Black Water Chords & Tabs

by The Doobie Brothers

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Artist: Doobie Brothers
Song: Black Water
This tab is in Double Drop-D tuning, DADGBD.
& = Rest
E|--------|--------0----------------0---------| Figure 1
B|--------|----1----------------3-------------| --------
G|-&------|----0------------0h2-2-------------| The first bar is the intro,
D|-&------|----2--------------0---------------| only play that the very
A|-&--1/2-|--0---0--------------------1/2-----| first time.
D|--------|----------2/3--0-------0-----------|
Play this 11 times... you'll figure it out.  Play this until the chorus.
E|--5p0-------0----3p0---0--------|----------0---------0------|
B|--------0------------5-----0----|------6---------6----------|
G                                                              
D|------0-------0------0-------0--|----8-----7---8-------0----|
A                                                                  
D|--5-------5------5-------5------|--8-----8---8-----8--------|   |
|- Figure 2
|------2-------0---------------2-----------0-----------------|   |
|--2---2--0--0-----------------2-------0---------------------|---
|--2------0--0---0-------------2--&----0-------0-------------|
|----2-----------------------2----&----0---------------------|
|--0-------------------0h2-0------&------------------0h2-----|
|---------2--2-----2/4---------------2---2---2---2/4---------|
Play this three times.  It's the chorus.
Then play this part right here, its where he says "An' I ain't got no worries,
'cause I ain't in no hurry at all.
E|--------------0----------------------------0----------------|
B|------3---1---1-----------------3--R---1---1----------------|
G|------2---0-------0-------------2--E---0-------0------------|
D|----0-----2-------------0h2---0----S---2--------------------|
A|--------0---0-------0h2------------T-0---0-----------0h2----|
D|--0-------------0-----------0----------------0---2/4--------|
E|------2---------0-------------------------------------------|
B|------2-R---0-----------------2----3//2\\3--2-2-------------|
G|------2-E---0-------0---------2----2--------2-2-------------|
D|----2---S---0-----------------0----4//2\\4--2-2-------------|
A|--0-----T-----------------0h2---------------0-0-0-1/2-------|
D|----------2---2---2---2/4-----------------------------------|
And now, the solo that took forever to tab.  It's played on a fiddle, but
this is the guitar tab.  Enjoy!
(Please note that Figure 1 is being played throughout the solo.)
1st Guitar
E                                                                                    
B|--5~~~~-5b-5-3--R--5b-5-3-5-3--------5b-5-5--------3-5b~~~~5b-5b-3----------------|
G|----------------E----------------4---------------4--------------------------------|
D|----------------S-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------T-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
E                                                                                    
B|---17b-17----17b-15----------------------------10h12h10-------17b-17--17b-17b-15--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------12------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1st Guitar
E                                                                                    
B|--10h13h10-9h10h9-8-6/7----------------10-8-6h7----------------/7~~7\5------------|
G|------------------------7------7~~~~~7----------7---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7h9--------------------9---7---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------7---(7)9h7--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
E|-------------------------------------------------------7/8--7----5----------------|
B|--------------------------------10~~~------------------------------6/10-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1st Guitar
E|----------------------------------------------5~~-5-----10~~10-----10--|
B|--5-x---------------------------------3-3-5/7-------/12----------------|
G|------4-2-------------------2~~-2-2h4------------------------------11--|
D|-----------3h4--------0-2-4--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5~~0~~~-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
E|----------------------------------------------------------------12/14--|
B|---------------------------------------------------10h12-15~~~---------|
G|--7-------------7---------------7-----7h9/11---------------------------|
D|----------------9h7---------7h9----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-7/9--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
1st Guitar
E|--10-10\8--8\7--7\5--5\3--------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------6/7-3~~~---|-1h0--1h0--1-0--1h0-1--3~~~~----|
G|--11-11\9--9\7--7\5--5\4--------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------6/7-4~~~---|-2\1--2\1--2-1--2\1-2--4~~~~----|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
E|--14p12-12\10-10\8-------10-----------|
B|-------------------11/12----12-10~~~--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
1st Guitar
E                            
B|-----3---3---5b-5-5-3~~~--|
G|--/4-------4--------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
Now this is the outro, both guitars play this.
Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 three times, while Guitar two plays this:
E                                                            
B|------3-3--3----------3--3---------3---------3~~~~--------|
G|--2h4--------4p2~2h4--2--2-4---2h4---2h4p2---------4/-----|
D|-------------------------------------------0--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar two then plays this while fading out, Guitar one plays Figure 1
E|-----------------------------------13b 13b 13 10~~--------|
B|--8-6/7--------------------------------------------12-----|
G|--------7-----------7~~---8-6/7---------------------------|
D|----------9-7~~~7h9-------------7-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
Then both guitars play Figure 1 for the rest of the song, which isn't much.
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| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| b    Bend
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
| ~    Vibrato
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