Written by Mac DeMarco/Peter Sagar
Mac DeMarco - Baby's Wearing Blue Jeans
from his 2012 album 'Rock and Roll Nightclub'
Mac DeMarco plays this song differently live. Mac recorded the album and then digitally
slowed down all the songs, so when he plays the songs live, they are 4 semitones higher,
which is how he originally wrote the song. So if you want to play it like he does live,
then move everything up 4 frets. I've tabbed out the album version, so you can play along
with that one.
Also, I've tabbed it out for standard tuning, so the last chord in each progression
(the one where you play the open A and D strings) actually uses the low D note. So if you
want it to be more accurate, then tune to drop D and play the 3 open strings together.
I've tabbed it in standard purely for convenience.
Intro:
Lead guitar:
e|-7----5--------------|
B|-7----5----5----7----|
G|----------------6----| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Rhythm guitar:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x2
D|-5----2----0----0----|
A|-5----2----0----0----|
E|-3----0--------------|
Verse:
"Standing on the corner, tryin' to keep it clean,
Fine lookin' woman in a pair of Lee's,
Take her back to my place, lay her down in bed,
As she starts to strip down, I say "leave 'em on instead""
Lead guitar:
e|--------5.------------7.---------5.------------7.--|
B|-5.-7.--5.--5.-7.-----7.--5.-7.--5.--5.-7.-----7.--|
G|-4.-4.------4.-4.-7.------4.-4.------4.-4.-7.------| x4
D|------------------7.-----------------------7.------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
Chorus:
"Baby's wearing blue jeans,
Baby's wearing blue jeans,
Baby's wearing blue jeans,
Baby's wearing blue jeans"
Rhythm guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4\--5-5\-----------------------------| x4
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4\--5-5\--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2--0-0--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2\--3-3\--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2--0-0--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------0-0-------|
Lead guitar:
e|-7--7--7--7---10--10--10--10---12--12--12--12---14--14--14--14---|
B|--10-10-10-10---12--12--12--12---15--15--15--15---15--15--15--15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
"Later in the evenin', dippin' in the tub,
Washin' wearin' Wrangler's, I think that I'm in love,
Straight leg or a boot cut, I'm beggin', darlin' please,
Stay with me forever and don't take off those jeans"
Lead guitar:
e|--------5.------------7.---------5.------------7.--|
B|-5.-7.--5.--5.-7.-----7.--5.-7.--5.--5.-7.-----7.--|
G|-4.-4.------4.-4.-7.------4.-4.------4.-4.-7.------| x4
D|------------------7.-----------------------7.------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
Chorus:
"Baby's wearing blue jeans,
Baby's wearing blue jeans,
Baby's wearing blue jeans,
Baby's wearing blue jeans"
Rhythm guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4\--5-5\-----------------------------| x4
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4\--5-5\--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2--0-0--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2\--3-3\--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2--0-0--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------0-0-------|
Lead guitar:
e|-7--7--7--7---10--10--10--10---12--12--12--12---14--14--14--14---|
B|--10-10-10-10---12--12--12--12---15--15--15--15---15--15--15--15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo:
Lead guitar:
e|-5b7--7r5-3-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-5-5b7--7r5-3-2---0-2-2b3--3r2-0-----2-3-3/5--5-3-5-5b7---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------2------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5b7--7r5-3-2------------------------------------------------------------5----------|
B|----------------3-5-5b7--7r5-3-2---0-2-2b3--3r2-0-----2-3-3/5--5-3-5-5b7---5b7-5-3--|
G|--------------------------------------------------2---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar plays this behind the Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
Chorus:
"Baby's wearing blue jeans,
Baby's wearing blue jeans,
Baby's wearing blue jeans,
Baby's wearing blue jeans"
Rhythm guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4\--5-5\-----------------------------| x6
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4\--5-5\--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2--0-0--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2\--3-3\--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2--0-0--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------0-0-------|
Lead guitar:
e|-7--7--7--7---10--10--10--10---12--12--12--12---14--14--14--14---|
B|--10-10-10-10---12--12--12--12---15--15--15--15---15--15--15--15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x6
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Fade out.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . staccato
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
