Lipscomb Mance - Big Boss Man guitar tab
Here's Mance Lipscomb's Big Boss Man. This blues sounds good whether played fast or slow --
just lock your thumb into a steady tempo and play the melody notes as you feel them. Note the
extra two beats in measure 14.
4/4 time
E (I)
0--------------0---------0---------3----|------------------------|----
-----3------------------------------------|------------------------|---
-------------------------------------------|------------------------|----
----------2------------------2-----------|---------2---------2----|---
-------------------------------------------|--------------2---------|---
0-------------------0---------------------|----0-------------------|--
0--------------0---------0---------0----|----------------------------|---
-----3------------------------------------|----------------------0-----|--
-------------------------------------------|--------------0h1---------|--
----------2-------------------2----------|---------2------------2-----|-
------------------------------------------|---------------2-------------|-
0-------------------0-------------------|----0-------------------------|-
A7 (IV)
0--------------0---------0---------|----3---------0---------------|--
-----3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--
----------2-------------------2-----|---------2--------------2-----|--
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--
0-------------------0----------------|----0--------------0---------|--
E (I)
3----0----------3---------0-----|--------------------------|--------
----------------------------------|----------------------------|------
----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------
----------2-----------2-----------|---------2---------2------|------
-----------------------------------|--------------2-----------|-------
0-----------------0---------------|----0---------------------|-------
-----3---------3---------|----0----------------0--------------------|--
---------------------------|----------------0---------0---------------|-
---------------------------|---------0h1-----------------------------|-
-----2--------------2----|----------------------2--------------2------|-
0---------0--------------|--------------------------------------------|-
---------------------------|----0--------------------------0---------|--
A7 (IV)
-----3---------3----------|----3-------------------|---
---------------------------|---------------2---------|--
---------------------------|-------------------------|---
-----2--------------2-----|---------2---------2----|--
0---------0---------------|----0---------0---------|--
----------------------------|------------------------|---
E (I)
----------------------------0--------- |---------
-----0----3---------0----------3-----|----------
----------------------------------------|----------
---------------------------------------|--------
---------------------------------------|--------
0----0---------0----------0---------|--------
6/4
------------0--------------0-------------------0----|-----
-----------------0-------------------3---------------|-----
0h1-------------------------------------------------|----
-------2----2--------------2--------------2---------|--
-------------------------------------------------------|----
0---------------------0---------0-------------------|----
B7 (V)
-----0--------------|---------2---------2---------|--------
-----0--------------|---------0---------0---------|-------
---------------------|------------------------------|------
-----2--------------|---------1--------------1----|-----
----------0----1---|----2---------2--------------|------
0-------------------|-------------------------------|------
A7 (IV) E (I)
-----0--------------------|----0--------------------------||----
-----2---------2---------|----0---------0----3----------||----
--------------------------|--------------------------------*||---
-----2--------------2----|---------2--------------2-----*||---
0---------0--------------|---------------------------------||---
---------------------------|----0---------0----------------||---
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Alan Cork (alcork@.onlink.net)
North Bay, Ontario
