Buddy Guy – Sweet Home Chicago (Bass Tab)
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Buddy Guy - Sweet Home Chicago - Montreux Jazz Festival 1992 - 4 STRING TAB
Each “-” = 1/16TH Note or Rest; KEY - Emaj BPM = 124 (Long Shuffle Feel)
Notation Notes: (Full Legend Follows)
Note duration = 8th notes unless noted with ~~ (Legend)
“[ 3 ]” indicates triplets (very basically three notes/rests played in space of two)
Played in 4/4 with triplets, but notated in 12/8 for spacing:(triplets still notated for feel)
So___: 1__&__2__&__3__&__4__&__
Feels: 1,2,3;2,2,3;3,2,3;4,2,3; per bar
12/8
INTRO: G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D||-----------▄------------|------------------------|------------------------| A||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E||------------------------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7-----|------4-----5-----4-----| A|------------------------|----------------------7-|--------------------7-4-| E|0---0-2---2-3---3-4---4-|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----6-----| A|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4---4-|--------------------9-6-| E|0---0-----0-----0-----7-|0---0-----0-----0-------|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------4-----5-----4-----|------------------------|------------------------| A|--------------------7-4-|------------------------|------------------------| E|5---5-----5-----5-------|0---0-T---T-9---9-8---8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A|------4-----5-----4---4-|------4-----5-----4---4-|------4-----5-----4---4-| E|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7-4---|------4-----5-----7---7-| A|------------------------|----------------------7-|------------------------| E|0-----2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9---9-| A|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----|------------------------| E|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|------4-----5-----7---7-|------------------------|------------------------|| A|------------------------|------4-----5-----7---7-|------------------------|| E|5---5-----5-----5-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] VERSE 1: G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A||------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----| E||0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7-4---|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|----------------------7-|----------------------7-| E|0-----2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9-6---| A|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----|----------------------9-| E|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|------4-----5-----4-----|------------------------|------------------------|| A|--------------------7-4-|------------------------|------------------------|| E|5---5-----5-----5-------|0---0-T---T-9---9-8---8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] VERSE 2: G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A||------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----| E||0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7-4---|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|----------------------7-|----------------------7-| E|0-----2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9-6---| A|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----|----------------------9-| E|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|------4-----5-----4-----|------------------------|------------------------|| A|--------------------7-4-|------------------------|------------------------|| E|5---5-----5-----5-------|0---0-T---T-9---9-8---8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] VERSE 3: G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A||------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----| E||0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7-4---|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|----------------------7-|----------------------7-| E|0-----0-2---2-3---3-4---|4---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9-6---| A|------4-----5-----7-4---|------4-----5-----7-4---|----------------------9-| E|0---0-----0-----0-----7-|0---0-----0-----0-----7-|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|------4-----5-----7-4---|------------------------|------------------------|| A|----------------------7-|------------------------|------------------------|| E|5---5-----5-----5-------|0---0-T---T-9---9-8---8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] VERSE 4: G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A||------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----| E||0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7-4---|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|----------------------7-|----------------------7-| E|0-----0-2---2-3---3-4---|4---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9-6---| A|------4-----5-----7-4---|------4-----5-----7-4---|----------------------9-| E|0---0-----0-----0-----7-|0---0-----0-----0-----7-|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|------4-----5-----7-4---|------------------------|------------------------|| A|----------------------7-|------------------------|------------------------|| E|5---5-----5-----5-------|0---0-T---T-9---9-8---8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] SOLO: G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A||------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----4---4-| E||0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------7-| E|0-----2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9---9-| A|------4-----5-----4---4-|------4-----5-----4---4-|------------------------| E|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------4-----5-----7-----|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E|5---5-----5-----5-----0-|W-W-W-T-T-T-9-9-9-8-8-8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----4---4-| E|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------7-| E|0-----2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9---9-| A|------4-----5-----4---4-|------4-----5-----4---4-|------------------------| E|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------4-----5-----7-----|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E|5---5-----5-----5-----0-|W-W-W-T-T-T-9-9-9-8-8-8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4---4-| E|0---0-----0-----0-----7-|0---0-----0-----0-----7-|0---0-----0-----0-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7-4---|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|----------------------7-|----------------------7-| E|0---0---1---2---3---4---|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9-6---| A|------4-----5-----4---4-|------4-----5-----4---4-|----------------------9-| E|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|------4-----5-----4-----|------------------------|------------------------|| A|--------------------7-4-|------------------------|------------------------|| E|5---5-----5-----5-------|0---0-T---T-9---9-8---8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] VERSE/OUTRO/JAM: (REPEAT 3X, BIG FINISH) G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A||------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4-----| E||0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7-4---|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|----------------------7-|----------------------7-| E|0-----2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9-6---| A|------4-----5-----4-----|------4-----5-----4---4-|----------------------9-| E|0---0-----0-----0---7-4-|0---0-----0-----0-------|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------4-----5-----4-----|------------------------|------------------------| A|--------------------7-4-|------------------------|------------------------| E|5---5-----5-----5-------|0---0-T---T-9---9-8---8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-| | [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----4---4-| E|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------7-| E|0-----2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9---9-| A|------4-----5-----4---4-|------4-----5-----4---4-|------------------------| E|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------4-----5-----7-----|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E|5---5-----5-----5-----0-|W-W-W-T-T-T-9-9-9-8-8-8-|7--5--6--7~~~~--------0-| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----4---4-| E|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------4-----5-----7---7-|------4-----5-----7-4---| A|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------7-| E|0-----2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|5---5-----5-----5-------|5---5-----5-----5-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|------6-----7-----9---9-| A|------4-----5-----4---4-|------4-----5-----4---4-|------------------------| E|0---0-----0-----0-------|0---0-----0-----0-------|7---7-----7-----7-------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|------4-----5-----7-----|------------------------|------------------------|| A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| E|5---5-----5-----5-----0-|W-W-W-T-T-T-9-9-9-8-8-8-|7--5--6--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]
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Legend:
“-” Each dash equals 1/16 bar (4 dashes is a quarter note/rest):
Notes are 8th notes unless noted with “~”
“~” means hold the note (each ~ = 1/16) (“5~~~” = 5th fret quarter note)
“•” above note is staccato (cut note off quickly)
“[ 3 ]” indicates triplets (basically three notes played in space of two)
Played in 4/4 with triplets, but notated in 12/8 for spacing:
(triplets still notated for feel)
So___: 1__&__2__&__3__&__4__&__
Feels: 1,2,3;2,2,3;3,2,3;4,2,3; per bar
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My personal upper register notation:
T = Tenth Fret
E = Eleventh
W = Twelfth
R = Thirteenth
F = Fourteenth
V = Fifteenth
S = Sixteen
N = Seventeen
A = Eighteen
I = Nineteen
Y = Twentieth
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