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Fixin To Die Blues Tab by Bukka White

Fixin To Die Blues tab by Bukka White

Guitar Tab

written by Bukka White
from Bukka White album The Complete Bukka White
tabbed by Adrian Dumchus (dumchusa@hotmail.com)

played in Open D capo 4th (D A D F# A D from low to high)

/ - slide
~ - vibrato
p - pull

(fretted notes inside the (* *) are played with a slide)

The rhythm of the strumming is a little tough to pick up because of
the washboard in the background, so I just put in some different variations
for the verse that should give you a basic idea of how it goes.

Intro:

  (*                                           *)                   (*   *)
D-|-5/7~-------7~---|-----5/7~---7\---|-----------------|-----0----0------|
A-|--------0-0-0--0-|-0-------0-----0-|-0---3/5~--------|-----0----0--3/5~|
F#|--------0-0-0--0-|-0-------0-----0-|-0------0---0-0--|--0--0----0------|
D-|--------0-0-0-0--|--------------0--|--------0---3-0--|--0---0---0------|
A-|--------0-0-0-0--|--0-----0-0---0--|--0--------0--0--|--3---3-2---0----|
D-|--------0-0-0-0--|--0-0---0-0-0-0--|--0-0--0-0-0---0-|-0----0------0---|


Verse:

  (*                                                   *)
D-|---5/7~----------|---5/7~----------|---5/7~----------|
A-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
F#|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
D-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
A-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
D-|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
      I'm lookin funny in my eyes ...

                                                  (*   *)           (*   *)
D-|---0--0----0--0--|---0--0----0--0--|---0-0----0------|---0-0----0------|
A-|---2--2----2--2--|---2--2----2--2--|---0-0----0--3/5~|---0-0----0--3/5~|
F#|---1--1----1--1--|---1--1----1--1--|--0--0----0------|--0--0----0------|
D-|---0---0--0----0-|---0---0--0----0-|--0---0---0------|--0---0---0------|
A-|---2---2--2----2-|---2---2--2----2-|--3---3-2---0----|--3---3-2---0----|
D-|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0----0------0---|-0----0------0---|
      I'm lookin funny in my eyes...

                                                  (*   *)           (*   *)
D-|---0--0----0--0-0|---0--0----0--0-0|---0-0----0------|---0-0----0------|
A-|---2--2----2--2-2|---2--2----2--2-2|---0-0----0--3/5~|---0-0----0--3/5~|
F#|--1----1--1---1-1|--1----1--1---1-1|--0--0----0------|--0--0----0------|
D-|--0----0--0----0-|--0----0--0----0-|--0---0---0------|--0---0---0------|
A-|--0----0--0----0-|--0----0--0----0-|--3---3-2---0----|--3---3-2---0----|
D-|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0----0------0---|-0----0------0---|
      I know I was born to die but I'd hate ...


Riff after 5th verse:
(spaced differently to fit the slides in - play with same timing as verse)

  (*                                                   *)
D-|-------9\-2/3------2/3----|-------9\-2/3------2/3----|
A-|----------2/3---------3/5~|----------2/3---------3/5~|
F#|----0-----0-----0---------|----0-----0-----0---------|
D-|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|
A-|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D-|-0-----0-----0-----0------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|

  (*                                        *)                      (*   *)
D-|-------9\-2/3-------------|--------------------------|---0-0----0------|
A-|----------2/3------8\-----|----3/5~-5~--5~-----------|---0-0----0--3/5~|
F#|----0-----0-----0--8\-----|----------0-----0--0------|--0--0----0------|
D-|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0--3--0---|--0---0---0------|
A-|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|--3---3-2---0----|
D-|-0-----0-----0-----0------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|-0----0------0---|


Ending:

  (*                                                   *)
D-|----5/7~-----------9\-5/7~|-------------------9\-5/7~|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D-|-0-----0-----0-----0------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|

  (*                        *)                   (*   *)
D-|--------------------------|--------------0---0-------|
A-|----2/3\2p0----/5~--------|--------------0---0--3/5--|
F#|--------------------------|----0--0---0------0-------|
D-|--------------------------|----3--0---0------0-------|
A-|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0------3----2---------|
D-|-0-----0-----0-----0------|-0-----0--0---------0-----|
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