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Write Me A Few of Your Lines
Miss. Fred McDowell
Blues Maker
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Tabbed by: Connor O.
Tuning: Open G#
Capo: 1st (D# G# D# G# C d#)
YT Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4emSqXP17zM
Throw a capo on the first fret or just tune up half a step from Open G. This
is a tab of a live version. The recorded version(s) are the same but they're
just in normal Open G (DGDGBD). I only tabbed up to the solo. The song is
basically the same thing over and over again. Once you get the basic structure
of the song, and see some of the unique voicings Fred has, you can work in
some ornaments of your own.
Comment or message any ideas or corrections. Please rate my tab. If you've got
problems with the tab, I'd encourage you to contact me with those problems so I
can fix the tab or provide advice for playing. Don't just give me a poor rating
and not give me any feedback. The idea is for us all to work together to create
a perfect finished product. This tab just represents the best I can do. It's
definitely up for peer review.
Key:
where # represents a fret number
/ \ - slides, up and down respectively.
=== - under boxes, represents the use of a guitar slide.
* - time keeper. if you played a steady
baseline, you'd see the notes are
displayed in the tab in the correct
chronological order.
Intro:
0:00
d#|-----5\3-------------5-----5-----|
C |-------------------------------0-|
G#|-------------3/4---------------0-|
D#|-------------------------------0-|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------0-----0-|
D#|---------------------------------|
=== === = =
0:04
d#|-----5---------------5-----5---3-|
C |-0-------------------------------|
G#|-0-----------3/4-----------------|
D#|-0-------------------------------|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D#|---------------------------------|
= === = = =
0:08
d#|-----5-3/5\3---------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------|
D#|-------------------------0-------|
G#|-0-------0-------0---------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
= == == === = = =
0:11
d#|-----5-3/5\3---------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D#|---------------------------------|
= == == === = = =
0:14
! ! !
d#|---5---3-------------5-----0-----| !1 = attack with thumb
C |---------------------------0-----| !2 = upstroke with pointer finger
G#|-------------3/4-----------0-----| !3 = downstroke with thumb
D#|-------------------------0-----0-|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------------0-|
D#|-------------------------------0-|
= = === =
Verse 1:
0:16
Lord when you get home darlin'
d#|---0---0---0---0-------------0---|
C |---1---1---1---1-------------1---|
G#|---2---2---2---2-------------0---|
D#|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-----------2---|
G#|---------------------0---3---3---|
D#|-----0-------0-------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:19
Please sit down and write
d#|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
C |-----1-------1-------1-------1---|
G#|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D#|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
G#|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:22
me a few of your lines
d#|-----0-------0-------------------|
C |-----1-------1-------------------|
G#|-----0-------0-------------------|
D#|-----2-------2-------------------|
G#|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:24
d#|-----3/5-------------5-----5---3-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------|
D#|-----------------------0---------|
G#|-0-------0-------0-----0-0-------|
D#|-----------------------0---------|
* * * * * * * *
0:27
d#|-----5-3/5\3---------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:30
(3/4 slide on 3rd string instead of 4th)
d#|---5---3-------------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
D#|-------------3/4-----------------|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:33
d#|--5----3-------------5-----0-----|
C |---------------------------0-----|
G#|-------------3/4-----------0-----|
D#|-------------------------0-----0-|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------------0-|
D#|-------------------------------0-|
* * * * * * * *
0:35
I said when you get home baby
d#|---0---0---0---------0-0---------|
C |---1---1---1---------1-1---------|
G#|---2---2---2---------0-0---------|
D#|-3-3---3-3-3---------2-2---------|
G#|-------------0---3---3-3---------|
D#|-----0---------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:37
Please sit down and write
d#|-----0-0-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
C |-----1-1-----1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-|
G#|-----0-0-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D#|-----2-2-----2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
G#|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:39
me a few of your lines
d#|-----0-------------0-|
C |-----1-------------0-|
G#|-----0-------------0-|
D#|-----2-------------0-|
G#|-3---3---3---0---0-0-|
D#|---------------------|
* * * * *
0:41
d#|-0-0-5\3-------------5-----5---5-|
C |-0-0-----------------------------|
G#|-0-0---------3/4-----------------|
D#|-0-0-------------0-------0-------|
G#|-0-0-----0-----------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:44
d#|---5---3-------------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------|
D#|-------------------------0---0---|
G#|-0-------0-------0-----------0---|
D#|-----------------------------0---|
* * * * * * * *
0:46
d#|---5---3-------------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:49
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d#|---5---3-------------5-----0-----|
C |---------------------------0-----|
G#|-------------3/4-----------0-----|
D#|-------------------------0-----0-|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------------0-|
D#|-------------------------------0-|
* * * * * * * *
0:51
Lord that's a big consolation
d#|---0---0---0---0-------------0---|
C |---1---1---1---1-------------1---|
G#|---2---2---2---2-------------0---|
D#|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-----------2---|
G#|---------------------0---3---3---|
D#|-----0-------0-------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:53
Lord baby
d#|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
C |-----1-------1-------1-------1---|
G#|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D#|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
G#|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
0:56
to my worried mind
d#|-----0-------0-------------------|
C |-----1-------1-------------------|
G#|-----0-------0-------------------|
D#|-----2-------2-------------------|
G#|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * *
0:57
d#|-----3/5-------------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------|
D#|-------------------------0-------|
G#|---------0-------0---------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:00
d#|---5---3-------------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------| X3
D#|-0-------------------------------|
G#|---------0-------0-------0-------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:07
d#|--5----3-------------5-----0-----|
C |---------------------------0-----|
G#|-------------3/4-----------0-----|
D#|-------------------------0-----0-|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------------0-|
D#|-------------------------------0-|
* * * * * * * *
Verse 2:
1:09
You gon' find my suitcase
d#|---0---0---0---0-------------0---|
C |---1---1---1---1-------------1---|
G#|---2---2---2---2-------------0---|
D#|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-----------2---|
G#|---------------------0---3---3---|
D#|-----0-------0-------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:11
Lord baby
d#|-----0-------0-------0-------0-0-|
C |-----1-------1-------1-------1-1-|
G#|-----0-------0-------0-------0-0-|
D#|-----2-------2-------2-------2-2-|
G#|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-3-|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:13
laid upon your shelf
d#|-----0-0---0-0-0-----------------|
C |-----1-1---0-0-0-----------------|
G#|-----0-0---0-0-0-----------------|
D#|-----2-2---0-0-0-----------------|
G#|-3---3-3-0-0-0-0-----------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * *
1:15
d#|-----5\3-------------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------|
D#|-------------------------0-------|
G#|---------0-------0---------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:17
d#|---5---3-------------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------| X2
D#|-0-------------------------------|
G#|---------0-------0-------0-------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:22
d#|--5----3-------------5-----0-----|
C |---------------------------0-----|
G#|-------------3/4-----------0-----|
D#|-------------------------0-----0-|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------------0-|
D#|-------------------------------0-|
* * * * * * * *
1:24
Well you gon' find my suitcase
d#|---0---0---0---0-------------0---|
C |---1---1---1---1-------------1---|
G#|---2---2---2---2-------------0---|
D#|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-----------2---|
G#|---------------------0---3---3---|
D#|-----0-------0-------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:26
Oh lord
d#|---0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
C |---1-1-1---1-1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|
G#|---0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
D#|---2-2-2---2-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|
G#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:28
laid upon your shelf
d#|---0-0-0---0-0-0-----------------|
C |---1-1-1---0-0-0-----------------|
G#|---0-0-0---0-0-0-----------------|
D#|---2-2-2---0-0-0-----------------|
G#|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-----------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * *
1:30
d#|-----5\3-------------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------|
D#|-------------------------0-------|
G#|---------0-------0---------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:32
d#|---5---3-------------5-----5---5-|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|-------------3/4-----------------| X2
D#|-0-------------------------------|
G#|---------0-------0-------0-------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:37
d#|--5----3-------------5-----0-----|
C |---------------------------0-----|
G#|-------------3/4-----------0-----|
D#|-------------------------0-----0-|
G#|-0-------0-------0-------------0-|
D#|-------------------------------0-|
* * * * * * * *
1:39
Well the way you have treat me
d#|---0---0---0---0-------------0---|
C |---1---1---1---1-------------1---|
G#|---2---2---2---2-------------0---|
D#|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-----------2---|
G#|---------------------0---3---3---|
D#|-----0-------0-------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:41
Lord baby you just somebody
d#|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
C |-----1-------1-------1-------1---|
G#|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D#|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
G#|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Solo:
1:43
else
d#|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
G#|-3-----------3/5\3---------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * *
1:45
d#|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------| X3
D#|-------------5-----5-----5---5---|
G#|-5\3-3---5-------5-----5---------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
1:52
d#|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
D#|-------------5-----5-----5-------|
G#|-5\3-3---5-------5-----5---------|
D#|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
Verse 3:
I'm gonna call up shinin
I might see my baby over there
Lord I'm gonna call up shinin
I might see my baby over there
I have a letter this morning said she
Musta been either over somewhere <--(not sure about this one)
