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Howlin For You

Black Keys

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The Black Keys - Howlin' For You

TUNING: STANDARD

(The original song includes bass, however, I've transcribed/meshed parts of the 
bass and guitar portions together as best as I could)

INTRO

Drums start, then:

e|-------------3b0------------------3p0------------3b0----------------------|
B|----------------3h5------------3h5------------------3b0-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------2b0----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-|
A|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------|
E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------|

e|-------------3b0------------------3p0------------5p3----------------------|
B|----------------3h5------------3h5------------------5p3-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------2b0----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-|
A|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------|
E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------|

VERSE 1

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---2--------2--------|
E|---0--3--5--0--------|  (x5)

     (I must admit, I can't explain...)

Then:

e|------------------------3b0-----|
B|---------------------------3h5--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--2--------9--7--5-5--2---------|
E|--0--3--5--7--5--3-3--0---------|

            (Baby I'm howlin' for you...)

e|----------------3p0------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3h5---------------5p3---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------4-2------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------2b-2-2-2----|
A|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2-------------|
E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0-------------|

VERSE 2 (Same as Verse 1)

Then:

e|------------------------3b0-----|
B|---------------------------3h5--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--2--------9--7--5-5--2---------|
E|--0--3--5--7--5--3-3--0---------|

e|----------------3p0------------5p3----------------------------|
B|-------------3h5------------------5-5~-----------3b0----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------2---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------------|
E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------------|

CHORUS 1

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------9-7----------------|
D|--4-7-9-12-9---4-7-4-------4-7-9-7-5---4-7-4--------|
A|--2-5-7-10-7---2-5-2-5-2---2-5-7-------2-5-2-5-2----|
E|---------------------3-0---------------------3-0----|  (x2)

Then:

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--4-7--99-------5h7p5---------|
A|--2-5--77(x7)--7-----7--------|
E|------------------------------|

e|-------------3b0------------------3p0-------------------------------------|
B|----------------3h5------------3h5---------------3p0----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------2p0------------0h2p0--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------0h2-------|
A|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2-----2-----------|
E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0-3-5-0-----------|

VERSE 3 (Same as Verse 1)

Then:

e|------------------------3b0-----|
B|---------------------------3h5--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--2--------9--7--5-5--2---------|
E|--0--3--5--7--5--3-3--0---------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3h5-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------2p0---------------0h2p0-------------4p2----------|
D|-------------------------------0h2---------------------5p2-------|
A|--2--------2--------2--------2-----------2--------2--------------|
E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0-----------0--3--5--0--------------|

VERSE 4 (Same as Verse 1)

Then:

e|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------3b0--------|
G|---------------------------2p0-----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--2--------9--7--5-5--2------------|
E|--0--3--5--7--5--3-3--0------------|

e|----------------------------------3p0-------------------------|
B|-------------3b0-3b0-----------3h5------------------3b-5-5~---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--------2--------2--------2-----------2--------2-----------|
E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0-----------0--3--5--0-----------|

CHORUS 2 (Same as Chorus 1)

Then:

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--4-7--99-------5h7p5---------|
A|--2-5--77(x7)--7-----7--------|
E|------------------------------|

SOLO (Listen to track for precise rhythm)

e|--12~(x8)-/-10~(x8)-/-12~(x8)-/-15~(x8)-/-12~(x8)-/-10~(x8)-/-12~(x8)-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--/15--12-/3--3h5-3p0--0-3p0---------------3-5-3-------------------|
B|-----------------------------0-3-0------3-5-------0-3-0------------|
G|-----------------------------------0--------------------0----------|
D|-------------------------------------2--------------------2--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS 3 (Same as Chorus 1)

Then:

e|----------3b0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3b0---------0-3-5------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2p0----------2-0---------------2p0--|
D|------------------------------------------0---2-0----------2~-----|
A|--2-----2--------2-----2----------2-----2----------2-----2--------|
E|--0-3-5-0--------0-3-5-0----------0-3-5-0----------0-3-5-0--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0h2p0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0h2------------------0---------------------------------7p5-----|
A|--2-----2----------2-----2--0h2------2-----2-------7-7b--2-----2----7----|
E|--0-3-5-0----------0-3-5-0------3p0--0-3-5-0--0h3-5------0-3-5-0---------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---2--------2---7~----|
E|---0--3--5--0---------|

END



Lyrics:

Alright

Yeah

Well now

(VERSE 1)
I must admit
I can't explain
Any of these thoughts
Racin' through my brain
It's true

Baby I'm howlin' for you

Alright

(VERSE 2)
There's something wrong
With this plot
The actors here
Have not got
A clue

Baby I'm howlin' for you

(CHORUS 1)
Da da da da da (x8)

(VERSE 3)
Mockingbird
Can't you see?
Little girls
Got a hold on me
Like glue

Baby I'm howlin' for you

Yeah

(VERSE 4)
Throw the ball
To the stick
Swing and miss
And a catcher's mitt
Strike Two

Baby I'm howlin' for you

Yeah

Yeah

(CHORUS 2)
Da da da da da (x8)

(SOLO)

(CHORUS 3)
Da da da da da (x8)

END

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