----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISSISSIPPI QUEEN - Mountain ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: L. West/C. Laing Album: "Climbing!" (1970, Windfall Sony Records) Guitarists: L-Leslie West, R-Felix Pappalardi Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: March 1, 2008 INTRO: E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----cowbell-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------5-| A -----------------|-----------------|-7~~-------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------5-7---|-----------------|-----------5-7---| E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-------------19^w| G -----------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------| A -7~~-------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------| Gt1 E|---19--------------------|-------------------------| B|=----19^w-19-17----------|----------17-19~~--17----| G|-------------------18-16-|----16-18----------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | | | Gt2 A5 B5 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-7=/9--9--9--9-----------|-------9-----7-----9-----| A|-7=/9--9--9--9-----------|----------9-----------9--| E|-5=/7--7--7--7-----------|----7--------------------| Gt1 E|-------------------------|----19-------------------| B|-------17-19-17~--17-19^w|-hb---(21)r-19-17-----17-| G|-16-18-------------------|-------------------18----| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | | | Gt2 G5 A5 | E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-5=/7--7--7--7-----------|-------7-----5^q------7--| A|-5=/7--7--7--7-----------|----------7--------------| E|-3=/5--5--5--5-----------|----5--------------------| 1ST VERSE: Gt1 E|-----------------| B|-21p17~~---------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| | | Gt2 D E | D E E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-4/6-6-6-6-\-----|-----------------|-4/6-6-6-6-\-----|-----------2~~---|2x A|-5/7-7-7-7-\-----|-----7---5~--7---|-5/7-7-7-7-\-----|-----------------| E|-----------------|---0---0---------|-----------------|---0-3^q-0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Mississippi Queen, if you know what I mean 2. Mississippi Queen, she taught me everything G5 A5 G5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -5/7-7-7-7-------|---7-7---5~--7---|-5/7-7-7-7-------|-----------7~~---| A -5/7-7-7-7-------|-------5---------|-5/7-7-7-7-------|-----------------| E -3/5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|-3/5-5-5-5-------|---5-8^q-5-------| Way down around Vicksburg, around Louisiana way D E D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -4/6-6-6-6-\-----|-----------------|-4/6-6-6-6-\-----|-----------2~~---| A -5/7-7-7-7-\-----|---7-7---5~--7---|-5/7-7-7-7-\-----|-----------------| E -----------------|-------5-------5-|-----------------|---0-3^q-0-------| There lived a Cajun lady called the Mississppi Queen A5 B5 G5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -7/9-9-9-9-------|-----9---7~--9---|-5/7-7-7-7-------|---7-7---5^q-----| A -7/9-9-9-9-------|---9---9-------9-|-5/7-7-7-7-------|-------5---------| E -5/7-7-7-7-------|-----------------|-3/5-5-5-5-------|-----------------| You know she was a dancer, she moved better on wine, While the E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -6---------------|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------| A -7---------------|-----------------|-7~~-------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------5-7---|-----------------|-----------------| rest of them dudes Buddy, beg your pardon, was a-gettin' their kicks, I was getting mine 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, with these lead parts added) D E D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----12----------|-----------------|-----12----------|-----------------| G 11^w---(13)r-9~--|-------------11^w|==-----(13)r-9~--|-------------11^w| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A ----hb-----------|-----------------|-hb--------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi Queen, if you know what I mean D E D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|--12-------------|-----------------| G ===r^w---11-9~---|-------------11^w|----(13)-11-9~---|--------14^w-14^w| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-hb--------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi Queen, she taught me everything G5 A5 G5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|---------15------|-----------------|-----------------| G ==---hb----=-----|-=---=-----(16)r-|-12~-------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------|---------14~-----|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This lady she asked me if I would be her man D E D E E --------------------|----------15^w|--15-12----------|-----------------| B 15^w-15^w---(17)rp12|--------------|-------15~-------|---------15^wrp12| G --------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------| D ------hb------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------| A --------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------| E --------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You know that I told her I'd do what I can A5 B5 G5 A5 E -----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| B -----------------|----15-------------|---------------|-----------------| G -14^w-14^w---=---|--=---14^w-14^w-14-|-12~-----------|-----------------| D -----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To keep her looking pretty, buy her dresses that shine, While the E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -6---------------|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------| A -7---------------|-----------------|-7~~-------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------5-7---|-----------------|-----------------| rest of them dudes Buddy, beg your pardon, was making their bread, I was losing mine GUITAR SOLO: (rhythm guitar part is same as 1st Verse) D E E -------------------------|----19-------------------| B ---------------------19^w|=-----(21)r19-17---------| G -------------------------|-----------------18~-----| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . D E E -------------------------|----19-------------------| B ---------------------19^w|=-----(21)r19-17~--------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . D E E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G ----------------14^w-----|-14-12-14-14^w-12^q------| D -------------------------|---------------------14~-| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . D E E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------12^w--|-------12-9--------------| G -------------------------|-------------11-9--------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . G5 A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B ----------------------15-|-------------------------| G ----------------14^w-----|-14^w--14-12-14----------| D -------------------------|----------------14~------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . G5 A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B ----------------15^w-----|-15-12-------------------| G -------------------------|-------14-12----14~------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . D E E -------------------------|-------------------------| B ---------------19^w--19^w|----------17-21p17-------| G -------------------------|----16-18----------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . D E E ----------------19^w-----|-19-21-19-21-19-21-19-21-| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . A5 B5 G5 A5 E -19^w-19^w-~-----|-----19^w--19-16-|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|---17-19^w--17~--|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-18--------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You know she was a dancer, she moved better on wine, While the E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -6---------------|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------5-| A -7---------------|-----------------|-7~~-------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------5-7---|-----------------|-----------5-7---| rest of them dudes Buddy, beg your pardon, was a-gettin' their kicks, I was getting mine E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------5-| A -7~~-------------|-----------------|-7~~-------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------5-7---|-----------------|-----------5-7---| Ahhh, Mississippi Queen E -----------------| B -----------------| G -----------------| D -----------------| A -7---------------| E -----------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) under a staff are for timing, and show where the downbeats (1234) fall. -For the four note riff that appears on the first staff of the tab (and which repeats a number of times in the song), the fourth note should be played with exaggerated vibrato. -Originally I had the chords in the first 8 bars of the Verses as D5 and E5. But when checking the tab over, I realized that on the recording you can hear the third in both chords, so I changed them to partial D and E chords. (I looked at some video, and while it was kind of hard to see, I think L. West is playing those chords much the way I've tabbed them.) It's only the D and E chords that are Major, though, the rest of the chords in the Verse are 5th chords. ^...bend (w=whole tone,q=quarter) ~...vibrato hb..hold bend =...hold note r...release bend /...slide up p...pull off \...slide down (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)