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You Gotta Move tab by Fred Mcdowell

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YOU GOTTA MOVE

As recorded by Mississippi Fred McDowell
(From the 1965 Album YOU GOTTA MOVE)

Words and Music by Fred McDowell & Gary Davis

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (D A D F# A D) - 'Fred McDowell - Acoustic Guitar w/ slide (Open D Tuning)'


 Intro
 Q=78(8=s8)
 D
 4/4
 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ slide - Open D Tuning: DADF#AD)
                  |-3--|
 H  E E  E E  +Q  e E E E E E E
|--------0--/4-/7-|-(7)--0------/7-/7\-5-0-|
|-----------------|------0-----------------|
|-----------------|------0-----------------|
|-----------------|--0---0-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|--------0--------|--------/4-0------------|
 H  E Q.     Q  E E H
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  ~~       ~~   ~~~~~~~~~~~
        |-3--|
  Q e E Q  E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-/4--0-------/7-/7-7-|-/7--5-5-5-5-7-/4-0-|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-------/4-0----------|-(0)----------------|
  Q E E H      +W


  ~~        ~~         ~~
        |-3--|                    |-3-|
  Q e E E E E E E  +Q  e E Q   Q  a E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-----------0-/4-|-(4)--0---------/4--|-------0----------------||
|-/5--0------0-/5------|------0---------/4--|-5s3-0-0------/3-5-4-5--||
|-----0------0---------|------0-------------|------------------------||
|-----0----------------|--0---0-------------|-------0----------------||
|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------||
|-------/4-0-----------|------0-/4-0-0------|---------/4-0-----------||
  Q E E H       Q  E E E Q.     Q  E E H


  1st - 4th Verses
  $
  D
   ~~~         ~~~
                    |-3--|
   Q  e E E E E E  Q  Q E E E E E
||-------0----0-0-/4-0-|--7--------/7-/7\-5-0-|
||o-(5)--0----0--------|----------------------|
||-------0-------------|----------------------|
||---------------------|------0--0------------|
||o--5-----------------|----------------------|
||--(0)----/4-0----0---|-(0)------------------|
  +Q  E E Q  Q   +Q  Q Q   Q


  ~~       ~~   ~~~~~~~~~~~
        |-3--|
  Q e E Q  E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-/4--0-------/7-/7-7-|-/7--5-5-5-5-7-/4-0-|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|-----0---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-------/4-0----------|-(0)----------------|
  Q E E H      +W


  ~~        ~~~~~~~~      ~~
        |-3--|                    |-3-|
  Q e E E E E E E  +Q  e E Q   Q  a E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-----------0-/4-|-(4)--0---------/4--|-------0----------------|
|-/5--0------0-/5------|------0---------/4--|-5s3-0-0------/3-5-4-5--|
|-----0------0---------|------0-------------|------------------------|
|-----0----------------|--0---0-------------|-------0----------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|-------/4-0-----------|------0-/4-0-0------|---------/4-0-----------|
  Q E E H       Q  E E E Q.     Q  E E H


            Interlude
             D
          ~~~~~~~~~
                     |-3--|
 +Q  Q  E E E E  +Q  e E E E E E E
|------0--------------||------0-----------------|
|-(5)--0--------------||------0-----------------|
|------0--------------||------0-----------------|
|------0------0-/4-/7-||-(7)---------/7-/7\-5-0-|
|---------------------||------------------------|
|-(0)----/4-0---------||--0-----/4-0------------|
 +Q  E E H       Q  E E H


                  To Coda
  ~~~
  Q  e E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|------0---------------|---------------------|
|------0---------------|---------------------|
|------0---------------|---------------------|
|-/4----------/7-/7-/7-|-/7-5-5-5-5-7-/4-0---|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-(0)----/4-0----------|---------------------|
 +Q  E E H


 1.,D.S.
           ~~~~~~~~
        |-3--|            |-3-|     |-3-|
  Q e E e E E E E  +Q  e E Q  Q   E E E e E E E E E E
|-----0----0------0-/4-|-(4)--0----0---/4---|-------0-------0-------||
|-----0----0-0-/4------|------0----0--------|-5S4-0-0-----3---4-5--o||
|-----0----0-----------|------0----0--------|-------0---------------||
|----------------------|------------------0-|-----------------------||
|-/5-------------------|--------------------|----------------------o||
|-------/4-0-----------|--0-----/4-0-0------|---------0-0-----------||
  Q E E H       Q  E E E Q  E  Q   E E H


 2.
                           D.S. al Coda
           ~~~~~~~~      ~~
        |-3--|                   |-3-|
  Q e E E E E E E  +Q  e E Q  Q   a E E Q  Q  Q  E
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|----------------------||
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|----------------------||
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|----------------------||
|-----------------0-/4-|-(4)-----------/4---|---------------0------||
|-/5---------0-/4------|--------------------|-5s3-0-0-0-0-3---3-5--||
|-------/4-0-----------|--0-----/4-0-0----0-|----------------------||
  Q E E H       Q  E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E E
                              |-3-|


 Outro
 &
           ~~~~~~~~      ~~
        |-3--|
  Q e E E E E E E  +Q  e E Q  Q
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|
|-----0----------------|------0-------------|
|-----------------0-/4-|-(4)-----------/4---|
|-/5---------0-/4------|--------------------|
|-------/4-0-----------|--0-----/4-0-0----0-|
  Q E E H       Q  E E E Q  E


          ~  ~~~   ~~~~~~~~
        |-3-|
 a E E Q  Q  Q  E  +Q    Q  +H
|---------------------|--------/12--(12)----*|
|---------------------|---------------------*|
|---------------------|---------------------*|
|---------------0-----|---------------------*|
|-5s3-0-0-0-0-3---3-5-|-(5)-----------------*|
|---------------------|--0--0---------0-----*|
  E E E E E E E E E  E Q.    H
        |-3-|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h  - hammer-on
 p  - pull-off
 b  - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r  - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s  - legato slide
 S  - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~  - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T  - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =  - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x  - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o  - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 | - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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