Eric Clapton – Me And The Devil Blues (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 2004 Album ME AND MR. JOHNSON) Words and Music by Robert Johnson Arranged by Eric Clapton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Acoustic Guitar' Intro Moderately Q=92(8=s8) A7 A°7 Dm6 N.C.A A7/G D/F#Dm/F 4/4 2/4 4/4 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.) ~~ ~~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  H    Q  E  E   Q.   E Q.   E   E E E e E    E  E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-9----9-8----8-|-7-7---7---|--5----5-5---5-5-5-5----|
|--------------|-8----8-7------|-6-----6---|------------------------|
|-----------/9-|--------8------|-7---7-----|------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-----------|-------5---5-4---3---3--|
|--------------|---------------|---------0-|-(0)-0------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-----------|------------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses E7 A7 A°7 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E a E E E E e E e  E     Q  E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E E
|-0-----0---0-0-0------||-----------------|------------0---|
|---------3-----3---/5-||o----------5--5--|-4--------4---4-|
|---------------1---/6-||---------6----6--|-6--------5---5-|
|-2-0h1-------------/5-||-------5------5--|-4--------------|
|----------------------||o-0--0-----0--0--|-0--0--0--------|
|-----0-------0---0----||-----------------|----------5-----|
A7 A°7 A7 A°7 A7 D7/F# |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E   e E e E q  e E
|---0---------------|-------------------|-------2------2-|
|-5-----5-4-5-------|-5-5-4-4-5-5-------|---1---1------1-|
|-6-------5---------|-6---5---6---------|---2----------2-|
|-5-------4-----4---|-5---4---5-----5---|---0------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0-----|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------0-|-2---2---2--2---|
A7 A°7 A7 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  e E E E q  e  E   Q  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E e E E
|-------2---------|------------------|---------0------------|
|---1-------------|-5----5-4-5-------|-5-5---4---5-5--------|
|---2----------/6-|-6----6-5-----5---|-6---5-----6-----0----|
|--------------/5-|--------4-----4---|-5---4-----5-------2--|
|-----------------|-0--0---0---0---0-|-0---0-----0---0------|
|-2---2---2--2----|------------------|----------------------|

  E7               D7/F#               A   A7/GD/F#Dm/F
                       |-3-|
  q  E E E E e E   E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|--------0-0-----|---2---------2-----|-----5---5---5---|
|----3-3-3-3-----|-1---------1-------|-----------------|
|----1-1-1-1-----|-2-------2---------|-----------------|
|-2--------------|-0-----0---------2-|-----5-5-4-4-3-3-|
|----------------|-------------------|-0-0-------------|
|-0--0---0---0-2-|-----2-----2---2---|-----------------|
3rd Verse E7 A7 A°7 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E a E E E E e E E E     Q  E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E E
|-0-----0---0-0-0------||----------------|------------0---|
|---------3-----3-----o||----------5--5--|-4--------4---4-|
|---------------1---6--||--------6----6--|-6--------5---5-|
|-2-0h1-------------5--||------5------5--|-4--------------|
|-------------2-------o||-0--0--------0--|-0--0--0--------|
|-----0-----------0----||----------5-----|----------5-----|
A7 A°7 A7 A°7 A7 D7/F# |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E   e E e E q  e E
|---0---------------|-------------------|-------2----2---|
|-5-----5-4-5-------|-5-5-4-4-5-5-------|---1--------1-0-|
|-6-------5---------|-6---5---6---------|---2--------2-2-|
|-5-------4-----4---|-5---4---5-----5---|---0------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0-----|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------0-|-2---2---2--2---|
A7 A E7 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  e E E E q  e  E   Q  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E e E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-------2---------|------------------|---------0-----------|--------0-0-----|
|---1-------------|-5----5-4-5-------|-5-5---4---5-5-------|------3-3-3-----|
|---2----------/6-|-6----6-5-----5---|-6---5-----6-----0---|-1----1---1-----|
|--------------/5-|--------4-----4---|-5---4-----5-------2-|----------------|
|-----------------|-0--0---0---0---0-|-0---0-----0---0-----|----------------|
|-2---2---2--2----|------------------|---------------------|-0--0---0---0-2-|
D7/F# A A7/GD/FDm/F |-3-| |-3-|
  E E e E e E e E   E E E E Q  E E E   E a E E E E E E E E
|---2-----2-2-----|-----5---5--5-5---|-0-----0---0-0-0---9--||
|-1-----1---------|------------------|---------3---3-3---8--||
|-2---------------|------------------|-------------1-----9--||
|-0---------------|-----5-5-4--3---3-|-2-0h1----------------||
|---------------0-|-0----------------|----------------------||
|-----2---2---2---|------------------|-----0-------0---0----||
Guitar & Harmonica Solo A7 A°7 A7 |-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 Q
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-|-8-8---8-8-8---8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|
|-9-----9---9-----9-|-8-------8-------|-9-----9---9------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0-----0---0---0--|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|

        A°7 A7          D7/F#
  |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E  E    e E e E q  e E   e E E E q  e  E
|-9-9-9-8-8-9-9-------|-------2------2-|-------2---------|
|-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-------|---1---1------1-|---1-------------|
|-9-----8-8-9-9-------|---2----------2-|---2----------/6-|
|---------------------|---0------------|--------------/5-|
|-0-----0---0---0-(0)-|----------------|-----------------|
|------------------2--|-2---2---2--2---|-2---2---2--2----|
A7 A°7 A7 E7 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E e E E   q  E E E E e E
|------------------|---------0-----------|--------0-0------|
|-5----5-4-5-------|-5-5---4---5-5-------|----3-3-3-3------|
|-6----6-5-----5---|-6---5-----6-----0---|----1-1-1-1------|
|--------4-----4---|-5---4-----5-------2-|-2---------------|
|-0--0---0---0---0-|-0---0-----0---0-----|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------------|-0--0---0---0-2--|
D7/F# A A7/GD/F#Dm/F E7 |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E a E E E E e E E E
|---2---------2-----|-----5---5---5---|-0-----0---0-0-0------||
|-1---------1-------|-----------------|---------3-----3------||
|-2-------2---------|-----------------|---------------1---6--||
|-0-----0---------2-|-----5-5-4-4-3-3-|-2-0h1-------------5--||
|-------------------|-0-0-------------|-------------2--------||
|-----2-----2---2---|-----------------|-----0-----------0----||
4th Verse A°7 A7 A°7 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------0---|---0----------------|
|----------5--5--|-4--------4---4-|-5-----5-4-5--------|
|--------6----6--|-6--------5---5-|-6-------5----------|
|------5------5--|-4--------------|-5-------4-----4----|
|-0--0-----0--0--|-0--0--0--------|-0---0---0---0---0--|
|----------------|----------5-----|--------------------|

  A7  A°7 A7          D7/F#
              |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   e E e E q  e E   E E q  e E e E
|-------------------|-------2----2---|---2------------|
|-5-5-4-4-5-5-------|---1--------1-0-|-1--------------|
|-6---5---6---------|---2--------2-2-|-2------------0-|
|-5---4---5-----5---|---0------------|-0------------0-|
|-0---0---0---0-----|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------0-|-2---2---2--2---|-2---2--2-0-2---|

  A7                  A                    E7
  E E E E a E E E E   E E e E E E Q        Q  E E E E e E
|---------------0---|-----5-5---5--------|------0---0-----|
|-------------3---2-|-----2-2------------|------3---3-----|
|-------------------|-2------------------|------1---1-----|
|-----2---0h1-------|--------------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0---------2---|-0-0-----0----------|----------------|
|-------0---0-------|-------------2b2.5--|-0--0---0---0-2-|

  D7/F#       A                 Dm/FE     A
  E E q  q  E E   +E  Q.   Q  E E   E E E E E Q.     +W
|---2---------5-|-(5)-5----5----5-|-0--------------|--------*|
|-1-------------|-----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-2-------------|-----------------|-----1-2---2----|-(2)----*|
|-0-------------|-----5----5----3-|-2---1-2---2----|-(2)----*|
|---------------|-----------------|---0---0---0----|-(0)----*|
|-2---2--2----5-|-(5)-------------|----------------|--------*|
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