Kenny Rogers And The First Edition - Just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Just Dropped In
by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Notes: the guitars are so distorted it's hard to tell, but the chord
notated as Am7 might actually be A7#9 [54555x] - try both and see
which you think sounds more like the record. The bass is definitely
tuned below concert pitch [see the second break], and I suspect that
the distorted rhythm guitar is as well - try tuning to DGCFAD and
playing in Em/Fm/F#m. -- AWR
[Intro]
[Backwards guitar over B minor pentatonic scale; end on D note]
[Chorus]
DmYeahN.C. yeah oh, yeah
What condition my condDmition was in
[Verse 1]
I woke up this morning with the sundown G/Dshining in Dm
Am7 [5x555x]
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I trDmipped on a cloud and fell a-eiFght miles high
IBbmaj7 tore my mind on a jagged sky
I jDmust dropped in to Am7see what condition my conDmdition was in
[Repeat chorus]
[Instrumental]
Bass [doubled w/vibes; fuzz guitar plays chords where indicated]:
C v v v v Ab v v Bbmv v v v v v v
G|-5-|---2-----------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
D|---|-------3---3-----|---1-------------|-----------------|-----|
A|---|---------5-------|-------3-1-4---1-|-4---1-4---1-4-5-|-6---|
E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
[Verse 2]
[Key change to Ebm]
I pEbmushed my soul in a Ab/Ebdeep dark hole and then I Ebmfollowed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was Bbm7crawlin' in
I gEbmot up so tight, IGb couldn't unwind
I Cbmaj7saw so much, I broke my mind
I jEbmust dropped in toBbm7 see what condition my conEbmdition was in
[Solo]
Ebm Db Gb [5/4]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / x2
[in]
Ebm
/ / / / / / / /
[yeah]
[Repeat chorus in Ebm]
EbmYeah N.C. yeah oh, yeah
What condition my Ebmcondition was in
[Instrumental Break 2]
[Bass doubled w/vibes; fuzz guitar plays chords where indicated]
[Note: this starts in a lower octave than the first time,
and goes down to a low Eb - detune the low E as indicated,
play it on one of them newfangled 5-strings, or shift it
up an octave.]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
G |---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
D |---|-----------------|-----------0-----|-0-----0-----0-1-|-2-|
A |-4-|---1-----------0-|-------4-2-----2-|-----2-----2-----|---|
Eb|---|-------3-0-3-----|---1-------------|-----------------|---|
[Someone...]
[Verse 3]
[Key change to Em]
SomEmeone painted "AprilA/E Fool" in big black letters on a Emdead-end sign
I've had my foot on the gas since I left the road and blew outBm7 my mind
Eight Emmiles out of Memphis and I Ggot no spare
Eight miles Cmaj7straight up downtown somewhere
I jEmust dropped in to Bm7see what condition my condEmition was in
I said, I jEmust dropped in to Bm7see what condition my condEmition was in
[Outro]
EmYeahN.C. yeah oh, yeah-eh [slow down; voices through Leslie]
Em [single chord w/fuzz and tremolo]
Bass [doubled w/vibes; free tempo]:
G|------6-5---4----3----------3-----|
D|-5--------6--------3----1-2---0---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Em[feedback, organ, and fuzz guitar; fade out, in, out, in, out]