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Kind Hearted Woman Blues

Robert Johnson

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                            KIND HEARTED WOMAN BLUES
                          As recorded by Robert Johnson

Transcribed by Paul Bell

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1'

  Q=100(8=s8)
  A7      Ab7   G7
 6/4                         4/4
  Gtr I
                  |-3-|           |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|       |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E Q
|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-7---7-7---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-0-0---0-0-0----|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-6---6---6---|-----5-----------------|-------3----------|
|-9-9-9---8-----7---------2-|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-----5-----4-----3-----|-2---0-----0---0--|
|-0-------0---0---0---------|-0---------------------|-----2-----2---2--|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----0-----0---0--|


  A7                  A�                      A7        A�
      |-3-|               |-3-| |-3-|             |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E 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 E E E
|---0---------0-0---|-5-5-------------------|---0---------5-0-----0-|
|---5-------------4-|-------------------4-5-|---5---------------4---|
|-6---6---6-6---6---|-5---5---5-5---5-5-----|-6---------------------|
|-5---5---5-5---5---|-4---4---4-4---4-4-----|-5---5---5-4---4-4---4-|
|-0---0---0-0---0---|-0---0---0-0---0-0-----|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


  A7                   D7
      |-3-| |-3-|          |-3-|              |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E Q
|-0-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-1-1-1-----1-1----|-1-1-1-----1-1----|
|-6---6---6-6---6----|-2-2-2-2---2-2----|-2-2-2-2---2-2----|
|-5---5---5-5---5-5--|-0---0---0-0---0--|-0---0---0-0---0--|
|-0---0---0-0---0-0--|-0---0---0-0---0--|-0---0---0-0---0--|
|--------------------|-2---2---2-2---2--|-2---2---2-2---2--|


  A7        Ab7                       A         E7
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-|                   |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E Q
|-9---9-9---8-8---8-8-----|-7-7-7-7---5-5-----|-----0---0-0-0----|
|-8---8-8---7-7---7-7-----|-6-6-6-6---2-------|---3---3----------|
|-9---------------------7-|---------2---------|------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|-0---0---0-0---0--|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0---0---0---|-2---2---2-2---2--|
|-------------------------|-----------------0-|-0---0---0-0---0--|


  D7
                        |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|       |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-0-0---0-0-0----|
|---1-1---1-1-----|-----5-----------------|-------3----------|
|-------2-----0-2-|-----------------------|------------------|
|-0---0---0-------|-----5-----4-----3-----|-2---0-----0---0--|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---------------------|-----2-----2---2--|
|-2---2---2-------|-----------------------|-----0-----0---0--|


           |-3-| |-3-|      |-3--|         |-3-|      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  T E. +T  E E E E E E Q    E  E E E E     E E E Q    E E E E E E E E E Q
|-8s9--(9)----------------|--------7-5-----5--------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|-7s8--(8)----------------|-8-10-8-6----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
|-8s9--(9)----------------|-9------7-5b6.5----------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|--------------7-7---7-7--|--------------------5----|-----------------------|
|---0--(0)-0---0-0---0-0--|-0--------------0---0-0--|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|


  |-3--| |-3-|                                    |-3-| |-3-|
  E  E E E E E E     E Q    E E E     E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
|--------7h8-7-5-----5----|---------------------|-------------------0-|
|-8-10-8------------------|-1-1-1b2.5-----------|---1---1---1-------5-|
|-9------7-----5b6.5------|-----------2-2-2-----|---------2---2-2-2-6-|
|----------------------7--|---------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------0--|-0---0-------0---0---|-0---0---------------|
|-------------------------|-2---2-------2---2-1-|-2---2---------------|


 5/4
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|     |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------0-0-0-------|
|---------------4---4-5-------|
|---------------------6-------|
|-5---5-5---5-4-----4---5-----|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---2-|
|---------------------------0-|


                               4/4
  |-3-| |-3-|     |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E     E E E E
|-----------0---0-------------|----------------------|
|---------3-----3-------------|---1-1-1b2.5----------|
|---------------1-------------|-------------2-2-0-2--|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|----------------------|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-|-0---0-------0---0----|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-2---2-------2-----0--|


      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  H
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-----3----*|
|-----5-----------------|-------2----*|
|-----------------------|-------2----*|
|-----5-----4-----3-----|-2-----2----*|
|-0---------------------|----0--0----*|
|-----------------------|------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
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
-----------
 |  - 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

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Kind Hearted Woman Blues

Robert Johnson