George's Blues (studio version)
transcribed by Alan Myers and Catherine Gagné

standard tuning  
note: all low e notes should be played with thumb 


Part A: "I like to eat an orange with my friend George Malakornge" 

e----x---x---x---x---- 
b----6---4---6---6---- 
g----6---3---7---6---- 
d----4---4---6---4---- 
a----6---2---x---6---- 
e----x---x---6---x---- 


Part B: "I like to eat an orange with my friend George Malakornge" (2nd time) 

e----x---x---x---- 
b----4---6---6---- 
g----4---7---6---- 
d----4---6---4---- 
a----x---x---6---- 
e----4---6---x---- 


Part C:  "So juicy sweet, so good to eat, an orange with George Malakornge" 

e----x---x---x------------- 
b----4---6---6------------- 
g----3---7---6------------- 
d----4---6---4------------- 
a----2---x---6------------- 
e----x---6---x---(4)(5)(6)- 

solo

e---------11----------------------------------11-----11----11------
b---11-14----------------------------------------------------------
g------------13h14p13-11-------------------11-13-----11-13-13h14---
d------------------------13-13-10-----------------13---------------
a---------------------------------11h13----------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------11------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------11----14-------------14------------------------------------------------------------
g------11-13-13~p11-------11-13b15----------13b14p11-------13b14-11----11h13-11~------11-13-b15r13-11-13-11-13-b15r---
d---13--------------13-13-----------------------------13------------13-------------13---------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------11-14-16-16b18r16-14-16-14b16-11-14----18b21-18-16--14-13-11h13p11-11-11h14-11h14p11----11h14p11----11h14p11------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14----------14----------14---
g------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e---11-13-b14r-11-13-13~-11-----14b16-14-11h14p11----11~-14-----11----------------------------------------11---------
b-------------------------------------------------14---------11----11------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------------14s13-----13b14r13-11h13-------11h13---13p11---
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------13--------------------13-----------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------11---------------------11---------------------11--------------
b---------------11---------------------11---------------------11-----------
g------11h13-------13-11------11h13-------13-11------11h13-------13b¼-11---
d---13---------------------13---------------------13-----------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------


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George's Blues (live version)
transcribed by Alan Myers
taken from 8.22.01

standard tuning;  note: all low e notes should be played with thumb


Part A: intro

e----9---x---x------------x-----------
b----7---6---7------------6-----------
g----8---7---6------------5-----------
d----8---6---4------------4-----------
a----x---x---6------------x-----------
e----7---6---x---5/6-5-4--4--4-6-7----


Part B: still the intro (2nd run through)

e----x---x---x---x----x----
b----7---7---6---6----6----
g----8---7---6---5----5----
d----8---6---4---4----4----
a----x---x---6---x----x----
e----7---6---x---4----4----


Part C: still the intro (3rd run)

e----x---x------x--------x---------------------x-------------------x-------x---x----
b----7---7------7--------7---------------------7-------------------4-------4---7----
g----8---8------7--------6---------------------6-------------------4-------4---7----
d----8---8------6--------4---------------------4-------------------4-------4---6----
a----x---x------x---4-6--6-----4-6------4---6--6-----4-6-----------x-------x---x----
e----7---7---6--6--------x---6------5/6---6----x---6------5/6-5-4--4--4-4--4---6----

last chord of part C strumed about 15 times then strum (x6467x) once and slide down


Part D: "I like to eat an orange with my friend George Malakornge." (1st time)

e----x---x---x----
b----7---7---7----
g----8---7---6----
d----8---6---4----
a----x---x---6----
e----7---6---x----


Part E: transition to part F

e----x---x---x----
b----7---4---2----
g----6---6---4----
d----4---6---4----
a----6---x---x----
e----x---6---4----


Part F: "I like to eat an orange with my friend George Malakornge" (2nd time)

e----x---x---x----
b----2---4---7----
g----4---6---6----
d----4---6---4----
a----x---x---6----
e----4---6---x----


Part G:  "So juicy sweet, so good to eat, an orange with George Malakornge"
-same as part D


Ending Chord: (x64674)

A Helpful Extra:  here's a scale on which you can jam for this song:

e-------------------------------------14-16--16-14--------------------------------------
b-------------------------------14-16--------------16-14--------------------------------
g----------------------11-13-15--------------------------15-13-11-----------------------
d----------------11-13--------------------------------------------13-11-----------------
a--------9-11-13--------------------------------------------------------13-11-9---------
e---9-11------------------------------------------------------------------------11-9----