Hobo Chang Ba
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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INTRO (0:00) 1E|------------------------7-8----- B|-10------------10------------10- G|---10--------10----7------------ D|-------7/8--7-------88---------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------| B|8-------------| G|--10--7--10---| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|[only guitar 1] 2 Gtr. 1 (left)E|--------17--------17------ B|---15--------15--------15- G|-14---14---14---14---14--- D|-------------------------- A|-------------------------- E|-------------------------- E|-------| B|15/21~-| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|-------| Gtr. 2 (right) E|-------------------10-/-12~----- B|----------12-/-14--------------- G|-10-/-12------------------------ D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|----4--7--9-7---9--7p5--7--4p0- A|-5--5--5--5-5---5--5----5--5--- E|------------------------------- E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|7---9--7p5--7--4p0-7-----| A|5---5--5----5--5---5-----| E|-------------------------| E|--------------------- B|--------------------- G|----13---x-13----13-- D|----12---x-12----12-- A|---------x----------- E|-12-----------12----- E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------12--12--x-12--12-12-| D|---------------12--12--x-12--12-12-| A|-----------------------------14-14-| E|17\15/17\15...---------------------|^ slide back and forth fast, similar to trill after "3", "2" gets repeated once more before going into the next part PART 1 / VERSE (0:18) Guitars are separated here for better clarity, since the structure is oddContinues after the adGtr. 1 E|------------------------------ B|-------10--------------------- G|-------------10b--------10b--- D|-12-12-------------12--------- A|----12---(12)--------12------- E|------------------------------ E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|----10b-----------7----------------------------------| 2x D|12--------12------7-3/5-3--5--3/5-7--7---7---7---7-5-| A|--12--------12-10-5---------------5--5---5---5---5-5-| E|----------------------------------5--5---5---5---5-3-| Gtr. 2 E|-------------------------------- B|---------------8---------10----- G|-12--12-------7-7--------12--12- D|-------------9-----9------------ A|-10--10----10----10--10--10--10- E|----------8--------------------- E|----------------------------- B|-------8--------------------- G|------7-7--------10--10--10-- D|-----9-----9------0---0---0-- A|---10----10--10--10--10--10-- E|--8-------------------------- E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| 1x D|------------14----| A|10/12--10/12---12-| E|------------------| E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-3--3-------------------| D|-4--4-----4-------------| 2x A|-5--5---5--6--6--4-6--6-| E|-------6----------------| TRANB TION (0:36) E|---------------------------- B|---------------------------- G|-1111-----1414-----1414----- D|-1212-----1515-----1515----- A|-1212-----1515-----1212----- E|---------------------------- E|---------| B|---------| G|1616-----| D|1717-----| A|1717-----| E|---------|[only guitar 1 again] PART 2 / VERSE (0:39) 1 // "Standin' still is losin'..."E|-------------------------------- B|----8--8-8-----------------8--8- G|----x--x-x--9---7----------x--x- D|-7--7--7-7--7-5-5-9/12--7--7--7- A|-x--x--7-7--7-----9/12--x--x--7- E|-0--0--0-0--0-----------0--0--0- E|---------------| B|8--------------| G|x--9---7-------| D|7--7-5-5-9/12--| A|7--7-----9/12--| E|0--0-----------| 2x E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|------0h2----------------------- A|-0h3-------0h2----------0h3----- E|------------------0h3----------- E|---------------| B|---------------| G|-----0---------| D|-0h2-----------| A|---------------| E|--------0h3----|2 [guitar 1 same as in "1"]E|----10-10-10-10-10-10---------| B|-10-------------------13p10---| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| E| B| G|end is cut off D|4x on first time A| E|PART 3 / VERSE (0:57) 1E|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|---10--8/10\--------| A|-8---8-------10b11--| E|--------------------| 4x E|--------------------| B|-------------10-----| G|-------------10-----| D|-------------10-----| A|--------------------| E|-8-8-10---10--------| 2 // "Stand to gain my ground..." E|------------------------------ B|-------------10--------------- G|-------------10--------------- D|-------------10--------------- A|------------------------------ E|-8-8-10---88------8-8-10---88- E|-----| B|10---| G|10---| D|10---| A|-----| E|-----| 4x E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-10----------------------------- D|-------99-10---10-9999-99-8-6--- A|----8-------------------------8- E|-------------------------------- E|---| B|---| G|10-| D|---| A|---| E|---|PDC HORUS (1:20, 1:37) "The rails I ride are rustin'..."E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|-3-5-6-5-3-5-6-5~--3-5-6-5-3-5- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|----------------| B|-----10\8-------| G|6-5~------7--5--| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| 2x E|----------------------------- B|----------------------------- G|----------------------------- D|----10--8--6--8h10----------- A|-8-----------------8----6---- E|----------------------------- E|------------------| B|------------------| G|[5]---------------| D|-8----------------| A|-6-----6----------| E|------------------|note in [] played instead of 8 on D the 2nd time CHORUS (1:28, 1:46) "Strawwood claw, rattlin' my jaw..."E|-------------------------------- B|--------10----------10---------- G|-6---8--10-----6/8--10---------- D|-6---8--10-----6/8--10---6/8---- A|-4---6---8-----4/6---8---4/6---- E|-------------------------------- E|| B|| G|| D|| A|| E|| 2x E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-6---8--10-----6/8--10---6/8---- A|-4---6---8-----4/6---8---4/6---- E|--------------------------------