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Leave My Girl Alone

Buddy Guy

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LEAVE MY GIRL ALONE
As recorded by Buddy Guy


Bb9		x 5 6 5 6 x  
Eb9		x 6 5 6 6 6  
F+		x 8 7 6 6 x  
B9		x 6 7 6 7x  
Bb9(type 2)	x x 10 5 9 10  
E9		x 7 6 7 7 7  
B7		x x x 11 10 11  
F9		x 8 7 8 8 8  
Eb		x x 13 12 11 11  
Eb7		x 6 8 6 8 x  
E�7		x 7 8 6 8 x  
Bb7		x x 6 7 6 6  
Eb7XI		x x 11 12 11 11  
Eb7sus4		x x 11 13 11 11  
Bb9XII		x 13 12 13 13 13  
B9XIII		x 14 13 14 14 14  
Bb13		x x 6 7 8 x  
Bb11b13		x x 6 7 7 x  
F7		x x 13 14 13 13  
E7		x x 12 13 12 12  


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'clean electric lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'clean electric rhythm'

Intro
  Q.=64
 12/8
  Gtr I
  a  E  E  E a  E  E  E a  E E E +Q   E
|----9--9--9----9--9--9----9-9s6-(6)----|
|-9h11-11-11-9h11-11-11-9h11-9s6-(6)----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


  a  E  E  E a  E  E  E a  E E E a    +S  +S  E E
|----9--9--9----9--9--9----9-9s6------------------|
|-9h11-11-11-9h11-11-11-9h11-9s6------------------|
|--------------------------------8b9==(9)r(8)p6---|
|-----------------------------------------------8-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

#=trem pick
  Bb9            Eb9                 Bb9                  F+
  Gtr II
   E  Q  E Q     H.                  E     Q  E   Q       H.
   |     |       |#                  |        |           |#
   /     /       /                   /        /           /
  Gtr I
                                                  |-3-|
  +E  Q  E E E a E  E E S  S E S S   S  S  Q  S S S S S E H.
|----------6-6---6--6-6-6-(6)----6-|----6-----6-----------------||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|----------8-6-8s9--8-6-9s=8p6---6-|----------8p6---------------||
|-(8)--------------------------8---|-8-(8)--------8p6-----------||
|----------------------------------|------------------8-8-------||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------||


 Verse 1
  Bb9                               Eb9
  E  Q  E Q  H.                     E Q  E Q  H.
  |     |    |#                     |    |    |#
  /     /    /                      /    /    /

                  |-3-| |-3-|
  H.         Q.   S S S S S S +E    W
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------6-------------|-----------------|
|---------------------8-6---------|-----------------|
|-------------------------8-6-(6)-|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|


  Bb9                                        B9
  E  Q  E    Q          Q.              +Q   E
  |     |               |#               |#   |
  /     /               /                /   /

  Q.    S S +S  S S a S S  S S    S E a  E E E
|---------6-(6)-6-6---6-6--6-6----6------6-6-6-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------6-8-8s9-9--6-8b10-8-6-9s=8-6-6-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


  Bb9
  E     Q     E   Q     H.
  |           |         |#
  /           /         /

  S  E.   +E  S E   S E S  E S  E  Q.
|----6----(6)-6-6---6---6--6-6-(6)------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-6-(6)---(6)-6-8---8---6--8-9s=8-------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


  Eb9                      E9  Eb9
  E  Q  E Q  Q.   +Q       E   E Q  E Q  H.
  |     |    |#    |#      |   |    |    |#
  /     /    /     /       /   /    /    /

  H.         Q.    S S S S E   W
|--------------------6-6-6---|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------8-6---|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|


  Bb7                          B7    Bb7
  E  Q  E Q  Q.       +Q       E     E    Q     E Q       H.
  |     |    |#        |#      |     |          |         |#
  /     /    /         /       /     /          /         /

  H.         E  S S E  E   S S S S   S E.   +E  E S a E S S  S Q  Q.
|---------------6------6-----6-6-6-|-6-6----(6)-6-6---6---6--6--------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------6-8p6--8b9---6-8-6-|------------6-8-8s9---6--8--------|
|----------------------------------|-8-8----(8)-----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  F9                       E9  Eb9       Eb
  E  Q  E Q  Q.   +Q       E   E Q  E Q  H.
  |     |    |#    |#      |#  |    |    |#
  /     /    /     /       /   /    /    /

  H.         Q.    S S S S E   W
|------------------6-6-6-6---|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------6-8-6-----|-----------------|
|------------------------8---|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|


  Bb9             Eb7       E�7         Bb9                    F+
  E  Q  E   Q     Q.        Q.          E    Q     E     Q     H.
  |     |         |#        |#          |          |           |#
  /     /         /         /           /          /           /

                                                   |-3-|
  Q.    S E   S e S  E  S e S  e  S E   S E.   +E  S S S S S E Q.   E Q
|---------6---6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-|-6-6----(6)-----6-----------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------6-8-9s=8--6-8-9s=8--6-6-|------------9s8-------------------||
|---------8---------------------------|-8-8----(8)-------8-6-------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------8------6----||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||


 Verse 2
  Bb7                               Eb7XI           Eb7sus4
  E  Q  E Q  Q.       +E      +Q    E  Q  E Q  Q.   Q.
  |     |    |#        |#      |#   |     |    |#   |#
  /     /    /         /       /    /     /    /    /

                       |-3--|                       |-3--|
  H.         E  S e S  S  S S  Q    H.         Q.   S  S S E E
|---------------6-6-6-(6)---------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------6----------|
|---------------6-8-9s=8--6-------|--------------------8-6-----|
|---------------------------8p=6--|------------------------8---|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|


  Bb9XII             B9XIBb9XII
  E Q  E Q  Q.   +Q  E   E Q  E Q  H.
  |    |    |#    |# |#  |    |    |#
  /    /    /     /  /   /    /    /

  W                      W
|----------------------|-----------------|



  E  Q  E Q  H.                     E Q  E Q  H.
  |     |    |#                     |    |    |#
  /     /    /                      /    /    /

  H.         E  S S e S  S  S S E   W
|-----------------6-6-6-(6)---6---|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------8p=6--------|-----------------|
|---------------------------8-----|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|


  Bb9XII                                   B9XIII
  E  Q  E   Q       Q.       +Q            E
  |     |           |#        |#           |#
  /     /           /         /            /

                              |--3--|
  Q.    S E   S  e  S  S e e  S  S  S  S S S S
|-------6-6---6-(6)-6--6-6-6--6-(6)(6)-----6-6-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------6-8---8s=9--6--8-6-8--9s=8p=6----6-6---|
|--------------------------------------8-----8-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


  Bb9XII                                  B9XIII
  E    Q       E Q         Q.         +Q  E
  |            |           |#          |# |#
  /            /           /           /  /

  S E.   +S  S E S  S  S S S  S E. Q.
|-6-6----(6)-6-6-6-(6)-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------6-8-8s=9--6-8-6-----------------|
|-8-8----(8)------------------8-6------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


  F9                       E9  Eb9       Eb7suEb7XI
  E  Q  E Q  Q.   +Q       E   E Q  E Q  Q.   Q.
  |     |    |#    |#      |#  |    |    |#   |#
  /     /    /     /       /   /    /    /    /

  H.         Q.    S S S S E   W
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------6---------|---------------------|
|--------------------8-6-----|---------------------|
|------------------------8-6-|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|


  Bb7               Eb7      E�7           Bb7              Bb13 Bb11b13
  E  Q  E   Q       Q.       Q.            E   Q       E Q  Q.   Q.
  |     |           |#       |#            |           |    |#   |#
  /     /           /        /             /           /    /    /

        |---4:3---|          |-3-|
  Q.    E E   E S S S  E S e S S S S S E   S S E E a a E Q  H.
|-------6-6---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-----6---6-6-|-6-6-6-------6-------------||
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------6---8-8s9-6--8-6-8-9s8---------|---------6h8p6-------------||
|----------------------------------------|-8-8-8---------------------||
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  Eb9                           E9      Eb9
  E  Q         E  Q  Q.   +Q     E       E    Q   E Q   H.
  |            |     |#    |#    |#      |        |     |#
  /            /     /     /     /       /        /     /

  E  S  E    S Q.    Q.    E  E  S  S    S  S Q.    Q.     Q  S  S  S  S  E
|---18-18--------------------18-18-18-|-18-18-------------------18-18-18-18----|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------18b19--------------------18-20-|-18-------------------------18-20-20b21-|
|---20-----------------------20-------|----20-------------------20-------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


  Bb9XII                  B9XIIBb9
  E  Q  E Q  Q.   +Q       E    E Q        E  Q        H.
  |     |    |#    |#      |#   |          |           |#
  /     /    /     /       /    /          /           /

  H.         Q.    E S  S  e    E S  S  e  e  e  S  S  S   E  S  +E   Q.
|----------------------18----|-18---18-18-18-18-18-18-18------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------18-|-20---18-20-20-20-18-20-18------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------20-20-(20)\-----|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


  F7                              E7
  E Q   E   Q       Q.       +Q   E
  |     |           |#        |#  |#
  /     /           /         /   /

  Q   E S E   S S S E  a E E  Q.
|-----6-6-6---6-6-6-6----6----------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----6-8-8---6-8-6-8--8s9----------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


  Eb7XI
  E   Q      E    Q     H.
  |          |          |#
  /          /          /

  |--4:3--|  |--4:3---| |-3-|
  E E   E E  E  E   E E S S S E a E +S  S S E T T
|---6---6-6-(6)-6---6-6-6-6-6-----6-(6)-6-6-6-------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-8s=9--6---8-6-9s8-6---6h8-(8)-6-----8-6---|
|---8-------------------------8-----------8---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


      Bb9XII
  E   E E E  E    E         E      E    E  E    E  E
      | |    |    |                |    |       |  |
      / /    /    /                /    /       /  /

  S S Q   E  S  E    S     +S   S  S  S E  E    E  S  S
|-6---------18-18---18----(18)-18-18-18---18------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------18-20---20b21-(21)-18-20-18---20b21---18-18-|
|---8---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


                                       F+
   E     E E        E       E     E E  E E E E E
         | |                |     |    | |   | |
         / /                /     /    / /   / /

   S  S  E E a     +S   +S  S T T E H.
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------8b10==(10)r(8)p6--------------------||
|-20-20-20--------------------8p6----------------||
|---------------------------------8--------------||
|------------------------------------------------||


 Verse 3
  Bb1Bb73                     Eb9
  E  Q  Q.   +H.              E Q  E Q  H.
  |  |  |#    |#              |    |    |#
  /  /  /     /               /    /    /

  H.          E  S S E Q.     W
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------6----------|-----------------|
|------------------8-6------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|


  Bb9                B9  Bb9
  E Q  E Q  Q.   +Q  E   E Q  E Q  H.
  |    |    |#    |# |#  |    |    |#
  /    /    /     /  /   /    /    /

  W                      W
|----------------------|-----------------|



  Eb9                                   Eb7suEb7XI
  E  Q  E Q  H.                         E Q  E Q  H.
  |     |    |#                         |    |    |#
  /     /    /                          /    /    /

                          |--3--|
  H.         E  S E T  T  S  S  S E E   W
|---------------6-6-6-(6)(6)(6)-------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------6---8s=9s=8p=6----6---|-----------------|
|-------------------------------8-----|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|


  Bb13              Bb7                      Bb13              Bb7
  E  Q  E   Q       H.                       E Q   E   Q       H.
  |     |           |#                       |     |           |#
  /     /           /                        /     /           /

        |---4:3---|          |-3-|
  Q.    E E   E S S E  S S E S S S S S S S   E E E S E   S  e  S  S S E. Q.
|-------6-6---6-6-6-6------------6---6-6---|---6---6-6---6-(6)-6--6-----------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------6---8-8s9----8-6---9s8---------6-|---6-----8---8s=9--6--8---6-------|
|------------------------------------------|-8----------------------8---------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  F9                         E9  Eb9
  E  Q  E Q  Q.   +Q         E   E Q  E Q  H.
  |     |    |#    |#        |#  |    |    |#
  /     /    /     /         /   /    /    /

                       |-3-|
  H.         Q.    S S S S S E   W
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------6---------|-----------------|
|----------------------8-6-----|-----------------|
|--------------------------8-6-|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|


  Bb7               Eb7      E�7
  E  Q  E   Q       Q.       Q.
  |     |           |#       |#
  /     /           /        /

        |---4:3---|          |-3-|
  Q.    E E   E S S E  S S e S S S E S S
|-------6-6---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-----6---6-6-|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------6---8-8s9-6--8-6-6-9s8-------6-|
|-------8--------------------------8-----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


  Bb7                 F+
  E   Q   E   Q       Q.    +Q.
  |       |           |#     |#
  /       /           /      /

              |-3-|          |---4:3---|
  S S E E S S S S S E E  Q   E   E  E  E
|-----6-----6-6-6---------------18-18-18--||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------9-8-6------------------18-20--||
|-8-8-8-----------8-------------20--------||
|---------------------8-------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||


 Out-Solo
         Bb9XII
           E  Q  E  Q  H.        E    Q        E  Q        H.
           |     |  |# |#        |             |           |#
           /     /  x  /         /             /           /

                                 |---4:3----|
   a       E  Q  Q.    H.        E  E    e  e  e  S  S  E  E   E E Q.
|---------18-------------------|--------18-18-18-18-18--------18---------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-20b22==(22)------------------|--------18-20-18--------------18---------|
|------------------------------|---20------------------20-20-------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


  E  Q   E  Q          Q.   +Q  E   E    Q        E    Q           H.
  |      |             |#    |# |#  |             |                |#
  /      /             /     /  /   /             /                /

                                    |---4:3----|
  Q.     E  S  S  E    H.           E  E    E  E  E    S  S  S  S  E   S  S  E E  E      +E
|-------18-18-18-18---------------|---18------18-18------18-18-18-18--18-18------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------18-20-20b22------------|--------18-20-20b22---18-20-18-20-------------18b20==(20)-|
|-------22------------------------|---20------------------------------------20---------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|


  E     Q                E  Q  H.
  |                      |     |#
  /                      /     /

  S  S  S  S  E  a      +E  Q  H.
|------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------*|
|---18-18-------18b20==(20)----------*|
|---------20-20----------------------*|
|------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------*|