Keb Mo – Perpetual Blues Machine tab

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Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:32:37 -0800
From: erik andersen 
Subject: k/keb_mo/perpetual_blues_machine.tab

PERPETUAL BLUES MACHINE
Artist: Keb' Mo'
Album: Just Like You
Transcriber: Erik Andersen

So here it is, minus a couple flourishes and whatnot.  Feel free to email 
erikba5@hotmail.com w/ any corrections, comments, or best of all, more keb 
mo tabs.  Cheers!


INTRO:

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----------0-------------|B|--------5---------------|G|-----/6----\4---2-------|D|------------------4---2-|A|------------------------|E|------------------------|


PART A:
Bass notes can be played by a bass to make it easier 

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----0-------------------------------------------|B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4-----|A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----0-------------------------------------------|B|1-----3-----1---------------2-3-----4-----5-----|G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-4-----5-----6-----|D|----------------0-----2-------------------------|A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|

*alternate to 2nd measure above:                    4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a                    ----------------------0-----0-|                    ----------2-----5---------0---|                    ----2-----2/6-----------------|                    ----2-------------------------|                    ------0-----0-----0-----0-----|                    2-----------------------------|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----0-----------------------------------0-------|B|1-----3-----1-----------2---1-0-----------------|G|----------2-----2-------2---1-0---3-------------|D|----------------0-----------------2-----------0-|A|------------------------0-----0-----------------|E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------2-----2-----|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----2-------0-----------------------------------|B|----------------3-------------------------------|G|----------------------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|D|1-------0-1-----------2-----2-4---2-----2-4---2-|A|2-----2----------2------0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|------------0-----------------------------------|


PART B:

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------|D|----2-4---2-----2-----2-------------------------|A|0-----0-----0-----3-4---------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------|


  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|D|----2-4---2-----2-4---2-----2-4---2-----2-4-----|A|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|------------------------------------------------|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----0-------------------------------------------|B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4---2-|A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|

PART C:

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----------------------------------------0-------|B|----------------------------------------0-------|G|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-------------|D|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-----------0-|A|------------------------------------------------|E|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|


  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----------------------------2-------------------|B|----------0-----------------------0-------------|G|----2-----------2-----------------------2-------|D|1---------------------1-------------------------|A|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|E|----------------------------------------------0-|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----------------------------------------0-------|B|----------------------------------------0-------|G|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-------------|D|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-----------0-|A|------------------------------------------------|E|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|------------------------------------------------|B|----------0-------------------------------------|G|----2-----------2-------1-----2-----3-----4-----|D|1-----------------------------------------------|A|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----4-----5-----|E|------------------------------------------------|


PART D (SOLO):

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|----2-----2-----2-------|D|----2-4---2-----2-4--/7-|A|0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|------------------------|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----9-----------9-------9---9-----9-------------|B|------------8-----------8---8-----8-------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|------------------------------------------------|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----0-------------------------------------------|B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4--/7-|A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----9-------9---9-----------12----------------0-|B|------------8---8-----12b13-------13r12-10------|G|------------------------------------------11----|D|------------------------------------------------|A|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|------------------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----0-------------------------------------------|B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4--/7-|A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|


OUTRO:play PART A, with the 7th/8th measure changed to looklike so...  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----2-------0-----------------------------------|B|----------------3-------------------------------|G|----------------------2-----2-----2-----2-------|D|1-------0-1-----------2-----2-4---2-----2-4---0-| <--only this lastA|2-----2----------2------0-----0-----0-----0-----|    note changesE|------------0-----------------------------------|

now repeat measures 7 & 8 above...

now play:  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|----2-------0---------------5-------5-----5-----|B|----------------3-------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|1-------0-1-----------------5-------4-----3-----|A|2-----2-----------2-----0-----------------------|E|------------0-----------------------------------|

  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & aE|5-----------5-----------|B|------------5-----------|G|------1-----2-----------|D|2-----0-----2-----------|A|------------0-----------|E|----0-------------------|



OK, so that's all the main parts to the song.  It's structured something 
like so:

INTRO
PART A
PART B x2
PART C
PART A (use alt. second measure)
PART B x2
PART C
PART A
PART D (SOLO)
PART C
OUTRO


 
 
 


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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