Capo: 1

BABY PLEASE DON'T GO As recorded by Them (From the 1964 Album WORLD OF THEM) Words and Music by Big Joe Williams Arranged by Them Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Harrison - Electric Guitar / Capo 1st fret' Intro H=108(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist. - Capo 1st fret) E E E E E E E E a W +W +W |---------3-0-----|---0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |---0-3-0-----3-0-|-3s5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----| |-----------------|------------|------------|--------| |-----------------|------------|------------|--------| |-----------------|------------|------------|--------| |-----------------|------------|------------|--------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E E q E E q W +W +W |-(0)------3-0----|----------|------------|--------| |-(5)-0-3------3--|----------|------------|--------| |-----------------|-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |-----------------|----------|------------|--------| |-----------------|----------|------------|--------| |-----------------|----------|------------|--------| ~~~ +H +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E q q Q q |------------------|-3-0-----0------|-----0-----------|--------------| |------------0-3---|-----3------3-0-|-----0-----------|--------------| |-(3)----(3)-------|----------------|-2s4---4s2p0---0-|-2------------| |------------------|----------------|-------------2---|----2--2--2---| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------| 2/4 4/4 q Q W +H E E Q H Q Q |-----------|----------|---------------||------------------| |-----------|----------|---------------||o-----------------| |-----------|----------|---------------||------------------| |-----------|----------|---------------||--0---------------| |-2---------|----------|----------0h2--||o------0----------| |----3b3.5--|-0--------|-(0)----0------||----------3b3.5---| H E E Q 3x H Q Q H E E Q H Q Q |--------------||----------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-------------o||----------------|-------------|-----------------|| |--------------||----------------|-------------|-----------------|| |--------------||-0--------------|-------------|-0---------------|| |--------0h2--o||------0---------|--------0h2--|------0----------|| |-0----0-------||---------3b3.5--|-0----0------|---------3b3.5---|| 1st - 3rd Verses

^EQ Q +E E Q q Q H E E E E E E q q E E H ||-----------------|------------|-------0--------|-------------| ||o----2--(2)------|-0----------|----------------|-------------| ||-----2--(2)-2----|-1----------|---2s4---2p0----|-------------| ||------------2----|-2----------|-------------2--|-2--x-2------| ||o----------------|------------|----------------|-------------| ||--0--------------|------------|----------------|-------------|

W +W a W +H. Q |----------|------------|------------|---------------|| |----------|------------|---0--------|-(0)-----------|| |----------|------------|-2s4--------|-(4)-----------|| |----------|------------|------------|---------------|| |-2--------|-(2)--------|------------|---------------|| |-0--------|-(0)--------|------------|----------12\--|| Interlude 1.,2.

^E Q Q q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q q Q Q E E +Q Q 3x |-----7\--0-----|-12\----0-(0)-------|-----7\--0-----|-12\----0-(0)-------|| |-----8\--0-----|-12\----0-(0)-------|-----8\--0-----|-12\----0-(0)------o|| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------o|| |-\0------------|---------------12\--|-\0------------|--------------------||

Guitar Solo 3. N.C.

Q E a E +E E a E E W +E E q E E E E

W |-12\------0-(0)-0---0-0-||-0--------|-(0)------3-0-----|------| |-12\----3s5-(5)---3s5---||-5--------|-(5)-0-3------3-0-|------| |------------------------||----------|------------------|-3----| |------------------------||----------|------------------|------| |------------------------||----------|------------------|------| |------------------------||----------|------------------|------|

~~~ +H +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E q Q E E |------------------|-3-0-----0------|-----0-----------|----------------| |--------------3-0-|-----3-0----3-0-|-----0-----------|----------------| |-(3)----(3)-0-----|----------------|-2s4---4s2p0---0-|-2p0------------| |------------------|----------------|-------------2---|-----2--2--2-0--| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| 2/4 4/4 PM------| q Q W +H +E Q. H Q Q |-----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------|----------|-----------------|-0---------------| |-2---------|----------|------------0----|------0----------| |----3b3.5--|-0--------|-(0)----(0)------|---------3b3.5---| PM----------------------------------------| H +E Q. H Q Q H +E Q. |---------------|----------------|---------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|| |---------------|-0--------------|---------------|| |----------0----|------0---------|----------0----|| |-0----(0)------|---------3b3.5--|-0----(0)------|| 4th & 5th Verses

N.C.

Q Q H W W +H +E E q ||-------------|----------|----------|-----------------| ||o------------|----------|----------|------------0h3--| ||-------------|----------|-3--------|-(3)----(3)------| ||--0----------|----------|----------|-----------------| ||o------------|----------|----------|-----------------| ||-------------|----------|----------|-----------------|

2/4 Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-0------0-----|-0---------------|------------12\--|-----------| |----3p0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |-----------2--|---4s2p0---0-2p0-|-2-0-2-0---------|-----------| |--------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----3b3.5--| 1. 4/4 Q Q H E E +H. |----12\-------|--------------------| |----11\-------|---4tr5-(4tr5)------| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |-0------------|--------------------| 2. +W W H E E Q |---------------|-----------||-------------|| |-(4tr5)--------|----------o||-------------|| |---------------|-----------||-------------|| |---------------|-----------||-------------|| |---------------|----------o||--------0h2--|| |---------------|-----------||-------------|| Interlude N.C. PM-------------------------------------------------------| H Q Q H E E Q H Q Q H E E Q |----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------| |----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------| |----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------| |-0--------------|-------------|-0--------------|--------------| |------0---------|--------0h2--|------0---------|--------0h2---| |---------3b3.5--|-0----0------|---------3b3.5--|-0----0-------| PM-------------------------------------------------------| H Q Q H E E Q H Q Q H E E Q ||-----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|| ||o----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------o|| ||-----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|| ||--0--------------|-------------|-0--------------|--------------|| ||o------0---------|--------0h2--|------0---------|--------0h2--o|| ||----------3b3.5--|-0----0------|---------3b3.5--|-0----0-------|| PM-------------------------------------| H Q Q H E E Q H Q Q |----------------|-------------|----------------|| |----------------|-------------|----------------|| |----------------|-------------|----------------|| |-0--------------|-------------|-0--------------|| |------0---------|--------0h2--|------0---------|| |---------3b3.5--|-0----0------|---------3b3.5--|| 6th & 7th Verses

^EQ Q +E Q. q Q H E E E E E E q q E E H ||--------------------|------------|-------0--------|-------------| ||o----2--(2)---------|------------|----------------|-------------| ||-----2--(2)---------|-1----------|---2s4---2p0----|-------------| ||------------2b2.5---|-2----------|-------------2--|-2--0-2------| ||o-------------------|-2----------|----------------|------2------| ||--------------------|-0----------|----------------|-------------|

W +W E Q. +H +H. Q |----------|------------|---------------|----------------| |----------|------------|-2s3----(3)----|-(3)------------| |----------|------------|-3s4----(4)----|-(4)------------| |----------|------------|---------------|----------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|---------------|----------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|---------------|----------12\---| 1. Q Q q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q q Q Q E E +E E E E |-----7\--0-----|-12\----0-(0)-------|-----7\--0-----|-12\----0-(0)---------|| |-----8\--0-----|-12\----0-(0)-------|-----8\--0-----|-12\----0-(0)--------o|| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------------|| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------0-----|| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------2---2--o|| |-\0------------|---------------12\--|-\0------------|----------------------|| 2. Q E a E +E E a E E W +E E q E E E E W |-12\------0-(0)-0---0-0-|-0--------|-(0)------3-0-----|------| |-12\----3s5-(5)---3s5---|-5--------|-(5)-0-3------3-0-|------| |------------------------|----------|------------------|-3----| |------------------------|----------|------------------|------| |------------------------|----------|------------------|------| |------------------------|----------|------------------|------| +H +E E q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-3-0----0------|-----0-----------| |------------0-3--|-----3-----3-0-|-----------------| |-(3)----(3)------|---------------|-2s4---4s2p0---0-| |-----------------|---------------|-------------2---| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| 2/4 4/4 E E q Q E E E E Q q Q H |---------------|------------|------------*| |---------------|------------|------------*| |-2p0-----------|------------|------------*| |-----2--2--2-0-|------------|------------*| |---------------|-2----------|-2----------*| |---------------|---0-3b3.5--|-0----------*| 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