Mance Lipscomb - Big Boss Man Tab

Here's Mance Lipscomb's Big Boss Man. This blues sounds good whether played fast or slow --
just lock your thumb into a steady tempo and play the melody notes as you feel them. Note the
extra two beats in measure 14.

4/4 time
E (I)


  
0              0         0         3    
                        
        
  
     3                                    
                        
      
  
                                           
                        
     
  
          2                  2           
         2         2    
       
  
                                           
              2         
     
  
0                   0                     
    0                   
      


  
0              0         0         0    
                            
     
  
     3                                    
                      0     
   
  
                                           
              0h1         
    
  
          2                   2          
         2            2     
    
  
                                          
               2             
  
  
0                   0                   
    0                         
   

                           A7 (IV)


  
0              0         0         
    3         0               
       
  
     3                               
                               
    
  
                                      
                               
   
  
          2                   2     
         2              2     
      
  
                                      
                               
   
  
0                   0                
    0              0         
      

                                   E (I)

  
3    0          3         0     
                          
           
  
                                  
                            
       
  
                                  
                           
        
  
          2           2           
         2         2      
         
  
                                   
              2           
        
  
0                 0               
    0                     
         


  
     3         3         
    0                0                    
    
  
                           
                0         0               
  
  
                           
         0h1                             
   
  
     2              2    
                      2              2      
  
  
0         0              
                                               
  
                           
    0                          0         
   

A7 (IV)


  
     3         3          
    3                   
      
  
                           
               2         
    
  
                           
                         
    
  
     2              2     
         2         2    
      
  
0         0               
    0         0         
      
  
                            
                        
    

 E (I)

  
                            0           
           
  
     0    3         0          3     
              
  
                                        
           
  
                                       
            
  
                                       
            
  
0    0         0          0         
               

6/4


  
            0              0                   0    
        
  
                 0                   3               
       
  
0h1                                                 
        
  
       2    2              2              2         
        
  
                                                       
     
  
0                     0         0                   
        

                   B7 (V)


  
     0              
         2         2         
         
  
     0              
         0         0         
         
  
                     
                              
       
  
     2              
         1              1    
         
  
          0    1   
    2         2              
          
  
0                   
                               
       

A7 (IV)              E (I)


  
     0                    
    0                          
      
  
     2         2         
    0         0    3          
        
  
                          
                                *
    
  
     2              2    
         2              2     *
       
  
0         0              
                                 
     
  
                           
    0         0