#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## MY HUMAN GETS ME BLUES As recorded by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (From the 1969 Album TROUT MASK REPLICA) Words and Music by Don Van Vliet Arranged by Don Van Vliet Transcribed by Gut Suitman Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Left Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Right Guitar' Q=100 3/4 3/4 Gtr I S E. +H +H. |-------------|--------| |-3-3--(3)----|-(3)----| |-2-2--(2)----|-(2)----| |-4-4--(4)----|-(4)----| |-5-5--(5)----|-(5)----| |-2-2--(2)----|-(2)----| | | Gtr II | S E. +H +H. |-------------|--------| |-------------|--------| |-------------|--------| |-4-4--(4)----|-(4)----| |-5-5--(5)----|-(5)----| |-3-3--(3)----|-(3)----| 4/4 S E S E S S E E E S S |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------8--8---------------8-| |--6-------10------8-----------6------8------| |--------------------------------------------| | | |-----3-----| |--3---| | E S E S +E E E S E S +E E |-------------11-(11)------------11-(11)-----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-11----------------------11-----------------| E E E S S E E E S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--8----------------8--8----------------8-| |-------6------8------------6------8------| |-----------------------------------------| | | |---3---| |---3---| | E S E S +E E E S E S +E E |-14------------------14------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| 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E |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--8-------------9-(9)-------------3-| |------9------9--9-(9)---------------| |------------------------------------| 7/8 8/8 |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| E S E S E S E e E E 7x E S E S E S E e E Q ||-----------------------------------||-------------------------------| ||o------------------------5--------o||------------------------5------| ||----0-2-0-2-0-----0------5---------||---0-2-0-2-0-----0------5------| ||--------------3----------5---------||-------------3----------5------| ||o-3-------------------------------o||-3-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------------||-------------------------------| | | |3| |3| |3| |3-| |3-| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3-| | E E S E S E S E S +E S E S 7x E E S E S E S E S +E Q ||---------------------0--(0)--------||--------------------0--(0)-----| ||o--------------------2--(2)-------o||--------------------2--(2)-----| ||--------3---3---1h3-(3)-(3)--------||-------3---3---1h3-(3)-(3)-----| ||--4---0-1---1---1h3-(3)-(3)---3-3--||-4---0-1---1---1h3-(3)-(3)-----| ||o---------------------------1-1-1-o||-------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------||-------------------------------| 4/4 E E E S S +S S E +E E 4x ||------7---7-------5-(5)------8--(8)----|| ||o-------------------------------------o|| ||--7---7---7-------7-(7)------7--(7)----|| ||--0---0---0-----0-0-(0)--0--(0)-(0)----|| ||o-------------------------------------o|| ||---------------------------------------|| | | S S S S S S E S E. E E 4x ||---------------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------------o|| ||---------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------|| ||o-9-9---9-9---/14-------15------14----o|| ||--7-7---7-7---/12-------13------12-----|| Gtr I E E E S S +S S E +E E E E E S S +S S E +E E |---7-7---5-(5)----8--(8)---|---6-6---4-(4)----7--(7)---| |------------------6--(6)---|------------------5--(5)---| |-7-7-7---7-(7)----7--(7)---|-6-6-6---6-(6)----6--(6)---| |-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------6-(6)-(6)---|---------------5-(5)-(5)---| 2/4 E E E S S +S S E +E E E E E S S +S S E +E E E E E E |---5-5---3-(3)----6--(6)---|---4-4---2-(2)----5--(5)---|-5---7---| |------------------4--(4)---|------------------3--(3)---|-3---5---| |-5-5-5---5-(5)----5--(5)---|-4-4-4---4-(4)----4--(4)---|-4---6---| |-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-------------|---------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|---------| |---------------4-(4)-(4)---|---------------3-(3)-(3)---|-3---5---| 4/4 E E E S S +S S E +E E 4x ||----7----7----5-(5)-------8----(8)----||-| ||o------------------------------------o||-| ||--7-7----7----7-(7)-------7----(7)----||-| ||--0-0----0--0-0-(0)----0-(0)---(0)----||-| ||o------------------------------------o||-| ||--------------------------------------||-| | | Gtr II | |3| |3-| | E E S +E E E E S +E E 4x ||--------------------------------------||-| ||o-3---3-(3)------------------3-(3)---o||-| ||--2---2-(2)------0-----------2-(2)----||-| ||--1---1-(1)------4b4.5-------1-(1)----||-| ||o-----------2-------------0--------0-o||-| ||--------------------------------------||-| E E E S S +S S E +E E 4x ||------7---7-------5-(5)------8--(8)-------|| ||o----------------------------------------o|| ||--7---7---7-------7-(7)------7--(7)-------|| ||--0---0---0-----0-0-(0)--0--(0)-(0)-------|| ||o----------------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------------|| | | S S S S S S E S E. 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S S E E Q 8x ||---5------------------------------------|| ||o--3-----------------------------------o|| ||---0----------0---2-----4-----0---------|| ||---0------------------------------------|| ||o----------3-(3)-(3)---(3)---(3)-------o|| ||----------------------------------------|| Wx3 |------------| |------------| |------------| |------------| |------------| |------------| | | Wx3 |------------| |------------| |------------| |------------| |------------| |------------| |----3----| |--3--| |-----3-----| |------3------| E S E S E S e S S S E S E S E S ||---4---------4------------------4p3p2p=0----7---------7-------7---|| ||o--2---------2---------2s=5--------------------------------------o|| ||---3---------3----------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||o----------------------------------------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------------------------------------|| | | E S S +S S S S E S S +S S S S ||------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||o----------------------------------------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||o------13-----------13------13--------13-----------13------13----o|| ||--13------13---(13)------13----13--------13---(13)------13--------|| |---3---| |-3-| |----3----| |----3----| E S E S E S e S S S E S E S E S |--4-------4----------------4p3p2p=0--7-------7-----7-| |--2-------2-------2s=5-------------------------------| |--3-------3------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| | | |3-| |----3----| |3-| |----3----| | E E S +E S E S E E S +E S E S |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |---------15-(15)--------------------14-(14)----------| |---------15-(15)--------------------15-(15)----------| |-13-----------------13----13-------------------13----| |------13---------13----13--------13---------13----13-| |---3---| |-3-| |----3----| |----3----| E S E S E S e S S S E S E S E S |--4-------4----------------4p3p2p=0--7-------7-----7-| |--2-------2-------2s=5-------------------------------| |--3-------3------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| | | |3-| |----3----| |3-| |----3----| | E E S +E S E S E E S +E S E S |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |---------13-(13)--------------------16-(16)----------| |---------15-(15)--------------------15-(15)----------| |-13-----------------13----13-------------------13----| |------13---------13----13--------13---------13----13-| |---3---| |-3-| |----3----| |----3----| E S E S E S e S S S E S E S E S |--4-------4----------------4p3p2p=0--7-------7-----7-| |--2-------2-------2s=5-------------------------------| |--3-------3------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| | | |3-| |----3----| |3-| |----3----| | E E S +E S E S E E S +E S E S |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |---------15-(15)--------------------14-(14)----------| |---------15-(15)--------------------15-(15)----------| |-13-----------------13----13-------------------13----| |------13---------13----13--------13---------13----13-| |---3---| |-3-| |----3----| |--3---| E S E S E S e S S S E S E S E S |--4-------4----------------4p3p2p=0--7------7---7-| |--2-------2-------2s=5----------------------------| |--3-------3---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | |3-| |----3----| |3-| |3-| | E E S +E S E S E E S +E S E |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |---------13-(13)--------------------16-(16)-------| |---------15-(15)--------------------15-(15)-------| |-13-----------------13----13----------------------| |------13---------13----13--------13---------------| |--3---| Q E. S +E S E S +S S S S |-10---------8---------7-(7)-5S6S7-(7)---5---*| |--------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------*| |-12--------10---------9-(9)-7S8S9-(9)---7---*| |--------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------*| | | |--3---| |---3---| | E E E E E E H |-12-/16-12-12--/16-12---14------------------*| |--------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------*| 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 *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************