CAMEL WALK

By Phish

 

Goin’ down town to the disco

Got to do it right away

Got a funky thing to get into

Gonna blow my blues away

                          Db5sus4 (3x)

(4x): Talkin’ Camel Walk!

 

(chorus riff)

 

Got funk’d diggin’ around

Movin’ to the beat of the sound

Strut (your stuff) (x8)

                          Db5sus4 (3x)

(4x): Talkin’ Camel Walk!

 

(chorus riff)

 

Bridge Jam: C#-F#-B-E  C#-F#-B   B > C# thing, then to walk down

 

Riff 1

 

Riff 2: G major riff backwards starting on C, then forwards

 

Back to Bm for 4 measures

 

Chorus

 

Extended Chorus Riff > Chorus > (original) Chorus Riff

 

Jam over Em for 8 measures w/ 4 stop & hits, to: G F# F E

 

Jam over Em w/ 4 stop & hits again

 

Ends on walk-down: G, F#, F, E


Verse: Bm > C#m > Bm           Or: (play either of the 2nd half here)


E-----7-/-9-/-7----------------|------------------------------------

B-----7-/-9-/-7----------------|-------12/14/12---------------------

G-----7-/-9-/-7----------------|-------11/13/11---12-13-12-13-------
D-----------------5-6-5-6------|-------12/14/12----------------14/---

A-/7-----------------------7---|------------------10-11-10-11-------
E------------------------------|---12--------------------------12/---

Chorus:

        E            
Talkin’ Camel Walk!

E--7------------------
B--9---8-8-8-\--------
G--9---7-7-7-\--------
D--9---6-6-6-\--------
A--7------------------
E---------------------


Chorus riff:

 

E--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D-------------0----0-1-2---

A--------0--2---2----------
E---0--3-------------------

 

 

Bridge walk-down:                                Riff 1:

    C#     C      B     Bb   A     A Ab G           5x

e---------------------------------------------|------------

B---14-----13-----12----11---10---------------|------------

G-----12-----11-----10----9-------------------|------------

D-------12-----11-----10---9----8--7-6-5~-5b--|---------2-- <- this riff 5x

A---------------------------------------------|-----0-2----

E---------------------------------------------|--0-3-------

 

Riff 2:

 

e-----------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------

G-------5-2-4---2-------------------------

D---2---------5---4-5-2-4---2-------------

A-------------------------5---3-5-2-3-----

E-------------------------------------5---

(fast!)

e---------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------3-----

G-----------------------------------------------2-4---4---

D-------------------2-4-5-4-5-4----2-4-5--2-4-5-----------

A-------2-3--2-3-5---------------5------------------------

E---3-5---------------------------------------------------

 

Extended Chorus Riff:

 

e-------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------

G-------------------------------------

D-----------0-2-0---------------0-2---

A-------0-2-------2-0-------0-2-------

E---0-3---------------3-0-3-----------