Boogie Chillen (Hakan Ehn version)

by John Lee Hooker

Edit

This song is beyond my ability to play well, and you shouldn't count
on the tab being accurate.  Think of it as a guide.  I'll make
corrections as I figure them out.

"-2\-2'" is a slur.

One note in parenthases like (-1) means to play that note VERY
quickly.




(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2'

(-4-5) 4 -3'   4 -4 4 -3\-3'
--4 4 -3' 4 -4 gliss to -2
-5 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4
-5 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4  -4 gliss to -1

(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2'

Well , my Mama she didn't allow me, just to stay out all night long

(-1) -2 -2

Well , my Mama didn't allow me, just to stay out all night long

(-1) -2 -2

I didn't care what she'd allow. I was boogiein' anyhow.

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -3' -4      
(-2 gliss to -5)-5' 5   5 -4 4 -3' -2   -2 -3 -2 -2\-2'
-4 -5 -5    -5 5 -4 4 -3' -2-3-2 (shake -4 -5) -5 5 -4 4 -3' -2 

(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2'

When I first came to town, people, I was walkin' down Hastings Street.
 Everybody was talkin about 

-2 (-3 -4) (-3 -4) -3 -2

The Henry Swing Club.

-4' -4 -5(trips) -4' -4 -5    -4' -4 (Shake -4 -5)

I dropped in there that night

-4' -4 -5(trips, 2 times)   -4 -3' -2


When I got there I said, 'Yeah, people

-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5   6 -5 (-4 slide to -2)

They were really havin' a ball. Yes, I know'

-5 -5 -5 -5 (shake -4-5) gliss down to -2 

Boogie chillen'

(-1) -2 -2 -2' 
(-2) -1 -2' -2 (trips, 3 times)
-2' -2 -1 -2
(-2) -1 -2' -2 (trips, 3 times)
-2' -2 -1 -2 -3\-3'
-4 -4' -3 -2  (-3' -4') (-3 -4) -3 -2 -4' -4

(-3' -4) (-3 -4) (-4 -5) (trips, 8 times): 4 -4 -5
(-4 -5 start bent, unbend) (-4 -5 start bent, unbend)
(-4 -5) (-4 -5) (-4 -5) (trips, 2 times)
(-4 -5) (4 5) (-3 -4) (-4 -5) (this line 5 times)
(-4 -5) (a bunch of these rapid fire with a (-4' -5')
         thrown in here and there for 4 bars), then -3 -2

(-3 gliss to -6) -5 -4  -5 -4 -3 -4 -3 -2
-4' -3 -2   -4' -3 -2   -4' -3 -2   -1 -1'

-2 -3' -4'  (-3 -4) start bent, unbend 6 times)
-4 -4 -3' -2'

(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2'

One night I was layin' down

(-1) -2 -2 -2

I heard Mama and Papa talkin'

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

I heard Papa tell Mama, 

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

'Let that boy boogie woogie

(-1) -2 -2 -2

'Cause it's in that boy

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

And it got to come out.'

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

Well, I felt so good 

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

And I went on boogie-woogie'n' just the same

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2   -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2   -2 -3' -4
-2 -4' 4  -3 -2 -3'    
(-1) -2 -2   -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2   -2 -3' -4
-2 (-4 -5) (-4 -5) (-4 -5) (-4 -5) (-4 -5) 
-4 -3 (-4 -5) -4 -3 -2

-2 -1 (-2' -3') -2 (this line 8 times)
(5 6) (-4 -5) (5 6) -4   -4' 4 -3 -3' -2 (4 times)

(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3' -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2'

-1 -2' -2 -2    -2' -1