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Jupp

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Song

From: Ralf Gesellensetter

Song: JUPP (lyrics: Wolfgang Niedecken/ music: BAP)

Album: Fr Usszeschnigge (also live: Bess Demnhx)

Key words: German Rock, Singer&Song Writer, Acoustic Guitar for Virtuosi

NOTE: Lyrics translated into English (roughly) by RG

I. Preliminaries

A. INTRO by Klaus "Major" Heuser (BAP)

VIRTOUSI: It's really most pretentious and worth playing even if you don't

know the song and are not into krautrock... (The corresponding chords are my

own interpretation which is a kind of hobby of mine - RG)

START

//: (two times) ://: / 1st............:// 2nd.............$

e|-----------------||-----------------|-------------3---||-------------3---|
B|-3---------3-----||-3---------3-----|-4-------6-------||-4-------4-------|
G|---3---5-----5--:||:--3---5-----5---|---3---3---3---3:||---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----3---3-----3-||-----5---5-----5-|-----5-----------||-----5-----------|
A|-----------------||-3---------------|-3---------------||-3---------------|
E|-3---------------||-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|

Gm7 Csus2(7) Cm7 (sus4) Cm7

e|-------3-----3---|-2---------------|-------0---------|-------------0---|
B|-3---------3---3-|---------3-------|-3-----------3---|-2-------3-------|
G|---0-----0-------|---0---0---0---0-|---0-------0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|-----2---2-------|-----2-----------|
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G/B Gmaj7/B A7sus4 A7 (sus4)

e|-3-----3-----3---|-2---------------|-------0---------|-------------0----||
B|---3-----3-----3-|---------3-------|-3-----------3---|-2-------3--------||
G|-----0-----0-----|---0---0---0---0-|---0-------0---0-|---0---0---0---0--||
D|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----2---2-------|-----2------------||
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||

G/B Gmaj7/B A7sus4 A7 (sus4)

repeat 1st line from START to $,then:

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|-----------------|-------------0---|-------0-------0-|---------0-------|
G|------11-----9---|-7-----6---------|-----2---2---2---|---2---2---2-----|
D|-----9---9-----9-|---9-------9---0-|---4-------4-----|-----4-----------|
A|---7-------7-----|-7---7---7-------|-2---------------|-------------2/--|
E|-0---------------|(0)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Esus2 E7 (no 3rd) B7 (no 3rd) B7sus4

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|-----------------|-------------0---|-------0-------0-|---0-----3---5---|
G|------11-----9---|-7-----6---------|-----2---2---2---|-----2-----------|
D|-----9---9-----9-|---9-------9---0-|---4-------4-----|-------4---------|
A|/7-7-------7-----|-7---7---7-------|-2---------------|---------2---4---|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Esus2 E7 (no 3rd) B7 (no 3rd) B7sus4 Bm A/C#

e|-------5---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|-----------------|
B|-7-----------7---|-7-----------7---|-8-----------8---|-8-------10------|
G|---7-----7-----7-|---8-----8-----8-|---9-----9-----9-|---9---9-----9---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----11-----------|
A|-5---5-----5-----|-6---6-----6-----|-7---7-----7-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|

D B/D# Em C#m (add 4)

//:

e|---------5-------|---------3-------|---------2-------||-2-----0----------|
B|-7-----------7---|-5-----------5---|-3-----------3---||---0-----0---3----|
G|---7---7---7---7-|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2---2-||:----0-----0---0--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
A|-5---5-----------|-4---4-----------|-2---2-----------||------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-0----------------|

D Em/C# Bm7 Em Em7

/1st.............:// 2nd.............

e|-------------0---|-2-----0---------|-------0---------||-------------0----|
B|-2-------3-------|---0-----0---3---|-2-----------2---||-2-------3--------|
G|---0---0-------0-|-----0---------0-|---0-------0---0:||---0---0-------0--|
D|-----2-----2-----|-----------2-----|-----2---2-------||-----2-----2------|
A|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------||--0---------------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------||------------------|

A (sus4) Em Em7 A7 A7(sus4)

e|-------0-------0-|-2---------------||
B|-3---3-------3---|-----------------||
G|---2-------2-----|-----------------||
D|-0-------0-------|-0---------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------||

Dsus2 D (let ring...)

B. SONG:

Chords:

EAdgbe

D xx0232

D7/5+ xx0566

C7 xx5556

Dm xx0231

F 133211

C x32010

Bb x13331

Bbm x13321

Beat: / / \

1+2+3+4+

Picking Patterns For Chords:

D D7/5+ C7 Dm

e|-2-----2-----2---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---|-1-----1-----1---|
B|---3-----3-----3-|---6-----6-----6-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-|
G|-----2-----2-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----2-----2-----|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

F C Bb Bbm

e|-1-----1-----1---|-0-----0-----0---|-1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---|
B|---1-----1-----1-|---1-----1-----1-|---3-----3-----3-|---2-----2-----2-|
G|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|

Sometimes you can replace d minor by this melodic interlude:

        |-----1-----0-----|-3-----0-----1---|
        |-------3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-|
        |---2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-----|
        |-0---------------|-----------------|
        |-----------------|-----------------|
        |-----------------|-----------------|

II. The original song

After the INTRO the song starts like this (lyrics are Cologne German,

an English translation is provided at the bottom! - RG):

1. * Hochdeutsch:

D

Ahn der Vringspooz(*) triffsten * Am Severinstor

D7/5+ C7 Dm

met singe(*) Kumpels un d Mammutflsch Lambrusco * seinen

D

Op d Plastiktt

D7/5+

met singe paar Klamotte steiht: Eduscho

F

jo, d Jupp trick jraad sing Sejel huh(*) * zieht gerade \

\sein Segel hoch\

Bb Bbm

un h nemp(*) dich met, jedenfalls meint er et * und er nimmt...

F C

un h verzhllt sich fruh(*), * erzhlt sich froh

2.

Om Projamm(*) steiht Weltreis. * auf dem Programm

Wie jeden Daach verzllte(*), wat ihm wo passiert ess * Tag erzhlt er

Kokosnss un Packeis...

und wie h vver(*) den quator balanciert ess * er ber

un vverhaup, die dausend Fraue, die h kannt

un die Messerstecherei, sick(*) der d Duhme fhlt, * seit

ahn singer rchte Hand.

3.

Un eez en(*) Katmandu, * Und erst in

wo h met zwei Yetis Skat jekloppt(*) htt * gespielt

do woot(*) manche Nejer blass * wurde

vun dmm, wat unsre Jupp -och jeistisch- alles drophtt * drauf hat

un dann die Wahnsinnszick(*) als Robinson * -zeit

en singer eijene(*) Welt, janz op sich self jestellt * seiner eigenen

oh Mann, wer kann dat schon?

4.

Jupp verzllt vom Joldrausch

un, wie h Twist jedanz htt met 'ner Cobra

Vun 'nem karrierten Zebra,

d blonde Fee aus Peking, namens Lola.

Nur vun Stalingraad verzllte nie

"Wo litt(*) denn Stalingraad? En welchem Land ess dat?" * liegt

Stalingraad pack h nie, irgendwie.

(followed by electric guitar solo)

III. Now the English interpretation, quite crude, I must admit. As for its

contents: it's not meant to be politically, but just a plain story about

an old tramp from Cologne creating his own, probably past in order to

dispace bad remembrances (check it out):

1.

D # ANNOTATIONS

Ahn der Vringspooz(*) triffsten * Am Severinstor

> You meet him at Severin's Gate(#) # Sight in Cologne

D7/5+ C7 Dm

met singe(*) Kumpels un d Mammutflsch Lambrusco * seinen

> with his fellows and a giant bottle of Lambrusco(#) # cheap red wine

D

Op d Plastiktt

> The plastic bag

D7/5+ C7 Dm

met singe paar Klamotte steiht: Eduscho

> containing his few stuff reads: Edusho (#) # Coffee Corp.(tm)

F C

jo, d Jupp trick jraad sing Sejel huh(*) * zieht gerade \

> yeah, ole Yupp's about to set his sail \sein Segel hoch\

Bb Bbm

un h nemp(*) dich met, jedenfalls meint er et * und er nimmt...

> and you're taken along - so he thinks, anyway

F C

un h verzllt sich fruh(*). * erzhlt sich froh

> and tells glad himself(#) # makes himself happy

by telling stories

2.

Om Projamm(*) steiht Weltreis. * auf dem Programm

> The programme reads "globe trip"

Wie jeden Daach verzllte(*), wat ihm wo passiert ess * Tag erzhlt er

> As all days he's recalling what he's seen everywhere

Kokosnss un Packeis...

> coconuts and pack-ice...

und wie h vver(*) den quator balanciert ess * er ber

> And like he balanced accros the equator

un vverhaup, die dausend Fraue, die h kannt

> and, by the way, thousand girls were his

un die Messerstecherei, sick(*) der d Duhme fhlt, * seit

> and then the knifling which made him loose

ahn singer rchte Hand.

> his right hand's thumb.

3.

Un eez en(*) Katmandu, * Und erst in

> And then in Katmandu where

wo h met zwei Yetis Skat jekloppt(*) htt * gespielt

> he was playing cards with two yetis

do woot(*) manche Nejer blass * wurde

> Some 'negro' grew pale coz of

vun dmm, wat unsre Jupp -och jeistisch- alles drophtt * drauf hat

> how well our Yupp - mentally too - was equipped

un dann die Wahnsinnszick(*) als Robinson * -zeit

> and then the mad times as Robinson

en singer eijene(*) Welt, janz op sich self jestellt * seiner eigenen

> in his own world set, totally alone

oh Mann, wer kann dat schon?

> oh man, who would be able to?

4.

Jupp verzllt vom Joldrausch

> Yupp tells about the gold rush

un, wie h Twist jedanz htt met 'ner Cobra

> and him dancing twist with a cobra

Vun 'nem karrierten Zebra,

> About a checked zebra, and

d blonde Fee aus Peking, namens Lola.

> the blond fairy from Peking, named Lola

Nur vun Stalingraad verzllte nie

> About Stalingrad(#) he doesn't tell # Russia, site of a

major defeat of German

troups in WW II

"Wo litt(*) denn Stalingraad? En welchem Land ess dat?" * liegt

> "where's Stalingrad? What country's that?"

Stalingraad pack h nie, irgendwie.

> Stalingrad he'll never cope, somehow...

(followed by Electric Guitar Solo.)

I hope there is some positive resonance for this song. If you have ideas of

how to create a more apt English translation (I'm not a native Engish speaker)

you are welcome.

Ralf.

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