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From: tron@elrayo.rhein-main.de (markus tron)
Subject: Robert Johnson: Me and the Devil Blues


I play this with my fingers.
Sometimes I use a thumb-pick for a louder bass line.
I use at least (as a minimum size) 0.13" sized strings!
I think Johnsons guitar is in standard tuning, with a capo on
the first fret (= B flat). I play it in A.

Descriptions:

/  : pick first note and slide up to second without picking second note.
\  : pick first note and slide down to second without picking second note.
~  : slight vibrato.
h  : hammer on.
p  : pull off.
d  : dampen (with left or right hand) as soon as you play next note



~Title:  Me and the devil Blues
Artist: Robert Johnson

INTRO:

e -|-9-9-9-9-9----|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-5----5-5--5-5--5-5--5------
|-
B -|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-6-6-6-6-6----|-5--------------------------
|-
G -|-9-9-9-9-9----|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-6--------------------------
|-
D -|--------------|--------------|--------------|------5-5--4-4--3-3--2------
|-
A -|--------------|--------------|--------------|---0--------------------2-2-
|-
E -|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------0-0-
|-

FIRST VERSE:

e -|-8/9---------------------|---|-
B -|-7/8---------------------|---|-
G -|-8/9---------------------|---|-
D -|-------------------------|---|-
A -|-------------------------|---|-
E -|-------------------------|---|-

    Early this ...       
    
e -|-8/9~------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-9-|-
B -|-7/8~------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-|-
G -|-8/9~------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-9-|-
D -|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A -|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
E -|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
   
    when you knocked ...

e -|-2-----------------------|---|-
B -|-1-----------------------|---|-
G -|-2----2----2----2--------|---|-
D -|-------------------------|---|-
A -|-------------------------|---|-
E -|------2----2----2--------|---|-

    Early this ....         
    
e -|-------------------------|------------------|-
B -|-------------------------|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-
G -|--2-----2-----2----2-----|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-
D -|-------------------------|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-
A -|-------------------------|------------------|-
E -|--2-----2-----2----2-----|------------------|-
    
    when you knocked ...

e -|-------------------------|-------------------------|-
B -|-------------------------|-------------------------|-
G -|-------------------------|-------------------------|-
D -|--0----0----0----0-------|--0----0----0----0-------|-
A -|--2----2----2----2-------|--0----0----0----0-------|-
E -|--0----0----0----0-------|--2----2----2----2-------|-

    And I said "Hello Satan    ...
    
e -|-------5-5--5-5--5-5--|-----|-
B -|--2-------------------|-3-3-|-
G -|--2-------------------|-1-1-|-
D -|--2----5-5--4-4--3-3--|-2-2-|-
A -|----------------------|-----|-
E -|----------------------|-----|-  

    turnaround
    
------------------------

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The above is a very easy way to play that Robert Johnson song.
For a more detailed transcription I would recommend:
Scott Ainslie's "Robert Johnson complete guitar transcription".
It's NOT a book for beginners!



I hope this tab's  not too bad, and you folks can work with it.

have fun

markus


PS: Any corrections or comments welcome!
	
	
Any Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher or Muddy Waters tab would be very welcome!


markus tron 
tron@elrayo.rhein-main.de

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