Mannish Boy Tabs by Muddy Waters

Mannish Boy tab by Muddy Waters

Guitar tabs

MANNISH BOY

As recorded by Muddy Waters
(From the 1977 Album HARD AGAIN)

Words and Music by McKinley Morganfield, Mel London & Ellas McDaniel

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Johnny Winter - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Bob Margolin - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
 Free Time Q=104
 N.C.
 12/8
 Gtr I
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 W       Q  E +Q.  +Q.  a Q E  Q.  Q.  Q.  +Q.
|--------------:----------------------------:------------------------:
|--------------:-8s=10-(10)---(10)----------:------------------------:
|--------------:---------------------9s7p=5-:-----------7b9---(7)----:
|--------------:----------------------------:-7----------------------:
|--------------:----------------------------:------------------------:
|--------------:----------------------------:------------------------:

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 |----4:3-----|
 E  +E +E E Q.  H.    W       W
|-----------------------------:--------------:------:
|-----------------------------:--------------:------:
|-7b9==(7)r(7)p5--------------:--------------:------:
|----------------7------------:--------------:------:
|-----------------------------:--------------:------:
|-----------------------------:--------------:------:


   ~~~~~~
 Q E +Q.  E E E +Q  E
|-------------------------:
|-----------------------8-:
|-7s=9-(9)---7s6s7-(7)----:
|-------------------------:
|-------------------------:
|-------------------------:


 |----4:3-----|
 E  +E +E E Q E +Q.   Q.    +E +E E Q E +H.
|-------------------------------------:--------------5-(5)----|
|-------------------------------------:-----------------------|
|-7b9==(7)r(7)p5---------------7b9====:=(7)r(7)p5-------------|
|----------------7--5-(5tr7)----------:-----------7-----------|
|-------------------------------------:-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------:-----------------------|


                     Verse
 In Time Q=104
                      N.C.
 6/8      12/8
 Q E E E a E  q E Q.  Q E E E a E  q E Q.  Q E E E a E
|--------------|------------------------||-------------------------|
|------7-----5-|----------------7-----5-||----------------7-----5--|
|------7---5h6-|-6--------------7---5h6-||-6--------------7---5h6--|
|----7---7-----|-7------------7---7-----||-7------------7---7------|
|--------------|------------------------||-------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------||-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E a E  q E Q.  Q E E E a E  q E Q.  Q E E E a E
|--------------|------------------------||-------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------||-------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------||-------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------||-------------------------|
|------5---3h4-|----------------5---3h4-||----------------5---3h4--|
|----5---5-----|-5------------5---5-----||-5------------5---5------|


  q E Q.  Q E E E a E
||-------------------------|
||o----------------7-----5-|
||--6--------------7---5h6-|
||--7------------7---7-----|
||o------------------------|
||-------------------------|
|
|  q E Q.  Q E E E a E
||-------------------------|
||o------------------------|
||-------------------------|
||-------------------------|
||o----------------5---3h4-|
||--5------------5---5-----|


 q E Q.  Q E E E a E 18x q E Q.  Q E E E a E
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|----------------7-----5-o||----------------7-----5---|
|-6--------------7---5h6--||-6--------------7---5h6---|
|-7------------7---7------||-7------------7---7-------|
|------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|
| q E Q.  Q E E E a E 18x q E Q.  Q E E E a E
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|----------------5---3h4-o||----------------5---3h4---|
|-5------------5---5------||-5------------5---5-------|


        ~~~~~~~
 Q.  Q  S S +Q.  Q.
|---------------------------------|
|-----------8s10-(10)-------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.     Q  E E E a E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------------5----3h4-|
|-5--------------------5----5-----|


                ~~~
 H.     Q.  a E E  E  H.     E E  +E E a E a E
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------8---------|
|------------------8s7-5---7-|-5b6-----------7b9-(7)---8s7-5s6-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.  Q  E  E E a E  q  E Q.  Q   E E  E a E
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------5---3h4-|-----------------------5-----3h4-|
|-5--------------5-----5-----|-5------------------5------5-----|


   ~~~~~~
 Q E +Q.  H.       W
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|----7-(7)-----------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|
| q E Q.  Q  E E E a E  q E Q.  Q E E E a E
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------5---3h4-|----------------5---3h4-|
|-5--------------5---5-----|-5------------5---5-----|


  q E Q.  Q E E E a E 12x
||--------------------------||
||o----------------7-----5-o||
||--6--------------7---5h6--||
||--7------------7---7------||
||o------------------------o||
||--------------------------||
|
|  q E Q.  Q E E E a E 12x
||--------------------------||
||o------------------------o||
||--------------------------||
||--------------------------||
||o----------------5---3h4-o||
||--5------------5---5------||


        ~~~~~~~
 Q.  Q  S S +Q.  Q.     W
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------8s10-(10)-------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.     Q  E E E a E  q E Q.  Q E E E a E
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------5----3h4-|----------------5---3h4-|
|-5--------------------5----5-----|-5------------5---5-----|


 Q E +Q  +S +S Q.  Q.
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----7-(7)--(7)-(7)p5---------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| q E Q.     Q  E E E a E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------5----3h4--|
|-5---------------------5----5------|


 Q.  Q  E   +Q.   E Q
|---------------------------------|
|-----------8b10==(8)r----x-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.     Q  E E E a E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5---3h4-|
|-5---------------------5---5-----|


 H.     E E  +E Q.     +Q.  Q.  H.
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------7b9r(7)-5--------|-(5)-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.  Q   E E E a E  q  E Q.  Q  E E E a E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------5----3h4-|-------------------5---3h4-|
|-5-----------------5-----5-----|--5--------------5---5-----|


                      ~~        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 E E  +E +Q.  +Q  E +E E.    S  Q.  Q.  Q S S +Q.
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------8-(8)------------|---------------8s10-(10)-------|
|---7b9==(7)-(7)---(7)r-------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------9b10-----9-|-7-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| q    E  Q.  Q  E E E  a E   q  E Q.  Q E   E E a E
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-------3h4---|----------------------5----3h4-|
|-5----------------------5-----5----------|-5-------------5---------5-----|


 ~~~~~~
  +Q.  Q.  E E   +E  E   +E   E
|----------------12---------12-----------12--|
|-(10)-----------13b14-(13)-13b14-(13)---14--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
|  q  E Q.  Q     E  E   E a E
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------5---------3h=4--|
|---5--------------------5----------5--------|


            ~~~~~
  E   +E  E    +Q.  H.
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-12b14-(12)-12pb14==(12)r-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| q     E    Q.  Q  E E E a E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------5---3h4-|
|--5-----------------------------5---5-----|


 Q.   E   +S  +S E   H.       Q.  E  +S +S E Q.  Q.
|-------10b12==(10)r(10)-8b8.5----------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------10-------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------7b9==(7)r(7)-5-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------7---------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.           Q  E E E a E  q  E Q.       Q  E E E a E
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5---3h4-|----------------------------5----3h4--|
|-5---------------------------------5---5-----|-5------------------------5----5------|


 Q.  E E E a Q.  Q.     Q.  Q  E   +S  +S  E E Q  a E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------8s10-8s10--------------|-----------15b17==(15)r(15)-13-14-----14p13-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.     Q  E E E a E  q  E Q.      Q      E E E a E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------5----3h4-|----------------------------------5----3h=4-|
|-5--------------------5----5-----|-5------------------------------5---5-------|


 H.     E E E   E E    E
|--------------15-15pb17-15-15pb17---15--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.  Q   E   E E   a E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5--------3h=4--|
|-5----------------5---------5-----------|


  ~~~~~~
  H.      Q.  E S S  E
|-15pb17----------------------------|
|------------------------17s15---13-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| q   E Q.  Q  E E E  a E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------5-------3h=4-|
|--5-----------------5----5---------|


                  ~~
  H.     +E  Q  Q   E   H.     +Q  E E E a E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------7-----5---|
|-14----------(14)\-----------5b6-|-------------------7---5h6---|
|---------------------------------|-7----------(7)--7---7-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.   Q   E E E a E   q  E Q.  Q  E E E a E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------5---3h4---|-------------------5---3h4---|
|--5------------------5---5-------|-5---------------5---5-------|


 q E Q.  Q E E E a E  q E Q.  E a Q  E E   S S
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------7-----5-|-------------------------------|
|-6--------------7---5h6-|-6-----------7s9s==7-5b6-------|
|-7------------7---7-----|-7-------------------------7-5-|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| q E Q.  Q E E E a E  q E Q.  Q   E E E  a E
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------5---3h4-|-------------------5-----3h4---|
|-5------------5---5-----|-5---------------5---5---------|


 H.      +Q   E E  +E  E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------7b9r(7)---5--|
|-7tr5---------(7tr5)-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| q   E Q.  Q   E E  E a E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------5-------3h4--|
|-5--------------------5------5-------|


 H.      Q.  E  +E  +S S  Q  E +Q.  +Q.  Q.
|-------------------------------------|-----5-(5)---(5)-------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------7b9==(7)r==(7)-5-|-----------------------------|
|-7tr5--------------------------------|-7-----------(7)-------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                    H.     +Q.  Q.
|
| q   E Q.  Q  E E   E a E   q  E Q.  Q  E E E a E
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------5--------3h=4----|--------------------5----3h4-|
|-5----------------5-------5----------|-5----------------5----5-----|


 Q  E   +E  Q   H.
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----8------(8)---8------8-----------------|
|----10b12==(10)r-11b12--11b12--------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| q  E    Q.     Q   E E E a E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5---3h4---|
|-5-----------------------------5---5-------|


                     Outro
                      N.C.
 Q.   Q   E   +Q.   Q.     E E  +E Q  E  +Q  E  E E  E
|---------------------------------------||---8b9-(8)-8b9--8b9-(8)--8b9-5-------|
|-------10-----10-----(10)--------------||-------------------------------8b9-5-|
|-------12b14--12b14==(12)r-------------||-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|
| q  E Q.       Q  E E E a E  Q   E Q  E  Q  E  Q   E
|---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------5----3h4-||---------------------5---5b6-7-----7-|
|-5--------------------------5----5-----||--------5--8----8--------------------|


 H.=H
  A
 15/8
 a E. S a E Q.   S  +S S S E Q  S S E +E E
|-------------5---------------------------5-----------|
|-8s10--------8------8b10-(8)-8-8-5---------8---------|
|---------5h6-6----------------------7b8------7-(7)---|
|-------7-------------------------------------------7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|         TP TP       TP
|  Q   E Q  E +Q.       +H.
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----7--------7---7-(7)-------------(7)---------------|
|----7------7-7---7-(7)-------------(7)---------------|
|----5------5-5---5-(5)-------------(5)---------------|


 12/8
  E E E +E E E E E E  +E Q
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|--7----5-(5)---------------------*|
|-----7-------7-5-----------------*|
|-----------------7-5-------------*|
|---------------------8b9-(8)-----*|
|
| TP
| +H.       E Q   Q.
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|-(7)-------------7---------------*|
|-(7)-------------7---------------*|
|-(5)-------------5---------------*|


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

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