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Walk On Boy Live

Doc Watson

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Artists:Doc and Richard Watson
Album: Three Pickers (Live)

Tabbed by: Marcus Ryan Jan.2nd 2006
I'm not much into bluegrass but this one is great. Everything but the solos was taken
from a tab by Pancake (whereabouts unknown). On the live album they play with capos on
the 2nd fret, and the chords are available on the internet. There are a few other short
riffers thrown in the song, but they can be figured out if you can learn these runs.

Key of Bmin
Chord Shapes used:

   Bmin  A/Bmin  F#7    Dmaj   Gmaj  F#maj E/F#maj F#/Bmin

E   2      2      2      2      3      2      2      2
B   3      3      2      3      3      2      2      3
G   4      4      3      2      4      3      3      4
D   4      4      2      0      5      4      4      4
A   2      0      4      x      5      4      4      x
E   x      x      2      x      3      2      0      2


Intro - This lead starts of the song, with chords behind.
E----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-/12-12-12-10---|---12-12-10--------|-----------------------------------|
G-------------11-|------------11-9-7-|--11-9-7-9-7-----------------------|
D----------------|-------------------|-------------9-7-9------7-9--------|
A----------------|-------------------|---------------------/9------------|
E----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|

Verse/Chorus
------------

    I     was       born    one     morning,                      the
    rain          a pourin'      down.                             I

    Bmin            A/Bmin          F#7    

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------3------3-3------3-3-------|  x2
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
A  |2---------------0--------------|--------4------4-4------4-4-------|
E  |-------------------------------|2----------------2----------------|


    heard my        mammy        say        to  my   pappy    let's

    Bmin            A/Bmin          Dmaj             Gmaj

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-3--------3-----3-|
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------3------3-3--------3-----3-|
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-4--------4-----4-|
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|0----------------5--------5-----5-|
A  |2---------------0--------------|-----------------5--------5-----5-|
E  |-------------------------------|-----------------3--------3-----3-|


    call em John    Hen-    ry      Brown.           Walk   on    Boy.

    F#maj           E/F#maj         Bmin             F#/Bmin  A/Bmin

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2--------2-------2-|
B  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------3------3--------3-------3-|
G  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
D  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
A  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|2-------------------------0-------|
E  |2---------------0--------------|-----------------2----------------|
                                                  
    Bmin                            Bmin             A/Bmin

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2------2------2-2------|--------2-----2---------2----2----|
B  |--------3------3------3-3------|--------3-----3---------3----3----|
G  |--------4------4------4-4------|--------4-----4---------4----4----|
D  |--------4------4------4-4------|--------4-----4---------4----4----|
A  |2------------------------------|2---------------0-----------------|
E  |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


    Walk  on     down           the road.

    Bmin            A/Bmin          F#7

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------3------3-3------3-3-------|
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
A  |2---------------0--------------|--------4------4-4------4-4-------|
E  |-------------------------------|2----------------2----------------|


    Ain't no-     body      in the  whole wide   world        gonna

    Bmin            A/Bmin          Dmaj             Gmaj

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-3--------3-----3-|
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------3------3-3--------3-----3-|
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-4--------4-----4-|
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|0----------------5--------5-----5-|
A  |2---------------0--------------|-----------------5--------5-----5-|
E  |-------------------------------|-----------------3--------3-----3-|


    help you     carry      your    load.

    F#maj           E/F#maj         Bmin             F#/Bmin  A/Bmin

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2--------2-------2-|
B  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------3------3--------3-------3-|
G  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
D  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
A  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|2-------------------------0-------|
E  |2---------------0--------------|-----------------2----------------|

    Bmin            F#/Bmin

    1       2       3       4      

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-| |
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-| |
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|.|  repeat as needed.
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|.|
A  |2------------------------------| |
E  |----------------2--------------| |

This is when the first solo comes in. It is used again later in the song when Doc
plays along at a lower position on the neck. Using the same formations this can
easily be figured out.
For this bar, listen
for the two differnt rythems
E-------------------------|------------10-------------|
B--/12-12-12-10-----------|------10-12----12-10----10-|
G---------------11-9-11-x2|----11----------------11---|
D-------------------------|---------------------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------------|

E------------------------------------|
B-/12-12-10-------/7-----------------|
G----------11-9-7----9-7-9-7---------|
D----------------------------9-7-9---|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

E----------------------|-------------------|----------10------------|
B----------------------|-------7-7-----7-7-|----10-12----12-10----10|
G---/7-7---------------|---7-9-----9-7-----|-11----------------11---|
D-------9--9-9p7---7-9-|-9-----------------|------------------------|
A----------------9-----|-------------------|------------------------|
E----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-10-----------7-------------------------|
G|----------11-9-7------9-7-9-7-----------------|
D|------------------------------9-7-9-----7-9---|
A|-------------------------------------/9-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

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Walk On Boy Live

Doc Watson