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SRV-Pride and Joy - sr - 0

[Intro - BPM 126]

[Verse 1]
Well you've  [E] heard about love givin'  [E7] sight to the blind
[E]   My baby's lovin' cause the  [E7] sun to shine
She's my  [A] sweet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy    
[E7]      [E]     [B7] 
 
[Verse 2]
Yeah I  [E] love my baby, my  [E7] heart and soul
[E]   Love like ours won't  [E] never grow old
She's my  [A] sweet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy  
[E7]      [E]     [B7]   
 
[Verse 3]
Yeah I  [E] love my lady, she's  [E7] long and lean
[E]   You mess with her, you'll see a  [E7] man gettin' mean
She's my  [A] sweet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy
[E7]      [E]     [B7]     
 
[Middle Solo]
(Chorus section)
 
[Verse 4]
Well I  [E] love my baby like the  [E7] finest wine
[E]  Stick with her until the  [E7] end of time
She's my  [A] sweet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy
[E7]      [E]     [B7]     
 
[Verse 5]
Yeah I  [E] love my baby, my  [E7] heart and soul
[E]  Love like ours will  [E7] never grow old
She's my s [A] weet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy
[E7]      [E]     [B7]     
 
[Outro Solo]
(Chorus section)

[End]

[Guitar Notes]
eb|-------0-0-0-0-0-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|
Bb|--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------|
Gb|-----------------|---^--------------|----------------------|--0-b2--0-----|
Db|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|----------2---|
Ab|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
Eb|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
                  These | G(8th fret) notes are bent slightly
 
eb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|
Bb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|
Gb|----1----1-------------|-----------------1-2-1-|-1-1----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|--2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|------------2-----4----|--------------2--------|----------2-----4---------|
Eb|-0-----3---------------|--------3--------------|------3-------------------|
  I find it easiest to play these lower bass notes by forming the chord and
  then using your pinky to finger the notes, SRV used his thumb.
 
eb|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|---0----0------0--2--0---|
Bb|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|---2----2------0--2--0---|
Gb|---------------1-2-1--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-2-2----2---------2------|
Db|--2-------------------|--------------2-----4----|-------------2-----------|
Ab|-------------2--------|--0-----4----------------|------4------------------|
Eb|--------3-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
eb|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0---------|-----------------------|
Bb|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-------3-|------3-----3----------|
Gb|---------------------------|------------------2su4---|-2su4---2su4--2p0------|
Db|---------------------------|-2-----------------------|------------------2----|
Ab|---------------2------4----|------------2------------|-------------------0h2-|
Eb|-0-----3-------------------|------3------------------|-----------------------|
 
eb|---|------------------------------|----0----------------------------------|
Bb|---|------------------------------|----0--2su3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
Gb|---|------------------------------|----1--3su4-4-4-4-4-4-2p0--------------|
Db|---|-0-1-2----------------------2-|--------------------------2------------|
Ab|-2-|--------0-2-1--0h1p0---0------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---|---------------------3----3---|-0-------------------------------------|
 
eb|----------------0--0-|--0-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------0--0-|--0--Just play this E and shuffle though the -------|
Gb|----------------1--1-|--1-  I-IV-V   blues progression. Use your ---------|
Db|---------------------|-------palm to muffle some of the strings when you -|
Ab|---------0-1-2-------|----------------------------------------------play--|
Eb|-0---3---------------|----------------------------------------------------|
                 Well you've heard about love and giving sight to the blind
 
eb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--3-------------------------------3------|
Bb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--2--Shuffle with A7 -------------2------|
Gb|-1-----1----------1-------------|--2-------------------------------2------|
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
  My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine    She's my sweet little thing
 
eb|-0--3-3---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-2--2-2---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|------------1-2-1|
Gb|-2--2-2---1-1-|-1-----Shuffle ---|----------------------|------------0-2-0|
Db|-2------------|------------------|-------0--1---4-4-6-4-|-----------2-----|
Ab|--------------|------------------|-2--2-----------------|-0--0-4--4-------|
Eb|--------------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
   She's my pride and joy     She's my sweet little baby I'm her lil lover boy
 
eb|-0---0---------0-0-0--------|-------------------| (That is pretty much
Bb|-0---0-------3-3-3-3--------|-------------0-2-0-|  how he plays the whole
Gb|-1---1--2su4----------2p0---|-------------1-2-1-|  song except for a few
Db|--------------------------2-|-------------------| fills which are just notes
Ab|----------------------------|-------0-1-2-------|   right off the chords
Eb|----------------------------|--0--3-------------|  Now for the great solo!)
 
[Solo]
eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|
Db|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------12-----12-12------12-12------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----12----b15-12-12--b15-12-12-b15--|
Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|b14---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
eb|-12-12-|--b15--12-----------12--------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-12-12-|----------12-----12----15-----------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-------|-------------b14----------b14--14--12-----|-12-b14-b14-b14-b14----|
Db|-------|---------------------------------------14-|-----------------------|
Ab|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
eb|---------------------------------------12------15---------------0---------|
Bb|------------------------------------12----12---15-------------------------|
Gb|--14p12-------12----------------b14-----------------b|2-0---0h1-----------|
Db|---------14-------14p12-----------------------------------2---------------|
Ab|-------------------------14--12-------------------------------------0--1--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
 
eb|------2-------2----------15su17sd---0-3-0-------------------0-------------|
Bb|------0-------0----0-0---------------------3------------------2su3-3-3-3-3|
Gb|---2-------2-----2-0-0-----------------------2--3p2--0--------3su4-4-4-4-4|
Db|---1-------1-------------------------------------------2------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------2-----------------------------------------------0----------------|
 
eb|------------------3--2----2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Bb|------------------3--2----2--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8--|
Gb|--2--0-----0h1----3--2----2-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-------2------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
                                                   again bend the "8"
 
eb|-------------0--0-----0--0---0--0---7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
Bb|-------------5--5-----5--5---5--5---8-8-8-8-8-8----6su8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Gb|--2p0--------------2-------------------------------7su9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|------2---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|-----------------0----------------------------------0---------0-----------|
Bb|-8-----------------b3--0--3--------3-------------------0--b3--------------|
Gb|-9--2p0-----0h1--------------2su4----4--2--0---------------------0h1p0h1--|
Db|---------2------------------------------------2---------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
 
eb|-------------2---------2--2-2---b3-0----------0---------------------------|
Bb|-------------0---------0--0-0---------3---------3-------------------------|
Gb|-----------2--------2-----2-2-----------2su4------4--2--0-----------------|
Db|-----------1--------1--------------------------------------2-0-1--2-------|
Ab|----0-1--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3----------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----0--------3--3---3-------------------------return to the main verse---|
Gb|--------2su4------------2p0----------------------after the solo.----------|
Db|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------0-1--2------------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------------0--3--------------------------------------|
 
(I would suggest to any serious guitar player interested in SRV to learn these
solos if you want to really get into SRV's style.
Here is the short out solo.)
 
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-same rhythm---12-----|
Gb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-with these-->-13-----|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
 
eb|--------------|---------------------------------------------------12--12--|
Bb|and-------15--|--------------12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--------------|
Gb|-these-->-16--|----14--12----12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--b14---------|
Db|--------------|-----------14-----14--------------------14-----------------|
Ab|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|-b15-------b15--b15--b15--V15-------12------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------15--12-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------b|14--12------12-b14-b14---|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------14---------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|---------------------------------12-------------------14--12--------------|
Bb|------------------------------12----12---15--12--12-------12--b14--12-----|
Gb|12-----------------------b14------------------------------------------b|14|
Db|-------12--14p12-----12---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------14------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--------------12-----------------------------------3-0----0----------0-2-3-|
Bb|-----------12-----15------------------------------------3-0--0-------0-3-3-|
Gb|-12----b14------------b14---14--12-----------------------------0-1-----3-4-|
Db|------------------------------------14-12---14---------------------2-------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|

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Dolly Parton-9 to 5

[Intro BPM 106 - Just bass drum]
(Strum is 1 2&3 4&1&2&3 4 - snare on second 4)
E7 x 2 - chromatic run A 456 - then play high strings for horn stab

[Verse 1 - Just bass drum]
[E7] Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen
[A7] Pour myself a cup of ambition
[E7] Yawnin' and stretchin' and try to come to life [B7] 
[E7] Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
[A7] Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin'
[E7] With folks like me on the [B7] job from 9 to [E7] 5 (stop on B)
 
[Chorus]
(Snare) Workin' [A7] 9 to 5 ,what a way to make a livin' 
Barely, [E7] gettin' by it's all takin' and no [Fig1] givin'
They just, [A7 - play barre at 5] use your mind, and they never give you credit
(Chromatic descend to F#7 - E 543)
It's eno [F#7] ugh to drive you, [B7] crazy if you let it 
[A7] 9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would [E7] , think that I, Would deserve a fair promotion
Want to [A7] , move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me
I s [F#7] wear sometimes, that man is [B7] out to get me

[Oooh ooh oooh oooh]
(Stop full drums) [E7] - cheeky guitar lick

[Verse 2] 
[E7] They let your dream just a' watch 'em shatter
[A7] You're just a step on the boss man's ladder
[E7] But you got dream he'll never take a [B7] way (fig 2)
[E7] In the same boat with a lot of your friends
[A7] Waitin' for the day your ship 'll come in
[E7] And the tide's gonna turn an' it's [B7] all gonna roll you [E7] away

[Chorus 1] 
Workin' [A7] 9 to 5 ,what a way to make a livin'
Barely [E7] , gettin' by it's all takin' and no givin'
They just [A7] , use your mind, and they never give you credit
It's eno [F#7] ugh to driv [B7] e you, crazy if you let it

[Chorus 2] 
9 to 5, [A7] yeah, they got you where they want you
There' [E7] s a, better life, and you think about it don't you
It's a ri [A7] ch man's game, no matter what they call it
And you [F#7] spend your life, putting mon [B7] ey in his wallet

[Chorus 3] 
Workin' [A7] 9 to 5 ,what a way to make a livin'
Barely [E7] , gettin' by it's all takin' and no givin'
They just [A7] , use your mind, and they never give you credit
It's eno [F#7] ugh to drive you, crazy if you let [B7] it

[Chorus 4] 
9 to 5, [A7] yeah, they got you where they want you
There' [E7] s a better life, and you think about it don't you
It's a ri [A7] ch man's game, no matter what they call it
And you [F#7] spend your life, putting money [B7] in his wallet

[Fade to End]

[Notes - NOTE - these are in the key of G - move down]
[Fig1] F#7 in chorus
G 9 7 D 8p7 A 10
 f f T
 S
Actually can play F# at 9th fret and finger notes with little finger
x 10 12 12 12 - x 10 14 12 12 - x 10 12 12 12
But line does not really ring out

[Fig 2]
E -----4s2------
B --------------------------
G 2s4(keep-ring)-

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