/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide between notes
# - note played slightly sharp
* - notes played without slide
played in Open A# (F A# F A# D F)
Rather than tuning up to Open A# tune guitar to Open G and put
capo on 3rd fret!
Intro:
F-|--------0--/5-/5--5s3p0--/3---------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------3-\1----------------------------------------|
A#|--3-s-5-------------------------/3-0------------------------------------|
F-|------------------------------------0--5s3p0--/3-0-------------0-/5-3-0-|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------/5-/3-0--0h3-------|
F-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(* *)
|----------5-3-5-------------------/12--/12--/12~--------------------------|
|----------3-3-3--\1---------------/12--/12--/12~--------------------------|
|--------------------/3-0---0------/12--/12--/12~--------------------------|
|-------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
|-/5-/3-0---------------------0---------------------0--/5--/3--0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(* *)
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3-------------------|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3-------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------/3/3-0---0-|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0--------3---|
|---------------------------------------------------------0h3-------------0|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well I laid down last night and I turned my tv on
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-s-1--------------/5--5-s-3--0---/3----3---0---/5~---------------0-/3-0-|
|-------/3-0------0--/5--5-s-3--0---/3----3---0---/5~---------------0-/3-0-|
|-------------0-3----/5--5-s-3--0---/3----3---0---/5~---------------0-/3-0-|
|--------------------/5--5-s-3--0---/3----3---0---/5~---------------0-/3-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
you know I laid down last night I turned my t v on
(*
|----3---3---3------------12s10--------------------------------------------|
|-/3---3---3---3-\1-------------/12-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3|
|-------------------/3-0------------12\-p-0-----------2---2---2---2---2---2|
|--------------------------------------------------0--0---0---0---0---0---0|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-/3-0-------------------------|
you know she's a good old
*)
|--------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
|-3---3-------------------------------------\1-------------3-\1------------|
|-2---2----------------------------------------/3-0---0---------/3-0-------|
|-0---0--0-/5~--------------------------------------3-----------------0-/5~|
|-------------------------------0-/3--0------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
box people but I believe my tube is blown
|-----------/12-/12-/12----------------/12-/12-/12------------------12\-11-|
|-----------/12-/12-/12----------------/12-/12-/12------------------12\-11-|
|-----------/12-/12-/12----------------/12-/12-/12------------------12\-11-|
|-5s3p0-----/12-/12-/12----------------/12-/12-/12------------------12\-11-|
|-------------------------0--/3--0------------------------0--/3--0---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well my baby she was cryin' want me to get my tv fixed
|-/12-\11-/12-\11-/12------------------------------------------------------|
|-/12-\11-/12-\11-/12------------------------/5--5-s-3-p-0--/3----3--0--/5-|
|-/12-\11-/12-\11-/12---------0--------------/5--5-s-3-p-0--/3----3--0--/5-|
|-/12-\11-/12-\11-/12-------0----5s3p0-/3-0--/5--5-s-3-p-0--/3----3--0--/5-|
|----------------------0-/3------------------/5--5-s-3-p-0--/3----3--0--/5-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ohuuu she was cryin'
|--------3------------------------3----------------------------------------|
|-/3--3------3--3-s-1----------/3---\1-------------------------------------|
|---------------------/3---------------/3-0---0----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------3-------------0-/5--0-/3-0-----|
|-------------------------0---------------------0---0-h/3------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
wanna get my t v fixed
(* *)
|-----------------------------------------------------------12-12-12s10----|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------/12|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----/5~-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------/3--0-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
she said our tv needs service and she needs it mighty quick by the way
(*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------/12-----0----3---0-----0--------------------------------|
|-12s10---------12-----12--0---/3---0-----0-------0--0---------------------|
|-------/12-/12------------0---/3---0-----0-------0--0---3---5-------------|
|--------------------------0---/3---0-----0--3-5-----------------0--0---3--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
now well I called the t v doctor he came over right
|------------------------------------------------------------3--2--3--2--3-|
|------------------------------------------------------------3--2--3--2--3-|
|-----0--0-------------------------0---0---------------------0--0--0--0--0-|
|-----0--0--3---5------------------0---0---3---5-------------0--0--0--0--0-|
|--5----------------0---0---3---5------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
away He said to see what he can do he'd have to haul my tube away
*)
|-2--3---------8--5---5--8--5-----------------------------------3---3---3--|
|-2--3---------6----6----6--6---3-s-5~--------/3--0----------/3---3---3---3|
|-0--0--------------------------3-s-5~--------/3--0------------------------|
|-0--0--------------------------3-s-5~--------/3--0------------------------|
|-------------------------------3-s-5~--------/3--0------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I told no that will never do
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/johnny_winter/tv_mama_tab.html ]
(* *)
|----------12s10-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-\1-------------/12-------------------3----3----3----3----3----3----3-----|
|----/3-0------------/12\--------------2----2----2----2----2----2----2-----|
|--------------------------------------0----0----0----0----0----0----0--/5~|
|--------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------/3-/3-0---------------------------------------|
man if you don't get the picture
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------\1-----------\1---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------/3-0---0-----/3-0----------------------|
|----------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-----------0---/3--0------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------/3-/3-0-------------|
I'm gonna do some work on you work a while go ahead
Solo
|----------------------------------3---3---3-------------------0--/5p0-3---|
|------------------\1-----------/3---3---3---3-\1--------------------------|
|---------------------/3-0---0--------------------/3-0---3-s-5-------------|
|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
|-----0-/3-/3-0------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h3-----------0----------------------------------------------------------|
now
|----------/5p0-3-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------|
|-\1--------------\1-------/3----------------------------------------------|
|----/3p0------------/3p0----------------------------------------------0---|
|---------------------------------------------0--/5~---5-s-3-p-0---/3------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-/5----5-s-3-p-0--/3--0---0---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------3-----------0--/5--\3--0------------------0-/5~-|
|-0-/5~---5-s-3-p-0--/3--------0---0h3---------------/5p0-/3-0---0h3-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3---3---3----|
|----------------------------------------------------------/3---3---3---3--|
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
|-0-/3-0--/7~------0-/7~------0-/5~------0-/3------------------------------|
|--------------0h3--------0h3--------0h3-------/5-/3-0---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(slowly slide between 12th and 11th)
... ...
|----------12s10-----------12----12--------12--12----11--11-----12--12-----|
|-\1-------------/12-------12----12-----/12--12--12----11--11-----12--12---|
|----/3-0------------/12------12----12-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------12----12-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(get the picture right now?)
(* *)
|-12\--0-----------------0-0---3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------------------------------|
|-12\--0--\1-------------0-0---3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------------------------------|
|------------/3-0---0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
|-----------------3------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------0----------------------0-0-/3-0--/5/5/5#/5#/6/6/6#/6#|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(* *)
|-------------------------------------------------5--3--5--5--3------------|
|-------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0--5-3-0---------------------------------0---|
|-7-s-3-0--0-3-s-5-s-3-0--0h3----------/5p0-/3-0---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------/3--0-----|
(* *)
|---------------------------------------------0--3---3---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3---3-s-1-------1-s-3---|
|---------------------------------------5-s-3----------------/3-0----------|
|---2---3---4--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0--/3-/3--0---0---------------------------------------|
|-2---3---4----0-2-3-------------3---0-------------------------------------|
(*
|-3---3---3------------5--3--5--5--3--5------------------------------------|
|---3---3---3-\1-------3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------|
|----------------/3-0----------------------0---2-----3-------4-------0---2-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------0---2---3-------4---------0---2---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
got my tv working
*) (* *)
|------------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------------8-8---------------|
|------------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------------8-8---------------|
|---3---4---0---2---3---4--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--3-s-5--------0--3--/5----|
|------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--3-s-5--------0--3--/5----|
|-3---4---0---2---3---4----0-------------------0--3-s-5--------0--3--/5----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
my old tube is like brandnew you know I got my tv workin'
(* *)
|-8--5---5--5--5------------------------------------------12s10------------|
|-6----6----6--6------------------------------------------------/12--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------/12\---|
|------------------------------------0-/5-\3-0-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------0h3-----------/5p0-/3-0-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
my old tube is like brandnew
(* *)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
|----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------------------/3---3-\1---|
|----------2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------------------------/3|
|----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---/5~---------------------------------------|
|-/3-/3-----------------------------------------------/3--0----------------|
|-------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
just come over baby and I show my tube to you haha...
|-------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3------------|
|----------------------------------------------------/3---------\1---------|
|-/5-/3-0----------------0--5--3--0--------0------0----------------/3--0--0|
|-------------0-/5--0-/3----5--3--0---0-/3-----/3------------------------3-|
|---------0h3--------------------------------0-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12-12s10---------------------------------0--/5~------------------------|
|------------/12-----------3-s-1-------------------------------------------|
|----------------12s10-----------/3-0--3-s-5-------------------------------|
|-0--------------------/12-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
How do you like my tube?