Waylon Jennings - Dukes Of Hazzard guitar tab
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Here it is, as requested: the theme song for the Dukes of Hazzard.
Playing tips and some other junk are at the end.
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (THEME SONG)
BY WAYLON JENNINGS
[key of F; capo 3rd fret]
or substitute these cords with no capo: D ---> F G ---> Bb A ---> C.
INTRO: A A D D
[VERSE 1]
D D
Just two good ole boys,
G G
Never meaning no harm.
D A
Beats all you never saw, been in trouble with the law
D D
Since the day they was born.
[VERSE 2]
D D
Straightenin' the curves,
G G
Flattenin' the hills.
D A D D
Someday the mountain might get 'em but the law never will.
[BRIDGE]
A A A A
Makin' their wayyyyyy, the only way they know how.
A A D D
Well, that's just a little bit more than the law will allow.
[VERSE 3]
D D
Just two good ole boys,
G G
Wouldn't change if they could.
D A D D [stop]
Fightin' the system like two modern day Robin Hoods. [Yee-haw]
Great song, eh? Here are some playing tips:
1. The song is actually in the key of F, but I have written it out in the key
of D. If you want to play along with your tv set, either place a capo on the
third fret, or substitute these chords:
D ---> F G ---> Bb A ---> C.
2. Each time the chord letter is shown represents one measure (four beats)
with one exception: there is an extra half-measure (two beats) of D between
verse 1 and 2. It always trips me up, so I omit it.
3. The bridge sounds really good with an A7, instead of A.
4. I like to play this with an alternating-bass pattern to project both the
rhythm and lead parts while playing solo. If you are not familiar with this
style, this is basically how it goes:
i. Pick the bass note for the chord (ie. the lowest note).
ii. Strum or double strum the full chord.
iii.Pick the alternate-bass note (see below).
iv. Strum or double strum the full chord.
Put the emphasis on the treble (higher) strings when strumming the full
chords. You can jazz it up a little by adding bass runs between chord changes.
5. The alternate-bass notes are basically melody notes, so they can vary with
the song, but here is a list of bass notes and common alternate-bass notes for
the seven major chords. The numbers in brackets are "string/fret."
Chord: A B C D E F G
Bass note: A [5/O] B [5/2] C [5/3] D [4/O] E [6/O] F [6/1] G [6/3]
Alternate: G [6/O] F#[6/2] G [6/3] A [5/O] B [5/2] C [5/3] D [4/O]
Here is the tab for D, G, and A in alternating-bass.
[D] [G] [A]
. V ^ . V ^ . V ^ . V ^ . V ^ . V ^
|-----2-2-----2-2--|-----3-3-----3-3--|-----O-O-----0-0--|
|-----3-3-----3-3--|-----O-O-----O-O--|-----2-2-----2-2--|
|-----2-2-----2-2--|-----O-O-----O-O--|-----2-2-----2-2--|
|--O---------------|----------O-------|-----2-2-----2-2--|
|----------O-------|------------------|--O---------------|
|------------------|--3---------------|----------0-------|
