Tina Turner-Proud Mary - BPM - 172
Harmonica is -Vocal Patches - - -
[USE DROP D - MAKES THE RIFFS EASIER IF ACCIDENTALLY HIT LOW E STRING]
[Intro - Ike and Tina - BPM 85 - No drums - slow - USE DISTORTION?]
[D]Left a good job down in the city
Working for the man every night and day
But I never lost a minute of sleeping
Worried 'bout the way things
might have been [Run F# G G# A - Phrase drop D 444 555 666 then to A5]
[A] Big wheels keep on turning
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burning
[Together]
(And we) [D] Rolling, rolling, rolling on a river
[Verse 1]
[D] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
(And I) Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
(Un)til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
[A] Big wheel a-keep on turnin', ooh the [Bm]
Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin'
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river)
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river)
[Drums in - BPM 85 (double time versus start) - USE DISTORTION?]
PLAY THE C TO A RIFF
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
[D-riff 1] Vamp
[Verse 1]
[D-x5777x] Left a good job (down) in the city,
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
I was worryin' 'bout the way that things
might have been [Run F# G G# A - DROP D IS 444xxx 555xxx 666xxx 777xxx]
[A] Big wheel a-keep on turnin', ooh the
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin'
(play D at 000232 so can allude to the rolling counterline by playing D Dsus2 D5)
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river)
[D-riff 1]
E -14--14----12-10-12-10
B -10--------------------
G -11--------------------
D -0---------------------
A -0---------------------
E -0---------------------
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
[River Do Do bit - IN DROP D - G IS 555xxx F is 333xxx]
(play 000232 so high F# of 'doo' rings out)
D D D [PLAY NEXT SECTION WITH ALL NECESSARY UPSTRUMS TO MAINTAIN GROOVE]
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
[D-riff2]
[Verse 2]
[D] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis [C-G]
(And I) Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
(Un)til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen [Run F# G G# A]
(You know that) [A] Big wheels keep on turnin',
ooh the [Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin'
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
[River Do Do bit]
D D D
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
[D-riff2]
[Verse]
So [D] if you come down to the river [C] [G]
[D] I bet you're gonna find some people who live
[D] You don't have to worry, if you got no money
People on the river are happy [F#] to [G] give [G#]
[A] Big wheel a-keep on turnin' (turnin'),
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin' (burnin')
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
[River Do Do bit]
D D D
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
D D D
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G | (end on G)
[End]
[D-riff2 - riff starts on 3rd note of bar]
E ---------------7--x--x-x--
B -----5s7--777--7--12-x-7--
G -----5s7--777--7--7--9-7--
D -----5s7--777--7--7--7-7-- x 3
A -----3s5--555--x--x--x-x--
E/D----0---------0--0--0-0-
DrB--S-B----S-B-S--B--S--
E -7--5-5-5----3--3---
B -7--7-5-7----5--3---
G -7--7-5-7----5--4----Or for C to G -55---- (to make quicker)
D -7--7-5-7----5--5---- -32---
A -5--5-5-5----3--5---- -------
E ----------------3-----