Robert Johnson

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Walkin' Blues

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tab v 3

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by Robert Johnson
recording of 3rd of 5 sessions, November 27 1936, San Antonio, Texas
from
The Complete Recordings (CBS 467246 2 & Columbia/Legacy C2K-46222 & Columbia 4622 & Sony 64916), copyright notice

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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.

 

 

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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