Walkinblues Chords & Tabs
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Walkin' Blues by Robert Johnson Open G Tuning = D G D G B D low to high
~~ = slide or slide vibrato / = slide up \ = slide down
Played fingerstyle w/ slide
1 G
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
d |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-|
B |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-|
G |------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
2 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
d |-------------------------------------0-|
B |-11/12--11/12--11/12--11/12-----0/12---|
G |-11/12--11/12---------------12--0/12---|
D |----------------------------12--0/12---|
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
3 ~~~~~
d |-10/12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
B |-10/12----------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
Gb F/(G)
4 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
d |-------12-------12----------------------|-----X-----|
B |-11/12----11/12----11/12-------12-12-11-|-10--X-----|
G |-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-|-10--0-----|
D |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-10--0-----|
G |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-------3/5-|
D |----------------------------------------|-----------|
6 C ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |-----------|----------------------------------|
B |----5------|--3/5-----5-----------------------|
G |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--5\3--0--3/3--0----|
D |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--5\3--0--3/3--0----|
G |----5----0-|-------5-----5--5\3-------------0-|
D |---------0-|----------------------------------|
G
8 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |-------------------------------|------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|-------5----------------|
G |-0-----------------------------|-------5----------------|
D |-0-0-------0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3-|-0-3/5-5-5-5-0-------0--|
G |-------2/4-----------2/3-0-2/3-|-0-------------0-2/4----|
D |-----3-------------------------|------------------------|
D C
10 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~
d |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G |-------------5/7-7\5\--------|-------------------------------------|
D |-5/7-0-----0-5/7-7\5\------0-|-3/5-5\3\-0-----0-3/5\3-0-------/2/3-|
G |-----0-2/4-----------0-2/4---|-3/5-5\3\-0-2/4-----------2/3-0-/2/3-|
D |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G G7 G6 G#5 G D
12 ~~~ ~~~~~
d |------------------------|-------------------X-------|
B |-----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-|-0-----------------X-------|
G |-----0-0--0---0--0----0-|-0-----------------X-------|
D |-0-----3----3-2--2-1--1-|-0------0---0-5--0-0-------|
G |-0----------------------|----2/4-------0------2/3/4-|
D |------------------------|---------------------------|
G5 G7 G6 G G G7 G6 G
14 ~~~~~ ~~~
d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B |-------0-------0-0---0-0---------|--------0--------0-0---------0-0-------|
G |-------0-------0-0---0-0---------|--------0--------0-0---------0-0-------|
D |-0-----3-------3-2---2-0---------|-0------3--------3-2---------2-0-------|
G |-0-----0---------0---------2/3/4-|-0---0--0----------0---------------3/4-|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G7 G6 G
16 ~~~
d |------------------------------------------|
B |------------0------0----------------------|
G |-----0------0------0-----0---0----0-------|
D |-------0----3------3-----2-----2--0-------|
G |-0----------0------------0--------0---3/4-|
D |------------------------------------------|
G5 G7 G6 G
17 ~~~
d |------------0------------------------------|
B |------------0-----------0------0---0-------|
G |-----0------0-----------0------0---0-------|
D |-------0----3-----------2------2---0-------|
G |-0-------------------------------------3/5-|
D |-------------------------------------------
C
18 ~~~ ~~~
d |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B |--------5----------------X---------|--------5----------------------------|
G |-5---5--5-------5--5-----X---------|-5---X--5--------------5--5----0-----|
D |-5---5--5-------5--5-----0---------|-5---X--5---------5----5--5----0-----|
G |-------------------X-----X-----3/5-|--------------3/5-5----5--5----------|
D |-------------------X---------------|-------------------------------------|
G
20 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |------------------------|-----------------0-----------|
D |--------0--3/5--0-------|-0-------0--3/5----0-------0-|
G |-0-3/4------------0-----|-0--/3/4-----------0--2/4--0-|
D |--------------------2/5-|-----------------------------|
G7 G6 G
22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
d |----------------------------------------|
B |---7------------------------------------|
G |---7------------------------------------|
D |-4/7----------------------------0-------|
G |--------------------------------0---3/5-|
D |----------------------------------------|
C
23 ~~~
d |--------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------|
G |-5--------X-------------5---5---5\0---------|
D |-5--------X-------------5---5---5\0---------|
G |----------X-------------5-------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------|
24 ~~~ ~~~
d |----------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-------0----0--0--0--0------|---------------------------|
G |---0--------0--0--0--0------|---------------------------|
D |-----3---3--2--2--1--1------|-0-----0--0-----------0----|
G |-0--------------------------|---3/4----------0--X--3/4--|
D |----------------------------|-------------X-----X-------|
G5 G7 G6 G G G7 G6 G
26 ~~~~ ~~~~
d |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B |--------------0-----------0--0-0------|--------0--------0-0-----0-0--------|
G |--------------------------0--0-0------|--------0--------0-0-----0-0--------|
D |-0-----0------3-------3---2--2-0------|-0------3--------3-2-----2-0-0------|
G |-0------------------------0------/3/4-|-0---0--0----------0-------0--------|
D |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------/3/4-|
G5 G7 G6 G
28 ~~~~
d |-----------------------------------|
B |------0----0-----0------0--0-------|
G |---0--0----0-----0------0--0-------|
D |------3----3-----2------2--0-------|
G |-0----0--------------------0--/3/4-|
D |-----------------------------------|
G5 G7 G6 G C
29 ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
d |--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B |------------0----0--0---0--X----------|------------5----------|
G |-------0----0----0--0---0--X----------|------------5----------|
D |------------3----3--2---2--X----------|-5----------5----------|
G |-0----------0--------------X-----/3/5-|-5----/3/5------/3/5---|
D |--------------------------------------|-5---------------------|
31 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d |-----------------------------------|
B |-------------------5---------------|
G |-------------------5---------------|
D |-5-----------------5---------------|
G |-5------------3/5------------------|
D |-5---------------------------------|
32 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|
D |-0------0--3/5----0----------|
G |-0--2/4----------------------|
D |----------------------2/4----|
D
33 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------X-------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------X-------|
D |-0------0--3/5----0----------|---------------------X-------|
G |-0--2/4-----------------0--0-|-5/7-----------------X--3/5--|
D |--------------------0-2/4----|-----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/johnson_robert/walkinblues_tab.html ]
C
35 ~~~ G G7 G6 G#5
d |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------|-----0--0--0-----0---0--0---0-|
G |-5------5-------5--5------5\---------|-0---0--0--0-----0---0--0---0-|
D |-5------5-------5--5------5\---------|-0---0--3-----3--2---2--1---1-|
G |-----------------------------0-------|------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G D
37 ~~~~
d |-----------------0-0---0-|
B |-0---------------0-0---0-|
G |-0-----------------0-----|
D |-0-------0---0-----0-----|
G |----2/4/-----------------|
D |-------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO
G
38 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
d |-/12----12-12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-|---------------------------0-|
B |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-11/12-------11/12-------|-11/12--11/12-11/12-----0--0-|
G |--------------------------------------------|-11/12--------------12--0----|
D |--------------------------------------------|------------------------0----|
G |--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--------|-----------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
40 ~~~ ~~~~~
d |-/12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11/12-12-12-|
B |-/12-12-12-------------------11/12-12-12-|
G |-/12-------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
G |-0------------------0--0-----------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
C
41 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Gb F/(G) ~~~~~
d |-------12-------12-------------------------|------------|----|
B |-11/12----11/12----11/12----------12-12-11-|-10---------|-5--|
G |-11/12-------------------12--12---12-12-11-|-10---0-----|-5--|
D |----------------------------------12-12-11-|-10---0-----|-5--|
G |----0--0-----0---------------0--0----------|------x---2/|-/5-|
D |-------------------------------------------|------------|----|
44 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ G ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~
d |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |-------------------------2/3-0---|----------------------------------|
D |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--0----2/4-0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3/-|
G |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-------0-|-0-----0-2/4-----------2/3-0-2/3/-|
D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D
46 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~
d |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |--------(5)---(5)-------------|---------------------------------|
G |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0--3/5--5--5--5---0---2/4--0-|-5/7---0--2/4-0-5/7--7\--------0-|
G |-0-------------------0-2/4----|-------0--2/4-----------0--2/4---|
D |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C
48 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~
d |--------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------|
D |-3/5--5\-------0-3/5\3--0-2/3--0-/2/3-|
G |--------0-2/4-------------2/3--0-/2/3-|
D |--------------------------------------|
G G7 G6 G#5 G D
49 ~~~ ~~~
d |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----0-0--0-0---0--0-0--0-|-0---------------------------|
G |-------0--------0--0-0--0-|-0---------------------------|
D |-0---0-3------3-2--2-1--1-|-0-----0--0---0---0--0-------|
G |-0------------------------|--2/4-------------------3/4--|
D |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G5 G7 G6 G G5 G7 G6 G
51 ~~~~ ~~~~
d |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |---------0---0--0---0--0------|-------------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
G |------0--0---0--0---0--0------|------0------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
D |------0--3---3--2---2--0------|------0------3-----3-----2-----2-0-------|
G |-0---(0)-0---0--0------0--3/4-|-0-----------0-----------0-----0-0-------|
D |------------------------------|------------------------------------/3/4-|
G5 G7 G6 G
53 ~~~~
d |-------------------------------------------|
B |---------------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
G |--------0------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
D |--------0------3-----3-----2-----2-0-------|
G |-0-------------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------|
D |--------------------------------------/3/4-|
G5 G7 G6 G
54 ~~~~
d |---------------------------------0-------|
B |---------------0-----0---0-----0-X-------|
G |--------0------0-----0---0-----0-X-------|
D |--------0------3-----3---2-----2-X-------|
G |-0-------------0-----0---0-----0-X-------|
D |------------------------------------/3/5-|
C
55 ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~
d |----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B |-5---X------------0--0------|---------------------------------------|
G |-5---X---5----5---0--0------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X----------|
D |-5---X---5----5---0--0------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X----------|
G |----------------------------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X----------|
D |-----------------------/3/5-|----------------------------------/3/4-|
G
57 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |----------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------|----------------------------------|
D |--------0--3/5--0-----|-------0--------------------------|
G |-0--2/4---------------|-0--2/4----3/5--0-----------------|
D |------------------3/5-|------------------------------5/7-|
D
59 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
d |---------------------------------|
B |-------------------------0-------|
G |-7--------------------7--7-------|
D |-7--------------------7--7-------|
G |-7--------------------7--7-------|
D |-----------------------------3/5-|
60 C G G7 G6 G#5
d |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|---------0----0---0--0---0-|
G |-5--------X-------0------------X--|-------0------0---0--0---0-|
D |-5--------X----------0---------X--|-----0-3---3--2---2--1---1-|
G |-5--------X--------------------5--|-0-------------------------|
D |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
G D
62 ~~~
d |------------------------0---|
B |-0-------------------0--0---|
G |-0-------------------0------|
D |-0------0--0------0--0------|
G |---2/4--------0-------------|
D |----------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO 2
G
63 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
d |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-|------------------------0--0-|
B |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-|-10/12--11/12-11/12-12--0--0-|
G |-----------------------------------------|--------------------12--X--0-|
D |-----------------------------------------|------------------------X----|
G |--0--0--0--------0--0---------0-----0----|------------------------X----|
D |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G
65 ~~~
D |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G |--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
G |--0-----------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
Gb F/(G) C
66 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~
d |-------12-------12----------------------|-------------|----------|
B |-11/12----11/12----11/12----12-12-12-11-|-10--0-------|-5--------|
G |-11/12----11/12----11/12-12-12-12-12-11-|-10--0-------|-5----0---|
D |-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-|-10--X-------|-5----0---|
G |----------------------------------------|--------3/5--|----------|
D |----------------------------------------|--------3/5--|----------|
69 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ G ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
d |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|----------------------------------|
G |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--------------------------------|
D |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--0--------0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-3/4--|
G |-------------------------------0-|-X-----0-2/4-----------2/3-0-3/4--|
D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D
71 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~
d |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |----3/5--5----5-5-------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0--3/5--5----5-5--0--------0-|-5/7--7\-------0-5/7--7\-------0-|
G |-0-------------------0-2/4----|--------0--2/4----------0--2/4---|
D |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C
73 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~
d |--------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------|
D |-3/5--5\-------0-3/5\2--0-2/3--0-/2/3-|
G |--------0-2/4-------------2/3--0-/2/3-|
D |--------------------------------------|
G G7 G6 G#5 G G G
74 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
d |------------------------|-----------/9/12-----------------0--|
B |-----0----0----0--0-0---|-----------/9/12--11/12----------0--|
G |-----0----0----0--0-0---|-----------/9/12--------12-----0----|
D |-0---3---------2--2-1---|-0------0----------------------0----|
G |------------------------|---2/4/--------------------2/3-0----|
D |-0----------------------|------------------------------------|