JOHNSON JACK - "f-stop blues" Tablature

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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 14:54:02 +1200
Subject: j/johnson_jack/f-stop_blues.tab
From: Tom Henderson <tomhenderson@mac.com>

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Artist : Jack Johnson
Title : F-Stop Blues
Album : Brushfire Fairytales
Transcribed By : Tom Henderson
Email : tomhenderson@mac.com

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Riff 1 (Intro):

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | --------0~~~0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
B | --------0h2p0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
G | --------1~~~1~-|--------4~~~4~-|---------------|--------------- |
D | ---------------|--------4h6p4~-|--------7~~~~~-|--------------- |
A | ---------------|----6~~~~~~~~~-|----7/9~~~~~9p7|--------7~~---- |
E | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|4~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|7~~~7h9~~~9\\\\ |


Riff 2 (Verse):

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | ---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
B | ---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
G | --------4~~~4~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
D | --------4h6p4~-|--------4~~~~~-|------------2~-|--------2~~~~~- |
A | ---------------|----4~~~~~~~4~-|--------2h4~~~-|----2~~~~~~~2~- |
E | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|2~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|0~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|0~~~~~~~~~~~~~- |


Riff 3 (Chorus Intro):
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | ---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
B | ---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
G | --------4~~~4~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
D | --------4h6p4~-|--------4~~~~~-|---------------|--------4~~~~~- |
A | ---------------|----4~~~~~~~4~-|---------------|--//6~~~~~~~6\\ |
E | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|2~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- |


Riff 4 (Chorus):

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | --------0~~~0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
B | --------0h2p0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
G | --------1~~~1~-|--------4~~~4~-|---------------|--------------- |
D | ---------------|--------4h6p4~-|--------7~~~~~-|--------------- |
A | ---------------|----6~~~~~~~~~-|----7/9~~~~~9p7|--------7~~---- |
E | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|4~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|7~~~7h9~~~9\\\\ |

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | --------0~~~0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
B | --------0h2p0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
G | --------1~~~1~-|--------4~~~4~-|---------------|--------------- |
D | ---------------|--------4h6p4~-|--------7~~~~~-|--------9~~~~~- |
A | ---------------|----6~~~~~~~~~-|----7/9~~~~~9p7|----9/11~~~11\\ |
E | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|4~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |

Riff 4a:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | --------0~~~0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
B | --------0h2p0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
G | --------1~~~1~-|--------4~~~4~-|---------------|--------------- |
D | ---------------|--------4h6p4~-|--------7~~~~~-|--------------- |
A | ---------------|----6~~~~~~~~~-|----7/9~~~~~9p7|--------7~~---- |
E | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|4~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|7~~~7h9~~~9\\\\ |

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | --------0~~~0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
B | --------0h2p0~-|---------------|---------------|--------------- |
G | --------1~~~1~-|--------4~~~4~-|---------------|--------9~~~~~- |
D | ---------------|--------4h6p4~-|--------7~~~~~-|----9/11~~~11\\ |
A | ---------------|----6~~~~~~~~~-|----7/9~~~~~9p7|--------------- |
E | 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|4~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |


Riff 5 (Solo):
The timing of the solo is very simple, but does not come out well in this
format. Just listen to the CD for the feel.

E | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
B | ----------9----------------------------9------------------ |
G | -----9/11---11-9--------9---------9/11---11-9-------1----- |
D | -------------------9/11---11--------------------2/4---4-2- |
A | 11---------------------------11--------------------------- |
E | ---------------------------------------------------------- |


Riff 6:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------- |
B | ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------- |
G | ---------2h4~~-|----2h4~2h4~~~-|---------------|---------------- |
D | ---------4~~~~-|----4~~~4~~~~~-|---------------|----4~~~~~~~---- |
A | -----4~~~~~~~~-|---------------|--------------/|6~~~~~~~~~~~6\\\ |
E | 2~~~~~~~~~~~2~-|2~~~~~~~~~~~2~-|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|---------------- |

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At the time of writing (22/7/2002) the full lyrics are available on the
official Jack Johnson website (jackjohnsonmusic.com) at:
http://jackjohnsonmusic.com/albums/brushfirefairytales/Lyrics_11.asp

Riff 1 x 2
Riff 2 x 7
Riff 3 x 8
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 4a x 1
Riff 5 (solo)
Rest (Just bass. If you're playing solo only play the root notes)
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 4 x 2, fade out

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