BooWah Blues for Bob G. - C6 PS

John Steele · Post by **John Steele** » 3 Mar 1999 7:38 pm

Bob and all,
Here is some C6 jazz tab using the 8th (boowah)pedal, in which the 9th string lowers from F to Eb instead of the usual E.
Bob, I know your setup is different, I'll leave it to you to interpret the changes. What I've done here is written a chorus of
12 bar blues, showing chords that one might use to "comp" behind a soloist. These chords can also be incorporated into a solo, of course.
The grips are tough at first, but they'll come. I play with four picks. If you don't, you can always pluck the root first, then the chord right after. Bar 7 and 12 have roots written in as options.
The last 2 or 3 bars employ a A-Bb raise on the 4th string. If you don't have it, use the preceding voicings for the E,A,and D chords from the previous measures.
The top line are the chords as you might find them written in a fake book. The line underneath names the exact chords in the tab. L means lower, R means raise.
<centre> Bob's Boo-wah Blues

</centre>
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G C G G7 C
G6 G7#9 C13 C9 G6 G13 G7b13 C9 C9
1-----------|------------|---|-------------|-------|----------|
2-----------|------------|---|-------------|-------|----------|
3--7--10----|-9----------|-7-|--4----4L----|--3L---|-------7--|
4--7--------|-------7----|-7-|-------------|-------|--7----7--|
5--7--10----|-9-----7----|-7-|--4----4-----|--3----|--7----7--|
6--7--------|-------7(6)-|-7-|-------------|-------|--7(6)----|
7-----10(8)-|-9(8)-------|---|--4(8)-4(8)--|--3(8)-|----------|
8-----------|------------|---|-------------|-------|----------|
9-----------|-9(8)--7----|---|--4(8)-4(8)--|-------|--7~~~~~--|
10----10(8)-|------------|---|-------------|--3(8)-|----------|

G E A7 D7 G E A D G
G G13 E7#9 A13 D7#9 G13 E7b9#5 A9 D7b9#5 G9
1-----|-----------|------|------|------------|-------------|-----|
2-----|-----------|------|------|------------|-------------|-5---|
3--7--|-4----7----|-6----|-5----|-4----------|-------------|-5---|
4--7--|-----------|------|------|------14R---|-13R---12R---|-5---|
5--7--|-4----7----|-6----|-5----|-4----14(5)-|-13(5)-12(5)-|-5(5)|
6--7--|-----------|------|------|------14(6)-|-13(6)-12(6)-|-----|
7-----|-4(8)-7(8)-|-6(8)-|-5(8)-|-4(8)-------|-13----------|-----|
8-----|-----------|------|------|------------|-------------|-----|
9-----|-4(8)------|-6(8)-|------|-4(8)-------|-------------|-----|
10-7--|------7(8)-|------|-5(8)-|------14(5)-|-------12(5)-|-5(5)|
</pre>[This message was edited by John Steele on 03-03-99]

BobG · Post by **BobG** » 4 Mar 1999 4:09 am

Thanks John, Now all I need is that double neck so I can give it a try. Hopefully I'll be getting one in May. Do you have any Blues ideas for the E9 neck?

John Steele · Post by **John Steele** » 4 Mar 1999 11:37 am

Hi BobG,
I had intended this for Bob Grossman, actually; it's a continuation of the thread in the main forum about the C6 9th string, but thanks for reading anyway! This blues is more a "jazz blues" because of the chord progression, not really an Albert Collins/B.B. King kind of blues.
That's a great question though. Why don't you start a thread on E9th blues? I'd be glad to read that one. In the meantime, here's a simple E9 blues lick:
(for E9th)
<pre>
G9
4---------------------------|repeat
5--8a-----8a-----8a-----8a--|ad nauseum
6--8b~~8------8--8b~~8------|
7---------8-------------8---|
8--8L-----8L-----8L-----8L--|
9---------------------------|
10--------------------------|
</pre>
Wish I could do better. I haven't put too much time in on E9th blues, and I'm a greenhorn, so...
good thought though....
-John

BobG · Post by **BobG** » 5 Mar 1999 6:21 am

Too many BobGs'on this Forum!! Thanks anyway for the E9 lick