Johnny Winter - Leavin Blues guitar tab
Leavin' Blues
an early recording by Johnny Winter published on several compilations
tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw (kugraw@rostock.igd.fhg.de) on the 23rd of February 2001
Playing Notes:
/ - slide up
- slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide between notes
~ - vibrato
* - notes played without slide
played in Open G (D G D G B D from low to high)
(* *)
D-|-/12--12--12--12--12---------3--3-----/8-----5-p-0----0-----0-----0----0-|
B-|-/12--12--12--12--12--0--/3--------3------8------------0-----0-----0----0-|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------3---3-2---2-1---1--0-|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-----0------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------/3--0----0----0----0--/3---0------0------0------0--/3--0--|
|------0----0-----/3--0----0----0----0--/3---0------0------0------0--/3--0--|
|--/5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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I woke up this morning at the break of day
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|------0--------0--------0--------/3----0------0------0------0------/5--5~--|
|------0--------0--------0--------/3----0------0------0------0------/5--5~--|
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looked over on the pillow where my rider oh used to lay I woke
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|-------/5--5~--/5--5~----0--/3~--0------0---/3s5-------0-/3--0--/3s5-------|
|-------/5--5~--/5--5~----0--/3~-----/3-------------------------------------|
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up this morning oh at the break of day
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|----0-----/7--7~--------/7--7~----------------/5--5--5-s-3-p-0-/3~--0------|
|----------/7--7~--------/7--7~----------------/5--5--------------------/3--|
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you know I love these stills on the pillow where my rider used to
|-------0-3-2-0--/8-/8------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------8-----8--------------------------------------------|
|--0----------------------/10------5-s-7--7---------/3--0----0----0---------|
|---------------------------------------------0--0--/3--0----0----0---------|
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lay I got the leavin' blues
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|--0--/3---0-----0-----0-----0--/3--0-------0-------0-------0-------/3--0---|
|--0--/3---0-----0-----0-----0--/3--0-------------------------------/3--0---|
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child I can't stay here long been mistreated child and I'm a oh
|--------------------------------------------/5--5~-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------/5--5~-------------------------|
|------0------0------0----/5--5~-----/5--5~--/5--5~--0--/3~---0---/3---0----|
|-------------------------/5--5~-----/5--5~----------0--/3~-----------------|
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going home I got them old leavin' blues I can't stay here long
|-----0-/5~----------------0-/5~----------7~---------7~----------/5--5~p-0-|
|-------------------------------------/7--7~-----/7--7~----------/5--5~p-0-|
|/3s5--------0-/3--0--/3s5--------0---/7--7~-----/7--7~----------/5--5~p-0-|
|-------------------------------------/7---------/7-------------------------|
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you know I've been mistreated child
|-/3----------------0-3-2-0--------------------------0--0--------3---3---3--|
|-/3-------------------------------------------------0--0--1-s-3---3---3----|
|-/3-----0--/3--0-----------/3--0-----0----5-s-7-7--------------------------|
|---------------------------------/3----0--------7--------------------------|
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and I'm going home well, alright
|--3---3---3----0-------0-/5~--0--------3---3---3---3---3---3---0-----------|
|3---3---3---3----1--------------1-s-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---/12-------|
|--------------------/3------------------------------------------------12---|
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|--------------------/10-10~-10-s-8---/8-----/10~--10-s-8---/8~-------------|
|-----------------------------------8----8----------------8-----------------|
|-10-/12~-----12-12----------------------------------------------0----0----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------/3------|
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h e y
|-0-3-2-0--/8-----------------------0-0-0-/7~-0--/7~--12--------3----------|
|-------------8--------------------------------------------0-/3-------------|
|---------------/10-----------12-12--------------------------------/3-/3----|
|-------------------/12---/12-----------------------------------------------|
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|-/8-------8----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----8--/8---8-----/8-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------/10-----5s7-7-7--0-/3--0-----0-----0-----0----/3--0-----0----|
|-------------------------------0-/3--0-----0-----0-----0----/3--0-----0----|
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sometimes I drink wiskey sometimes
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|0----0-/3--0------0------0------0------/3--0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|0----0-/3--0------0------0------0------/3--0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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wine I've been mistreated Lord I don't mind dyin' you know I
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|/5--5~-----/5--5~------------/5--5~-----0----/3-----0----/3-----0-3s5------|
|/5--5~-----/5--5~------------/5--5~-----0----/3----------------------------|
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sometimes drink whiskey Lord I feel like a little wine
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|-0--/3--0--3s5-----------0-----/7--7~-----/7--7~-----/5--5~--5-s-3-p-0-/3--|
|-------------------------------/7--7~-----/7--7~-----/5--5~----------------|
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you know I been mistreated baby and I don't
|-----------0-3-2-0--8----12-0-8--0--/3--0-----8--------------------------|
|-----------------------8---------------------------------------------------|
|-0------0--------------------------------------------0---0---0---0--/3--0--|
|----/3-----------------------------------------------0---0---0---0--/3--0--|
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mind dyin' I got my 32-20 and my
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|-0--0--0--/3--0---------0---------0---------0------/3----0----0----0----0--|
|-0--0--0--/3--0---------0---------0---------0------/3----0----0----0----0--|
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my .44 shotgun on my shoulder you know I'm bound to go I got no
|-------------------------------------------------0-/5~------------0-/5~----|
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|-/5--5~--/5--5~--/5--5~--5s3--0--/3--0-----0-3s5-------0-/3-0-3s5-------0--|
|-/5--5~--/5--5~--/5--5~----------------/3----------------------------------|
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32 20 Lord fetching my 44
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|-----------------------------/5--5~----------------------------------------|
|-/7------7~-----/7------7~---/5--5~--0---/3---0--------0-------------------|
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loaded shotgun on my shoulder yeah he Lord I'm bound to go
|-------------/5~----------------0-----------12----12---------3-/5-/8-------|
|----------------------------------0-10-s-12----12----12--/3----------8----|
|-/3--0-----0-------5-s-7--7--7---------------------------------------------|
|-------/3------------------------------------------------------------------|
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goin' home now
|-10s8s5-/8-----0----3--3--3--3---------------0-/5~-5s3p0-/3~--/10~--8-----|
|------------8----/3------------/3-s-1--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------/3--0--------------------------------|
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|-0--0-/5------------/8---------------------|
|------------3--1-----8------8-----------|
|--------------------------/10--------------|
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alright fade out