Duquesne Whistle Bob Dylan
Song: Duquesne Whistle
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Tempest (2012)
Tempo: Walkin' Blues with a Skiffle Beat.
Time: 6/8
Tabbed: rikigo (grosserr@gmail.com)
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mns9VeRguys, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Tempest_%28Bob_Dylan_album%29
Tuning: Half-Step Down
Capo 2
Chords:
E A D G B e
E* === X X X161716
F#* === X X X181918
Eb* === X X X151615
Db* === X X X131513
B* === X X X111211
A* === X X X091009
D === X X X020302
G === 03020000003
A === X0002020200
Asus2 === X0002020000
Aadd4 === X0000020200
D3add4 === X X X000302
Capo 2
Intro:
| E* F#* E* Eb* Db* B*|
B* C* B* E* |
| E* F#* E* Eb* Db* B*|
B* C* B* E* |
| B* A*| B* E* |
| E* F#* E* Eb* Db* B*|
B* C* B* E* |
Bridge:
| G D G D | G D
Asus2 D |
Verse 1:
[D]Listen to that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowing,
[D]Blowing like it's [A]gonna sweep my world [D]away.
[D]I wanna stop at [G]Carmangale and keep on [D]going,
[D]That Duquesne train [A]goin' rock me night and [D]day.
Verse 2:
[G]You say I'm a gambler, [D]you say I'm a pimp,
[G]But I ain't [A]neither one.
[D]Listen to that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowing,
[D]Sounding like [A]it's on a final [D]run.
Bridge:
| G D G D |
Verse 3:
[D]Listen to that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowin',
[D]Blowing like she [A]never blowed [D]before.
[D]Little light [G]blinking', red light [D]glowin',
[D]Blowing like [A]she's at my [D]chamber door.
Verse 4:
[A]You smiling through [G]the fence at me,
[G]Just like you always [A]smiled before.
[D]Listen to that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowin',
[D]Blowin' like she [A]ain't gon' blow [D]no more.
Bridge:
| G D G D | G D
Asus2 D |
Verse 5:
[D]Can't you hear that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowin'?
[D]Blowin' like [A]the sky's gonna [D]blow apart.
[D]You're the only thing [G]alive that keeps me [D]going,
[D]You're like a [A]time-bomb in my [D]heart.
Verse 6:
[G]I can hear a sweet voice steadily [D]calling,
[G]Must be the Mother of our [A]Lord.
[D]Listen to that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowing,
[D]Blowing like [A]my woman's on [D]board.
Bridge:
| G D G D |
Verse 7:
[D]Listen to that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowing,
[D]Blowing like it's [A]goin' to blow my [D]blues away.
[D]You old rascal, [G]I know exactly where [D]you're going,
[D]I'll lead you there [A]myself at the break of [D]day.
Verse 8:
[G]I wake up every morning with that [D]woman in my bed,
[G]Everybody telling me she's [A]gone to my head.
[D]Listen to that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowin',
[D]Blowin' like [A]it's goin' to [D]kill me dead.
Bridge:
| D A G D | G D A NC| (Sustain)
| G D G D | G D
Asus2 D |
Verse 9:
[D]Can't you hear that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowin'?
[D]Blowing through [A]another no good [D]town.
[D]The lights on my [G]lady's land are [D]glowing,
[D]I wonder if they'll [A]know me next time '[D]round?
Verse 10:
[G]I wonder if that old oak tree's [D]still standing?
[G]That old oak tree, the one we [A]used to climb.
[D]Listen to that [G]Duquesne whistle [D]blowin',
[D]Blowing like she's [A]blowin' right on [D]time.
Bridge:
| A-Aadd4-A D-D3add4-D | A-Aadd4-A
D-D3add4-D | (Rhythm & Accent)
Coda: (Solo Over)
| G D G D | G D
Asus2 D |
| G D G D | G D
Asus2 D |
| G D G D | G D
Asus2 D |
| G D G D | G D
Asus2 D | (Fade)
Notes:
1. Part of the 'slack-key guitar' sound is related to it being tuned a half-step down.
It's also easier to play the octave chords (*).
2. Another wonderful piece of diverse musical creation from Dylan and Hildago. Replete
with hallmarks of Charlie Christian, Folk, Washboard Skiffle to Tex-Mex drum rolls.
Early rock and improvised Jazz guitar accents.
3. The Lead Guitar accents are most prominent and varied in the later verses and the
Bass Lines are typical Walkin' Blues runs. They are worthy of separate annotation.
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