Boom Boom Chords

by John Lee Hooker
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author lancezechinato [a] 124.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 21, 2016
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Chords

F/A
Bb
Bb/C
F
Bb/D
Eb
Eb/F
C/E
F/G
C
F

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This is a combined guitar and bass chart. E.g.,
"F/A" means F chord on guitar, with A  note on bass guitar.
"Bb" means Bb chord on guitar, with Bb note on bass guitar.
 
[Intro]
                          F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F                    F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
E|----------------|---|                   |-------------|---|
B|-----4----------|---|                   |-------------|---|
G|--/5---5\3p1----|---|                   |--1-4\3-1----|---|
D|-------------3-1|-3-|                   |-3--------3-1|-3-|
A|----------------|---|                   |-------------|---|
E|----------------|---|                   |-------------|---|
 
                          Bb/D Eb  Eb/F  Bb                   F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
E|-----------------|---|                  |-------------|---|
B|-----4-----------|---|                  |-------------|---|
G|--/5----5\3p1----|---|                  |--1-4\3-1----|---|
D|--------------3-1|---|                  |-3--------3-1|-3-|
A|-----------------|-1-|                  |-------------|---|
E|-----------------|---|                  |-------------|---|
                          C/E  F   F/G   C                    F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
E|-----------------|---|                  |-------------|---|
B|-----4-----------|---|                  |-------------|---|
G|--/5----5\3p1-3-1|-3-|                  |------1-----1|---|
D|-----------------|---|                  |--1-3----3---|-3-|
A|-----------------|---|                  |3------------|---|
E|-----------------|---|                  |-------------|---|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
                        F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F                           F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
Boom, boom, boom, boom                   Gonna shoot ya right down
                        Bb/D Eb  Eb/F  Bb                          F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
Right off a'yo feet                      And take you home with me
                        C/E  F   F/G   C                           F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
Put you in my house                      Boom, boom, boom, boom
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
                        F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F                           F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
Oh, how, how, how                        Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
                        Bb/D Eb  Eb/F  Bb                          F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm                       I love to see you strut
                        C/E  F   F/G   C                           F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
Up and down that floor                   When your talkin to me
 
 
[Verse 3]
(Partial)
 
                        F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F                           F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
That baby talk                           I like it like that
Hoa, yeah
 
 
[Instrumental break]
(do this twice in a row)
 
F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F  (4x)
Bb/D Eb  Eb/F  Bb (2x)
F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F  (2x)
C/E  F   F/G   C  (2x)
F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F  (2x)
 
 
[Instrumental]
(repeat Intro, this time with drums)
 
 
[Verse 4]
                        F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F                           F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
Won't you walk that walk                 And talk that talk
                        Bb/D Eb  Eb/F  Bb                          F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
And whisper in my ear                    Tell me that ya love me
                        C/E  F   F/G   C                           F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
I love that talk                         When ya talk like that
 
 
[Verse 5]
(partial)
 
                        F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F                           F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F
You knock me out                        Right off a'my feet
Whoa ho ho ho
 
 
[Outro Instrumental]
 
F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F  (4x)
Bb/D Eb  Eb/F  Bb (2x)
F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F  (2x)
C/E  F   F/G   C  (2x)
F/A  Bb  Bb/C  F  (2x)
 
F .... hold  ... slam it closed!
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Boom Boom – John Lee Hooker
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BASS_LUVA
It's good, but it makes it a lot easier if you just tab it relative to a capo on the first fret. Until then, just transpose the chords down 1 to see the chords relative to the capo
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