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Black snake moan Samuel L. Jackson
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Tabbed by: Guitardudedon (Donnie Granger)
Email:Donald_g15@yahoo.com
This song is played with a slide and where it says muted lightly palm mute!!
This version is from the movie black snake moan and not the same as the
Original by Blind lemon Jefferson!!!
Tuning: open d
D A D F# A D
(Lightly rake)I aint played for nobody for years
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B|--9/12~~-12------------------------12------------------------------------|
G|------------12p11---------------12---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12--------12------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------12-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------12----------------------------------------------|
Wanted me some kids! Whole mess of them but
for rose my wife..kids are for another time
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B|-9/12-12\10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10/12---10/12----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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then one spring (light rake)
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B|---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
E|-5--5-5/3---03/5-3/50----------------------12--------------------------|
I seen a change in her! Breast starts Then one day rose said she had to
Swollen up! Couple of mornings I hear go to Jackson to visit her folks
Her in the bathroom throwing up I done she didn't want me to go so I
seen it in other woman before so I knew stayed.
(Let ring)
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D|---------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
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you know how they talk about woman, having that glow
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she didn't have it know more! She done cut it out! She got rid of it!
(muted) She got rid of it!
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(play quietly) heard a voice in my head every time
mute mute mute mute mute mute
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0--------0----0-------0-----0--------0----0-------0-------0------0-|
A|--------3b1/4---------3b1/4----------3b1/4--------3b1/4-----------3b1/4--|
E|----0------------0--------------0-------------0--------------0-----------|
I think its gone, it comes howling back
(play quietly)
mute mute
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0------0----------------0-------0---------------------------------|
A|---------3b1/4-------------------3b1/4-----------------------------------|
E|----0-----------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Calls me when I'm ailing, when I can't find my way home
(Play louder)
mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0----------------0-------0---------0-------0---------0------0-|
A|-----3b1/4--------------------3b1/4--------------3b1/4------------3b1/4--|
E|-0------------------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------|
Lost in the pines I calls it the Black Snake Moan.
Mute mute mute
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-------0--------0-------0------------------0------0-|
A|----------------------3b1/4------------3b1/4----------------------3b1/4--|
E|------------------0----------------0--------------------------0----------|
Hmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm Black snake all in my room
Mute mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4-------3b1/4----|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0----------0------------|
hmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmm
mute mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4-------3b1/4----|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0----------0------------|
Black snake all in my room
Mute mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4-------3b1/4----|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0----------0------------|
Some pretty mamma Better get this black snake soon
E|---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0---3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
black snake is evil
mute let ring mute mute mute
E|------------------------------12\3---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------12\3---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------12\3---------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0---0------0-------12\3----0-------0---0------0--0------0-----|
A|------3b1/4-----3b1/4---------12\3------3b1/4-------3b1/4----3b1/4-------|
E|-0------------0---------------12\3--0-----------0----------0-------------|
Black snake is all I see
Mute mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4-------3b1/4----|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0----------0------------|
Black snake is evil black snake is all I see
Mute mute mute mute mute
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0--------------|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3b1/4-------3b1/4----------------|
E|-0---------0-----------0------------0------------0-----------------------|
mute mute mute mute
E|----------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0------0----0-------0------3--------------------------------|
A|----3b1/4------3b1/4-------3b1/4--------3--------------------------------|
E|-0---------0-----------0----------------3--------------------------------|
Woke up this morning Black snake moved in on me
Slide to 3rd fret and mute mute
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------5\3----0--------0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------5\3-------3b1/4----|
E|------------------------------------------------------5\3--0-------------|
slide to 1st fret and let ring with feed back
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0------5\1------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note