------------|
B|--------------------------------------5--|----5-8--(8)------8---5-8-5-----5-8--|
G|----r5---5--(5)--7-7-(7)9r7-5---5-7b9----|----------------------------7b9------|
D|-------7----------------------7----------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


                 pb                              co                  bss
      D                                         A
e|---------8-10-(10)12-10b12-8------------8--|----------------------------|
B|----8/10---------------------10-7--8-10----|--10--------8-5-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|----------------7b9--7-5-7--|
D|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|


                            Verse 1
                           
        bss                                        co

e|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------7------|----------------------|
G|------5h7p5--------------|------------7-5----|----------------------|
D|----7-------7p5----------|----------------7--|--(7)-----------------|
A|----------------7--------|-------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|


           co        bss               co           co
                                                         D
e|-----------------------|----------8-----------------|----------------------|
B|--------/8-------------|--------8---10---7b8r7p5----|----------------------|
G|--------/9------7-5----|----7/9----------7b9r7p5----|----------------------|
D|--------------------7--|--7----------------------7--|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|


                                  co

e|------------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------|------/8------7------|
G|------------------------|------/9------7p5----|
D|------------------------|------------------7--|
A|------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------|


       co   cococococo  co

e|--------------5-----------------------|
B|------------5---8-5-------------------|
G|---------/6---------7b9-7p5-----------|
D|----7------------------------7p5------|
A|---------------------------------7p5--|
E|--------------------------------------|


                   co       co
      E                     D
e|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------8\7p5----|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------7--|--7--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|


                         ~~~co
      A
e|------------5-5-------------5------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------3/5-----8p5-8b10------8-5-----5--|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7b8----|--7-5---7b9-7-5-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|------7---------7-(7)-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------7\5-3---7-------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------5---3/4/--|


Verse 2

           co                           co

e|---------------------------------|----------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------7b9-7p5----|----------------------|
D|------------------------------7--|--(7)-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------|
E|----/5\3/5\----------------------|----------------------|


                      pb          ~~~~        slow        co

e|-------------8-10--(10)12-8----------|--8--10--b12--(12)----8------------|
B|--------8-10----------------10-10----|------------------------10p8\------|
G|----7/9------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



      D
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--------------------7b9-7p5----|-----------------------|
D|----------------------------7--|--(7)------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------|


                   co                   bss
      A
e|----------------------------------|-----------5-5-----8p5---5-----------|
B|-------------------8p5------------|---------------8p5-----5---8p5---5\--|
G|----------7b9--(9)-----7-5-7---5--|--5----7b9---------------------7-5\--|
D|-----------------------------7----|----7--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|



      E                      D
e|------------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------|


                                               ~~~co
      A
e|----------------------5------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------8p5--------------|----------------------------|
G|----------7b9--(9)----------7-5-7-5---5--|--5----7b9r7-5--(5)--5p0----|
D|------------------------------------7----|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|


Solo 1

                   co

e|----10b12------(12)--8----------8h10--|--10b12------------------|
B|-----------------------10-10-10-------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|

                                                   co
                             co             ~~~co bss  slow  co

e|----10b12------(12)-----(12)----8-----|--------8----10--b12------|
B|----------------------------------10--|--10----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|


        rpb  rpb  rpb    pb        pb        pb         pb     co
      D
e|----(12)-(11)-(11)r10-(10)11r10-(10)11r10-(10)11r10-(8)10r8-8--------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------10-10--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


       co   bss                 co                      ~~~~~        bss
                                        A
e|----------8----10b12----10-8b10----|--(10)-8----8------------------8-10b12r10--|
B|----10-----------------------------|---------10---10-10----(10)----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|




e|----b12r10b12-10b12-10b12-8----------------8b9--|
B|----------------------------10-10-10--(10)------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


       pb      co   pb   pb  pb   pb  pb   pb
      E
e|----(10)---(10)--(10)-(9)-(10)-(9)-(10)-(9)-(10)r8----8--|
B|---------------------------------------------------10----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|



      D
e|----(8)-8-10-10-10p9----8h9-8h9--8h9--------|
B|---------------------10--------------10-10--|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

                                                                     | palm
       ~~~~ co           ~~~                                          mute |
      A
e|------------8-5-----------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----10----------8-5-8p5---------------|-------------------8-8--------------|
G|-------------------------8-7-7-5---5--|---------------7/9-----8\7p5--------|
D|---------------------------------7----|--7-7-7-7--(7)---------------7-5-7--|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Verse 3


      A
e|------------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------|

                                               co
                              pb      ~~~ co  bss  slow co

e|---------------------8-10-(10)12-8-------|--8--10--b12--8---------|
B|----------------8-10---------------10----|----------------10\-----|
G|------------7b9--------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|



      D
e|------------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------|


                                    pb co                    bss
      A
e|------------------------------|----------------5------------------------|
B|-----------------8-5----------|--------------5---8-5--------------------|
G|--------7b9--(9)-----7-5-7----|--(5)6----7b9---------7b9r7-5-7-5--------|
D|---------------------------7--|----------------------------------7-5----|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------7--|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


                                      co
      E                             D
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------7-5----|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------7--|--5h7------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|


            ~~~~ co                         co
      A
e|-----------------5----------------|-------------------------5----|
B|-------------------8-5---5--------|------------------------------|
G|--------7b9--(9)-------7---7-5----|--5--(5)-7-7-5---5---7b9------|
D|-------------------------------7--|---------------7---7----------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------|


Solo 2

                co  rpb                           co            co
      A
e|----10b12---(12)-(12)-10b12--------8-8b10--|--(10)------8-10b12------8-10--|
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


        pb co    co    co    co       co                    co    co

e|----(10)12-10b12-10b12-10b12-|--10b12-10b11r10-8b10----(10)--------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------10-10--|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|


         co  pb             bss                         bss

e|----8-10-(10)12-8b10-8----8-10----|------8------------8-10b12-8---------|
B|-----------------------10---------|--------10----(10)---------8h10-8----|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------9--|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


           pb      ~~~ co

e|-------------------------8-8b10-8---------8-----|
B|----5-8-(8)10-8b10----10----------10-8-10---10--|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|




e|-----------8---------------8----------------------------8-10-|
B|----8-8-10---10-8-10-8---8---10p8---10p8---10p8------10------|
G|-----------------------9----------9------9------9------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|




e|---8--------8-10-8---------8-10-8---------8-10-8----|
B|-----10-8----------10-8-10--------10-8-10--------10-|
G|----------9-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|




e|--------8-10-8---------8-10-8--------8-10-8----|
B|---8-10--------10-8-10--------10-8----------10-|
G|-----------------------------------9-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|




e|--------8-10-8---------8-10-8--------8-10-8----|
B|---8-10--------10-8-10--------10-8----------10-|
G|-----------------------------------9-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


                                               co       slow       co       bridge p/u
                                                     A
e|---10b12-8-10-8----8h10-10p8-10p8----8----8-10--|----10--b12--(12)----------10b12--|
B|----------------10----------------10---10-------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


                                                            pb  rpb         ~~~ co

e|---10b12-8--------------------------------|------------------------5----------|
B|-----------10-10-8-4/5-8-5----------------|----------------------5---8-8b10---|
G|---------------------------8\7p5-7---5h6--|--(6)-7b9-7-5-(5)6-(7)-------------|
D|-----------------------------------7------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


            ~~~ |--------------------- catch G

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----x-8b10--8b10r8-(8)-8b10r8-(8)-8b10r8-(8)-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


     string during bends ---------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8b10r8-(8)-8b10r8--(8)-(8)--8b10r8-(8)-8b10r8-(8)--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


                                                 ~~~ co

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----8b10r8-5------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------7-5-7-7b9-7b8-7-7-5b7--|--(7)r5---5------5------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------7----------7-5--------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------7-6-5--|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------|


       co               bss       co

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D|----7----------5--------7--|--(7)----------5-----------|
A|-----------5-7----7--------|-----------5-7----7--3-----|
E|---------------------------|------------------------5--|


        co                          co

e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D|-----------------5--------7--|--(7)----------5-----------|
A|-------------5-7----0--------|-----------5-7----7--3-----|
E|----(5)----------------------|------------------------5--|


        co                          co
                                  A
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D|-----------------5--------7--|--(7)----------5-----------|
A|-------------5-7----0--------|-----------5-7-------3-----|
E|----(5)----------------------|------------------------5--|

          neck + middle p/u
        co                          co

e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D|-----------------5--------7--|--(7)----------5-----------|
A|-------------5-7----0--------|-----------5-7-------3-----|
E|----(5)----------------------|------------------------5--|


        co                          co

e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------5-----|---------------------------|
D|--------------------------7--|--(7)----------------------|
A|-------------5-7-------------|---------------------------|
E|----(5)----------------------|---------------------------|



Pick-up

| (A)    | (A)    |


Intro

| A    | A    | A    | A    |

| D    | D    | A    | A    |

| E    | D    | A    | A    |


Verse 1

A
You’re damn right I got the blues
A                                A        A
From my head down to my shoes
D
You’re damn right I got the blues
D                                A        A
From my head down to my shoes
E
I can’t win
D                                      A        A
‘cause I don’t have a thing to lose


Verse 2

A
I stopped by my daughter’s house
A                                         A        A
You know, I just want to use the phone
D
I stopped by my daughter’s house
D                                         A        A
You know, I just want to use the phone
E
You know, my new grand baby came to the door
D                                                          A        A
And said, “Grand daddy, you know, ain’t no-one at home”

I said, “Now, look out!”


Solo 1

| A    | A    | A    | A    |

| D    | D    | A    | A    |

| E    | D    | A    | A    |


Verse 3

A
You’re damn right I got the blues
A                                A        A
From my head down to my shoes
D
You’re damn right I got the blues
D                                A        A
From my head down to my shoes
E
You know I can’t win now, people
D                                      A        A
‘cause I don’t have a thing to lose


Solo 2

| A    | A    | A    | A    |

| A    | A    | A    | A    |

| A    | A    | A    | A    |

| A    | A    | A    | A    |

| A    | A    | A    | A    |

| A    | A    | A    | A    |

| A    | A    | A    | A    |

| A    |




/    slide up
\    slide down
h    hammer-on
p    pull-off
mu   mute
pb   pre-bend
rpb  trpeat pre-bend
cu   cut off
pr   partial release
bss  bend slightly sharp
~~   vibrato


======================================================================  16 April 2010
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