38-32-20 BLUES
As recorded by Johnny Winter
(From the 2011 Album ORIGINAL WINTER - THE SIXTIES SESSIONS)
Words by Robert Johnson/Johnny Winter
Music by Robert Johnson
Arranged by Johnny Winter
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Johnny Winter - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=176
A7 G#7/A G7/A A E7
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
H.. E Q. E Q. E E E Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E
|-9--------------|-8-------7-------|-5---5--5--5--|-5---0-------------||
|-8--------------|-7-------6-------|--------------|---0---3-(3)-3-----||
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------1s9-||
|----------------|-----------------|-----5--4--3--|-2-----------------||
|-0----0--0--0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----0----0--------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
1st - 4th Verses
$
A7 G#7/A A7
H. Q H. Q H. Q Q Q H
||---9------------|-8------------|-9------------|-5--4--3------|
||o--8------------|-7------------|-8------------|--------------|
||--(9)-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
||----------------|-----------0--|-----------0--|----------0---|
||o--0---0--0--0--|-0---0--0-----|-0---0--0--0--|-0--0--0------|
||----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D7 A7
W W H. Q Q Q H
|-2-----------|-2-----------|--9------------|-5--4--3-----|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-(8)-----------|-------------|
|-2-----------|-2-----------|---------------|-------------|
|----0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|--0------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|------0--0--0--|-0--0--0-----|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|----------0--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
1.,D.S.
To Coda
D A E7
H. Q W E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|-0--------------|-2-------------|-5---5--5--5--|-5---0------------||
|----------------|---------------|--------------|---0---3-(3)-----o||
|----------------|-2-------------|--------------|------------------||
|----------------|-x--0--(0)--x--|-----5--4--3--|-2------------0---||
|----------------|---------------|-0------------|-----------------o||
|-0---0--0-------|---------------|--------------|-----0----0-------||
Q Q Q. E Q Q +Q Q Q Q q q q Q Q q
5th Verse
2.
D.S. al Coda &
A E7 A7 G#7/A
Q Q Q Q q E E +E E E E a H. Q H. Q
|-------------|----0--------------||-8s9------------|-8-------------|
|----5--4--3--|-2----3-(3)-3------||-7s8------------|-7-------------|
|-------------|------1-(1)---1s9--||----------------|---------------|
|----5--4--3--|-2-----------------||----------------|----------0----|
|-0-----------|-------------------||---0---0--0-----|-0-----0-------|
|-------------|----0----0---------||----------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q q Q Q Q Q Q H H Q Q
A7 D7
PM-|
H. Q Q Q H H +E Q. H. Q
|-9------------|-5--4--3-----|-2-----(2)-------|-2------------|
|-8------------|-------------|-1-----(1)-------|-1------------|
|--------------|-------------|-2-----(2)-2-----|--------------|
|-----------0--|----------0--|-0------0-----0--|-0---0--0-----|
|-0---0--0--0--|-0--0--0-----|-----------------|-----------0--|
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
A7 E7
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q E E Q H. Q
|------9-(9)-----|-5--5-5-(5)-----|-0---------x----|-2------------|
|------8-(8)-----|------0-(0)--0--|-0------3--x----|--------------|
|----------------|-------------0--|----1-----------|--------------|
|-------------0--|------0-(0)--0--|----------------|-0---0-----0--|
|-0--0----0---0--|-0----0-(0)-----|-0--0--(0)------|--------0-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q +H Q Q Q Q
6th Verse
A E7 A7 G#7/A
Q Q Q Q e E E E +E E E E H. Q H. Q
|-------------|-5---0-------------||-9------------|-8------------|
|----5--4--3--|-----0-3-(3)-3-----||-8------------|-7------------|
|-------------|---0---1-(1)-1-1s9-||--------------|--------------|
|----5--4--3--|-2-----------------||--------------|--------------|
|-0-----------|-------------------||-0---0--0-----|-0---0--0-----|
|-------------|-----0----0--------||-----------0--|-----------0--|
Q Q q q q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
A7
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E E E
|-9----------------|--0--------------0-------|
|-8-----------8----|-13-----13-(13)-13-13\---|
|-------9-(9)------|--------13-(13)----------|
|---------------0--|-------------------------|
|-0---0---------0--|--0---x------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H
D7
Q. E +E Q. H E E E E
|-2-----2--(2)-------|-2------------|
|-1----(1)-(1)-------|--------1-----|
|-2------------------|------2---2s9-|
|--------------2-----|----------0---|
|-----------------0--|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------|
H Q Q H Q Q
A7 E7 D7
H. Q Q. E +E E Q Q Q +E E Q H +E E Q
|-9------------|-5-----5-(5)------|-0--------------|-2----(2)------|
|-8------------|-------0-(0)------|-0---------3----|-1----(1)-1----|
|--------------|-------------0----|----1--(1)---1--|------------2--|
|--------------|-5---5----5----0--|----------------|-0-------------|
|-0---0--0--0--|---------------0--|-------------x--|---------------|
|--------------|------------------|-0--0--(0)------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q Q H H
7th Verse
A E7 A7 G#7/A
Q Q Q Q e E E E +E E E E H. Q H. Q
|----5--5--5--|-5---0-------------||-9------------|-8------------|
|-------0-----|-----0-3-(3)---x---||-8------------|-7------------|
|-------------|---0---1-(1)-1-1s9-||--------------|--------------|
|----5--4--3--|-2-----------------||--------------|-----------0--|
|-0-----------|-------------------||-0---0--0--0--|-0---0--0-----|
|-------------|-----0----0--------||--------------|--------------|
Q Q q q q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
A7 A D7
H. Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +E E Q H. Q
|-9------------|-0---0---0-----|------5-(5)------|-2--------------|
|-8------------|-x--13--13-----|-5---------------|-1--------------|
|--------------|---------------|-5----------5----|-2--------------|
|--------------|------------0--|-----------------|-------------0--|
|-0---0--0--0--|-0---0---0-----|-0---------------|-0---0--(0)-----|
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. Q Q Q +Q Q
A E7 D
W Q Q Q Q Q Q +E E Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------------|-5--4--3-----|-----------------|-2---------------|
|-------------|-------------|----3---(3)-3----|-----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-1------------x--|-2-----2-(2)-----|
|----------0--|-------------|--------------x--|-0---0--------0--|
|-0--0--0-----|-0--0--0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|----------0--|-0--0------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. Q Q Q Q
8th Verse
A E7 A7 G#7/A
Q Q Q Q e E E E +E E +E E H. Q H. Q
|----5--5--5--|-5---0---------------||-9------------|-8--------------|
|-------------|-----0-3-(3)---------||-8------------|-7--------------|
|-------------|---0---x-(x)-1-(1)s9-||--------------|----------------|
|----5--4--3--|-2-------------------||--------------|----------------|
|-0-----------|----------------0----||-0---0--0-----|-0---0--0--(0)--|
|-------------|-----0----0----------||-----------0--|----------------|
Q Q Q q q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
A7 D7
H. Q Q. E +E E Q H. Q H +E E Q
|-9------------|-5-----------5----|-2-----------|-2-----(2)------|
|-8------------|-0-------------x--|-1-----------|-1-----(1)-1-x--|
|--------------|-------0-(0)---x--|-------------|-------------x--|
|--------------|-5---5---(5)---4--|-0---0----0--|-0--0--(0)---0--|
|-0---0--0--0--|------------------|-------------|----------------|
|--------------|------------------|-------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q q Q H Q Q Q +Q Q
A7 E7 D7
a Q E E +Q. E Q Q Q Q Q. E +E E Q H +E E Q
|-8s9------0-(0)----0-|-5--4--3-----|-0----------0----|-2-----(2)------|
|---------------------|-------------|-3----3-(3)-3-x--|-1-----(1)-1----|
|---------------------|-------------|-1------------x--|-2-----(2)---2--|
|-----------------0---|----0--0-----|-----------------|-0--0--------0--|
|---0--(0)----0-------|-0--------0--|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-------------|-0---------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q
A E7 A7
|3| |3-|
Q Q q q q E E Q E Q E W +W
|----5--5--5--|-5------0-0-x-(0)-|-^3--------|-(3)----*|
|----0-----0--|-0----0-0-0-------|-^2--------|-(2)----*|
|-------------|----0h1-----------|-^2--------|-(2)----*|
|----5--4--3--|-0----------------|-^2--------|-(2)----*|
|-0-----------|------------------|-^0--------|-(0)----*|
|-------------|----0---0---------|-----------|--------*|
Q Q Q q q Q Q Q
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
