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Song: Blame it on the boogie
Artist: The Jackson 5
Date: Feb'03

Tabbed by: Niall McCracken - mrbigshot@users.basstabarchive.com


This is an update of a tab by Dr. Willove, who seemed to have made a start but 
already seemed a bit lost!! Anyway - here's the version that I've been playing 
in my band "Zeus" for a few years now. The timing can be difficult so listen to 
the record.


INTRO                             repeat x4       
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A----6-6-------3-3----------------------------
E---------3-3-------3-3--1-1----3-4-5-6h8p6---


CHORUS "sunshine, moonlight" etc repeat x 2

G-----8-----8-----8-----7-----6-----6-----6-----8-----6-----6-----6-----7-----8--8-----------9h11p9---
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9h11-------11-
A--6-----------6-----5-----4-----------4-----6-----4-----------4-----5-----6--------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


VERSE "My baby's" etc (occasionally "pop" the octaves on the d + g strings)

G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------6----6--------------------6------------6-6-5-5-4-4-3-3------------------
E--8----8--------------8----8----4--4-------8----8-------------------4----4----6-----



BRIDGE "I just can't" etc (this isn't 100% accurate but its pretty close) repeat
                                           
G-------------pp8-----------pp6------------------------
D---------------------------------------pp6------------
A-----s6--s6-------s4--s4------------------------------
E------------------------------s4--s4-------s4---s4----



(There are several versions of this song - if you have the super extended 
instrumental version then repeat chorus again - then there's a little bass solo)

BASS SOLO - very staccato (clipped sounding)

G-------pp8---------pp6----------pp6---------pp7-pp9-pp10-pp9-pp7-
D---------------------------------------pp9-----------------------
A---s6--------s4----------s4--------------------------------------
E------------------------------------s7---------------------------



Thats all there is to it - 

h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slap
pp - pull off

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