Doc Watson – Walk On Boy Live tab

Artists:Doc and Richard Watson
Album: Three Pickers (Live)

Tabbed by: Marcus Ryan Jan.2nd 2006
I'm not much into bluegrass but this one is great. Everything but the solos was taken
from a tab by Pancake (whereabouts unknown). On the live album they play with capos on
the 2nd fret, and the chords are available on the internet. There are a few other short
riffers thrown in the song, but they can be figured out if you can learn these runs.

Key of Bmin
Chord Shapes used:

   Bmin  A/Bmin  F#7    Dmaj   Gmaj  F#maj E/F#maj F#/Bmin

E   2      2      2      2      3      2      2      2
B   3      3      2      3      3      2      2      3
G   4      4      3      2      4      3      3      4
D   4      4      2      0      5      4      4      4
A   2      0      4      x      5      4      4      x
E   x      x      2      x      3      2      0      2


Intro - This lead starts of the song, with chords behind.E----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|B-/12-12-12-10---|---12-12-10--------|-----------------------------------|G-------------11-|------------11-9-7-|--11-9-7-9-7-----------------------|D----------------|-------------------|-------------9-7-9------7-9--------|A----------------|-------------------|---------------------/9------------|E----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
Verse/Chorus ------------ I was born one morning, the rain a pourin' down. I Bmin A/Bmin F#7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|B |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------3------3-3------3-3-------| x2D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|A |2---------------0--------------|--------4------4-4------4-4-------|E |-------------------------------|2----------------2----------------|
heard my mammy say to my pappy let's Bmin A/Bmin Dmaj Gmaj 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-3--------3-----3-|B |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------3------3-3--------3-----3-|G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-4--------4-----4-|D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|0----------------5--------5-----5-|A |2---------------0--------------|-----------------5--------5-----5-|E |-------------------------------|-----------------3--------3-----3-|
call em John Hen- ry Brown. Walk on Boy. F#maj E/F#maj Bmin F#/Bmin A/Bmin 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2--------2-------2-|B |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------3------3--------3-------3-|G |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|D |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|A |--------4-----4---------4----4-|2-------------------------0-------|E |2---------------0--------------|-----------------2----------------|
Bmin Bmin A/Bmin 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2------2------2-2------|--------2-----2---------2----2----|B |--------3------3------3-3------|--------3-----3---------3----3----|G |--------4------4------4-4------|--------4-----4---------4----4----|D |--------4------4------4-4------|--------4-----4---------4----4----|A |2------------------------------|2---------------0-----------------|E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Walk on down the road. Bmin A/Bmin F#7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|B |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------3------3-3------3-3-------|D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|A |2---------------0--------------|--------4------4-4------4-4-------|E |-------------------------------|2----------------2----------------|
Ain't no- body in the whole wide world gonna Bmin A/Bmin Dmaj Gmaj 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-3--------3-----3-|B |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------3------3-3--------3-----3-|G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-4--------4-----4-|D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|0----------------5--------5-----5-|A |2---------------0--------------|-----------------5--------5-----5-|E |-------------------------------|-----------------3--------3-----3-|
help you carry your load. F#maj E/F#maj Bmin F#/Bmin A/Bmin 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2--------2-------2-|B |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------3------3--------3-------3-|G |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|D |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|A |--------4-----4---------4----4-|2-------------------------0-------|E |2---------------0--------------|-----------------2----------------|
Bmin F#/Bmin 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-| |B |--------3-----3---------3----3-| |G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|.| repeat as needed.D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|.|A |2------------------------------| |E |----------------2--------------| |
This is when the first solo comes in. It is used again later in the song when Docplays along at a lower position on the neck. Using the same formations this caneasily be figured out.For this bar, listenfor the two differnt rythemsE-------------------------|------------10-------------|B--/12-12-12-10-----------|------10-12----12-10----10-|G---------------11-9-11-x2|----11----------------11---|D-------------------------|---------------------------|A-------------------------|---------------------------|E-------------------------|---------------------------|
E------------------------------------|B-/12-12-10-------/7-----------------|G----------11-9-7----9-7-9-7---------|D----------------------------9-7-9---|A------------------------------------|E------------------------------------|
E----------------------|-------------------|----------10------------|B----------------------|-------7-7-----7-7-|----10-12----12-10----10|G---/7-7---------------|---7-9-----9-7-----|-11----------------11---|D-------9--9-9p7---7-9-|-9-----------------|------------------------|A----------------9-----|-------------------|------------------------|E----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|B|-12-12-10-----------7-------------------------|G|----------11-9-7------9-7-9-7-----------------|D|------------------------------9-7-9-----7-9---|A|-------------------------------------/9-------|E|----------------------------------------------|
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