Black Velvet Alannah Myles backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

The Intro and the beginning of each verse
Em playing the bottom 3 strings (EAD) muted. Two strokes per bar
(dun--- dun dun--- dun dun)

Em
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|--2x--|
A|--2x--|
E|--0x--|

Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell.....

(The rest of the Verse)
Bsus4 B Asus4 A Gsus4 G Dsus4 D
e|-2-------2---|--0-----0---|----3-----3---|----3-----2-----|
B|-5-------4---|--3-----2---|----3-----3---|----3-----3-----|
G|-4-------4---|--2-----2---|----5-----4---|----2-----2-----|
D|-4-------4---|--2-----2---|----5-----5---|----0-----0-----|
A|-2-------2---|--0-----0---|----5-----5---|----x-----x-----|
E|-2-------2---|--x-----x---|----3-----3---|----x-----x-----|

The boy could sing...

[Chorus]
Am D Am F C
e|--0--|--2--|--0--|--1--0--|
B|--1--|--3--|--1--|--1--1--|
G|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--0--|
D|--2--|--0--|--2--|--3--2--|
A|--0--|--x--|--0--|--3--3--|
E|--x--|--x--|--x--|--1--0--|

Am D C7 B7 Em (play Em for A whole 4 bars)
e|--0--|--2--|--0---2--|--0--|
B|--1--|--3--|--1---4--|--0--|
G|--2--|--2--|--3---2--|--0--|
D|--2--|--0--|--2---4--|--2--|
A|--0--|--x--|--3---2--|--2--|
E|--x--|--x--|--0---2--|--0--|

Am D Bb7 A7 Dm
e|--0--|--2--|--1---0--|--1--|
B|--1--|--3--|--3---2--|--3--|
G|--2--|--2--|--1---0--|--2--|
D|--2--|--0--|--3---2--|--0--|
A|--0--|--x--|--1---0--|--x--|
E|--x--|--x--|--1---x--|--x--|

(Random bit i tabbed)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------12-9-9------9------------------|
D|----9s12--14-14--12-14-12---------------12-----12--9-----------|
A|--------------------------14--------------------------12-10----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------12-|

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| x Dead note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Tune Down half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

[Intro] (Bass plays E throughout)
D#|-----------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----9-9--7------------------------7/9-9-------|
C#|--/9--------8-7--------------------7/9-9-------|
G#|----------------7------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------7-8-7p5-----------|
G#|------5-7-7-----------------------------7-7----|
D#|---5b------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
E
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell;
E
Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high.

D#|-------------|
A#|-------------|
F#|--(/9)-------|
C#|-------8-7---|
G#|-------------|
D#|-------------|

E
Mama's dancin' baby on her shoulders,
E
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.

[Pre-Chorus]
D#|-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------0~-------------0~----|
A#|--------4-----4-----------------2-----2-----------------3--------------3--------|
F#|-----4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------0--------------2-----------|
C#|--4-----------------4~----2-----------------2~----0--------------0--------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B A G D
The boy could soon know how to move everything, Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.

[Chorus]
A D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
A F C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
A D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
F E
Black velvet, if you please.

D#|-------------|
A#|-------------|
F#|--7----------|
C#|-------------|
G#|-------5-7---|
D#|-------------|

[Verse]
E
Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
D#|--7b---|
A#|--8b---|
F#|-------|
C#|-------|
G#|-------|
D#|-------|

E
White lightening, bound to drive you wild.
D#|----------|
A#|----------|
F#|--9\7p0---|
C#|--9\7p0---|
G#|----------|
D#|----------|

E
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,
E
Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.

[Pre-Chorus]
D#|-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------0~-------------0~---|
A#|--------4-----4-----------------2-----2-----------------3--------------3-------|
F#|-----4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------0--------------2----------|
C#|--4-----------------4~----2-----------------2~----0--------------0-------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B A G D
The way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true, Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.

[Chorus]

A D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
A F C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
A D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
F E
Black velvet, if you please.

[Solo]
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------8-------------8---------------------|
F#|--7h9-9b------9p7-------p9--9b--------9-7----7------------|
C#|------------------9-----------------------9b---9--/7b~----|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|

A B E
Every word of every song that he sang was for you.

D#|-------10-10-----------------10-12-10----------------------------|
A#|--8/10--------10\8-8-8--8h10----------12\10-8--10/12-8--8h10b~---|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A F
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon.

E
What could you do-?

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--10h12p10p8----------------------8b\~--------10h12p10p8--------------------------------------|
F#|-------------9b--9-7-7h9--9-7-7h9------------------------9b--9-7-----7--------------------7---|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------/9----7b--5-7/9-5----5-7-----|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------12-----12--------------------------------------17b\15-----------------------------------|
A#|--15b----15b----15/17b----17p15----12/15-15-15-17-15---------17-15-----------------10b-12\----|
F#|-------------------------------p16---------------------------------14b\12----9--12-----12\----|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(12\)---|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------12-12--15/17\15p12--15/17~---|
A#|-------10h12p10p8-----9/12-12-------------------------------|
F#|--9-12------------9b----------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
A D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
A F C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.

D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|--/9-7------------|
C#|--------10b-7b~---|
G#|------------------|
D#|------------------|

A D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
F E
Black velvet, if you please.

D#|------12-----12-----12-----12--------------|
A#|--15b----15b----15b----15b----15-15/17b~---|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------|

A D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
A F C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.

D#|-------------------------|
A#|--15/17--15/17p15--------|
F#|------------------14b~---|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|
D#|-------------------------|

A D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
F E
Black velvet, if you please.

[Outro] (Bass plays E throughout)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------11b----|
F#|-----------------------------------------------7/9\7-------------------|
C#|--/7-5----5-------------------5---5------------7/9\7-------------------|
G#|-------7----7-5------------/7---7--------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|--17b------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--17b-----------------------------4h5p4h5p4h5--------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------5b--------------------------------------5b------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------8b-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----9--------7-9------------9\7-0-------------------------------------|
C#|--/9---9---------------------9\7-0-------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

BLACK VELVET – Alannah Myles

e|-------------------|1234567|----------|1234567|-------------|1234567
B|----5---3----------| |-3-/5-5---| |-------------|
G|-/4---4---4/2-0----| |-2-/4-4---| |-------------|
D|----------------2--| |--------2-| |---------0-2-|
A|----------------2--| |--------2-| |-1b--1-2---2-|
E|----------------0--| |--------0-| |-----------0-|

e|----------------|bas on6
B|----------------|
G|-2-3-2-0--------|
D|---------0-2----|
A|-----------2----|
E|-----------0----|

[Verse]

Em
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell; Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high.

e|-------|
B|-3-0---|
G|-2-0---|
D|-2-0-2-|
A|-----2-|
E|-----0-|

Em
Mama's dancing with baby on her shoulder, The sun is setting like molasses in the sky.

[Pre-Chorus]

1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4
e|---------------|--------------|-3---3-3-------|-3---3-2-------|
B|-5---5-4-------|-3---3-2------|-1---1-0-------|-3---3-3-------|
G|-4---4-4-------|-2---2-2------|-0---0-0-------|-2---2-2-------|
D|-4---4-4-------|-2---2-2------|-0---0-0-------|---------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-2---2-2-------|---------------|
E|---------------|--------------|-3---3-3-------|---------------|

Bsus2 B Asus2 A Gsus2 G Dsus2 D
The boy could sing knew how to move everything,always wanting more, he'd leave you
for

[Chorus]

Am7 D Am7
Black Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow,
F C
southern style.
Am7 D C7 C6 (BAS B) Em
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please.
BREAK
7 & 8 & 1
e|------------| Bas on 6 |-7b-|
B|-3----------| |-8b-|
G|------------| |----|
D|---2-20-2---| |----|
A|--------2---| |----|
E|--------0---| |----|

[Verse]

Em
Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,

e| |-----------|
B| |--3-/5-5---|
G| |--2-/4-4---|
D| |---------2-|
A|Em |---------2-|
E|White lightening, bound to drive you wild. |---------0-|

Em
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles

[Pre-Chorus]

1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4
e|---------------|--------------|-3---3-3-------|-3---3-2-------|
B|-5---5-4-------|-3---3-2------|-1---1-0-------|-3---3-3-------|
G|-4---4-4-------|-2---2-2------|-0---0-0-------|-2---2-2-------|
D|-4---4-4-------|-2---2-2------|-0---0-0-------|---------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-2---2-2-------|---------------|
E|---------------|--------------|-3---3-3-------|---------------|

Bsus2 B Asus2 A Gsus2 G
The way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true,Always wanting more,he'd
Dsus2 D
leave ‘em longing for

[Chorus]

Am7 D Am7
Black Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow
F C
southern style.
Am7 D C7 C6 Em
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please.

[Solo]

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------8-----------------------------------|
G|---7h9-99------9p7-------9--9--9------9-7----7------------|
D|-9-----------------9-----------------------9---\7-5 /7----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

B Em
Every word of every song that he sang was for you.

e|------10-10-----------------10-12-10-----------------|
B|--/12-------\10-p8---10--/12--------\10-8-10b—8---10-|
G|-------------------9----------------------------9----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B Am7
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon. (BAS ends on C then E-D-C-B) What could you do-?

e|------------------------------7b\-----------------------------------------|
B|-10b12-10-8-------------------8b\~------10b12-10-8------------------------|
G|------------9--9-7-9-9-9-7-9-----------------------9---9-7---7------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------9--7----5-/9---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----12-14-|
A|-14-------|
E|----------|

e|----12---12---12--------------------15b17-15------------------------------|
B|-15b--15b--15b--15p12------12-15p12----------15p12---------------------12\|
G|---------------------14b16-------------------------14b15p12-----12-14b-12\|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------14-14-------12\|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------12-------12-15b17-15-12-15-15b17-|
B|-------------------------------15b17-------------------------|
G|----12-14b16-14-12----12-14----------------------------------|
D|-14----------------14----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Am7 D Am7
Black Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow
F C
southern style.

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-12b14-12-10----|
A|-------------12-|
E|----------------|

Am7 D C7 C6 Em
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please.
e|------12-----12-----12-----12--------------|
B|--15b----15b----15b----15b----15-15/17b~---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Am7 D Am7
Black Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow
F C
southern style.

e|------------------------|
B|--15b17—15b17-15-13-----|
G|--------------------14b-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Am7 D C7 C6 Em
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please.

e|-----------------------------------------------------12b---------------|
B|------------------------------------------11b10------12b---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-5--5-7--7-5--5-7--7-5--5-7--7-5--5-7-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------1b-2b----5b-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Hi just tried to copy most of the riffs and solos, from my opinion this is pretty close
the original. Have a lot of fun.

Lars Flaskager.

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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Standard 5 String tuning: B-E-A-D-G

G|-------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-4-----|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------4------|
E|---6-4-|-–---------------|-------------4---2-|-–---------------|-–-------------6-4--|
B|-------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
4 + a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a

G|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
D|o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----4-----3------------|
A|o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------4-----4---4---4--|
E|------------------|-------------4---2-|-----------------|---------6-----6---6----|
B|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4--------------------|
Mmmmmm 4 + a 1 + 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------4------|
E|-----------------|-------------4---2-|-----------------|---------------6-4--|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
Mississipi
Up in Memphis

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------4---2-|-----------------|-------------2-4-5--|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
Mammas dancing
Mammas babys

1 + 2 + 3 + a 4 + a
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------1----|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------2---2--|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4--------|
Always wanting more
$
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-1----|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------2--|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5------------|
Black Velvet 4 + a

1. 2.
To Coda
G|-----------------|-----------------------|------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------o|------------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|-2----1----o|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------------|------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------------|------------|------------------|
A new religion Black velvet if you please

G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|---------1-------1---|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|-----------------|-----------2---2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-----4-------|-----------------|------------------|
3 + a 4 + a Every word

G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------1-|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------------4-2-|-------------4-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
4 + a 4 + a In a flash

~
G|------------|------------|------------------|--------------------|
D|------1-----|------------|o-----------------|--------------------|
A|-2-------4--|-2---1h2p1--|o-----------------|--------------------|
E|------------|------------|------------------|-------------4---2--|
B|------------|------------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----|
(Guitar Solo)

1. 2. D.S. al Coda
G|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------o|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------4-----o|-----------------|---------------1---|
E|-----------------|---------------6-4--|-----------------|---------2-2-4---2-|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-----------|

Coda & 3 + a 4 + a
G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|---------1-------1---|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------|-----------2---2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------|
B|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-----4-------|-----------------|------------------|
black velvet if you please Black velvet

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
A|-----------------|---------2-2-2-1---|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2----1--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|---------|
B|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
A new religion

G|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|o-----------------|-------------------o|-----------------|--------------------|
A|o-----------------|-------------------o|-----------------|--------------------|
E|------------------|-------------4---2--|-----------------|-------------4---2--|
B|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----|

G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------4-------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------4-------4-|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|---------4-----4-6---|-----------------|-------------4---2--|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----|

1 + 2 + 3 + a 4 + a

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------4-----|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|---------------6-4-|-----------------|-------------4---2--|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----|

G|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-----4-----3------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-------4-----4---4---4--|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|---------6-----6---6----|-----------------|-------------4---2--|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4--------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----|
2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

G|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------4------|
E|-–---------------|-–-------------6-4--|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4--------| Fade to end