Boogie Down Tab
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All parts for funky rhythm guitar.Was this info helpful?
| Difficulty: | advanced |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | G |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author Saitenstechen [a] 933. Last edit on May 30, 2019
Upbeat brass-heavy funk track.
I transcribed all the things that would be relevant for someone playing rhythm guitar.
Lots of chords and very syncopated. Great fun to play.
Q=114
[Intro]
G7 F/A G7/B G7 F/A C G7/B G7 F G7/B F Gm7 Bb F/A
q E. S H E E S S E e Q. q E. S H E E S S E e Q.
e||--7--5--7------|---7---5----8-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---6-5----||
B||o-6--6--8------|---6---6----8-8----|-6--6--8------|---6---3---6-6---o||
G||--7--5--7------|---7---5----9-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---7-5----||
D||--5--7--9------|---5---7---10-5----|-5--7--9------|---7---5---8-7----||
A||o--------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------o||
E||---------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------||
[Chorus]
(play the same riff for the chorus)
G7 F/A G7/B G7 F/A C G7/B G7 F G7/B F Gm7 Bb F/A
q E. S H E E S S E e Q. q E. S H E E S S E e Q.
e||--7--5--7------|---7---5----8-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---6-5----||
B||o-6--6--8------|---6---6----8-8----|-6--6--8------|---6---3---6-6---o||
G||--7--5--7------|---7---5----9-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---7-5----|| x4
D||--5--7--9------|---5---7---10-5----|-5--7--9------|---7---5---8-7----||
A||o--------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------o||
E||---------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------||
(Al Jarreau sings something like)
G7 F/AG7/B G7 F/AC G7/B G7 F/AG7/B F Gm7 Bb F/A
Q E. S H E E S E. E E S S E Q E. S Q E E E E S E S +Q Q
e||---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------||
B||o--------------|----------5-3---3h5-|-6--5--3--------|------------------o||
G||--4--7---------|---4---5------------|------------5-3-|-5-3-7-3-----------|| x4
D||--------5------|--------------------|----------------|---------5-(5)-----||
A||o--------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------o||
E||---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------||
"I can be what I want to and all I need is to get my boogie down
(you can be) what I want to, you know all I need is to get my boogie down"
[Verse]
Em7 A13 C/D Em7
H E E E E H E E E E H S S S S E E +S E. q S S S S
e|-------7------|-------5------|--------------|-------------------------|
B|-8---------8--|-8---------5--|-5------------|-----------------8---8---|
G|-7------------|-6------------|-5--------4-7-|---4-(4)-5--7--8---8-7---|
D|-9------------|-5------------|-5------7-----|---------------------9---|
A|-7------------|-7------------|-5------------|---------------------7---|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------------|
"I got my certain any my sure enough on and I'm puttin on my really for real"
Cmaj7 Em7 Gmaj C#m7b5 Bb Am7 Gm7 C/D
+H H W E E +S E. H E E +S E. Q Q
e|--------7----|--7--------|---12-(12)-10--10----|---6-(6)-5---------|
B|-(8)---------|--8--------|---12-(12)-12---9----|---6-(6)-5--8--5---|
G|-(7)---------|--9--------|---12-(12)-11--10----|---7-(7)-5--7--5---|
D|-(9)---------|-10--------|---------------------|------------8--5---|
A|-(7)---------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
"You face that curtain with your best stuff on
you are the winner and you're gonna feel"
[Chorus]
G7 F/A G7/B G7 F/A C G7/B G7 F G7/B F Gm7 Bb F/A
q E. S H E E S S E e Q. q E. S H E E S S E e Q.
e||--7--5--7------|---7---5----8-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---6-5----||
B||o-6--6--8------|---6---6----8-8----|-6--6--8------|---6---3---6-6---o||
G||--7--5--7------|---7---5----9-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---7-5----|| x2
D||--5--7--9------|---5---7---10-5----|-5--7--9------|---7---5---8-7----||
A||o--------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------o||
E||---------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------||
"You can be what you want to and all you need is to get your boogie down
I can be what I want to and all you need is to get my boogie down"
[Interlude]
(Bass)
|-3-| |-3-|
S S E E E S S S S S E. S +S S S S E E S S S S S S E S
e||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||o--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||--5-----5---5-7-5---5----5-|-(5)-5--------------------------|
A||o---5-7---7-------7--------|-------5-5-7-8-7-8-7--------10--|
E||---------------------------|---------------------10-8------8|
e e e e e S S S E. S S E S S E S S E S q
e|------------------------|-----------------------||
B|------------------------|----------------------o||
G|------------------------|-----------------------|| x2
D|------------------------|---3-----7-----10------||
A|-8-8-7-7-5-5-3----3--3--|--------------------8-o||
E|------------------------|-1---1-5---5-8----8----||
[Chorus]
(Al Jarreau scats)
G7 F/A G7/B G7 F/A C G7/B G7 F G7/B F Gm7 Bb F/A
q E. S H E E S S E e Q. q E. S H E E S S E e Q.
e||--7--5--7------|---7---5----8-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---6-5----||
B||o-6--6--8------|---6---6----8-8----|-6--6--8------|---6---3---6-6---o||
G||--7--5--7------|---7---5----9-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---7-5----|| x2
D||--5--7--9------|---5---7---10-5----|-5--7--9------|---7---5---8-7----||
A||o--------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------o||
E||---------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------||
[Verse]
Em7 A13 C/D Em7
H E E E E H E E E E H S S S S E E +S E. q S S S S
e|-------7------|-------5------|--------------|-------------------------|
B|-8---------8--|-8---------5--|-5------------|-----------------8---8---|
G|-7------------|-6------------|-5--------4-7-|---4-(4)-5--7--8---8-7---|
D|-9------------|-5------------|-5------7-----|---------------------9---|
A|-7------------|-7------------|-5------------|---------------------7---|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------------|
"Oh, I got my certain any my sure enough on and I'm puttin on my really for real"
Cmaj7 Em7 Gmaj C#m7b5 Bb Am7 Gm7 C/D
+H H W E E +S E. H E E +S E. Q Q
e|--------7----|--7--------|---12-(12)-10--10----|---6-(6)-5---------|
B|-(8)---------|--8--------|---12-(12)-12---9----|---6-(6)-5--8--5---|
G|-(7)---------|--9--------|---12-(12)-11--10----|---7-(7)-5--7--5---|
D|-(9)---------|-10--------|---------------------|------------8--5---|
A|-(7)---------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
"You face that curtain with your best stuff on
you are the winner and you're gonna feel"
[Chorus]
G7 F/A G7/B G7 F/A C G7/B G7 F G7/B F Gm7 Bb F/A
q E. S H E E S S E e Q. q E. S H E E S S E e Q.
e||--7--5--7------|---7---5----8-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---6-5----||
B||o-6--6--8------|---6---6----8-8----|-6--6--8------|---6---3---6-6---o||
G||--7--5--7------|---7---5----9-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---7-5----|| x2
D||--5--7--9------|---5---7---10-5----|-5--7--9------|---7---5---8-7----||
A||o--------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------o||
E||---------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------||
"You can be what you want to and all you need is to get your boogie down
You can be what you want to and all you need is to get your boogie down"
[Interlude]
|-3-| |-3-|
S S E E E S S S S S E. S +S S S S E E S S S S S S E S
e||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||o--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||--5-----5---5-7-5---5----5-|-(5)-5--------------------------|
A||o---5-7---7-------7--------|-------5-5-7-8-7-8-7--------10--|
E||---------------------------|---------------------10-8------8|
"Now you go one and two and three, here's a little step for you and me"
e e e e e S S S E. S S E S S E S S E S q
e|------------------------|-----------------------||
B|------------------------|----------------------o||
G|------------------------|-----------------------|| x2
D|------------------------|---3-----7-----10------||
A|-8-8-7-7-5-5-3----3--3--|--------------------8-o||
E|------------------------|-1---1-5---5-8----8----||
"come and strut your stuff but leave enough for the nearest boogie, the truest boogie woogie"
[Chorus]
G7 F/A G7/B G7 F/A C G7/B G7 F G7/B F Gm7 Bb F/A
q E. S H E E S S E e Q. q E. S H E E S S E e Q.
e||--7--5--7------|---7---5----8-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---6-5----||
B||o-6--6--8------|---6---6----8-8----|-6--6--8------|---6---3---6-6---o||
G||--7--5--7------|---7---5----9-7----|-7--5--7------|---5---3---7-5----|| x8 to fade out
D||--5--7--9------|---5---7---10-5----|-5--7--9------|---7---5---8-7----||
A||o--------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------o||
E||---------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------||
"I can be what I want to and all you need is to get my boogie down"
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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.
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
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