DOOBIE BROS - "Black Water" Tablature

From: ROBERT_ANDERSEN@HP-PaloAlto-om5.om.hp.com
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 96 16:02:18 -0800
Subject: black_water.tab by doobie brothers (corrected post)

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The Doobie Brothers'"Black Water" (by Patrick Simmons)

Transcription by: Robert Andersen
(robert_andersen@hp-paloalto-om5.om.hp.com)

This is a re-post. A friendly note from Josh (jpincus@baka.com) pointed
out that the correct tuning is "double drop D" (DADGBD). I have changed
the transcription accordingly. Thanks Josh!

NOTE: = accent this note, h = hammer on, p = pull off, b = bend


INTRODUCTION [play this phrase 4 times, with slight variations]

Am7 D
d-------0---------------0---------|
b-------1---------------3---------|
g-----0---------------2-----2-----|
D------------------------------|
A-0-------------------------2h3-|
D-----------3b----0---------------|
1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' '

VERSE #1:

D Am7 D Am7 D
Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'

Am7 D Am7 D
ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name

Am7 D Am7 D
Catfish are jumpin' that paddle wheel thumpin'

Am7 D Am7 D
Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same


CHORUS:

G
Old black water, keep on rollin'

Bb G
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old black water,
keep on rollin'

Bb G
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old black water,
keep on rollin'

Bb A ' ' Em7
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?

A Em7 A Em7
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every thing

A Em7
Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right

D Am7 D Am7 A Em7
And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry at all

A
d---------------------------------|
b-2---------------3p2-3p2---------| then: INTRO (4 times with fiddle solo)
g-2-------------------------------|
D-2---------------4p2-4p2---------|
A-0-------------------------2h3---|
D---------------------------------|
1 ' ' ' 2 ' ' ' 3 ' ' ' 4 ' ' '

VERSE #2

D Am7 D Am7 D
Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me

Am7 D Am7 D
Just take that street car that's goin' up town Yeah, I'd like to

Am7 D Am7 D
hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky tonk, and I'll be

Am7 D Am7 D
buyin' everybody drinks all roun'-------


CHORUS, followed by guitar/fiddle solos, then:


ENDING [1: with music, 2/3: a capella, then with music, repeat and fade]:


D Am7 D Am7
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty momma come and take me

D Am7 D
by the hand, by the hand, take me by the hand,
(I want to honky-tonk) (honky-tonk)

Am7 D
pretty momma, come and dance with your daddy all night long, I'd like to...
(honky-tonk) (with you all night long)


**Chords**

Am7 D G Bb Em7 A
d 0 0 5 3 0 0
b 1 3 0 3 3 2
g 0 2 0 0 0 2
D 2 0 0 0 2 2
A 0 x x 1 2 0
D x 0 5 x 2 x