DOOBIE BROS - "snake man" Tablature

Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 14:21:21 -0400
Subject: d/doobie_bros/snake_man.tab

This is a short acoustic fingerstyle blues ditty written by Tom
Johnston It can be found on the Doobie Brothers' 1972 recording
is: EADGAD (I could be wrong, but it sounds right).
The guitar is also capoed on the first fret. All finger positions
are relative to the capo.

Snake Man by Tom Johnston, copyright 1972; Warner Bros. Records
(bpm=108) 1:35

Acoustic guitar, tuned EADGAD, capo 1 (Rhythm figure 1)

**Intro:

G7
|D---------||-----------3-----------3-----------3------2p0---|
|A---------||------------------------------------------------|
|G---------||-----0-----------0-----------0-----------------*| 4x
|D---------||--------0-----------0-----------0--------------*|
|A---------||------------------------------------------------|
|E---1--2--||--3-----------3-----------3---------------------|

first verse:


"Well I'm worried

G7
|D--------|----------3-----------3-----------3------2p0--|------------
|A--------|----------------------------------------------|------------
|G--------|----0-----------0-----------0-----------------|------------
|D--------|-------0-----------0-----------0--------------|---/5---3---
|A--------|----------------------------------------------|------------
|E---1--2-|--3-----------3-----------3-------------------|------------

on my trail

G7
|D------------------|-----------3-----------3-----------3------2p0---|
|A------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|G------------------|-----0-----------0-----------0------------------|
|D------------------|--------0-----------0-----------0---------------|
|A---3-----1--------|------------------------------------------------|
|E-------------3----|--------------3-----------3---------------------|

I'm worried

G7 C9
|D-----------3-----------3----------------|--------0------------------
|A----------------------------------------|---------------------------
|G-----0-----------0-----------0----------|-----------3----------0h2p0
|D--------0-----------0-----------0-------|-----2---------0h2---------
|A-----------------------------------1--2-|--3----------------3-------
|E--3-----------3-----------3-------------|---------------------------



C9 G7
|D-----|--------0----------------------|----------3-----------3-------
|A-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------
|G-----|-----------3-------------------|----0-----------0-------------
|D---0-|-----2---------0h2-------------|-------0-----------0----------
|A-----|--3---------------------1p3--1-|------------------------------
|E-----|-------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3----

and I only

G7 D9
|D---------3------2p0-|----------3-----------3-----------------|------
|A--------------------|----------------------------------------|------
|G---0----------------|----0-----------0-----------0-----------|------
|D------0-------------|-------0-----------0-----------0--------|------
|A--------------------|----------------------------------------|------
|E--------------------|-3-----------3-----------3---------0--1-|--2---


G7
|D--2------2-------2-------|------------------------------|----------3
|A----3------3-------3-----|------------------------------|-----------
|G-------------------------|------------------------------|----0------
|D-------0-------0------0--|--/5-------3------------------|-------0---
|A-------------------------|------------------3---1-------|-----------
|E-------------------------|---------------------------3--|-----------



G7
|D-----------3-----------3------2p0-|-----------3-----------3---------
|A----------------------------------|---------------------------------
|G-----0-----------0----------------|-----0-----------0-----------0---
|D--------0-----------0-------------|--------0-----------0-----------0
|A----------------------------------|---------------------------------
|E--3-----------3-------------------|--3-----------3-----------3------




|D---------|
|A---------|
|G---------|
|D---------| continue rhythm figure 1 thoughout second verse
|A---------|
|E--1--2---|


second verse:

G7
Black eagle
C7
Black eagle
D7 G7
Perches ...


**Outro (pretty tricky, but it sounds cool)

Em11 D/F# G
|D--------------0-------------------0------------|------0-------------
|A-----------0-----0-----0-----------------------|--------------------
|G-------------------------------2-----2-----2---|---4-----4-----4----
|D--------------------2-----2/4-----------4-----4/5-----------5-------
|A-----------------------------------------------|--------------------
|E---3/---0--------------------------------------|--------------------

D/F# Em7 D/F# G
|D-----------0------------|------0-------------------0-----------|----
|A------------------------|--------------------------------------|----
|G--------2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-------2-----2-----2--|----
|D---5\4-----------4-----4\2-----------2-----2/4-----------4----4/5---
|A------------------------|--------------------------------------|----
|E------------------------|--------------------------------------|----

D/F# Em7 D
|D------0-------------------0-------------|------0--------------------
|A----------------------------------------|---------------------------
|G---4-----4-----4-------2-----2-----2----|---0-----0-----0-------2---
|D------------5-----5\4-----------4------4\2-----------2-----2p0------
|A----------------------------------------|---------------------------
|E----------------------------------------|---------------------------

C6/9
|D---0-------|---0---------------------|
|A-----------|---0---------------------|
|G------2----|---0---------------------|
|D---------0-|---2---------------------|
|A-----------|---3---------------------|
|E-----------|-------------------1--2--|


* Go back to rhythm figure 1 and play to fadeout


Note: I don't know how it was done, but it almost sounds like there
is a second guitar playing a percussive part under the main
guitar part. I tried to emulate it the best I could with the
picking pattern.

=====================================================================

h= hammer on
p= pull off
()= ghost note (sometimes barely audible notes, optional)
b= bend
r= bend release
/= slide up to note
\= slide down to note
~= vibrato
t= tap note with picking hand
<>= harmonics
*
*= repeat from beginning


Transribed without ANY reference to published material