Beulah Land tab by Mississippi John Hurt

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice



Time:  4/4
Tempo: Q=120
Capo:  2, optionally

Play a steady bass line in the quarters with your right-hand thumb
and play melody notes in the treble. Eighths are marked ’+’.

Verse:
  E  +    +    +       +    +    +    +          +
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------0-------|-2/4---4--------0---2----|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-2-----------0-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-0--h1---------------1-------|-----1---------------1-------1---|-------4------------2----|
D|---------2-------------------|---------2-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------2---|-------------------------2-------|-------------------------|
E|-0---------------0-----------|-0---------------0---------------|-0----------0------------|
  Come on and go   to   Beulah      Land,       outshine    the
My mother   is   in   Beulah      Land,       outshine    the
My father   is   in   Beulah      Land,       outshine    the
  Everyone  goes  to   Beulah      Land,       outshine    the

  E    +    +     A  +    +    +    +     +    +    +    +
E|-0--------2-------2--------|-0-------------------0-----------|-2-----------0-------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------h2-------------------|---------------------2-----------|
G|------1---------------1----|-----2-----------------------2---|-----2-----------------------2---|
D|---------------------------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E|-0------------0------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  sun.            Come on and go   to    Beulah     Land,
  sun.           My mother     is   in  Beulah     Land,
  sun.           My father     is   in  Beulah     Land,
  sun.            Everyone  goes  to    Beulah     Land,

    +    +    +    +   E    +    +     E  +    +    +
E|-2-----------0-------------------|----------2-------2--------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------2-----------|-0-------------------------|-------------0-----------0---|
G|-----2-----------------------2---|------1---------------1----|-0--h1---------------1-------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------------------------|---------2-------------------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------|-------------------------2---|
E|---------------------------------|-0------------0------------|-0---------------0-----------|
  outshine      the      sun.            Come on and go   to
  outshine      the      sun.           My mother   is   in
  outshine      the      sun.           My father   is   in
  outshine      the      sun.            Everyone  goes  to

    +    +    +            +     E    +    +
E|-------------0---------------|-2/4---4--------0---2----|-0--------2-------2--------|
B|-2---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----1---------------1-------|-------4------------2----|------1---------------1----|
D|---------2-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------2---|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-0---------------0-----------|-0----------0------------|-0------------0------------|
Beulah     Land,       outshine    the sun.
Beulah     Land,       outshine    the sun.
Beulah     Land,       outshine    the sun.
Beulah     Land,       outshine    the sun.


Chorus:

      +        A  +    +  B7 +    +   E    +    +    +
E|-4--------4-------\2----|-0---------------2---------------|-0----------------------------|-0-----|
B|------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------0-----------|-0-----|
G|------4-----------\2----|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|----------1---------------1---|-1-----|
D|------------------------|---------2---------------1-------|------2---------------2-------|-------|
A|-2------------2---------|-0---------------2---------------|------------------------------|-------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------------|-0------------0---------------|-0-----|
  Way        beyond         the        sky.

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| h  Hammer on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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