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Poor Boy Tab by Howlin' Wolf

Poor Boy tab by Howlin' Wolf

Guitar Tab 

POOR BOY

As recorded by Howlin' Wolf
(From the 1966 Album THE REAL FOLK BLUES)

Words and Music by Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Hubert Sumlin - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=166(8=s8)
  N.C.       Dm
 4/4
  Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
  W          Q   E     E  E  E  E  E
|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|----12b14-10-12-10-------|
|----------|-------------------12-10-|
|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|


   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  E  E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------|
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------|
|-12----------10--|-12-------------10-12-10-|
|---------12------|--------12-(12)----------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|


   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  E  E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------|
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------|
|-12----------10--|-12-------------10-12-10-|
|---------12------|--------12-(12)----------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|


  A7
   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  q
|-----12------12--|-----12----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----12------12--|-----12----------------|
|-----11------11--|-----11----------------|
|-12--------------|-12-------------10-12--|
|---------12------|--------12-(12)--------|


  Dm                           G7
  Q  q  Q  q    Q  q  E E q     Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E q
|-------------|--------------|-----10------10--|-----10---------------|
|----6-----6--|----6---------|-----------------|----------------------|
|----7-----7--|----7----5----|-----10------10--|-----10---------------|
|----7--7--7--|----7--7---7--|------9-------9--|------9---------------|
|-5-----------|-5------------|-10--------------|-10----------------8--|
|-------------|--------------|---------10------|--------10-(10)-10----|


   Q   q  Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  E  E
|----------------|-------------------------|
|-----10-----10--|-----10------------------|
|-----10-----10--|-----10------------------|
|-12-------------|-12-------------10-12-10-|
|----------------|--------12-(12)----------|
|----------------|-------------------------|


   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  E  E
|-----------------|-------------------------||
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------||
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------||
|-12----------10--|-12-------------10-12-12-||
|---------12------|--------12-(12)----------||
|-----------------|-------------------------||


   1st - 4th Verses
    $
    Dm
     Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  E  E
||------10------10--|-----10------------------|
||o-----10------10--|-----10------------------|
||------10------10--|-----10------------------|
||--12--------------|-12-------------10-12-10-|
||o---------12------|--------12-(12)----------|
||------------------|-------------------------|


   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  q
|-----10----------|------------------------|
|-----10------10--|-----10-----------------|
|-----10------10--|-----10-----------------|
|-12----------10--|-12----------------10---|
|---------12------|--------12-(12)-12------|
|-----------------|------------------------|


   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  E  E
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------|
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------|
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------|
|-12--------------|-12----------------------|
|---------12------|--------12-(12)-10-10-11-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|


  A7
   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  q
|-----12------12--|-----12------------12--|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----12------12--|-----12------------12--|
|-----11------11--|-----11------------11--|
|-12--------------|-12--------------------|
|---------12------|--------12-(12)-12-----|


  Dm
   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  q
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----10----------|-----10----------------|
|-----10----------|-----10----------------|
|-12----------10--|-12-------------10-12--|
|---------12------|--------12-(12)--------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|


  G7
   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  q
|-----10------10--|-----10------------10--|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----10------10--|-----10------------10--|
|------9-------9--|------9-------------9--|
|-10--------------|-10--------------------|
|---------10------|--------10-(10)-10-----|


  Dm
   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  E  E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----10----------|-----10------------------|
|-----10----------|-----10------------------|
|-12----------10--|-12-------------10-10-11-|
|---------12------|--------12-(12)----------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|


                   1.,D.S.
          To Coda
   Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  E E
|-----------------|-------------------------||
|-----10------10--|-----10-----------------o||
|-----10------10--|-----10------------------||
|-12----------10--|-12-------------12-12----||
|---------12------|--------12-(12)-------0-o||
|-----------------|-------------------------||


                          Guitar Solo
  2.
                           Dm
   Q   e  E  +E   E  q      Q      Q      E  E  E  E
|-----------------------||---------------------------|
|-----10----------------||---------------12-10-------|
|-----10----------------||-12b14--12b14--------12-10-|
|-12-------------10-12--||---------------------------|
|--------12-(12)--------||---------------------------|
|-----------------------||---------------------------|


   Q      E  E  E  E  E  E    Q   q   Q   q
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|-12b13--12-10-------------|-----10------10--|
|-12b13--12-10-12-10-------|-----10------10--|
|--------------------12-10-|-12----------10--|
|--------------------------|---------12------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|


                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Q   e  E  +E   E  E  E    Q      Q       +E    E  E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----10------------------|----------------------10-13-10-|
|-----10---------------10-|-12b14--12b14===(12)r----------|
|-12-------------10-12----|-------------------------------|
|--------12-(12)----------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|


                                 A7
   Q        E  E  Q        E E    Q   q   Q   q
|----------10-10-------------x-|-----12------12--|
|-13b13.5--------13b13.5--10-x-|-----11------11--|
|----------------------------x-|-----12------12--|
|------------------------------|-----11------11--|
|------------------------------|-12--------------|
|------------------------------|---------12------|


                          Dm
   Q   e  E  +E   Q   E    Q        H     E       E
|-----12----------------|----------10----13b13.5-10-|
|-----11-------------10-|-13b13.5-------------------|
|-----12---------12-----|---------------------------|
|-----11----------------|---------------------------|
|-12-----12-(12)--------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|


                               G7
   Q        E  E  +Q    E  E    Q      E  E  E  E  E  E
|-13b13.5-----10-(10)--------|------------------------------|
|----------13----------13-10-|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-12b14--12-10-12-10----12b14==|
|----------------------------|--------------------12--------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|


                                    Dm
                                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
         |----3-----|
   +Q    S  +S   E  E  E  E  E  E    Q      Q       +E    e E  E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------10---13b15==|
|-(12)--12r(12)p10----10-12-10----|-12b14--12b14===(12)r-------------|
|------------------12----------12-|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   +E   +E   E  E  E  E  a  E E    Q   q   Q   q
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-(13)r(13)-10------------------|-----10------10---|
|--------------12-10----10h12---|-----10------10---|
|--------------------12---------|-12----------10---|
|-------------------------------|---------12-------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|


                          Outro
           D.S. al Coda &
                           Dm
   Q   e  E  +E   E  q      Q   e  E  +E   E  q       Q   q   Q   q
|-----------------------||-----------------------||------10------10--|
|-----10----------------||-----10----------------||o-----10------10--|
|-----10----------------||-----10----------------||------10------10--|
|-12-------------10-12--||-12----------------10--||--12--------------|
|--------12-(12)--------||--------12-(12)-12-----||o---------12------|
|-----------------------||-----------------------||------------------|


   Q   e  E  +E   E  q     Q   q   Q   q     Q   e  E  +E   E  q   3x
|-----------------------|-----10------10--|------------------------||
|-----10----------------|-----10------10--|-----10----------------o||
|-----10----------------|-----10------10--|-----10-----------------||
|-12----------------10--|-12--------------|-12----------------10---||
|--------12-(12)-12-----|---------12------|--------12-(12)-12-----o||
|-----------------------|-----------------|------------------------||


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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




I'm a poor boy, I'm a long way from home
I'm a poor boy, I'm a long way from home
What the others do, the world can't do me no harm
I'm a poor boy, a long way from home

Babe I can't stay here long, babe I can't stay here long
What the others do, the world can't do me no harm
I'm a poor boy, I'm a long way from home

Well my, baby's dead and gone
Well my, baby's dead and gone
Well, well, well, well I'm a long way from home
I'm a poor boy, I'm a long way from home

And the world, can't do me no harm
And the world, can't do me no harm
Oh , no no no no, I'm a long way from home

World can't do me no harm
World can't do me no harm
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