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Subject: TAB : Willin` by Little Feat.
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Date: 5 Aug 92 16:11:54 GMT
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Hi folks,
Well here it is, thanks to all your various postings, a version, but
certainly NOT the definitive version of Willin` by Little Feat. I`ve been
playing this song for some time now, the LAZY way (see notes at the end).
Thanks to everyones postings I`ve got some great ideas for improving on my
version. The version below is a nice compromise. It`s the chord marked
D(*) which causes all the problems. In the notes at the end I`ve suggested
some variants but I`m still not happy. So, I`ll keep plugging away at searching
for that elusive chord. If anyone knows it exactly (ie no approximations)
PLEASE mail me.
Oh, and apologies for the place names which I`ve probably mis-spelt in my
British ignorance !
Cheers,
Martin
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Martin Eager
Dept of Geography
Edinburgh University
msc9210@uk.ac.ed.geovax
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WILLIN` by Little Feat
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INTRO
G D(*)(see notes) Em C G C C+2(see notes) C G (twice)
G
I`ve been worked by the rain (some versions substitute hurt or washed for
worked)
D(*)
Driven by the snow
Em C
Drunk and dirty - don`t you know
G C C+2 C G
But I`m still.. ..willin
G
(And I was) Out on the road
D(*)
Late at night
Em C
Seen my pretty Alice in every headlight
G C C+2 C G
Alice.. ..Dallas Alice
CHORUS
G C D
And I been from Tucson to Tucumcari
D G
Tehachapi to Tonapa
G C
Driven every kind of rig that`s ever been made
C D D(**)
Driven the back roads so I wouldn`t get weighed
(No chords - let previous D resound)
And if you give me
(No chords again but I use a stepping C)
C step down to G
Weed, Whites and wine
G D
And you show me a sign
D G C C+2 C G
I`ll be willin` to be movin`
G
Kicked by the wind
D(*)
Robbed by the sleet
D(*) Em C
Had my head stoved in but I`m still on my feet
C G C C+2 C G
And I`m still .... in a whole lot of trouble
G D(*)
Smuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico
Em
Baked by the sun
C G
Every time I go to Mexico
C C+2 C G
And I`m still....
REPEAT CHORUS
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NOTES
D(*) - many different chord variations have been suggested here,
including Bm and pure D. I use a hybrid of D with a 6th
string bass on the second fret since this bass note is
very important to the flow of the song. If you`re lucky
your thumb can cover this, but mine won`t so I usually
take the easy route and play 1st string 2nd fret plus
6th string 2nd fret with all the other strings open - not
such a good sound but FAR easier when you`re trying to sing
as well !
C+2 - this is simply a slide of C up 2 frets. However, I prefer
to use normal open D instead as it had a better ring to it.
I`ve tried to match the words up with the chords but I guess it`s
one of those songs you have to know quite well to get the inflections right.
Also, there`s so many versions of this around the lyrics and especially
Lowell Georges asides at the end of verses etc change slightly. This version
is transcribed from the live album `Waiting For Columbus`.
Cheers,
Martin.
