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Jimmy Olsens Blues Tabs

(ver. 2)
Spin Doctors
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                               JIMMY OLSEN,S BLUES
                           As recorded by Spin Doctors
                 (From the 1991 Album POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE)

Words and Music by Spin Doctors

          A5                   G5                    D
      x 0 2 2 x x          3 x 0 0 3 3          x x 0 2 3 2

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion Gtr.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion Gtr.'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven Gtr.(Guitar Solo)'

 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=120
  D         C                G
 4/4
  Gtr I
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S   Q  Q   Q  E S S
|------10---------8--8-----|-7--7\-----------|
|------10---------8--8-----|-8--8\-----x---x-|
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7--7\-----x-----|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|


  D         C                G              A
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S   Q  e S S S E S  S  S  S  S
|------10---------8--8-----|-7--7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9--|
|------10---------8--8-----|-8--8---8---8-x-10-10-10-10--|
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7--7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9--|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|


  D         C                G                 F
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S   S S E E S S S e S  S  S  S  S
|------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---x---7----8--8--8--8-|
|------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---x---8---10-10-10-10-|
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---x---7-x-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|


  D         C                G                 A
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S   S S E e S S S E S  S  S  S  S
|------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9--||
|------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---8---8-x-10-10-10-10--||
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9--||
|--------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------------||


   Verse 1,2,3
    $
    D         C
      Q   e S S +S  E. e S S
||-------10---------8--8-----|
||o------10---------8--8-----|
||--/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|
||---------------------------|
||o--------------------------|
||---------------------------|


  G                 A         D         C
  S S E e S S S e S S S S S     Q   e S S +S  E. e S S
|-7-7-7-7---x---7---5-5-5-5-|------10---------8--8-----|
|-8-8-8-8---x---8---5-5-5-5-|------10---------8--8-----|
|-7-7-7-7---x---7-x-6-6-6-6-|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|


  G                N.C.  (F)
  S S E e S S +S    S  S  S  +S   S  E
|-7-7-7-7---7-(7)/----------------------|
|-8-8-8-8---8-(8)/----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7---7-(7)/-------10-(10)-10-----|
|------------------------10-(10)-10-----|
|------------------10h12------------12\-|
|---------------------------------------|


  D         C                G                 A
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S   S S E e S S S e S S E S
|------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---x---7---5-5-5--|
|------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---x---8---5-5-5--|
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---x---7-x-6-6-6--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


  D         C                G                 A
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S   S S E e S S S E S  S  S  S  S
|------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9-|
|------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---8---8-x-10-10-10-10-|
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x--9--9--9--9-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|


  D         C
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S
|------10---------8--8------|
|------10---------8--8------|
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|


  G               F      D         C
  S S E Q   E S S  Q       Q   e S S +S  E. e S S
|-7-7-7-7/----x-x-17\--|------10---------8--8-----|
|-8-8-8-8/----x-x-18\--|------10---------8--8-----|
|-7-7-7-7/----x-x-17\--|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|


  G                N.C.  (F)
  S S E e S S +S    S  S  S  +S   S  E
|-7-7-7-7---7-(7)/-------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8---8-(8)/-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7---7-(7)/-------10-(10)-10--------|
|------------------------10-(10)-10--------|
|------------------10h12------------12\----|
|------------------------------------------|


  D         C                G                F       D         C
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S   S S E e S S e. S S E S     Q   e S S +S  E. e S S
|------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---x-7----5-5-5-|------10---------8--8-----|
|------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---x-8----5-5-5-|------10---------8--8-----|
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---x-7--x-6-6-6-|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|
|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|


                              Chorus 1,2,3
  G                 A          D        C                G              C5
                                 ~~                                     ~
  S S E e S S S e S S S S S    S E. e S a S +S  E. E E   Q  e S S S e S Q
|-7-7-7-7---x---7---5-5-5-5-||-------------------------|--------------------|
|-8-8-8-8---x---8---5-5-5-5-||-------------------------|--------------------|
|-7-7-7-7---x---7-x-6-6-6-6-||------7-----------5--5---|-4--4---4---4---5---|
|---------------------------||------7-----------5--5---|-5--5-x-5---5-5-5---|
|---------------------------||-7h9----x-5h7-(7)--------|--------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|--------------------|


  D        C
    ~~
  S E. e S a S +S  E. E E
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|------7-----------5--5---|
|------7-----------5--5---|
|-7h9----x-5h7-(7)--------|
|-------------------------|


  G             N.C.  (F)              D        C
                                         ~~
  Q  e S S +S    S  S  S  +S   S  E    S E. e S a S +S  E. E E
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4--4---4-(4)/-------10-(10)-10-----|------7-----------5--5---|
|-5--5---5-(5)/-------10-(10)-10-----|------7-----------5--5---|
|---------------10h12------------12\-|-7h9----x-5h7-(7)--------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|


  G              C5   D        C
                 ~      ~~
  Q  e S S S e S Q    S E. e S a S +S  E. E E
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-4--4---4---4---5--|------7-----------5--5---|
|-5--5-x-5---5-x-5--|------7-----------5--5---|
|-------------------|-7h9----x-5h7-(7)--------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|


                                     To Coda
  N.C.
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S   S  +E   +E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------10-------10-10h12-10----10----------------|
|-------10-10h12-10----------12----/14-(14)-(14)\-|
|-10h12-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


  D         C                G                 F
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S   S S E e S S S e S  S  S  S  S
|------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7----8--8--8--8-|
|------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---8---8---10-10-10-10-|
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---7---7-x-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|


  D         C                G
    Q   e S S +S  E. e S S   S S E e S S S E. +E  +E
|------10---------8--8-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7--(7)------||
|------10---------8--8-----|-8-8-8-8---8---8--(8)------||
|-/11-----x-9-(9)----9---x-|-7-7-7-7---7---7--(7)-(7)/-||
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|--------------------------|---------------------------||


 Interlude
  1.
  Dadd9          C                  G6          Fmaj7
  Gtr I
   E  S S +S   E S +S  E S +S  E.   E S S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E.
|-------0-(0)----------0----------|-----0-(0)---------0----------|
|----10-------10---------8-(8)----|---8-------8---------6-(6)----|
|-11-------------9-(9)---------9--|-7-----------5-(5)---------5--|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  H                H               H              H
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--7----------------5-------------|-4----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------7-------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|


  Dadd9       C               Bmadd4            Am
  E S S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E S   +S  E S +S  E S +S  E S S E.
|-----0-(0)---------0-----------|-----0---------------0--------|
|---7-------7---------5-(5)-----|-------3-(3)-----------1-1----|
|-7-----------5-(5)---------5-4-|-(4)---------4-2-(2)-------2--|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| H              H                 H               H
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-7--------------5--------------|--4---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------7-----------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|


  Dadd9          C                  G6          F
   E  S S +S   E S +S  E S +S  E.   E S S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E.
|-------0-(0)----------0----------|-----0-(0)---------0----------|
|----10-------10---------8-(8)----|---8-------8---------6-(6)----|
|-11-------------9-(9)---------9--|-7-----------5-(5)---------5--|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|  H                H               H              H
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--5----------------3-------------|-2--------------0-------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|


  Dadd9       C/D             Bmadd4            A/D
  E S S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E S   +S  E S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E.
|-----0-(0)---------0-----------|-----0---------------0-----------||
|---7-------7---------5-(5)-----|-------3-(3)-----------5-(5)----o||
|-7-----------5-(5)---------5-4-|-(4)---------4-6-(6)---------6---||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|
| W                               +W
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-5-----------------------------|-(5)----------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||


  2.
  Dadd9          C
   E  S S +S   E S +S  E S +S  E.
|-------0-(0)----------0----------|
|----10-------10---------8-(8)----|
|-11-------------9-(9)---------9--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


  G6          Fmaj7              Dadd9       C               Bmadd4
  E S S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E.   E S S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E S
|-----0-(0)---------0----------|-----0-(0)---------0-----------|
|---8-------8---------6-(6)----|---7-------7---------5-(5)-----|
|-7-----------5-(5)---------5--|-7-----------5-(5)---------5-4-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|


              A
  S E S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E.
|---0---------------0----------|
|-----3-(3)-----------5-(5)----|
|-4---------4-6-(6)---------6--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|


  Dadd9       C                  Bmadd4      Am
  E S S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E.   E S S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E.
|-----0-(0)---------0----------|-----0-(0)---------0-----------|
|---7-------7---------5-(5)----|---3-------3---------1-(1)-----|
|-7-----------5-(5)---------5--|-4-----------2-(2)---------2---|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  Dadd9          C/D             G6                D
   E  S S +S   E S +S  E S +S  E S   +S  E S +S  E S +S  E S +S  E.
|-------0-(0)----------0-----------|-----0---------------0----------||
|----10-------10---------8-(8)-----|-------8-(8)-----------6-(6)----||
|-11-------------9-(9)---------9-7-|-(7)---------7-5-(5)---------5--||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  A5           G5                    D
  Gtr II
  H             H                     W
  |             |                     |
  /             /                     /

  Gtr III
                                                     ~
  Q    +E. S   +S  S S S S S S S     +S  S S S S E   S +E  S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-7b8--(7)-7b8-(7)-7-5---5-7---7b8-|-(7)-7-5---5-------------------------|
|----------------------7-----------|---------7---5b6-----------5---5-7b9-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------7-(7)-5h7---7-------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  A5                 G5
   H                 H
   |                 |
   /                 /

         ~~
                                        |--3--|
  +S  E  S  +E  S  S S  S  E      +E   +S   S S
|---------------8----8-10-10b12==(10)-(10)r10p9-|
|-----5s10-(10)---10----------------------------|
|-(7)-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


  D
   W
   |
   /

   S S  S S S  S S  S  +E   S  S     +S   S  E
|-10-8------8-10-8s12-(12)-10---------------------|
|------10-8-------------------12b14-(12)-10-12b14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


  A5                         G5
   H                           H
   |                           |
   /                           /

   S  E     S  E     S  S     +S   S  E    S  E     S
|-10-------10-------10------------12------------------|
|----13b15----13b15----15b17-(15)----15b17---13b14----|
|--------------------------------------------------14-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


  D
   W
   |
   /

   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S S  E     S
|-------------------------------17---------17-|
|----------------------------17------20b22----|
|-12-11-12-------14-17p14S19------------------|
|----------14s17------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


  A5                           G5
   H                            H
   |                            |
   /                            /

  Gtr I
   W
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|  S  S  S     +S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-20-17------------------19----17-------------------------|
|-------19b21r(19)-17----19----17-------------------17b19-|
|---------------------19----19----19-17----17-19-17-------|
|---------------------------------------19----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                   D.S. al Coda
  D                                              G5
    W                                             W
    |                                             |
    /                                             /

    W                                             W
|----------------------------------------------|-/7-----------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|-/8-----------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|-/7-----------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|
|                                                 ~~
|  +E   S  S  S  E     S  +S   E.     +E.  +S     H     +E   S  S  S  S  S  S
|-----------------------------17b19==(17)r(17)-|--------------------------------||
|---------------------17-(17)------------------|-20----(20)-17----19----17-17---||
|-(17)----------19b21--------------------------|---------------19----19---------||
|------19-17-19--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||


   Outro
    &
    D5    Csus2           G5             Csus2
    Gtrs I, II
    Q  E. S +S  E. E. S   Q  E. S +S  E. E E
||----------------------|--------------------|
||o----3--------3-------|------------------3-|
||--2--------------0--0-|----0--------0------|
||--0-------------------|-0------------------|
||o-0-----3-(3)---------|----------------3---|
||----------------------|-3-----3-(3)--------|


  D5    Csus2              N.C.
  Q  E. S +S  E  S  +Q     S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|----3--------3----------|------------------------------|
|-2----------------------|------------------------------|
|-0----------------------|------------------------------|
|-0-----3-(3)---10-(10)--|---------2p0-3p0-5p0-5-7---0--|
|------------------------|-0h2h3p0----------------------|


  D     C             G5             Csus2 D5    Csus2
  Q  E. S +S  E. Q    Q  E. S +S  E. E E   Q  E. S +S  E. E. S
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|------------------3-|----3--------3-------|
|----7--------5-----|----0--------0------|-2--------------0--0-|
|----7-----------5--|--------------------|-0-------------------|
|-9-----7-(7)-------|----------------3---|-0-----3-(3)---------|
|-------------------|-3-----3-(3)--------|---------------------|


  1.                       2H.=H
  G                         G            Cmaj7D5
                                                       ~~~~~
  E. S E +E  E S S +Q       Q  Q  H      H    H       +H       +H
|------3-(3)s7-5-3-(3)---||----3--3----|-0----5----|-(<5>)----(<5>)----*|
|------3-(3)s8-5-3-(3)--o||----3--3----|-0----3----|-(<3>)----(<3>)----*|
|------4-(4)s7-5-4-(4)---||----0--0----|-0----2----|-(<2>)----(<2>)----*|
|-0--0-------------------||-0-----0----|-2----0----|-(<0>)----(<0>)----*|
|-----------------------o||-2-----2----|-3----0----|-(<0>)----(<0>)----*|
|-3----------------------||-3-----3----|-----------|-------------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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