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Eric Clapton - Walkin Blues tab

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Date: 13.01.2005
Tabbed by Peter Tuyp (peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)

Subject:
Eric Clapton - Walkin' Blues (unplugged)

Open G Tuning = D G D G B D  low to  high

The song is played with a slide while tapping the rithm with your feet
~~~~ = slide
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x        x        x         x = taps with feet
----------|
----------|
-----5----|
-----5----|
--3//5----|   This means you play a somewhat stretched slide.
----------|  at the time you reach position 5 you play the other notes on top of it


Intro:
  G
  ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~   ~~~~~ ~~~~~   ~~~~~ ~~
|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-----------------------------------------0--|
|-10/12-------------------11/12-------11/12-------11/12---11/12-11/12---11/12--------x-------|
|-------------------------------------------------11/12---11/12---------------12-----x-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----x-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x           x           x           x           x             x             x      x


  G
  ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~   ~~ ~~  
~~                                                                                      F#
|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-------12-------12--------------------------|
|-10/12-------------------------------------------11/12----11/12----11/12---------12-12---11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x           x           x           x           x              x           x        x


  F                 C
  ~~             ~~~~
|----------x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------x--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------x--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3//5--------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x


  C
  ~     ~  ~     ~  ~~~    ~~~                   ~~~    ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------5--------5/3----0/3---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5--5-----5--5/3----0/3--0-----0------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5--5-----5--5/3----0/3--0-----0-----0--------0--3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|-------5--------5-----------------0-------------2/4----------0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  G                                   D
       ~~~ ~     ~  ~          ~~~    ~~~        ~~~    ~~~~~      ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----3/5-5-----5--5-----0--------0--5/7------------0--5/7\5----------0---------------------|
|-0--------------------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  C                                   G        G7       G6       G+5
  ~~~        ~~~    ~~~     ~~~   ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
|-3/5------------0--5\3---------0-----0--------3--------2--------1-----1---------------------|
|-3/5------0-2/4----5\3---0-2/3-0-2/3-0------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  G              D                    G
       ~~~                        ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0-----0--------0--0--------0-----0------------------------------------------------|
|------2/4------------------------3/4-0------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x


Verse 1:
  G7       G6       G                 G7       G6       G
                         ~~~                                 ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
|-3--------2--------0--------0-----0--3--------2--------0--------0---------------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0-------------------------------3/4-0-----0---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
  Woke up this mornin'             feel 'round for my shoes.


  G7       G6       G                 G7       G6       G        C
                         ~~~                                  ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0--------------5---------------------|
|-3--------2--------0--------0-----0--3--------2--------0--------5-----5---------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0--------------------------------3//5---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
    You know about that, babe         had them old walkin' blues.


Verse 2:
  C                                                           G
  ~     ~  ~     ~        ~~~~     ~        ~~~~     ~~~~             ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5--5-----5--0--------------5--0-----------------5------------------------------------|
|-5-----5--5-----5--0--------5-----5--0-----------------5--0---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3//5--------------3//5-----3//5-----0-------2/4--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
  Woke up this mornin'         I feel 'round for my  shoes.


  G                                                               D
       ~~~               ~~~     ~~~       ~~~            ~~~   ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------0-----------------------0------------7--------------------------|
|-0----3/5-------0-----------0--------0----3/5----------0-----0---7--------------------------|
|-------------------0-------------2/4-------------------0-2/4-0-5/7--------------------------|
|------------------------3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  D                          C                                   G
                          ~~~~        ~        ~        ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-----------------5--------5--------5\0------------0---------------------|
|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5\0---0------------------------------|
|-------------------------3//5-----------------5-----------------0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
      You know about that, baby                 Woo-Lord, I had them old walkin' blues.


  G7       G6       G+5      G5             D                    G
                                  ~~~                       ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0----0--------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0-----0--0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--1-----1--0--------0-----0--------0--0--------------0---------------------|
|---------------------------------2/4-----------------------3/4--0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


Verse 3:
  G7       G6       G                 G7       G6       G
                         ~~~                                 ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------0------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-----------------------------------0------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--0--------------0--3-----3--2-----2--0--------------0---------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0-------------------------------3/4-0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
  I'm leavin' this mornin'         I have ta go ride the  blinds.


  G7       G6       G                 G7       G6       G        C
                         ~~~                                  ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------x------------------------------------|
|-------------------0--------------------------0--------x------------------------------------|
|-3----3---2-----2--0--------------0--3-----3--2-----2--x------------------------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0--------------------------x-----3//5---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
  I  been mistreat  ed.          I  don't mind dyin'   this a mornin',


  C                                                              G
        ~~~~              ~~~~              ~~~~                      ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------5------------------------------------|
|-x-----------------x-----------------x--------5--------5------------------------------------|
|-x-----------------x-----------------x--------5--------5-----0------------------------------|
|-x-----3//5--------x-----3//5--------x-----3//5-----------------0----2/4--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
                     If I have ta  go ride a blind


  G                                                               D
       ~~~               ~~~      ~~~      ~~~            ~~~   ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------0---7--------------------------|
|-0----3/5----------------------------0----3/5-------0--------0-5/7--------------------------|
|----------------0-----------0----2/4-------------------0-2/4--------------------------------|
|------------------------3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  D                          C                                   G
                          ~~~~                          ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
|-------------------0-----------------5--------5--------5\0------0------0--------------------|
|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5\0------0---------------------------|
|-------------------------3//5-----------------5--------------0------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
       I been mistreat ed.                      Woo-Lord, I don't mind dyin'

[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/e/eric-clapton/55771.html ]
  G7       G6       G+5      G5             D                 G
                                  ~~~
|----------------------------------------------------0--0-----0------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------------0--0-----0------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------------------------0------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--1-----1--0--------0-----0-----------0------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2/4--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


Solo 1:
  G
  ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~   ~~~~~ ~~~~~   ~~~~~ ~~
|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12---------------------------------------0----|
|-10/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12---11/12-11/12---11/12--------0--0----|
|-------------------------------------------------11/12-----------------------12-----0-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----0-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x           x           x           x           x             x             x      x


  G                                                                                      
F#
  ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~   ~~ ~~  
~~
|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-------12-------12--------------------------|
|-10/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12----11/12----11/12---------12-12---11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x           x           x           x           x              x           x        x


  F                 C
  ~~             ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10----------------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0-----3//5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x


    C
  ~~~  ~~~ ~~~  ~~~ ~~~~~    ~~~                 ~~~    ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------2/3-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--2/3-0-------0-------2/4-0--3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--------0-------------2/4------------2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  G                                     D
       ~~~ ~     ~  ~          ~~~    ~~~        ~~~    ~~~~~      ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----3/5-5-----5--5-----0----2/4-0--5/7--------2/4-0--5/7\5----------0---------------------|
|-0--------------------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  C                                   G        G7       G6       G+5
  ~~~        ~~~    ~~~     ~~~   ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0--0-----0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0--------0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
|-3/5------------0--5\3-----2/3-0-2/3-0-----0--3-----3--2--------1---------------------------|
|----------0-2/4----------0-2/3-0-2/3-0------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  G              D                    G
       ~~~                        ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0-----0--------0--0--------0-----0------------------------------------------------|
|------2/4------------------------3/4-0------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x


Verse 4:
  G7       G6       G                 G7       G6       G
                         ~~~                                 ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------0------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--0--------0-----0--3-----3--2-----2--0--------0-----0---------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0-------------------------------3/4-0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
  People   tell me               the walkin' blues ain't bad.


  G7       G6       G                 G7       G6       G        C
                         ~~~                                  ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------x------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--x--------5-----5---------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--0--------0-----0--3-----3--2-----2--x--------5-----5---------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0--------------------------------3//5---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
  The worse     old   feelin'     I     most    ever  had


  C                                                              G
                          ~~~~              ~~~~              ~~~~    ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x--------x-----0--x-----------------x-----------------x------------------------------------|
|-x-----5--x-----0--x--------5--------x--------5--------x------------------------------------|
|-x-----5--x-----0--x--------5--------x--------5--------x------------------------------------|
|-------------------------3//5--------------3//5--------x-------------2/4--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3//5---------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
  People tell me             the old walkin'    blues ain't bad.


  G                                                             D
       ~~~               ~~~      ~~~      ~~~               ~~~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----3/5-------0--------------------0----3/5-------0-------10/12---------------------------|
|-------------------0--------0----2/4-------------------0----10/12---------------------------|
|------------------------3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
                                                          Well  it's the


  D                          C                                   G
                          ~~~~        ~        ~        ~    ~~~
|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------0--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5--------------0---------------------|
|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5--------------0---------------------|
|-------------------0-----3//5--------5--------5--------5----2/4-0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
         worse  old  feelin'      Woo-Lord, the most   I ever had.


  G7       G6       G+5      G5             D                 G
                                  ~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------0-----0------------------------------|
|-0--0-----0-----0--0-----0--0--------------------------0-----0------------------------------|
|-0--------0-----0--0-----0--0--------------------------0------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--1-----1--0--------0-----0--------0--0------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2/4--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x


Solo 2:
  G
  ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~  ~~~~~   ~~~~~ ~~~~~   ~~~~~ ~~
|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10--------------------------------------0--0--------|
|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10--10/12---11/12-11/12---11/12-12------0--0--------|
|--------------------------------------------10/12-----------------------12------0--0--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x           x        x        x            x             x             x       x


  G                                                                               F#
  ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~  ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~   ~~ ~~   ~~
|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-------12-------12----------------------------------|
|-10/12-----------------------------------11/12----11/12----11/12---------12-12---11---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x           x        x         x        x              x           x        x


  F                  C
  ~~              ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10----------------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0-----3//5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x


  C
  ~~~  ~~~ ~~~  ~~~ ~~~~~    ~~~                 ~~~    ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------2/3---------x---------------------------------------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--2/3-0-------x---------------------------------------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--2/3-0-------x----0------0--3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--------0-------------2/4------------2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  C                                     D
       ~~~ ~     ~  ~          ~~~    ~~~        ~~~    ~~~~~      ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----3/5-5-----5--5-----0--------0--5/7------------0--5/7\5----------0---------------------|
|-0--------------------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x


  C                                   G        G7       G6             G+5         G
  ~~~        ~~~    ~~~     ~~~   ~~~                                          ~~~
|-------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-----0-----0--0-----------0---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0--------0--0-------------------2/4-----------|
|-3/5------------0--5\3-----2/3-0-2/3-0-----0-----------2--2-----------1--1----2/4-0---------|
|----------0-2/4----------0-2/3-0-2/3-0----------------------------------------2/4-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  x        x        x        x        x


  G
  ~~~~     ~~~~~ ~~~~~     ~~~
|-7/12-----------------------------0--|
|-7/12-----11/12-------------------0--|
|-7/12-----------11/12----------0-----|
|-------------------------------0-----|
|--------------------------2/3--0-----|
|-------------------------------------|
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