Martin Sexton - 13 step boogie
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transcribed by Logan Mayfield <mayfiejl@ececs.uc.edu>
This is kind of hard to TAB out just right cause its so jazz/improv oriented. At anyrate
i'll give you the chords for sure and some TAB. Focus on a good walking bass and hit the
chords when you can. I used the studio version to get some of the chords and then pulled
the rest from "Live Wide Open". The chords are above where they sound in the TAB, I'll
put just the important notes in the Tab, feel free to add more notes from the chords (which
are listed below). Theres a lot of palm muting and stuff here. One last note, swing the
heck out of this song, beats 2 and 4 are your friend. Good luck!
Standard Tuning
Chords
E - 022100
EMaj7 - 021100
A - 002220
B9 - x21222
B13 - x21244 (played in place of B9 sometimes)
A+5 - x123xx (this is an A with the 5 sharped, i have it this way to get that E# in
the bass)
F#m7 - 2x2222
B7+9 - x2123x (B7 add sharp 9)
Intro Riff
E-----12--12--12------------------------------------------------|
B-----10--11--12------------------------------------------------|
G-----11--12--13------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------0-------------------------------------------|
Verse
E EMaj7 A B9
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-----1-----1------2-----2---|
D-----2-----1------2-----1---|
A---------------0--0--2--2---|
E--0--0--4--4----------------|
Chorus
A A+5 E F#m7 B9 E (Improv)
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------1/2--2---|
G----2----3-----------------2-----2-----1----0----0---|
D----2----2-----------------2-----1-----2----1/2--2---|
A--0-0--1-1--2--3--4-----------2--2-----2-------------|
E---------------------4--2--2---------0---------------|
(The last time on the chorus, instead of throwing some lick on the E [improv],
hit a B7+9, as listed above)
Here are the lyrics with just the chords above them, so you can get the timing. Use
the TAB above as a guide.
My EbabEMaj7y she lAoves me B9so
My littleE babEMaj7y she never tAells me B9no
My sweet EbaEMaj7by never gonna Alet her B9go
E EMaj7 A B9 (B13 works well here)
Not today, anyway
You know my EhoEMaj7ney she cAomforts B9me
My little EhonEMaj7ey crumpets wAith my B9tea
In the moErniEMaj7ng it just hAappens to B9be
That I've fEallEMaj7en in love
Least I tAhink it's lB9ove
A A+5 E
Since you're new and your eyes are blue
I think F#m7I'll show you B9around the bElock
A A+5 E
There's a little place called The Step Thirteen
F#m7 B9 E B7+9
And, man does that old joint rock
You know it Erocks about this EMaj7time every Anight
Let's go B9have us a bEall EMaj7 A B9
We'll do the Ethirteen step bEMaj7oogie
Come Aboogie with mB9e
The Ethirteen step EMaj7boogie
Come Aboogie a wB9hile
The tEhirteen step Emaj7boogie
Come Aboogie the B9night Eaway Emaj7 A B9
My EbabEMaj7y almost Aevery nB9ight
My little EhonEMaj7ey she likes to Ahold me so B9tight
She's a EteeEMaj7nage girl
It's way too eAasy to be B9right
But I'm Ethere by heEMaj7r side
TAhanks for the B9ride
A A+5 E
Since you're new and your eyes are blue
Think IF#m7'll show you aB9round the Eblock
A A+5 E
There's a little place called Step Thirteen
F#m7 B9 E B7+9
And, man, does that old joint rock
You know it rEocks around this EMaj7time every niAght
Let's go B9have us a Eball EMaj7 A B9
We'll do the Ethirteen step bEMaj7oogie
Come Aboogie with B9me
The tEhirteen step bEMaj7oogie
Come bAoogie a B9while
The tEhirteen step EMaj7boogie
Come Aboogie the nB9ight Eaway EMaj7 A B9