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From: mhermans@nunki.usc.edu (Martin Hermans)
Subject: TAB: Tube Snake Boogie (ZZ Top)


Well, here is the beginnning of Tube Snake Boogie. It should be enough to
get you a really good start, but i will be adding solos to this within
a few weeks (whenever I can get time), so look for a more complete version.

Questions, comments, corrections to hermans@usc.edu



      for the rhythm guitars of this song, keep doing this:                    
E-|------------------|
B-|------------------|
G-|------------------|
D-|------------------|
A-|--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-0-|
E-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                                                                               
    and this, (listen for when each is appropriate):                        
E-|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|
D-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-0-|
A-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E-|-----------------|
                                                                               
    Here's the lead:                                                           
E-|----3-0-3-0----|-----------0---|-----3b--3b-0-----|-------------0----------|
B-|----2-0-2-0----|-3-0-3-0-3-----|-----2-0-2--0-----|-3----3---3--0----------|
G-|---------------|-2-0-2---2-----|------------------|---------------42--0---|
D-|---------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
A-|---------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
E-|---------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
E-|-----0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------|----0-------0---0--|
B-|--------3b4------|-0-0-3b4-------------|----0--3b4---------|
G-|-----------------|---------------42-0-|-------------------|
D-|-2-2-------------|---------------------|-2-----------------|
A-|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E-|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
E-|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B-|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G-|-42-0---1-2-0-----|-----------2--2--|-------------------|-------------0-1-|
D-|-------2-------2-2-|---------1-------|---------2---5b-5b-|-2---2-0-2-2-----|
A-|-------------------|-0-1-2-----------|-0-0-3-4---0-------|-----------------|
E-|-------------------|-------2---------|-------------------|-----------------|
                                                                               
                   I got a gal who lives cross town, she's the one that        
E-|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-2-0--------2--|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----2-2-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
    really gets down when she boogie                        She do the         
E-|--------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------|
B-|--------------------------|------3-3-3-2----|/3-3-3-3---2----|-------------|
G-|--------------------------|------4-4-4-2----|/4-4-4-4---2----|-------------|
D-|--------------------------|------2-2-2-2----|/2-2-2-2---2----|-------------|
A-|--------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------|
E-|--------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------|
                                                                               
    tube snake boogie               Well, now boogie little baby               
E-|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|-------10-10-10-9---|-10101010---9---------|--------5-5-5-4----------------|
G-|-------11-11-11-9---|-11111111---9---------|--------6-6-6-4----------------|
D-|-------9--9--9--9---|-9-9-9-9----9---------|--------4-4-4-4----------------|
A-|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
E-|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
                                                                               
    boogie woogie all night long          (then repeat for second verse)       
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-3-3-3-3---2-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G-|-4-4-4-4---2-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2---2-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

That's all for now, but more is on the way.

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