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Good Morning Blues by Leadbelly
Good Morning Blues
Tuning: Standard
Here's how I play this song:
intro:
Em
I------------------------------------|
I------------------------------------|
I------------------------------------|
I--------2-------------2--2--2-------|
I---2--4---4--2--------2--2--2-------|
I-0-------------4--0-----------------|
Towards the middle of the song, the tempo kind of speeds
and he plays it like this:
I------------------------------------------------------|
I------------------------------------------------------|
I------------------------------------------------------|
I--------------2-2-----2-2-------------2--2--2---------|
I-----2-2--4-4-----4-4-----------------2--2--2---------|
I-0-0---------------------4-4----0-0-------------------|
Now this is the blues
There was a white man had the blues
Thought it was nothing to worry about
Now you lay down at night
You roll from one side of the bed to the other all
Night long
Ya can't sleep, what's the matter; the blues has gotcha
Ya get up you sit on the side of the bed in the mornin'
May have a sister a mother a brother n a father around
But you don't want no talk out of em
What's the matter; the blues has gotcha
When you go in put your feet under the table look down
At ya plate got everything you wanna eat
But ya shake ya head you get up you say "Lord I can't
Eat I can't sleep what's the matter"
The blues gotcha
Why not talk to ya
Tell what you gotta tell it
Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do
Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do
I'm doing all right well, good morning how are you.
I couldn't sleep last night, I was turning from side to
Side
Oh Lord, I was turning from side to side
I wasn't sad, I was just dissatisfied.
I couldn't sleep last night, you know the blues walking
'Round my bed,
Oh Lord, the blues walking 'round my bed
I went to eat my breakfast, the blues was in my bread.
Well good morning blues, blues how do you do.
Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do.
I'm doing all right, well, good morning how are you.
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version 2
This is a traditional 12-string guitar blues by Ledbelly with bridge added.
Played with "walking" between chords wth selected hammering.
For example: 1-When going from E7 to A walk up on the 6th string playing F# G G# A and reverse when
walking from A back down to E, or 2-When going from E7 to B7 on the 6th string play F#,
on 5th string hammer Bb then play B, then on 4th string hammer Eb, then end on 3rd string playing E.
I add other transitional notes throughout but do not know how to write tabs.
[Intro]
E B7 A A7 E B7
[Verse 1]
E A A7 E7
Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do
A A7 E7
Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do
B7 A A7 E7 B7
I'm doing all right well, good morning how are you.
[Verse 2]
E A A7 E7
I couldn't sleep last night, I was turning from side to side
A A7 E7
I couldn't sleep last night, I was turning from side to side
B7 A A7 E Em A Am C7 B7
I wasn't sad, I was just dis-satis-fied.
[Bridge]
A A7
Well the blues got me down so early in the mornin’
E E7
And they came upon me fast and without any warnin’
A A7
They stayed around all day and then crept into the night
B7
And I couldn’t throw them off even with all my might!
[Verse 3]
E A E7
I couldn't sleep last night, you know the blues walking ‘round my bed,
A A7 E
I couldn't sleep last night, you know the blues walking ‘round my bed,
B7 A E Em A Am C7 B7
I went to eat my breakfast, the blues was in my bread.
[Bridge]
A A7
Well the blues got me down so early in the mornin’
E E7
And they came upon me fast and without any warnin’
A A7
They stayed around all day and then crept into the night
B7
And I couldn’t throw them off even with all my might!
[Verse3 - Verse 1 repeat]
E A E7
I couldn't sleep last night, I was turning from side to side
A A7 E
I couldn't sleep last night, I was turning from side to side
B7 A E Em A Am B7 E
I wasn't sad, I was just dissatis-fied.
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version 3
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2-----------------------2----------|
A|--------2--4----4--2-----------2--4----4--2------|
E|--0--4----------------4---0--4----------------4--|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2----------------------------------|
D|--------2--4----4--2-----------------2-----------|
A|--0--4----------------4---------2--4---4--2------|
E|---------------------------0--4---------------4--|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------1------------------------------------|
D|----1--4-----------2--4-----------2------------|
A|--2----------0--4------------2--4---4--2-------|
E|---------------------------4----------------4--|
Now, This is the blues, Never was a white man had the blues
'Cause they's nothing to worry about
Now, You lay down at night, You roll from one side of the bed to the other
All night long, Ya can't sleep, Whats the matter, The blues has gotcha
Ya get up you sit on the side of your bed in the mornin'
May have a sister n brother, n a mother n father around
But you don't want no talk out of 'em
What's the matter, The blues has gotcha
When you go in put your feet under the table look down in your plate
got everything you wanna eat, But ya shake ya head
'An you get up you say, Lord I can't eat'n, I can't sleep
What's the matter, Blues gotcha, Wanna talk to ya
Tell what you gotta tell 'em
Good morning blues, Blues how do you do
Good morning blues, Blues how do you do
I'm doing all right, Good morning, How are you
I lay down last night, Turning from side to side
Aaah, Turning from side to side
I was not sick, But I was just dissatisfied
When I was up this mornin', With these blues walking 'round my bed
Aaah, With these, Blues walking 'round my bed
I went to eat my breakfast, Blues was all in my bread
Good morning blues, Blues how do you do
Aaah, Blues how do you do
I'm doing all right, Good morning, How are you
You're a brownskin woman you'd make a, A moonlight man go blind
Aaaah, She could make'a, A moonlight man go blind
And it's just not gonna, A make you'a take your time
Good morning blues, Blues how do you do
Aaah, Blues how do you do
I'm doing all right, Good morning, How are you
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