MO KEB - "lullaby baby blues" Tablature

Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 04:03:18 -0400
From: "John Seekins" <too_many_people@hotmail.com>
Subject: m/mo_keb/lullaby_baby_blues.crd

Song: Lulaby Baby Blues
Artist: Keb' Mo'
Tabber: John Seekins (too_many_people@hotmail.com)

(from the album "Just Like You")
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OK. Here's another Keb' Mo' tune that's easy. His secret is the open
tuning. In this case, open Bb. This is how he gets those nice harmonics
while stilling keeping rhythm. Or he could be good enough to be able to
pluck them w/ two fingers while still playing w/ his thumb. I know, weird
tuning, but hey!, it's a great song to impress chicks w/. I don't use open
Bb because, unlike Keb' Mo', I am merely a poor college student w/ only one
guitar. Therefore, it is much too difficult to tune for just one song. So
for me, this song is played capoed at the third fret.

Chords:

(open) (w/ capo)
Bb Eb F Bb Eb F
|--0----5---7-------3-----0---2-----------------|
|--0----5---7-------0-----1---3-----------------|
|--0----5---7-------0-----0---2-----------------|
|--0----5---7-------0-----2---0-----------------|
|--0----5---7-------2-----3--(0)----------------|
|--0----5---7-------3---------------------------|

Verse:

Bb
Lulaby...
Eb Bb
Time...
F Eb Bb
Hug...
F Eb Bb
Lay...

Chorus: F-Eb-Bb

On the last chorus, he plays the Eb a little longer

This entire song is played w/ an alternating bass pattern. I think!

Meaning, in the case of the Bb, in standard tuning, you would keep a quater
note pulse going, alternating between Bb and F or D w/ your thumb.