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Leave My Girl Alone

Buddy Guy
Tab
4.7(3)

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LEAVE MY GIRL ALONE

As recorded by Buddy Guy

Bb9 x 5 6 5 6 x

Eb9 x 6 5 6 6 6

F+ x 8 7 6 6 x

B9 x 6 7 6 7x

Bb9(type 2) x x 10 5 9 10

E9 x 7 6 7 7 7

B7 x x x 11 10 11

F9 x 8 7 8 8 8

Eb x x 13 12 11 11

Eb7 x 6 8 6 8 x

E°7 x 7 8 6 8 x

Bb7 x x 6 7 6 6

Eb7XI x x 11 12 11 11

Eb7sus4 x x 11 13 11 11

Bb9XII x 13 12 13 13 13

B9XIII x 14 13 14 14 14

Bb13 x x 6 7 8 x

Bb11b13 x x 6 7 7 x

F7 x x 13 14 13 13

E7 x x 12 13 12 12

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'clean electric lead'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'clean electric rhythm'

Intro

Q.=64

12/8

Gtr I

a E E E a E E E a E E E +Q E

|----9--9--9----9--9--9----9-9s6-(6)----|
|-9h11-11-11-9h11-11-11-9h11-9s6-(6)----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

a E E E a E E E a E E E a +S +S E E

|----9--9--9----9--9--9----9-9s6------------------|
|-9h11-11-11-9h11-11-11-9h11-9s6------------------|
|--------------------------------8b9==(9)r(8)p6---|
|-----------------------------------------------8-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

#=trem pick

Bb9 Eb9 Bb9 F+

Gtr II

E Q E Q H. E Q E Q H.

| | |# | | |#

/ / / / / /

Gtr I

|-3-|

+E Q E E E a E E E S S E S S S S Q S S S S S E H.

|----------6-6---6--6-6-6-(6)----6-|----6-----6-----------------||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|----------8-6-8s9--8-6-9s=8p6---6-|----------8p6---------------||
|-(8)--------------------------8---|-8-(8)--------8p6-----------||
|----------------------------------|------------------8-8-------||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------||

Verse 1

Bb9 Eb9

E Q E Q H. E Q E Q H.

| | |# | | |#

/ / / / / /

|-3-| |-3-|

H. Q. S S S S S S +E W

|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------6-------------|-----------------|
|---------------------8-6---------|-----------------|
|-------------------------8-6-(6)-|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|

Bb9 B9

E Q E Q Q. +Q E

| | |# |# |

/ / / / /

Q. S S +S S S a S S S S S E a E E E

|---------6-(6)-6-6---6-6--6-6----6------6-6-6-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------6-8-8s9-9--6-8b10-8-6-9s=8-6-6-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Bb9

E Q E Q H.

| | |#

/ / /

S E. +E S E S E S E S E Q.

|----6----(6)-6-6---6---6--6-6-(6)------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-6-(6)---(6)-6-8---8---6--8-9s=8-------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

Eb9 E9 Eb9

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# | | | |#

/ / / / / / / /

H. Q. S S S S E W

|--------------------6-6-6---|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------8-6---|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|

Bb7 B7 Bb7

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# | | | |#

/ / / / / / / /

H. E S S E E S S S S S E. +E E S a E S S S Q Q.

|---------------6------6-----6-6-6-|-6-6----(6)-6-6---6---6--6--------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------6-8p6--8b9---6-8-6-|------------6-8-8s9---6--8--------|
|----------------------------------|-8-8----(8)-----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

F9 E9 Eb9 Eb

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# |# | | |#

/ / / / / / / /

H. Q. S S S S E W

|------------------6-6-6-6---|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------6-8-6-----|-----------------|
|------------------------8---|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|

Bb9 Eb7 E°7 Bb9 F+

E Q E Q Q. Q. E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# | | |#

/ / / / / / /

|-3-|

Q. S E S e S E S e S e S E S E. +E S S S S S E Q. E Q

|---------6---6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-|-6-6----(6)-----6-----------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------6-8-9s=8--6-8-9s=8--6-6-|------------9s8-------------------||
|---------8---------------------------|-8-8----(8)-------8-6-------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------8------6----||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||

Verse 2

Bb7 Eb7XI Eb7sus4

E Q E Q Q. +E +Q E Q E Q Q. Q.

| | |# |# |# | | |# |#

/ / / / / / / / /

|-3--| |-3--|

H. E S e S S S S Q H. Q. S S S E E

|---------------6-6-6-(6)---------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------6----------|
|---------------6-8-9s=8--6-------|--------------------8-6-----|
|---------------------------8p=6--|------------------------8---|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|

Bb9XII B9XIBb9XII

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# |# | | |#

/ / / / / / / /

W W

|----------------------|-----------------|

E Q E Q H. E Q E Q H.

| | |# | | |#

/ / / / / /

H. E S S e S S S S E W

|-----------------6-6-6-(6)---6---|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------8p=6--------|-----------------|
|---------------------------8-----|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|

Bb9XII B9XIII

E Q E Q Q. +Q E

| | |# |# |#

/ / / / /

|--3--|

Q. S E S e S S e e S S S S S S S

|-------6-6---6-(6)-6--6-6-6--6-(6)(6)-----6-6-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------6-8---8s=9--6--8-6-8--9s=8p=6----6-6---|
|--------------------------------------8-----8-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Bb9XII B9XIII

E Q E Q Q. +Q E

| | |# |# |#

/ / / / /

S E. +S S E S S S S S S E. Q.

|-6-6----(6)-6-6-6-(6)-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------6-8-8s=9--6-8-6-----------------|
|-8-8----(8)------------------8-6------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

F9 E9 Eb9 Eb7suEb7XI

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q Q. Q.

| | |# |# |# | | |# |#

/ / / / / / / / /

H. Q. S S S S E W

|----------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------6---------|---------------------|
|--------------------8-6-----|---------------------|
|------------------------8-6-|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|

Bb7 Eb7 E°7 Bb7 Bb13 Bb11b13

E Q E Q Q. Q. E Q E Q Q. Q.

| | |# |# | | |# |#

/ / / / / / / /

|---4:3---| |-3-|

Q. E E E S S S E S e S S S S S E S S E E a a E Q H.

|-------6-6---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-----6---6-6-|-6-6-6-------6-------------||
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------6---8-8s9-6--8-6-8-9s8---------|---------6h8p6-------------||
|----------------------------------------|-8-8-8---------------------||
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------||

Guitar Solo

Eb9 E9 Eb9

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# |# | | |#

/ / / / / / / /

E S E S Q. Q. E E S S S S Q. Q. Q S S S S E

|---18-18--------------------18-18-18-|-18-18-------------------18-18-18-18----|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------18b19--------------------18-20-|-18-------------------------18-20-20b21-|
|---20-----------------------20-------|----20-------------------20-------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Bb9XII B9XIIBb9

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# |# | | |#

/ / / / / / / /

H. Q. E S S e E S S e e e S S S E S +E Q.

|----------------------18----|-18---18-18-18-18-18-18-18------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------18-|-20---18-20-20-20-18-20-18------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------20-20-(20)\-----|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

F7 E7

E Q E Q Q. +Q E

| | |# |# |#

/ / / / /

Q E S E S S S E a E E Q.

|-----6-6-6---6-6-6-6----6----------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----6-8-8---6-8-6-8--8s9----------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

Eb7XI

E Q E Q H.

| | |#

/ / /

  |--4:3--|  |--4:3---| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E S S S E a E +S S S E T T

|---6---6-6-(6)-6---6-6-6-6-6-----6-(6)-6-6-6-------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-8s=9--6---8-6-9s8-6---6h8-(8)-6-----8-6---|
|---8-------------------------8-----------8---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Bb9XII

E E E E E E E E E E E E

| | | | | | | |

/ / / / / / / /

S S Q E S E S +S S S S E E E S S

|-6---------18-18---18----(18)-18-18-18---18------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------18-20---20b21-(21)-18-20-18---20b21---18-18-|
|---8---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

F+

E E E E E E E E E E E E

| | | | | | | |

/ / / / / / / /

S S E E a +S +S S T T E H.

|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------8b10==(10)r(8)p6--------------------||
|-20-20-20--------------------8p6----------------||
|---------------------------------8--------------||
|------------------------------------------------||

Verse 3

Bb1Bb73 Eb9

E Q Q. +H. E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# | | |#

/ / / / / / /

H. E S S E Q. W

|---------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------6----------|-----------------|
|------------------8-6------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|

Bb9 B9 Bb9

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# |# | | |#

/ / / / / / / /

W W

|----------------------|-----------------|

Eb9 Eb7suEb7XI

E Q E Q H. E Q E Q H.

| | |# | | |#

/ / / / / /

|--3--|

H. E S E T T S S S E E W

|---------------6-6-6-(6)(6)(6)-------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------6---8s=9s=8p=6----6---|-----------------|
|-------------------------------8-----|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|

Bb13 Bb7 Bb13 Bb7

E Q E Q H. E Q E Q H.

| | |# | | |#

/ / / / / /

|---4:3---| |-3-|

Q. E E E S S E S S E S S S S S S S E E E S E S e S S S E. Q.

|-------6-6---6-6-6-6------------6---6-6---|---6---6-6---6-(6)-6--6-----------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------6---8-8s9----8-6---9s8---------6-|---6-----8---8s=9--6--8---6-------|
|------------------------------------------|-8----------------------8---------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

F9 E9 Eb9

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# |# | | |#

/ / / / / / / /

|-3-|

H. Q. S S S S S E W

|------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------6---------|-----------------|
|----------------------8-6-----|-----------------|
|--------------------------8-6-|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|

Bb7 Eb7 E°7

E Q E Q Q. Q.

| | |# |#

/ / / /

|---4:3---| |-3-|

Q. E E E S S E S S e S S S E S S

|-------6-6---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-----6---6-6-|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------6---8-8s9-6--8-6-6-9s8-------6-|
|-------8--------------------------8-----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

Bb7 F+

E Q E Q Q. +Q.

| | |# |#

/ / / /

|-3-| |---4:3---|

S S E E S S S S S E E Q E E E E

|-----6-----6-6-6---------------18-18-18--||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------9-8-6------------------18-20--||
|-8-8-8-----------8-------------20--------||
|---------------------8-------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||

Out-Solo

Bb9XII

E Q E Q H. E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# | | |#

/ / x / / / /

|---4:3----|

a E Q Q. H. E E e e e S S E E E E Q.

|---------18-------------------|--------18-18-18-18-18--------18---------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-20b22==(22)------------------|--------18-20-18--------------18---------|
|------------------------------|---20------------------20-20-------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

E Q E Q Q. +Q E E Q E Q H.

| | |# |# |# | | |#

/ / / / / / / /

|---4:3----|

Q. E S S E H. E E E E E S S S S E S S E E E +E

|-------18-18-18-18---------------|---18------18-18------18-18-18-18--18-18------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------18-20-20b22------------|--------18-20-20b22---18-20-18-20-------------18b20==(20)-|
|-------22------------------------|---20------------------------------------20---------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

E Q E Q H.

| | |#

/ / /

S S S S E a +E Q H.

|------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------*|
|---18-18-------18b20==(20)----------*|
|---------20-20----------------------*|
|------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------*|

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