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Ball And Chain Tab

by Janis Joplin


song: Ball and Chain
artist: Janis Joplin

I was very surprised that I couldn't find a tab for this song anywhere on the net, even
if its IMHO one of the greatest Janis songs. I did only the rhythm guitar (and it's very
very grateful if someone more skilled would take the time to do the hard work, and tab
the solo:)

Used chords:

   F#5 E5 B5 A5 C#5 C5
e --------------------
B --------------------
G --------4--2---6--5-
D --4--2--4--2---6--5-
A --4--2--2--0---4--3-
E --2--0--------------

          PART  1           |         PART  2           |          PART  3           |
e-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
B-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
G-------------|-------------|--4----4--2--|--4----4--2--|--6-----6--4--|--6----5--4--|
D--4----4--2--|--4----4--2--|--4----4--2--|--4----4--2--|--6-----6--4--|--6----5--4--|
D--4----4--2--|--4----4--2--|--2----2--0--|--2----2--0--|--4-----4--2--|--4----3--2--|
E--2----2--0--|--2----2--0--|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|


I'm not sure, but I think it is played in the standard blues pattern, meaning:
PARTS:  1 1 1 1
        2 2 1 1
        3 2 1 1

Have fun!