Walkin' Blues

(Eric Clapton "Unplugged" version)

Words & Music:

Robert Johnson

 

Tune your guitar to open G tuning (D G D G B D) and play with fingers & slide.  I've included a tab below by an unknown tabber.

 

Woke up this mornin', feel 'round for my shoes,

You know about you that, babe, had them old walkin' blues,

Woke up this mornin', I feel 'round for my shoes.

You know about that, baby.  Woo, Lord!  I had them old walkin' blues.

 

I'm leavin' this mornin', I have to go ride the blinds.

I been mistreated, I don't mind dyin' this mornin',

If I have to go ride blind.

I've been mistreated.  Woo, Lord!  I don't mind dyin'.

 

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:

 

People tell me, the walkin' blues ain't bad.

The worse old feelin' I most ever had.

People tell me, the old walkin' blues ain't bad.

Well, it's the worse old feelin'.  Woo, Lord, the most I ever had.

 

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO TO END:

 

 

Walkin' Blues Tab - Eric Clapton version

 

[tabber unknown]

~~ = slide or slide vibrato       / = slide up          \ = slide down

 

1   G

     ~~~~~                 ~~~~~       ~~~~~ 

d  |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-|

B  |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-|

G  |------------------------------------------------|

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

G  |------------------------------------------------|

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

 

2    ~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~~~     ~~~~

d  |-------------------------------------0-|

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

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

D  |----------------------------12--0/12---|

G  |---------------------------------------|

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

3    ~~~~~

d  |-10/12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|

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

G  |---------------------------------------------------|

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

G  |---------------------------------------------------|

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

 

                                         Gb   F/(G)

4    ~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~                        ~~~

d  |-------12-------12----------------------|-----X-----|

B  |-11/12----11/12----11/12-------12-12-11-|-10--X-----|

G  |-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-|-10--0-----|

D  |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-10--0-----|

G  |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-------3/5-|

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

 

6    C            ~~~           ~~~     ~~~

d  |-----------|----------------------------------|

B  |----5------|--3/5-----5-----------------------|

G  |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--5\3--0--3/3--0----|

D  |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--5\3--0--3/3--0----|

G  |----5----0-|-------5-----5--5\3-------------0-|

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

 

    G

8          ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~     ~~~           ~~~

d  |-------------------------------|------------------------|

B  |-------------------------------|-------5----------------|

G  |-0-----------------------------|-------5----------------|

D  |-0-0-------0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3-|-0-3/5-5-5-5-0-------0--|

G  |-------2/4-----------2/3-0-2/3-|-0-------------0-2/4----|

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

 

    D                             C

10   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~     ~~~~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~~

d  |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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

G  |-------------5/7-7\5\--------|-------------------------------------|

D  |-5/7-0-----0-5/7-7\5\------0-|-3/5-5\3\-0-----0-3/5\3-0-------/2/3-|

G  |-----0-2/4-----------0-2/4---|-3/5-5\3\-0-2/4-----------2/3-0-/2/3-|

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

 

   G     G7     G6   G#5     G          D

12                               ~~~              ~~~~~

d  |------------------------|-------------------X-------|

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

G  |-----0-0--0---0--0----0-|-0-----------------X-------|

D  |-0-----3----3-2--2-1--1-|-0------0---0-5--0-0-------|

G  |-0----------------------|----2/4-------0------2/3/4-|

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

 

    G5     G7        G6    G           G      G7         G6          G     

14                             ~~~~~                                     ~~~

d  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

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

G  |-------0-------0-0---0-0---------|--------0--------0-0---------0-0-------|

D  |-0-----3-------3-2---2-0---------|-0------3--------3-2---------2-0-------|

G  |-0-----0---------0---------2/3/4-|-0---0--0----------0---------------3/4-|

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

      Woke up this morn - in'              feel 'round for my shoes.

 

                G7          G6        G

16                                        ~~~

d  |------------------------------------------|

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

G  |-----0------0------0-----0---0----0-------|

D  |-------0----3------3-----2-----2--0-------|

G  |-0----------0------------0--------0---3/4-|

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

       You know a-bout that, babe

 

     G5         G7         G6          G

17                                         ~~~

d  |------------0------------------------------|

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

G  |-----0------0-----------0------0---0-------|

D  |-------0----3-----------2------2---0-------|

G  |-0-------------------------------------3/5-|

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

       had them old walkin' blues.

 

     C

18                                 ~~~                ~~~

d  |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

B  |--------5----------------X---------|--------5----------------------------|

G  |-5---5--5-------5--5-----X---------|-5---X--5--------------5--5----0-----|

D  |-5---5--5-------5--5-----0---------|-5---X--5---------5----5--5----0-----|

G  |-------------------X-----X-----3/5-|--------------3/5-5----5--5----------|

D  |-------------------X---------------|-------------------------------------|

       Woke up this morn - in'             I feel  'round      for my  shoes.

 

     G

20     ~~~     ~~~      ~~~      ~~~~    ~~~       ~~~

d  |------------------------|-----------------------------|

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

G  |------------------------|-----------------0-----------|

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

G  |-0-3/4------------0-----|-0--/3/4-----------0--2/4--0-|

D  |--------------------2/5-|-----------------------------|

 

                G7          G6        G

22   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       ~~~

d  |----------------------------------------|

B  |---7------------------------------------|

G  |---7------------------------------------|

D  |-4/7----------------------------0-------|

G  |--------------------------------0---3/5-|

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

       You know a-bout that, baby

 

     C

23                                  ~~~

d  |--------------------------------------------|

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

G  |-5--------X-------------5---5---5\0---------|

D  |-5--------X-------------5---5---5\0---------|

G  |----------X-------------5-------------------|

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

       Woo-Lord, I had them old walk - in' blues.

 

24                                  ~~~                ~~~

d  |----------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G  |---0--------0--0--0--0------|---------------------------|

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

G  |-0--------------------------|---3/4----------0--X--3/4--|

D  |----------------------------|-------------X-----X-------|

 

    G5     G7        G6    G           G      G7         G6          G     

26                                   ~~~~                                 ~~~~

d  |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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

G  |--------------------------0--0-0------|--------0--------0-0-----0-0--------|

D  |-0-----0------3-------3---2--2-0------|-0------3--------3-2-----2-0-0------|

G  |-0------------------------0------/3/4-|-0---0--0----------0-------0--------|

D  |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------/3/4-|

      I'm leavin' this morn - in'              I have-ta go ride the blinds.

 

     G5   G7         G6        G

28                                ~~~~

d  |-----------------------------------|

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

G  |---0--0----0-----0------0--0-------|

D  |------3----3-----2------2--0-------|

G  |-0----0--------------------0--/3/4-|

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

       I  been mis - treat  ed.

 

     G5         G7      G6     G            C

29                                   ~~~~        ~~~~      ~~~~

d  |--------------------------------------|-----------------------|

B  |------------0----0--0---0--X----------|------------5----------|

G  |-------0----0----0--0---0--X----------|------------5----------|

D  |------------3----3--2---2--X----------|-5----------5----------|

G  |-0----------0--------------X-----/3/5-|-5----/3/5------/3/5---|

D  |--------------------------------------|-5---------------------|

       I  don't mind dyin'    this a morn - in',

 

31   ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

d  |-----------------------------------|

B  |-------------------5---------------|

G  |-------------------5---------------|

D  |-5-----------------5---------------|

G  |-5------------3/5------------------|

D  |-5---------------------------------|

     If I have-ta       go ride a blind

 

                          

32      ~~~    ~~~        ~~~    

d  |-----------------------------|

B  |-----------------------------|

G  |-----------------------------|

D  |-0------0--3/5----0----------|

G  |-0--2/4----------------------|

D  |----------------------2/4----|

                                 

 

                                   D

33      ~~~    ~~~        ~~~      ~~~                    ~~~

d  |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

B  |-----------------------------|---------------------X-------|

G  |-----------------------------|---------------------X-------|

D  |-0------0--3/5----0----------|---------------------X-------|

G  |-0--2/4-----------------0--0-|-5/7-----------------X--3/5--|

D  |--------------------0-2/4----|-----------------------------|

                                       I been mis-treat ed.

 

     C

35                            ~~~          G      G7       G6     G#5

d  |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|

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

G  |-5------5-------5--5------5\---------|-0---0--0--0-----0---0--0---0-|

D  |-5------5-------5--5------5\---------|-0---0--3-----3--2---2--1---1-|

G  |-----------------------------0-------|------------------------------|

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

       Woo-Lord, I don't mind dyin'

 

     G             D

37      ~~~~

d  |-----------------0-0---0-|

B  |-0---------------0-0---0-|

G  |-0-----------------0-----|

D  |-0-------0---0-----0-----|

G  |----2/4/-----------------|

D  |-------------------------|

 

GUITAR SOLO

    G

38   ~~~                ~~~~~       ~~~~~         ~~~~~  ~~~~~ ~~~~~

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

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

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

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

G  |--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--------|-----------------------------|

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

 

40   ~~~                         ~~~~~

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

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

G  |-/12-------------------------------------|

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

G  |-0------------------0--0-----------------|

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

 

                                                              C

41   ~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~                Gb   F/(G)    ~~~~~

d  |-------12-------12-------------------------|------------|----|

B  |-11/12----11/12----11/12----------12-12-11-|-10---------|-5--|

G  |-11/12-------------------12--12---12-12-11-|-10---0-----|-5--|

D  |----------------------------------12-12-11-|-10---0-----|-5--|

G  |----0--0-----0---------------0--0----------|------x---2/|-/5-|

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

 

44   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~   ~~~       G       ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~~

d  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

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

G  |-------------------------2/3-0---|----------------------------------|

D  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--0----2/4-0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3/-|

G  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-------0-|-0-----0-2/4-----------2/3-0-2/3/-|

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

 

                                    D

46      ~~~                ~~~      ~~~~~    ~~~   ~~~  ~~    ~~~

d  |------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B  |--------(5)---(5)-------------|---------------------------------|

G  |------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D  |-0--3/5--5--5--5---0---2/4--0-|-5/7---0--2/4-0-5/7--7\--------0-|

G  |-0-------------------0-2/4----|-------0--2/4-----------0--2/4---|

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

 

     C

48   ~~~~~~~~ ~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~   ~~~~

d  |--------------------------------------|

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

G  |--------------------------------------|

D  |-3/5--5\-------0-3/5\3--0-2/3--0-/2/3-|

G  |--------0-2/4-------------2/3--0-/2/3-|

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

 

    G     G7       G6   G#5     G          D

49                               ~~~                   ~~~

d  |--------------------------|-----------------------------|

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

G  |-------0--------0--0-0--0-|-0---------------------------|

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

G  |-0------------------------|--2/4-------------------3/4--|

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

 

    G5       G7     G6     G        G5         G7          G6       G     

51                            ~~~~                                     ~~~~

d  |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

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

G  |------0--0---0--0---0--0------|------0------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|

D  |------0--3---3--2---2--0------|------0------3-----3-----2-----2-0-------|

G  |-0---(0)-0---0--0------0--3/4-|-0-----------0-----------0-----0-0-------|

D  |------------------------------|------------------------------------/3/4-|

     Peo-ple   tell me              the walkin' blues ain't bad.

 

     G5           G7          G6       G     

53                                        ~~~~

d  |-------------------------------------------|

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

G  |--------0------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|

D  |--------0------3-----3-----2-----2-0-------|

G  |-0-------------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|

D  |--------------------------------------/3/4-|

     The worse     old   feelin'

 

     G5           G7         G6      G     

54                                      ~~~~

d  |---------------------------------0-------|

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

G  |--------0------0-----0---0-----0-X-------|

D  |--------0------3-----3---2-----2-X-------|

G  |-0-------------0-----0---0-----0-X-------|

D  |------------------------------------/3/5-|

     I     most    ever  had

 

     C     

55                         ~~~~                  ~~                ~~~~

d  |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B  |-5---X------------0--0------|---------------------------------------|

G  |-5---X---5----5---0--0------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X----------|

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

G  |----------------------------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X----------|

D  |-----------------------/3/5-|----------------------------------/3/4-|

     Peo-ple tell me              the old walkin'      blues ain't bad.

 

     G     

57      ~~~           ~~~      ~~~    ~~~    ~~~

d  |----------------------|----------------------------------|

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

G  |----------------------|----------------------------------|

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

G  |-0--2/4---------------|-0--2/4----3/5--0-----------------|

D  |------------------3/5-|------------------------------5/7-|

                                           Well  it's the

 

     D     

59    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        ~~~~

d  |---------------------------------|

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

G  |-7--------------------7--7-------|

D  |-7--------------------7--7-------|

G  |-7--------------------7--7-------|

D  |-----------------------------3/5-|

     worse  old  feelin'

 

60   C                                  G     G7     G6     G#5

d  |----------------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G  |-5--------X-------0------------X--|-------0------0---0--0---0-|

D  |-5--------X----------0---------X--|-----0-3---3--2---2--1---1-|

G  |-5--------X--------------------5--|-0-------------------------|

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

       Woo-Lord, the most   I ever had.

 

     G                D

62      ~~~

d  |------------------------0---|

B  |-0-------------------0--0---|

G  |-0-------------------0------|

D  |-0------0--0------0--0------|

G  |---2/4--------0-------------|

D  |----------------------------|

                                        

 

GUITAR SOLO 2

    G

63   ~~~                               ~~~~~   ~~~~~  ~~~~~ ~~~~~

d  |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-|------------------------0--0-|

B  |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-|-10/12--11/12-11/12-12--0--0-|

G  |-----------------------------------------|--------------------12--X--0-|

D  |-----------------------------------------|------------------------X----|

G  |--0--0--0--------0--0---------0-----0----|------------------------X----|

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

 

   G

65  ~~~

d |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

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

G |--------------------------------------|

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

G |--0-----------------------------------|

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

 

                                        Gb   F/(G)         C

66   ~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~                        ~~~    ~~~~

d |-------12-------12----------------------|-------------|----------|

B |-11/12----11/12----11/12----12-12-12-11-|-10--0-------|-5--------|

G |-11/12----11/12----11/12-12-12-12-12-11-|-10--0-------|-5----0---|

D |-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-|-10--X-------|-5----0---|

G |----------------------------------------|--------3/5--|----------|

D |----------------------------------------|--------3/5--|----------|

 

69   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~   ~~~       G       ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~

d  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

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

G  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--------------------------------|

D  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--0--------0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-3/4--|

G  |-------------------------------0-|-X-----0-2/4-----------2/3-0-3/4--|

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

 

                                    D

71      ~~~                ~~~      ~~~~ ~~   ~~~   ~~~  ~~   ~~~

d  |------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

G  |----3/5--5----5-5-------------|---------------------------------|

D  |-0--3/5--5----5-5--0--------0-|-5/7--7\-------0-5/7--7\-------0-|

G  |-0-------------------0-2/4----|--------0--2/4----------0--2/4---|

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

 

     C

73   ~~~~~~~~ ~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~   ~~~~

d  |--------------------------------------|

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

G  |--------------------------------------|

D  |-3/5--5\-------0-3/5\2--0-2/3--0-/2/3-|

G  |--------0-2/4-------------2/3--0-/2/3-|

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

 

    G     G7       G6   G#5   G          G                  G

74                               ~~~    ~~~~~  ~~~~~    ~~~

d  |------------------------|-----------/9/12-----------------0--|

B  |-----0----0----0--0-0---|-----------/9/12--11/12----------0--|

G  |-----0----0----0--0-0---|-----------/9/12--------12-----0----|

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

G  |------------------------|---2/4/--------------------2/3-0----|

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

 

 




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