Midnight Blues Tab by The Allman Brothers Band

Midnight Blues tab by The Allman Brothers Band

Guitar Tab

Midnight Blues
Alman Brothers

      a.k.a.Mama T'aint Long Fo' Day
            Blind Willie McTell

Tabbed by Englishjohn

Intro and instrumentals (add your own variations!)
Tune guitar to open G

   slide                                 not slide
D | ------12---12--x-----12----12----------0--0--------12h-----|
B | 10/12----12----x--/12----12-----/12------1---1--0--12h-----|
G | ---------------x-----------------12------0---0--0--12h-----|
D | ---------------x-------------------------2---2--0--12h-----|
G | ---------------x--------------------------------0----------|
D | -----------------------------------------------------------|

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   slide                                 not slide   slide
D | ----5---5/7----5--5-0----------------0--0----------12---|
B | 3/5---5-----/5--5----------------------1---1----/12-----|
G | -------------------------/3\-0---------0---0------------|
D | ---------------------------------------2---2------------|
G | --------------------------------------------------------|
D | --------------------------------------------------------|


   slide                                 not slide   slide
D | ----7---7/9----5--5-7--5--------------0--0--------12h--0-|
B | 5/7---7-----/5---5----------------------1---1-0---12h--0-|
G | ----------------------------------------0---0-0---12h--0-|
D | ----------------------------------------2---2-0---12h--0-|
G | ---------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------|

Every now and then throw in one of these at the end of a line
the harmonic on 12 fret is also an arpeggio
        not slide
D | ---0--0-------12h--0-|
B | ----1---1-0---12h--0-|
G | ----0---0-0---12h--0-|
D | ----2---2-0---12h--0-|
G | ---------------------|
D | ---------------------|

D | -5--0------------|
B | ------0----------|
G | --------/3-0-----|
D | -----------------|
G | -----------------|
D | -----------------|


        Lord now,
    wake up mama,      don’t you sleep so hard

   slide          not slide                         slide
D | ------12------3--0------------------------3-0--------12--------12h-----|
B | 10/12----12---3--0------------------------3-0---10/12---/12--------12--|h
G | --------------3--0------------------------3-0---------------12---------|
D | --------------3--0------------------------3-0--------------------------|
G | --------------3--3------------------------3-0--------------------------|
D | -----------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Wake up mama, don’t you sleep so hard
   slide                                 not slide
D | --3/5====-------5----5----5\0----------0--0-------12h-----|
B | --3/5-----------------------------------1---1--0--12h-----|
G | --3/5--------------------------/3--0----0---0--0--12h-----|
D | --3/5-----------------------------------2---2--0--12h-----|
G | ----------------------------------------------------------|
D | ----------------------------------------------------------|

Lord them blues out there walkin' walk on out on my yard
   slide                                                not slide
D | ------/7----------------------------5--55-0----------0--0-------12h---|
B | ------/7------------------------/5--------------------1---1--0--12h---|
G | ------/7-------------------------------------/3---0---0---0--0--12h---|
D | ------/7----------------------------------------------2---2--0--12h---|
G | ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ----------------------------------------------------------------------|



Got the blues like midnight, honey won't be long 'fore day
Got the blues like midnight, honey won't be long 'fore day
Lord I wish that tornado would blow my blues away

Instrumental

Lord, I can tell my bulldog when I hear him bark
I can tell my bulldog when I hear him bark
Lord, I can tell my baby, when I hear her in the dark.

The Allman Brothers Band tabs for Midnight blues

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