Big Boss Man Chords & Tabs
Grateful Dead Chords & Tabs
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BIG BOSS MAN
by Luther Dixon and Al Smith (1960)
Version by Jerry Garcia - Grateful Dead
This is the bass tab that goes along with my guitar tab on UG. There is also a
mp3 tune in which I play the 3 instruments to illustrate the tab.
LEGEND :
h : hammer-on
p : pull-off
/ : slide-up
\ : slide-down
^^ : let ring
X! : don't let ring
(n): optional
>>>: strum quickly
XbY : bend at the X fret until it sounds like Y ( X < Y )
XrY : release at the Y fret from the X sound ( X > Y :
you start from the bended position )
Xb : bend moderalety
n_ : linger on this note (rough way of noting rhythm !)
XtY : trill between X and Y (with ^^^^^)
Vo : vibrato
INTRO
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+---0_------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-------------------0_--------------------+
G+------------------------------------------+-------------1---------------------------+
D+--------------------1---------------------+--------0-1-----------2_-----------------+
A+----------------0-1----2_-----------------+----2-4----------------------------------+
E+---------0---4----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
G+------------------------------------------+
D+-----------------1------------------------+
A+------------0-1-----2_--------------------+
E+-------0-4--------------------------------+
1st VERSE
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+---2---------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+------3\-----0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
Big boss man_ Can't you hear me
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
when I call
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------2--2--------2---4-2-----+------------2-2----5--5-4-2--------------+
A+------------0--0-4----4-0--0-4--4---------+------0--0-4----4-----------4-2----------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
Big boss man_ Can't you hear me
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
when I call
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------7--7-6-----------+------------2-2----5--5-4-2--------------+
A+-----------------6-9--9-6-------9-6-------+------0--0-4----4-----------4-2----------+
E+-------------7--7-------------------7-----+-----------------------------------------+
You ain't so big You're just tall that's just
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------0--0--1--1--------+----2_-----0--1--2-----------------------+
E+-----------0--0--4--4---------------------+-----------------------------------------+
about all
2nd VERSE
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
You got me working boss man working around the clock
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
I want a little whisky You sure won't let me stop
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/grateful_dead/big_boss_man_btab.html ]
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------2--2--------2---4-2-----+------------2-2----5--5-4-2--------------+
A+------------0--0-4----4-0--0-4--4---------+------0--0-4----4-----------4-2----------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
Big boss man Can't you hear me
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
when I call
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------7--7-6-----------+------------2-2----5--5-4-2--------------+
A+-----------------6-9--9-6-------9-6-------+------0--0-4----4-----------4-2----------+
E+-------------7--7-------------------7-----+-----------------------------------------+
you ain't so big You're just tall that's just
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------0--0--1--1--------+----2_-----0--1--2-----------------------+
E+-----------0--0--4--4---------------------+-----------------------------------------+
about all
3rd VERSE (SOLO)
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------2--2--------2---4-2-----+------------2-2----5--5-4-2--------------+
A+------------0--0-4----4-0--0-4--4---------+------0--0-4----4-----------4-2----------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------7--7-6-----------+------------2-2----5--5-4-2--------------+
A+-----------------6-9--9-6-------9-6-------+------0--0-4----4-----------4-2----------+
E+-------------7--7-------------------7-----+-----------------------------------------+
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------0--0--1--1--------+----2_-----0--1--2-----------------------+
E+-----------0--0--4--4---------------------+-----------------------------------------+
4th VERSE
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
I'm gonna find me a boss man one who's gonna treat me right
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
I work hard in the daytime sure get stoned at night
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------2--2--------2---4-2-----+------------2-2----5--5-4-2--------------+
A+------------0--0-4----4-0--0-4--4---------+------0--0-4----4-----------4-2----------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
Big boss man Can't you hear me
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-------------------2--2---------2---4-2---+------------2--2------------2---4-2------+
E+-------------0--0-4-----4-0--0-4--4-------+------0--0-4------4--0--0-4---4----------+
when I call
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------7--7-6-----------+------------2-2----5--5-4-2--------------+
A+-----------------6-9--9-6-------9-6-------+------0--0-4----4-----------4-2----------+
E+-------------7--7-------------------7-----+-----------------------------------------+
you ain't so big you're just tall , that's just
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------0--0--1--1--------+----2_-----0--1--2-----------------------+
E+-----------0--0--4--4---------------------+----------------------------0_-----------+
about all