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Boom Boom Boom (Fingerstyle)

John Lee Hooker
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download AlphaTex source (.txt)
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Readable tablature for Boom Boom Boom (Fingerstyle) by John Lee Hooker

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Track 1 · 6 strings · tuning low to high: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
Symbols: h hammer-on, p pull-off, t tied note, x dead note, () ghost note, <> harmonic, PM palm mute, LR let ring, b bend, / slide, v vibrato.
Measure 1 · 4/4 · tempo 120 BPM
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------3------------------|
B3  |-----2---4-------2---0----------|
G3  |-------------------------2---0--|
D3  |--------------------------------|
A2  |--------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------|

Measure 2 · 4/4 · tempo 120 BPM
Rhythm |1/8-r1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------0---2------|
B3  |---------1---0---2---1--|
G3  |2--------2-----------2--|
D3  |-----------------0------|
A2  |---------0---3-------0--|
E2  |------------------------|

Measure 3 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------------------------------|
B3  |-------------0---2---0----------|
G3  |-----0---2---------------2---0--|
D3  |--------------------------------|
A2  |--------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------|

Measure 4 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-r1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------0---2------|
B3  |---------1---0---2---1--|
G3  |2--------2-----------2--|
D3  |-----------------0------|
A2  |---------0---3-------0--|
E2  |------------------------|

Measure 5 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------3------------------|
B3  |-----2---4-------2---0----------|
G3  |-------------------------2---0--|
D3  |--------------------------------|
A2  |--------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------|

Measure 6 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-r1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |---------2---1---3---2--|
B3  |---------2-----------0--|
G3  |2----------------0------|
D3  |---------0---3-------0--|
A2  |------------------------|
E2  |------------------------|

Measure 7 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------------------------------|
B3  |-------------0---2---0----------|
G3  |-----0---2---------------2---0--|
D3  |--------------------------------|
A2  |--------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------|

Measure 8 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-r1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------0---2------|
B3  |---------1---0---2---1--|
G3  |2--------2-----------2--|
D3  |-----------------0------|
A2  |---------0---3-------0--|
E2  |------------------------|

Measure 9 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------3------------------|
B3  |-----2---4-------2---0----------|
G3  |-------------------------2---0--|
D3  |--------------------------------|
A2  |--------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------|

Measure 10 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4|
E4  |-------------0---0----------|
B3  |---------2-----------2------|
G3  |-----1-------------------1--|
D3  |----------------------------|
A2  |----------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------|

Measure 11 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |------------0---2---0----------|
G3  |2---0---2---------------2---0--|
D3  |0------------------------------|
A2  |-------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 12 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-r1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------0---2------|
B3  |---------1---0---2---1--|
G3  |2--------2-----------2--|
D3  |-----------------0------|
A2  |---------0---3-------0--|
E2  |------------------------|

Measure 13 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 14 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |0---3-------0---0------|
B3  |--------4--------------|
G3  |-----------------------|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |0-------0-------0---0--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 15 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |0---3-------0---0------|
B3  |--------4--------------|
G3  |-----------------------|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |0-------0-------0---0--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 16 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---3-------0---0---0---3---0--|
B3  |--------4----------------------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0-------0-------0-------0------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 17 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---0---3---5---5-------3---5--|
B3  |--------------------4----------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0-------0-------0-------0------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 18 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |2---0---2---3---3------|
B3  |-----------------------|
G3  |-----------------------|
D3  |0-------0-------0---0--|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 19 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |2---0---2---3---3------|
B3  |-----------------------|
G3  |-----------------------|
D3  |0-------0-------0---0--|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 20 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----3-------0---0-------3---4--|
B3  |4-------4-----------4----------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0-------0-------0-------0------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 21 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |4---0---3---4---4------|
B3  |-----------------------|
G3  |-----------------------|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |0-------0-------0---0--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 22 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4|
E4  |0-------0---2---2---0---0--|
B3  |----2----------------------|
G3  |---------------------------|
D3  |2-------2-------2-------2--|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 23 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4|
E4  |2-------2---3---3---2---2--|
B3  |----0----------------------|
G3  |---------------------------|
D3  |0-------0-------0-------0--|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 24 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |0---3---2---1--|
B3  |---------------|
G3  |---------------|
D3  |--------0---1--|
A2  |0---4----------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 25 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |0--------------|
B3  |----2----------|
G3  |---------------|
D3  |2---0----------|
A2  |--------3---2--|
E2  |---------------|
AlphaTex source notation
\title "Steel Guitar"
\tempo 120
\tuning E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2
\instrument 25
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\ts 4 4 :8 r 2.2 4.2 3.1 2.2 0.2 2.3 0.3 |
\tempo 120 2.3 r :4 (1.2 2.3 0.5) (0.1 0.2 3.5) :8 (2.1 2.2 0.4) (1.2 2.3 0.5) |
r 0.3 2.3 0.2 2.2 0.2 2.3 0.3 |
2.3 r :4 (1.2 2.3 0.5) (0.1 0.2 3.5) :8 (2.1 2.2 0.4) (1.2 2.3 0.5) |
r 2.2 4.2 3.1 2.2 0.2 2.3 0.3 |
2.3 r :4 (2.1 2.2 0.4) (0.1 1.1 3.4) :8 (2.1 3.1 0.3) (2.1 0.2 0.4) |
r 0.3 2.3 0.2 2.2 0.2 2.3 0.3 |
2.3 r :4 (1.2 2.3 0.5) (0.1 0.2 3.5) :8 (2.1 2.2 0.4) (1.2 2.3 0.5) |
r 2.2 4.2 3.1 2.2 0.2 2.3 0.3 |
r 1.3 2.2 0.1 0.1 2.2 :4 1.3 |
:8 (2.3 0.4) 0.3 2.3 0.2 2.2 0.2 2.3 0.3 |
2.3 r :4 (1.2 2.3 0.5) (0.1 0.2 3.5) :8 (2.1 2.2 0.4) (1.2 2.3 0.5) |
:1 r |
:8 (0.1 0.5) 3.1 (4.2 0.5) 0.1 :4 (0.1 0.5) 0.5 |
:8 (0.1 0.5) 3.1 (4.2 0.5) 0.1 :4 (0.1 0.5) 0.5 |
:8 (0.1 0.5) 3.1 (4.2 0.5) 0.1 (0.1 0.5) 0.1 (3.1 0.5) 0.1 |
(0.1 0.5) 0.1 (3.1 0.5) 5.1 (5.1 0.5) 4.2 (3.1 0.5) 5.1 |
(2.1 0.4) 0.1 (2.1 0.4) 3.1 :4 (3.1 0.4) 0.4 |
:8 (2.1 0.4) 0.1 (2.1 0.4) 3.1 :4 (3.1 0.4) 0.4 |
:8 (4.2 0.5) 3.1 (4.2 0.5) 0.1 (0.1 0.5) 4.2 (3.1 0.5) 4.1 |
(4.1 0.5) 0.1 (3.1 0.5) 4.1 :4 (4.1 0.5) 0.5 |
:8 (0.1 2.4) 2.2 (0.1 2.4) 2.1 (2.1 2.4) 0.1 :4 (0.1 2.4) |
:8 (2.1 0.4) 0.2 (2.1 0.4) 3.1 (3.1 0.4) 2.1 :4 (2.1 0.4) |
(0.1 0.5) (3.1 4.5) (2.1 0.4) (1.1 1.4) |
(0.1 2.4) (2.2 0.4) 3.5 2.5

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