You Gotta Move

from the album Mississippi Fred McDowell You Gotta Move
(this version recorded by Chris Strachwitz on July 5, 1965)

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 28th of March 1998


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Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide beetween notes
~ - vibrato

played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high)

D-|-0--/4--/7~-------------/7--7-s-5--0--/4----------/7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------0--------------------------0--------------------------------|
D-|-----------0--0--------------------------0--------------------------------|
A-|--------------0--------------------------0--------------------------------|
D-|-----------------/4--0----------------------/4--0-------------------------|



|-7--4--0----------------------0-/4~---------------/4~---------------------|
|---------/5~------------0-/3--------------------------/5~--0--------------|
|-------------0---------------------0--0-----------------------0-----------|
|-------------0------0-----------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|-------------0------------------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|----------------/4-----------------------/4--0-0-----------------/4--0----|



|--------------------------------5---/7~-----/7-7s5-/7--/4-----------/7--7--|
|-3-/5--3-/5----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------0-------------------------------------------0---------------|
|------------0--0-----------------------0-0-----------------0---------------|
|---------------0-------------------------0-----------------0---------------|
|------------------/4--0---------------------------------------/4--0--------|
                         You got to move     You gotta move         You got-


|-7---7--5--5--5--5--7---4--0-------------------------0---/4~---------------|
|-------------------------------/5~-----------0--/3-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0--------------------------0------------|
|-----------------------------------0--------------------------0------------|
|-----------------------------------0--------------------------0------------|
|--------------------------------------/4--0----------------------/4--0-0---|
 ta move chi  -  ld you gotta move           but when the lord


|-/4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----/5--0---------3--/5---3--/5--------------------------------------------|
|----------0-------------------------0--------------------0-----------------|
|----------0----0--------------------0--------0--/4--/7~--0--------/7-7-s-5-|
|----------0-------------------------0--------------------0-----------------|
|------------/4------------------0-0----/4--0----------0-----/4--0----------|
 gets rea   -   dy you  gotta move


|---------------------------------------------------------------------0--/4-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------0-/3-------|
|--------0----------------------------------------------0-------------------|
|-0--/4~-0---------/7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-/7--4--0-----0-------------------|
|--------0------------------------------------------/5~-0-------------------|
|-----------/4--0------------------------------------------/4--0------------|



|----------0----/4----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------/5--0----------3-/5--3-/5~-------------------------------|
|---0--------------------0-----------------------0------------------------0-|
|---0--------0-----------0---------------------0-0------------------------0-|
|---0--------------------0-----------------------0------------------------0-|
|-0----/4--0----------------/4--0------------0------/4--0-------------------|
                                                          you may be high


|------/7-7-s-5--7-/4----------/7---7---7---7--/5--5--5--5--/7---4--0-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------/5---|
|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
|-/4--0------------------/4--0----------------------------------------------|
        you may be low         you may be rich chi   -  ld  you may be poor


|-------------------0---/4~-----------/4------------------------------------|
|-----------0--/3-------------------------/5-0-----3--/5--3--/5-------------|
|-0--------------------------0-------------------------------------0--------|
|-0--------------------------0-------------------------------------0--------|
|-0--------------------------0-------------------------------------0--------|
|----/4--0-----------------0----/4--0----------0-0---------------0----/4--0-|
          but when the lord          gets rea - dy you gotta move


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0------------------------0------------------------------------|
|-0--/4--/7---0--------/7-7-s-5--0-/4~-0--------/7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--/7-|
|-------------0------------------------0------------------------------------|
|-----------0----/4--0--------------------/4--0-----------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0---------------------0----------------------------------------0-|
|-4--0-----0--------------0--/4~-0--------/4------------------------------0-|
|------/5~-0---------0-/3--------0-----------/5--0-0--0-0--3-/5--3--/5~---0-|
|-------------/4--0-----------------/4--0-------------------------------0---|



|-----------------------------------/7--7-s-5---0---/4-------------/7---7---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------0------------------------------0------------------|
|-------------------------0------------------------------0------------------|
|---------------------0---0------------------------------0------------------|
|-/4--0----------------------/4--0--------------------------/4--0-----------|
        you see that woman         that walked the street          you see


|--7---7---5--5--5--5--5-/7--4--0-----------------------0---/4--------------|
|----------------------------------/5-----------0--/3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------0--------------------------0----------|
|-------------------------------------0--------------------------0----------|
|-------------------------------------0--------------------------0----------|
|----------------------------------------/4--0-----------------0----/4--0---|
 that police   -    man out on the beat        but when the lord


|-/4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----/5--0-0-----3--/5--3--/5-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------0---------------------0--------------------|
|--------------------------------0---------0--/4--/7~--0--------/7-7-s-5--0-|
|--------------------------------0---------------------0--------------------|
|-------------0----------------0----/4--0------------0----/4--0-------------|
 gets rea - dy   you gotta move


|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--/4~----|
|------------------------------------------------------------0-/3-----------|
|----0----------------------------------------------0---------------------0-|
|-/4-0---------/7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-/7--4--0-----0---------------------0-|
|----0------------------------------------------/5~-0---------------------0-|
|-------/4--0------------------------------------------/4--0------------0---|



|-----0--/4-------------------------------------------------------------/7--|
|-----------/5--0-0---------3-/5--3-/5~-------------------------------------|
|-----------------0----------------------0----------------------------------|
|-----------------0----------------------0-------------------------0--0-----|
|-----------------0----------------------0-------------------------0--------|
|-/4--0--------------/4--0-------------0----/4--0----------------0----------|
                                                   you gotta move       you


|-7-s-5--0--/4~---------/7---7---7---7---5--5--5--5-/7--4--0----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------/5~-----------|
|---------------0--------------------------------------------------0--------|
|---------------0--------------------------------------------------0--------|
|---------------0--------------------------------------------------0--------|
|------------------/4--0----------------------------------------------/4--0-|
  got - ta move          you gotta  move chi  -  ld you gotta move


|---------0---/4~----------/4-----------------------------------------------|
|-0--/3-----------------------/5--0---------3---/5--3--/5~------------------|
|-----------------0-----------------------------------------0---------------|
|-----------------0-----------------------------------------0--------0--/4--|
|-----------------0------------------0-0-0------------------0---------------|
|--------------------/4--0--------------------------------0----/4--0--------|
 but when the lord        gets rea   -   dy you gotta move


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0---------------------0----------------------------------------------|
|-/7~--0--------/7-/7--0--/4-0--------/7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--/7--4--0-----|
|------0---------------------0------------------------------------------/5~-|
|----0----/4--0-----------------/4--0---------------------------------------|



|----------------------------------------------------------------/12~--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------0--/4~--0--------/4-----------------------------------|
|-0---------0-/3---------0-----------/5--0-0--0-0--3-/5--3-/5~---------|
|----/4--0-------------0----/4--0-----------------------------0--------|


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