Medeski Martin and Wood, "Whatever Happened to Gus" Chords
Tempo:
160.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
D
Bb
Dm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm]
[Eb]
[D]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Db] [Eb] [Bb]
[D] [Eb]
[A] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[D] [Eb]
[D]
[Ebm] [D]
[Ebm]
[G]
[Dm]
[Eb]
[D]
[Cm] It had something to do with Max, [Eb]
Max [D] Bird, Billy Exon, Leslie [Eb] Young.
Back in the day.
Them cats coming [Db] out of Pittsburgh, by [Eb] the rear of Kansas City,
[Eb] way [Dm] back when, [G] [Eb] [D]
when the
NATO left the [Bb] window, [Dm] was held in [G] that crowd.
[Eb] [D]
[Ebm] He was like this.
[G] [Bb] [D]
Yeah, [Eb] [E]
yeah it was.
[Eb] And the bass was down there around the bluegrass.
[Dm]
[A]
We heard the city of.
[Bb] And [Dm] like, [G] there was a bird.
Bird [Dm] was arm around, went and mustered his [F] shoulder.
[D]
[Bb] [D] It bent me all out of shape.
I [Bb] couldn't figure out what the hell was the bird doing.
[Dm]
His arms were all [Bb] bent and mustered.
[D]
[Eb] And then the tune changed.
[Dm]
[G]
[A] [D] [Bb]
[A] [C]
[D] [Eb] [Dm]
[F] And then there was all [Bb] these musicians, [A] all these fantastic jazz musicians, [Eb]
hustling and
running across the bridge, descending into the [Dm] city, the big album, down there around city hall.
[Eb] Right in the early [Ab] morning, I was in the back of the house, and I was listening to the [A] band.
[Bb]
[A] [Eb]
[D] [Am] [Ab]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[D] [F]
And I [Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] was
[D] [Eb]
[Ab]
[D]
listening to the band.
[Bb] [D] [Bb] And I was listening to [D] the [A] band.
[D] And I [Bb] was listening to the band.
[A] And I was listening [Eb] to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
[D] And I was listening to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
And I was listening [Eb]
[A]
to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
And that's when I did my [A] research.
[Bb]
[D] [Eb] Searched around the jazz scene, did [D] a history of music, [Eb] inside out, outside in.
[Eb] Talked to one old talkie [D] way back when.
[C] He said, yeah, [A] don't you know Gus Johnson, the drummer?
[G] Back out of Kansas [Eb] City.
[D] [Eb]
[D]
[N]
[Eb]
[D]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Db] [Eb] [Bb]
[D] [Eb]
[A] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[D] [Eb]
[D]
[Ebm] [D]
[Ebm]
[G]
[Dm]
[Eb]
[D]
[Cm] It had something to do with Max, [Eb]
Max [D] Bird, Billy Exon, Leslie [Eb] Young.
Back in the day.
Them cats coming [Db] out of Pittsburgh, by [Eb] the rear of Kansas City,
[Eb] way [Dm] back when, [G] [Eb] [D]
when the
NATO left the [Bb] window, [Dm] was held in [G] that crowd.
[Eb] [D]
[Ebm] He was like this.
[G] [Bb] [D]
Yeah, [Eb] [E]
yeah it was.
[Eb] And the bass was down there around the bluegrass.
[Dm]
[A]
We heard the city of.
[Bb] And [Dm] like, [G] there was a bird.
Bird [Dm] was arm around, went and mustered his [F] shoulder.
[D]
[Bb] [D] It bent me all out of shape.
I [Bb] couldn't figure out what the hell was the bird doing.
[Dm]
His arms were all [Bb] bent and mustered.
[D]
[Eb] And then the tune changed.
[Dm]
[G]
[A] [D] [Bb]
[A] [C]
[D] [Eb] [Dm]
[F] And then there was all [Bb] these musicians, [A] all these fantastic jazz musicians, [Eb]
hustling and
running across the bridge, descending into the [Dm] city, the big album, down there around city hall.
[Eb] Right in the early [Ab] morning, I was in the back of the house, and I was listening to the [A] band.
[Bb]
[A] [Eb]
[D] [Am] [Ab]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[D] [F]
And I [Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] was
[D] [Eb]
[Ab]
[D]
listening to the band.
[Bb] [D] [Bb] And I was listening to [D] the [A] band.
[D] And I [Bb] was listening to the band.
[A] And I was listening [Eb] to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
[D] And I was listening to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
And I was listening [Eb]
[A]
to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
And that's when I did my [A] research.
[Bb]
[D] [Eb] Searched around the jazz scene, did [D] a history of music, [Eb] inside out, outside in.
[Eb] Talked to one old talkie [D] way back when.
[C] He said, yeah, [A] don't you know Gus Johnson, the drummer?
[G] Back out of Kansas [Eb] City.
[D] [Eb]
[D]
[N]
Key:
Eb
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Bb
Dm
A
Eb
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Bb
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Cm] It had something to do with Max, _ [Eb] _
_ _ Max [D] Bird, Billy Exon, Leslie [Eb] Young. _ _ _ _
Back in the day.
_ _ Them cats coming [Db] out of Pittsburgh, _ by [Eb] the rear of Kansas City, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ way [Dm] back when, [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _
when the
NATO left the _ [Bb] window, [Dm] was held in [G] that crowd.
[Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ He was like this.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _
Yeah, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
yeah it was.
_ [Eb] And the bass was _ down there around the bluegrass.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
We heard the city of.
_ [Bb] And [Dm] like, _ [G] there was a bird.
_ Bird [Dm] was arm around, went and mustered his [F] shoulder.
_ _ [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] It bent me all out of shape.
I [Bb] couldn't figure out what the hell was the bird doing.
[Dm] _
His arms were all [Bb] bent and mustered.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] And then the tune changed.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ And then there was all [Bb] these musicians, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] all these fantastic jazz musicians, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
hustling and
running across the bridge, _ _ descending into the [Dm] city, the big album, down there around city hall.
_ [Eb] _ _ Right in the early [Ab] morning, I was in the back of the house, and I was listening to the [A] band.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _
And I [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] was _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ listening to the band. _
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] And I was listening to [D] _ the [A] band. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ And I [Bb] was listening to the band.
[A] _ _ And I was listening [Eb] to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
_ [D] _ And I was listening to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
And I was listening [Eb] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
And that's when I did my [A] research.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Searched around the jazz scene, did [D] a history of music, [Eb] inside out, outside in.
_ _ _ [Eb] Talked to one old talkie [D] way back when.
_ [C] He said, yeah, [A] don't you know Gus Johnson, the drummer? _ _ _ _
_ [G] Back out of Kansas [Eb] City. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ebm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Cm] It had something to do with Max, _ [Eb] _
_ _ Max [D] Bird, Billy Exon, Leslie [Eb] Young. _ _ _ _
Back in the day.
_ _ Them cats coming [Db] out of Pittsburgh, _ by [Eb] the rear of Kansas City, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ way [Dm] back when, [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _
when the
NATO left the _ [Bb] window, [Dm] was held in [G] that crowd.
[Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ He was like this.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _
Yeah, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
yeah it was.
_ [Eb] And the bass was _ down there around the bluegrass.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
We heard the city of.
_ [Bb] And [Dm] like, _ [G] there was a bird.
_ Bird [Dm] was arm around, went and mustered his [F] shoulder.
_ _ [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] It bent me all out of shape.
I [Bb] couldn't figure out what the hell was the bird doing.
[Dm] _
His arms were all [Bb] bent and mustered.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] And then the tune changed.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ And then there was all [Bb] these musicians, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] all these fantastic jazz musicians, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
hustling and
running across the bridge, _ _ descending into the [Dm] city, the big album, down there around city hall.
_ [Eb] _ _ Right in the early [Ab] morning, I was in the back of the house, and I was listening to the [A] band.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _
And I [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] was _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ listening to the band. _
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] And I was listening to [D] _ the [A] band. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ And I [Bb] was listening to the band.
[A] _ _ And I was listening [Eb] to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
_ [D] _ And I was listening to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
And I was listening [Eb] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
to the band.
And I was listening to the band.
And that's when I did my [A] research.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Searched around the jazz scene, did [D] a history of music, [Eb] inside out, outside in.
_ _ _ [Eb] Talked to one old talkie [D] way back when.
_ [C] He said, yeah, [A] don't you know Gus Johnson, the drummer? _ _ _ _
_ [G] Back out of Kansas [Eb] City. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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