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Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E
I heard this song and felt compelled to learn it. Figured I may as well share the tab. This is a Piedmont/ragtime style blues song and this is the tab for the fingerstyle guitar part (I did not include the rhythm guitar that comes in partway through the song). There is a capo on the third fret. To play this song, you need to know how to play an alternating bass line with your thumb. Use your thumb (and a light palm mute) to play the bass notes on the 6th,5th,and 4th strings and use your index and/or middle fingers to play the melody notes on the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st string. If this is your first time trying this style of fingerpicking, I recommend you search YouTube for lessons on "Travis style picking" before tackling this tab. Side note: The way this album is mastered, it's a little difficult to hear the 6th string during the intro and first verse, but if you listen close, it's definitely there. You can hear it better in the later verses. INTRO AND VERSE (E chord shape) -----------> e|------------------|------------0-----2-|------------------0-|---------0-----0-|----------0-----0-| B|----0-----------0-|-----2--------------|----2---------------|---2-------------|----0-------------| G|----------0h1-----|--------------------|----------0h1-------|-----------------|------------------| D|-------2--------2-|--------2------2----|-------2-------2----|------2-----2----|-------2-----2----| A|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------| E|----------0-------|--0---------0-------|-0--------0---------|0--------0-------|-0--------0-------| "Up Chestnut (A Chord Shape) ------------> e|-----------0-----0-|----------------0-|-----------------0-|----------0-----0------|-0-----0-----0-| B|-----2-------------|----0-----0-------|-----2-----0-------|----0--------2-------2-|---------------| G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------| D|--------2-----2----|-------2-----2----|--------2-----2----|-------2----------2----|----2-----2----| A|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------0---------|-0-----0-------| E|--0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|--0--------0-------|-0---------------------|---------------| hill...." "Set upon the lowlifes swinging..." (E Chord Shape)---> (B7 Chord Shape) (E Chord Shape)--> e|----------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|-----------------2-|----------------0-|----------0-----0-| B|----2-------------|---2-------------|----0------0-------|----0-----0-------|----0-------------| G|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| D|-------2-----2----|------2-----2----|-------2------1----|-------1-----1----|-------1-----2----| A|-0--------0-------|0----------------|-----------2-------|-2--------2-------|-2----------------| E|------------------|---------0-------|-0-----------------|------------------|----------0-------| "He's a bad man..... e|-----------0------0-|-----------|| Repeat for each verse B|----2---------------|-----0-----|| G|--------------------|-----------|| D|-------2------2-----|--------2--|| A|--------------------|-----------|| E|-0---------0--------|--0--------|| INTERLUDE 1 (E Chord shape)-------> e|-0-----0-|----------0-----0-|------------------0-|------------------0-|------------------| B|---------|----2-------------|----2---------------|----2-----0h2-------|----2-----2-------| G|---------|------------------|----------0h1-------|--------------------|------------------| D|----2----|-------2-----2----|-------2-------2----|-------2-------2----|-------2-----2----| A|---------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------| E|-0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0---------|-0--------0---------|-0--------0-------| ...Stagolee" (A chord shape)----> e|---0------0-------0-|------------------0-|-----------3p0----0-|-------------2--------0-| B|--------------------|----0------0h2------|----2---------------|----2-----------2-------| G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------| D|------2--------2----|-------0-------2----|-------2--------2---|-------2-----------2----| A|--------------------|-----------0--------|-0---------0--------|-0-----------0----------| E|-0--------0---------|-0------------------|--------------------|------------------------| (E chord shape)---> (B7 chord shape) -------------------> (E chord shape) e|----------0-----------0-|----------0-----------2-|----------2-----------0-|----------0-----0-| B|----2-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|----0-------------| G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------| D|-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------1----|-------1-----------1----|-------1-----2----| A|-0----------------------|-------------2----------|-2-----------2----------|-2----------------| E|-------------0----------|-0----------------------|------------------------|----------0-------| e|----------0-----0|-----------| B|----2------------|-----0-----| G|-----------------|-----------| D|-------2-----2---|--------2--| A|-----------------|-----------| E|-0--------0------|--0--------| "One night Jimmie's shootin' dice..." Interlude 2 (E chord shape) ----------> e|-0-------0-|----------0------0-|------------------0-|----------0-----------0-|----------0----------| B|-----------|----2--------------|----0---------------|----2-----------2-------|----0-----------2----| G|-----------|-------------------|----------0h1-------|------------------------|---------------------| D|-----2-----|-------2------2----|-------2-------2----|-------2-----------2----|-------2----------2--| A|-----------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------------|---------------------| E|-0---------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0---------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0-------| "stagolee.." (A chord shape) -------------------------> e|-0------0-----------0-|-----------0-----------3-|-----------3----------2-|---------0------------| B|--------------0-------|----0------------2-------|-----2-----------2------|----2----------2------| G|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|----------------------| D|-----2-----------2----|-------2------------2----|--------2----------2----|-------2----------2---| A|----------------------|--------------0----------|--0-----------0---------|-0----------0---------| E|-0--------0-----------|-0-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------| (E chord shape)--> (B7 chord shape) ----------------------------> (E chord shape) e|------0-----0-----------0-|----------0-----------2-|----------2-----------0-|---------0----------0--| B|-0h2--------------0-------|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|---0----------0--------| G|--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| D|---------2-----------2----|-------2-----------1----|-------1-----------1----|------1----------2-----| A|---0----------------------|-------------2----------|-2-----------2----------|2----------------------| E|---------------0----------|-0----------------------|------------------------|-----------0-----------| e|----------0-----0-|---------| B|----2-------------|----0----| G|------------------|---------| D|-------2-----2----|-------2-| A|------------------|---------| E|-0--------0-------|-0-------| "one man shot..." Outro (E chord shape) e|--0-----------------0--| B|--------------0h2------| G|---------0h1-----------| D|-----2-----------------| A|-----------------------| E|--0--------------------| "stagoloee" | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note