Song: Blame it on the boogie
Artist: The Jackson 5
Date: Feb'03
Tabbed by: Niall McCracken — [email protected]
This is an update of a tab by Dr. Willove, who seemed to have made a start but
already seemed a bit lost!! Anyway — here's the version that I've been playing
in my band "Zeus" for a few years now. The timing can be difficult so listen to
the record.
INTRO repeat x4
G—————————————————————————————————————————————
D—————————————————————————————————————————————
A————6—6———————3—3————————————————————————————
E—————————3—3———————3—3——1—1————3—4—5—6h8p6———
CHORUS "sunshine, moonlight" etc repeat x 2
G—————8—————8—————8—————7—————6—————6—————6—————8—————6—————6—————6—————7—————8——8———————————9h11p9———
D———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————9h11———————11—
A——6———————————6—————5—————4———————————4—————6—————4———————————4—————5—————6——————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
VERSE "My baby's" etc (occasionally "pop" the octaves on the d + g strings)
G————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A————————————6————6————————————————————6————————————6—6—5—5—4—4—3—3——————————————————
E——8————8——————————————8————8————4——4———————8————8———————————————————4————4————6—————
BRIDGE "I just can't" etc (this isn't 100% accurate but its pretty close) repeat
G—————————————pp8———————————pp6————————————————————————
D———————————————————————————————————————pp6————————————
A—————s6——s6———————s4——s4——————————————————————————————
E——————————————————————————————s4——s4———————s4———s4————
(There are several versions of this song — if you have the super extended
instrumental version then repeat chorus again — then there's a little bass solo)
BASS SOLO — very staccato (clipped sounding)
G———————pp8—————————pp6——————————pp6—————————pp7—pp9—pp10—pp9—pp7—
D———————————————————————————————————————pp9———————————————————————
A———s6————————s4——————————s4——————————————————————————————————————
E————————————————————————————————————s7———————————————————————————
Thats all there is to it —
h — hammer on
p — pull off
s — slap
pp — pull off
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The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five, The Jackson 5ive, or The Jack5on Five), later known as The Jacksons, are an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana. Founding group members Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael formed the group after performing in an early incarnation called The Jackson Brothers, which originally consisted of a trio of the three older brothers. Active from 1964 to 1989, the Jacksons played from a repertoire of R&B, soul, pop and later disco. During their six and a half-year Motown tenure, The Jackson 5 were one of the biggest pop-music phenomena of the 1970s, and the band served as the launching pad for the solo careers of their lead singers Jermaine and Michael, the latter brother later transforming his early Motown solo fame into greater success as an adult artist.
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