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Scapegoat Blues

Jimmy Herring

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�Scapegoat Blues�
-Jimmy Herring

Okay, I�ve figured out some parts of this song.  The guy is a magician with the
fretboard though so I�m sure I�m not 100% on any of it.  I�m sure my fingerings and articulation
is different from his so I suggest learning this any way you can.  It�s a pretty tough 
tune. I know he uses a mix of Bb Blues and Bb diminished scales.  Here�s what I�ve got so
far.  Feel free to email with thoughts, corrections and additions.
Thanks! (and good luck...)

The first section is in 4/4 time and then switches to 6/4 when the diminished vamp starts.

Section A:

e|------------------1-------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------2/3---4-2/3-------|-------------------------------|
G|--3-3---3-1---------------3-----|-3-3---3-----------3-----------|
D|------------3---------------5-3-|---------6-3-----3---6\5-3-----|
A|--------------------------------|-------------4/5-----------6-4/|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|



e|---------------------3-----------|------------------------------|
B|-----------3---------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------3-6---6-5-3-----6-5-3-----|-3-----------------3----------|
D|---3-6-------------5---------5-3-|---5--------------------------|
A|/5-------------------------------|-----6----4--6-4/5------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|



e|-----------------1-------------|---------------------6-3---|
B|-------------2/3---4-2/3-------|---------------------------|
G|-3-3---3-1---------------3-----|-3-3---3-----------6-----6-|
D|-----------3---------------5-3-|---------6-3---------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------4-------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------|



e|---------------1-------------|---------------------------6-|
B|-----------2/3---4-2/3-------|-----------------------6-8---|
G|-3---3-1---------------3-----|-3-3---3-----------6-7-------|
D|---------3---------------5-3-|---------6-3-----8-----------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------4---------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


                           F7#9
e|-(6)-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------9--6-----------------9-|-(9)--------------------------|
G|--------------9---8--6-----8-|-(8)--------------------------|
D|-----------8-----------8-6-7-|-(7)--------------------------|
A|---------------------------8-|-(8)--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

Section B: (Bb diminished)6/4 time


  Bb7#9   Bb/B               Abm6#5   Dbsusb2/E (I guess...??  haha)
e||-----------------------------|----------------------------||
B||---2------3------------------|-5------6---------------6---||
G||-*-1------3------------------|-4------6---------------6-*-||
D||-*-0------3------------------|-3------6---------------6-*-||
A||---1------2------------------|--------5---------------5---||
E||-----------------------------|-4------0---------------0---||


Play this part twice:

e|----------------------------|---------------------------6-9/|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------6-----|
G|---------------------6------|---------------6-----6-7-------|
D|-8---8-6---8-6-------------6\5----5/6-9-8-9---8-9-----------|
A|---------8-----8-7-8---7-8--|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|


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e|/10-----9-7----------------------|---------------------------6-|
B|----6-9-----8------9-----6-8-----|---6-8-----------------6-8---|
G|--------------7--------6-----7---|-9-----7-6---------6-7-------|
D|-------------------------------9-|---------------6-8-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|



e|-7-6-9-7-6-----6-------6---------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------8-6---9-7-8-----------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------8-7-6---|---6-9-8-7-----6-------------|
D|-------------------------------8-|-6---------9-6---9-5---------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|



He then goes into a Blues/Gospel vamp.  I�m pretty sure this part is mostly improv.
Either way I will see if I can get it tabbed in the near future.

The chords are:

||  Eb9  | Bb7  |  Eb9  |  Bb7  |

|  Eb9  |  Bb7 -  G7#9  |   Cm7 -  Eb/F   ||


Then back to the Bb Diminished chord vamp.


That�s all I have so far.  Let me know what you think!

-Gabe
flavaham25@aol.com

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Scapegoat Blues

Jimmy Herring