Death Letter Tab

by Son House
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D G D G B D
Capo: no capo
Author Peterjs [a] 101.
2 contributors total, last edit on Jul 17, 2017
We have an official Death Letter tab made by UG professional guitarists.
Check out the tab
This song is really easy to figure out if you just listen to it. I didn't put all the
in it, but it's a very versatile song so you can play it however you want and it'll still
like the same thing.
 
Tabbed by: PeteSmith4@gmail.com
 
[Intro]
(Speed increases)
 
D|-----------3/5~-----|
B|---------0----------|
G|---0-2/3-0------0---| X3
D|---0-2/3-0------0---|
G|---0------------0---|
D|-3------------------|
 
[Verse]
 
D|---8-8-8-8-8-5/8-|-----------------|-----3-------3---|---3-------3---0-|
B|-------------0---|-----0-0-0---0-0-|-------------3---|---3-------3---0-|
G|-0-------0---0---|---3-3-3-0---0-3-|-3b3b3b3b--3b3b--|---0-------0-3-0-|
D|-0-------0---0---|-----0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0---0---0-0-|
G|-0-------0---0---|-0---------------|-0-----------0---|-0---0---0---0-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
    I got a letter this morning                           the girl you
is dead
 
D|-----5---8-----0-|-----5---8-----5-|-0-0-------3/5~--|-------------3/5~|
B|---5---------5-0-|---5---------5-5-|-0-0-----0-------|-----------0-----|
G|---5---5---5-5-0-|---5---5---5-5-5-|-0-0-2/3-0-------|-0-----2/3-0-----|
D|/5-5---5---5-5-0-|/5-5---5---5-5-5-|-0-0-2/3---------|-0---0-2/3-------|
G|/5-5---5---5---0-|/5-5---5---5---5-|-0-0-------------|-0---0-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------------|
 
    I got a letter this morning
 
 
D|-----7---10----7-|-----5---8-----5-|-0-0-------3/5~--|-------------3/5~|
B|---7---------7-7-|---5---------5-5-|-0-0-----0-------|-----------0-----|
G|---7---7---7-7-7-|---5---5---5-5-5-|-0-0-2/3-0-------|-0-----2/3-0-----|
D|/7-7---7---7-7-7-|/5-5---5---5-5-5-|-0-0-2/3---------|-0---0-2/3-------|
G|/7-7---7---7---7-|/5-5---5---5---5-|-0-0-------------|-0---0-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------------|
 
                      the girl
 
[Verse]
 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------------0---|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---|-0------------0--|
G|---3b--3b--3b0---|-0-3b--3b--3b0---|-0-3b--3b--3b0---|-0-3b--3b---3b0--|
D|---0---0---0-0---|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0-0---0----0-0--|
G|-0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---|-0---0--------0--|
D|---------------3-|---------------3-|---------------3-|-----------------|
 
    Well I grabbed up my suitcase                           on the
 
 
D|-----5---8-----0-|-----5---8-----5-|-0-0-------3/5~--|-------------3/5~|
B|---5---------5-0-|---5---------5-5-|-0-0-----0-------|-----------0-----|
G|---5---5---5-5-0-|---5---5---5-5-5-|-0-0-2/3-0-------|-0-----2/3-0-----|
D|/5-5---5---5-5-0-|/5-5---5---5-5-5-|-0-0-2/3---------|-0---0-2/3-------|
G|/5-5---5---5---0-|/5-5---5---5---5-|-0-0-------------|-0---0-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------------|
 
    Well I grabbed up my suitcase
 
D|-----7---10----7-|-----5---8-----5-|-0-0-------3/5~--|-------------3/5~|
B|---7---------7-7-|---5---------5-5-|-0-0-----0-------|-----------0-----|
G|---7---7---7-7-7-|---5---5---5-5-5-|-0-0-2/3-0-------|-0-----2/3-0-----|
D|/7-7---7---7-7-7-|/5-5---5---5-5-5-|-0-0-2/3---------|-0---0-2/3-------|
G|/7-7---7---7---7-|/5-5---5---5---5-|-0-0-------------|-0---0-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------------|
 
                      on the
 
[Ending]
 
D|-5-5-5-5---3-2-0-0---2---3-|
B|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---------|
G|-0-0-0-0---------0---------|
D|-0-0-0-0---------0---------|
G|-0-0-0-0---------0---------|
D|---------------------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
 
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10 comments
ufossuck
I disagree with your claim of it being easy.
+9
jimbo09
amazing song. i heard it for the first time today and had to learn it. this song is just brilliant, Son House is the greatest.
+4
WhiteStripesIII
That's an execellent tab of the best song ever
+2