ROCK ME BABY
As recorded by Johnny Winter
(From the 1973 Album STILL ALIVE AND WELL)
Words and Music by Willie Broonzy & Arthur Crudup
Arranged by Johnny Winter
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Johnny Winter - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=96
A
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
|-3-| |----6----|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------2-(2)-----0---0---|-----------2-(2)-----0-----2-------|
|-----------------0h2---2-0---|-----------------0h2---0h2---1-0---|
|-0-0-0-3p0-----------------3-|-0-0-0-3p0-----------------------3-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|---------5--------------5------------------|
|-------5---8-8b10==(8)r---8-5--------------|
|---7b9------------------------7b9-7-5------|
|--------------------------------------7----|
|-0-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
E. S Q S +S S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----8---8----8-----------8-------|-----------------0-------------|
|----7b9-7b9--7b9r(7)-5---5-------|-----------2-(2)-0-------------|
|-0---------------------7---6-5---|-------------------2-1-0-------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-0-0-3p0---------------3b3.5-|
|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|---------5--------------5---------------|
|-------5---8-8b10==(8)r---8-5-----------|
|---7b9------------------------7b9-7-5---|
|--------------------------------------7-|
|-0--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
S S e S E. Q Q E E E E E E E S S
|---------/15--/15--/15--|-15-14-12-14-15-14--------|
|-----8-0-/17--/17--/17--|-17-15-13-15-17-15-\3-0-0-|
|-0-0-9------------------|----------------------0-0-|
|-0-0--------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
D
~~~~~~~~
|---3----|
Q +S E. +S S S S +S +S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------13-15-15b17==(15)r(15)p13-15-----|
|-/14--(14)-14--(14)------------------------------14--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S +E +E. +S S S S +T T S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-15b20==(15)-(15)r(15)-13-15-15pb17r(15)p13-15----13-15-|
|--------------------------------------------------14-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
E S S S S E +E S S S S E E E E E +E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---10b12-8-----------------------|
|-13\-0---------------------------|-----------10-(10)-8-------------|
|-----0-------2-(2)-0-------------|---------------------10-9-7-5-5--|
|---------------------2-1-0-------|---------------------------------|
|-------0-3p0---------------3b3.5-|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E
S +E. S S +S S S S S a S S S S S
|----------7---------------5------5-------|
|-7b9==(7)---7r(7)-5-----5---8s10---5-----|
|--------------------7b9--------------7-5-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
D
S a E. a S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|------8-----8-----------8------------------|
|-0-8h10--8h10-8-7-8-(8)--------------------|
|----------------8-9-(9)---\7-5-7b9-7-5b6---|
|-----------------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
A
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S S S E +E +S S S S S S
|---12-12-15-12-15b17==(15)r(15)-12---------------------|
|-----------------------------------15b17-15-13b13.5----|
|----------------------------------------------------14-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
E S S S S E +E S S S S E
|-------------------------------||
|-----------------0-------------||
|-----------2-(2)-0-------------||
|-------------------2-1-0-------||
|-0-0-0-3p0---------------3b3.5-||
|-------------------------------||
1st Verse
A
|---3---|
E S S S S E +E E S +S S E E S S S S E E E S S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------7b9r(7)p5---|---------------7b9-7p5---|
|-----------------------------7-|-------------0---------7-|
|-0-3p0-3p0-3-(3)-0-------------|-0-3p0-3p0-3-0-----------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~~
E S S S S E +E S S S S E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----------2-(2)-0--------------|
|-------------------2-1-0--------|
|-0-0-0-3p0---------------3b3.5--|
|--------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|---------5---------------5---------------|
|-------5---8-8pb10==(8)r---8-5-----------|
|---7b9-------------------------7b9-7-5---|
|---------------------------------------7-|
|-0---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
D
~
e e e e e e E E E e e e e E E E
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------2-|
|-7-7-9-9-10-10-9-5h|==7----9-9-10\-----------|
|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5\-0-3b3.5---|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
A
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|---------5---------------5---------------|
|-------5---8-8pb10==(8)r---8-5-----------|
|---7b9-------------------------7b9-7-5---|
|---------------------------------------7-|
|-0---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
E7
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S H +S S S S S S E
|-----12-12-15-12-15b17==(15)r-15-12---------------|-0----(0)-------0-----|
|------------------------------------15b17-15-13---|-3----(3)-3---3-3h5---|
|------------------------------------------------0-|-1----(1)-1---------0-|
|-/15----------------------------------------------|-2----(2)-----------0-|
|--------------------------------------------------|-2----(2)---0-------0-|
|--------------------------------------------------|-0----(0)-------------|
D A
~
|---3----|
E S +S S E E E S S E S S Q S +S +E S S S S E S S
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------8p5---------|-------------------------------|
|-0-7pb9r(7)-5-7-5-0-----7b9-7p5-|----5b9==(5)r(5)-------------0-|
|-0----------------0-------------|-7---------------7-5---------0-|
|-0------------------------------|---------------------7-6-5-----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------8---|
a Q S S E S S S S E E
|-------8-10b12-8------------------||
|-8h10------------10-8-------------||
|----------------------9-8-7-5b5.5-||
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||
2nd Verse
A
|---3---|
E S S S S E +E E S +S S E E S S S S E E E S S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------7b9r(7)p5---|---------------7b9-7p5---|
|-----------------------------7-|-------------0---------7-|
|-0-3p0-3p0-3-(3)-0-------------|-0-3p0-3p0-3-0-----------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------0-----0-------------|
|-----------0h2---0h2---1p0---0-----|
|-0-0-0-3p0-----------------3---3---|
|-----------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S S S S S S a +S S
|---12---12-12---------------------------15------------|
|---13---13-13--------------13-15-15b17=====15r(15)-13-|
|---12-0-------0-12-(12)-14----------------------------|
|--------------0---------------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
D
~
E e e e e e E E E E e E e E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-14\------------------|-----------------------2-|
|-----7-7-7-10-10-9\-5h|==7--7-9---10\-----------|
|-----5-5-5--5--5-5\-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5\-0-3b3.5---|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
A
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|---------5---------------5-------------------|
|-------5---5-8pb10==(8)r---8-5---------------|
|---7b9-------------------------7b9-7-5b5.5---|
|-------------------------------------------7-|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
E7
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S Q. S S S S S S E S S
|------------------------------|----------------------0---|
|------------------------------|-5----x-x-x-5-x-x-5---0---|
|------------2-(2)-0-----------|-7----x-x-x-7-x-x-7---0---|
|-7\---------------0-2-1p0-----|-6----x-x-x-6-x-x-6-------|
|----0-0-3p0---------------3p0-|-7----------------7-------|
|------------------------------|-0------------------0-----|
D
|---3----|
E S +S S E E e E E S S
|------------------------------|
|---7pb8r(7)p5-7-5---8---------|
|---7pb8r(7)p5-7-5-0---7b9-7p5-|
|-0----------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
A
~
Q E. +S S S S S E S S a Q Q S S S S E E
|--------------------------|-------8b8.5-----------------||
|--------------------------|-8h10---------10-8-----------||
|----5b6-(5)-------------0-|-------------------9-8-7-5/--||
|-7----------7-5---------0-|-----------------------------||
|----------------7-6-5-----|-----------------------------||
|----------------------8---|-----------------------------||
3rd Verse
A
E E E E E E E E E S +S E E +S S S S S S E
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---13-13--------------------|------------------13-(13)--------------------|
|---12-12-12b13-14-0-------2s|=13-12b13-(12)-14---------14-12--------------|
|------------------0---------|--------------------------------14-13-12-----|
|-0------------------3b3.5---|-----------------------------------------15\-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---3----|
E S S S S E +E E S +S S E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------------------7pb9r(7)p5---|
|------------------------------7-|
|-0-3p0-3p0-3-(3)-0--------------|
|--------------------------------|
D
~
E E E E +S S E S S S S e E e E e E e E E e E e E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|---8-----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-----7b9-7-(7)p5-----------|------------------|--------------------2-|
|-----------------7-----5h7-|-7---9---10---9-5s|=7-7-9-9-10-----------|
|-0-----------------5h7-----|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3s|=5-5-5-5--5-0-3b3.5---|
|---------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
A
~~~~~~
E S S S S E +E S S S S E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-----------2-(2)-0---------|
|-------------------2-1-0---|
|-0-0-0-3p0---------------3-|
|---------------------------|
E7
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S H S S S S E. +S
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----8---8-8---8-(8)---7---5-7-5---|----------------------|
|-----9---9-9---9-(9)---7---5-7-5---|-7----x-7-x-x-7--(7)/-|
|---------------------------------0-|-6----x-6-x-x-6-------|
|-0-0---0-----0-------0---0-------0-|-7----x-7-x-x-7-------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
D A
~
|---3----|
E S +S S E E S S E E S S Q S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|--------------------------------|--------5--------5-----------------|
|---7pb8r(7)p5-7-5-0---8---------|------5---5-8b10---5---------------|
|---7pb8r(7)p5-7-5-0-----7b9-7p5-|----x----------------7b9r(7)-5-7---|
|-0------------------0-----------|-7-------------------------------7-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------0---||
|---------------------------7---5-0---||
|---5-----5-----5-(5)---5-7---7-------||
|-0---0-0---0-0-------0---------------||
|-------------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
A
TP TPTP TP TP TP TP TPTPTP TP TP TP TP
|3-|
E. S Q E. S Q Q E. S E E Q Q Q E. S Q E
|-9----9--9--9\-----|-12--12--12\---7-8--|-9------11--12-12\---|
|-8--8-8--8--8\-----|-13--13--13\-6-6-7--|-8---9--10--10-10\---|
|-9--9-9--9--9\-----|-12--12--12\-7-7-8--|-9--10--11--12-12\-0-|
|---------------7/--|--------------------|-------------------0-|
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
S E S S S S S S S S S S S T T S
|---/14-15-15----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-------15-|
|-0-/16-17-17-16-17----/17-------/17----------------|
|-0----------------------------------------19p17----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
D
S T T S S T T S S S +E E +S S S T T
|-15------------------------------------------------------------|
|----16p15----15-16p15----15------------------------------------|
|----------17----------17----17b21-(17)-17b21==(17)r---14-17p14-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
S E S +S S S S +E S S S S S +S
|--------------------17-17-(17)-15----------------------|
|----------------------------------17-16-15-------------|
|----14-17b19-(17)--------------------------17b21==(17)r|
|-17----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
A
|-----3-----|
+E S S S S +S S S S S S S +S S S S
|-----------------------------14-------14-------------------------|
|--------------------------14----17b19----14----------------------|
|-(17)-14----14-16b18-(16)-------------------16pb18r(16)p14-16----|
|---------16---------------------------------------------------16-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3----|
S S S +S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S
|--------------------------------5-3s5-5-------|
|------------------------------5---------5-----|
|-14\---7pb9r(7)p5-7---5p0-7b9-------------7-5-|
|--------------------7-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
E
|----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----5-----7p5---5-----8-5---5--------------------|
|---5---8p5-----5---8-5-----5---8-5----------------|
|-7---------------------------------8p7-5---7p5-7p=|
|-----------------------------------------7--------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
D
|-----6-----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q +S +S S S
|-------------5-----8-5---5-10b11===(10)r(10)-8-10-|
|-----------5-5-8-5-----5---10b11===(10)r(10)------|
|-5---5-7b9----------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
A
S S S S E E +E S S S S S S
|-10b12-10-8----10-8b10r(8)b8.5-----------8-10-|
|------------10-----------------10---8h10------|
|----------------------------------9-----------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S
|-10b12-10-8b10r(8)--------8--8--8-8--8--8-8-|
|-------------------10p8-0-8-10-10-8-10-10-8-|
|------------------------0-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S E
|--8---------------------5-(5)---5--|
|-10---8p0-8---7p0-5-----5-(5)---5--|
|----0-9p0-9-0-7p0-5h6---------x----|
|----------------------7------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
~~
S E. S S S S S S S S S +S S S
|---8---------------------------------12-------|
|---7--7---0------10-12-10-12b14-(12)----12b14r|
|-0-8--7---0-6s11------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------------|
|--------0-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--3---|
+S S S S S S S +S S S +S S S +S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)p10----12----10------------10------------10------------10-------10-|
|---------11----11----12b14r(12)----12b14r(12)--0-12b14r(12)----12b14----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3---|
S S +S S S S E. E. S +S E.
|-------------------------12b15-12b15-12b15==(12)r-12b15r|
|-12-12pb13r(12)p10----10--------------------------------|
|-------------------11-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
D
+E S S E E S E S S S S S
|-(12)-10-12----------------------------------|
|------------13b15-12b14-10-------10----------|
|---------------------------12b14----\7-5-7-0-|
|-------------------------------------------7-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
A
S E S E S S S E. S S S S S S S S E S S +S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------10----0------------------|---------------------------------|
|---10b12-0-12b14-0-10s7-5b7-5-------|---------------------7---5h6-7-0-|
|-0-------0--------------------7-5---|---------5---5-(5)---7---5---7-0-|
|----------------------------------7-|-6-5-3-0-0-0-0-(0)-0---0---------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S T T S S S S S S E S E S S
|---------------------12--------------|
|---8-8-8-8-8---------13---13-0-------|
|---9-9-9-9-9---7-----12---12-0-12b14-|
|-------------0-7---------------------|
|-0---------------0-0----0------------|
|-------------------------------------|
E
+S S S S S +T T S S +T T S S S +S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------13-15-15pb17r(15)p13-15-15b17r(15)p13----15-15b17r(15)p13-0----|
|-(12)-14---------------------------------------14------------------0-4s=|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-------17-------17----20b23==(20)r-20-20pb22-20-17----------|
|----17----20b22----17---------------------------17-17-20b22-|
|-19---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
A
E E +S T T S S S T T T S S. S S S
|-17--------------17-------------------17-----------------------|
|----20-----(20)-----20-------20----------20--------------------|
|----19b21==(19)r-------19b20----19b21-------19-17-19-----17-19-|
|------------------------------------------------------19----19-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4th Verse
A
|---3---|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E S +S S E
|--------------------------------------||-------------------------------|
|-------/5-------5---------------------||-------------------------------|
|-17\---/5-0-7---5---------------------||-------------------7b9r(7)p5---|
|-17\-0------7-----0----7---9b10-9-7---||-----------------------------7-|
|--------------0-----/9---9----------9-||-0-3p0-3p0-3-(3)-0-------------|
|--------------------------------------||-------------------------------|
~
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------|
|-------------------5---8-5-------|---------------------------|
|---------------7b9---------7b9-7-|-5-----------------------2-|
|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------|
|-0-3p0-3p0-3-0-------------------|---3p0-3p0-3-(3)-0-3b3.5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
D
~~~~~~~ ~
E S S E E +S S E S S S S e E e E e E e E E e E e E E E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|---8p5-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------7b9-7-(7)p5-----------|-------------------|---------------------2--|
|-------------------7-----5h7-|-7-7-9-9-10-10-9-5s|=7-7-9-9-10\------------|
|-0-------------------5h7-----|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-3s|=5-5-5-5--5\-0-3b3.5----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
A
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---17-17-20-17-20b22==(20)r-20-17----------------------|
|----------------------------------19b21-19-17b17.5-----|
|---------------------------------------------------19\-|
|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------2-(2)-0-----------|
|-------------------2-1p0-----|
|-0-0-0-3p0-------------------|
|-------------------------0-0-|
E7 D
~
|---3----|
Q +E. S S S S S Q E S +S S E E E S S E S S
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------0-8p5---------|
|-7--(7)-----x-----7\--|---7pb9r(7)p5-7-5-------7b9-7p5-|
|-6--(6)-----x-----6\--|-0------------------------------|
|-7--(7)-----x-----7\--|--------------------------------|
|-0--(0)-0-0---0-0-----|--------------------------------|
A
|-3-|
S S +E S +S +E S a S S S S S S S S S E E E +E S S E S S a S
|---8b12-(8)-8b10==(8)r(8)-5-3s5-5-------------|-------------------------5-3s5-|
|----------------------------------5-------5---|-5-----7-8-(8)---------5-------|
|------------------------------------7b9-7-5---|-5h6---7-9-(9)-7-5-7b9---------|
|-x------------------------------------------7-|-----7---7-(7)-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-----0-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Free time Q=94
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S T T T T S S S +S +S E E S S S E H. Q
|-5-5----------------------------------------:---------------*|
|-----5--------------------------------------:---------------*|
|-------8p7p5---7---5b7==(5)r(5)-------------:---------------*|
|-------------7---7--------------7-5---------:-5-------/10\--*|
|------------------------------------6p5-----:-0-------/10\--*|
|----------------------------------------8-5-:---------------*|
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
