The Blues Brothers – Flip Flop And Fly (Bass Tab)
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FLIP, FLOP & FLY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Blues Brothers
(From the 1978 Album BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES)
Words and Music by Charles E. Calhoun & Lou Willie Turner
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=178(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 (Harmonica Solo)
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0--||
A|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|-1-1--------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
[1st & 3rd Verses]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||o-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|
A||o-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----------------|------------------|
D|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-------------|-1-1--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
D|----0--1--2--|-3-3-2--0-----|----0--1--2--|-3-3-2--0------||
A|-3-----------|-----------3--|-1-----------|-----------3---||
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
[2nd, 4th & 5th Verses]
Segno $
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0--|
A|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|-1-1--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----------------|------------------|
D|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|-----0-0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0-3-3-0-0--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-------------|-1-1--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
G|-------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------||
D|----0--1--2--|-3-3-2--0-----|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3-3-2--0------||
A|-3-----------|-----------3--|-1-1-------------|-----------3---||
E|-------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------||
[Chorus]
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------0---|
A|-1--------0--|-1--------0--|-1--------0--|-1--1--3------|
E|----1--3-----|----1--3-----|----1--3-----|--------------|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-1--------0--|-1-1-0--------|-------------|--------------|
A|----1--3-----|--------3--0--|-1--------0--|-1--0--1--2---|
E|-------------|--------------|----1--3-----|--------------|
1.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|---------------||
D|----0--1--2--|-3--2--0-----|----0--1--2--|-3--2--0------o||
A|-3-----------|----------3--|-------------|----------3---o||
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
[Sax Solo]
2.
E Q. Q E E W Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
G|-3-------------|----------||--------------|---------------|
D|---0----1--2-3-|----------||o----------0--|-1-1-0--1--2---|
A|---------------|----------||o-1--0--1-----|---------------|
E|---------------|----------||--------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
G|-------------|--------------|----3--6--7--|-8-8-7--8--9--|-10-10----8-------|
D|-3-----------|--------------|-1-----------|--------------|-------------6----|
A|----------0--|-1-1-0--------|-------------|--------------|-------8----------|
E|----3--4-----|--------3--1--|-------------|--------------|------------------|
E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-7-7----------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|--------8-----|-------------|----5--6--7--|-8------------|
A|-----8--------|----5--6--7--|-8-----------|----5--6--7---|
E|-----------9--|-8-----------|-------------|--------------|
[Outro]
1. 2.
D.S. al Coda Coda &
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
G|--------------||-------------||-------------|---------------|
D|-------------o||-------------||----0--1--2--|-3-------------|
A|-8--6--5--3--o||-8--6--5--3--||-3-----------|----------0-1--|
E|--------------||-------------||-------------|----3--4-------|
E Q. Q E E Q E E +H +W
G|---------------|----4-3-(3)----|-(3)----*|
D|---0----1--2-3-|---------------|--------*|
A|---------------|---------------|--------*|
E|---------------|---------------|--------*|[Lyrics]
Well now when I get the blues, gonna get me a rockin' chair
Well now when I get the blues, gonna get me a rockin' chair
When the blues overtake me, gonna rock right away from here
Now when I get lonesome I get on the telephone
Now when I get lonesome I get on the telephone
Well, I call my baby, tell her I'm on my way back home
Well, flip, flop & fly
I don't care if I die
Flip, flop & fly
I don't care if I die
Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye
Give me one last kiss; hold it a long, long time
Give me one last kiss; hold it a long, long time
Well, hold that kiss 'til I feel it in my head like wine
Here come my baby, flashin' a new gold tooth
Here come my baby, flashin' a new gold tooth
She's so small she can mambo in a pay phone booth
Well, flip, flop & fly
I don't care if I die
Flip, flop & fly
I don't care if I die
Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye
Like a Mississippi bullfrog sittin' on a hollow stump
Like a Mississippi bullfrog sittin' on a hollow stump
I got so many women I don't know which way to jump
Well, flip, flop & fly
I don't care if I die
Flip, flop & fly
I don't care if I die
Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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