SPOONFUL

As recorded by Howlin' Wolf

(From the 1962 Album HOWLIN' WOLF)
Transcribed by Slowhand Words an

Gtrs. 1 & 2 w/ capo 1st fret

D
P = 116 (P P CP PR )
A Intro

Em

g V V WW
1
I 44 j
V V V V V V
j
V V V V WW

Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)

0 0
T 8
A 9
2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 9
B 2 2 7

W V V V V
g
I 44 j j
\\\\\\\\\
Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ M
1/4 1/4M
12
T 12 15 (15) 17
A
B
sl. sl. sl.

g j WW WW
5
I V V V V WW WW V V V V

T 8 8
A 9 9 0 0
2 0 2 9 9 2 2
B 2 7 7

g W V V V V V V
I j j V V
V V V
7 5 7 5
T 5 8 5
A 0 0
2 2 2
B
sl. H P sl.

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B 1st - 3rd Verses

T N.C.
g cj cj
9
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

V V
g cj j j
I V V V V V V V
\\\\
12
T 12
A 0 0 0
2 2 2 2
B
sl.

g cj cj
13
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

eV fV eV fV V V
g j k V V V V V V
I u
M
1/4 M
1/4 M
1/4

12 12 15 7 0 5 7 5 5
T 16 16 8
A
B
H P

C Chorus

g c j cj
N.C.

17
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

V eV V V V
g V V V V V j
V V V V V V
V c V V
I V V
3 3
\\\\ \\\\ M
1/4

7 5 7 5 12
T 8 5 8 8 5 8 5 0 16 15 12
A 0 14 12
2 14
B
sl. P sl. P sl.

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g cj cj
21
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

g ck V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
I V V
tr [
12 7 (8)
T 12 12 10 8 8 8 10 8 8 8
A 0 9 7 7 9 9
2
B
sl.

1. 2.
To Coda
g cj cj cj
25
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

g cj cj cj
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

D Guitar Solo

g c WW
Em

I V V V j WW
V V V V
29

T 8
A 0 0 0 9
2 2 2 9
B 7

W V V eV fV eV V
g c j j j
I V V V V V V V
\\\\\\\\\ M
1/4 M M
1/4 1/4

12 12 12 15
T 12 16 16
A 0 0 0
2 2 2
B
sl. sl.

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g WW WW
33
I WW WW

T 8 8
A 9 9
9 9
B 7 7

V V V eV fV V V V
g u u V V V V V eV V V V V V eV V V V
I u u V
3 V
M
1/4 M
1/4 1/4M \\ \\\\ 1/2 M M
1/4 1/4 1/4 M \\\\
T
15 15 12
16
12 10 7
12 10
O 8 10 8
6 6 6 5 3
5 3
6 3
5
A 2
B
sl. sl. sl.

WW WW
D.S. al Coda
g WW WW
37
I

T 8 8
A 9 9
9 9
B 7 7

g cj cj
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

E Outro fade out

S
g cj cj
N.C.

41
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

g cj cj
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

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