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Me and the Devil Blues

Robert Johnson
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-6-6-6-6-6----|-5--------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9----|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-6--------------------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|------5-5--4-4--3-3--2------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|---0--------------------2-2-|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------0-0-|

Verse 1

e|-8/9---------------------|----|
B|-7/8---------------------|----|
G|-8/9---------------------|----|
D|-------------------------|----|
A|-------------------------|----|
E|-------------------------|----|

Early this morning

e|-8/9~------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-9--|
B|-7/8~------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-8--|
G|-8/9~------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-9--|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

when you knocked upon my door

e|-2-----------------------|----|
B|-1-----------------------|----|
G|-2----2----2----2--------|----|
D|-------------------------|----|
A|-------------------------|----|
E|------2----2----2--------|----|

Early this morning

e|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|
G|--2-----2-----2----2-----|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
D|-------------------------|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|--2-----2-----2----2-----|-------------------|

when you knocked upon my door

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--0----0----0----0-------|--0----0----0----0--------|
A|--2----2----2----2-------|--0----0----0----0--------|
E|--0----0----0----0-------|--2----2----2----2--------|

And I said "Hello Satan I believe it's time to go"

e|-------5-5--5-5--5-5--|------|
B|--2-------------------|-3-3--|
G|--2-------------------|-1-1--|
D|--2----5-5--4-4--3-3--|-2-2--|
A|----------------------|------|
E|----------------------|------|

turnaround

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| / 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

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