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From: alcork@onlink1.onlink.net
Date: 10 Jul 1995 03:08:44 GMT
Subject: "Big Boss Man" - Mance Lipscomb

Here's Mance Lipscomb's Big Boss Man. This blues sounds good whether played fast or slow --
just lock your thumb into a steady tempo and play the melody notes as you feel them. Note the
extra two beats in measure 14.

4/4 time
E (I)

0--------------0---------0---------3----|------------------------|--------|
-----3------------------------------------|------------------------|------|
-------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----|
----------2------------------2-----------|---------2---------2----|-------|
-------------------------------------------|--------------2---------|-----|
0-------------------0---------------------|----0-------------------|------|

0--------------0---------0---------0----|----------------------------|-----|
-----3------------------------------------|----------------------0-----|---|
-------------------------------------------|--------------0h1---------|----|
----------2-------------------2----------|---------2------------2-----|----|
------------------------------------------|---------------2-------------|--|
0-------------------0-------------------|----0-------------------------|---|

			   A7 (IV)

0--------------0---------0---------|----3---------0---------------|-------|
-----3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---|
----------2-------------------2-----|---------2--------------2-----|------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---|
0-------------------0----------------|----0--------------0---------|------|


                                   E (I)
3----0----------3---------0-----|--------------------------|-----------|
----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------|
----------2-----------2-----------|---------2---------2------|---------|
-----------------------------------|--------------2-----------|--------|
0-----------------0---------------|----0---------------------|---------|

-----3---------3---------|----0----------------0--------------------|----|
---------------------------|----------------0---------0---------------|--|
---------------------------|---------0h1-----------------------------|---|
-----2--------------2----|----------------------2--------------2------|--|
0---------0--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------|----0--------------------------0---------|---|

A7 (IV)

-----3---------3----------|----3-------------------|------|
---------------------------|---------------2---------|----|
---------------------------|-------------------------|----|
-----2--------------2-----|---------2---------2----|------|
0---------0---------------|----0---------0---------|------|
----------------------------|------------------------|----|

 E (I)
----------------------------0---------  |-----------|
-----0----3---------0----------3-----|--------------|
----------------------------------------|-----------|
---------------------------------------|------------|
---------------------------------------|------------|
0----0---------0----------0---------|---------------|

6/4

------------0--------------0-------------------0----|--------|
-----------------0-------------------3---------------|-------|
0h1-------------------------------------------------|--------|
-------2----2--------------2--------------2---------|--------|
-------------------------------------------------------|-----|
0---------------------0---------0-------------------|--------|

	           B7 (V)

-----0--------------|---------2---------2---------|---------|
-----0--------------|---------0---------0---------|---------|
---------------------|------------------------------|-------|
-----2--------------|---------1--------------1----|---------|
----------0----1---|----2---------2--------------|----------|
0-------------------|-------------------------------|-------|

A7 (IV)		     E (I)

-----0--------------------|----0--------------------------||------|
-----2---------2---------|----0---------0----3----------||--------|
--------------------------|--------------------------------*||----|
-----2--------------2----|---------2--------------2-----*||-------|
0---------0--------------|---------------------------------||-----|
---------------------------|----0---------0----------------||-----|


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Alan Cork (alcork@.onlink.net)
North Bay, Ontario