Dropout Boogie Chords & Tabs
From "Safe as Milk"
The tuning is standard, but on the record the guitar is down by one
quarter tone.
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-8-10-10-8-10-8-10-10-8-10-10-13-10-8-10-13-10-8-8-10-10-8-10-|
-6-8--8--6-8--6-8--8--6-8--8--11-8--6-8--11-8--6-6-8--8--6-8--|
x3
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-8-10-10-8-10-10-13-10-8-10-13-10-8- -8-10-10-8-10-8-10-10-8-10-|
-8-10-10-8-10-10-13-10-8-10-13-10-8- -8-10-10-8-10-8-10-10-8-10-|
-6-8--8--6-8--8--11-8--6-8--11-8--6- -6-8--8--6-8--6-8--8--6-8--|
x2
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-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15- -10-13-10-8-10-13-10-8-8-10-10-8-5-5-|
-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15- -10-13-10-8-10-13-10-8-8-10-10-8-5-5-|
-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13- -8--11-8--6-8--11-8--6-6-8--8--6-3-3-|
x2
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-8-10-10-8-5-5- -8-10-10-8-10-8-10-10-8-10- -8-10-10-10-13-10-|
-6-8--8--6-3-3- -6-8--8--6-8--6-8--8--6-8-- -6-8--8--8--11-8--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/captain_beefheart/dropout_boogie_tab.html ]
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---------------------------------------------7-9--9--9--7-7-|
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-6-8--8--8--11-8--6-6-8--8--8--6-6-11-8--6-6-6-8--8--8--6-6-|
x2
-11-8--6-6- -------------------------------------------6---|
-11-8--6-6- -----------------------------------------6-6---|
-12-9--7-7- ----------------------------------------7--7---|
-13-10-8-8- ---8-10-8-10---8-10-8-10--8-10-8-10-10-8---8-6-|
-13-10-8-8- -10----------10---------10---------------------|
-11-8--6-6- -----------------------------------------------|
(optional piano notes for 2nd time)
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--7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-9-7---|
-9-------9-------9-----------10-|
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--4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-1------ --------------------------------|
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x2 x3
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x2
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-6-8--8--6-8--6-8--8--6-8-- -6-8--8--8--11-8--6-8--8--8--|
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-13-10-8- ---8-10-8-10--8-10-8-10--8-10-8-10-10-8-8-6-|
-13-10-8- -10---------10---------10-------------------|
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-3-6-8--6-8--3-6-8--6-8--3-6-8--6-8--8--6-4-|
-3-6-8--6-8--3-6-8--6-8--3-6-8--6-8--8--6-4-|
-3-6-8--6-8--3-6-8--6-8--3-6-8--6-8--8--6-4-|
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-5-8-10-8-10-5-8-10-8-10-5-8-10-8-10-10-8-6-|
-5-8-10-8-10-5-8-10-8-10-5-8-10-8-10-10-8-6-|
-3-6-8--6-8--3-6-8--6-8--3-6-8--6-8--8--6-4-|
repeat until fade
