What Kind Of Woman Is This - Buddy Guy

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For sure, one of the best Buddy Guy classics of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zhV99Bvrgg



[Intro]
(0:12)        
e|------------
B|-15b17~--15-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
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12------------
--14-12----12\
--------14----
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--------------

              
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----14-12-----
---------14~--
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 (0:23)
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-10h12p10-----
----------12--

--|
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[Verse 1]"The 
(0:24)-->(0:32
e|------------
B|------------
G|-15pbr14p12h
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

Gates Of Heave
)           --
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--------------
14-12---------
-----14p12h14-
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--------------

n Must Be Open
>    (0:54)   
-----------15-
-----15-17---1
12------------
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..."
         --> (
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7--12~--------
---12~--------
-------14\---1
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--------------

0:58)
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----12--------
2h14--14p12h14
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--------------

-------|
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p12h14~|
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 (1:03)       
e|------------
B|-15/17-17~--
G|----------14
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

 -->          
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--------------
b15-12--------
-------14-14~-
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--------------

 (1:06)
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-/12-12-------
-/12-12-------
--------14-12-
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-------------1
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14-12---------
------12------

7b19r17-15-15-
-------------1
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---|
7--|
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[Verse 2]"You 
 (1:12)
e|-17b19-15-17
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

Should Be Lock
b19-15--------
------17~---15
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ed Up Pretty G
--------------
b17-17pbr15-12
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irl..."
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--12----------
14--14-12----1
----------14--
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--------------
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2-14--12-14-12
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-------|
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14-----|
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  (1:26)      
e|-17b19-17p15
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

    --> (1:31)
-17-15--------
------17--12--
----------12--
-----------^--
-----------^--
-----(Strike 5

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14-12---------
-----14-------
 times)-------

--------------
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------12h14p12
-12/14--------
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--------------
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14/12-10------
--------12p10h

-------|
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12-----|

   (1:44)
e|------------
B|-15-12------
G|-------14-12
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
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--12~---------
14---14-12----
----------14-1
--------------

--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
2\10----|
----12--|


 [Solo]
 (2:00)
e|-17b19~-19pb
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

r17-15---15-17
-------17-----
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-15~-----17b19
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-17b19-17b19-1
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7b19-15----15-
--------17----
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17-15~-|
-------|
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e|-17b19-15---
B|----------17
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
--15-17b19r17-
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     -->    (2
15b17r15-12---
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-------------1
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:17)
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4b16r14-12----
-----------14-
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--------------
-------------1
--12-13-14b16-
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-12----|
2------|
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e|-12---------
B|---15-12-15-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
12--12--------
--14---12-12-1
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---------15-17
-------17-----
4-12----------
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-17pb19-15-17-
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17-15-17-15---
-----------17-
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-------|
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e|-18-15-17-17
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
-15--15-------
---17---------
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   (2:30)
---19b22-19b22
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-19b22-19b22r1
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9-19pbr17-19pb
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r17----|
-------|
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e|-15b17r15-12
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

             (
~-15-17-15~--1
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--------------
-------(Strike

2:39)
7b19-17b19-15-
-^-----------1
-^------------
-^------------
-^------------
 the bend 11 t

--15-17-15-17-
7-------------
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imes)---------

15-17-17b18-17
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b19-15-|
-------|
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             (
e|-17--15----1
B|---17-------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

2:51)
7b19-17~-17-15
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--17/19-15h17-
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15---15-------
---17--17--17-
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-15-12--------
-----14b16-12-
-------------1
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-------|
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-12h13-|
4------|
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[Verse 3]"Ther
 (3:00)   --> 
e|------------
B|-----/12-/12
G|-----/12-/12
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

e's Some Good 
         (3:07
--------------
-/12------14-1
-/12----------
----14~-------
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--------------

Lookin' Girls.
)
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2------------1
-12-----------
---14-12-14---
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.."
--------------
4-12----------
----12--------
------14-12---
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--------------
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-----14~------
---/16--------
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-------|
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  (3:17)      
e|------------
B|-/5--3------
G|-/4-----4\2p
D|--^---------
A|--^---------
E|-(Strike 4 t

              
---------0----
----------3b5-
0-----0h1-----
-2------------
--------------
imes sliding u

              
--------------
-----/5--3----
-----/4----4\2
------^-------
------^-------
p)-(Strike 4 t

   -->    (3:3
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------------12
p0---0h2----12
----2---------
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imes sliding u

3)
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-12-12--------
-12-12--------
-------14--12-
------------14
p)------------

-------|
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-12-10-|
-------|
 

[Verse 4]"She 
(4:07)        
e|------------
B|------------
G|-16pbr14p12-
D|-----------1
A|------------
E|------------

shakes all ove
    -->       
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--------------
-------16pbr14
4p12----------
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r..."
        (4:12)
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--------------
p12------4pbr2
---14---------
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          --> 
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--------------
p0------2-2h3-
---2p0--------
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  (4:20)
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----2p0h2p0h2p
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-------|
-------|
-------|
0h2p0--|
-------|
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    -->   (4:3
e|------------
B|------------
G|-12b13------
D|---------12h
A|------------
E|------------

0)            
--------------
--------------
-------------0
14p14---------
----14-12-----
--------------

         --> (
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--------------
h2p0---0h1----
----2-2-------
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4:43) --> (4:4
----------17b1
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14p12---------
-----14-------
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8)
9r18b19-17b19r
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18b19--|
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e|-17b19r16b17
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

             -
-17b19r18b19--
----^---------
----^---------
----^---------
----^---------
---(Repeat 6 t

->            
17b19r18b19p15
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imes)---------

           (5:
------15-15---
17-17------17-
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00)
--------|
17------|
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The remaining 23 seconds of the song consist of Buddy hitting and bending notes
on the e and B string around the 15th to 17th frets. This goes on until the song fades.



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| b    Bend
| ~    Vibrato
| \    Slide down
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| pbr  Pre-bend release
| r    Release
| /    Slide up
| >    Accented note
| pb   Pre-bend


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