The Neville Brothers – Congo Square tab

Live 1995

Structure: Altered Minor 12 Bar Blues

Intro, Verse 1, Verse 2, Solos, Verse 3, Outro

This song is very reflective of the New Orleans music scene

Play Dm barring the 5th fret, Gm barring the
first 3 strings 3rd fret, A7 on the 6th fret,
Bb on the 5th fret and G7 with the same shape
as A7 but on the 4th fret. Please contact me
at "Brad Morgan" if you have any questions.
Have fun.




Riff Dm

e|------------------I---------------------I--------------------------------|B|--6b--------------I---------------------I--------------------------------|G|----7--5----------I---------------------I--------------------------------|D|----------7--6--5-I-------3~------------I--------------------------------|A|------------------I----5------5---------I--------------------------------|E|------------------I---------------------I--------------------------------|
Dm Dm Dm Dme|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|B|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|G|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|D|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|A|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|E|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
Gm Gm Dm Dme|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|B|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|G|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|D|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|A|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|E|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
A7 Bb Bb G7 G7 Dm Dm Dm A7 A7e|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|B|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|G|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|D|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|A|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|E|-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I---------------------|
************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************ Lyrics: It might be superstitious but some kind of something is going on down there It might be superstitious but some kind of something is going on down there Well there is an old time tradition where they play them drums at night in Congo Square You can hear 'em in the distance again a work folks up in the bayou say your prayer You can hear 'em in the distance again a work folks up in the bayou say your prayer That's when them voodoo people gather and they Play them drums at night at Congo Square Well I would not believe it but those single night I could not turn away Well I would not believe it but those single night I could not turn away They had that mojo in motion and I seen 'em a dancin' and prancing in that state Drum solo It might be superstitious but some kind of something is going on down there It might be superstitious but some kind of something is going on down there Well there is an old time tradition where they play them drums at night in Congo Square
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