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20-Bar R&B Style Blues in G

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4/4 with a straight eighths feel

Beats.1...2.......3...4.........
e-||------------------------------||
B-||------------------------------||
G-||.----------------------------.||
D-||------------3-----3h5p3h5p3---||
A-||.-----3h4h5---x-5------------.||
E-||--3-3-------------------------||Repeat x 4

Chds:.G...........................

......1...2.......3...4.........
e-||------------------------------||
B-||------------------------------||
G-||.-----------3-----3h5p3h5p3--.||
D-||------3h4h5---x-5-------------||
A-||.-3-3------------------------.||
E-||------------------------------||Repeat x 2

......C...........................

......1...2.......3...4.........
e-||------------------------------||
B-||------------------------------||
G-||.----------------------------.||
D-||------------3-----3h5p3h5p3---||
A-||.-----3h4h5---x-5------------.||
E-||--3-3-------------------------||Repeat x 2

......G...........................

....1...2...3...4....1...2...3...4....
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------5-5-7-7----------3-3-5-5------
D-------7-7--------------5-5--------------
A---5-5--------------3-3------------------
E-----------------------------------------

....D............... C................

..1..2...3.4...1..2...3...4.....1.2...3...4..1..2...3...4...
e---------------------------------3-----3---3---------------
B----3sb-x-3sb--------------------3-----3---3---------------
G----3sb-x-3sb--------------------3-----3---3--/5-5-3-3-----
D--------------5--5-5-3-3---------2-----2---2-----------5-3-
A-------------------------5-5---3---x-x---x-----------------
E-3---------------------------------------------------------

....G................................C9......................

..1..2...3...4..1.2...3...4....1..2...3...4..1.2...3...4..
e----3-----3---3------------------3-----3---3--------------
B----3-----3---3------------------3-----3---3--------------
G----4-----4---4------------------3-----3---3--------------
D----3-----3---3--5-5-3-3---------2-----2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-
A----5-----5---5----------5-5--3----x-x---x----3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-3----x-x---x-3-------------------------------------------

..G7...........................C9...........................

....1..2...3...4..1.2.3.4.
e----------------------------||
B------6-6-6-6-x-6~~~---6\---||
G------5-5-5-5-x-5~~~---5\--.||
D------4-4-4-4-x-4~~~---4\---||
A---5--5-5-5-5-x-5~~~---5\--.||
E----------------------------||Repeat from the top

....D7#9...................

Note: Timing guide is a suggestion only. Feel free to play it your own way !