• Song:

    Congo Square

  • Artist:

    The Neville Brothers

  • Album:

    Live On Planet Earth

Live 1995

Structure: Altered Minor 12 Bar Blues

Intro, Verse 1, Verse 2, Solos, Verse 3, Outro

This song is very reflective of the New Orleans music scene

Play Dm barring the 5th fret, Gm barring the
first 3 strings 3rd fret, A7 on the 6th fret,
Bb on the 5th fret and G7 with the same shape
as A7 but on the 4th fret. Please contact me
at "Brad Morgan" if you have any questions.
Have fun.



Riff Dm

e|------------------I---------------------I--------------------------------|
B|--6b--------------I---------------------I--------------------------------|
G|----7--5----------I---------------------I--------------------------------|
D|----------7--6--5-I-------3~------------I--------------------------------|
A|------------------I----5------5---------I--------------------------------|
E|------------------I---------------------I--------------------------------|



Dm (xx0231@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)              Dme|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------| (xx0231@1)B|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
G|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
D|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
A|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
E|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
          Gm (355333@1)               Gm (355333@1)                Dm (xx0231@1)              Dme|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------| (xx0231@1)B|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
G|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
D|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
A|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
E|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
         A7 (x02020@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb G7 (320001@1)name="chord_320001@1">G7              Dm (xx0231@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm A7 (x02020@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
e|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
B|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
G|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
D|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
A|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
E|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|

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| /   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

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Lyrics:

It might be superstitious but some kind of something
is going on down there

It might be superstitious but some kind of something
is going on down there

Well there is an old time tradition where they play
them drums at night in Congo Square

You can hear 'em in the distance again a work folks
up in the bayou say your prayer

You can hear 'em in the distance again a work folks
up in the bayou say your prayer

That's when them voodoo people gather and they
Play them drums at night at Congo Square

Well I would not believe it but those single night
I could not turn away

Well I would not believe it but those single night
I could not turn away

They had that mojo in motion and I seen 'em a dancin'
and prancing in that state

Drum solo

It might be superstitious but some kind of something
is going on down there

It might be superstitious but some kind of something
is going on down there

Well there is an old time tradition where they play
them drums at night in Congo Square
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