John Lee Hooker: Boom Boom

 

The famous hit by John Lee Hooker, transcribed for easy guitar in the key of E, even if the original Vee-Jay record was played rather in F (same positions by one fret beyond).

"Boom Boom" in E (Montreal, 1980)

"Boom Boom", original in F (1962)

 

BOOM BOOM (Vee Jay Records, 1962)

Boom boom boom boom
I'm gonna shoot you right down
Right off of your feet
Take you home with me
Put you in my house
Boom boom boom boom
Hmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm

I love to see you walk
Up and down the floor
When you talking to me
That baby talk
I like it like that
You talk like that?

You nothing me do
Right off of my feet
How how how how
Uoahhh!!

When she walk that walk
And talk that talk
And whisper in my ear
Tell me you love
I love that talk
That baby talk
You nothing me do
Right off of my feet
How how how how
Yeah!

Little Walter-Willie Dixon: My Babe

The classic 16-bars tune penned by Willie Dixon for Little Walter Jacobs and a huge hit for him in 1955, "My Babe". His harmony/melody line is based on the old spiritual "This Train". I've transcribed both the accompaniment for two guitars and the bass line (of course one octave up). Key of F (harmonica labeled "Bb" in 2nd position too by the way). 

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MY BABE (W. Dixon)

My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe
Oh yeah she don't stand no cheatin', my babe
Oh yeah she don't stand no cheatin',
She don't stand none of that midnight creepin'
My babe, true little baby, my babe.

 

My babe, I know she love me, my babe
Oh yes, I know she love me, my babe
Oh yes, I know she love me,
She don't do nothin' but kiss and hug me
My babe, true little baby, my babe.

 

- Solo -

 

My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe
Oh no, she don't stand no cheatin', my babe
Oh no, she don't stand no cheatin',
Ev'rything she do she do so pleasin'
My babe, true little baby, my babe.

 

My baby don't stand no foolin', my babe
Oh yeah, she don't stand no foolin', my babe
Oh yeah, she don't stand no foolin',
When she's hot there ain't no coolin'
My babe, true little baby, my babe
She's my baby (true little baby) ...