MY HUMAN GETS ME BLUES AS PERFORMED BY CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND WORDS AND MUSIC BY DON VAN VLIET ©1970 IS THAT APPEARING ON THE ALBUM TROUT MASK REPLICA h=hammer on p=pull off GUITAR ONE: LEFT SPEAKER (ANTENNAE JIMMY SEMENS) GUITAR TWO: RIGHT SPEAKER(ZOOT HORN ROLLO) INTRO GUITAR ONE: E-----------------------|----------------------------------------| B-----------------------|----------------------------------------| G-0---------------------|----------------------------------------| D-4---------1-----------|----------------------------------------| A-3---------------------|----------------------------------------| E-----------------------|----------------------------------------| GUITAR TWO: E------------------------|---------------------------------------| B------------------------|---------------------------------------| G------------------------|---------------------------------------| D-4----------------------|---------------------------------------| A------------------------|---------------------------------------| E------------------------|---------------------------------------| NOW, DO THIS UNTIL HE SAYS “I KNEW YOU WERE UNDER YOUR DRESS” GUITAR ONE: E-------------------------------------------|---------------------| B-------------------------------------------|---------------------| G--3-3----------------------3-3-------------|---------------------| D----------1----3-3----------------1---4--3-|---------------------| A-------------------------------------------|---------------------| E-------------------------------------------|---------------------| GUITAR TWO: E------11-------11-----14----------14--------|--------------------| B--------------------------------------------|--------------------| G--------------------------------------------|--------------------| D--------------------------------------------|--------------------| A--------------------------11----------11----|--------------------| E-11-------11--------------------------------|--------------------| START DOING THIS WHEN HE SINGS “JUST KEEP COMIN’ JESUS…” do that until… GUITAR ONE: E------11-------11-----14----------14--------|--------------------| B--------------------------------------------|--------------------| G--------------------------------------------|--------------------| D--------------------------------------------|--------------------| A--------------------------11----------11----|--------------------| E-11-------11--------------------------------|--------------------| GUITAR TWO: E------------------------------------|----------------------------| B------------------------------------|----------------------------| g-1h3------4---4-------1h3--------4--|----------------------------| D-------4--2---2------------4-4---2--|----------------------------| A------------------------------------|----------------------------| E------------------------------------|----------------------------| …When he says “In this lifetime…” GUITAR ONE: E------11--------11---16(x6)p14(x6)p12(x6)p11(x6)-|--------------| B-------------------------------------------------|--------------| G-------------------------------------------------|--------------| D-------------------------------------------------|--------------| A-------------------------------------------------|--------------| E-11--------11------------------------------------|--------------| GUITAR TWO: E-----0-0-0-------0-0-------------------|------------------------| B---------------------------------------|------------------------| G-1-----------1-----------1-1-1---------|----X2------------------| D---------------------------------------|------------------------| A---------------------------------------|------------------------| E---------------------------------------|------------------------| When he sings “With yer jaw hangin' slack n' yer hair's curlin'” GUITAR ONE: E--------16------------16--------19----|-------------------------| B---17-------17---17--------17---------|-------------------------| G--------------------------------------|----X2-------------------| D--------------------------------------|-------------------------| A--------------------------------------|-------------------------| E--------------------------------------|-------------------------| GUITAR TWO: E-----0-0-0-------0-0-------------------|------------------------| B---------------------------------------|------------------------| G-1-----------1-----------1-1-1---------|----X2------------------| D---------------------------------------|------------------------| A---------------------------------------|------------------------| E---------------------------------------|------------------------| When he starts to sing “Like an old navy…” GUITAR ONE: E------11-------11-----14---------14-----------|-----------------| B----------------------------------------------|-----------------| G----------------------------------------------|---X2------------| D----------------------------------------------|-----------------| A--------------------------11-------------11---|-----------------| E-11-------11----------------------------------|-----------------| GUITAR TWO: E---------------------------------------|------------------------| B---------------------------------------|------------------------| G-1h3------4---4-------1h3--------4-----|--X2--------------------| D-------4--2---2------------4-4---2-----|------------------------| A---------------------------------------|------------------------| E---------------------------------------|------------------------| Right after he starts to sing “the way you were dancing…” GUITAR ONE: E--------------------0------------------------0---|---------------| B--------------------2------------------------2---|---------------| G-----2h3p2-----0----3---------2h3p2-----0----3---|--X4-----------| D-1----------3--------------1-----------3---------|---------------| A-------------------------------------------------|---------------| E-------------------------------------------------|---------------| GUITAR TWO: E---------------------------------0---|--------------------------| B-3--3-------3-------3--3--3------2---|--------------------------| G-3--3-------4-------3--3--3------3---|--X8----------------------| D-3--3-------4-------3--3--3----------|--------------------------| A-------------------------------------|--------------------------| E-------------------------------------|--------------------------| Now, when he says “Well the way you'd been ole lady” GUITAR ONE: E----7--7-------5--------8---|-----------------------------------| B----7--7-------5--------7---|-----------------------------------| G-7---------7-------7--------|--X4-------------------------------| D----------------------------|-----------------------------------| A----------------------------|-----------------------------------| E----------------------------|-----------------------------------| GUITAR TWO: E-----------------------------|----------------------------------| B-4---4-------9---10-------9--|----------------------------------| G-4---4-------9---10-------9--|--X4------------------------------| D-4---4-------9---10-------9--|----------------------------------| A-----------------------------|----------------------------------| E-----------------------------|----------------------------------| Then all the instruments stop and all that’s left is GUITAR ONE GUITAR ONE: E----7--7-------5--------8---|-----6-6-------4------7-------------| B----7--7-------5--------7---|-----6-6-------4------6-------------| G-7---------7-------7--------|-6---------6-------6----------------| D----------------------------|------------------------------------| A----------------------------|------------------------------------| E----------------------------|------------------------------------| E----5--5-------5------6--|-----4--4-------2----5----------------| B----5--5-------3------5--|-----4--4-------2----4----------------| G-5---------5-------5-----|--4---------4-------------4-----------| D-------------------------|--------------------------------------| A-------------------------|--------------------------------------| E-------------------------|--------------------------------------| Then he starts to sing “you were afraid…” GUITAR ONE: E----7--7-------5--------8---|-----------------------------------| B----7--7-------5--------7---|-----------------------------------| G-7---------7-------7--------|--X8-------------------------------| D----------------------------|-----------------------------------| A----------------------------|-----------------------------------| E----------------------------|-----------------------------------| GUITAR TWO: E-----------------------------|----------------------------------| B-4---4-------9---10-------9--|----------------------------------| G-4---4-------9---10-------9--|--X8------------------------------| D-4---4-------9---10-------9--|----------------------------------| A-----------------------------|----------------------------------| E-----------------------------|----------------------------------| Okay, after that bit the song changes up just a little bit again. When he gets to the part where he sings: “Dress you the way he wants cause he never had doll”, you start to do this! GUITAR ONE: E-10--8--7----------7--------10--|-------------------------------| B-----------8--10-------8--------|-------------------------------| G--------------------------------|--X8---------------------------| D--------------------------------|-------------------------------| A--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E--------------------------------|-------------------------------| GUITAR TWO: E-------------------------|--------------------------------------| B-------------------------|--------------------------------------| G-7---------------4-------|--X8----------------------------------| D-7--------5h7--------5---|--------------------------------------| A------5------------------|--------------------------------------| E-------------------------|--------------------------------------| Now after that there’s a short little drum and bass only interlude, and right after that guitars come in and do this as the Captain sings “You didn’t think…” GUITAR ONE: E------------------------------7-7-7-|---------------------------| B-9-9-9----9(slide down to)5---------|---------------------------| G------------------------------------|-X6------------------------| D------------------------------------|---------------------------| A------------------------------------|---------------------------| E------------------------------------|---------------------------| GUITAR TWO: E--------6-------------4---|-------------------------------------| B--------6-------------4---|-------------------------------------| G-3--3---------3--3--------|-X6----------------------------------| D-3--3---------3--3--------|-------------------------------------| A--------------------------|-------------------------------------| E--------------------------|-------------------------------------| And after that, while he’s singing “cause in this lifetime” play those once, and that’s it. GUITAR ONE: E-----------------------------|----------------------------------| B-----------------------------|----------------------------------| G--7----5----5------5---4---0-|----------------------------------| D--7----5-------5-----------0-|----------------------------------| A-----------------------------|----------------------------------| E-----------------------------|----------------------------------| GUITAR TWO: E--------16------------16--------19----|-------------------------| B---17-------17---17--------17---------|-------------------------| G--------------------------------------|-------------------------| D--------------------------------------|-------------------------| A--------------------------------------|-------------------------| E--------------------------------------|-------------------------| This is a really good song, if you haven't heard it, get the Trout Mask Replica album, won't regret it. please rate this tab. I think it's pretty accurate but let me know if not.