KIND HEARTED WOMAN BLUES
As recorded by Eric Clapton
(From the 2004 Album ME AND MR. JOHNSON)
Words and Music by Robert Johnson
Arranged by Eric Clapton
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q.=64
N.C.
12/8 6/8
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
H. Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E E E E Q E
|-------------------|-9----(9)--9-8----(8)--8-|---7---7\----|
|-------------------|-8----(8)--8-7----(7)--7-|---6---6\----|
|-----------------9-|-------------8----(8)----|-7---7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-----------0-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
1st Verse
N.C.
12/8
Q E E. S E Q E E. E. E E a E E E E H. Q E +Q. Q E E E E
|-5----5--5---5----5--5--|-0-------0---0-0-------||--0--0-(0)---0--0--------|
|------------------------|-----------3-----------||-/5--5-(5)---5-----------|
|------------------------|-----0h1---------------||-/6----------------------|
|------5----5-4--4-3-----|-2---------------------||-/5---------------5------|
|------------------------|-----------------------||-------------------------|
|----5-------------------|---------0-----0-------||-------------------------|
|--3--| |------5:3-------| |-3-|
H. Q. Q E a E E E E a E E E E E E E S +S S S S E a E
|-------------------|-----------------5---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------5---8b8.5-5---5---------------------|
|-------------------|-5h6-------5h6-------------7---7b9r(7)-5---5-------|
|-----------------7-|-----7-7---------------------------------7---7-----|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------6p5-|
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A6 G6 N.C.
~~~~~~~
E Q a Q. +E Q +E Q H. Q. S S E E Q +E Q. H.
|------------------------0--|--------------------5-|-8--(8)b8.5------------|
|------5s7----(7)-5--(5)-0--|--------------5h6h7---|-----------------------|
|------4s6----(6)-4--(4)----|-5--------------------|-----------------------|
|------5s7----(7)-5--(5)----|-4--------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~
|-4:3-| |-3-| |--3--|
Q. E E E E S S E E +E Q E E S S S S a E S S +Q +Q E a E E E
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------5-8--|
|----------5-7-7h8p7-5-(5)b5.5---7b8-7-|-5---5---5h6-----------------5h6------|
|--------7-----------------------------|---7---7-------5-(5)--(5)--7----------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------7------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~ ~~
Q. Q. Q. E E E S S S E. Q. H.
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-5--------------------5-|---------------------|
|------------------7b9---|-7p5-----------------|
|------------------------|-----7-7-------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
~~
Q E E E E E E E S +S E E Q E E E a E Q. S +S E E
|----------------------------------|-5-----------------------------||
|--------------5-8-----------------|------8-5-----5----------------||
|----------5-7-----7b8r(7)p5b5.5---|----------7s9------7b8r(7)p5---||
|------4-7-----------------------7-|-----------------------------7-||
|----7-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------||
2nd Verse
N.C.
|4:3|
Q. Q. Q. Q E E E S S E +Q. Q. Q E
|------------------5-5-|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------7-7-|-5-5---------------------|
|----------------------|-----7-7-(7)-----------7-|
|-0--------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E H.
|------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8s9-9-9-8-8-8-9-----|
|------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s8-8-8-7-7-7-8-----|
|---/9---------8-----------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H. Q. E E S S S S S S S S S +E Q. Q. Q a E
|------------------5-------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------7b9---7p5---|-7---5----------------------------|
|------------------------7-|---7---7p5------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------7-(7)--------------6s5-|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|3|
Q E E. S S S S S S E a E S E. S S Q. E. E S E S E S E S E.
|-----------5------------------------|------5--5---5---5---5------|
|---------5---8-5-7---5--------------|-----------8---8---8---8p5--|
|-------------------7---5h6----------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------7----5-7-|----------------------------|
|-4---------------------------7------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~
Q. Q. Q. a Q E E S E. +Q E H. Q. E E E Q E E. S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------5---5--5-5--5----|
|-5---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------7s9----|-5-7-------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----7--(7)------------|------5---5-4--4-3----3--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E E a E E E E Q E +E E E
|-0-------0---0-0--0-(0)-0---||
|-----------3----------------||
|-----0h1--------------------||
|-2--------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
3rd Verse
A5 D5
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------0---|-2-----4-----2---2---0----|
|-2----4-----1s2---4---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0---0----|
|-0--0-0---0-0---0-0-----|-----------------------0--|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
A5 N.C.
Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E Q E Q E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|----8s7-7---5--5-------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|----9s7---7-5----x--/9-|
|-2----4----2-----4-----|-2-----4-----2---------|-----------------------|
|-0--0-0--0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|3| |3| |3|
Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E S E S S S S S S E S S S S
|-8----7----5---------|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------5-8b8.5-5---5----------------------|
|-9----7----5---------|-----5-6-7-----------7---7b8-7-x---5----------|
|---------------------|-7-------------------------------7---7--------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------0-5p3s=|
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-4:3-|
E E E Q E Q. Q. H. E E E E Q.
|--------9--8-9---------|----------------------|
|--------8--7-8---------|---------------5------|
|-----/9----8-9---------|-----------5-7--------|
|-----------------------|---------7------------|
|-4---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
W E Q a Q E Q E S +S E E
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------|-----------5-8b8.5--5-----------------|
|--------------|------5h6-------------7b8r(7)p5b5.5---|
|--------------|-7----------------------------------7-|
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
|---5:3----|
E E E E E S S Q +E E E E E E
|--------------------------------8-10-10-||
|-----------------------------10---------||
|-5b5.5----------------------------------||
|-------7-7-7-5--------------------------||
|---------------7-5-7--(7)/--------------||
|----------------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
E S S S S S S S +S E Q. Q E
|-10-10p8-10p8-10p8-10b12-(10)--------------|
|----------------------------------------10-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
~~~
|---5:3----|
E +E E E E E E E Q. Q E
|-10b12-(10)-10-8-10----8-10-------------|
|--------------------10------10-------10-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---5:3----|
S S Q +E E E E E E S +S E Q E
|-8-10-10b12--(10)-8-10----8-10-10b12r(10)p8-------|
|-----------------------10----------------------10-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|--3--| |--4:3---|
E Q S S S S S S S S S S S +E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---14b17--14-12---------------------------------------12---|
|----------------14-12-10----12----10h12p10-(10)---/14------|
|-------------------------12----12--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5:3--------| |-------7:6-------| |-3--|
E E E E a S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------15b17===|
|-----12-----12-----------------------------------------------------|
|-/14----/14----13s12p10----12----10--------------------------------|
|------------------------12----12----12p10-12-10h12-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3-----| |----5:3----|
+S S E E S +S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------15-----15-17-17-16-17-16-|
|-(15)r15p13---15b17r(15)p13----13-15s17----/17-------------------|
|----------------------------14-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
E E E E Q +E Q E. S +S S
|-17-16-17-20-17--(17)\-------20b22==(20)-20r--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~
|-4:3-|
E S E. S S Q S S S +S e E E Q
|-20b21-17-17---------------------------17-19-19-19-|
|--------------20p17------17-20b22-(20)-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
|-------5:3-------| |--3--|
+E +E E E E a S S S S T T T T T S S E +E Q E
|-(19)b21-(19)-19-17-19-19p17----17--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------20----20-17h20p17----17---17-17-(17)\----5-|
|-----------------------------------------------19-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T S S S S S S
|---5-7-5-----------------------------------------------------|
|-8-------8-5---5---------------------------------------------|
|-------------7---7b8-7-5---7---5-----------------------------|
|-------------------------7---7---7-5-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------6s5p3---5---3-----------|
|-------------------------------------------5---5---5p3s0-3s4s|
Q E Q E Q E E E E
|------5--5-5--5---5----|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|------5--5-4--4-3---3--|
|-----------------------|
|-5--5------------------|
4th Verse
A5 D5
Q a E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-0------0---0-0--0-------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------3--------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----0h1------------------||-------------------------|-2---2-4---4-5---5-4-----|
|-2-----------------------||-2-----4-----2---2-4p2---|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
|-----------------------0-||-0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|----------------------0--|
|--------------0----0-----||-------------------------|-------------------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E Q E Q E E E E
|--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)----|------------2--2------5-|
|----5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-(5)----|-------1--1--------/7---|
|-/6-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-5-5-5-6------------|-----2------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-2---2-2--2-2-----------|
~~
Q +E E Q Q. Q E a E Q E E E Q. E E E
|-8--(8)b8.5-5--------------|-------------9-8----8-8-8-|
|------------5--------------|---5---------8-7----7-7-7-|
|---------------------------|-5h6------/9---8----8-8-8-|
|-------------------------7-|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
a E E E E E E Q E +E E E
|-8s9-9-9-8-8-8-9--9-(9)\------|
|-7s8-8-8-7-7-7-8--8-----------|
|-8s9-9-9-8-----9--------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------------------------/7-7-|
|------------------------------|
E9 N.C.
~~
Q +E Q. Q. E E E Q. E Q Q. Q E
|--7---(7)\-------------5-8b8.5-|-5---------------------|
|--7---(7)\-----------7---------|-----------------------|
|--7---(7)\---------------------|------7\---------------|
|--6---(6)\---------------------|--------------------7--|
|-(7)--(7)\---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
H.=H
Q E E a E E Q E Q E E E E E E a E +H +E +E
|-------------------5--8-|-9-----9---8s9-(9)----(9)-(9)\-*|
|------------5----7------|-------8---7s8-(8)----(8)-(8)\-*|
|--------5h6---7---------|-9---9-----8s9-(9)----(9)-(9)\-*|
|----7-------------------|-------------------------------*|
|------------------------|-------------------------------*|
|------------------------|-------------------------------*|
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
