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Jesus is Just Alright Guitar Tablature
The Doobie Bros. – “Jesus is Just Alright”       tabbed by Matt Miller
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Easily one of the grooviest songs ever created.  Have fun!


Intro:  

    E7#9          F9         
E-----------------------------------
B---8---8-----8--8---8------8---8---
G---7---7-----7--8---8------7---7---
D---6---6---6----7---7------6---6---
A---7---7--------8---8------7---7---
E---0---0-------------------0---0---

E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G--------5~~~~----------------------5~~~~--------------------
D------------------------------------------------5-4-0-2-----
A--5-6-7-------5-6-7-3~~~~----5-6-7--------5-6-7---------3---
E------------------------------------------------------------



Verse:       

  A5                       D5                       E7#9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------8--8--------------
G--2--------------------------7----2----------------7--7--------------
D--2--------------------------7----2----------------6--6--------------
A--0-----------------------0-------0----------------7--7--------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

   A5                       D5                            F9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------8--8—-8--8--8--8--8-
G--2---------------------------7---2--------------7--7—-7--8--8--7--7-
D--2---------------------------7---2--------------6--6-6---7--7--6--6-
A--0-----------------------0-------0--------------7--7-----8--8--7--7-
E-------------------------------------------------0--0-----------0--0-

  A5                       D5                       E7#9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------8--8--------------
G--2--------------------------7----2----------------7--7--------------
D--2--------------------------7----2----------------6--6--------------
A--0-----------------------0-------0----------------7--7--------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

  A5                       D5                               C
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------1--1-------
G--2--------------------------7----2-----------------------0--0-------
D--2--------------------------7----2-----------------------2--2-------
A--0-----------------------0-------0-----------------------3--3-------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

   A5      E7#9         F9
E-----------------------------------------
B---------8---8-----8--8---8------8---8---
G--2------7---7-----7--8---8------7---7---
D--2------6---6---6----7---7------6---6---
A--0------7---7--------8---8------7---7---
E---------0---0-------------------0---0---


Verse 2:


  Am7                D               E7#9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------7-----------------8---------------7--------------
G--5-----------------7---5------------7---5-----------7---5---------
D--5-----------------7---5------------6---5-----------7---5---------
A--x---------------------x----------------x---------------x----------
E--5---------------------5----------------5---------------5---------

    E7#9          F9         
E-----------------------------------
B---8---8-----8--8---8------8---8---
G---7---7-----7--8---8------7---7---
D---6---6---6----7---7------6---6---
A---7---7--------8---8------7---7---
E---0---0-------------------0---0---

  A5                       D5                       E7#9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------8--8--------------
G--2--------------------------7----2----------------7--7--------------
D--2--------------------------7----2----------------6--6--------------
A--0-----------------------0-------0----------------7--7--------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

   A5                       D5                            F9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------8--8---8-8--8--8--8-
G--2---------------------------7---2--------------7--7—--7-8--8--7--7-
D--2---------------------------7---2--------------6--6--6--7--7--6--6-
A--0-----------------------0-------0--------------7--7-----8--8--7--7-
E-------------------------------------------------0--0-----------0--0-

  A5                       D5                       E7#9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------8--8--------------
G--2--------------------------7----2----------------7--7--------------
D--2--------------------------7----2----------------6--6--------------
A--0-----------------------0-------0----------------7--7--------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------


  A5                       D5                               C
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------1--1-------
G--2--------------------------7----2-----------------------0--0-------
D--2--------------------------7----2-----------------------2--2-------
A--0-----------------------0-------0-----------------------3--3-(hold)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------


Bridge: (slower part)

Guitar 1

         Am                          D
E-------------12h15p12-----------------10-------(repeat)-10-10---10-10-
B----------13----------13--------10-------10-------------10-10---10-10-
G-------14----------------12--------11-------11-(-15---)-11-11---11-11-
D----14------------------------0----------------(times-)--0--0----0--0-
A--0-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------(then -)---------------


Guitar 2

E----||-------------------------||-------------------------------------
B--5-||o--8--5--3-----5--3--1--o||--repeat------7--7-------7--7--------
G----||-------------------------||---14--------------------------------
D--5-||---9--5--4-----5--4--2---||--times-------7--7-------7--7--------
A----||o-----------------------o||-------------------------------------
E----||-------------------------||--then-------------------------------
Repeat both parts 12 times 


Guitar 3  (lead solos)

  (2:12)                              
E---------------------------------------|------------------------------
B---15b(17)----13h15p13—--13~~----------|------------------------------
G-14-------------------14-----14~~------|------------------------------
D---------------------------------16---|------------------------------
A---------------------------------------|------------------------------
E---------------------------------------|------------------------------
  
  (2:24)                                     (2:32)             (2:38)
E-------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----
B--8-7-5------------------------------------|--------------P.H.--|-----
G--------7-5---7-5--------------------------|-7b(8)r7-5---5-h-7~~|5h7p5
D------------7-------7-5---------------5/7~~|-----------7--------|-----
A------------------7-----7-6-5-3-0-5/7------|--------------------|-----
E-------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----
  (2:44)
E-------------------------------8--------10---------------------------
B—7b(9)r------7b(8)r7p5--------11b(13)---13b(15)----------------------
G----------------------7----------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
(2:50)
E-12-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-15b(17)—r(15)b(17)-15b(17)r15~~-13h15p13-—13~~--13-15b(17)----------
G-----------------------------------------14----14--------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-15b(17)r15p13---(repeat---13--13—13-12~~--12h13p12~~-10~~--8p7-------
G--------------14--6-times)-------------------------------------9p75--
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G-7b(9)-----7b(9)r(7)b(9)---5~~~--------------------------------------
D-------------------------7-------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar Solo:

Guitar 1 (rhythm)

E----------------------------||-----------------------------
B---------------------------o||-----------------------------
G--------5~~~~-----------15--||-----------------------------
D-----------------------times||-----------------5-4-0-2-----
A--5-6-7-------5-6-7-3~~~~--o||------5-6-7--------------3---
E----------------------------||-----------------------------

Guitar 2 (lead)

(3:39)
E----------------------------------------8------8--10b(11)r10p8--------
B-------------------------------------10—-10~~------------------10~~---
G----------------0-7-5—7b(9)-5-----/11------------------------------
D------------6-7---------------7~--------------------------------
A--5-6-7-6-7----------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

E-8------------------------------------------12-----------------------
B------10—12b(13)—12b(14)-14r(12)10---12b(14)—r(12)-10--------------
G---11----------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----13-15-15b(17)-13-------pb17r15p13-15-(15)b(17)-13b(14)----------
G-/14------------------14~~-------------------------------------14-12-
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

E—15b(17)-15b(17)-15b(17)~~--(16(17)-(16)(17)-(16)(17)~~~~------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------


Last Verse:

  A5                       D5                       E7#9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------8--8--------------
G--2--------------------------7----2----------------7--7--------------
D--2--------------------------7----2----------------6--6--------------
A--0-----------------------0-------0----------------7--7--------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

   A5                       D5                            F9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------8--8---8-8--8--8--8-
G--2---------------------------7---2--------------7--7---7-8--8--7--7-
D--2---------------------------7---2--------------6--6--6--7--7--6--6-
A--0-----------------------0-------0--------------7--7-----8--8--7--7-
E-------------------------------------------------0--0-----------0--0-

  A5                       D5                       E7#9
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------8--8--------------
G--2--------------------------7----2----------------7--7--------------
D--2--------------------------7----2----------------6--6--------------
A--0-----------------------0-------0----------------7--7--------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

  A5                       D5                               C
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------1--1-------
G--2--------------------------7----2-----------------------0--0-------
D--2--------------------------7----2-----------------------2--2-------
A--0-----------------------0-------0-----------------------3--3-------
E----------------------------------------------------------(hold)-----

E-------------||
B-------------||
G—--5--------||
D---5--------||
A---3--------||
E-------------||
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