Tablature dukes hazzard theme - Waylon Jennings

          



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  Here it is, as requested:  the theme song for the Dukes of Hazzard.

  Playing tips and some other junk are at the end.

  

                  THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (THEME SONG)

                         BY WAYLON JENNINGS

  

  [key of F; capo 3rd fret]

  

  INTRO:    A   A   D   D

  

  [VERSE 1]

                    D         D

  Just two good ole boys,

                   G        G

  Never meaning no harm.

        D                          A

  Beats all you never saw, been in trouble with the law

            D                 D

  Since the day they was born.

  

  [VERSE 2]

                    D      D

  Straightenin' the curves,

                 G         G

  Flattenin' the hills.

  D                          A                         D      D

  Someday the mountain might get 'em but the law never will.

  

  [BRIDGE]

               A      A                           A       A

  Makin' their wayyyyyy,   the only way they know how.

        A                        A                       D      D

  Well, that's just a little bit more than the law will allow.

  

  [VERSE 3]

                    D        D

  Just two good ole boys,

                          G        G

  Wouldn't change if they could.

  D                        A                    D       D [stop]

  Fightin' the system like two modern day Robin Hoods. [Yee-haw]

  

  

  Great song, eh?  Here are some playing tips:

  1. The song is actually in the key of F, but I have written it out in the key

  of D.  If you want to play along with your tv set, either place a capo on the

  third fret, or substitute these chords:

  D ---> F        G ---> Bb      A ---> C.

  2. Each time the chord letter is shown represents one measure (four beats)

  with one exception: there is an extra half-measure (two beats) of D between

  verse 1 and 2.  It always trips me up, so I omit it.

  3. The bridge sounds really good with an A7, instead of A.

  4. I like to play this with an alternating-bass pattern to project both the

  rhythm and lead parts while playing solo.  If you are not familiar with this

  style, this is basically how it goes:

      i.  Pick the bass note for the chord (ie. the lowest note).

      ii. Strum or double strum the full chord.

      iii.Pick the alternate-bass note (see below).

      iv. Strum or double strum the full chord.

  Put the emphasis on the treble (higher) strings when strumming the full

  chords. You can jazz it up a little by adding bass runs between chord changes.

  5. The alternate-bass notes are basically melody notes, so they can vary with

  the song, but here is a list of bass notes and common alternate-bass notes for

  the seven major chords.  The numbers in brackets are "string/fret."

  

  Chord:      A        B        C        D        E        F        G

  Bass note:  A [5/O]  B [5/2]  C [5/3]  D [4/O]  E [6/O]  F [6/1]  G [6/3]

  Alternate:  G [6/O]  F#[6/2]  G [6/3]  A [5/O]  B [5/2]  C [5/3]  D [4/O]

  

  Here is the tab for D, G, and A in alternating-bass.

   [D]                [G]                [A]

     .  V ^  .  V ^     .  V ^  .  V ^     .  V ^  .  V ^  

  |-----2-2-----2-2--|-----3-3-----3-3--|-----O-O-----0-0--|

  |-----3-3-----3-3--|-----O-O-----O-O--|-----2-2-----2-2--|

  |-----2-2-----2-2--|-----O-O-----O-O--|-----2-2-----2-2--|

  |--O---------------|----------O-------|-----2-2-----2-2--|

  |----------O-------|------------------|--O---------------|

  |------------------|--3---------------|----------0-------|

  

  

  Contributed by: Darragh Egan - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

  One of the biggest Dukes of Hazzard fans in the Great White North.

  Questions or comments?  Just e-mail me:  darragh@switchtech.com

  

   


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