Crossroad Blues Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Capo:	no capo

Author MidnightHours [a] 162. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

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I've only got the intro and verse so far, its an ok song to play while warming up. This
a different little version that my gutiar teacher plays.
 
open A tuning, with capo on second fret.
 
also a slide is needed.
 
Intro
   w/slide
|--11/12----11/12~~~----------------------------------------|
|-----------11/12------11/12--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------12~~~---10-3/4------0---------|
|-----------------------------------------3/4------0--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
|-----------------------------------------11/12----|
|-----------------------------------------11/12----|
|-----x--0-0-0-0--0--0-0---0-----------x-----------|
|--------3-3-3-2--2--1-1---0-----0-----x-----------|
|--0-------------------------2/4-------------------|
|--------3-----2-----1-1---0-------0---x-----------|
 
Verse
 
|--11/12--0-------------7/10-12-12-12-12~~-------------------|
|--11/12----------------7/10-12-12-12-12~~-------------------|
|-----------------------7/10-12-12-12-12~~-------------------|
|-----0-----0---0---0------------------0----11---------------|
|-----0-----0-x-0---0-----------------------11---2-----------|
|-------------------------------------------11---0-----------|
 
|---11/12-11/12-12-12-12------------12-11-12-11/12--11/12------0-0------|
|---11/12-11/12-12-12-12------10/12-12-11-12-11/12--11/12------0-0------|
|------------------------------10/12--0-----0--------------12--0-0------|
|-0-----------------------0-----------------------0--------12--0-0------|
|-0-----------------------0---0-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
|---5--5--5--3--2--0------0---------5--3---3-----2--2--3-------|
|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---------0--0---0-----3--3--0-------|
|------0--0-----0--0--3bq-0---------0--0---0-------------------|
|-0----------------0--0---0------0--0--0---0--------0--0-------|
|-0------------------------------0---------------------0-------|
|---------------------------2-0---------------0----------------|
 
 
|---8bq---5---8h10-8-----------8bq----5---8bq--5-----|
|-------5---5-----------------------5---5------------|
|-------5---5----0------------------------5----------|
|------------------------------------------------0---|
|-0------------------0-7/12--0-------------------0---|
|----------------------------------------------------|
 
|---11/12-12-11-12-11/12--12-----------5-3-2-0-----0----------------|
|---11/12-12-11-12-11/12--12-12-------0-0-0-0-------0---------------|
|---11/12-12-11-12-11/12--12-12---------0-----3bqp0-0-3-0-----------|
|----------------------0----------0---0--0---------------0--0-------|
|-0--------0------------------0---0---0--0--------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------0---------------------3---------|
 
|---5-3-0--2-2-3-------------------------|
|---0-0-0--3-3-3-------------------------|
|---0-0-0----0-0-------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-------4/5~~~~-----------|
|-0---0-0-0----0------------------0------|
|------------------------------3---------|
 
 
|---5-3-2-0-0----------------5-5---5-------11/12-----|
|---0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0---0-------11/12-----|
|---0-0---0-0--3bq--0---0----0-0---0-----------------|
|-0-0-0-----0--0----0---0----0-0---0----0------------|
|-0---------0-------0-----0----------0--0------------|
|---------------------3------------------------------|
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Crossroad Blues – Robert Johnson

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There are two versions of Crossroad Blues by RJ which were recorded on the same day , take 1 which this tab is close to was the one released. The alternative take (sometimes called take 2) only released in the 60's and is the one that all the other tabs on UG seem to be based on. The obvious differences between the two versions are the introduction and the words.

I think it's open a tuning down 1/2 step or open a with capo on 1st fret.

somebody reads total guitar