PERPETUAL BLUES MACHIN

As recorded by Keb' Mo'

(From the 1997 Album JUST LIKE YOU)
Transcribed by ToniD Words an
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A Intro
Moderately P = 132
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0 0
T 5 3 1 1 3 1
6 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 4 0 2 (2) 2 4 2 2 4 2 0 2
B 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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T

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V V V V V V V V V V V Vj V V V VV V V gV V V V V
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0 0 2 0
T 2 3 4 4 3 1 2 1 0 3
2 4 5 6 2 2 2 2 1 0 3 2 (2) 0 1 2
A 0 2 1 (1) 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
H

B Verse
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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
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T
A 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2
2 4 2 2 2 (2) 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 (2) 4 2 2 4 2
B 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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T 1 3 1
A 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 (2) 2
0 2 (2) 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 (2) 4 2 4
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2
H

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C Pre-Chorus
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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
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T 1 3 1 0
A 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 2 (2) 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
B 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 2

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2 2 2 2
T 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
A 2 2 2 2 2
0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 2
H

D Chorus

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2 0 0
T 0 3 1
A 2 1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 2 2 4 2 2 4
B 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 2 2

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0 0 0
T 3 1 5 5 0 1 3 1 2 1 0
A 2 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 1 0 3 2
0 2 0 2 2 1
B 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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1. 2.
To Coda

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2
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A 2 (2) 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 4 2 2 7
B 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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9 9 9 9 0 0 0
T 8 8 8 8 1 3 1
A 9 9 8 9 2 2 2 2 2 2
7 7 7 0 0 2 2 4 2 2 4 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2

D.S. al Coda

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T 8 8 8 13 13 13 13 1 3 1 1
A 9 2 2 2 (2) 2 2
7 0 2 (2) 2 4 2 2 4 2
B 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 (2) 2 2 2
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T 1 3 1 1 3 1
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 4 2 2 4 0 2 (2) 2 2 2 4 0 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2
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0 0 0 0 2
T 5 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 3
6 2 2 2 1 0 3 2 (2) 0 1 2
A 0 2 2 1 (1) 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 0
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5 5 5 5 5
T 0 3
A 2 2 1 2
2 4 2 2 4 1 2 5 4 3 2 0 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
0 0

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