This recording of the song (December 3, 1927) is from the album
Roll And Tumble Blues - The Essential Recordings of Slide Guitar Blues
tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 17th of May 1999
Blind Willie Johnsons's recording of this song has been included as one of the
cuts on the Sounds of Earth record of the Voyager craft as proof of
intelligent life on earth. Whatever that means ...
#---------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this tab for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Playing Notes: / - slide up \ - slide down h - hammer on p - pull off s - slide between notes # - note played slightly sharp played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high) D-|--------------------------------------0-/7s6s7\---2-0---/4~-----/7s6s7---| A-|------------------------------------0------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------0--------------------------------------| D-|-0--/4--5--4~--0-0-/4-5-/7-/7~--0---------------------0-----0----------0-| A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------------------0----------| |-/12s11s12------/5~----/7s6s7\---2-0---/3s2-----/7s6s7--0---0-0-/3s2-------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------0-------0----------------0-------0------------0-----------0----| |----------------------------------------0------------------------0---------| |--------------0------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------/4s2s4-s-2p0-----------------------------------------------| |-0-0-/5s4s5----------------------0-/7--5--0---/3---/5s4s5~-0---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------0---------------0-------------------------------0--/4-/5--4-5-| |-----/5s4s5--------------------0---/7--5----0----3-/5s4s5~-----------------| |-----------------0---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------0-/4~--s--2-p-0--0-/9s8s9---/12\-----------------/4-s-2-s-4~| |-----------------------------------------------/12-------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |/7--/4-s-2-p-0----------------------------------------0-0-/7--0------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| hm hmmmmm mhmhmh hmhmhm hmhmhm ah ha |-------\2p0--/4s2s4-s-7-s-9-s-2-p-0---/2---/4s2s4--4-s-2-p-0---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------0----0--------------------0-/4-5-/7-/4~| |---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------| |--------------0-----------------------------0------------------------------| hahaho why our lord uh hm hm |--------------------------------0-/7~-s-2-p-0--0-/4~---/7s6s7---/12s11s12--| |------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------0----------------------------------------------| |-0-/4-/5-/7--/7~-s-2-p-0--0--------0--------------0--0--------0------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ah haaaahaaaha haaaa |-0-0-/5--/7s6s7s4p0--0---/3s2--/7s6s7-s-2p0--0---/3s2--/3s2p0--------------| |-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------/5s4s5----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------0-----------------------0------------0-----------| |------0--------------------------------------------------------------------| haa haaahahaha aha hahaaaaaaa hmhmhm |-/4s2s4-s-2-p-0------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------/7--/5--0--/3--/7\---0-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------0--/4-/5~-4-5-/7~\--/4-s-2-p-0--| |----------------0-/7--/5--0--/3--/7\---0-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| hmmhmmhmmhmm ah ahhhhh haa haa well |-0-/4s2s4-s-2-p-0-----/9s8s9---/16-s-14--/12s11s12-----0-/7s6s7---/4s2s4---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------0--------------------------------0----------0----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| hm hmhmhmmmmmmm hm hmhmhm hmmmmhmmmm hmhmhm hmhaa |-4s2p0--/4s2s4-s-7-s-9\----------------/4s2s4------------------------------| |-------------------------0----/7--/5---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------| |---------0---------------------------0---------0---0-0--/4-/5-/7-/4~--0-/4-| |----------------------------0-/7--/5---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lord ah ah ahaha well |----------------------0-0-/7s6s7--s--4s2p0---/4~---0--/7s6s7----/12s11s12--| |-------------------0-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------0---------------------------------------------------------| |-/5-/7-/7-s-2--0-----------0---------------------0-----------0-------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------0--------0----------0--------| hmhmhm hmhmhm hmhm |-0--------/5s4s5---/7s6s7-s-2p0---0-0-/3s2---/7s6s7--0-0-/3s2---/3s2p0-----| |---0-------------------------------------------------------------------0---| |-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------0--------0---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------0------------------0--------------0-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| hmhm hmhm hm hm hmhm hmhm hmhm hmhmhmhm |-----------/4s2s4-s-2p0----------------------------------------------------| |---/5s4s5----------------0---/7--5-0----5-/7--3s2p0------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0---------------------------------------------------4-/5--4-5-/7--4-s-2p0-| |---/5s4s5------------------0-/7--5---0--5-/7--3s2p0------------------------| |------------0--------------------------------------------------------------| hm ahaha haha hm hm ha ha lord |---/4s2s4~-----4s2p0--0---/9s8s9-/12-s-9-s-7--0-0-/7----/4s2sp0-/4--4s2p0--| |------------------------0--------------------------------------------------| |------------0--------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-------------0-----------0--------------------------0--------------0-----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----0----------------------------------------------0-----------------------| hm hmhmhm hmhmhm hmhmhm hm hm hm ha hahaha ha Lord |-/4s2s4s7s9\------2p0----/4s2s4----/5s4-----4--5--7-/4~--0-4-5-7-7s5s4-0---| |---------------------------------------/5----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------0---------0---------0--------0------------------------------0-| |---------------0--0--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------0------------------------------------------------| hmhm hmhmhmh hmhmhhm |-/7s6s7-s-4-s-2-p-0--/4--------/7s6s7---/12s11s12-------/5----/7s6s7-------| |------------------------0-------------------------0-------------------0--0-| |--------------------------0-------------------------0----------------------| |----------------------0-----0----------0--------------0-----0-----------0--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| hmhmhm hm hm hm hmhmhm hm hmhmhm |-/3s2--/7s6s7~------/3s2--3s2p0--------------------/4s2s4-s-2-p-0----------| |----------------0---------------0--/5--0--/5s4s5~------------------0----/7-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------0---------------------------------0----------------------| |--0------------------0----0-------------------------------------------0-/7-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| hmhm hmhmhmhm hm hm |------------------------/12~---| |-5-0---/3---/5-s-3-p-0--/12~---| |------------------------/12~---| |-------------------------------| |-5---0----3--------------------| |-------------------------------|