Statesboro Blues Chords & Tabs
I tabbed the first part of this in a previous tab but didn't have time to finish,
now I'm doing the rest.
Tuning: Open-E (E, B, G#, E, B, E)
This is the slide part only, the rhythm guitar is just a twelve-bar blues in D
e|-----------------------|-----10-10/8----/15-13-10/8---10--|
B|--/6----/6-------------|-/10---------10------------/10----|
G#|----------6/4---------|----------------------------------|
E|------5--------5-5-----|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|------------------------|-10/8-------------------|
B|--/6v-v-/6-------------|-/10--10/9--/10--10/9---|-----10-/8\6------------|
G#|----------6\----------|----10----10---10----10-|------------6--4/-------|
E|--------------5--------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|-/10\8----|---------10-15-13-\10\8----10-|----------|--------------------|
B|------/10-|-\8-6-/10---------------/10---|-10\---/8-|-\6-----------------|
G#|---------|------------------------------|-10\------|----6-6\4-/6-6------|
E|----------|------------------------------|----------|--------------------|
B|----------|------------------------------|----------|--------------------|
E|----------|------------------------------|----------|--------------------|
e|--------------------|------------|--------/10-|-10\8-----/8----|
B|--/6----10\6-8\6----|--------8\6-|-/10--------|-----/10----/10-|
G#|----6-----------/6-|-6--6-6-----|------------|----------------|
E|--------------------|------------|------------|----------------|
B|--------------------|------------|------------|----------------|
E|--------------------|------------|------------|----------------|
e|------10-/15-13-\10\8----|-10-----/10----|-8-----------------------|
B|--/10----------------/10-|------------10-|---8\6---------------8\6-|
G#|------------------------|---------------|-------6-----/4-4--/6----|
E|-------------------------|---------------|----------/5-------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
"Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low"
e|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------/6----|-------------------|---------------/8-6----------|
G#|----------\6--|-------------------|-/6-/4\1--/6-\4-----6\4/6----|
E|---------------|-------------------|------------5--5-------------|
B|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
"Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low"
e|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------|-------------------|/6----------/10-/8\6---------|
G#|--------/6-/6\|-------------------|---6-6-6\4-----------6\4-----|
E|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------/5--|
B|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
"You got no nerve to turn Uncle John from your door"
e|---------------------|-----------------------------10--10--10-10\8------|
B|--------------10-----|--------------------------/10--10--10-------10----|
G#|----------/10--10\6-|--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10\8-------------6--|
B|-----10\8\6----/8--8-|
G#|-----------6--------|
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
"Woke up this morning, had them Statesboro blues"
e|------------------------|---------------------------------10|
B|-------------------/8---|------------------------6/7/8-/10--|
G#|---------------------6-|----------------------/6-6-7-8-----|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
"Woke up this morning,
e|-13-10\8----------/10--|----------------------------|
B|---------8\6------/10--|-------------------/8\6-----|
G#|------------6\4/6-----|------------------------/8--|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|
"had them Statesboro blues"
e|---------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------|-/8----------/10--8\6---/8--|
G#|--------------------|----6-6-\4------------6-----|
E|---------------------|----------/5----------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------------|
"I looked over in the corner, Grandpa seemed to have them too."
e|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------/8\6---|---------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------6-|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
(Note: these are on the 10th fret, I couldn't find a better way to make them look close together.
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|
E|-/10-1010-1010101010-10---/10-\8---------|
B|------------------------10-------/10-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
1st SOLO (1:32):
e|-10\8---10v--------------------------------/10\-------|
B|-----/8-------/10-\8-/6----6/10-10\8--/10------/8\----|
G#|----------------------6---6/--------8------------/6--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------6--------6----------------|
B|-/8------------/8--------/8---8---/8--6---------------|
G#|/8----6\4---------6\4-------------------6\4--6-6-----|
E|-----------5-----------5--------------------/5--------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----10--10\8---\8------/13-10-10-10\8---/13-\10-10-10/8--10-10\8--------|
B|-/10--10----/10--10------------------10----------------10-------10------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-/17-17-17v-17\15/17--/22-22\20--22-------------------|
B|-------------------------------22----/22\20/22\20-----|
G#|-------------------------------------------------19--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-/15v-15\10-10\8-10-/13-\8-/10-/13-------|
B|----------------------------------15-13--|
G#|----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-/17--17\15---17-17--22\20-----/22----------|
B|----17-----/17------------22\20----20\18----|
G#|----------------------------------------19-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_allman_brothers_band/statesboro_blues_tab_ver_4.html ]
e|-/17----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----17--/20--20--20--20--20--20--/22--20--20--22--20--20\18---|
G#|----------20--20--20--20--20--20---20--20--20--20--20-----18-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(Note: On a 22-fret guitar you have to go off the neck)
e|-/22-22-22\20---22/-22-20\----20--|
B|-------------/22-----------22-----|
G#|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------| END SOLO: 2:18
"Well, my mama died and left me, papa died and left me,
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------4-4-6--------------------|
E|----------------------------5-5-----------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
ain't good-looking baby, but somewhat sweet and kind"
e|-------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------|----------------------|--------6----------------------|
G#|-4-4-6|----------------------|---/6-6---6\4--/6-/6-----------|
E|-5-5---|----------------------|--------------5----------------|
B|-------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
"I'm going to the country, baby do you wanna go?"
e|------------------------|------------------10\8----------------------|
B|------------------8\6---|----------------------10--/8-6-8\6-8\6------|
G#|---------------------8-|---------------------------------------/6---|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
"If you can't make it, baby, your sister Lucille said she'd wanna go"
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------8\6--|-----------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------6-|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G#|-----------------------|
E|-/10-10-10-10\8----8----|
B|----------------10--10--|
E|------------------------|
2nd SOLO (2:40):
e|----/8\6-------------------/8\6---8\6----8\6----8\6---|
B|-/8-----/8--------------6------/8----/8-----/8-----/6-|
G#|----------6-6\4/6-6\4/6------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8---------------8-10-13-13\10-10\8/10-10\8/10--|
B|---6\---------/8--------------------------------|
G#|------4---4------------------------------------|
E|---------5--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-10\8-10/15/17-17-15/17-17\15-------/20-20-20-\17-|
B|---------------------------------/17--------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-13-\10-8-7-6-5\4/5-5--|
B|--------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-/10-10-8/10-/13-10-/10-10-13-14-15-/17-17-17-17-17-16-16-15\10-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10\8/10-10\8/10/13-10\8/10-10\8/10/13\10\8-----|
B|--------------------------------------------10--|
G#|-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-10\8/10-/17-17-17-/17-17-/17-17-17-\15-13-10\8/10----|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-8-8-7-7-6-6-5\3------|
B|-------------------/5----|
G#|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------| END SOLO: 3:25
"Love that woman, better than any woman I've ever seen."
e|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------/8-6----------|----------------------------------|
G#|-----------------6\4-----|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------/5---|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|-/10---10\8----10-/13-10-8----|
G#|---10-----/10------------\6--|
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
"Love that woman better than any woman I've ever seen."
e|-------------22\20-----------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------22\20-17---|-----------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------17-|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-/10---\8---10---/10-\8-\6-------|
G#|---10---/10---------------6\4/6-|
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"Well she treats me like a king, and she looks like a doggone queen."
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8\3-|-----------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|----10--10--10\8-------10\8--------|
B|-/10--10--10----8\6--------8\6-/6--|
G#|-------------------6----------/6--|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
"Ooooh, wake up mama, turn your lamp down low."
e|---/10---------------/10-|------------------------|
B|---/10---------10\8--/10-|------------------------|
G#|--/10---------------/10-|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
e|-/10-/10-/10-/10-/10-/10-/17-15\13\10\8-----|
B|-/10-/10-/10-/10-/10-/10-----------10--/10--|
G#|/10-/10-/10-/10-/10-/10--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low."
e|-/10------------/10-|---------------------/8--|
B|----------10\8/6----|---------------10\8\6----|
G#|-------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------|
e|-8-8-8-/8-8-8-8------------10\8--/13-|
B|----------------8-10-8\6-------10----|
G#|-----------------------6------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"You got no nerve to turn Uncle John from your door."
e|------------/17-15\13-10-|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G#|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|----10--10--10-10\8--------------9-9/10v--------------|
B|-/10--10--10-------10\8-8\6------9-9/10v--------------|
G#|---------------------------6----9-9/10v--------------|
E|---------------------------------9-9/10v--------------|
B|---------------------------------9-9/10v--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
I'm not great at writing the timing in the tab, you'll have to listen to figure
out all the timings.
Great song by one of the greatest bands of all time. Enjoy!