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Crossroad Blues by Robert Johnson
Crossroad Blues
Gtr I (E A E A C# E) - 'Robert Johnson - Steel String Acoustic (Open A tuning)'
Free Time
12/8
Gtr I
Q. Q a E E E E E E E
e|---------10s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|---------10s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
~
a Q a E Q a E Q a E q E Q E E E E E E E Q E
e|--------10s12\----------------------5-|-(5)----------------------|
B|-10s12--10s12\----10s12---------------|--------------------------|
G|-10s12------------------12\--2s3-0----|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|
D|---------------0----------------------|--------3-3---2---2-1--1--|
A|---------------0----------------------|--0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------3-----3---1-------|
Q a E Q E +Q E e E E E Q Q. Q e E E a E
e|------------------------12-|-12-----------------------10s12-|
B|------------------------12-|-12-----12----------------10s12-|
G|-0-------------------------|----12--12----------------------|
D|-0------0------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----2s4-------------x------|--------------10\----12---------|
E|-0---------0-(0)----x------|-------------------1-12---------|
a Q E Q. Q E Q a E
e|-10s12--12------------0-0---------|
B|-10s12--12------------0-0--10s12--|
G|-----------12-----------0---------|
D|-----------------12\--------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
|--2:3--|
a Q a E E E E E Q a E
|-10s12--10s12----------0----2s3-|
|-10s12--10s12----------0----2s3-|
|--------------12-10\-3-0--------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------0------|
|--------------------------------|
~~~~~~
2:3 |----2:3-----|
a Q a E +Q E a E E Q a E a Q a E E E a E E E E
|-2s3--2s3-(3)--2-----0----10s12-|-10s12--10s12-----------5---3--|
|-2s3--2s3-(3)--2-----0----------|-10s12--10s12---------------0--|
|---------------2-2s5-0----------|--------------12-10-2s4-----0--|
|-----------------------0--------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0--------|--------------------------0----|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---2:3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E
|-3-----5-5-------8b8.5-|-5-8-5-8---8---------5---8b8.5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-------------|-5-8-5-8-------------5---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0---------|-----5---------------5---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-------------|-------5---------2s5-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-------------|-------------0-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------0-----------------|
E E E Q E E Q E E a E
e|-5-----8b8.5--5----------11s12--|
B|-5-8-5-8b8.5-------------11s12--|
G|-----5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------x----------|
E|----------------x----x----------|
6/8
|-2:3-| |----2:3----|
a e a e Q E e E E Q E E e E E S S E E E E E Q Q.
|-11s12-11s12-11s=0-------5----|-5-3---0-------5-3-5-|-----------|
|-11s12-11s12-11s=0-----0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-----------|
|-11s12-11s12-11s=0-0---0-0--0-|-0-0-0-3-0-----0-0-0-|-----------|
|-------------------0---0-0--0-|-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---------|
|-----------------------0-0----|-------------0-0-----|-0---------|
|-------------------3----------|-----------3---------|-----------|
12/8
2:3
E E E E E Q E Q a E
e|-0-3b3.5-0-0-0-0--3b3.5-0------|
B|---------1-1-1-1--------1------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------4s7-|
E|------------------0-----0------|
2:3 |--------2:3---------| |-------2:3-------|
e E a E a E a E E E S S e E E E S S E E S S
|-----11s12-11s12-11s12----------|-----3---3-5---0------|
|-----11s12-11s12-11s12-12-------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
|-----11s12-11s12-11s12-12-0-----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0----|
|-0------------------------0---0-|-0---0-0-0---0--------|
|-0-0------------------------0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0---0----|
|--------------------------------|-------------------3--|
2:3 |-2:3-|
Q E Q E E Q a E E a S S E Q E Q E Q E
e|----5-5--5-5----------|-10s12-12-12-12--12\-----0----!0-|
B|----0-0--0-0----4s5-0-|-10s12-12-12-12--12\-----0----!0-|
G|----0-0--0-0----------|---------------------12--0----!0-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0----------|---------------------12----2-----|
A|-0----0---------------|---------------------------0-----|
E|----------------------|---------------------------------|
2:3|
Q a E a E E Q. Q E
e|----11s12-11s12-12-12\--------|
B|----11s12-11s12-12-12\--------|
G|----------------12-12\--------|
D|-------------------------2--0-|
A|-0-----------------------0--0-|
E|------------------------------|
|--------2:3---------|
Q a E S S E a E E E S S
|---------12-12-12----------------|
|----9s12-12-12-12-11s12-12-----0-|
|----9s12-12-12-12-11s12-12---0-0-|
|-0--9s12-------12-11s12-12-0-0---|
|-0-------------------------0-----|
|-----------------------------2p0-|
15/8
PM
|-------2:3-------| |-----2:3-----|
E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E e Q
|-----3-3---5-5-------|---0-----3-------------|
|---0-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-0---0-0-0-----------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-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-----------|-----------------------|
12/8
2:3
Q E E E E E E E q a E Q E E E E E E E Q
e|----8b8.5-5-----8-5----------|----8-5-----8-5------|
B|----------5---5-8-5-8-5------|------5-8-5----------|
G|----------5-8-5-x---x-x------|----------5-x---5----|
D|------------5-5-5---5-5--2s5-|----------5-5---5----|
A|-0---------------------------|-0-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------0----|
|-2:3-|
Q a E E E E a Q E E S S
e|----11s12-0-11-12-----------------------|
B|----11s12-0-11-12-11s12-----------------|
G|----11s12-0-11--0-11s12--12-(12)\-0-----|
D|------------------11s12--12-(12)\-0-0---|
A|-0----------------------------0---0-----|
E|------------------------------------2---|
9/8
|-----2:3------|
Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q. E E E a E +E. S
|----5-3-2-0----------0-|-3--5-----------|-3-0---------------|
|----5-0-0-0-0-0------0-|-0--0-----------|-----1-------------|
|------0-0-0-3-0------0-|-0--0-----------|-------------------|
|-0----0-----0-0---0--0-|-0--0-0---------|-------2s5-(5)--0h=|
|-0----------0-----0----|------0---------|-------------------|
|----------------3------|----------------|-------------------|
12/8
|---2:3---| |------2:3------| 2:3
E E E E E E Q E E E E e e E S S E E Q E E Q E E a E
|-------------|----5-3-2-0-0-----0-----------|-----3--5----------------|
|-------------|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-----0-----|---0-0--0----------10s12-|
|-------------|----0-0-0-0-3b3.5-3b3.5-0---0-|-0-0-0--0----------10s12-|
|-3---3---2-0-|-0--0-0---0-0-----0-----0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0--------------|
|---0---0-----|-0----------------------------|-0--------0----x---------|
|-------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q a E
e|-12-12----12----------------9s12-|
B|-12-12-12-12-------0--------9s12-|
G|-12-12-12-12---12\-0---0----9s12-|
D|-------12-12-------0-----0-------|
A|-------------------0-----0-------|
E|---------------------------------|
|---2:3---|
E E E Q E E E E E Q Q a E E E E E E E S S
|-12-11-12-----12\------------|----10s12-12-11-12-12------------|
|-12-11-12-12--12\------------|----10s12-12-11-12-12-12\---0-0--|
|-12-11-12-12--12\-----0------|----10s12-12-11-12-12-12\-0-0----|
|------------------2-----0----|-0-----------------12-12\-0-0----|
|------------------0-----0----|-0------------------------0------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|2:3| |2:3| |-2:3-|
E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E E E Q Q e E Q E E E E E E E E E
e|---5---5-3-5-5----------|-----3-5-----------|------------8-5----------|
B|---0---0-0-0-0--0-------|-----0-0-----------|------5-4-5-8-5-8-5------|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0--3-0-0---|---0-0-0---------0-|------5---5-5---5-5------|
D|-0---0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0---------|----------5-----5-----2/-|
A|-0-----------0----------|-0-------0---------|-0--------------------0--|
E|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E Q E Q
e|-----8-5-----8b8.5---------|
B|-------5-8-5---------------|
G|-----------5---------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-0-----------0--------0----|
E|---------------------------|
PM PM
|----2:3----| |--2:3--|
E E a E E E e a E E S S S S E S S E E E E E E E S S
|---------5-5-5-10s12-12----------|-----5---5-3-1-0---0-----|
|---------6-6-6-10s12-12-12s0-0---|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|-----4s7-7-7-7-----0--0-12s0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-|
|-0-----0-0---0--------0--0---0-0-|-------0-0-----0-0---3-0-|
|-0-----------------------------0-|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-2:3-| |-2:3-|
E E E E e Q Q. E E Q. E E E E Q
|---5-3-5-----------|-3b3.5-0---------------------|
|---0-0-0-----------|-----------------------------|
|---0-0-0-----------|-----------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0---------|-----------------------------|
|-0-------0---------|--------------0---------0----|
|-------------------|------------------3b3.5------|
9/8
|2:3|
a E E a E Q E E S S
e|---------11s12---------------|
B|-11s12---11s12------------0--|
G|---------------12\----0---0--|
D|----------------------0-0----|
A|------------------------0----|
E|-----------------------------|
12/8
|-2:3-| 2:3
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E e Q E E a E
e|----5-4-2-0---0-0---|---5-5--------------10s12-|
B|----0-0-0-0---0-0---|---0-0--0-----------10s12-|
G|----0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-|---0-0--0-----------------|
D|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-----------------|
A|-0----------0---0---|-0--------0----12---------|
E|------------------3-|--------------------------|
|---2:3----|
E E e a E E a E E S S E S S
|-12-12-12-11s12---11s12----------------|
|-12-12-12-11s12---11s12-12\-0-0---0-0--|
|------------------------12\-0-0---0-0--|
|----------------------------0---0-0----|
|----------------------------0-----0----|
|--------------------------------2------|
|2:3|
E E a E Q E Q. E S S
e|------------------------------|
B|-----10s12-12-----12\-------0-|
G|-----10s12-12--12-12\-----0-0-|
D|-0---------12--12-12\---0-0---|
A|-0-----------------0----0-----|
E|------------------------------|
|---2:3----| |2:3|
Q a E E E E e e E S S E E E E E E Q E E S S
|----------12-12------------------|---5-5-5-3-2-0---------------|
|----10s12-12-12-12-12-12-12\---0-|---0-0-0-0---0--------0---0--|
|----10s12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-0-0-|-0---0-0-----0--3b3.5-0---0--|
|----10s12--------0--0--0-----0---|-0-----0--------------0-0----|
|-0---------------------------0---|-0-----0---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E Q
e|----5-3---3---2-2------|
B|----0-0---0---0---0----|
G|----0-0---0-------0----|
D|-0--0-----0-0---0-0----|
A|-0---------------------|
E|-----------------------|
|--2:3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-----8b8.5-------8-5-4----------|-----8-------8-5-------|
|-----------5-8-5-8-5-4-5\-------|-------5-8-5---------0-|
|-----------5-5-5-0---0-5\-------|-------5---5-------0---|
|-----------5---5-------5\---2s5-|-----------5-5-----0---|
|-0------------------------------|-0---------------0-----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
|2:3-|
Q a E E E E E E E E S S
e|----------12-11-12-----------------|
B|-0--10s12-12-11-12-12---12-12\---0-|
G|-0--10s12-12-11-12-12---12-12\-0-0-|
D|-------------------12---12-12\-0---|
A|-------------------------------0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
|--2:3--|
E E E Q E Q E E S S Q e E E E e Q Q.
|-----5----3-0--0-----------|----5-3---5------------|
|---0-0-0-------0-----------|----0-0---0------------|
|-0-0-0-0-------0-3b3.5-0---|----0-0---0------------|
|-0-----0--0----0-------0-3-|-0----0---0-0----------|
|-0-----0-------------------|-0----------0----------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
9/8 12/8
~~~~~~~
|---2:3---| 2:3
Q E E a Q +Q E a E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E
|-3--0---------------|---------------|----5-3-2-0----0-----|
|--------------------|---------------|----0-0-0-0----0-----|
|--------------------|---------------|----0-0-0-0-0--3-0---|
|--------3s5--(5)----|-------------0-|------0-----0----0---|
|--------------------|-----0---0---0-|-0----------0----0---|
|--------------------|-4s5---3---2---|-------------------0-|
|-2:3-|
E E E E e Q E E a E Q E a Q E Q E +Q.
e|-------5-----------------|-12---------------------------*|
B|---0-0-0-----------10s12-|-----12-10s12-----------------*|
G|---0-0-0-----------------|---------------12-------------*|
D|---0-0-0-0---------------|------------------12p=0-(0)---*|
A|-0-------0----12---------|--0---------------------------*|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------*|
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
Asked the lord above "Have mercy now
save poor Bob if you please"
Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad
tried to flag a ride
ooo ooo eee
I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me babe
everybody pass me by
Standin at the crossroad babe
risin sun goin down
Standin at the crossroad babe
eee eee eee, risin sun goin down
I believe to my soul now,
Poor Bob is sinkin down
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
(th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord
babe, I'm sinkin down
And I went to the crossraod momma
I looked east and west
I went to the crossraod baby
I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
ooh-well babe, in my distress
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| s Slap
------------------
version 2
open A tuning, with capo on second fret.
also a slide is needed.
Intro
w/slide
|--11/12----11/12~~~----------------------------------------|
|-----------11/12------11/12--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------12~~~---10-3/4------0---------|
|-----------------------------------------3/4------0--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------11/12----|
|-----------------------------------------11/12----|
|-----x--0-0-0-0--0--0-0---0-----------x-----------|
|--------3-3-3-2--2--1-1---0-----0-----x-----------|
|--0-------------------------2/4-------------------|
|--------3-----2-----1-1---0-------0---x-----------|
Verse
|--11/12--0-------------7/10-12-12-12-12~~-------------------|
|--11/12----------------7/10-12-12-12-12~~-------------------|
|-----------------------7/10-12-12-12-12~~-------------------|
|-----0-----0---0---0------------------0----11---------------|
|-----0-----0-x-0---0-----------------------11---2-----------|
|-------------------------------------------11---0-----------|
|---11/12-11/12-12-12-12------------12-11-12-11/12--11/12------0-0------|
|---11/12-11/12-12-12-12------10/12-12-11-12-11/12--11/12------0-0------|
|------------------------------10/12--0-----0--------------12--0-0------|
|-0-----------------------0-----------------------0--------12--0-0------|
|-0-----------------------0---0-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5--5--5--3--2--0------0---------5--3---3-----2--2--3-------|
|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---------0--0---0-----3--3--0-------|
|------0--0-----0--0--3bq-0---------0--0---0-------------------|
|-0----------------0--0---0------0--0--0---0--------0--0-------|
|-0------------------------------0---------------------0-------|
|---------------------------2-0---------------0----------------|
|---8bq---5---8h10-8-----------8bq----5---8bq--5-----|
|-------5---5-----------------------5---5------------|
|-------5---5----0------------------------5----------|
|------------------------------------------------0---|
|-0------------------0-7/12--0-------------------0---|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---11/12-12-11-12-11/12--12-----------5-3-2-0-----0----------------|
|---11/12-12-11-12-11/12--12-12-------0-0-0-0-------0---------------|
|---11/12-12-11-12-11/12--12-12---------0-----3bqp0-0-3-0-----------|
|----------------------0----------0---0--0---------------0--0-------|
|-0--------0------------------0---0---0--0--------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------0---------------------3---------|
|---5-3-0--2-2-3-------------------------|
|---0-0-0--3-3-3-------------------------|
|---0-0-0----0-0-------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-------4/5~~~~-----------|
|-0---0-0-0----0------------------0------|
|------------------------------3---------|
|---5-3-2-0-0----------------5-5---5-------11/12-----|
|---0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0---0-------11/12-----|
|---0-0---0-0--3bq--0---0----0-0---0-----------------|
|-0-0-0-----0--0----0---0----0-0---0----0------------|
|-0---------0-------0-----0----------0--0------------|
|---------------------3------------------------------|
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
Asked the lord above "Have mercy now
save poor Bob if you please"
Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad
tried to flag a ride
ooo ooo eee
I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me babe
everybody pass me by
Standin at the crossroad babe
risin sun goin down
Standin at the crossroad babe
eee eee eee, risin sun goin down
I believe to my soul now,
Poor Bob is sinkin down
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
(th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord
babe, I'm sinkin down
And I went to the crossraod momma
I looked east and west
I went to the crossraod baby
I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
ooh-well babe, in my distress
------------------
version 3
A E A D F# B
e e e e e e e e e q e q
--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|--14--14---14--------------|
--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--|--16--15^------------------|
----------------------------------|------------------(13)-----|
----------------------------------|---------------------------|
----------------------------------|---------------------------|
----------------------------------|---------------7-----------|
e q q q e e e e e e E E E E q
--------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------|---------------------4--|-----------------------------|
---/16--|--14~~~----------16--4--|-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--------|---------16----------4--|-----7--7--7--6--6--5--5--4--|
--------|-------------14---------|-----------------------------|
--------|------------------------|--7--------------------------|
e e H
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------4----------------------------------------------------|
A---(0)/4-------------------------------------------------------|
2:3 |----2:3-------|
a Q a E +Q E a E E Q a E a Q a E E E a E E E E
|-2s3--2s3-(3)--2-----0----10s12-|-10s12--10s12-----------5---3--|
|-2s3--2s3-(3)--2-----0----------|-10s12--10s12---------------0--|
|---------------2-2s5-0----------|--------------12-10-2s4-----0--|
|-----------------------0--------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0--------|--------------------------0----|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---2:3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E
|-3-----5-5-------8b8.5-|-5-8-5-8---8---------5---8b8.5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-------------|-5-8-5-8-------------5---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0---------|-----5---------------5---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-------------|-------5---------2s5-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-------------|-------------0-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------0-----------------|
E E E Q E E Q E E a E
|-5-----8b8.5--5----------11s12--|
|-5-8-5-8b8.5-------------11s12--|
|-----5--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------------x----------|
|----------------x----x----------|
6/8
|-2:3-| |----2:3----|
a e a e Q E e E E Q E E e E E S S E E E E E Q Q.
|-11s12-11s12-11s=0-------5----|-5-3---0-------5-3-5-|-----------|
|-11s12-11s12-11s=0-----0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-----------|
|-11s12-11s12-11s=0-0---0-0--0-|-0-0-0-3-0-----0-0-0-|-----------|
|-------------------0---0-0--0-|-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---------|
|-----------------------0-0----|-------------0-0-----|-0---------|
|-------------------3----------|-----------3---------|-----------|
12/8
2:3
E E E E E Q E Q a E
|-0-3b3.5-0-0-0-0--3b3.5-0------|
|---------1-1-1-1--------1------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------4s7-|
|------------------0-----0------|
2:3 |--------2:3---------| |-------2:3-------|
e E a E a E a E E E S S e E E E S S E E S S
|-----11s12-11s12-11s12----------|-----3---3-5---0------|
|-----11s12-11s12-11s12-12-------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
|-----11s12-11s12-11s12-12-0-----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0----|
|-0------------------------0---0-|-0---0-0-0---0--------|
|-0-0------------------------0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0---0----|
|--------------------------------|-------------------3--|
2:3 |-2:3-|
Q E Q E E Q a E E a S S E Q E Q E Q E
|----5-5--5-5----------|-10s12-12-12-12--12\-----0----!0-|
|----0-0--0-0----4s5-0-|-10s12-12-12-12--12\-----0----!0-|
|----0-0--0-0----------|---------------------12--0----!0-|
|-0--0-0--0-0----------|---------------------12----2-----|
|-0----0---------------|---------------------------0-----|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
2:3|
Q a E a E E Q. Q E
|----11s12-11s12-12-12\--------|
|----11s12-11s12-12-12\--------|
|----------------12-12\--------|
|-------------------------2--0-|
|-0-----------------------0--0-|
|------------------------------|
|--------2:3---------|
Q a E S S E a E E E S S
|---------12-12-12----------------|
|----9s12-12-12-12-11s12-12-----0-|
|----9s12-12-12-12-11s12-12---0-0-|
|-0--9s12-------12-11s12-12-0-0---|
|-0-------------------------0-----|
|-----------------------------2p0-|
15/8
PM
|-------2:3-------| |-----2:3-----|
E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E e Q
|-----3-3---5-5-------|---0-----3-------------|
|---0-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-0---0-0-0-----------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-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-----------|-----------------------|
12/8
2:3
Q E E E E E E E q a E Q E E E E E E E Q
|----8b8.5-5-----8-5----------|----8-5-----8-5------|
|----------5---5-8-5-8-5------|------5-8-5----------|
|----------5-8-5-x---x-x------|----------5-x---5----|
|------------5-5-5---5-5--2s5-|----------5-5---5----|
|-0---------------------------|-0-------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------0----|
|-2:3-|
Q a E E E E a Q E E S S
|----11s12-0-11-12-----------------------|
|----11s12-0-11-12-11s12-----------------|
|----11s12-0-11--0-11s12--12-(12)\-0-----|
|------------------11s12--12-(12)\-0-0---|
|-0----------------------------0---0-----|
|------------------------------------2---|
9/8
|-----2:3------|
Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q. E E E a E +E. S
|----5-3-2-0----------0-|-3--5-----------|-3-0---------------|
|----5-0-0-0-0-0------0-|-0--0-----------|-----1-------------|
|------0-0-0-3-0------0-|-0--0-----------|-------------------|
|-0----0-----0-0---0--0-|-0--0-0---------|-------2s5-(5)--0h=|
|-0----------0-----0----|------0---------|-------------------|
|----------------3------|----------------|-------------------|
12/8
|---2:3---| |------2:3------| 2:3
E E E E E E Q E E E E e e E S S E E Q E E Q E E a E
|-------------|----5-3-2-0-0-----0-----------|-----3--5----------------|
|-------------|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-----0-----|---0-0--0----------10s12-|
|-------------|----0-0-0-0-3b3.5-3b3.5-0---0-|-0-0-0--0----------10s12-|
|-3---3---2-0-|-0--0-0---0-0-----0-----0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0--------------|
|---0---0-----|-0----------------------------|-0--------0----x---------|
|-------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q a E
|-12-12----12----------------9s12-|
|-12-12-12-12-------0--------9s12-|
|-12-12-12-12---12\-0---0----9s12-|
|-------12-12-------0-----0-------|
|-------------------0-----0-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---2:3---|
E E E Q E E E E E Q Q a E E E E E E E S S
|-12-11-12-----12\------------|----10s12-12-11-12-12------------|
|-12-11-12-12--12\------------|----10s12-12-11-12-12-12\---0-0--|
|-12-11-12-12--12\-----0------|----10s12-12-11-12-12-12\-0-0----|
|------------------2-----0----|-0-----------------12-12\-0-0----|
|------------------0-----0----|-0------------------------0------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|2:3| |2:3| |-2:3-|
E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E E E Q Q e E Q E E E E E E E E E
|---5---5-3-5-5----------|-----3-5-----------|------------8-5----------|
|---0---0-0-0-0--0-------|-----0-0-----------|------5-4-5-8-5-8-5------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0--3-0-0---|---0-0-0---------0-|------5---5-5---5-5------|
|-0---0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0---------|----------5-----5-----2/-|
|-0-----------0----------|-0-------0---------|-0--------------------0--|
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E Q E Q
|-----8-5-----8b8.5---------|
|-------5-8-5---------------|
|-----------5---------------|
|---------------------------|
|-0-----------0--------0----|
|---------------------------|
PM PM
|----2:3----| |--2:3--|
E E a E E E e a E E S S S S E S S E E E E E E E S S
|---------5-5-5-10s12-12----------|-----5---5-3-1-0---0-----|
|---------6-6-6-10s12-12-12s0-0---|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|-----4s7-7-7-7-----0--0-12s0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-|
|-0-----0-0---0--------0--0---0-0-|-------0-0-----0-0---3-0-|
|-0-----------------------------0-|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-2:3-| |-2:3-|
E E E E e Q Q. E E Q. E E E E Q
|---5-3-5-----------|-3b3.5-0---------------------|
|---0-0-0-----------|-----------------------------|
|---0-0-0-----------|-----------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0---------|-----------------------------|
|-0-------0---------|--------------0---------0----|
|-------------------|------------------3b3.5------|
9/8
|2:3|
a E E a E Q E E S S
|---------11s12---------------|
|-11s12---11s12------------0--|
|---------------12\----0---0--|
|----------------------0-0----|
|------------------------0----|
|-----------------------------|
12/8
|-2:3-| 2:3
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E e Q E E a E
|----5-4-2-0---0-0---|---5-5--------------10s12-|
|----0-0-0-0---0-0---|---0-0--0-----------10s12-|
|----0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-|---0-0--0-----------------|
|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-----------------|
|-0----------0---0---|-0--------0----12---------|
|------------------3-|--------------------------|
|---2:3----|
E E e a E E a E E S S E S S
|-12-12-12-11s12---11s12----------------|
|-12-12-12-11s12---11s12-12\-0-0---0-0--|
|------------------------12\-0-0---0-0--|
|----------------------------0---0-0----|
|----------------------------0-----0----|
|--------------------------------2------|
|2:3|
E E a E Q E Q. E S S
|------------------------------|
|-----10s12-12-----12\-------0-|
|-----10s12-12--12-12\-----0-0-|
|-0---------12--12-12\---0-0---|
|-0-----------------0----0-----|
|------------------------------|
|---2:3----| |2:3|
Q a E E E E e e E S S E E E E E E Q E E S S
|----------12-12------------------|---5-5-5-3-2-0---------------|
|----10s12-12-12-12-12-12-12\---0-|---0-0-0-0---0--------0---0--|
|----10s12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-0-0-|-0---0-0-----0--3b3.5-0---0--|
|----10s12--------0--0--0-----0---|-0-----0--------------0-0----|
|-0---------------------------0---|-0-----0---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E Q
|----5-3---3---2-2------|
|----0-0---0---0---0----|
|----0-0---0-------0----|
|-0--0-----0-0---0-0----|
|-0---------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--2:3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-----8b8.5-------8-5-4----------|-----8-------8-5-------|
|-----------5-8-5-8-5-4-5\-------|-------5-8-5---------0-|
|-----------5-5-5-0---0-5\-------|-------5---5-------0---|
|-----------5---5-------5\---2s5-|-----------5-5-----0---|
|-0------------------------------|-0---------------0-----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
|2:3-|
Q a E E E E E E E E S S
|----------12-11-12-----------------|
|-0--10s12-12-11-12-12---12-12\---0-|
|-0--10s12-12-11-12-12---12-12\-0-0-|
|-------------------12---12-12\-0---|
|-------------------------------0---|
|-----------------------------------|
|--2:3--|
E E E Q E Q E E S S Q e E E E e Q Q.
|-----5----3-0--0-----------|----5-3---5------------|
|---0-0-0-------0-----------|----0-0---0------------|
|-0-0-0-0-------0-3b3.5-0---|----0-0---0------------|
|-0-----0--0----0-------0-3-|-0----0---0-0----------|
|-0-----0-------------------|-0----------0----------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
9/8 12/8
~~~~~~~
|---2:3---| 2:3
Q E E a Q +Q E a E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E
|-3--0---------------|---------------|----5-3-2-0----0-----|
|--------------------|---------------|----0-0-0-0----0-----|
|--------------------|---------------|----0-0-0-0-0--3-0---|
|--------3s5--(5)----|-------------0-|------0-----0----0---|
|--------------------|-----0---0---0-|-0----------0----0---|
|--------------------|-4s5---3---2---|-------------------0-|
|-2:3-|
E E E E e Q E E a E Q E a Q E Q E +Q.
|-------5-----------------|-12------------------------------|
|---0-0-0-----------10s12-|-----12-10s12--------------------|
|---0-0-0-----------------|---------------12----------------|
|---0-0-0-0---------------|------------------12p=0-(0)------|
|-0-------0----12---------|--0------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E-------------2---------------------------------------------|
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
Asked the lord above "Have mercy now
save poor Bob if you please"
Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad
tried to flag a ride
ooo ooo eee
I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me babe
everybody pass me by
Standin at the crossroad babe
risin sun goin down
Standin at the crossroad babe
eee eee eee, risin sun goin down
I believe to my soul now,
Poor Bob is sinkin down
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
(th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord
babe, I'm sinkin down
And I went to the crossraod momma
I looked east and west
I went to the crossraod baby
I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
ooh-well babe, in my distress
------------------
version 4
D G D G B D
2nd fret
Cross Road Blues (Take 1)
recording of 3rd of 5 sessions, November 27 1936, San Antonio, Texas
from The Complete Recordings (CBS 467246 2 & Columbia/Legacy C2K-46222 & Columbia 4622 &
Sony 64916)
Capo: 2nd fret (Open A) to match recorded version
D||----------------12--|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-------------------5--|
B||----------------12--|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------|
G||--------------------|-------------------------------------12---------------|
D||--------------------|-----------------------------------------12\-9--0-----|
G||--------------------|----------------------------------2-------------------|
D||--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------|-------------------|
B||--------------------------------|-------------------|
G||--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0----------------|
D||-----5--3--------2--------1-----|--0------0---------|
G||--0-----------------------------|-----2/4-----------|
D||--------3--------3--------1-----|--0---------0~-----|
D||----12--12--5--5~----------|-----12--12--12---------------|
B||----12--12-----------------|-----12--12--12---------------|
G||---------------------------|-----------------12-----------|
D||--------------------12\----|-----------------------12\----|
G||---------------------------|--0------------------------0--|
D||------------------------2--|--0---------------------------|
D||-----12--12--12-------------0---|-----3--3--3----2-----0---|
B||-----12--12--12-------------0---|-----3--3--3----2-----0---|
G||-----------------12------3------|-------------------3------|
D||---------------------12\--------|--------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|--0-----------------------|
D||--x---------------------------2-|------------------------2-|
D||-----12--12--12-------------5--|-----3--3--3-----5--0~-----|
B||---------12--12----------------|-----0--0--0-----0--0~-----|
G||-----------------12------3-----|-----0--0--0-----0--0~-----|
D||---------------------12\-------|-----------------0--0~-----|
G||--0----------------------------|--0--0--0--0--0------------|
D||-------------------------------|-----------------5---------|
D||-----0--5------8--8--------|-----8--5---5--8--8-------|
B||--------5---5--5-----------|--------5-8-5-------------|
G||--------5-0----------------|--------------------------|
D||--5------------5--------2--|--5-----------------------|
G||---------------------------|--------------------------|
D||---------------------0-----|---------------------x~---|
D||-----12--12--12--12\-0-0-|-----5~-5~-5~-5~3~0-----0------5--3--5--|
B||-----12--12--12--12\-0-0-|-----0~-0~-0~-0~0~0--0--0------0--0--0--|
G||-----12--12--12--12\-0---|-----0~-0~-0~-0~0~---3---------0--0--0--|
D||-----12--12--12--12\-0---|-----0~-0~-0~-----0---------------------|
G||--x----------------------|--0--0~-0~-0~---------------0-----------|
D||-------------------------|--------------------------2-------------|
D||-------------3--|--0--0--0--0--3b-0------|-----x--12--12--12--12--12\-0--------|
B||----------------|--1--1--1--1--1--1------|-----x--12--12--12--12--12\--------0-|
G||----------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2------|-----x--12--12--12--12--12\------0-0-|
D||--0~------------|------------------------|-------------------------------0-0-0-|
G||--0~------------|--------------------2/4-|--0----------------------------0-0-0-|
D||----------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D||-----5--3--3--3-5-0---------|-----5--5--5------------|
B||-----0--0--0--0-0-0--0------|-----0--0--0------------|
G||-----0--0-----0-0-0--3--0---|-----0--0--0--0---------|
D||--0---------------------0---|-----0--0--0--0----x~---|
G||--0---------------------0---|--0----------------x~---|
D||--------------------------2-|------------------------|
D||--12--12--12--12--12---------------|-----12--12--12--12\---------|
B||--12--12--12--12--12--12--x-----x--|-----12--12--12--12\---------|
G||--12--12--12--------------x-----x--|-----12--12--12--12\-0-------|
D||--------------------------x-----x--|-----------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------|--0--------------------------|
D||-----------------------------2-----|------------------------2~---|
D||-----12--12-12-12--12--12----------|-----5--3--3-----3--0-0-0--------|
B||-----12--12-12-12--12--12--12\---0-|-----0--0--0-----0--0-0-0--0--0--|
G||-----12--12-12-12--12--12--12\-0---|-----0--0--0-----0--0-0-0--3b-0--|
D||-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G||--0------------------------0-------|---------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------|--2-----------0------------------|
D||-----5--3--3------------|-----8--5-----8-5----5------|-----8--5--5--8--5-------|
B||-----0--0--0------------|--------5--5--5-5-8--5------|--------5--5-------------|
G||-----0--0--0------------|--------5--5------5---------|--------5--5-------------|
D||--0-----------0----x----|-----------5--5---5--5--2/5-|-----------5--5----------|
G||--------------0----x----|--0-------------------------|--0----------------------|
D||------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------0~---|
D||-----12--12--12--12--12--12---------|-----5--3--2--0---------|
B||-----12--12--12--12--12--12---------|-----0--0--0--0--0------|
G||------------------------------------|-----0--0--0--0--3--0---|
D||-----------------------------0------|--------------------0---|
G||--0-----------------------------0---|--0-----------------0---|
D||----------------------------------2-|----------------------2-|
D||-----5--3--5-------|-------3--0--------|-----------------------|
B||-----0--0--0-------|-------------1-----|-----------------------|
G||-----0--0--0-------|-------------2-----|---------0-----0-------|
D||-------------------|--x-------------5--|-----------------------|
G||--0-----------0~---|--x----------------|-----------------------|
D||-------------------|-------------------|------3-----0-----2----|
D||-------5--3--0--------------|-----5--5--5-----------||
B||-------0--0--0--0--0--0-----|-----3--0--0-----------||
G||-------0--0--0--3--3--0--0--|-----4--0--0-----------||
D||--0-------------------0--0--|--0-----------0--------||
G||--0-------------------------|--0-----------0--------||
D||----------------------------|-----------------------||
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
Asked the lord above "Have mercy now
save poor Bob if you please"
Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad
tried to flag a ride
ooo ooo eee
I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me babe
everybody pass me by
Standin at the crossroad babe
risin sun goin down
Standin at the crossroad babe
eee eee eee, risin sun goin down
I believe to my soul now,
Poor Bob is sinkin down
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
(th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord
babe, I'm sinkin down
And I went to the crossraod momma
I looked east and west
I went to the crossraod baby
I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
ooh-well babe, in my distress
------------------
version 5
Intro - Robert Johnson
e e e e e e e e e q e q
--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|--14--14---14--------------
--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--|--16--15^------------------
----------------------------------|------------------(13)-----
----------------------------------|---------------------------
----------------------------------|---------------------------
----------------------------------|---------------7-----------
e q q q e e e e e e E E E E q
--------|------------------------|-----------------------------
--------|---------------------4--|-----------------------------
---/16--|--14~~~----------16--4--|-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--
--------|---------16----------4--|-----7--7--7--6--6--5--5--4--
--------|-------------14---------|-----------------------------
--------|------------------------|--7--------------------------
e e H
E----------------
B----------------
G----------------
D----------4-----
A---(0)/4--------
E-------------2--
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
Asked the lord above "Have mercy now
save poor Bob if you please"
Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad
tried to flag a ride
ooo ooo eee
I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me babe
everybody pass me by
Standin at the crossroad babe
risin sun goin down
Standin at the crossroad babe
eee eee eee, risin sun goin down
I believe to my soul now,
Poor Bob is sinkin down
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
(th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord
babe, I'm sinkin down
And I went to the crossraod momma
I looked east and west
I went to the crossraod baby
I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
ooh-well babe, in my distress
========================================================================
== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==
========================================================================
---------- ---------- ----t---
----5h8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Ghost ----6--- Tap
---------- ---------- Note --------
----5p8--- Pulloff ---------- --------
---------- ---------- -----p--
----5/8--- Slide Up -----x---- Dead -----7-- Pop
---------- ---------- Note --s-----
----5\8--- Slide Down ---------- --5----- Slap
---------- ||------|| Repeat --------
----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*|| ---5^--- Bend
---------- ||*----*|| --------
---------- ||------|| --------
---------- ---------- --------
-4:------- Time ---------- --------
-4:------- Signature ---------- --------
---------- ---------- --------
Rhythm:
w = whole note W = dotted whole
h = half note H = dotted half
q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter
e = eighth note E = dotted eighth
s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth
t = 32nd note T = dotted 32nd
x = 64th note X = dotted 64th
^ = triplet
--------------