Tv Mama

from the album Nothin' But The Blues

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 8th of November 1996

some lyrics corrections by Leonard Watkins and Jed Pauker (thanks a lot!)


#---------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this tab for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide between notes
# - note played slightly sharp
* - notes played without slide

played in Open A# (F A# F A# D F)
Rather than tuning up to Open A# tune guitar to Open G and put
capo on 3rd fret!!!

Intro:


F-|--------0--/5-/5--5s3p0--/3------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------3-\1-------------------------------------------|
A#|--3-s-5--------------------------/3-0--------------------------------------|
F-|--------------------------------------0--5s3p0--/3-0--------------0-/5-3-0-|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------/5-/3-0--0h3----------|
F-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


          (*   *)
|----------5-3-5-------------------/12--/12--/12~---------------------------|
|----------3-3-3--\1---------------/12--/12--/12~---------------------------|
|--------------------/3-0---0------/12--/12--/12~---------------------------|
|-------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|-/5-/3-0---------------------0---------------------0--/5--/3--0------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  (*                                                   *)
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3--------------------|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3--------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------/3/3-0---0--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0--------3----|
|---------------------------------------------------------0h3--------------0|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Well I laid down last night           and I turned my    tv  on


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-s-1--------------/5--5-s-3--0---/3----3---0---/5~---------------0-/3-0--|
|-------/3-0------0--/5--5-s-3--0---/3----3---0---/5~---------------0-/3-0--|
|-------------0-3----/5--5-s-3--0---/3----3---0---/5~---------------0-/3-0--|
|--------------------/5--5-s-3--0---/3----3---0---/5~---------------0-/3-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                         you know I laid down last night I turned my t  v on

                                                     (*
|----3---3---3------------12s10---------------------------------------------|
|-/3---3---3---3-\1-------------/12-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3-|
|-------------------/3-0------------12\-p-0-----------2---2---2---2---2---2-|
|--------------------------------------------------0--0---0---0---0---0---0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-/3-0--------------------------|
                                                    you know she's a good old

      *)
|--------------------------------------------------------3------------------|
|-3---3-------------------------------------\1-------------3-\1-------------|
|-2---2----------------------------------------/3-0---0---------/3-0--------|
|-0---0--0-/5~--------------------------------------3-----------------0-/5~-|
|-------------------------------0-/3--0-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 box people  but I believe my tube is blown


|-----------/12-/12-/12----------------/12-/12-/12------------------12\-11--|
|-----------/12-/12-/12----------------/12-/12-/12------------------12\-11--|
|-----------/12-/12-/12----------------/12-/12-/12------------------12\-11--|
|-5s3p0-----/12-/12-/12----------------/12-/12-/12------------------12\-11--|
|-------------------------0--/3--0------------------------0--/3--0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        Well my baby    she was cryin'            want me to get my tv fixed


|-/12-\11-/12-\11-/12-------------------------------------------------------|
|-/12-\11-/12-\11-/12------------------------/5--5-s-3-p-0--/3----3--0--/5--|
|-/12-\11-/12-\11-/12---------0--------------/5--5-s-3-p-0--/3----3--0--/5--|
|-/12-\11-/12-\11-/12-------0----5s3p0-/3-0--/5--5-s-3-p-0--/3----3--0--/5--|
|----------------------0-/3------------------/5--5-s-3-p-0--/3----3--0--/5--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                             ohuuu she was cryin'


|--------3------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
|-/3--3------3--3-s-1----------/3---\1--------------------------------------|
|---------------------/3---------------/3-0---0-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------3-------------0-/5--0-/3-0------|
|-------------------------0---------------------0---0-h/3-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
  wanna get my  t     v  fixed

 (*                 *)
|-----------------------------------------------------------12-12-12s10-----|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------/12-|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----/5~------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------/3--0------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 she said our tv needs service and she needs it mighty quick      by the way

                                            (* 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------/12-----0----3---0-----0---------------------------------|
|-12s10---------12-----12--0---/3---0-----0-------0--0----------------------|
|-------/12-/12------------0---/3---0-----0-------0--0---3---5--------------|
|--------------------------0---/3---0-----0--3-5-----------------0--0---3---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  now                      well I called the t v doctor  he came over right


|------------------------------------------------------------3--2--3--2--3--|
|------------------------------------------------------------3--2--3--2--3--|
|-----0--0-------------------------0---0---------------------0--0--0--0--0--|
|-----0--0--3---5------------------0---0---3---5-------------0--0--0--0--0--|
|--5----------------0---0---3---5-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   away        He said to see what he can do he'd have to haul my tube away

                            *)
|-2--3---------8--5---5--8--5-----------------------------------3---3---3---|
|-2--3---------6----6----6--6---3-s-5~--------/3--0----------/3---3---3---3-|
|-0--0--------------------------3-s-5~--------/3--0-------------------------|
|-0--0--------------------------3-s-5~--------/3--0-------------------------|
|-------------------------------3-s-5~--------/3--0-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I told no                             that will never do

                                      (*                             *)
|----------12s10------------------------------------------------------------|
|-\1-------------/12-------------------3----3----3----3----3----3----3------|
|----/3-0------------/12\--------------2----2----2----2----2----2----2------|
|--------------------------------------0----0----0----0----0----0----0--/5~-|
|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------/3-/3-0----------------------------------------|
                                      man if you don't get the picture


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------\1-----------\1----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------/3-0---0-----/3-0-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------3----------------------------------|
|-----------0---/3--0-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------/3-/3-0--------------|
  I'm gonna do some work on you                        work a while go ahead 

      Solo
|----------------------------------3---3---3-------------------0--/5p0-3----|
|------------------\1-----------/3---3---3---3-\1---------------------------|
|---------------------/3-0---0--------------------/3-0---3-s-5--------------|
|--------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-/3-/3-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h3-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
  now


|----------/5p0-3-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
|-\1--------------\1-------/3-----------------------------------------------|
|----/3p0------------/3p0----------------------------------------------0----|
|---------------------------------------------0--/5~---5-s-3-p-0---/3-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-/5----5-s-3-p-0--/3--0---0----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------3-----------0--/5--\3--0------------------0-/5~--|
|-0-/5~---5-s-3-p-0--/3--------0---0h3---------------/5p0-/3-0---0h3--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-------------------------------------------------------------3---3---3-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------/3---3---3---3---|
|------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
|-0-/3-0--/7~------0-/7~------0-/5~------0-/3-------------------------------|
|--------------0h3--------0h3--------0h3-------/5-/3-0----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                       (slowly slide between 12th and 11th)
                                                 ...         ...
|----------12s10-----------12----12--------12--12----11--11-----12--12------|
|-\1-------------/12-------12----12-----/12--12--12----11--11-----12--12----|
|----/3-0------------/12------12----12--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------12----12--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      (get the picture right now?)

                              (*           *)
|-12\--0-----------------0-0---3-2-3-2-3-2-3--------------------------------|
|-12\--0--\1-------------0-0---3-2-3-2-3-2-3--------------------------------|
|------------/3-0---0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
|-----------------3------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
|---------------------0----------------------0-0-/3-0--/5/5/5#/5#/6/6/6#/6#-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                 (*           *)
|-------------------------------------------------5--3--5--5--3-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0--5-3-0---------------------------------0----|
|-7-s-3-0--0-3-s-5-s-3-0--0h3----------/5p0-/3-0----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------/3--0------|


 (*                  *)
|---------------------------------------------0--3---3----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3---3-s-1-------1-s-3----|
|---------------------------------------5-s-3----------------/3-0-----------|
|---2---3---4---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0--/3-/3--0---0----------------------------------------|
|-2---3---4----0-2-3-------------3---0--------------------------------------|


                      (*              
|-3---3---3------------5--3--5--5--3--5-------------------------------------|
|---3---3---3-\1-------3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|
|----------------/3-0----------------------0---2-----3-------4-------0---2--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------0---2---3-------4---------0---2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                 got my tv working

                                             *)           (* *)
|------------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------------8-8----------------|
|------------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------------8-8----------------|
|---3---4---0---2---3---4--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--3-s-5--------0--3--/5-----|
|------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--3-s-5--------0--3--/5-----|
|-3---4---0---2---3---4----0-------------------0--3-s-5--------0--3--/5-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 my old tube is like brandnew                   you know I got my tv workin'

 (*            *)
|-8--5---5--5--5------------------------------------------12s10-------------|
|-6----6----6--6------------------------------------------------/12---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------/12\----|
|------------------------------------0-/5-\3-0------------------------------|
|--------------------------------0h3-----------/5p0-/3-0--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  my old tube is like brandnew

          (*                 *)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------3---------|
|----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------------------/3---3-\1----|
|----------2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------------------------/3-|
|----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---/5~----------------------------------------|
|-/3-/3-----------------------------------------------/3--0-----------------|
|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
          just come over baby          and I show my tube to you  haha...


|-------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------/3---------\1----------|
|-/5-/3-0----------------0--5--3--0--------0------0----------------/3--0---0|
|-------------0-/5--0-/3----5--3--0---0-/3-----/3------------------------3--|
|---------0h3--------------------------------0------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|---12-12s10---------------------------------0--/5~-------------------------|
|------------/12-----------3-s-1--------------------------------------------|
|----------------12s10-----------/3-0--3-s-5--------------------------------|
|-0--------------------/12--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                    How do you like my tube?

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