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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-|----------------------------------|
G8 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~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 C10 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~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 D12 ~~~ ~~~~~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 G14 ~~~~~ ~~~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 G16 ~~~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 G17 ~~~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.
C18 ~~~ ~~~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.
G20 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~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 G22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~d |----------------------------------------|B |---7------------------------------------|G |---7------------------------------------|D |-4/7----------------------------0-------|G |--------------------------------0---3/5-|D |----------------------------------------| You know a-bout that, baby
C23 ~~~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 G26 ~~~~ ~~~~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 G28 ~~~~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 C29 ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~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----|
D33 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~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.
C35 ~~~ G G7 G6 G#5d |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|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 D37 ~~~~d |-----------------0-0---0-|B |-0---------------0-0---0-|G |-0-----------------0-----|D |-0-------0---0-----0-----|G |----2/4/-----------------|D |-------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO G38 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~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 |-----------------------------------------|
C41 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ 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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D46 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~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 |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C48 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~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 D49 ~~~ ~~~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 G51 ~~~~ ~~~~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 G53 ~~~~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 G54 ~~~~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
C55 ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~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.
G57 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~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
D59 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~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#5d |----------------------------------|---------------------------|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 D62 ~~~d |------------------------0---|B |-0-------------------0--0---|G |-0-------------------0------|D |-0------0--0------0--0------|G |---2/4--------0-------------|D |----------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO 2 G63 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~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 |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G65 ~~~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) C66 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D71 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~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 |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C73 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~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 G74 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~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----------------------|------------------------------------|
