DIAMOND NEIL - "holiday inn blues" Tablature

Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 22:05:17 -0400
From: "Alex Northrup" <springalo430@hotmail.com>
Subject: d/diamond_neil/holiday_inn_blues.crd

Funny, even though the song is called "Holiday Inn Blues", the arranger
credited on
the 45 is named Howard Johnson. The producer is Chip Taylor, the man behind
"Wild Thing". You may want to capo up 1 fret and play in A.

"Holiday Inn Blues"
(Neil Diamond)
Neil Diamond
Velvet Gloves and Spit, 1968

Intro [bass, 2x, band enters 2nd time]:

[Bb7]
v v v v v v v v
----1---0-------|------1-0-0-----|
----------3-----|------------3---|
1-------------1-|----------------|
----------------|----------------|

Verses 1 & 2:

Bb7 Eb7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Bb7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Eb7 Bb7 Eb7 F7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

C7 F7 [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

bass fill:

v v v v v v v v
----1---0-------|----1-0---0-----|
----------3-----|------------3---|
1-------------1-|----------------|
----------------|----------------|

[Verse 2]

Organ solo [single version fades in organ later]:

Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 F7 Eb7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

bass fill:

Bb7 [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v
----1---0-------|--1---0---0-----|
----------3-----|------------3---|
1-------------1-|----------------|
----------------|----------------|

Verse 3 [partial]:

Bb7 Eb7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Bb7 Eb7 F7 C7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

F7 [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

bass fill:

v v v v v v v v
----1---0-------|--1---0---0-----|
----------3-----|------------3---|
1-------------1-|----------------|
----------------|----------------|

Coda:

bass [w/ full band, repeat to fade]:

Bb7
v v v v v v v v
----1---0-------|--1---0---0-----|
----------3-----|------------3---|
1-------------1-|----------------|
----------------|----------------|

Questions? Comments? E-mail Alex at springalo430@hotmail.com