I Put A Spell On You

Words & Music:

Jalacy J. "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins

This is hard to chord because it is so free-flowing & individual. Nina Simone's cover has a lush descending bass & surprise major chords. Creedence Clearwater Revival's is tabbed below. Play around with this one!

Em Am Em

I put a spell on you because you're mine

Em Am

You better stop the things you do.

Am B7

I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'.

You know I can't stand it, you're runnin' around.

You know better, daddy.

I can't stand it, 'cause you put me down.

Em Am B7

I put a spell on you because you're mine

You're mine.

Stop the things you do.

Watch out! I ain't lying!

I love you! I love you! I love you!

Baby, I don't care if you don't want me,

I'm yours, right now.

You hear me?

I put a spell on you because you're mine

I Put A Spell On You - CCR Tab

Tabber:Roger Olofsson (raggen@hem1.passagen.se)

Notice: Fogerty plays chords in open position and the rhythm guitar plays

the barre ones. I have tabbed it the other way around, ie the lead guitar

plays the barre ones below.

strum

E----------------7~------------------|-------------7~--------------------|

B----------------8~------------------|-------------8~--------------------|

G----------------9~------------------|-------------9~--------------------|

D----------------9~------------------|-------------9~--------------------|

A--2-------------7~------------------|-2-----------7~--------------------|

e----3-2-0--3------------------------|---3-2-0--3------------------------|

(staccato chords downstrum with a steady beat for the rhythm guitar)

(Lead guitar strums chords slowly inbetween lyrics and plays like below)

I put a spell on you

(When going from Em to Am play this)

E---7----------5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

B---8----------5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

G---9----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

D---9----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

A---7---7--10--5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Am Em

Because you're mine.

(After mine play the following)

E--7-------------7-------------------|-----------------------------------|

B--8-------------8-------------------|-----------------------------------|

G--9-------------9-------------------|-----------------------------------|

D--9---9--9---9--9-------------------|-----------------------------------|

A--7--10--7--10--7-------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

You better stop the things that you're doin'.

(Right after doin' comes..)

E------------5~----------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------5~----------------------|-----------------------------------|

G------------5~----------------------|-----------------------------------|

D------------7~----------------------|-----------------------------------|

A----7---7---7~----------------------|-----------------------------------|

e----5---9---5~----------------------|-----------------------------------|

I said "Watch out!

I ain't lyin', yeah!

I ain't gonna take none of your

(after your)

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D---9---9--9-------------------------|-----------------------------------|

A---7--10--7-------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Foolin' around;

(after around)

E---7----------5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

B---8----------5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

G---9----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

D---9----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

A---7---7--10--5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

I ain't gonna take none of your

Puttin' me down;

I put a spell on you

E---7----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

B---8---------10~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

G---9----------8~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

D---9----------9~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

A---7---7--10--9~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

e--------------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

Em Am B7

Because you're mine. All right!

Here goes the solo:

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G--------------9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11r9r7-9b11r9r7--9b11r9---|

D-------------------------------------|--------------8--------8---slow---|

A----------5/7-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

e--0-3-5-7---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|--------------------------12-------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G-------12-12-12-12b13-12b13-12b13-12b14----------12-14-14-14b15---14b15-|

D-8-8/14-----------------------------|--14-12-14-14----------------------|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|-------------------12--------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G--14b15-15r14r12---12-14-12----12-14|-14b15-14b15-14b15---14b15-slow----|

D----------------14----------14------|-----------------------------------|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------------------12-12-----12-12---------|

G--15r14r12---12-14-12-12h14r12-14b15r14-12-14b15-----14b15------14b15---|

D----------14------------------------|-----------------------------------|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E-------------------------12------12-|--------------12-------------------|

B-12-12-------12-12-15b16---15b11----15r12h15-15b16----------------------|

G-------14b15------------------------|----------------14b15-14b15-14b15--|

D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G-14b15-14b15-14b15-b15r14r12---12-14-14b15-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14|

D-----------------------------14-----|-------fast------------------------|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G-14b15-14b15-14b15r14r12---12-14-12-|--------------12-14-14b15r14-------|

D------------------------14----------14r12-14-14-14----------------------|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------12-----------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------13---13----------------------------|

G-12h14r12---12-14-14b15r14r12---12-----12---12-----12-------------------|

D---------14------------------14----triad d shape-14---14---14-----------|

A------------------------------------|-------------------15--15-12-14~---|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G-------12-14b5-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15----|

D-12-14------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-14b15---9b11r9-8-8/9--let ring to b7 chord-----|

D-------------------------------9----|-----------------------------------|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Here follows a part where the open chords are strummed as fast as possible

The chords? Oh, yeah it's B7 - C - Fmaj7 - D - G - B7 - Em

then the solo continues

after b7 chord

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G--2b3r2/9--9b11r9-9b11r9-9b11r9-9b11r9-9b11r9--9b11r9-slow sometimes----|

D---------feeedback yeah-------------|-----------------------------------|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G-12b14--12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14r12-------------12b14-12b14-12b14r12-----|

D-----------------------------------14-12-14-14----------------------14--|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------12--12--12--|16---16--16--19--19--19--22--22--22|

G-12b14r12---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D----------14-12-14-12/13--13--13--/16--16---16-/19--19--19-/22--22--22--|

A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Go back strumming Em barre fast here then comes Am barre fast and a C

barre chord is slided up to 3 - 4 times, then follows

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G-9b11-9b11r9r7-7h9--7---------------|-----------------------------------|

D--------------9---7--9r7h9-8-7-9-7--|-----------------------------------|

A-----------------------------------10-7---------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Here's another part with chords B7 - C - Fmaj7 - D - G - B7 - Em strummed

fast.

After the solo repeat verse 1 and follow up with the strumming part above.

This tab was created with the help of an Amiga computer and the sampling

software Audiomaster IV, under the menu effects/duration/pitch the

frequency and the pitch can be doubled, thus enabling the program to play

back the sample at half the speed but with the original pitch.