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Jam Jones And The Bandits - Les Will Be Gone
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This is one of the first songs ever written by the legendary psychedelic funk monks that
are Jam Jones and the Bandits. GOOD LUCK.
Standard Tuning
Intro
E|---22-2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|---22-2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|---22-2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| SPLASH!
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Verse
E|--3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--|
B|--3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--|
G|--3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--|
D|--3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---------3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---------3--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------3------------------------------3--|
E|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---15-15-xx-3\--|
B|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---15-15-xx-3\--|
G|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---15-15-xx-3\--|
D|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---------3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x------------3\--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3---------------------------------3\--|
E|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--|
B|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--|
G|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--|
D|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---------3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---------3--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3------------------------------3--|
E|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---15-15-xx-3\--|
B|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---15-15-xx-3\--|
G|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--3-3-xx-3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---15-15-xx-3\--|
D|--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x---------3--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x------------3\--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3---------------------------------3\--|
so yeah repeat that lick for all of the verses and add fills every now
and then.... funky licks.... not something stupid
Prechorus
E|--3--3--3--3-3-3---------------------------|
B|--3--3--3--3-3-3--/11-11-11-11-11-11-------|
G|-----3--3--3-3-3--/13-13-13-13-13-13-------|
D|--------3--3-3-3--/12-12-12-12-12-12-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------3-3-3----------------------15\--|
and for the CHORUS!
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7/8-8-8-88-8-xx-6--6--66--8/10-10-10-1010-10-xx-8--8-xx--|
G|--7/8-8-8-88-8-xx-7--7--77--8/10-10-10-1010-10-xx-8--8-xx--|
D|--7/8-8-8-88-8-xx-8--8--88--8/10-10-10-1010-10-xx-8--8-xx--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11--|
B|--7/8-8-8-88-8-xx-6--6--66--8/10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|--7/8-8-8-88-8-xx-7--7--77--8/10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--7/8-8-8-88-8-xx-8--8--88--8/10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------8--8--8---|
Solo!!!!!!! (Other guitars/bass/sitars continue to play the chorus riff)
**turn on distortion
E|-------15------15------15------15-15-15-18b20r18-18b20r18-18b20r18--|
B|--18b20---18b20---18b20---18b20-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--15h18p15-18p15----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------18p15h18-15-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------17p15--------------------------------15--|
D|--------------------------------17p15------------15--15-17-15-17----|
A|-------------------------------------17-16-15-17---17---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------18----------------------------18------|
G|----15-17-15-17b18-17b18-17b19--19r17-15-15--15-15-15--17b19--19r17-|
D|--17---------------------------------------17-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------18-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------18b20--20r18-15-------15-18-15-18-15--15-18-15-18-15----|
G|--15-15-15-----------------17--15---------------17--------------17--|
D|-----------------------------17-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-18-15-18-15--15-18-15-18-15--15-18-15-18-15--15-18-15-18-15----|
G|----------------17--------------17--------------17--------------17--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--17-17-17-17-15-0-17-17-15-0-17-17-15-0-17-17-15-0-17-17-15-0-17---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--17-15-0-17-17-15-0-17-17-15-0-17-17-15-0-17-17-15-0-17-17-15-0-17-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--17-15-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3-3------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3-6-6---6-3---|
G|--5-5-3-0-5b7~~~-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-3-5-6-----------5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------6b8-6b8-6b8-6b8-|
B|---------------------------------------------------3----------------|
G|--3-----------------------------------------------3-----------------|
D|---5-3-------------------------------------3-3-3-5------------------|
A|------5-4-3-----------------------------3-5-3-4-5-------------------|
E|------------6-5-3-3-3--1-1-3-3-1-3-1-3-6----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13b15r13-11--11-11--11--13b15r13-11-------------------------------|
G|-------------12-----12--12-----------12-10--10----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------12--12-10-12-10-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------13-13b15~-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Turn on intense wah here
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15h18p15-----15h18p15-----15h18p15-----15h18p15--|\
G|--17b19--------17b19--------17b19--------17b19----------| \play this
D|--------------------------------------------------------| /a million
A|--------------------------------------------------------|/ times
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Then go into this after a while
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15h18p15---------------15h18p15---------------15h18p15----------|
G|--17b19--------17-15--15-17b19--------17-15--15-17b19--------17-15--15-|
D|--------------------17---------------------17---------------------17---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15h18p15---------------15h18p15---------------15h18p15----------|
G|--17b19--------17-15--15-17b19--------17-15--15-17b19--------17-15--15-|
D|--------------------17---------------------17---------------------17---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15h18p15---------------15h18p15---------------15h18p15----------|
G|--17b19--------17-15--15-17b19--------17-15--15-17b19--------17-15--15-|
D|--------------------17---------------------17---------------------17---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-18-15-----------------------|
B|--18b20-----18b20-----18b20-----18b20-----------18-15------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------18-17-15----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------17-15--15-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------17---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--15-----------15-----------15-----------15----------------------------|
A|----17-16-15-----17-16-15-----17-16-15-----17-16-15-13--------13---13--|
E|------------18-----------18-----------18--------------15-13-15--15-----|
BIG SOLO ENDING!
*make these bends really gross and dissonant
E|-----------------------------------------------------20b22~~~~~~~r20---|
B|------------------------------------18b20~~~~~~~r18--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------17b19~~~~~~~r17-------------------------------------|
A|--15b17~~~~~~~r15------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--15~~~~~~~~~~~---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15~~~~~~~~~~~~b18------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------15\\\\--|
After the solo, go back into the verse riff until the chorus. Play the
chorus riff the same, except with a lot more energy and soul to get
that "wall of sound". When the instruments fade out for the outro, strum
these chords quieter and quieter until there are only vocals left.
E|---------------------------|
B|--8~~~--6~~~--10~~~--8~~~--|
G|--8~~~--7~~~--10~~~--8~~~--|
D|--8~~~--8~~~--10~~~--8~~~--|
A|--10~~--------12~~~--10~~--|
E|--------6~~~---------------|
"Will Les beeee..."
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