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Sliding Delta Tab by Hurt Mississippi John

Sliding Delta tab by Hurt Mississippi John

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Sliding Delta

written by: Mississippi John Hurt
from Mississippi John Hurt album Worried Blues
tabbed by Adrian Dumchus (dumchusa@aol.com)

played in Open D capo 1st (D A D F# A D from low to high)

T - thumb
\ - slide
p - pull
h - hammer


Capo on 1st
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This should be the entire song, note for note hopefully. Pick it using
the thumb on the low D, A and D strings for the alternating bass rythym
and the index and middle fingers on the F#, A and D strings for the lead.
The intro starts out a little slower than the rest of the song.

intro:

D-|-----4-----4-----|-----5-----5-----|-----3-----3\2---|-----3\2---3-----|
A-|-------5---------|-------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A-|-----3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
                      T       T         T       T         T       T

D-|-0-----0---------|-----2-----2---0-|-----------------|-0-------0-----0-|
A-|-0---------2---0-|---------------0-|-------------0h2-|---2---0---------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|
D-|-----0-------0---|-------------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A-|-----------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-0-------0-------|---------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
                              T

D-|-----------------|-0-------0-----0-|
A-|-------------0h2-|---2---0---------|
F#|-----------0-----|-----------------|
D-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|


verse:
           I                 II               III               IV

D-|-----4-----4-----|-------5---------|-------3---2-----|-----3p2---3-----|
A-|-------5---------|---5-------------|-0-2-------------|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A-|-----3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
                      T       T         T       T         T       T
    The sliding       delta             run right by my door


D-|-0-----0---------|-----2-----2---0-|-----------------|-0-------0-----0-|
A-|-0---------2---0-|---------------0-|-------------0h2-|---2---0---------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|
D-|-----0-------0---|-------------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A-|-----------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-0-------0-------|---------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
                              T
    Sliding delta     run right by my door...



Each of the four "riffs" with the roman numerals on top of them in the verse
can use the different variations below. Once you learn the two basic patterns
in the intro and the first verse you can just mix and match the alternate
riffs for the four numbered parts into the song.

                        I
D-|-----4-------4---|       D-|----0-----0------|
A-|-----------5-----|       A-|------0-------0--|
F#|-----------------|       F#|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|       D-|--------0--------|
A-|-----3-------3---|       A-|-2/5-----------3-|
D-|-0-------0-------|       D-|-----------------|


                       II
D-|---5---5---------|       D-|-----5-----5-----|
A-|-----------------|       A-|-------5---------|
F#|-----------------|       F#|-----------------|
D-|-----3-------3---|       D-|-----3-------3---|
A-|-----------------|       A-|-----------------|
D-|-5-------5-------|       D-|-5-------5-------|
    T       T                   T       T

                       III
D-|-----3-----3\2---|       D-|---3-------------|
A-|-----------------|       A-|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|       F#|-----------------|
D-|-----0-------0---|       D-|-----0-------0---|
A-|-----------------|       A-|-----------------|
D-|-5-------5-------|       D-|-5-------5-------|
    T       T                   T       T

D-|-------3---------|       D-|-------3---3-----|
A-|---2-------------|       A-|---2-------------|
F#|-----------------|       F#|-----------------|
D-|-----0-------0---|       D-|-----0-------0---|
A-|-----------------|       A-|-----------------|
D-|-5-------5-------|       D-|-5-------5-------|
    T       T                   T       T

                       IV
D-|---2/3\2---2/3---|       D-|-----3\2---3-----|
A-|-----------------|       A-|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|       F#|-----------------|
D-|-----0-------0---|       D-|-----0-------0---|
A-|-----------------|       A-|-----------------|
D-|-5-------5-------|       D-|-5-------5-------|
    T       T                   T       T

D-|-----2h3---2h3---|       D-|-----5-----3-----|
A-|-----------------|       A-|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|       F#|-----------------|
D-|-----0-------0---|       D-|-----0-------0---|
A-|-----------------|       A-|-----------------|
D-|-5-------5-------|       D-|-5-------5-------|
    T       T                   T       T

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