#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Trudy and Dave Original Album: Slow Turning Words and Music by John Hiatt Copyright © 1988 A&M Records Published by BMG Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: This was transcribed from the original album version. It's quite brisk. I use Drop D tuning (DADGBE) only because I can get this drone sound going on the 6th string when playing the INTRO/VERSE riff. You don't have to. In the tab, some chords have open 5th and 6th string and some not. You can play the 5th and 6th strings open with Drop-D, or not play them. See if you think the Drop-D tuning improves things. Key to tab ---------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off / - slide up \ - slide down b - bend r - release x - muted note _ - tied note ^ - ascending arpeggio V - descending arpeggio ~ - vibrato N.C. - no chord |-3-| - triplet INTRO (Mandolin & Acoustic guitar): Notes: The mandolin part is transcribed for acoustic guitar. A/11 is U.S. notation for Aadd11. Mandolin: D D Dsus2 D Dsus2 |0h2--2-2---2-2-2-0h2-2---2---2---|0h2--2-2---2-2-0-----0-----------|0h2--2-2---2-2-2-0h2-2---2---2---|0h2-2-2---2-2-0-----0------------| |-----3-3---3-3-3-----3---3---3---|-----3-3---3-3-3---0-----3-------|-----3-3---3-3-3-----3---3---3---|----3-3---3-3-3---0------3-------| |-----2-2---2-2-2-----2---2---2---|-----2-2---2-2-2-2---------------|-----2-2---2-2-2-----2---2---2---|----2-2---2-2-2-2----------------| |-----0-0---0-0-0-----0---0---0---|-----0-0---0-0-0-----------------|-----0-0---0-0-0-----0---0---0---|----0-0---0-0-0------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------R-E-S-T--------------|------------R-E-S-T--------------|------------R-E-S-T--------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------0---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0h2-------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Mandolin: D D Dsus2 D Dsus2 |0h2--2-2---2-2-2-0h2-2---2---2---|0h2--2-2---2-2-0-----0-----------|0h2--2-2---2-2-2-0h2-2---2---2---|0h2-2-2---2-2-0-----0------------| |-----3-3---3-3-3-----3---3---3---|-----3-3---3-3-3---0-----3-------|-----3-3---3-3-3-----3---3---3---|----3-3---3-3-3---0------3-------| |-----2-2---2-2-2-----2---2---2---|-----2-2---2-2-2-2---------------|-----2-2---2-2-2-----2---2---2---|----2-2---2-2-2-2----------------| |-----0-0---0-0-0-----0---0---0---|-----0-0---0-0-0-----------------|-----0-0---0-0-0-----0---0---0---|----0-0---0-0-0------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------R-E-S-T-------------|-------------R-E-S-T-------------|-------------R-E-S-T-------------|-----4---2-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------4---5---4---2---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Mandolin: D D Dsus2 D Dsus2 |0h2--2-2---2-2-2-0h2-2---2---2---|0h2--2-2---2-2-0-----0-----------|0h2--2-2---2-2-2-0h2-2---2---2---|0h2-2-2---2-2-0-----0------------| |-----3-3---3-3-3-----3---3---3---|-----3-3---3-3-3---0-----3-------|-----3-3---3-3-3-----3---3---3---|----3-3---3-3-3---0------3-------| |-----2-2---2-2-2-----2---2---2---|-----2-2---2-2-2-2---------------|-----2-2---2-2-2-----2---2---2---|----2-2---2-2-2-2----------------| |-----0-0---0-0-0-----0---0---0---|-----0-0---0-0-0-----------------|-----0-0---0-0-0-----0---0---0---|----0-0---0-0-0------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------R-E-S-T-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----0---------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2---0-------2---0---------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------0---0---2---|---------2-----------0-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Chords: A/11 xx09 10 9 A xx7655 D xx0 11 10 10 G(II) xx5433 G xx0787 D(III) xx0232 D(II) xx0775 [play:] [x2] Mandolin: D D Dsus2 |0h2----2--2-----2--2--2--0h2---2-----2-----2-----|0h2----2--2-----2--2--0--------0-----------------| |-------3--3-----3--3--3--------3-----3-----3-----|-------3--3-----3--3--3-----0--------3-----------| |-------2--2-----2--2--2--------2-----2-----2-----|-------2--2-----2--2--2--2-----------------------| |-------0--0-----0--0--0--------0-----0-----0-----|-------0--0-----0--0--0--------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G D(III) | |----9--9-----10----9-----7-----------5-----------|-5-----5--5--5-----------3-----------2______-----| |----10-10----10----10----8-----------7-----------|-5-----5--5--7-----------3-----------3______-----| |----9--9-----11----9-----7-----------7-----------|-6-----6--6--7-----------4-----------2______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------|-7-----7--7--0-----------5-----------0______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----------------0-----------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0-----0-----0-----------------0-----------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Notes: A/11 is U.S. notation for Aadd11. Chords: A/11 xx09 10 9 A xx7655 D xx0 11 10 10 G(II) xx5433 G xx0787 D(III) xx0232 D(II) xx0775 Acoustic guitar: A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) |----9--9-----10----9-----7-----------5-----------|-5-----5--5--5-----------3-----------2______-----| |----10-10----10----10----8-----------7-----------|-5-----5--5--7-----------3-----------3______-----| |----9--9-----11----9-----7-----------7-----------|-6-----6--6--7-----------4-----------2______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------|-7-----7--7--0-----------5-----------0______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) - ever you do don't follow that shot, she rang those words out with all she got. With a A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) baby and the laundry in the Chev-ro-let, Well, he thought about following any - way But he Acoustic guitar: A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) |----9--9-----10----9-----7-----------5-----------|-5-----5--5--5-----------3-----------2______-----| |----10-10----10----10----8-----------7-----------|-5-----5--5--7-----------3-----------3______-----| |----9--9-----11----9-----7-----------7-----------|-6-----6--6--7-----------4-----------2______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------|-7-----7--7--0-----------5-----------0______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) drove strip mall laun -dro - mat, in his three-day beard and his Red man hat 'em to the A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) Trudy washed their bell-bottom jeans, while that baby just sat there lookin' mean CHORUS: Chords (Drop D): G5 550033 D xx0232 A x02220 [play:] [x2] Acoustic guitar: G5 D A G5 D A |-3---3---3-------2-------0-------|-3---3---3-------2-------0-------| |-3---3---3-------3-------2-------|-3---3---3-------3-------2-------| |-0---0---0-------2-------2-------|-0---0---0-------2-------2-------| |-0---0---0-------0-------2-------|-0---0---0-------0-------2-------| |-5---5---5---------------0-------|-5---5---5---------------0-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | G5 D A | G5 D A Trudy and Da_____ave, they're mi______inds out of their [play:] [x2] Acoustic guitar: A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) |----9--9-----10----9-----7-----------5-----------|-5-----5--5--5-----------3-----------2______-----| |----10-10----10----10----8-----------7-----------|-5-----5--5--7-----------3-----------3______-----| |----9--9-----11----9-----7-----------7-----------|-6-----6--6--7-----------4-----------2______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------|-7-----7--7--0-----------5-----------0______-----| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [second time:] Well, VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: A/11 xx09 10 9 A xx7655 D xx0 11 10 10 G(II) xx5433 G xx0787 D(III) xx0232 D(II) xx0775 Acoustic guitar: A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) |----9--9-----10----9-----7-----------5-----------|-5-----5--5--5-----------3-----------2______-----| |----10-10----10----10----8-----------7-----------|-5-----5--5--7-----------3-----------3______-----| |----9--9-----11----9-----7-----------7-----------|-6-----6--6--7-----------4-----------2______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------|-7-----7--7--0-----------5-----------0______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) David put a match to a Lucky Strike and the smoke curled up 'round his head how he liked. It A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) made a little my - ster- i - ous 'til Trudy said "David, honey, what about us?" So, he him feel Acoustic guitar: A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) |----9--9-----10----9-----7-----------5-----------|-5-----5--5--5-----------3-----------2______-----| |----10-10----10----10----8-----------7-----------|-5-----5--5--7-----------3-----------3______-----| |----9--9-----11----9-----7-----------7-----------|-6-----6--6--7-----------4-----------2______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------|-7-----7--7--0-----------5-----------0______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) thought about them and shots ringing out and other things he shouldn't be thinking a-bout, like how it those A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) wasn't them at all, just life that was mean twenty-dollar pistol made him feel so clean and how a [repeat CHORUS] [play:] [x2] Acoustic guitar: A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G D(III) |----9--9-----10----9-----7-----------5-----------|-5-----5--5--5-----------3-----------2______-----| |----10-10----10----10----8-----------7-----------|-5-----5--5--7-----------3-----------3______-----| |----9--9-----11----9-----7-----------7-----------|-6-----6--6--7-----------4-----------2______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------|-7-----7--7--0-----------5-----------0______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Didn't mean to do it baby, but I did it for love BRIDGE: Chords: Bm x24432 G xx5433 A x07655 | Bm G | A It was the same shot his Daddy heard be - fore him | Bm G | A A shot that can really blow you a - way | Bm G | A And when it is fired, his mama told him | Bm G | A "David, you'll follow it to your grave" [Slide guitar INSTRUMENTAL] VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: A/11 xx09 10 9 A xx7655 D xx0 11 10 10 G(II) xx5433 G xx0787 D(III) xx0232 D(II) xx0775 Acoustic guitar: A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) |----9--9-----10----9-----7-----------5-----------|-5-----5--5--5-----------3-----------2______-----| |----10-10----10----10----8-----------7-----------|-5-----5--5--7-----------3-----------3______-----| |----9--9-----11----9-----7-----------7-----------|-6-----6--6--7-----------4-----------2______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------|-7-----7--7--0-----------5-----------0______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Well, A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(II) Trudy and Dave, those crazy kids had a baby of their own and you heard what they did? In the A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(II) middle of a strip mall shots rang out, shots heard all over the world, no doubt. It was Acoustic guitar: A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D(II) G(II) D(III) |----9--9-----10----9-----7-----------5-----------|-5-----5--5--5-----------3-----------2______-----| |----10-10----10----10----8-----------7-----------|-5-----5--5--7-----------3-----------3______-----| |----9--9-----11----9-----7-----------7-----------|-6-----6--6--7-----------4-----------2______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------|-7-----7--7--0-----------5-----------0______-----| |----0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D G(II) D(III) there in the paper the very next day 'bout a couple and a baby and a Chev - ro - let, who A/11 D A/11 G D(II) A D G(II) D(III) shot up an auto-matic teller ma - chine, took the money for the laundry and drove away clean [repeat CHORUS] OUTRO: Chords (Drop D): D xx0232 [Mandolin and Acoustic guitar play out over D to fade] | D Man, they’re crazy but they did it for love