Walkin Blues Chords & Tabs
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Date: 13.01.2005
Tabbed by Peter Tuyp (peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)
Subject:
Eric Clapton - Walkin' Blues (unplugged)
Open G Tuning = D G D G B D low to high
The song is played with a slide while tapping the rithm with your feet
~~~~ = slide
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x x x x = taps with feet
----------|
----------|
-----5----|
-----5----|
--3//5----| This means you play a somewhat stretched slide.
----------| at the time you reach position 5 you play the other notes on top of it
Intro:
G
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-----------------------------------------0--|
|-10/12-------------------11/12-------11/12-------11/12---11/12-11/12---11/12--------x-------|
|-------------------------------------------------11/12---11/12---------------12-----x-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----x-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
G
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
~~ F#
|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-------12-------12--------------------------|
|-10/12-------------------------------------------11/12----11/12----11/12---------12-12---11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
F C
~~ ~~~~
|----------x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------x--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------x--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3//5--------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x
C
~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------5--------5/3----0/3---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5--5-----5--5/3----0/3--0-----0------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5--5-----5--5/3----0/3--0-----0-----0--------0--3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|-------5--------5-----------------0-------------2/4----------0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
G D
~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----3/5-5-----5--5-----0--------0--5/7------------0--5/7\5----------0---------------------|
|-0--------------------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
C G G7 G6 G+5
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
|-3/5------------0--5\3---------0-----0--------3--------2--------1-----1---------------------|
|-3/5------0-2/4----5\3---0-2/3-0-2/3-0------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
G D G
~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0-----0--------0--0--------0-----0------------------------------------------------|
|------2/4------------------------3/4-0------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x
Verse 1:
G7 G6 G G7 G6 G
~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
|-3--------2--------0--------0-----0--3--------2--------0--------0---------------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0-------------------------------3/4-0-----0---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Woke up this mornin' feel 'round for my shoes.
G7 G6 G G7 G6 G C
~~~ ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0--------------5---------------------|
|-3--------2--------0--------0-----0--3--------2--------0--------5-----5---------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0--------------------------------3//5---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
You know about that, babe had them old walkin' blues.
Verse 2:
C G
~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5--5-----5--0--------------5--0-----------------5------------------------------------|
|-5-----5--5-----5--0--------5-----5--0-----------------5--0---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3//5--------------3//5-----3//5-----0-------2/4--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Woke up this mornin' I feel 'round for my shoes.
G D
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------0-----------------------0------------7--------------------------|
|-0----3/5-------0-----------0--------0----3/5----------0-----0---7--------------------------|
|-------------------0-------------2/4-------------------0-2/4-0-5/7--------------------------|
|------------------------3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
D C G
~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-----------------5--------5--------5\0------------0---------------------|
|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5\0---0------------------------------|
|-------------------------3//5-----------------5-----------------0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
You know about that, baby Woo-Lord, I had them old walkin' blues.
G7 G6 G+5 G5 D G
~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0----0--------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0-----0--0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--1-----1--0--------0-----0--------0--0--------------0---------------------|
|---------------------------------2/4-----------------------3/4--0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Verse 3:
G7 G6 G G7 G6 G
~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------0------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-----------------------------------0------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--0--------------0--3-----3--2-----2--0--------------0---------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0-------------------------------3/4-0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
I'm leavin' this mornin' I have ta go ride the blinds.
G7 G6 G G7 G6 G C
~~~ ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------x------------------------------------|
|-------------------0--------------------------0--------x------------------------------------|
|-3----3---2-----2--0--------------0--3-----3--2-----2--x------------------------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0--------------------------x-----3//5---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
I been mistreat ed. I don't mind dyin' this a mornin',
C G
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------5------------------------------------|
|-x-----------------x-----------------x--------5--------5------------------------------------|
|-x-----------------x-----------------x--------5--------5-----0------------------------------|
|-x-----3//5--------x-----3//5--------x-----3//5-----------------0----2/4--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
If I have ta go ride a blind
G D
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------0---7--------------------------|
|-0----3/5----------------------------0----3/5-------0--------0-5/7--------------------------|
|----------------0-----------0----2/4-------------------0-2/4--------------------------------|
|------------------------3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
D C G
~~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
|-------------------0-----------------5--------5--------5\0------0------0--------------------|
|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5\0------0---------------------------|
|-------------------------3//5-----------------5--------------0------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
I been mistreat ed. Woo-Lord, I don't mind dyin'
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eric_clapton/walkin_blues_tab.html ]
G7 G6 G+5 G5 D G
~~~
|----------------------------------------------------0--0-----0------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------------0--0-----0------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------------------------0------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--1-----1--0--------0-----0-----------0------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2/4--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Solo 1:
G
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12---------------------------------------0----|
|-10/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12---11/12-11/12---11/12--------0--0----|
|-------------------------------------------------11/12-----------------------12-----0-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----0-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
G
F#
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
~~
|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-------12-------12--------------------------|
|-10/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12----11/12----11/12---------12-12---11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
F C
~~ ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10----------------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0-----3//5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x
C
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------2/3-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--2/3-0-------0-------2/4-0--3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--------0-------------2/4------------2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
G D
~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----3/5-5-----5--5-----0----2/4-0--5/7--------2/4-0--5/7\5----------0---------------------|
|-0--------------------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
C G G7 G6 G+5
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0--0-----0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0--------0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
|-3/5------------0--5\3-----2/3-0-2/3-0-----0--3-----3--2--------1---------------------------|
|----------0-2/4----------0-2/3-0-2/3-0------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
G D G
~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0-----0--------0--0--------0-----0------------------------------------------------|
|------2/4------------------------3/4-0------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x
Verse 4:
G7 G6 G G7 G6 G
~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------0------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--0--------0-----0--3-----3--2-----2--0--------0-----0---------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0-------------------------------3/4-0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
People tell me the walkin' blues ain't bad.
G7 G6 G G7 G6 G C
~~~ ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------x------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--x--------5-----5---------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--0--------0-----0--3-----3--2-----2--x--------5-----5---------------------|
|------------------------3/4-0--------------------------------3//5---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
The worse old feelin' I most ever had
C G
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x--------x-----0--x-----------------x-----------------x------------------------------------|
|-x-----5--x-----0--x--------5--------x--------5--------x------------------------------------|
|-x-----5--x-----0--x--------5--------x--------5--------x------------------------------------|
|-------------------------3//5--------------3//5--------x-------------2/4--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3//5---------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
People tell me the old walkin' blues ain't bad.
G D
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----3/5-------0--------------------0----3/5-------0-------10/12---------------------------|
|-------------------0--------0----2/4-------------------0----10/12---------------------------|
|------------------------3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Well it's the
D C G
~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~
|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------0--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5--------------0---------------------|
|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5--------------0---------------------|
|-------------------0-----3//5--------5--------5--------5----2/4-0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
worse old feelin' Woo-Lord, the most I ever had.
G7 G6 G+5 G5 D G
~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------0-----0------------------------------|
|-0--0-----0-----0--0-----0--0--------------------------0-----0------------------------------|
|-0--------0-----0--0-----0--0--------------------------0------------------------------------|
|-3-----3--2-----2--1-----1--0--------0-----0--------0--0------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2/4--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x
Solo 2:
G
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10--------------------------------------0--0--------|
|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10--10/12---11/12-11/12---11/12-12------0--0--------|
|--------------------------------------------10/12-----------------------12------0--0--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
G F#
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-------12-------12----------------------------------|
|-10/12-----------------------------------11/12----11/12----11/12---------12-12---11---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
F C
~~ ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10----------------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0-----3//5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x
C
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------2/3---------x---------------------------------------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--2/3-0-------x---------------------------------------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--2/3-0-------x----0------0--3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--------0-------------2/4------------2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
C D
~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----3/5-5-----5--5-----0--------0--5/7------------0--5/7\5----------0---------------------|
|-0--------------------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
C G G7 G6 G+5 G
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|-------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-----0-----0--0-----------0---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--0--------0--0-------------------2/4-----------|
|-3/5------------0--5\3-----2/3-0-2/3-0-----0-----------2--2-----------1--1----2/4-0---------|
|----------0-2/4----------0-2/3-0-2/3-0----------------------------------------2/4-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x
G
~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
|-7/12-----------------------------0--|
|-7/12-----11/12-------------------0--|
|-7/12-----------11/12----------0-----|
|-------------------------------0-----|
|--------------------------2/3--0-----|
|-------------------------------------|
