John Lee Hooker - Boom boom

BOOM BOOM As recorded by John Lee Hooker (From the 1962 Album BURNIN') Words and Music by John Lee Hooker Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (F Bb Eb Ab C F) - 'John Lee Hooker - Electric Guitar / Tune 1/2 step up or capo 1st fret' Intro Q=144(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (Electric Guitar - 1/2 step up or capo 1st fret) |-3-| Q E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E W |-------------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-------3-----------|----------|-----------------|------| |----/4---4S2p0-----|----------|-----0-3S2-0-----|------| |---------------2-0-|-2--------|---2---------2-0-|-2----| |-------------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-------------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E W |-------------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-------3-----------|----------|-----------------|------| |----/4---4S2p0-----|----------|-----0-3S2-0-----|------| |---------------2-0-|----------|---2---------2-0-|-2----| |-------------------|-0--------|-----------------|------| |-------------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E W E E E E E E Q W |-------------------|----------|----------------|------|| |-------3-----------|----------|----------------|------|| |----/4---4S2p0-2-0-|-2--------|---------0---0--|------|| |-------------------|----------|-----0-2---2----|-2----|| |-------------------|----------|---2------------|------|| |-------------------|----------|----------------|------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ N.C. |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E Q Q H Q E E E E E E E Q Q H ||--------------------|------------|-------------------|------------| ||o-------3-----------|------------|-------3-----------|------------| ||-----/4---4S2p0-----|------------|----/4---4S2p0-----|------------| ||----------------2-0-|-2----------|---------------2-0-|-2----------| ||o-------------------|------------|-------------------|------------| ||--------------------|------------|-------------------|------------| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E Q Q H Q E E E E E E E Q Q H |-------------------|------------|-------------------|------------| |-------3-----------|------------|-------3-----------|------------| |----/4---4S2p0-----|------------|----/4---4S2p0-----|------------| |---------------2-0-|------------|---------------2-0-|-2----------| |-------------------|-0----------|-------------------|------------| |-------------------|------------|-------------------|------------| 1. |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E Q Q H Q E E E E E E E Q Q H |-------------------|------------|-------------------|-------------|| |-------3-----------|------------|-------3-----------|------------o|| |----/4---4S2p0-2-0-|-2----------|----/4---4S2p0-----|-------------|| |-------------------|------------|---------------2-0-|-2-----------|| |-------------------|------------|-------------------|------------o|| |-------------------|------------|-------------------|-------------|| Instrumental Break 2.,D.S. To Coda Q Q E E +Q Q Q +H Q Q E E +Q Q E E +Q Q |-------0--------------|---------------|-------0---------|----3-0-(0)------| |----4----4b4.5==(4)r--|----/5--(5)----|----3----/5-(5)--|-----------------| |----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q Q E E +Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +E E +Q E E E E +Q Q |-------0---------|----3-0-(0)-----|------0-(0)---------|-------3-(3)--0---| |----3----/5-(5)--|----------------|----3-------/5-(5)--|---0-3-3-(3)------| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------| |-3-| Q Q +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E |-----------------|--------3-----|----------0-3-|-5--3-0---------| |-----3--(3)---3--|-----3--------|-----3--------|--------3-------| |-/4---------4----|-/4-----------|-/4-----------|----------4-3-2-| |-----------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |-3-| |-3-| +Q E E Q Q H E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------| |-(2)--0---0-----|------3S2-0-----|---------------|-----0-2h4S2p0-2-0--| |--------2----2--|------------2-0-|-2--0---0-2----|---2----------------| |----------------|----------------|------2--------|--------------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------| ~~~~~~ Q E E E E +Q E E E E +E Q E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------| |-----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------| |-2--0---0-2-(2)--|-----0-2-(2)-0----|----0---2--0---|--------------| |------2----------|---2------------2-|-2----2------2-|-------0--1---| |-----------------|------------------|---------------|----2---------| |-----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------| |-3-| W Q E E E E E E E 5x W ||-----------|--------------------||------| ||o----------|-------3-----------o||------| ||-----------|----/4---4S2p0------||------| ||--2--------|---------------2-0--||-2----| ||o----------|-------------------o||------| ||-----------|--------------------||------| Outro D.S. al Cod& |-3-| W Q E E E E E E E W |----------||--------------------|-------|| |----------||o-------3-----------|------o|| |----------||-----/4---4S2p0-----|-------|| |----------||----------------2-0-|-2-----|| |----------||o-------------------|------o|| |----------||--------------------|-------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths