Janis Joplin - Turtle blues
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Turtle Blues
Artist: Janis Joplin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B41dXQp6Bw
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Capo: 2; optionally
Time: 6/8, Tempo Q=120, eighths are marked '+'. Rhythm in eighths is 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 etc. to create
a swinging feel. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
While playing the guitar [Verse] sing the notes in the section [VerseVocalTrack].
[Intro]
B7 + + + + A + + + +
e|----------2--/-4---|-5---\4---2--------|----------0---h2---|-3---\2---0--------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|------2------------|-------------------|------2------------|---------------2---|
D|----------1--------|-4-------------1---|----------2--------|----------2--------|
A|-2-----------------|----------2--------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E7 + + Em + + B7 + + + +
e|-0----0------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----------3----3---|-2----2---1----1---|-0-------------0---|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|------2---3--------|------2--------2---|
D|----------2--------|----------2--------|----------1--------|----------1--------|
A|-------------------|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|
E|-0-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
[Verse]
E7 + + + + + + + +
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-2----2---4----4---|-5----5---4----4---|-2----2---4----4---|-5----5---4----4---|
E|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
+ + + + + + + +
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-2----2---4----4---|-5----5---4----4---|-2----2---4----4---|-5----5---4----4---|
E|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
A7 + + + + + + + +
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-2----2---4----4---|-5----5---4----4---|-2----2---4----4---|-5----5---4----4---|
A|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E7 + + + + + + + +
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-2----2---4----4---|-5----5---4----4---|-2----2---4----4---|-5----5---4----4---|
E|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
B7 bar + + + + A7 + + + +
e|-2--------2----5b--|----------2--------|-0--------0----3b--|----------0--------|
B|-4--------4--------|-------------------|-2--------2--------|-------------------|
G|------4------------|------4--------4---|------2------------|------2--------2---|
D|----------4--------|----------4--------|----------2--------|----------2--------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|
E7 + + Em + + B7 + + + +
e|-0----0------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----------3----3---|-2----2---1----1---|-0-------------0---|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|------2---3--------|------2--------2---|
D|----------2--------|----------2--------|----------1--------|----------1--------|
A|-------------------|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|
E|-0-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
[VerseVocalTrack]
+ + + + + +
e|-7-----5-----|-3----0-----|-----7---7---7---7---7---|-5-----3----0---|--------|--------|
B|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|
G|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|
D|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|
A|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|
E|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|
I'm a mean, mean woman, I don't mean no one man, no good.
+ + + + + + + +
e|--------|-------7---7---|-12----7-----|-7----5-----|-----7---7---7---7---7---|-5-----3----0---|
B|--------|---------------|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|
G|--------|---------------|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|
D|--------|---------------|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|
A|--------|---------------|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|
E|--------|---------------|-------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|
I'm a mean, mean woman, I don't mean no one man, no good.
+ + + +
e|--------|--------|--------|-------7---5---|-9----5----7---5---|-7----9-----|
B|--------|--------|--------|---------------|-------------------|------------|
G|--------|--------|--------|---------------|-------------------|------------|
D|--------|--------|--------|---------------|-------------------|------------|
A|--------|--------|--------|---------------|-------------------|------------|
E|--------|--------|--------|---------------|-------------------|------------|
I just treats 'em like I wants to
+ + + + + +
e|-----7---7---7---7---7---|-5-----3----0---|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|-------------------------|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
I never treats 'em, honey like I should.
[MoreLyrics] (Lyrics with compliments to IV Sandoval on youtube)
Oh, Lord, I once had a daddy, He said he'd give me everything in sight.
Once had a daddy, Said he'd give me everything in sight. Yes, he did.
So I said, "Honey, I want the sunshine, you take the stars out of the night.
Come on and give 'em to me, babe, 'cause I want 'em right now."
I ain't the kind of woman, Who'd make your life a bed of ease,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm not the kind of woman, no, To make your life a bed of ease.
Yeah, but if you, if you just wanna go out drinkin', honey, Won't you invite me along please.
Oh, I'll be so good to ya babe, yeah! Whoa, go on!
I guess I'm just like a turtle, That's hidin' underneath its hardened shell.
Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle Hidin' underneath its hardened shell.
But you know I'm very well protected - I know this goddamn life too well.
Oh! Now call me mean, you can call me evil, yeah, yeah; I've been called much of some things around, Honey.
Whoa, call me mean or call me evil; I've been called much of some things, all things around,
Yeah, but I'm gonna take good care of Janis, yeah. Honey, ain't no one gonna dog me down. Alright, yeah.
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| h Hammer on
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| \ Slide down
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