Misc Television – Perry Mason Theme (Guitar Solo Tab)

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Chords

This is the melody and guitar chords for Perry Mason Theme from the TV series which was on the air from the mid 1950s to mid 1960s. Younger players maybe more familiar with the Blues Brothers version. The song is big on 'tone' chords, these are the chords and their fingering; Cm9 Am7b5 Daug G7#5 Cm G7#9 D7#9 Gaug Cm9(end chord) e| x x x x 4 3 6 x 3 x B| 3 x 1 3 4 4 6 6 4 3 G| 5 5 or 2 3 4 5 4 5 4 0 D| 5 5 1 4 3 5 5 4 3 1 A| 3 6 0 5 x 3 x 5 3 3 E| x 5 x x 3 x 3 x 3 x 12/8 time [Intro]
e|---|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|---|-------------------|-6----------------|--------------------|---8--------------|
G|---|-0/////////--------|-6----------------|-0///////////-------|---7--------------|
D|-5-|-6////////-------5-|-6--------------5-|-6///////////-----5-|-6-6--------------|
A|---|-------------------|-5----------------|--------------------|---0--------0-1-2-|
E|---|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|---0----3-4-------|
       (tremolo strum)                        (tremolo strum)

    Cm       Am7b5        Daug      G7#5      Cm       Am7b5      Daug   G7#5
e|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------1-2-|
G|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|-------3-4-5-------|-------------------|-----3-4-5----------|
A|-3------2-1-0----3-4--|--5--------------4-|-3-----2-1-0---3-4-|--5-----------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

[Verse 1]
   Cm9    Am7b5            Daug     G7#5       Cm9      Am7b5      Daug     G7#5
e|---------3-------------|----------4--------|------3------------|----------4---------|
B|-3-----------------1-2-|-3-----------------|-3---------3-------|-3----------------4-|
G|-----5-----------------|------5----------5-|---5----5----5---5-|---5---5------0123--|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------5---|-----4--------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

[Verse 2]
   Cm9    Am7b5            Daug     G7#5       Cm9      Am7b5      Daug     G7#5
e|---------3-------------|----------4--------|------3------------|----------4-------3-4-|
B|-3-----------------1-2-|-3-----------------|-3---------3-------|-3-----------3-4-6----|
G|-----5-----------------|------5----------5-|---5----5----5---5-|---5---5--------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------5---|-----4----------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|

[Chorus]
    Cm       Am7b5         Daug    G7#5       Cm         Am7b5      Daug       G7#9
e|-5--3-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------6--4---|
B|-----------2---3------|--6---4------------|-3----------3-------|--6--4-3-4----------|
G|----------------------|-----------3---5---|----5---5------5-4-5|--------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------|------5-------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

[Verse-End]
      Cm9     Am7b5        Daug     G7#5       Cm9       Fm7        D7#9     G7#9 (N)
e|-------------3---------|-----------4-------|--------------------|----------6---------|
B|-1-2-3-------------1-2-|-3-----------------|-3---------3--------|-6-4-3-4------------|
G|---------5-------------|------5----------5-|----5---5----5-4-5--|--------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|------5-------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

   N.C.       Cm9 - end chord
e|------------x---------||
B|------------3---------||
G|------------0---------||
D|------------1---------||
A|------------3---------||
E|------------x---------||
************************************ | x Dead note | /// Tremolo strum ************************************