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Johnson Robert - Walkinblues tab

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Subject: j/johnson,robert/WalkingBlues.tab

Walkin' Blues by Robert Johnson       Open G Tuning = D G D G B D  low to high
~~ = slide or slide vibrato       / = slide up          \ = slide down
Played fingerstyle w/ slide

1   G
     ~~~~~                 ~~~~~       ~~~~~
d  |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-|
B  |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-|
G  |------------------------------------------------|
D  |------------------------------------------------|
G  |------------------------------------------------|
D  |------------------------------------------------|


2    ~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~~~     ~~~~
d  |-------------------------------------0-|
B  |-11/12--11/12--11/12--11/12-----0/12---|
G  |-11/12--11/12---------------12--0/12---|
D  |----------------------------12--0/12---|
G  |---------------------------------------|
D  |---------------------------------------|


3    ~~~~~
d  |-10/12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
B  |-10/12----------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
G  |---------------------------------------------------|
D  |---------------------------------------------------|
G  |---------------------------------------------------|
D  |---------------------------------------------------|


                                         Gb   F/(G)
4    ~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~                        ~~~
d  |-------12-------12----------------------|-----X-----|
B  |-11/12----11/12----11/12-------12-12-11-|-10--X-----|
G  |-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-|-10--0-----|
D  |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-10--0-----|
G  |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-------3/5-|
D  |----------------------------------------|-----------|

6    C            ~~~           ~~~     ~~~
d  |-----------|----------------------------------|
B  |----5------|--3/5-----5-----------------------|
G  |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--5\3--0--3/3--0----|
D  |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--5\3--0--3/3--0----|
G  |----5----0-|-------5-----5--5\3-------------0-|
D  |---------0-|----------------------------------|


    G
8          ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~     ~~~           ~~~
d  |-------------------------------|------------------------|
B  |-------------------------------|-------5----------------|
G  |-0-----------------------------|-------5----------------|
D  |-0-0-------0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3-|-0-3/5-5-5-5-0-------0--|
G  |-------2/4-----------2/3-0-2/3-|-0-------------0-2/4----|
D  |-----3-------------------------|------------------------|


    D                             C
10   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~     ~~~~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~~
d  |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B  |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G  |-------------5/7-7\5\--------|-------------------------------------|
D  |-5/7-0-----0-5/7-7\5\------0-|-3/5-5\3\-0-----0-3/5\3-0-------/2/3-|
G  |-----0-2/4-----------0-2/4---|-3/5-5\3\-0-2/4-----------2/3-0-/2/3-|
D  |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|


   G     G7     G6   G#5     G          D
12                               ~~~              ~~~~~
d  |------------------------|-------------------X-------|
B  |-----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-|-0-----------------X-------|
G  |-----0-0--0---0--0----0-|-0-----------------X-------|
D  |-0-----3----3-2--2-1--1-|-0------0---0-5--0-0-------|
G  |-0----------------------|----2/4-------0------2/3/4-|
D  |------------------------|---------------------------|

    G5     G7        G6    G           G      G7         G6          G
14                             ~~~~~                                     ~~~
d  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B  |-------0-------0-0---0-0---------|--------0--------0-0---------0-0-------|
G  |-------0-------0-0---0-0---------|--------0--------0-0---------0-0-------|
D  |-0-----3-------3-2---2-0---------|-0------3--------3-2---------2-0-------|
G  |-0-----0---------0---------2/3/4-|-0---0--0----------0---------------3/4-|
D  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
      Woke up this morn - in'              feel 'round for my shoes.


                G7          G6        G
16                                        ~~~
d  |------------------------------------------|
B  |------------0------0----------------------|
G  |-----0------0------0-----0---0----0-------|
D  |-------0----3------3-----2-----2--0-------|
G  |-0----------0------------0--------0---3/4-|
D  |------------------------------------------|
       You know a-bout that, babe


     G5         G7         G6          G
17                                         ~~~
d  |------------0------------------------------|
B  |------------0-----------0------0---0-------|
G  |-----0------0-----------0------0---0-------|
D  |-------0----3-----------2------2---0-------|
G  |-0-------------------------------------3/5-|
D  |-------------------------------------------|
       had them old walkin' blues.

     C
18                                 ~~~                ~~~
d  |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B  |--------5----------------X---------|--------5----------------------------|
G  |-5---5--5-------5--5-----X---------|-5---X--5--------------5--5----0-----|
D  |-5---5--5-------5--5-----0---------|-5---X--5---------5----5--5----0-----|
G  |-------------------X-----X-----3/5-|--------------3/5-5----5--5----------|
D  |-------------------X---------------|-------------------------------------|
       Woke up this morn - in'             I feel  'round      for my  shoes.


     G
20     ~~~     ~~~      ~~~      ~~~~    ~~~       ~~~
d  |------------------------|-----------------------------|
B  |------------------------|-----------------------------|
G  |------------------------|-----------------0-----------|
D  |--------0--3/5--0-------|-0-------0--3/5----0-------0-|
G  |-0-3/4------------0-----|-0--/3/4-----------0--2/4--0-|
D  |--------------------2/5-|-----------------------------|


                G7          G6        G
22   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       ~~~
d  |----------------------------------------|
B  |---7------------------------------------|
G  |---7------------------------------------|
D  |-4/7----------------------------0-------|
G  |--------------------------------0---3/5-|
D  |----------------------------------------|
       You know a-bout that, baby


     C
23                                  ~~~
d  |--------------------------------------------|
B  |--------------------------------------------|
G  |-5--------X-------------5---5---5\0---------|
D  |-5--------X-------------5---5---5\0---------|
G  |----------X-------------5-------------------|
D  |--------------------------------------------|
       Woo-Lord, I had them old walk - in' blues.


24                                  ~~~                ~~~
d  |----------------------------|---------------------------|
B  |-------0----0--0--0--0------|---------------------------|
G  |---0--------0--0--0--0------|---------------------------|
D  |-----3---3--2--2--1--1------|-0-----0--0-----------0----|
G  |-0--------------------------|---3/4----------0--X--3/4--|
D  |----------------------------|-------------X-----X-------|

    G5     G7        G6    G           G      G7         G6          G
26                                   ~~~~                                 ~~~~
d  |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B  |--------------0-----------0--0-0------|--------0--------0-0-----0-0--------|
G  |--------------------------0--0-0------|--------0--------0-0-----0-0--------|
D  |-0-----0------3-------3---2--2-0------|-0------3--------3-2-----2-0-0------|
G  |-0------------------------0------/3/4-|-0---0--0----------0-------0--------|
D  |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------/3/4-|
      I'm leavin' this morn - in'              I have-ta go ride the blinds.


     G5   G7         G6        G
28                                ~~~~
d  |-----------------------------------|
B  |------0----0-----0------0--0-------|
G  |---0--0----0-----0------0--0-------|
D  |------3----3-----2------2--0-------|
G  |-0----0--------------------0--/3/4-|
D  |-----------------------------------|
       I  been mis - treat  ed.


     G5         G7      G6     G            C
29                                   ~~~~        ~~~~      ~~~~
d  |--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B  |------------0----0--0---0--X----------|------------5----------|
G  |-------0----0----0--0---0--X----------|------------5----------|
D  |------------3----3--2---2--X----------|-5----------5----------|
G  |-0----------0--------------X-----/3/5-|-5----/3/5------/3/5---|
D  |--------------------------------------|-5---------------------|
       I  don't mind dyin'    this a morn - in',


31   ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d  |-----------------------------------|
B  |-------------------5---------------|
G  |-------------------5---------------|
D  |-5-----------------5---------------|
G  |-5------------3/5------------------|
D  |-5---------------------------------|
     If I have-ta       go ride a blind


32      ~~~    ~~~        ~~~
d  |-----------------------------|
B  |-----------------------------|
G  |-----------------------------|
D  |-0------0--3/5----0----------|
G  |-0--2/4----------------------|
D  |----------------------2/4----|


                                   D
33      ~~~    ~~~        ~~~      ~~~                    ~~~
d  |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B  |-----------------------------|---------------------X-------|
G  |-----------------------------|---------------------X-------|
D  |-0------0--3/5----0----------|---------------------X-------|
G  |-0--2/4-----------------0--0-|-5/7-----------------X--3/5--|
D  |--------------------0-2/4----|-----------------------------|
                                       I been mis-treat ed.

[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/johnson-robert/9402.html ]
     C
35                            ~~~          G      G7       G6     G#5
d  |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B  |-------------------------------------|-----0--0--0-----0---0--0---0-|
G  |-5------5-------5--5------5\---------|-0---0--0--0-----0---0--0---0-|
D  |-5------5-------5--5------5\---------|-0---0--3-----3--2---2--1---1-|
G  |-----------------------------0-------|------------------------------|
D  |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
       Woo-Lord, I don't mind dyin'


     G             D
37      ~~~~
d  |-----------------0-0---0-|
B  |-0---------------0-0---0-|
G  |-0-----------------0-----|
D  |-0-------0---0-----0-----|
G  |----2/4/-----------------|
D  |-------------------------|

GUITAR SOLO
    G
38   ~~~                ~~~~~       ~~~~~         ~~~~~  ~~~~~ ~~~~~
d  |-/12----12-12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-|---------------------------0-|
B  |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-11/12-------11/12-------|-11/12--11/12-11/12-----0--0-|
G  |--------------------------------------------|-11/12--------------12--0----|
D  |--------------------------------------------|------------------------0----|
G  |--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--------|-----------------------------|
D  |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


40   ~~~                         ~~~~~
d  |-/12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11/12-12-12-|
B  |-/12-12-12-------------------11/12-12-12-|
G  |-/12-------------------------------------|
D  |-----------------------------------------|
G  |-0------------------0--0-----------------|
D  |-----------------------------------------|

                                                              C
41   ~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~                Gb   F/(G)    ~~~~~
d  |-------12-------12-------------------------|------------|----|
B  |-11/12----11/12----11/12----------12-12-11-|-10---------|-5--|
G  |-11/12-------------------12--12---12-12-11-|-10---0-----|-5--|
D  |----------------------------------12-12-11-|-10---0-----|-5--|
G  |----0--0-----0---------------0--0----------|------x---2/|-/5-|
D  |-------------------------------------------|------------|----|


44   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~   ~~~       G       ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~~
d  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G  |-------------------------2/3-0---|----------------------------------|
D  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--0----2/4-0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3/-|
G  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-------0-|-0-----0-2/4-----------2/3-0-2/3/-|
D  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


                                    D
46      ~~~                ~~~      ~~~~~    ~~~   ~~~  ~~    ~~~
d  |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B  |--------(5)---(5)-------------|---------------------------------|
G  |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D  |-0--3/5--5--5--5---0---2/4--0-|-5/7---0--2/4-0-5/7--7\--------0-|
G  |-0-------------------0-2/4----|-------0--2/4-----------0--2/4---|
D  |------------------------------|---------------------------------|


     C
48   ~~~~~~~~ ~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~   ~~~~
d  |--------------------------------------|
B  |--------------------------------------|
G  |--------------------------------------|
D  |-3/5--5\-------0-3/5\3--0-2/3--0-/2/3-|
G  |--------0-2/4-------------2/3--0-/2/3-|
D  |--------------------------------------|


    G     G7       G6   G#5     G          D
49                               ~~~                   ~~~
d  |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B  |-----0-0--0-0---0--0-0--0-|-0---------------------------|
G  |-------0--------0--0-0--0-|-0---------------------------|
D  |-0---0-3------3-2--2-1--1-|-0-----0--0---0---0--0-------|
G  |-0------------------------|--2/4-------------------3/4--|
D  |--------------------------|-----------------------------|


    G5       G7     G6     G        G5         G7          G6       G
51                            ~~~~                                     ~~~~
d  |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B  |---------0---0--0---0--0------|-------------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
G  |------0--0---0--0---0--0------|------0------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
D  |------0--3---3--2---2--0------|------0------3-----3-----2-----2-0-------|
G  |-0---(0)-0---0--0------0--3/4-|-0-----------0-----------0-----0-0-------|
D  |------------------------------|------------------------------------/3/4-|
     Peo-ple   tell me              the walkin' blues ain't bad.


     G5           G7          G6       G
53                                        ~~~~
d  |-------------------------------------------|
B  |---------------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
G  |--------0------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
D  |--------0------3-----3-----2-----2-0-------|
G  |-0-------------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
D  |--------------------------------------/3/4-|
     The worse     old   feelin'


     G5           G7         G6      G
54                                      ~~~~
d  |---------------------------------0-------|
B  |---------------0-----0---0-----0-X-------|
G  |--------0------0-----0---0-----0-X-------|
D  |--------0------3-----3---2-----2-X-------|
G  |-0-------------0-----0---0-----0-X-------|
D  |------------------------------------/3/5-|
     I     most    ever  had


     C
55                         ~~~~                  ~~                ~~~~
d  |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B  |-5---X------------0--0------|---------------------------------------|
G  |-5---X---5----5---0--0------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X----------|
D  |-5---X---5----5---0--0------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X----------|
G  |----------------------------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X----------|
D  |-----------------------/3/5-|----------------------------------/3/4-|
     Peo-ple tell me              the old walkin'      blues ain't bad.


     G
57      ~~~           ~~~      ~~~    ~~~    ~~~
d  |----------------------|----------------------------------|
B  |----------------------|----------------------------------|
G  |----------------------|----------------------------------|
D  |--------0--3/5--0-----|-------0--------------------------|
G  |-0--2/4---------------|-0--2/4----3/5--0-----------------|
D  |------------------3/5-|------------------------------5/7-|
                                           Well  it's the


     D
59    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        ~~~~
d  |---------------------------------|
B  |-------------------------0-------|
G  |-7--------------------7--7-------|
D  |-7--------------------7--7-------|
G  |-7--------------------7--7-------|
D  |-----------------------------3/5-|
     worse  old  feelin'


60   C                                  G     G7     G6     G#5
d  |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B  |----------------------------------|---------0----0---0--0---0-|
G  |-5--------X-------0------------X--|-------0------0---0--0---0-|
D  |-5--------X----------0---------X--|-----0-3---3--2---2--1---1-|
G  |-5--------X--------------------5--|-0-------------------------|
D  |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
       Woo-Lord, the most   I ever had.


     G                D
62      ~~~
d  |------------------------0---|
B  |-0-------------------0--0---|
G  |-0-------------------0------|
D  |-0------0--0------0--0------|
G  |---2/4--------0-------------|
D  |----------------------------|


GUITAR SOLO 2
    G
63   ~~~                               ~~~~~   ~~~~~  ~~~~~ ~~~~~
d  |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-|------------------------0--0-|
B  |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-|-10/12--11/12-11/12-12--0--0-|
G  |-----------------------------------------|--------------------12--X--0-|
D  |-----------------------------------------|------------------------X----|
G  |--0--0--0--------0--0---------0-----0----|------------------------X----|
D  |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


   G
65  ~~~
d |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G |--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
G |--0-----------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|

                                        Gb   F/(G)         C
66   ~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~                        ~~~    ~~~~
d |-------12-------12----------------------|-------------|----------|
B |-11/12----11/12----11/12----12-12-12-11-|-10--0-------|-5--------|
G |-11/12----11/12----11/12-12-12-12-12-11-|-10--0-------|-5----0---|
D |-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-|-10--X-------|-5----0---|
G |----------------------------------------|--------3/5--|----------|
D |----------------------------------------|--------3/5--|----------|


69   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~   ~~~       G       ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~
d  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|----------------------------------|
G  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--------------------------------|
D  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--0--------0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-3/4--|
G  |-------------------------------0-|-X-----0-2/4-----------2/3-0-3/4--|
D  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


                                    D
71      ~~~                ~~~      ~~~~ ~~   ~~~   ~~~  ~~   ~~~
d  |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B  |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G  |----3/5--5----5-5-------------|---------------------------------|
D  |-0--3/5--5----5-5--0--------0-|-5/7--7\-------0-5/7--7\-------0-|
G  |-0-------------------0-2/4----|--------0--2/4----------0--2/4---|
D  |------------------------------|---------------------------------|


     C
73   ~~~~~~~~ ~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~   ~~~~
d  |--------------------------------------|
B  |--------------------------------------|
G  |--------------------------------------|
D  |-3/5--5\-------0-3/5\2--0-2/3--0-/2/3-|
G  |--------0-2/4-------------2/3--0-/2/3-|
D  |--------------------------------------|


    G     G7       G6   G#5   G          G                  G
74                               ~~~    ~~~~~  ~~~~~    ~~~
d  |------------------------|-----------/9/12-----------------0--|
B  |-----0----0----0--0-0---|-----------/9/12--11/12----------0--|
G  |-----0----0----0--0-0---|-----------/9/12--------12-----0----|
D  |-0---3---------2--2-1---|-0------0----------------------0----|
G  |------------------------|---2/4/--------------------2/3-0----|
D  |-0----------------------|------------------------------------|
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