BLACK WATER

As recorded by Doobie Brothers

(From the 1984 Album BEST OF THE DOOBIES )
Transcribed by Danny Begelman Words an

P = 76
A Intro
Moderately Slow

j k k k cV V V k VdV VV VV k cV V V k VdV VV VV
Am7 D5 Am7 D5

gg 4 f VV VV VV f VV VV VV
I 4 j k V V V V V V V V V V
eV fV eV fV eV fV
1

V V fV V V V V fV V V
Gtrs I, II f M
1/4 M
1/4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H H

B Verse

k cV V V k VdV VV VV k cV V V k VdV VV VV k cV V V k VdV VV VV

Am7 D5 Am7 D5 Am7 D5

g
Ig f VV VV VV
V V V V V f VV VV VV
V V V V V f VV VV VV
V V V V V
eV fV eV fV eV fV
4

V V fV V V V V fV V V V V fV V V
M
1/4 M
1/4 M
1/4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0
H H H

k cV V V k VdV VV VV k cV V V k VdV VV VV k cV V V k VdV VV VV

Am7 D5 Am7 D5 Am7 D5

g
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V V V V V f VV VV VV
V V V V V
eV fV eV fV eV fV
7

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M
1/4 M
1/4 1/4M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0
H H H

1974 WB MUSIC CORP. & LANSDOWNE MUSIC PUBLISHERS

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k cV V V k d k cV V V k d
Am7 D5 Am7 D5

g VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV

Ig f VV VV VV
V V
f VV VV VV
V V
eV fV eV fV
10

V V fV V V V V fV V V
1/4 M 1/4 M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

C Chorus
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d
G B G

g V f V k f V V V V V
I g V V V V V V V V e V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V
V V V V e V V V V V V V V V V V V V
12

V V V V
5 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 2 0
T 0 0 6 6 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 8 7 8 0 0 0 0 0
B
5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5
P P P P

gg V V V V f V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V V V V
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V V V V e V V V V V V V V V
Gtr II
3 3
T 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 0
A 2 2 3 2 2
0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
B 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
P P P P

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d
B G

g k V V
Ig e V f V V VV V V V V V V V V fV V V V V
eV V V V V V V V V V
15

V V V
0 0 5 0 0 3 2 0
T 6 6 0 0
A 8 7 8 0 0 0 0 0
B
8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5
P P

gg V fV V V V e V V V V k V V V V V V V V
I V V
eV fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

3 3
T 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 0
A 3 2 2
3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
B 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5

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P P

d
B A Em7

g k
e V f V V VV V V V V V VV k Vc V VV
Ig VV VV VV
eV V V V V V V V V V V
17

V V
0 0 2 0
T 6 6 2 2 0 0
A 2 0
8 7 8 0 2 0
B 0 0 2
8 8 8 8 2 2 4
H
H

gg V fV V V V eV V V V V k
VV VV k Vc V VV
I VV VV
eV fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 2 0
T 3 3 3 2 2 0 0
A 3 2 0
3 3 3 0 2 0
B 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
2 2 4
H
H

c VV k Vc V VV
A Em7 A Em7

gg V V k
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V VV VV VV
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19

V V V V V
Gtrs I, II
2 0 2 0
T 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0
A 2 0 2 0
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 2 0 0 2
2 2 4 2 2 4
H H
H H

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c
A Em7 D Am7

gg V V
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V V V V V V
2 0 0
T 2 2 0 0 3 1
A 2 0 2 0 0
2 0 0 2 0 2
B 0 0 2 0 0 2
2 2 4 0
H H H
H

1.

c
D Am7 A Em7 A

g VV l f VVV V V
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V V V V
0 2 0
T 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 3 2
A 2 0 0 2 0 2
0 2 2 0 2 4 2 4 2
B 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
0 2 4 2 2 4
H H P H
H H

D Interlude

k cV V V k d k cV V V k d
Am7 D5 Am7 D5

g VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV

Ig f VV VV VV
V V
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26

V V fV V V V V fV V V
1/4 M 1/4 M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

k cV V V k d k cV V V k d
Am7 D5 Am7 D5

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1/4 M 1/4 M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

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E Guitar Solo
2.

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A Am7 D5 Am7 D5

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M [[[ M [[[[[[[[[[[ M M M
Gtr III f
Full Full Full Full Full

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A 9 9 9 9 (9) 7 9 7 9 (9) 9 9 7 7 9
9 9
B

k cV V V d c d
P

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Gtrs I, II mp M
1/4 1/4M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 4 2 4 2 2 0 2 0
B 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
P H H H

V f V V gV V V f V f V gV V V
Am7 D5 Am7 D5

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33
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3 3 3

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T 10 13 10 9 10 9 8 6 7
A 9 9 7 7 7 (7)
7 9
B

c d c d
H P H P sl. sl.

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1/4 M 1/4 M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

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A 7 7 7 9 7 2
9 7 10 9 9 7 5 3 4 0 2 4
B 5 0

c d c d
sl. P sl. sl. sl. H

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V V V V
1/4M 1/4 M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

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Am7 D5 Am7 D5

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5 5 10 10 (10) 10 8 8 7 7 5 5 3 1 2
T 3 3 7 12 x x x x x x x x 3
A 2 4 11 (11) 11 9 9 7 7 5 5 4 1 2 2
B

c d c d
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

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f VVV VVV VVV
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M
1/4 1/4 M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

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A 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 7 7 7 9 (9) 7 9 7
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c d c d
P P P sl. sl. P

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1/4 1/4 M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

F Outro

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Am7 D5 Am7 D5

g VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV

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V V
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41

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1/4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

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Am7 D5 Am7 D5

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1/4 M M
1/4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

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Am7 D5 Am7 D5

g VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV

Ig f VV VV VV
V V
f VV VV VV
V V
eV fV eV fV
49

V V fV V V V V fV V V
1/4 M f 1/4 M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

k cV V V k d k cV V V k d
Am7 D5 Am7 D5

g VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV

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V
f VV VV VV
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3x

V eV fV V eV fV
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V V fV V V fV V V
M
1/4 1/4 M
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 0
B 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 3 0 0
H H

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