MY HUMAN GETS ME BLUES
AS PERFORMED BY CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND
WORDS AND MUSIC BY DON VAN VLIET 1970
TRANSCRIBED BY KELLAN SCHMELZ
THE VERSION TRANSCRIBED
IS THAT APPEARING ON THE ALBUM
TROUT MASK REPLICA
h=hammer on
p=pull off
GUITAR ONE: LEFT SPEAKER (ANTENNAE JIMMY SEMENS)
GUITAR TWO: RIGHT SPEAKER(ZOOT HORN ROLLO)
INTRO
GUITAR ONE:
E-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
G-0---------------------|----------------------------------------|
D-4---------1-----------|----------------------------------------|
A-3---------------------|----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D-4----------------------|---------------------------------------|
A------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E------------------------|---------------------------------------|
NOW, DO THIS UNTIL HE SAYS I KNEW YOU WERE UNDER YOUR DRESS
GUITAR ONE:
E-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
G--3-3----------------------3-3-------------|---------------------|
D----------1----3-3----------------1---4--3-|---------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E------11-------11-----14----------14--------|--------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A--------------------------11----------11----|--------------------|
E-11-------11--------------------------------|--------------------|
START DOING THIS WHEN HE SINGS JUST KEEP COMIN JESUS do that until
GUITAR ONE:
E------11-------11-----14----------14--------|--------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A--------------------------11----------11----|--------------------|
E-11-------11--------------------------------|--------------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B------------------------------------|----------------------------|
g-1h3------4---4-------1h3--------4--|----------------------------|
D-------4--2---2------------4-4---2--|----------------------------|
A------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------------------|
When he says In this lifetime
GUITAR ONE:
E------11--------11---16(x6)p14(x6)p12(x6)p11(x6)-|--------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|--------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|--------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|--------------|
E-11--------11------------------------------------|--------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E-----0-0-0-------0-0-------------------|------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|------------------------|
G-1-----------1-----------1-1-1---------|----X2------------------|
D---------------------------------------|------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|------------------------|
When he sings With yer jaw hangin' slack n' yer hair's curlin'
GUITAR ONE:
E--------16------------16--------19----|-------------------------|
B---17-------17---17--------17---------|-------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|----X2-------------------|
D--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E-----0-0-0-------0-0-------------------|------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|------------------------|
G-1-----------1-----------1-1-1---------|----X2------------------|
D---------------------------------------|------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|------------------------|
When he starts to sing Like an old navy
GUITAR ONE:
E------11-------11-----14---------14-----------|-----------------|
B----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G----------------------------------------------|---X2------------|
D----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A--------------------------11-------------11---|-----------------|
E-11-------11----------------------------------|-----------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E---------------------------------------|------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|------------------------|
G-1h3------4---4-------1h3--------4-----|--X2--------------------|
D-------4--2---2------------4-4---2-----|------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|------------------------|
Right after he starts to sing the way you were dancing
GUITAR ONE:
E--------------------0------------------------0---|---------------|
B--------------------2------------------------2---|---------------|
G-----2h3p2-----0----3---------2h3p2-----0----3---|--X4-----------|
D-1----------3--------------1-----------3---------|---------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E---------------------------------0---|--------------------------|
B-3--3-------3-------3--3--3------2---|--------------------------|
G-3--3-------4-------3--3--3------3---|--X8----------------------|
D-3--3-------4-------3--3--3----------|--------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Now, when he says Well the way you'd been ole lady
GUITAR ONE:
E----7--7-------5--------8---|-----------------------------------|
B----7--7-------5--------7---|-----------------------------------|
G-7---------7-------7--------|--X4-------------------------------|
D----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-4---4-------9---10-------9--|----------------------------------|
G-4---4-------9---10-------9--|--X4------------------------------|
D-4---4-------9---10-------9--|----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Then all the instruments stop and all thats left is GUITAR ONE
GUITAR ONE:
E----7--7-------5--------8---|-----6-6-------4------7-------------|
B----7--7-------5--------7---|-----6-6-------4------6-------------|
G-7---------7-------7--------|-6---------6-------6----------------|
D----------------------------|------------------------------------|
A----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----5--5-------5------6--|-----4--4-------2----5----------------|
B----5--5-------3------5--|-----4--4-------2----4----------------|
G-5---------5-------5-----|--4---------4-------------4-----------|
D-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Then he starts to sing you were afraid
GUITAR ONE:
E----7--7-------5--------8---|-----------------------------------|
B----7--7-------5--------7---|-----------------------------------|
G-7---------7-------7--------|--X8-------------------------------|
D----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-4---4-------9---10-------9--|----------------------------------|
G-4---4-------9---10-------9--|--X8------------------------------|
D-4---4-------9---10-------9--|----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Okay, after that bit the song changes up just a little bit again.
When he gets to the part where he sings: Dress you the way he wants cause he never had
doll, you start to do this!
GUITAR ONE:
E-10--8--7----------7--------10--|-------------------------------|
B-----------8--10-------8--------|-------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|--X8---------------------------|
D--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-7---------------4-------|--X8----------------------------------|
D-7--------5h7--------5---|--------------------------------------|
A------5------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Now after that theres a short little drum and bass only interlude, and right after that
guitars come in and do this as the Captain sings You didnt think
GUITAR ONE:
E------------------------------7-7-7-|---------------------------|
B-9-9-9----9(slide down to)5---------|---------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-X6------------------------|
D------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E------------------------------------|---------------------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E--------6-------------4---|-------------------------------------|
B--------6-------------4---|-------------------------------------|
G-3--3---------3--3--------|-X6----------------------------------|
D-3--3---------3--3--------|-------------------------------------|
A--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
And after that, while hes singing cause in this lifetime play those once, and thats it.
GUITAR ONE:
E-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G--7----5----5------5---4---0-|----------------------------------|
D--7----5-------5-----------0-|----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
GUITAR TWO:
E--------16------------16--------19----|-------------------------|
B---17-------17---17--------17---------|-------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
This is a really good song, if you haven't heard it, get the Trout Mask Replica album,
won't regret it. please rate this tab. I think it's pretty accurate but let me know if
not.
