Tabs
THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO
As recorded by Guitar Slim
(From the 1953 Album THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO)
Words and Music by Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Horns'
Intro 1st & 3rd Verses
Q.=66(s8=8)
$
B7B7 N.C.
12/8
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist. / Capo 1st fret)
Q. Q. Q. Q. H. Q. S S S S E MajorE W
|---------------------||----------------0-2-0-0-|------|
|----------------0----||--------------2---------|------|
|------2----2---------||------------------------|------|
|------1--------------||------------------------|------|
|-2-------------------||------------------------|------|
|---------------------||------------------------|------|
Q. a E MajorE E S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S S E MajorE S Q. a E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE
|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0-----|--------------0-2-0------|
|----------0-2p0--------------2---|----------0-2-------0----|
|------0h1------------------------|------0h1----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
H. Q. a S S S S S S W
|------------------0-2-0---0-|--------------|
|--------------0h2-------2---|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
Q. a E MajorE E S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S S E MajorE S
|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0--------|
|----------0-2p0--------------2------|
|------0h1---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
To Coda
Q. a E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE H. Q. a E MajorE E S S W
|--------------0-2-0------|------------------0-2-0-|-------|
|----------0-2-------0----|--------------0h2-------|-------|
|------0h1----------------|------------------------|-------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------|
Q. a E MajorE E S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE S S Q E MajorE a E MajorE E E MajorE H.
|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0---|--------------------||
|----------0-2p0--------------2-|----------0-0-------||
|------0h1----------------------|------0h1-----------||
|-------------------------------|----2---------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------2-----||
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
2nd Verse
N.C.
H. Q. a E MajorE E E MajorE W Q. a E MajorE E S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S S E MajorE S
|------------------0-2-|--------------|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0-------|
|--------------0h2-----|--------------|----------0-2p0--------------2-----|
|----------------------|--------------|------0h1--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
Q. a E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE H. Q. a S S S S S S W
|--------------0-2-0------|------------------0-2-0---0-|------|
|----------0-2-------0----|--------------0h2-------2---|------|
|------0h1----------------|----------------------------|------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|------|
Q. a E MajorE E S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S S E MajorE S Q. a E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE
|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0-----|--------------0-2-0------|
|----------0-2p0--------------2---|----------0-2-------0----|
|------0h1------------------------|------0h1----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
H. Q. a E MajorE E E MajorE W H. Q. a E MajorE E E MajorE
|------------------0-2-|--------------|------------------0-2-|
|--------------0h2-----|--------------|--------------0h2-----|
|----------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Guitar Solo
N.C.
Q E MajorE a E MajorE E E MajorE Q. E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------------0-||-2-0-2-0-2-0-/4-4-4-2-0---|
|----------0-2------0-2---||------------------------2-|
|------0h1----------------||--------------------------|
|----2--------------------||--------------------------|
|--------------2----------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
a E MajorE E E MajorE E. S E MajorE S E. E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|---------------------------0-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-/4-4-4-2-0---|
|-0h2--------0h2-0h2----0-2---|------------------------2-|
|-----0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
a E MajorE Q Q a E MajorE a Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE
|--------------------------0-|-/9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--------0-|
|-0h2-------0h2-0h2----0-2---|--------------------9\-0h2---|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q E MajorE S S S S E MajorE Q E MajorE S S S S E MajorE Q E MajorE S S S S S S Q. a E MajorE E S S
|-/5--5-2p0-----0-/4--4-2p0-----0-|-2--2-4-2-0--------------------0-|
|-----------0-2-------------0-2---|------------2p0------------0-2---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------0h1-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Q. E MajorE E S S +Q. a E MajorE E E MajorE Q. S S E MajorE E MajorE Q. +E. S S S
|-/4----/4-0-------------------|----------0-/4-2----(2)-----0-|
|------------2p0-(0)-------0-0-|------0h2---------------0h2---|
|----------------------0h1-----|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-2----------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
S E. +E MajorE +E. S S S S E. +E MajorE Q a S S S E. +E MajorE a S S S E. Q. a E MajorE E E MajorE
|-/4-2--(2)-(2)-----0-2-0--(0)--------0-|-2-0--(0)-----0--------------------|
|---------------0h2---------------0h2---|----------0h2---2-0-----------0-0--|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------0h1------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
N.C. F9E9
4/4
Gtr II
W E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E +H +W
|--------------||---0-0---0-0-0---|----8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|--------------||-------2-------2-|-2--8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|--------------||-----------------|----8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|--------------||-----------------|----7-6-(6)----|-(6)----*|
|--------------||---------0---1---|-2--8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|--------------||-0---4-----------|---------------|--------*|
Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E +H +W
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
