Cissy Strut

Music:

George Porter, Leo Nocentelli,

Art Neville & Joseph Modeliste (The Meters)

 

The original version of this song is fully transcribed in the March 2006 issue of Guitar One.  I've given the "quickie" tab (verbatim) and a full tab below.

 

1. Jim Stewart & Al Etheridge Transcription

Song format:

0. Say "Ahhhhhhh YA" with building volume

1. Play part One four times, then play part Two four times

2. Repeat Step One

3. Play part three.  That's the Chord Leo is playing,

   but find the rhythm

4. Play Part Two four times

5. Repeat Step 1.

6. The song fades out with part One being played twice.

 

Part One:

Riff 1

E-----------------------------------6--5-----------------------------

B-----------------------------------6--6-----------------------------

G--5--3-----------------------------7--5-----------------------------

D--------5-----------------------------------------------------------

A-----------6--3-----1h3p1h3-----------------------------------------

E------------------3-------------------------------------------------

 

Part Two:

|----------------------------------------|

|--7-7p5---7-7p5----7-7p5--------(5)-----|

|--7-7p5---7-7p5----7-7p5--------(5)-----|

|--------7-----------------7-----(5)-----|

|----------------------------5-----------|

|----------------------------------------|

 

Riff 2

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------------------

G-------------------------------------------------------------------

D--10-----10--8--10--8----10-----10--8------------------------------

A------10--------------------10--------10--------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------8-----------------

 

Part Three:

Play an A9 or D9 type funk chord here?

 

 

 

2.  John Mayer version transcribed by Gabe Opio

Note from Gabe Opio:  "This song is broken up into sections because it is an instrumental, most if not all instrumentals are separated into parts so it's easier to follow along with it. I tabbed this from his VH1 performance so if you have that video, you can follow along with that when you play."

 

Key:

h -Hammer On         p -Pull Off          b -Bend           r -Release Bend

x -Muted String      / -Slide Up          \ -Slide Down     v^ -Up and Down Stroke

 

Part A  (Guitar 1)

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

Part B

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

 

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

 

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

 

Part C

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

Part D

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

 

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

 

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

 

Part E (Solo)

e---8-8---------------------------8-8-------------------------|

b---x-x---------------------------x-x--------------8-9b-------|

g---9-9-------8-------------------9-9--10/12-12\10-8-9b-8-----|

d--------8h10----10p8-------------------------------------10--|

a---------------------h10-8-----------------------------------|

E---------------------------11b-------------------------------|

 

e--8-8-------8------------------------8-8---11b-11b-------------------------|

b--x-x---11b------------8--9----------x-x---10b-10b--9-8b--9-8--------------|

g--9-9----------10brp8--8--9----------9-9--(11b)11b--9-8b--9-8--------------|

d-----------------------------10-10-----------------------------10-8--------|

a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

 

e------8--------------------------------------------------------------------|

b--11b-----------------------------------11---------------------------------|

g---------10brp8-----------8----------------12/10--8b-------10-10---8--8----|

d-----------------10-10-10----10p8-------------------10--/7--7--7---x--x----|

a---------------------------------10p8-----------------------------10-10----|

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

 

e--8-8--11b-8--8--11b-8-------------11b-8-----------------------------------|

b--x-x---------x--------------------------h11p8-------9-9--8----------------|

g--9-9---------9---------10p8-------------------h10p8-9-9--8----------------|

d-----------------------------10-8---------------------------10------8------|

a-----------------------------------------------------------------10--------|

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

 

Part F

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

 

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

 

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

 

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

b---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

g---x-------------------xx---x-----------------------|

d--10-----10-8----10-8--xx--10-----10-8--------------|

a---x--10------10------------x--10-------10----------|

E-------------------------------------------8--------|

Part G

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

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

b------------------------------------xx--1111-x-1010--------|

g------------------------------------xx--1010-x-1010--------|

d--8h10-8----------------------------xx---------------------|

a---------10------------------------------------------------|

E-------------11b-8--x-x--6-8--6-8\-------------------------|

                                     v^

 

Note from Gabe:  "This tab took a really really really long time and its 98% accurate. Enjoy :-)"

 

 




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