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All My Love In Vain
Robert Johnson
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ALL MY LOVE IN VAIN
As recorded by Robert Johnson
Transcribed By Paul Bell
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1'
Q=90
6/8 4/4
Gtr I
E. S E E E E E. S E E E E E S S E S S E E E S S S S E S S E S S E
|--------2-----|--------2-----|-------3---------|-------------------------|
|------3---3---|------3---3---|-----------------|-------------------------|
|----2-------2-|----2-------2-|---2s4---4s2-0---|-------0h2-0-----0-----0-|
|-0------------|-0------------|---------------2-|---0h2-------0h2---0h2---|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-3-----------------------|
|--------------|--------------|-0---------------|-------------------------|
6/8
Q. Q E H +E E E E E E E E
|------3--3-|-1----(1)-3-|-------2-----|
|------0--0-|-0----(0)---|-----3---3---|
|------0--0-|-0----(0)---|---2-------2-|
|-----------|------------|-0-----------|
|-----------|------------|-------------|
|-3---------|------------|-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------2-----||--------------|---------------|
|-----3---3---||o-------0-----|-------0-------|
|---2-------2-||------0---0---|-----0---0-----|
|-0-----------||----0-------0-|---0-------0---|
|-------------||o-------------|---------------|
|-------------||--3-----------|-3-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-1-----------|
|-------0-----|-------0-----|---0-------0-|
|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|-------0-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-1-----------|-1---0-1---0-|-1----------|
|---0-------0-|---3-----3---|----3-------|
|-----0---0---|-------------|------0-----|
|-------0-----|-------------|--------0---|
|-------------|-------------|----------2-|
|-------------|-------------|------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|-------3------|
|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------0h1-----|-------0h1-----|-----0---0----|
|-----0---0---|-----0-------|-----2-----2---|-----2-----2---|---0-------0--|
|---2-------2-|---2---------|---0---------0-|---0---------0-|--------------|
|-3-----------|-3-------3-2-|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|-3------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|-------0h2-----|---------3---|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----3-----3---|-----0-1---1-|-0-----------|-------0h1-----|-------3------|
|---2---------2-|---0---------|---0-------0-|-----2-----2---|-----2---2----|
|-0-------------|-------------|-----0---0---|---0---------0-|---0----------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-3-----------|-------3-----|-2-------------|-2---------2--|
E E E E E E E S S S S E S S E E E E E E E H +E E E E E E E E
|---------0---|-------------------|-------3---3-|-1----(1)-3-|-------0h2---|
|-------3---0-|-------------------|---------0---|-0----(0)---|-----3-----3-|
|-----0-------|-------0h2-0-----0-|-----0-------|-0----(0)---|---2---------|
|---2---------|---0h2-------0h2---|---0---------|------------|-0-----------|
|-------------|-3-----------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|-0-----------|-------------------|-3-----------|------------|-------------|
E E E E E E
|-------2---------||
|-----3---3------o||
|---2-------2-----||
|-0---------------||
|----------------o||
|-----------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths