Traffic – Medicated Goo (Guitar Tab)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# (S. Winwood - J. Miller) Intro 1:
        D7(no 3)                              G/D       [piano: D-A-C  D-G-B]
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v          (16th notes)
        /14-------------15\10/14-|----10-------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|
        /14-------------16\11/14-|----11-------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|

        D7(no 3)                              G/D
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
        /14----------10-12-------|-------10----------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|
        /14----------11-12-------|9b11--------9b11r9-7-----|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|
bass [4X]:
         v       v       v       v
        -7-------7---7-----------7-------|
        -----7-9-------------7-9---------|
        ---------------------------------|
        ---------------------------------|
Verse 1:
        D7(no 3)        G/D                            D
         v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
        ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
        -13--------------12--------------|-12--10--8---7-------------------|
        -14--------------12--------------|-12--11--9---7-------------------|
        ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
        ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
        ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
        Pretty  Polly  Possum    what's wrong with you?
C D Your body's kinda weak and you think there's nothing we can do D7(no 3) G/D D Good golly, Polly shame on you C D Cause Molly made a stew that'll make a new little girl out of you Chorus: [bass as per intro; doubled w/baritone sax]
        D7(no 3)        G/D                D
         v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
    ---------------------*-----------|----10-10-----------10-10---------|
    -13--------------12--------------|----------------------------------|
    -14--------------12--------------|/11-------------/11---------------|
    ---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
                             * 13 (G7/D) last time; occasionally 15
So follow me, its good for you D7(no 3) G/D D That good old fashioned Medicated Goo D7(no 3) G/D D Ooh, ooh, ain't it good for you D7(no 3) G7/D D My own homegrown recipe'll see you through Verse 2: D7(no 3) G/D D Freaky Freddy Frolic had some, I know C D He was last seen picking green flowers in a field of snow D7(no 3) G/D D Get ready, Freddy, they're sure to grow C D Mother Nature just blew it and there's nothing really to it, I know [repeat chorus] [guitar solo over chorus chords] Verse 3: D7(no 3) G/D D Auntie Franny Pritchett and Uncle Lou C D They made some goo, now they really sock it to their friends D7(no 3) G/D D Frantic friends and neighbors charge the door C D They caught a little whiff now they're digging it and seeking more [repeat chorus] Break: bass [4X; saxes enter sequentially]:
         v       v       v       v
        -7-------7---7-----------7-------|
        -----7-9-------------7-9---------|
        ---------------------------------|
        ---------------------------------|
sax 1 arr. for guitar: v v v v D -4---0-2-4---4-------0-2-4------- sax 2 arr. for guitar: v v v v D -7---4-5-7---7-------4-5-7------- saxes 3, 4 arr. for guitar:
           v          v          v         v
        e -12----8-10-12----12-------8-10-12------|
        b -13---10-12-13----13------10-12-13------|
Intro 2: (bass as per intro 1)
        D7(no 3)                  G/D
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
        /14-------------12/14-10-|-------------------10----|
        -------------------------|----------------12-------|
        /14-------------12/14-11-|-------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------|

        D7(no 3)                  G/D
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v           v
        /14----------15-17---/14-|----10-------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------13p12p10----------|
        /14----------16-17---/14-|----11-------------------12-10-|
        -------------------------|-------------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------------|
        -------------------------|-------------------------------|
[repeat chorus] [guitar solo over chorus chords to fade] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers