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Walkin' Blues by Robert Johnson Open G Tuning = D G D G B D low to high
~~ = slide or slide vibrato / = slide up = slide down
Played fingerstyle w/ slide
1 G
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
d |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-|
B |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-|
G |------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
2 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
d |-------------------------------------0-|
B |-11/12--11/12--11/12--11/12-----0/12---|
G |-11/12--11/12---------------12--0/12---|
D |----------------------------12--0/12---|
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
3 ~~~~~
d |-10/12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
B |-10/12----------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
Gb F/(G)
4 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
d |-------12-------12----------------------|-----X-----|
B |-11/12----11/12----11/12-------12-12-11-|-10--X-----|
G |-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-|-10--0-----|
D |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-10--0-----|
G |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-------3/5-|
D |----------------------------------------|-----------|
6 C ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |-----------|----------------------------------|
B |----5------|--3/5-----5-----------------------|
G |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--53--0--3/3--0----|
D |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--53--0--3/3--0----|
G |----5----0-|-------5-----5--53-------------0-|
D |---------0-|----------------------------------|
G
8 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |-------------------------------|------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|-------5----------------|
G |-0-----------------------------|-------5----------------|
D |-0-0-------0-3/53-0-2/3-0-2/3-|-0-3/5-5-5-5-0-------0--|
G |-------2/4-----------2/3-0-2/3-|-0-------------0-2/4----|
D |-----3-------------------------|------------------------|
D C
10 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~
d |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G |-------------5/7-75--------|-------------------------------------|
D |-5/7-0-----0-5/7-75------0-|-3/5-53-0-----0-3/53-0-------/2/3-|
G |-----0-2/4-----------0-2/4---|-3/5-53-0-2/4-----------2/3-0-/2/3-|
D |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G G7 G6 G#5 G D
12 ~~~ ~~~~~
d |------------------------|-------------------X-------|
B |-----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-|-0-----------------X-------|
G |-----0-0--0---0--0----0-|-0-----------------X-------|
D |-0-----3----3-2--2-1--1-|-0------0---0-5--0-0-------|
G |-0----------------------|----2/4-------0------2/3/4-|
D |------------------------|---------------------------|
G5 G7 G6 G G G7 G6 G
14 ~~~~~ ~~~
d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B |-------0-------0-0---0-0---------|--------0--------0-0---------0-0-------|
G |-------0-------0-0---0-0---------|--------0--------0-0---------0-0-------|
D |-0-----3-------3-2---2-0---------|-0------3--------3-2---------2-0-------|
G |-0-----0---------0---------2/3/4-|-0---0--0----------0---------------3/4-|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Woke up this morn - in' feel 'round for my shoes.
G7 G6 G
16 ~~~
d |------------------------------------------|
B |------------0------0----------------------|
G |-----0------0------0-----0---0----0-------|
D |-------0----3------3-----2-----2--0-------|
G |-0----------0------------0--------0---3/4-|
D |------------------------------------------|
You know a-bout that, babe
G5 G7 G6 G
17 ~~~
d |------------0------------------------------|
B |------------0-----------0------0---0-------|
G |-----0------0-----------0------0---0-------|
D |-------0----3-----------2------2---0-------|
G |-0-------------------------------------3/5-|
D |-------------------------------------------|
had them old walkin' blues.
C
18 ~~~ ~~~
d |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B |--------5----------------X---------|--------5----------------------------|
G |-5---5--5-------5--5-----X---------|-5---X--5--------------5--5----0-----|
D |-5---5--5-------5--5-----0---------|-5---X--5---------5----5--5----0-----|
G |-------------------X-----X-----3/5-|--------------3/5-5----5--5----------|
D |-------------------X---------------|-------------------------------------|
Woke up this morn - in' I feel 'round for my shoes.
G
20 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |------------------------|-----------------0-----------|
D |--------0--3/5--0-------|-0-------0--3/5----0-------0-|
G |-0-3/4------------0-----|-0--/3/4-----------0--2/4--0-|
D |--------------------2/5-|-----------------------------|
G7 G6 G
22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
d |----------------------------------------|
B |---7------------------------------------|
G |---7------------------------------------|
D |-4/7----------------------------0-------|
G |--------------------------------0---3/5-|
D |----------------------------------------|
You know a-bout that, baby
C
23 ~~~
d |--------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------|
G |-5--------X-------------5---5---5
