Me And The Devil Blues tab by Robert Johnson

Tabs

I play this with my fingers.
Sometimes I use a thumb-pick for a louder bass line.
I use at least (as a minimum size) 0.13" sized strings!
I think Johnsons guitar is in standard tuning, with a capo on
the first fret (= BB flat). I play it in A.

Descriptions:

/ : pick first note and slide up to second without picking second note.
\ : pick first note and slide down to second without picking second note.
~ : slight vibrato.
h : hammer on.
p : pull off.
d : dampen (with left or right hand) as soon as you play next note

~Title: Me and the devil Blues
Artist: Robert Johnson

INTRO:

e -|-9-9-9-9-9----|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-5----5-5--5-5--5-5--5------
|-
BB -|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-6-6-6-6-6----|-5--------------------------
|-
G+G -|-9-9-9-9-9----|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-6--------------------------
|-
D MajorD -|--------------|--------------|--------------|------5-5--4-4--3-3--2------
|-
A augmentedA -|--------------|--------------|--------------|---0--------------------2-2-
|-
E MajorE -|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------0-0-
|-

FIRST VERSE:

e -|-8/9---------------------|---|-
BB -|-7/8---------------------|---|-
G+G -|-8/9---------------------|---|-
D MajorD -|-------------------------|---|-
A augmentedA -|-------------------------|---|-
E MajorE -|-------------------------|---|-

  Early this ...

e -|-8/9~------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-9-|-
BB -|-7/8~------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-|-
G+G -|-8/9~------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-9-|-
D MajorD -|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A augmentedA -|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
E MajorE -|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-

  when you knocked ...

e -|-2-----------------------|---|-
BB -|-1-----------------------|---|-
G+G -|-2----2----2----2--------|---|-
D MajorD -|-------------------------|---|-
A augmentedA -|-------------------------|---|-
E MajorE -|------2----2----2--------|---|-

  Early this ....

e -|-------------------------|------------------|-
BB -|-------------------------|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-
G+G -|--2-----2-----2----2-----|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-
D MajorD -|-------------------------|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-
A augmentedA -|-------------------------|------------------|-
E MajorE -|--2-----2-----2----2-----|------------------|-

  when you knocked ...

e -|-------------------------|-------------------------|-
BB -|-------------------------|-------------------------|-
G+G -|-------------------------|-------------------------|-
D MajorD -|--0----0----0----0-------|--0----0----0----0-------|-
A augmentedA -|--2----2----2----2-------|--0----0----0----0-------|-
E MajorE -|--0----0----0----0-------|--2----2----2----2-------|-

  And I said "Hello Satan  ...

e -|-------5-5--5-5--5-5--|-----|-
BB -|--2-------------------|-3-3-|-
G+G -|--2-------------------|-1-1-|-
D MajorD -|--2----5-5--4-4--3-3--|-2-2-|-
A augmentedA -|----------------------|-----|-
E MajorE -|----------------------|-----|-

  turnaround

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The above is a very easy way to play that Robert Johnson song.
For a more detailed transcription I would recommend:
Scott Ainslie's "Robert Johnson complete guitar transcription".
It's NOT a book for beginners!


I hope this tab's not too bad, and you folks can work with it.

have fun

markus


PS: Any corrections or comments welcome!


Any Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher or Muddy Waters tab would be very welcome!


markus tron
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