(I Believe I'll) Dust My Broom

(Elmore James version)

New Lyrics: Elmore James

(Based on Robert Johnson's "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom")

(Song Recorded - 1959)

I(E)

I'm gettin' up soon in the mornin', I believe I'll dust my broom.

IV(A) I(E)

I'm gettin' up soon in the mornin', I believe I'll dust my broom.

V(B) IV(A) I(E)

I quit the best girl I'm lovin', now my friends can get in my room.

I'm gonna write a letter, telephone every town I know.

If I don't find her in Mississippi, she be in East Monroe I know.

And I don't want no woman wants every downtown man she meets.

No, I don't want no woman wants every downtown man she meets.

Man, she's a no good doney, they shouldn't allow her on the street.

I believe, I believe my time ain't long.

I ain't gonna leave my baby and break up my happy home.

Dust My Broom Elmore James Tab

Tabbed by: Francisco & Vitor Ribeiro Suman

This is one of the most traditional blues tunes ever, and has been played in many different ways by a lot of different artists. By playing this Elmore James version you can have the idea of what to play if you want a different version. James used a bottleneck, his trademark. If you have one, use it, it will sound a lot better.

Symbols used: --\-- Slide down --/-- Slide up --b-- Bend

Guitar 1 (solo) plays this:

E |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------|

B |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----15------15------------------|

G#|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------15------15----11/12-----|repeat it

E |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------12-| one more

B |-----------------------------------------------------------| time

E |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Then move to this:

E |-----------13-------------------------------------------------|

B |---------------13---------------------------------------------|

G#|---11/13-----------13\----------------------------------------|

E |---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---|

B |---------------------------5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7\---|

E |---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---|

Then move back to this one:

E |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------|

B |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----15------15------------------|

G#|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------15------15----11/12-----|

E |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------12-|

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|

E |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Then move to this:

E |-----------13---------------------------------------------------|

B |---------------13-----------------------------------------------|

G#|---11/13-----------13\------------------------------------------|

E |---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---|

B |---------------------------7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9\--5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7\---|

E |---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---|

Then you play this ending riff:

E |----------------------------------|

B |----------------------------------|

G#|----------------------------------|

E |----------------------------------|

B |---5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2------0-0---|

E |------------------------3b--------|

You can substitute for this one if you want too:

E |------------------------------------|

B |-----0-----0-----0------------0-----|

G#|------------------------------------|

E |---------------------------0--0-----|

B |---3---3-2---2-1---1-0--0-----------|

E |------------------------------------|

While guitar 2 (rhythm) plays E A and B chords (listen to the tune!)

Brasil gets the blues (too!) Have fun folks! Chico & Vitor