Skip James – Hard Time Killing Floor Blues tab

This song was originally written by Skip James, but the version posted here
is the version played by Chris Thomas King, from the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. 

Note 1: There are small variations in this song while it is played to
give the song life and keep it interesting.

Note 2: At the end of the song, as it fades out, you can hear Chris start
back with Riff 6, but you can make up your own ending.

any questions or comments, email me at USMCForceRecon3@hotmail.com

Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)

Riff 1|------------------------------------||---------------------1--3p1---1-----||-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2------2-------||-3--0-2--0---------0----------------||-----------3--0-2-------------0-----||------------------------------------|

Riff 2|-------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------||-2-----2--2-2--2-2--2--2-----2--2-2--2-2---||-----0-3--0------3--0----------------------||-0h3--------3--0-----------0-3--0----0-----||-----------------------3h5--------5----3---|

Riff 3|---------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------1--3p1---1--||---------------------------------------2-----2------2----||-5\4------5/7\5---5--5\4------5\4----------0-------------||-----5-0--------5--------5-0------5-0--0h3------------0--||-------0-------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4|---------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------||-2-----2--2-2--2-2--2--2-----2--2------2--2-----2--||-----0-3--0------3--0--------3---------------------||-0h3--------3--0-----------0----0h2-0-----0h2-0----||-----------------------3h5-------------5--------3--|

Riff 5|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-5\4------5/7\5---5--5/4------5/7\5---5--5\4------|-----5-0--------5--------5-0--------5--------5-0--|-------0------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-5/7\5---5--5\4------5/7\5---5--5\4------|-------5--------5-0--------5--------5-0--|-----------------------------------------|

Riff 6|-------------------------------------||-------------------------1--3p1---1--||-------------------2-----2------2----||----0----0----0--------0-------------||-3----2----1----0--0h3------------0--||-------------------------------------|

Riff 7|---------------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------||-2-----2--2-----2--2-----2-2-2-2----2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--||-----0-3------0-2------0-3-2---0-------------------------------||-0h3------0h3------0h3-------3----------0-3--0h2-0----0h2-0----||---------------------------------0--3h5------------5--------3--|

Song Order:

Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Riff 5
Riff 4
Riff 5
Riff 4
Riff 5
Riff 4
Riff 5
Riff 6
Riff 7
Riff 5
Riff 4
Riff 5

Key: /= Slide, p= Pull, h= Hammer