Sail On (Muddy Waters)

as played by John Hammond on the album John Hammond - Live (cd-version)

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 27th of January 2000


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Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
p - pull off
s - slide beetween notes
~ - vibrato
* - notes played without slide


played in Open A (E A E A C# E from low to high)
                                                                      (8x)
E-|--------------------------0-0--------------------------------------------|
C#|-12\------------------------0--------0----------------------------0--0---|
A-|----/12-----12\-0-/5-/3-0---0-----0--0---------------------------0---0---|
E-|--------12~-----------------------0--0--------------------------0----0---|
A-|-------------------------------0--0-------------0-/3-/3~p0----0----------|
E-|----------------------------------------0-3-s-5------------/3------------|



|-/2--2-/3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-----------/5~------------3-3---3--/3-----|
|-/2--2-/3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------/3---3-3-s-1-------------/3-3-----3--------3--|
|------------------------------------------0---------0----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                      (* 4x
|---------------------------------------------/5~-------3-3-3----3-3--3-3-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
|-5s3~-0-----/7-/5---------------------0-/3-0-----------0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-|
|--------/5--------5s3-0----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------/5-/3~-0----0--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------/3----------------------------------------|
                                                  sail on            sail on

                 *)
|---3---3---3------------------------------------------------0------/3~-----|
|---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------0---------------|
|---0---0---0----3----0------0-/3-0-/3-0-------------------0---/3-0------0--|
|----------------------------------------/5~--5s3p0-------0-----------------|
|--------------------------0------------------------/3--0-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 my little honey bee sail on                                            sail

                                                                     (*
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------/3-3---|
|----0-----------------0---------------------------0---/3---0-----0---------|
|--------/5--5-5-5-5-5---/5-/5----------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 on baby                       sail on my little honey bee sail on

                        *)
|-5-5--3-2-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|/3-----------0--0-0--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------/3-/3-0----0----------7------------7-------7-----7-7--7-/8-----|
|--------------------/5-5\---------7------------7-------7-----7-7--7-/8-----|
|--------------------------0-/5----7------------7-------7-----7-7--7-/8-----|
|-------------------------------/7------------------------------------------|
                                     you gonna keep on sailing           'til

                             (*             *)                     (* 4x
|--------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0------------/5~-----------3-3-3--|
|--------------------------0--0--0--1--1--1--------------------------3-3-3--|
|-------8----/3--/3--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-----0----0-----------0-0-0-0-0--|
|-------8---------------------3--3--2--2--2-------/5-------0-0-0-0-0--------|
|-------8-----------------------------------3-0------------------0-0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 you lose your happy home                                        sail on

                                  *)
|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------------------------------------------|
|/3-3-----3---3---3---3---3---3---------------------------------------------|
|---------0---0---0---0---0---0---3---0-----0-/3-0-/3-0------------------0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------/5~-5s3p0------0----|
|-----------------------------------------0-----------------------/3-0------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        sail on my little honey bee sail on


|------/3~------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------/5~--0---------5-5-----5-----5-----5-------|
|-/3-0---------0--0--0-----------/5~--0---------5-5-----5-----5-----5-------|
|--------------0--0--0--/5-5-5-5-/5~--0--/5--/5-5-5-----5-----5-----5-------|
|--------------0--0--0------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          sail on baby                              sail on my little honey


|----------------15-15\-------------------------0-/5~-----------------------|
|-/3----------15-------/12----------------------------0-0-0-----------------|
|-----/3--0-0--------------12--12\-0-/3-0-----0-------0-0-0-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------/5----------0-0-0---/7---/7---/7--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 bee sail on                                                I don't mind you

                                                     (*             *)
|--------------------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0------------|
|-/7--7--------------------------------------------0--0--0--1--1------------|
|-/7--7--7--7--7--7-/8-8---8-----------/3-----0----0--0--0--0--0--------0---|
|-/7--7--7--7--7--7-/8-8-8---8---8-----------------0--3--3--2--2--3---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------3p0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 sailing         but please    don't  sail so long


-|------0-/5~--------------15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-15-----12--------|
|---------------------/15-------------------------------------/12----/12----|
|----0-------0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------|
|-/5---------0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-12\------------------------15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-12--------12--|
|-----/12----------------/15-------------------------------------12\--------|
|---------12------12\--0---------------------------------------------/12----|
|------------12~--12\--0----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----12\--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------/12-----12-10\-0-/5-/5-/5-/5s4-/5----------------/5-/5-/5----------|
|------------12--------------/5-/5-/5s4-----5-----0-/5-/5-/5-/5-/5-/5-s-3-0-|
|----------------------------------------------5----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|--------------------------------------0---------/5~------------------------|
|----------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------0-/3-0-----0----------------------|
|-------------------0-/5-/5-5s3-0--------------------0------0-/7--7-7-s-3-0-|
|-/3-0-/3-0-----0-3---------------/3-0------------------0-3-----------------|
|-----------/5~-------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------/7-/7-7-s-5-0----------------------------------------0----|
|----------0-3-/7-/7-/7-7-s-5-0--0-/5-0-0-0------5--------------------0-----|
|-/3~--0h3----------------------------------/5~----5s3-0-------------0------|
|--------------------------------------------------------/5-/3-0----0-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------/3---------|


                          (*  4x                                        *)
|------/5~----------------/3-3-3-3-/3--3--3--/3----3----3----/3----3----3---|
|-------------------------/3-3-3-3-/3--3--3--/3----3----3----/3----3----3---|
|-/3-0-----0-0-0--0--0-----0-0-0-0--0--0--0---0----0----0-----0----0----0---|
|----------0-0-0--0--0-----0-0-0-0--0--0--0---0----0----0-----0----0----0---|
|----------0-0-0--0--0------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                I heard a buzzing            it sounds just like my little


|-0--------------15-15-/15-15-15-/15-15-15-/12------------------------------|
|-0----------/15-------------------------------12-----------------------0---|
|----0-----0--------------------------------------12--12-/12-10\-0-/3-0--0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 honey bee


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0---------5-5-5-5-5\--------5--5--------5-------5--------------|
|------0-----0--/5--/5-5-5-5-5-5\-/5--/5-5--5--------5-------5--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 I heard a lot of buzzing                    man it sounds like my little


|-------------------------------------------------/5~-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------0----------0----0----0----0------|
|-----------------------------------------0--/3-0-----0----0----0----0------|
|/5-/3--0-----0-/3p0-/5-s-3-s-5-5s3-0----0------------0----0----0----0------|
|---------/5--------------------------/3------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 honey bee                                               you know she's been

 
|----------------------------7----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7-------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-----7-----7-------7--7--7--7-/8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|
|-------/7-----7-----7-----7-------7--7--7--7-/8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 all around the world making honey               but now she's comming back

              (*            *)                        (*      3x *)
|-----------0--0--0--0--0--------------/5~-------------3--3--3-3-3-/15-15-15|
|-----------0--0--0--1--1------------------0--0--0--0--3--3--3-3-3-/15------|
|-/3--0-----0--0--0--0--0-------0----0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0----------|
|--------------3--3--2--2-3-------/5-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0----------|
|--------0------------------3-0---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 home to me


|-12s10-------12~-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------/12---------/12---------------------------------------------0--------|
|----------12----------12-12-----0-/5-/7-5s3-0-/3-0---------------0---0--0--|
|----------------------------12\--------------------/5--/3-0-----0----0--0--|
|------------------------------------------------------------/3-0-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|/5--5--5--5--5--5-0---5--5--5--5-------------------0----------------------0|
|/5--5--5--5--5--5-0---5--5--5--5-5-s-3-0-----------0-----------------------|
|-------------------/5--------------------/3p0----0--------0-/3p0----0h3-0--|
|----------------------------------------------/5-----0h/3--------/3--------|



|------------0----------------------------------------------------------0---|
|--------------0---------7-7-s-5-0------------------------------------------|
|----/7-/3-0-----0-/7--7-7-7-s-5-0----------0-3-/7--7s5-0-/3~-/5-0-/3-0---0-|
|-/5-------------------------------/3~--0h3---------------/3~-------------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                            (* 4x
|-0-0-0---0-0-----0------/5-5-----------------3-3-3----3-3--3--3--3---3--3--|
|-------3-------------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3--3---3--3--|
|-----------7-s-5-3-0---------0--0--0--0------0-0-0----0-0--0--0--0---0--0--|
|---------------------0-------0--0--0--0------0-0-0----0-0--0--0--0---0--0--|
|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 well, sail on             sail on my little

        *)
|--3---------------------15-15-/15-15-15-12s10------------------------------|
|--3-----------------/15-----------------------/12--------------------------|
|--0----3---0------0-------------------------------12-12\--/5-/3~-----------|
|--0---------------0----------------------------------------------/5\-------|
|---------------0-----------------------------------------------------/3--0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 honey bee sail on


|----0-------------------------------5---5---------------------------/9-----|
|---0----------------------/5~----/5---5---5--------------------------------|
|--0-------0--0------------/5~--0----------------5------5-------------------|
|-0--------0--0--/5--5-5-5-/5~--0----------------5------5-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   sail on baby                              sail on my little honey bee sail


|-------/5~-----/9\-/5\-/3s2s1p0-------/5-5-5\-3s2s1p0----------7~----------|
|---0-------0---------------------------------------------0-----7~---7----7-|
|-------------0------------------0---------------------/3----/7-7~---7----7-|
|------------------------------------0--------------------------7~---7----7-|
|-----0----------------------------0----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 on                                                                you gonna

                                                      (*        *)
|---------------------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0------17\--|
|----7----7-----7-7-/8---8---8---8------------------0--0--0--1--1-----------|
|----7----7-----7-7-/8---8---8---8-------/3--0------0--0--0--0--0-0---------|
|----7----7-----7-7-/8---8---8---8------------------0--3--3--2--2----0------|
|-----------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 keep on sailing      'til you lose you happy home


|------12\----------------------/5~--|
|-15\--12\------------0-------0------|
|------12\--/3~-0---0-------0--------|
|-----------------0-------0----------|
|-----------------------0------------|
|------------------------------------|

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