ZZ Top - Jesus2 guitar tab

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ZZ Top - Jesus2 guitar tab

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Typed out by Fritz Mayr/Guitar Player from Silent Cry
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Bistro/8069/silentcry.html


            JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO (WORDS+MUSIC by ZZ TOP)
A slow Blues from ZZ Top,played in 12/8. 
It�s a 12 bar Blues and the Rhythm Guitar
over the 3 Verses is as shown below.
(play the firts measure 2 times for Intro before vocals enter)


  G      C/G     G      C/G    G      C/G   G      C/G    
E--------------I-------------I------------I-------------I
B-0------1-----I-0------1----I-0------1---I-0------1----I
G-0------0-----I-0------0----I-0------0---I-0------0----I
D-0------2-----I-0------2----I-0------2---I-0------2----I
A--------------I-------------I------------I-------------I
E-3------3-----I-3------3--3-I--------3---I-3------3--8-I

  C5    F/C  C5   F/C    G      C/G     G      C/G  
E----------I-----------I--------------I-------------I
B-5-----6--I-5----6--6-I-0------1-----I-0------1----I
G-5-----5--I-5----5--5-I-0------0-----I-0------0----I
D-5-----7--I-5----7--7-I-0------2-----I-0------2----I
A----------I-----------I--------------I-------------I
E-------8--I-8----8--8-I-3------3---3-I-3------3----I

  A5         C5          G5            G5 (cool turnaround)
E----------------------I-------------I---------3-----3-----3----I
B----------------------I-------------I--------------------------I
G-2--2-2--2--5---------I-------------I-0------------------------I
D-2--2-2--2--5-5-------I-5^^^^^^^^^^-I-0---0-3---3-2---2-1------I
A-0--0-0--0--3-3-3---5-I-------------I------------------------1-I
E------------------6---I-------------I---3----------------------I

The Verses are:
1.) Jesus just left Chicago, and he�s bound for New Orleans.
    Well now Jesus just left Chicago and he�s bound for New Orleans.Yeah!
    Workin� from one end to the other and all points in between.
2.) Took a jump through Mississipi, well, muddy water turned to wine.
    Took a jump through Mississipi, muddy water turned to wine. Yeah!
    then go out to California through the forrest and the pines.
    Ah-take me with you Jesus!
GUITAR SOLO: Shown below
3.) You might not see him in person, but he�ll see you just the same.
    You might not see him in person, but he�ll see you just the same.Yeah!
    You don�t have to worry, �cause takin� care of business is his name.
OUTRO GUITAR SOLO: Shown below
    
Guitar Solo:
  G5                    ^^hold bend     G5                   
E--8------8------8------8-------------I--------------------I
B-10b1/2-10b1/2-10b1/2-10b1/2---------I--------------------I
G-----------------------------------3-I-5b1----3-----------I
D---------------------------------5---I-----------3--------I
A-------------------------------------I--------------------I
E-------------------------------------I----------------6p3-I

  G5            ^^hold bend  G5 
E--8------8------8----------I-------------------------I
B-10b1/2-10b1/2--10b1/2-----I------------------6b1--6-I
G---------------------------I-5b1--5b1--3----3--------I
D---------------------------I--------------5----------I
A---------------------------I-------------------------I
E---------------------------I-------------------------I


 C5                              C5
E------3------------------------I----------------------------I
B-6b1----6-----6b1--6p3h6p3h6p3-I-----------------6----------I
G--------5b1r3------------------I--5p3--5--3-5b1--5-3------0-I
D-------------------------------I-5----5--5----------------0-I
A-------------------------------I------------------------1---I
E-------------------------------I----------------------3---3-I


  G5            ^^hold bend           G5                    
E--8------8------8------------------I---------------------I
B-10b1/2-10b1/2-10b1/2--------------I---3-6---------------I
G-----------------------------3-5b1-I-------5b1-------5---I
D---------------------------5-------I-------------5p3---5-I
A-----------------------------------I---------------------I
E-----------------------------------I---------------------I

 A5          C5                G5 (turnaround)
E----------------------------I----3-----3-----3-----3-I
B----------------------------I------------------------I
G-5b1/2p3--5--3---0----------I------------------------I
D---------------3------------I------0h3---3-2---2-1---I
A----------------------------I------------------------I
E-----------------------3----I-3----------------------I

  
E----3-----3-----3-----3-I---3-----3-----3----3---I
B------------------------I------------------------I
G------------------------I------------------------I
D-----0h3----3-2---2-1---I------0h3---3-2---2-1---I
A------------------------I------------------------I
E-3----------------------I-3----------------------I

E----3-----3-----3-----3-I
B------------------------I
G------------------------I
D-----0h3----3-2---2-1---I
A------------------------I
E-3----------------------I

OUTRO GUITAR SOLO:
  G5                     G5                                          
E-s8----8--------------I-------------------------------------------I
B-s11---11-------------I----------6p3-6p3---3------------------3-6-I
G---------------x^^^0--I-5b1--5b1---------5---3-5p3---5--3-5b1-----I
D---------------x^^-0--I----------------------------5---5----------I
A----------------------I-------------------------------------------I
E----------------------I-------------------------------------------I

  G5                                G5 (ph=pitch harm.)                           
E---------------------------------I---------------------------------I
B-6p3---3-------------------------I-6ph--6ph--6ph--6-6-6----------6-I
G-----5---3-5p3---5--3-5b1---3----I----------------7-7-7-7-3-5b1--7-I
D---------------5---5-------------I---------------------------------I
A---------------------------------I---------------------------------I
E---------------------------------I---------------------------------I

  C5                    C5 (start fade)      G5
E-------------6-------I------6-------------I--------------------------I
B-8ph-8ph-8ph---8-8-8-I-8-8----8-8-8-------I--------------------------I
G---------------------I--------------7-5-3-I-3-----3------------------I
D---------------------I--------------------I---5----------3h5p3-5-3-5-I
A---------------------I--------------------I-----3---3-3--------------I
E---------------------I--------------------I--------------------------I

  G5                            A5         C5            G5 (fade out)
E-----------------------1--1--I-------------------------I--------I
B-----------------------3--3--I--------------3----------I--------I
G-----------------------------I-5b1--5b1p3-5---3-----0--I--------I
D--3-5p3-5-3-5-3--------------I-------------------------I--------I
A------------------5-5--------I-------------------------I--------I
E----------------6-3-3--------I-------------------6-----I-3------I