The Black Keys - Howlin' For You
TUNING: STANDARD
(The original song includes bass, however, I've transcribed/meshed parts of the
bass and guitar portions together as best as I could)
INTRO
Drums start, then:
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e|-------------3b0------------------3p0------------5p3----------------------|B|----------------3h5------------3h5------------------5p3-------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------2b0----|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-|A|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------|E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------|
VERSE 1
e|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|---------------------|A|---2--------2--------|E|---0--3--5--0--------| (x5)
(I must admit, I can't explain...)
Then:
e|------------------------3b0-----|B|---------------------------3h5--|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--2--------9--7--5-5--2---------|E|--0--3--5--7--5--3-3--0---------|
(Baby I'm howlin' for you...)
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VERSE 2 (Same as Verse 1)
Then:
e|------------------------3b0-----|B|---------------------------3h5--|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--2--------9--7--5-5--2---------|E|--0--3--5--7--5--3-3--0---------|
e|----------------3p0------------5p3----------------------------|B|-------------3h5------------------5-5~-----------3b0----------|G|----------------------------------------------------2---------|D|-----------------------------------------------------2--------|A|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------------|E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------------|
CHORUS 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------9-7----------------|D|--4-7-9-12-9---4-7-4-------4-7-9-7-5---4-7-4--------|A|--2-5-7-10-7---2-5-2-5-2---2-5-7-------2-5-2-5-2----|E|---------------------3-0---------------------3-0----| (x2)
Then:
e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|--4-7--99-------5h7p5---------|A|--2-5--77(x7)--7-----7--------|E|------------------------------|
e|-------------3b0------------------3p0-------------------------------------|B|----------------3h5------------3h5---------------3p0----------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------2p0------------0h2p0--|D|----------------------------------------------------------------0h2-------|A|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2-----2-----------|E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0--------0-3-5-0-----------|
VERSE 3 (Same as Verse 1)
Then:
e|------------------------3b0-----|B|---------------------------3h5--|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--2--------9--7--5-5--2---------|E|--0--3--5--7--5--3-3--0---------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------3h5-------------------------------------------------|G|----------------2p0---------------0h2p0-------------4p2----------|D|-------------------------------0h2---------------------5p2-------|A|--2--------2--------2--------2-----------2--------2--------------|E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0-----------0--3--5--0--------------|
VERSE 4 (Same as Verse 1)
Then:
e|-----------------------------------|B|------------------------3b0--------|G|---------------------------2p0-----|D|-----------------------------------|A|--2--------9--7--5-5--2------------|E|--0--3--5--7--5--3-3--0------------|
e|----------------------------------3p0-------------------------|B|-------------3b0-3b0-----------3h5------------------3b-5-5~---|G|--------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------|A|--2--------2--------2--------2-----------2--------2-----------|E|--0--3--5--0--------0--3--5--0-----------0--3--5--0-----------|
CHORUS 2 (Same as Chorus 1)
Then:
e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|--4-7--99-------5h7p5---------|A|--2-5--77(x7)--7-----7--------|E|------------------------------|
SOLO (Listen to track for precise rhythm)
e|--12~(x8)-/-10~(x8)-/-12~(x8)-/-15~(x8)-/-12~(x8)-/-10~(x8)-/-12~(x8)-----|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--/15--12-/3--3h5-3p0--0-3p0---------------3-5-3-------------------|B|-----------------------------0-3-0------3-5-------0-3-0------------|G|-----------------------------------0--------------------0----------|D|-------------------------------------2--------------------2--------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS 3 (Same as Chorus 1)
Then:
e|----------3b0-----------------------------------------------------|B|-------------3b0---------0-3-5------------------------------------|G|------------------------------2p0----------2-0---------------2p0--|D|------------------------------------------0---2-0----------2~-----|A|--2-----2--------2-----2----------2-----2----------2-----2--------|E|--0-3-5-0--------0-3-5-0----------0-3-5-0----------0-3-5-0--------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------0h2p0-------------------------------------------------------|D|----------0h2------------------0---------------------------------7p5-----|A|--2-----2----------2-----2--0h2------2-----2-------7-7b--2-----2----7----|E|--0-3-5-0----------0-3-5-0------3p0--0-3-5-0--0h3-5------0-3-5-0---------|
e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|----------------------|A|---2--------2---7~----|E|---0--3--5--0---------|
END
Lyrics:
Alright
Yeah
Well now
(VERSE 1)
I must admit
I can't explain
Any of these thoughts
Racin' through my brain
It's true
Baby I'm howlin' for you
Alright
(VERSE 2)
There's something wrong
With this plot
The actors here
Have not got
A clue
Baby I'm howlin' for you
(CHORUS 1)
Da da da da da (x8)
(VERSE 3)
Mockingbird
Can't you see?
Little girls
Got a hold on me
Like glue
Baby I'm howlin' for you
Yeah
(VERSE 4)
Throw the ball
To the stick
Swing and miss
And a catcher's mitt
Strike Two
Baby I'm howlin' for you
Yeah
Yeah
(CHORUS 2)
Da da da da da (x8)
(SOLO)
(CHORUS 3)
Da da da da da (x8)
END
