Cherokee

John McLaughlin solo

from Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om6HDUKBbzE
Transcribed by Tony Dean - Aug 2014

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& ww
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& b .. b ww b ..
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&
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w b
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&
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& b ..
b .
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& b
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& J
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&
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&
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b
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b Bf

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&
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& b n b b
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&
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b b
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b ~Bf~ b ~~ b
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&
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& w b b ww b ..
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b ww b ww
&
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b
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b ..
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b
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& w b ww b ..
238

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&
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&
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# b ..
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& .. # ww b .. b w b
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b ww C7 b .. C-7 b
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& b. b ww b ..
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275

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&
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& b b b
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& b
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b
b b b b
b n b b b n b
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&
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