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Here's a basic outline for a cool song by Blind Willie Johnson. This dude is a guitar genius, and I think it would be pretty impractical for me and for you to try to tab out his playing exactly. This is the way I usually play it. Try it for yourself, and listen to the recording to see what sounds good for you. I've included the lyrics from one verse to give you an idea of how the lyrics match up with the guitar part. Play with a slide in open D tuning. [Verse] I was a gamb - ler just like you. I was a D |-/3p0--/5--|--/7~-------/3----0--|------/7-\5-\3~p0-3--|--0--------/5p0-/7--| A |-/3p0--/5--|--/7~-------/3----0--|---------------------|-----------/5p0-/7--| F#|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------| D |-------(0)-|--------0---------0--|-------0----------0--|-------0---------0--| A |-----------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------| D |--(0)------|---0---------0-------|--0----------0-------|--0---------0-------| gamb - ler just like you. I have touched the D |--/12~------/7----/7--|------/12~---\10/12--|-/7~-------/5---/7--|-/12-------/12------| A |--/12~------/7----/7--|------/12~---\10/12--|-/7~-------/5---/7--|-/12-------/12------| F#|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------| D |--------0----------0--|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--| A |----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------| D |---0---------0--------|--0---------0--------|--0---------0-------|--0---------0-------| hem of his gar - ment. D |---------/12-\10-7--|-/7~--------3p0-----|------/7---/7---/5p0-|-/3~----------------| A |---------/12-\10-7--|-/7~--------3p0-----|------/7---/7---/5p0-|-/3~-------\3p0-----| F#|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------| D |-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0--| A |--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------| D |--0---------0-------|--0---------0-------|--0---------0--------|--0---------0-------| D |------/7-\5-\3~p0-3--|--0-----------|| A |---------------------|-------0----o-|| F#|---------------------|-------0------|| D |-------0----------0--|-------0------|| A |---------------------|------------o-|| D |--0----------0-------|--0-----------|| *********************************** | / Slide up | \ Slide down | p Pull-off | ~ Vibrato ***********************************