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KILLING FLOOR As recorded by Howlin' Wolf (From the 1966 Album THE REAL FOLK BLUES) Words and Music by Chester Burnette Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Hubert Sumlin - Electric Guitar w/ light distortion' Intro Q=120 E7 4/4 Gtr I E. S E E +S E S E E |----12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-| |----12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-| |----13-13-13-(13)-13-13-13-13-| |----12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
D7 E S S E E +S E S E E A7E S S E E S E S E E |-10-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-----|---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-| |-10-10-13-13-13-(13)-13-13-13-----|---5-5-8-8---8-8-8-8-| |-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-----|---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-| |-10-10-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-----|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| |-12-12------------------------12\-|---------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------|
1st, 2nd & 4th Verses $
E E E E E E S E. A7 E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E |------------------||--/9-9-------9-7-|-5-5-----------|-/9-9-------9-7--| |------------------||o-/8-8-----------|-5-5-----------|-/8-8------------| |------------------||--/9-9-------9-7-|-6-6-------7-7-|-/9-9-------9-7--| |---6-6-6-------5--||-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----||o----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-0----------------||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E E Q Q E E D7 E E Q Q E E E E Q H A7 E E Q Q E E |-5-5-------------|-/14-14-------14-12-|-10-10---------|-/9-9-------9-7--| |-5-5-------------|-/13-13-------------|-10-10---------|-/8-8------------| |-6-6-------12-12-|-/14-14-------14-12-|-11-11---------|-/9-9-------9-7--| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
E E Q E E E E E7 E. S E E S E S E E |-5-5------------|-12--------------------------| |-5-5------5---5-|-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| |-6-6--------7---|-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |------------6---|-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |----------------|-----------------------------| |----------------|-----------------------------|
1.
D7 E S S E E S E S E E AE E Q S S S S E E |-10----------------------------|-5-5----x-x-x-x-5-5-| |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-5-5----x-x-x-x-5-5-| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-6-6----x-x-x-x-6-6-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-7-7----x-x-x-x-7-7-| |-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------|
2.,4. E7 A E7 |----3----| E E E E E E E E E E Q S a S S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E Q |------------------||-5-5------------------|-----------------7/---12----|| |-----------------o||-5-5------------------|----------------------12----|| |------------------||-6-6------7s9s7-5-7-7-|-5---------------7/---13----|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||-7-7------------------|---7p5-------6-6------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||----------------------|-------7p5---7-7------------|| |------------------||----------------------|----------------------------|| 3rd & 5th Verses
A7 E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E |-/9-9-------9-7-|-5-5-----------|-/9-9-------9-7-|-5-5--------------| |-/8-8-----------|-5-5-----------|-/8-8-----------|-5-5--------------| |-/9-9-------9-7-|-6-6-------7-7-|-/9-9-------9-7-|-6-6-------12-12--| |----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
D7 E E Q Q E E E E Q H A7 E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E |-/14-14-------14-12-|-10-10---------|-/9-9-------9-7-|-5-5-------------| |-/13-13-------------|-10-10---------|-/8-8-----------|-5-5------5---5--| |-/14-14-------14-12-|-11-11---------|-/9-9-------9-7-|-6-6--------7----| |--------------------|---------------|----------------|------------6----| |--------------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
E7 E. S E E S E S E E D7 E S S E E S E S E E |-12--------------------------|-10----------------------------| |-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A7E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |-9-9-------9-7-|-5--------7-9-|| |-8-8-----------|-5------------|| |-9-9-------9-7-|-6--------7-9-|| |---------------|--------------|| |---------------|--------------|| |---------------|--------------||
Guitar Solo & Outro
AE Q E Q E E e S S e S S e S S E E E Q +E Q E E |-9-9/----------\7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-9-9--(9)/----9-7-| |------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|------------------| |-9-9/-------\7-\7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-9-9--(9)/----9-7-| |------------------|---------------------x-|------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
E E E E S S S S E E D E Q. Q E E |-5-5------------------12-|-14-14-------14-12\-| |-5-5---------------------|--------------------| |-6-6---------------12----|-14-14-------14-12\-| |-------x---x-12s14----14-|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------|
e S S e S S e S S e E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---| |-------------------------------0-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
AE Q +E Q E E E E E E S S S S E E E7 Q E E E E E E |-9-9--(9)/----9-7-|-5-5-----------5-5----|-12-------------------| |------------------|-5-5---x---5-----5----|-15-----15-15-12------| |-9-9--(9)/----9-7-|-6-6---------6---6-13-|-13----------------11-| |------------------|----------------------|-----12----------0----| |------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D.S.
D7 Q E E E E E E AE E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q |-------------------|-5-5---------------|-------7s9\-----*| |-13----13-10-------|-5-5---------------|----------------*| |-11------------7-5-|-6-6---6/----------|---0---7--------*| |-12----------0-----|-7-7---------------|-7-----6--------*| |--0--0-------------|-7-7--------12\----|-----7----------*| |-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths