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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