JAMES ELMORE - "dust my broom" Tablature
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Date: 18 Oct 2001 16:06:35 -0700
From: Vitor Ribeiro Suman <suman@elvis.com>
Subject: j/james_elmore/dust_my_broom.tab
Song: Dust My Broom (Lyrics and Music by Robert Johnson)
Artist: Elmore James
Album: Got To Move
Tabbed by: Francisco & Vitor Ribeiro Suman
franciscosuman@hotmail.com
suman@elvis.com
This is one of the most traditional blues tunes ever, and has been
played in many different ways by a lot of different artists. By playing
this Elmore James version you can have the idea of what to play if you
want a different version. James used a bottleneck, his trademark. If
you have one, use it, it will sound a lot better.
Symbols used:
--\-- Slide down
--/-- Slide up
--b-- Bend
Guitar 1 (solo) plays this:
E |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------|
B |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----15------15------------------|
G#|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------15------15----11/12-----|repeat it
E |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------12-| one more
B |-----------------------------------------------------------| time
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Then move to this:
E |-----------13-------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------13---------------------------------------------|
G#|---11/13-----------13\----------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---|
B |---------------------------5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7\---|
E |---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---|
Then move back to this one:
E |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------|
B |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----15------15------------------|
G#|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------15------15----11/12-----|
E |---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------12-|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Then move to this:
E |-----------13---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------13-----------------------------------------------|
G#|---11/13-----------13\------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---|
B |---------------------------7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9\--5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7\---|
E |---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---|
Then you play this ending riff:
E |----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|
B |---5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2------0-0---|
E |------------------------3b--------|
You can substitute for this one if you want too:
E |------------------------------------|
B |-----0-----0-----0------------0-----|
G#|------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------0--0-----|
B |---3---3-2---2-1---1-0--0-----------|
E |------------------------------------|
While guitar 2 (rhythm) plays E A and B chords (listen to the tune!)
Brasil gets the blues (too!)
Have fun folks!
Chico & Vitor
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