Jesus Just Left Chicago - ZZ Top
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Standard Tuning

[Intro]

G C/G G C/G
E-3--3--|-3--3--|
B-0--1--|-0--1--|
G-0--0--|-0--0--|
D-0--2--|-0--2--|
A-2--x--|-2--x--|
E-3--3--|-3--3--|


[Verse 1]

G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G
E-3--3--|-3--3--|-3--3--|-3--3--|
B-0--1--|-0--1--|-0--1--|-0--1--|
G-0--0--|-0--0--|-0--0--|-0--0--|
D-0--2--|-0--2--|-0--2--|-0--2--|
A-2--x--|-2--x--|-2--x--|-2--x--|
E-3--3--|-3--3--|-3--3--|-3--3--|

C F/C C F/C G C/G G C/G
E-x--x--|-x--x--|-3--3--|-3--3--|
B-5--6--|-5--6--|-0--1--|-0--1--|
G-5--5--|-5--5--|-0--0--|-0--0--|
D-5--7--|-5--7--|-0--2--|-0--2--|
A-x--x--|-x--x--|-2--x--|-2--x--|
E-x--x--|-x--x--|-3--3--|-3--3--|

G C/G
E-3--3--|
B-0--1--|
G-0--0--|
D-0--2--|
A-2--x--|
E-3--3--|

A C G
E-0------0------3-|
B-2------1------3-|
G-2------0------0-|
D-2------2------0-|
A-0--0-2-3--1---2-|
E-------------3-3-|

|-----figure 1----------|
E-----|-3---3-----3-----3-----|
B-----|-----------------------|
G---0-|-----------------------|
D-----|---3---3-2---2-1-------|
A-1---|-------------------1---|
E-----|---------------------3-|

Repeat for [Verse 2]


[Guitar Solo]

E--8------8------8------8-------------|--------------------|
B-10b1/2-10b1/2-10b1/2-10b1/2---------|--------------------|
G-----------------------------------3-|-5b1----3-----------|
D---------------------------------5---|-----------3--------|
A-------------------------------------|--------------------|
E-------------------------------------|----------------6p3-|

E--8------8------8----------|
B-10b1/2-10b1/2--10b1/2-----|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

E-------------------------|------3------------------------|
B------------------6b1--6-|-6b1----6-----6b1--6p3h6p3h6p3-|
G-5b1--5b1--3----3--------|--------5b1r3------------------|
D--------------5----------|-------------------------------|
A-------------------------|-------------------------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------------|

E----------------------------|
B-----------------6----------|
G--5p3--5--3-5b1--5-3------0-|
D-5----5--5----------------0-|
A------------------------1---|
E----------------------3---3-|

E--8------8------8------------------|---------------------|
B-10b1/2-10b1/2-10b1/2--------------|---3-6---------------|
G-----------------------------3-5b1-|-------5b1-------5---|
D---------------------------5-------|-------------5p3---5-|
A-----------------------------------|---------------------|
E-----------------------------------|---------------------|

E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-5b1/2p3--5--3---0----------|
D---------------3------------|
A----------------------------|
E-----------------------3----|

(turnaround)
E----3-----3-----3-----3-|---3-----3------3-----3--|
B------------------------|-------------------------|
G------------------------|-------------------------|
D------0h3---3-2---2-1---|-----0h3----3-2---2-1----|
A------------------------|-------------------------|
E-3----------------------|-3-----------------------|

E----3-----3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3----3----|
B------------------------|-------------------------|
G------------------------|-------------------------|
D------0h3---3-2---2-1---|-----0h3---3-2---2-1-----|
A------------------------|----------------------1--|
E-3----------------------|-3-----------------------|

Now repeat the main riff for verse three


[Outro Guitar Solo]

E-s8----8--------------|-------------------------------------------|
B-s11---11-------------|----------6p3-6p3---3------------------3-6-|
G---------------x^^^0--|-5b1--5b1---------5---3-5p3---5--3-5b1-----|
D---------------x^^-0--|----------------------------5---5----------|
A----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E----------------------|-------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------|
B-6p3---3-------------------------|
G-----5---3-5p3---5--3-5b1---3----|
D---------------5---5-------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

(ph=pitch harm)
E---------------------------------|-------------6-------|
B-6ph--6ph--6ph--6-6-6----------6-|-8ph-8ph-8ph---8-8-8-|
G----------------7-7-7-7-3-5b1--7-|---------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------|
A---------------------------------|---------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------|

(start fade)
E------6-------------|--------------------------|
B-8-8----8-8-8-------|--------------------------|
G--------------7-5-3-|-3-----3------------------|
D--------------------|---5----------3h5p3-5-3-5-|
A--------------------|-----3---3-3--------------|
E--------------------|--------------------------|

(fade out)
E---------------------1--1|-----------------------|------------------|
B---------------------3--1|--------------3--------|------------------|
G-------------------------|-5b1--5b1p3-5---3-----0|------------------|
D3-5p3-5-3-5-3------------|-----------------------|------------------|
A----------------5-5------|-----------------------|------------------|
E--------------6-3-3------|-------------------6---|-3----------------|

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************************************

| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| s Slide

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Gtr I (E G D G B E) - 'Billy Gibbons - Lead w/dist note tuning'
Gtr II (E G D G B E) - 'Billy Gibbons - Rhythm - dirty'
Gtr III (E G D G B E) - 'Billy Gibbons - Rhythm - clean w/chorus'

Left and Right channel rhythm figures at bottom of lead tab

Lead Tab
Q.=70
12/8
|-w/Rhy Fig 2 sim throughout
|-w/Rhy Fig 1 sim x2

Gtr I
G
~~
Q E H. +Q. Q E
|----------|------------------------|
|----------|------------------------|
|----3b3.5-|------------------3b3.5-|
|----------|-5-------(5)------------|
|----------|------------------------|
|----------|------------------------|


~~~~~~~~~~~~
H. +Q. +E E E H. +H. +H. +H.
|---------------------------||------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------||------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------||------------------|-----------------|
|-5-------(5)---(5)---------||------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------3b3.5-||-0-------(0)------|-(0)------(0)----|
|---------------------------||------------------|-----------------|


G C G
Wx2 Wx2 Wx3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|



A B C BbG G
W H. Q. E E E
|--------------|-------------------------||
|--------------|-------------------------||
|--------------|----------------------0--||
|--------------|-------------------------||
|--------------|----------------3b3.5----||
|--------------|-------------------------||


Q. E E E E E E E E E H. +Q. Q.
|--------3-----3-----3-------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|------3---3-2---2-1---------|--------------------|
|-0--------------------3b3.5-|-0-------(0)--------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|


Wx2 H. E S s E Q.
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-----------3b3.5-----------|
|----------------|-----------------5---------|
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|


C G A B C BbG
Wx2 Wx2 H. E S s E Q. W
|----------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------|-----------3b3.5p0--------|---------------|
|----------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------|


G
H. Q. E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|----3---3-----3-----3-------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------0-|----------------------------|
|------------------------|------3---3-2---2-1---------|
|----------------3b3.5---|-0--------------------3b3.5-|
|------------------------|----------------------------|


Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----3---3-----3--------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|------3---3-2---2-1----------||
|-0------------------3b3.5-0--||
|-----------------------------||


~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~
Q. H. E E E a +Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E H. Q e
|--8-----8--------------|------------------------------|--8---8--8-------x\----|
|-11----11--------------|------------------------------|-11--11-11-------x\----|
|---------------------3-|-5b7==(5)r----3---------------|-----------------------|
|------------------/5---|-------------------3----------|---------------------5-|
|-----------------------|--------------------------3p0-|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|


~~
a +Q a +E Q. E E a +E +Q E
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------6b8==(6)-(6)r--6b6.5-|
|-5b7==(5)r--5b7==(5)r-3------3----------------------|
|---------------------------5------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


C
~~~~
|-3-|
a +Q. a +E S +S E a +Q. +E E E e
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-6b8==(6)r---6b8==(6)r------------6b8==(6)---(6)r-6p3-6-|
|-----------------------5pb7r(5)-3-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


~
|-3-| |-3-|
T T T T S S S S S S E a +E e Q +E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3h6p3---3-----------------------6-------------------|
|-------5---5p3-5p3---3-5b7==(5)r---3--(3)\-----------|
|-------------------5---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-3b3.5-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


G
Q E Q. +E E E E a +Q
|--8---8--8-----(8)\------------------|
|-11--11-11----(11)\------------------|
|----------------------0-3-5b7==(5)---|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


~~~~~~~~
+Q E E E +E +Q. E E E
|---------------------------------|
|-------3-6-----------------------|
|-(5)r------5b7==(5)-(5)r---3h5---|
|-------------------------------5-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


A B C Bb G G
~~ PM
a +E +E E Q. +E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|----3---3-----3-----3---|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-5b6==(5)r(5)p3-5----(5)-3---------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------3-(3)-5-------|------3---3-2---2-1---1-|
|-----------------------------------3b3.5-|-0----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|


Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----3---3-----3-----3-------|----3---3-----3-----3-------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|------3---3-2---2-1---------|------3---3-2---2-1---------|
|-0--------------------3b3.5-|-0--------------------3b3.5-|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|


Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----3---3-----3-----3--------||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|------3---3-2---2-1----------||
|-0--------------------3b3.5--||
|-----------------------------||

w/Rhy Fig 1 sim
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H. +Q a +E +Q. +H. +Q. Q.
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------5b7==(5)-(5)---|-(5)------(5)r--------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-0-------(0)-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|


~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~
Q E Q E Q. E Q Q E Q E Q. E Q
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-------------------|-3---------------------|
|------3--------------|------3----------------|
|-----------3------0--|-----------3------0----|
|---------------------|-----------------------|


C
~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
H. E E +e Q E H. +H.
|--------------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|
|-----------5b7==(5)r-3----|------------------|
|--------------------------|-5-------(5)------|
|--------------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|


G A B C BbG
~~ ~
Q +e E.S E E S S E +Q E W W
|---------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5b7===(5)r-3p0-----3p0----------|--------------|--------------|
|------------------------3-(3)----|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|--------------|


G
H. Q. E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|----3---3-----3-----3---|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------0-|------------------------|
|------------------------|------3---3-2---2-1---1-|
|----------------3b3.5---|-0----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----3---3-----3-----3-------|----3---3-----3----------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|------3---3-2---2-1---------|------3---3-2---2-1------------||
|-0--------------------3b3.5-|-0------------------3b3.5-0----||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------||


Q E H. Q e
|--8---8--8-------x\----|
|-11--11-11-------x\----|
|-----------------------|
|---------------------5-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|


~~~ ~~~~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
a +Q a +E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S a +E. S S T T
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------3-6-3h6p3---3-----------------------3-6-3h6p==|
|-5b7==(5)r--5b7==(5)-(5)r-----------5---5p3-5p3---3-5b7==(5)r-----------|
|------------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


~~~~
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S +Q Q. E E a E
|----------------------------------------------|
|-3---3----------------------------------------|
|---5---5p3-5p3---3-5b7==(5)r--3b3.5-----3-5s7-|
|---------------5----------------------5-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
E E E a E E E a E E a +E +Q E
|--------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-----6-6----------------------3-|
|-------5s7-----7s5-3-5b7==(5)-(5)r----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


C
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~
Q E Q E S E. E +E Q Q E +E E E Q E E E. S
|-----------6-------------|----------6b6.5----------------|
|-8--8-8--8---8--8-(8)-8--|-8--8-(8)-------8-8--8---------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------\5-3----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|


G
S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T E
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3p0---3p0---3p0-------------3p0---3p0-------------------5-|
|-------------------3h5p3h5---------------3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5---|
|-----5-----5-----5---------------5-----5-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


~
|-3--|
a +H. a +E +S S S E +E E E
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-5b7==(5)r------5b7==(5)-(5)r5p3---------3--|
|---------------------------------5-(5)-5----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


A B C Bb G
~
a E Q +Q E a +E a +E a +E a +E. S E
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----6--(6)-----------------------------------------------|
|-5s7-----------5b7==(5)r-5b7==(5)r-5b7==(5)r-5pb7r(5)p3-0-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


G
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-3------3-----3-----3-------|----3---3-----3-----3--------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------3---3-2---2-1---------|------3---3-2---2-1----------|
|----0-----------------3b3.5-|-0--------------------3b3.5--|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|


Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----3---3-----3-----3-------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------3---3-2---2-1---------|
|-0--------------------3b3.5-|
|----------------------------|


G5 F7 F#7 G7
~~~~
e E e E e E Q. +E E E H. E Q Q.
|--------------------------||---------------------*|
|-----4---5---6----(6)-6---||-6-------6\----------*|
|-0---5---6---7----(7)---7-||---------7\----------*|
|-0---3---4---5----(5)-----||---------5\----------*|
|-0------------------------||---------------------*|
|--------------------------||---------------------*|


Rhy Figs - these don't match up all the way through
to get correct match chord names above rhythm figures with
chord names above lead tab

Gtr II Rhy Fig 1
G
PM| PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM| PM
Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------||-0-----------2---------------|-0-----------2---------------|
|------||-0---0--0----0--0----0-0---0-|-0---0--0----0--0----0-0---0-|
|------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr III Rhy Gig 2
| Q E Q. +Q E +H. Q. +Q E +H.
|------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------||-0-----(0)---1-(1)-----------|-0-----(0)---1-(1)-----------|
|------||-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----------|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----------|
|------||-0-----(0)---2-(2)-----------|-0-----(0)---2-(2)-----------|
|------||-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----------|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----------|
|------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


PM| PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-----------2---------------|-0-----------2---------------|
|-0---0--0----0--0----0-0---0-|-0---0--0----0--0----0-0---0-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q E +H. Q. +Q E +H.
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-----(0)---1-(1)-----------|-0-----(0)---1-(1)-----------|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----------|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----------|
|-0-----(0)---2-(2)-----------|-0-----(0)---2-(2)-----------|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----------|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


PM| PM| PM| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-0-----------2----------------|
|-0---0--0----0--0----0-0---0--|
|------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q E +H.
|------------------------------|
|-0-----(0)---1-(1)------------|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)------------|
|-0-----(0)---2-(2)------------|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)------------|
|------------------------------|


C
PM| PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-----------2-----------------|-5-----------7-----------------|
|-0---0--0----0--0----0--0----0-|-5---5--5----5--5----5--5----5-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q E +Q. +Q E Q. +Q E +Q. +Q E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-----(0)---1-(1)-----(1)-----|-5-----(5)---6-(6)-----(6)-----|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----(0)-----|-5-----(5)---5-(5)-----(5)-----|
|-0-----(0)---2-(2)-----(2)-----|-5-----(5)---7-(7)-----(7)-----|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----(0)---5-|-5-----(5)---5-(5)-----(5)---5-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


PM| PM| PM| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------7------------------|
|-5---5--5----5--5----5--5----5--|
|--------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q E +Q. +Q E
|--------------------------------|
|-5-----(5)---6-(6)-----(6)------|
|-5-----(5)---5-(5)-----(5)------|
|-5-----(5)---7-(7)-----(7)------|
|-5-----(5)---5-(5)-----(5)---0--|
|--------------------------------|


G
PM| PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-----------2-----------------|-0-----------2-----------------|
|-0---0--0----0--0----0--0----0-|-0---0--0----0--0----0--0----0-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q E +Q. +Q E Q. +Q E +Q. +Q E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-----(0)---1-(1)-----(1)-----|-0-----(0)---1-(1)-----(1)-----|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----(0)-----|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----(0)-----|
|-0-----(0)---2-(2)-----(2)-----|-0-----(0)---2-(2)-----(2)-----|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----(0)---0-|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----(0)---0-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


PM| PM| PM| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-0-----------2------------------|
|-0---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--|
|--------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q E +Q. +Q E
|--------------------------------|
|-0-----(0)---1-(1)-----(1)------|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----(0)------|
|-0-----(0)---2-(2)-----(2)------|
|-0-----(0)---0-(0)-----(0)---0--|
|--------------------------------|


A B C C5BbG5
PM| PM| PM| PM
Q. +Q E Q. E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2----(2)--4-5----------|-0---------2---------------|
|-2----(2)--4-5----5-3-0-|-0---0-0---0--0----0-0---0-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q e Q. E E E H. +H.
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2----(2)S=4-5----------|---------------------------|
|-2----(2)S=4-5----------|-0-----------(0)-----------|
|-2----(2)S=4-5----5-3---|-0-----------(0)-----------|
|-2----(2)S=4-5----5-3-0-|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|


PM| PM| PM| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------*|
|--0---------2----------------*|
|--0---0-0---0--0----0-0---0--*|
|-----------------------------*|
|
| +H. +H.
|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------*|
|-(0)----------(0)------------*|
|-(0)----------(0)------------*|
|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------*|
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Jesus Just Left Chicago
ZZ Top
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