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Hoochie Coochie Man

Eric Clapton
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Q=85(8=s8/shuffle feel)

4/4

Gtr I

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

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

G|----------------|------------------|-------------------||
D|----------0h2---|------------0h2---|------------0h2----||
A|--------3-----3-|-0--------3-----3-|-0--------3-----3--||
E|----------------|------------------|-------------------||

Verses 1 & 3

Segno $

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

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

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------0h2---|------------0h2---|------------0h2---|------------0h2----|
A|-0--------3-----3-|-0--------3-----3-|-0--------3-----3-|-0--------3-----3--|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

|-3-| |-3-|

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

G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------0h2---|------------0h2---|
A|-0--------3-----3-|-0--------3-----3-|
E|------------------|------------------|

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

e Q. E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|------------------|---------------------------||
D|------------0h2---|-5h7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-2-||
A|-0--------3-----3-|---------------------------||
E|------------------|---------------------------||

Chorus

|-3-|

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------0-0-|
D|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|---------2-2-----2-|---------2-2-----|
A|---------0-0-3-3-|---------0-0-3-3-|-0-0-3-4-----3-4---|-0-0-4-4---------|
E|-----1-2---------|-----1-2---------|-------------------|-----------------|

To Coda

|-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E

G|-----1-1-4-4---4---|------------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2---------2---3-|-4-4--------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-----5------------|-0-0-------------|
E|-------------------|--------2--3-3-4--|-----3-3-2-2-1-1-|

Verse 2

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

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

G|--------------------||------------------|
D|------0-1-2---0h2---||------------0h2---|
A|------------3-----3-||-0--------3-----3-|
E|-0--0---------------||------------------|

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

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

G|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|------------0h2---|------------0h2---|------------0h2------|
A|-0--------3-----3-|-0--------3-----3-|-0--------3-----3----|
E|------------------|------------------|---------------------|

|-3-| |-3-|

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

G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------0h2---|------------0h2---|
A|-0--------3-----3-|-0--------3-----3-|
E|------------------|------------------|

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

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

G|------------------|--------------------------||
D|------------0h2---|--------------------------||
A|-0--------3-----3-|-0---0-2---2-3---3-4-4-4--||
E|------------------|--------------------------||

Chorus

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

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------|-------------5--|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----3-4-7-7-4---|-----3-4-7-7----|---------2-5-5-7-7-|---------2-5-5-5-4-3-|
A|-5-5-----------0-|-5-5------------|-0-0-3s4-----------|-0-0-3s4-------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------------|

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

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

G|-----7h9-7---7h9-7---9-----|----------------|
D|-----------9-------9-------|----------------|
A|-7---------------------7-8-|-9--5-----------|
E|---------------------------|------0-1-2-3-4-|

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

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

G|-----------------|-----------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------------||
A|-0-0-------------|-------5-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
E|-----3-3-2-2-1-1-|-0-0-0-----------------||

Harmonica Solo

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

E E E a Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|---------------------|-------7---7-5--------|-------------------------|
D|-------5h7--5--------|----------------5-6-7-|-------7---7-5---5-------|
A|---------------5-6-7-|-5---5----------------|-------------------5-6-7-|
E|-5---5---------------|----------------------|-5---5-------------------|

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

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

G|------------------------|-------7---7-5--------|-------7--5---------|
D|-------7---7-5----------|----------------5-6-7-|-------------5-6-7--|
A|----------------7-3s4-0-|-5---5----------------|-5---5--------------|
E|-5---5------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

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

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|----------------------|---------------------|-------9---9-7---7--------|
D|-------7---7-5--------|-------7-7-5-5-7-----|-------------------7h8-9--|
A|---------0------------|-----------------5-6-|-7---7--------------------|
E|-5---5----------0-3-4-|-5---5---------------|--------------------------|

Dal Segno al Coda

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

E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|-----7-----------|-------------------------|----------------------||
D|-------4--5--6-6-|-------------------------|-------0-1-2---0h2----||
A|-5---------------|-0---0-------------------|-------------3-----3--||
E|-----------------|-------3---3-2---2-1---1-|-0-0-0----------------||

Outro

Coda &

TP

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

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

G|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------*|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------*|
A|-0-0-0-------------------|-----------------|-------------*|
E|-------3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-|-0---6-5-(5)--5--|-5\----------*|

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Duration Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents

the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

| +() - note tied to previous

| h - hammer-on

| |-3-| - triplet

| s - legato slide

| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

| | - bar

| || - double bar

| ||o - repeat start

| o|| - repeat end

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