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Smokestack Lightning

Howlin Wolf

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 20:16:35 +0800 (WST) From: "Greg O'Beirne" Subject: TAB: "Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf --------------------------------------- Smokestack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf --------------------------------------- Written by Howlin' Wolf (aka Chester Burnett) Transcribed by Greg O'Beirne (gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au) First Riff: 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + e ----------------------------------------------------------------| B --5-------8-----------------------------------------------------| G --------------------------------7-------------------------------| D --------------------------7/9-----9-------7-----5---------------| A --------------------------------------------------7-----5-------| E ----------------------------------------------------------0-----| Second Riff: 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + e ----------------------------------------------------------------| B --5-------3-----------------------------------------------------| G --------------------------------7-------------------------------| D --------------------------7/9-----9-------7-----5---------------| A --------------------------------------------------7-----5-------| E ----------------------------------------------------------0-----| Harmonica Riff (arranged for guitar): 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + e -----------------------------------------------------------------| B -5-------5~~~~~~~--------3-----3-5-----5-8-----8-5-----0-5-----0-| G -----------------------------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------| 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + e -----------------------------------------------------------------| B -5-------5~~~~~~~--------3-----3-5-----5-8-----8-5-----0-5-----0-| G -----------------------------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------| 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + e -----------------------------------------------------------------| B -5-------5~~~~~~~--------3-----3-5-----5-8-----8-5---12~~~~~~~---| G -----------------------------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------| I've done the time thingies on top of each bit as 234 1234 1 instead of the usual 1234 1234 as that's the way the riffs are phrased. I hope it make sense when you're playing it :) Throughout the song, play a mixture of the first and second riffs. The harmonica comes in after every second verse. I was going to write the lyrics but I can't decipher many of them :) Any comments/corrections/suggestions welcome... :) Cheers, -- Greg O'Beirne woyf@perth.dialix.oz.au gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au http://www.uwa.edu.au/student/gobeirne/
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