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| Let's Build a Home / Goin' Back To Memphis / John The Revelator |
| Live on the Conan O'Brien Show |
| April 25, 2003 |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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Open E Tuning
E B E G# B E
OR
Open D Tuning
D A D F# A D capo 2nd fret
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| Tab Definitions: |
| E5: 000xxx |
| G5: 333xxx |
| A5: 555xxx |
| B5: 777xxx |
| E: xxx000 |
| p: Pull off |
| ~: Vibrato |
| /: Slide to note |
| (): Ghost note |
| 8^: Digital octave shift up (Whammy pedal) |
| 8: Return to natural octave |
|P.M.: Palm Muting |
|N.C.: No Chord played |
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LET'S BUILD A HOME (Words and Music by Jack White):
With Slide:
E|------12/0--
B|------12/0--
G#|------12/0--
E|-12~--12/0--
B|-12~--12/0--
E|-12~--12/0--
Played 3x:
Rhythm: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chords: E5 E5 G5 G5 E5 E5 G5 G5
E5 G5 E5 G5
Whoo!
Played 2x:
E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5
VERSE 1:
E5 G5 E5 G5
Oh, Some bricks now baby, say
E5 G5 E5 G5 E5
Let's build a home
G5 E5 G5
Some bricks now baby, say
E5 G5 E5 G5
Let's build a home
A5
C'mon
E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5
Alright
G5 B5 N.C. B5 N.C. B5 N.C. B5
C'mon Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! Oh!
Played 4x: E5 G5 E5 G5
VERSE 2:
Oh, I'm gettin' lazy
Won't ya throw me a bone?
I'm gettin' lazy
Won't ya throw me a bone?
C'mon
Alright
C'mon Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!
BREAK 1: With slide
E|-0--3-/-9--/12-(/0)--
B|-0--3-/-9--/12-(/0)--
G#|-0--3-/-9--/12-(/0)--
E|-0--3-/-9--/12-(/0)--
B|-0--3-/-9--/12-(/0)--
E|-0--3-/-9--/12-(/0)--
Played 4x: E5 G5 E5 G5
Flutter picking:
E|-0--3--/--12-(12-12p0)--
B|-0--3--/--12-(12-12p0)--
G#|-0--3--/--12-(12-12p0)--
E|-0----------------------
B|-0----------------------
E|-0----------------------
Played 4x: E5 G5 E5 G5
VERSE 1
GOIN' BACK TO MEMPHIS (Written by Henry And June, now the Soledad Brothers):
Rhythm: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chords: /g /f# /f E
INTRO: P.M. on bass notes, alternating up/down picking
/g /f# E
E|-0------------0--
B|-0------------0--
G#|-0------------0--
E|-0---------------
B|-0---------------
E|-0--0-3--0-2-----
Played 2x:
/g /f# /f E
E|----------------0--
B|----------------0--
G#|----------------0--
E|-------------------
B|-------------------
E|-0-3--0-2--0-1-----
/g /f# /f /g E /g /f# /f E /g /f# /f E /g /f# /f E /g /f#
Al - right, Meg! Yeah!
VERSE 1:
/f E /g /f# /f E /g /f# /f E /g /f# /f E /g /f#
Well, I'm goin' back to Mem-phis
/f E /g /f# /f E /g /f# /f E /g /f# /f E /g /f#
Well, I'm goin' back to Mem-phis
/f E5 G5 E5 G5
Well, I'm goin' back to Memphis
E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5
On Highway Fifty-one
G5 E5 G5 E5
Yes Ma'am
G5 E5 G5 E5
Yes Ma'am!
G5 E5 G5 E5
Yes Ma'am!
G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5
Yes Ma'am!
BREAK 1:
With slide:
8^ /8^
E|-------12-12-12-----12-12-12-----12---------------------12-----12-----------12-------12--------12-
B|-7/12-----------11------------------12-/12-(/7)--11/12------12----12--11/12-----11/12----11/12----
G#|-----------------------------12-----12-/12-(/7)---------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/8^ /8^
E|----12/15-(/7)--/12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-10---10-10--10-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--0-0-
B|-12-12/15-(/7)--/12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-10---10-10--10-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--0-0-
G#|----12/15-(/7)--/12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-10---10-10--10-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--0-0-
E|----12/15-(/7)--/12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-10---10-10--10-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--0-0-
B|----------------/12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-10---10-10--10-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--0-0-
E|----------------/12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-10---10-10--10-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--0-0-
/8^ /8^ /8^
E|-/12-(/5)--12/17--17-17-17-17--17-------17----17-17----/17-17/12--/12--12-12-------------12----------
B|-/12-(/5)--12/17---------------------------17-------17-/17-17/12--/12--------12----10/12----12/10-10-
G#|-/12-(/5)--12/17------------------16/17----------------/17-17/12--/12-----------12-------------------
E|-/12-(/5)--12/17-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-/12-(/5)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-/12-(/5)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8
E|-------12---9/12-(/5)--/9-9-9-9-9-9--/10-10-10-10-10-10--
B|-10/12----9-9/12-(/5)--/9-9-9-9-9-9--/10-10-10-10-10-10--
G#|------------9/12-(/5)--/9-9-9-9-9-9--/10-10-10-10-10-10--
E|-----------------------/9-9-9-9-9-9--/10-10-10-10-10-10--
B|-----------------------/9-9-9-9-9-9--/10-10-10-10-10-10--
E|-----------------------/9-9-9-9-9-9--/10-10-10-10-10-10--
Played 4x:
E5 G5 E5 G5
E5
Played 3x:
/g /f# /f E
/g /f# /f E /g /f# /f E /g
Alright, Meg
/f# /f E /g /f# /f E /g /f#
C'mon now, let's keep it goin'
/f E /g
We got one chance left!
/f#
We got one chance left, baby!
E
That's right!
Played 2x:
/g /f# /f E
/g /f# /f E
Alright, Meg
VERSE 2:
You know that when I get there
You know that when I get there
Well, you know that when I get there
I'm sure gonna have my fun
Yes, ma'am!
Yes, ma' --
BREAK 2:
Played as lap slide:
E|-/12-----------------------------------------12-------/12-(/0)--/12---------12--------------12-
B|-/12--12-12-----12-12-12--12-12-----12-12-------12----/12-(/0)--/12--12-12-----12-----10/12----
G#|-/12--------12------------------12--------12-------12-/12-(/0)--/12---------------12-----------
E|-/12------------------------------------------------------------/12----------------------------
B|-/12------------------------------------------------------------/12----------------------------
E|-/12------------------------------------------------------------/12----------------------------
E|----12--12--------12/15--0--/12--12-12--12-------12--12------------------------------3-0-3-0-3-0-
B|-10--------12-----12/15--0--/12--12-12-----12------------12-------------------13-12--3-0-3-0-3-0-
G#|--------------12--12/15--0--/12--12-12--------12-------------12--/12-10-/-12---------3-0-3-0-3-0-
E|------------------12/15--0--/12----------------------------------/12-10-/-12---------3-0-3-0-3-0-
B|------------------12/15--0--/12------------------------------------------------------3-0-3-0-3-0-
E|------------------12/15--0--/12------------------------------------------------------3-0-3-0-3-0-
E|-3-0-3--0--/17--17-17--------------17---(17)------17-17-17/18-(/0)-------12-12-11--12/11--12-------
B|-3-0-3--0--/17--------17--------------17----15/17-------17/18-(/0)-------12-12-11------------12-10-
G#|-3-0-3--0--/17-----------17-17/16--------17-------------17/18-(/0)-------12-12-11------------------
E|-3-0-3--0--/17------------------------------------------------------/12--12-12-11------------------
B|-3-0-3--0--/17------------------------------------------------------/12--12-12-11------------------
E|-3-0-3--0--/17------------------------------------------------------/12--12-12-11------------------
E|-/12--12-----/12-(/0)--/7--7-7--7-7--7--/10--10-10--10-10--10--/12/0--0-0-0-0-0--
B|-/12-----12--/12-(/0)--/7--7-7--7-7--7--/10--10-10--10-10--10--/12/0--0-0-0-0-0--
G#|-/12---------/12-(/0)--/7--7-7--7-7--7--/10--10-10--10-10--10--/12/0--0-0-0-0-0--
E|-/12---------/12-(/0)--/7--7-7--7-7--7--/10--10-10--10-10--10--/12/0--0-0-0-0-0--
B|-----------------------/7--7-7--7-7--7--/10--10-10--10-10--10--/12/0--0-0-0-0-0--
E|-----------------------/7--7-7--7-7--7--/10--10-10--10-10--10--/12/0--0-0-0-0-0--
E5 G5 E5 -- (cut off)
JOHN THE REVELATOR (Traditional, based on the version by Son House, extract from "Cannon"):
N.C.
Yeah!
Well, tell me who's that writin'
John the Revelator
Tell me who's that writin'
John the Revelator
Tell me who's that writin'
Johnny the Revelator
Wrote the book of the Seven Seals
Yes Ma'am!
Yes Ma'am!
