Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)

(3 tabs)

Words & Music by:

Robert Johnson

 

1. Preachin' Blues Basic Open D Tab:

[open D tuning (D A F# D A D), play with slide]

 

    Basic riff 1:

D  |--12-------------------------------|

A  |-----------------------------------|

F# |-------10sl.12---------------------|

D  |----------------12sl.down--0----0--|

A  |-----------------------------------|

D  |-----------------------------0-----|

 

    Basic riff 2:  [can use as a variation to basic riff 1:]

D  |-----------------------------------|

A  |-----------------------------------|

F# |-----------------------------------|

D  |---------------------------0----0--|

A  |-----------------------------------|

D  |---3--------5-----0----------0-----|

 

    Basic riff 3:  [noodle around on the G chord as a variation]

D  |-----------------------------------|

A  |-----------------------------------| [can also finger pick strings

F# |-----------------------------------|  or throw in a slide to the

D  |---/5-----/5---------------0----0--|  3rd fret on a D string, too]

A  |---/5-----/5-----------------------|

D  |---/5-----/5------0----------0-----|

 

There's no set rhyme or reason to what riff goes where.  Play as your ear sees fit.

2. Preachin' Blues Derek Trucks Tab In Open E Tuning:

Transcribed by Daniel Anderson (GlassSlide)

[open E tuning (E B E G# B E), play with slide]

 

 

E  |-10/12-----3----10/12-----3-3-0-3-0-----10/12-----3-3-0-3-0------------------|

B  |-10/12-12\-3----10/12-12\---------------------12\----------------------------|

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

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

B  |-------------------------------------------------------------------3---------|

E  |--------------0----------------------0------------------------0-------3-0-3--|

 

E  |--10/12-----3-3-0-3-0----10/12-----3-3-0-3-0------|

B  |--10/12-12\--------------10/12-12\----------------|

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

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

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

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

 

E  |10/12------3-3-0-3-0---------------------|

B  |10/12-12\--------------------------------|

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

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

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

E  |--------------------------------3-0-3-0--|

 

Verse

E  |-------------|                 |--10/12----3----10/12-----3-3-0-3-0--|

B  |-------------|                 |--10/12-12\3----10/12-12\------------|

G# |-------------|  add a fill 2x  |-------------------------------------|

E  |----0-0---0--|  then back to:  |-------------------------------------|

B  |--------3----|                 |-------------------------------------|

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

 

 

 

3. Preachin' Blues Robert Johnson Tab In Open D Tuning:

[tabber unknown]

From the 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), copyright notice.

 

 

D  ||----------------12--12--|--12--12--12--12\-----------------|

A  ||----------------12--12--|--12--12--12--12\-0-0-0-----------|

F# ||----------------12--12--|--12--12--12--12\-0-0-0--0--0--0--|

D  ||------------------------|------------------0-0-0--------0--|

A  ||------------------------|----------------------------------|

D  ||------------------------|----------------------------3--3--|

 

 

-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|--12-----10\----3--------0-----|

--------------------------------0----------|-------------------------------|

--0-----------------------------0--x-x---x-|---------------------x---------|

--0-----------------------------0--x-x-0-x-|------0------0-----0---x---0-x-|

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

-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

 

--12-----10\----3--------0-----|--12-----10\----3--------0-----|

-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

---------------------x---------|---------------------x---------|

------0------0-----0---x---0-x-|------0------0-----0---x---0-x-|

------0------0-------------0---|------0------0-------------0---|

-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

 

--12-----10\----3--------0-----|--12-----10-----3--------0-----|

-------------------------------|---------10--------------------|

---------------------x---------|---------------------x---------|

------0------0-----0---x---0-x-|------0------0-----0---x---0-x-|

------0------0-------------0---|-------------------------------|

-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

 

--12-----10/-12--3--------0-----|--12-----12-----3--------0-----|

--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

----------------------x---------|---------------------x---------|

------0------0----------x---0-x-|------0------0-----0---x---0-x-|

------0------0------0-----------|-------------------------------|

--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

 

--12-----11/-12--3---0----0--|--16\----12-----3--------0-----|

---------11/-12------0----0--|-------------------------------|

-----------------------x-----|---------------------x---------|

------0------0---------------|------0------0-----0---x---0-x-|

-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

 

--12-----11/-12--3--------0-----|--12-----12-----3--------0-----|

---------11/-12-----------------|-------------------------------|

----------------------x---------|---------------------x---------|

------0------0------0---x---0-x-|------0------0-----0---x---0-x-|

--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

--12-----11/-12--3--------0-----|--12--12--12-----3--------0-----|

--12-----11/-12-----------0-----|--12--12--12--------------------|

--12-----11/-12-------x-----0---|--12--12--12--------------------|

------0-------------0-------0-x-|------0-------0-----0-x-----0-x-|

--------------------------------|------------------------x-------|

------------------------3-------|--------------------------------|

 

 

--12-----11/-12--3--0---------|--------------------------|

------------------------------|--------------------------|

------------------------------|--------------------------|

------0------0---------12\-9--|----0------0----0------0--|

------------------------------|-------2/4---------2/4----|

------------------------------|--------------------------|

 

 

--------------------------------------|-------------0----0--12----|

------------------------------0-------|-------------0----0--12----|

------------------------------0--x----|---------------x-----------|

--12\-3----0-----------0------0--x----|---------------x--0--------|

--------------2/4-5-------2/4---------|--3--3--2--2---------------|

--------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 

 

-----------------------------|--12----12----3--0--------|

-----------------------------|--12----12----------5--5--|

-----------------------0--0--|--12----12----------------|

--0--0--0-----------0--0--0--|--------------------------|

-----------3--x--2--0--0--0--|--------------------------|

-----------------------------|--------------------------|

 

 

-------------0--------0-----|--12----12--12--0--3--0--------|--------------0--------||

----------0--0--------0--0--|--12----12--12--0--------5--5--|--------------0--------||

----------0--------0--0--0--|--12----12--12--0--------------|-----------0--0--------||

------2/4-0-----0--0-----0--|--12---------------------------|-------2/4-0-----------||

-------------------0--------|-------------------------------|----0------0-----------||

----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------||

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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