Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 21:00:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Geoff Millewich
Subject: TAB: Hug You Squeeze You by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Hug You Squeeze You
by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
from the «Live at the El Mocambo» Video Recording
Transcribed by Geoff Millewich
As far as I know, Stevie Ray has not released this song on any of his
albums. The intro riff is just as serious as the lyrics, and I have a
hard time keeping a straight face when I play it. It took me about ten
minutes to figure it out and a few hours to really get it down. Use lots
of reverb and (as always with S.R.V.) tune down 1/2 step.
P.S. — This is my first shot at writing tab, so bear with me.
I’ve been moochin’ off you all for so long that
I figured I ought to make some contribution.
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Legend:
h = hammer on
p= pull off
x = mute string immediately after note is played
/ = slide up
= slide down
~ = wiggle your fingers
Intro Riff:
e:—0—-0——0—-0x——————0x——————————-|
B:—0—-0h2p0——-0x—0x—————0x—-/3—1——0x————|
G:————————0x———————/4—2——0x————|
D:——————————2~~~~~~—————————-2~~~~~~—|
A:————————————————————————-|
E:————————————————————————-|
e:—0x———————————————-0x—0x—-|
B:—0x———3——-3——-3———————0x—0x—-|
G:———2/4——2/4——2/4——0—————————-|
D:————————————-2~~~~~~~~~—————|play twice
A:————————————————————-|
E:————————————————————-|
Riff 2:
e:——0x——0x—-0——0—-0———0x—-0x———0—-0—-0-|
B:——0x——0x—-0——0—-0———0x—-0x———0—-0—-0-|
G:——1x——1x—-1——1—-1———1x—-1x———1—-1—-1-|
D:——————————————————————-|
A:——————————————————————-|
E:—0———————————0——————————|
God knows I love you darlin’ …….(I’ll) tell the world I do………
Riff 3 goes something like this????:
e:——0—2—0—2—0—2———0—2—0——-|
B:——0—2—0—2—0—2———0—2—0——-|
G:——1—2—1—2—1—2———1—2—1—1~~~-|
D:————————2~~~—————-|
A:———————————————|
E:———————————————|
Riff 4 — Chorus
e:————-0—0———0—0———0—0——————0x—0x|
B:————-0—0———0—0———0—0——————0x—0x|
G:————-1—1———1—1———1—1——————1x—1x|
D:——————————————————————|
A:——————————————————————|
E:——————————————————————|
I wanna hug ya……kiss ya….squeeze ya till my arms fall off
Lyrics (standard blues format, of course):
(Intro Riff)
Verse 1:
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
God knows I love ya baby, (I’ll) tell the world I do
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
God knows I love ya baby, (I’ll) tell the world I do
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
Yah I’ll do anything just to be loved by you
Verse 2:
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
Got so much trouble I don’t know what to do
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
Got so much trouble I don’t know what to do
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
Yah, I’ll do anything just to make love to you
Chorus:
(Riff 4)
I wanna hug ya, kiss ya, squeeze ya, till my arms fall off
(Riff 4)
I wanna hug ya, kiss ya, squeeze ya, till my arms fall off
(Riff 4)
God knows about that baby….and baby I love you so
(Solo)—please don’t expect me or anyone to tab a Stevie Ray solo
Verse 2 again
Chorus again
P.S. — Any comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome via email.