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When I Lay My Burden Down by Mississippi Fred McDowell
When I Lay My Burden Down
Tuning: D A D F# A D
Although Mississippi Fred Mc Dowell and Fury Lewis (open G) both did a
version of this song This isn't exactly either of those. Closer to
MFMD's as it is in open D.
This is a "hammer" and not a "pinch". Except * the pulls are "pinches"
|-----------|
|--0----2---|
|-----------|
|-------0---|
|-----------|
|--0--------|
|------------0----------|-----0-----------------|--4----2----0----------|
|--0----2------------0--|--2--------------------|--------------------0--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------0---------0-----|--------0---------0----|-------0---------0-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--0---------0----------|--0----------0---------|--0---------0----------|
-----0-----------------|--4----2----0---------|--0--------------------|
--2--------------------|----------------------|--------------------0--|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
--------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|-------0---------0-----|
-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
--0----------0---------|--0---------0---------|--0---------0----------|
*
-----0-----------------|----------------------|--0----4----7---------|
--2----------2----0----|----------------------|----------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
--------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|
-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
--0----------0---------|--0---------0---------|--0---------0---------|
*
--7-------------------|--9----7----4---------|--4-------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
-------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
--0---------0---------|--0---------0---------|--0---------0---------|
* *
--9----7----4---------|-----------------4----|--2----0----0---------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
-------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
--0---------0---------|--0---------0---------|--0---------0---------|
Glory glory, hallelujah,
Since I lay (laid) my burden down.
Glory glory, hallelujah,
Since I lay (laid) my burden down.
Every rung higher and higher
When I lay my burden down.
Every rung higher and higher
When I lay my burden down.
No more troubles over yonder,
When I lay my burden down.
No more troubles over yonder
When I lay my burden down.
Lord, I'm feeling so much better,
Since I lay (laid) my burden down.
Lord, I'm feeling so much better,
Since I lay (laid) my burden down.
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version 2
Tuning: E B E G# B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Open E chord tuning. Fred tuned the guitar right into it but I find it safer
to go into Open D (DADF#Ad) and then put the capo on the 2nd fret. A whole step
isn't that big of a jump to tune a string but I don't like to take chances.
MFM didn't play a steady bassline. He'd skip some here or there to accentuate
certain slides and would sometimes focus on a one string bassline instead of a
two string. I'm not that obsessed. If you wanted to though, you could follow
the beat through the whole song while watching the video and listening to a
slowed down .mp4 of the song.
You'll notice, however, that I did go through and find most of the ornamental
stuff he does mixing up the beat with mute strokes.
Also, after the solo, everything on the B and e strings is played with a slide
or is played as an open string.
Key:
where # represents a fret number
#h# - hammer
#p# - pull
/ \ - slides, up and down respectively.
=== - under boxes, represents the use of a guitar slide.
x - mute
* - time keeper. if you played a steady
baseline, you'd see the notes are
displayed in the tab in the correct
chronological order.
Intro:
e |-2/3-2/3-0-----------0---|
B |-----------3p0-----------|
G#|---------------1p0-------|
E |-------------------0-----|
B |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
=== ===
e |---------------0-|
B |-----------0-----|
G#|-----------------|
E |-----0-------0---|
B |-----------------|
E |-0-------0-------|
* * * *
0:03
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------0-|
B |-------0h2-------5-------5-----5-------------------------5-----0-|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:08
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:13
Glo - ry Glo - ry Ha - le - lu - jah
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7-------7-----7-|
B |-----2-----------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:18
When I lay my bur - den down
e |-----7/9---7-----2/3\2---------------2/3---------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----------------2p0---5---------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:23
I'm goin' home live with jesus
e |-----2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------------2/3---2/3---2/3\2-----------|
B |-------------------------5-------------------------------5-------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:28
when I lay my bur - den down
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:33
I'm goin home live with je - sus
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7-------7-----7-|
B |---0~~h~~2-------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:37
when i lay
e |-----7/9---7-----2/3\2---------------2/3---------------0-----x---|
B |-------------------------5-----------------2p0---5-----------x---|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------x---|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---x---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:42
ev - ry rung higher and higher
e |-----2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------------2/3---2/3---2/3\2-----------|
B |-------------------------5-------------------------------5-------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:47
when I lay my bur - den down
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:51
ev - ry rung higher and high - er
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7-------7-----7-|
B |---0~~h~~2-------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:56
When I lay my bur - den down
e |-----10/12-10----2/3\2---------------2/3---------------0-----x---|
B |-------------------------5-----------------2p0---5-----------x---|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------x---|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---x---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:00
e |-----2/3---0-x---2/3\2---------0-x---2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------0-|
B |-----------0-x-----------5-----0-x-----------------------5-----0-|
G#|-----------0-x-----------------0-x-----------------------------0-|
e |-----0-------x-------0-------0---x---0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-------------x-------------------x-------------------------------|
E |-0-------0---x---0-------0-------x-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:05
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:09
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7~~~~/9\7/9-----|
B |---0~~h~~2-------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:14
e |-----10/12-10----2/3\2---------------2/3---------------0-----x---|
B |-------------------------5-----------------2p0---5-----------x---|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------x---|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---x---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:19
No more trouble ov - er yonder
e |-----2/3---2/3---2/3\2-------x-------2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------0-|
B |-------------------------5---x---------------------------5-----0-|
G#|-----------------------------x---------------------------------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------x-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0---x---0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:23
when I lay
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:28
no more trouble over
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7~~~~/9\7/9-----|
B |---0~~h~~2-------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:32
(soft bass-line)
e |-----10/12-10----2/3\2---------0-----2/3---------------------------------10/12|
B |-------------------------5-----0-----------2p0---5\3/5------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Hallelujah
When I lay my burden down
Oh glory, glo'
Hallelu'
When I lay my burden down
I'm goin' home to
Oh, when I lay my burden
Ooh, I'm goin' home
Live with Jesus
When I lay my burden down
All my troubles will be
Oh, when I lay my
Mmm, my trouble
When I lay my burden down
I'm gon' meet my, lovin' mother
When I lay my burden down
I'm gonna meet my
When I lay my burden down
Glory, glory
Mmm, when I lay my burden down
Glory, glory
When I lay my burden down.
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