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This is the Blues Otis Spann Intro

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First Chorus

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D 00:10

Transcription J.Brent 2004

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 2

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 3

 ,WRW<     WW  _ _    W W  W W    W W  W WW    W

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D 00:24

A 00:27

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 4

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G 00:30

   W  _ _    W  W W    W W

D 00:32

2nd chorus

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D 00:36

WW W W

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 5

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 6

 F WW WW< W¤W W W WW<    _ WW __ _  _ W W W W W W _     W W W W W W W  W W W W W W, W W W     W W W W W W W W  W W W W , W W W W W W    W W W W W W WW D 00:49

A 00:53

W¤W W W WW W W WW WW W,W WW WW

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 7

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G WWW

G 00:55

W WW W G W
D 00:57

3rd chorus

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WW WW

D 1:01

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 8

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WW WWWW W W W W WWWW W W W WW

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WW WWW WW WWW W WW

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 9

 F W,RW    W W W  F W    W W W < W  G W    W W  W W    W W D 1:13

A 1:17

WW WW WW W,RW WW WW WW W W W RW W RW W WW< WW WW< __ E W W W W W WW< WW WW< WW W< W< W< R W W W W W W W¤ W W WW W ¤W W _ W W W W W

WW WW W W WR
Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 10

W W W W W W W W W < WR<W W W  F WR< W W W R
D 1:22

A 1:24

4th chorus

D 1:26

Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 11

 F    W  F    W  F    W  F    _

G 1:34

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 12

 WW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W WW W    W W W W W W W  W W W W W W W W W W W W W W     W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  W W W W W W W W, W W W W W    W W W W W W W W W W, W W  W W W W W W W , W W W W W W W W W W W    WW WW W W WW WW WW D 1:38

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A 1:41

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 13

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G 1:44

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5th chorus

D 1:50

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 14

W  W< G F    W W W  W< F    W W W  W< F    W W  F WW    W W G 1:58

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 15

 WW< G WW    W W  _ _    W W  W W W W    W W  W W W W     WW WW D 2:02

A 2:06

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 16

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6th chorus

W,W WW WW W WW WW

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D 2:14

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 17

 WW W    W  WW W    W  WW W    W      WW

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G 2:23

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 18

 F     WW  WW    W W  W    W  WW    W W

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A 2:31

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 19

 W W    W  __    W  W W    W W

G 2:33

W WW ¤W_ W W

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D 2:35

W,R

W WW

Final chorus

W W W  W D 2:39

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WW WW WW WW WW WW WW W W ,WW W, WW

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 20

W W W W W W W  W

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 21

               

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D 2:51

A 2:55

WW WW

WW WW WW WW W W

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Otis Spann "This is the Blues" pg 22

G 2:57

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Transcription J.Brent2004