Boogie Chillen (Hakan Ehn version)

This song is beyond my ability to play well, and you shouldn't count on the tab being accurate.  Think of it as a guide.  I'll make corrections as I figure them out.

"-2\-2’" is a slur.

One note in parenthases like (-1) means to play that note VERY quickly.




(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2’

(-4-5) 4 -3’   4 -4 4 -3\-3’
--4 4 -3’ 4 -4 gliss to -2
-5 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4
-5 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4  -4 gliss to -1

(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2’

Well , my Mama she didn´t allow me, just to stay out all night long

(-1) -2 -2

Well , my Mama didn´t allow me, just to stay out all night long

(-1) -2 -2

I didn´t care what she'd allow. I was boogiein’ anyhow.

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -3’ -4      
(-2 gliss to -5)-5' 5   5 -4 4 -3’ -2   -2 -3 -2 -2\-2’
-4 -5 -5    -5 5 -4 4 -3’ -2-3-2 (shake -4 -5) -5 5 -4 4 -3’ -2 

(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2’

When I first came to town, people, I was walkin´ down Hastings Street.  Everybody was talkin about 

-2 (-3 -4) (-3 -4) -3 -2

The Henry Swing Club.

-4’ -4 -5(trips) -4’ -4 -5    -4’ -4 (Shake -4 -5)

I dropped in there that night

-4’ -4 -5(trips, 2 times)   -4 -3’ -2


When I got there I said, “Yeah, people

-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5   6 -5 (-4 slide to -2)

They were really havin´ a ball. Yes, I know”

-5 -5 -5 -5 (shake -4-5) gliss down to -2 

Boogie chillen´

(-1) -2 -2 -2” 
(-2) -1 -2” -2 (trips, 3 times)
-2” -2 -1 -2
(-2) -1 -2” -2 (trips, 3 times)
-2” -2 -1 -2 -3\-3’
-4 -4’ -3 -2  (-3’ -4’) (-3 -4) -3 -2 -4’ -4

(-3’ -4) (-3 -4) (-4 -5) (trips, 8 times): 4 -4 -5
(-4 -5 start bent, unbend) (-4 -5 start bent, unbend)
(-4 -5) (-4 -5) (-4 -5) (trips, 2 times)
(-4 -5) (4 5) (-3 -4) (-4 -5) (this line 5 times)
(-4 -5) (a bunch of these rapid fire with a (-4’ -5’)
         thrown in here and there for 4 bars), then -3 -2

(-3 gliss to -6) -5 -4  -5 -4 -3 -4 -3 -2
-4’ -3 -2   -4’ -3 -2   -4’ -3 -2   -1 -1’

-2 -3’ -4’  (-3 -4) start bent, unbend 6 times)
-4 -4 -3’ -2”

(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2’

One night I was layin´ down

(-1) -2 -2 -2

I heard Mama and Papa talkin´

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

I heard Papa tell Mama, 

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

“Let that boy boogie woogie

(-1) -2 -2 -2

´Cause it´s in that boy

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

And it got to come out.”

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

Well, I felt so good 

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2

And I went on boogie-woogie´n´ just the same

(-1) -2 -2 -2 -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2   -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2   -2 -3’ -4
-2 -4’ 4  -3 -2 -3’    
(-1) -2 -2   -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2   -2 -3’ -4
-2 (-4 -5) (-4 -5) (-4 -5) (-4 -5) (-4 -5) 
-4 -3 (-4 -5) -4 -3 -2

-2 -1 (-2’ -3’) -2 (this line 8 times)
(5 6) (-4 -5) (5 6) -4   -4’ 4 -3 -3’ -2 (4 times)

(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-1) -2 -2 -2       (-1) -2 -3’ -4
(-2) -4' -3' -2     -2 -4' -3' -2 -2\-2’

-1 -2” -2 -2    -2” -1