Crossroad Blues Tab

Crossroad Blues (Robert Johnson)

as played by Sam Mitchell on the album Art of Bottleneck/Slide Guitar
tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 28th of January 1998

#---------------------------------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. #
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Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
s - slide between notes
h - hammer on
p - pull of
~ - vibrato
* - notes played without slide

Played in Open G (D G D G B D from low to high)


D-|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----/12------------------/5~--0-3-3-3-2p0---------|
B-|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-/12--------/12----------------0-3-3-3-2p0---------|
G-|-0-------------------------------0------/12\-/3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-/3-/3-|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-0-------------------------------0-------------------0-------------0-/3-/3-|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


      (*     *)                        (*
|------------------------------/5~------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----0-3-3-3-2-0-----0-------0----------------3---3---2---2---3---3---2---2-|
|-0--0-3-3-3-2-0-/3-----0-/3------0--0--3--3--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                    I went down to the crossroad and I

                          *)
|---------------------------/12-12-12------------------------/5--3p0--------|
|---------------------------/12-12-12-/12-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12\--0-0-0-------0----------/3----|
|-3--3--2--2--3--3--2--2--0--------------------0-0-0---/3-------------/3----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------0-0-0-------0----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------/3-------------------|
      and try to hitch a ride

                     (*
|--------------/5-------------8-----7-----5-----8-----7----5----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-----0--------------------------------------------------5-5-5--------|
|-0-0-0-/3--------0---3---5------------------------------------5-5-5--5--7--|
|-0-0-0-----0-----0---3---5---5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5---5-5-5--5--5--|
|-------/3------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  I went down to the crossroad and I                 hmmmm


|--------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--3---------0--3--3-|
|--------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--3---------0--3--3-|
|--------------------0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-|
|--5--5--5--7--5--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-|
|--5--5--5--5--5--0--------------------0-0-0-----------------0-0-0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  try to hitch a ride

                               *)      (*
|------------------------------------0---------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3-|
|------------------------------------0---------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3-|
|----------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
|-0--7---7---9---7---7---7--9--7--/5----0---3--3--2--2---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
|-0--7---7---7---7---7---7--7--7--------0---0--0--0--0---0------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    nobody seemed to know me           ev'rybody passed me by

                                                                               
|--------0--3--3--2--3---------0--3--3--------------------------------------|
|--------0--3--3--2--3---------0--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---3---0---3---3---2---2---3---3---|
|-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        hmm went down to the crossroad and I

                                      *)
|------------------------------------------------------------------3-3------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-0-/3-----3-s-1|
|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
|-2--2--3--3--2---2---3---3---2---2---0--/5~---/3p0-------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------/3-/3-0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
             and I fell down on my knees

                    (*
|-----------------0--3--3--------------8-----7-----5-----8----7----5--------|
|-----------------0--3--3---------------------------------------------------|
|-/3-s-2-0-----0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------5-5---|
|----------/3--0--0--0--0--0---3---5----------------------------------5-5---|
|----------/3--------------0---3---5---5-----5-----5-----5----5----5--5-5---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                           I went down to the crossroad and I

                        *)
|----------------------------------/12--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------/12---------------------------------|
|---------------------------0-0-0-----------12\--0-/3--0--0--/3--0----------|
|-5--5--7---7---5---5---7---0-0-0-------------------------0--------/5-/5s3p0|
|-5--5--5---5---5---5---5---0-0-0----------------0-/3-----0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       I fell down on my knees
 
          (*                                        *)            (*
|----------3---3------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------3---3------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------0--0--3-s-7---7---9---7---7---7---9--0-/5~--0----3----3---|
|-/3-/3-0----0----0--0--3-s-7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------------0----0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                 oh well      I said oh Lord have mercy would you  would you

                                                        *)
|---------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--3----0--/12---------|
|---------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--3----0--/12---------|
|---------------------0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0----0------/12\----|
|----2-----2-----0----0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0----0--------------|
|----0-----0-----0----------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  help me if you please                       (sing us a song)

 
|----------0----3-3-3-3-----------------------5s3---------------------------|
|----------0------------3s1-----------------------3s1-----------------------|
|-0-0-/3-0---/3------------/3-3p0-----0---------------/3s2p0-----0----------|
|---------------------------------0h3------------------------0h3------------|
|---------------------------------------/3--0----------------------/3--0----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 (*         *)
|-3---3-----2--0---3-s-5--5--------------------------------5---5s3----------|
|-3---3-----2--0---3-s-5--5-/5--5--------------------5s4s5---5-----3s1------|
|-0---0-----0--0---3-s-5----/5--5-/5-----------5s4s5-------------------/3-0-|
|-0-x-0--x--0--0---3-s-5----------/5-----5s4s5----------------------------0-|
|---x----x----------------------------5-------------------------------------|
|---x----x------------------------------------------------------------------|


                            (*         *)
|------3-3-------------------3---3-----2--0---5-s-7--7-------------5s4s5----|
|-0-/3-----3s1---------------3---3-----2--0---5-s-7--7-/7--7----------------|
|--------------/3-3p0-----0--0---0-----0--0---5-s-7----/7--7-/7-------------|
|---------------------0h3----0-x-0--x--0--0---5-s-7----------/7-------------|
|------------------------------x----x----------------------------7----------|
|------------------------------x----x---------------------------------------|


                                  (*      *)                 (*
|-------------------------------0--3-3-3--2--0--/3---------0--3-3--2--0-----|
|-5s4s5-----3s1-----------------0--3-3-3--2--0--/3---------0--3-3--2--0-----|
|-------5s3-----/3s2p0-----0----0--0-0-0--0--0--/3--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-----|
|-------------------------------0--0-0-0--0--0--/3--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-----|
|----------------------0h3----0---------------------0-0-0-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                well you can

                                             *)
|------------------------------------------------------------12-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------/12--12--/12-/12----|
|---------------------------------------------------0---/12------/12-/12--0-|
|-----5---3---2----1---5----3-----2------1---------------------------0------|
|---------------------------------------------------0---------------------0-|
|---5---3---2----1---5----3-----2------1------------------------------------|
  run you can run      tell my friend boy Willie Brown

                       (*
|------12-------------------------8---7---5--8--7--5------------------------|
|-/12--12--/12~-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/12------/12~---------------------------------------5-5-------------------|
|-----------------0-----3-----5-----------------------5-5--5----5----7----7-|
|-----------------0-----3-----5---5---5---5--5--5--5--5-5--5----5----5----5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                well you can run you can run              tell my friend boy

          *)
|------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------/3---------3s1----------|
|-------------0-0-0--/12-/12-s-3p0--/3-/3--0--0-0-0----------------/3-3p0---|
|-5---5---7---0-0-0--/12-/12-s-3p0--/3-/3--0--0-0-0-------------------------|
|-5---5---5---0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Willie Brown

        (*                                                      *)
|--------3-----3------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------3-----3------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0--0-----0-------5----------------------------------------------------|
|-0h3----0--x--0-------5------7------7------9------7----7---7---9--0--/5--0-|
|-----------x----------5------7------7------7------7----7---7---7---------0-|
|-----------x---------------------------------------------------------------|
                  yeah let him standin' at the crossroad

  (*                                                            *)
|-----------------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--0--------|
|-----------------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--0--10-/12|
|----------------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--10-/12|
|--3----3----2----2----0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--10-/12|
|--0----0----0----0----0-0-0--------------------0-0-0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I believe I'm sinkin' down

 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-s-3p0--10--12--0-12p0-0-10p0-0-12p0-0-10s3-0-3s2-0-0-------0-0-----0-0-|
|-12-s-3p0--10--12------------------------------------------0h3-----0h3-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-----------------3-3-3-3----------------5--5--8p7-5-8p7-5-5--------5-------|
|--------------/3---------3s1------------5--5--------------5--3-s-5-5-/5-/5-|
|-----------------------------/3-3p0--0--5--5--------------5--3-s-5---/5-/5-|
|-5s3-0-------------------------------0--5--5--------------5--3-s-5---------|
|-------/3--0-------------------------0--------5---5-5---5------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|--------------------3-3------------------------/5~--0-0--------7-----------|
|-----------------/3-----3s1-------------------------0-0--5-s-7-7-/7-/7-----|
|-/5~--/3-/3-0--0-----------/3-/3p0-----0-/3--0------0-0--5-s-7---/7-/7-/7~-|
|-/5~-------------------------------0h3--------------0-0--5-s-7---------/7~-|
|-----------------------------------------/3--0-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                (*         *)
|-5s4s5--------------------------3--3-3-3--2--0------------/5-/5-/5~--/3p0--|
|-------5s4s5--------------------3--3-3-3--2--0--/3-------------------------|
|-------------5s3p0--/3--0----0--0--0-0-0--0--0--/3--0-0-0------------------|
|--------------------------/3----0--0-0-0--0--0--/3--0-0-0------------------|
|------------------------------------------------/3--0-0-0------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


              (*                                     *)
|--------------3--3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--3-------/12-12-12-12---|
|--------------3--3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--3---10--/12-12-12-12---|
|--/3--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0---10--/12-12-12-12---|
|---------0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0---10-----------------|
|---------0-0---------------------0-0-0-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         I went dooooown


|-/12------------------/12-/12-----/12------------/12-12-12-12--------------|
|-----/12---------------------/12------/12---------------------/12-/12------|
|---------12\------0-0---------------------/12--0----------------------12\--|
|------------------0-0--------------------------0---------------------------|
|------------------0-0--------------------------0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  to the crossroad      I tried to hitch a ride

                      (*
|----------/5~--------------8-----7-----5-----8--7--5-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0-/3-0-----0---0---5-------------------------------5-5------------------|
|---0----------0---0---5-------------------------------5-5-5--5--7--7--5--5-|
|-0---/3-0-----0---0---5----5-----5-----5-----5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
               I went down to the crossroad and I         huhuuuuuu tried to

                        *)           (*
|---------------3-3-3-3-3-------------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
|---------------3-3-3-3-3-------------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
|---------0--0-------------0-/3-/3-0--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
|---7--7--0--0------------------------0-0-0-0-0--5-s-7---7---9---7---7---7--|
|---5--5--0--0---------------/3-/3-0-------------5-s-7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 hitch a ride                                     well, nobody seemed to

    *)                (*           *)
|---------------0------------------------/12-12-12-12-----------------------|
|---------------0-------------------------------------/12-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------12\--/3-0----0----|
|---9----0-/5~-----0---3---3---2---2--------------------------------/3------|
|---7--------------0---0---0---0---0---0------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  know me         ev'rybody passed me by


|-/5-5---7---s---12~--|
|--------7---s---12~--|
|--------7---s---12~--|
|--------7---s---12~--|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|