Title: Bullfrog Blues
From: Rory Gallagher
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transcribed by: markus tron
Legend:
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x mute
b bend
r release
h hammer on
p pull off
~ vibrato
/ slide up
\ slide down
^^ tremolo
d damp
T artificial (tapped) note
Tuning:
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Rory played this one with his guitar tuned to open A with a capo on the second
fret - which means open B!(from low to high: F#/B/F#/B/D#/F#)
INTRO:
Well did you ever? Well did you ever?
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B B
Well did you ever?
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|-------------------2-------------------|-----------2-----2---------------------|
|-------------------2-------------------|-/5--4---------------------------------|
|-------------------2-------------------|--------5b----5b-----------------------|
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B (let ring)
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|-----------------------------------5---2d-------|
|-----2----------------------------2----2d-------|
|--------5p2--------5--5p2--------------2d-------|
|--5b---------7p5p2---------7p5p2-------2d-------|
|------------------------------------------------|
FIRST VERSE:
Well did you ever wake up
with them bullfrogs on your mind?
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(Drums) B
Well did you ever wake up
with them bullfrogs on your mind?
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|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----------------|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----------------|
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E B
You had to sit there laughin',
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|---------------9-9-9---9-9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F
Laughing just to keep from cryin'
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|--7-7-7---7-7-7----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------|
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|--7-7-7---7-7-7----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------|
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E B
2nd verse:
Well did you ever wake up with that one woman on your mind?
Well did you ever wake up with that one woman on your mind?
You had to sit there laughin', laughin' just to keep from cryin'
3rd verse:
My mother got 'em My father got 'em
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|----------2-2--4--------------------------2-2--4-------------------------------|
|--2--5-6---------------------------2--5-6--------------------------------------|
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My sister got 'em My brother got 'em
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|---------2-2--4--------------------------2-2--4--------------------------------|
|--2--5-6--------------------------2--5-6---------------------------------------|
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I woke up this morning, my grandmother had 'em too
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|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
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Don't you know about that,
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|---------------9-9-9---9-9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F
I got the bullfrog blues
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|--7-7-7---7-7-7----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------|
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E B
FIRST SOLO
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|--/17--17--17--17--/16--16--/15--15--/14-----------------13/14-----------------|
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|----7-7-7-7---10--10----------------/7--5\4p2----------------------------------|
|--/7-7-7-7-/10--10--\----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------4/5--2--4/5--2----------4/5--2---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|------9-------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--5/9--9\5-2--|------7-7-7-7\5---2--|-----2-7\5-2---2---------------------------|
|--------------|--5/7-----------5----|-2/5---------/5----------------------------|
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F E B
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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|-------------------------------------|----------------------7\5-2-5/7----------|
|-------2-5/7-7-7-7-etc.-7-7\5-2----2-|-----2-5/7-7-7-etc.-7--------------------|
|--2/5---------------------------/5---|-2/5-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7---------|--7-2---5-2---4-2---5-2---/7-------------|
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|--5/7-----------5/7------------------|-----------------------------------------|
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|-----9------------7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------|
|--/9---/9-----5/7-----------7\5------------------------------------------------|
|----------9---------------------5-2------2-2----2------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------5b-----5b--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4th verse:
My mother got 'em My father got 'em
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|-----------------2-------------------------------2-----------------------------|
|----------2-2--4--------------------------2-2--4-------------------------------|
|--2--5-6---------------------------2--5-6--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
My sister got 'em My brother got 'em
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------2-------------------------------2------------------------------|
|---------2-2--4--------------------------2-2--4--------------------------------|
|--2--5-6--------------------------2--5-6---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I woke up this morning, my grandmother had 'em too
|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
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Don't you know about that,
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|---------------9-9-9---9-9-9---------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------9-9-9---9-9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F
I got the bullfrog blues
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|--7-7-7---7-7-7----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------|
|--7-7-7---7-7-7----------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E B
5th verse:
Called up my doctor was not feeling so well
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|-----5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5----------|
|-----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----------|
|-----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----------|
|-----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well I called up my doctor was not feeling so well
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|-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
|-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
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He looked inside his bag and said "Well, well..."
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|-----9-9-9---9-9-9------7-7-7---7-7-7-----------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
|-----9-9-9---9-9-9------7-7-7---7-7-7-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|-----9-9-9---9-9-9------7-7-7---7-7-7-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|-----9-9-9---9-9-9------7-7-7---7-7-7-----------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
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6th verse:
You don't need no doctor You don't need no pill
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(let ring!) (Let ring!)
You don't need no doctor You don't need no pill
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|--2-7----------------------------------|--2------------------------------------|
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|--2-7----------------------------------|--2------------------------------------|
|--2-7----------------------------------|--2------------------------------------|
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(let ring!) (let ring!)
Just take my advice it'll surely cure all you ills
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|--5------------------------------------|--3-----------------2------------2-----|
|--4------------------------------------|--2-----------------2------------2-----|
|--2------------------------------------|--4-----------------2------------2-----|
|--4------------------------------------|--2-----------------2------------2-----|
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(let ring!) (let ring!)
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additional lyrics:
Head on down to New Orleans the prettiest place you've ever seen
Head on down to the river bend that's where the music never ends
Open your ears, don't you feel good get yourself one helluva shot of r&b
Go on down to New Orleans The greatest place you've ever seen
Go on down to the river bend Dig the music of the Cajun bands
Honky-tonk piano make you feel good Open your ears to the rythm & blues
Well did you ever wake up with them bullfrogs on your mind?
Well did you ever wake up with them bullfrogs on your mind?
You had to sit there laughin', laughing just to keep from cryin'
Well did you ever wake up with that one woman on your mind?
Well did you ever wake up with that one woman on your mind?
You had to sit there laughin', laughin' just to keep from cryin'
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DISCLAIMER
Views and opinions above are all the conspiratorial work
of my hands. Death to my hands, we strike tonight. /Feet
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blues and beyond
Markus Tron | Macintosh by day (& night)
tron@mail.transfer.de | Selfmade -
www.transfer.de/tron.html | Stratocaster by night
blues and beyond
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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