Johnny Winter – Parchman Farm (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Johnny Winter
(From the 1992 Album THE TEXAS TORNADO)
Words and Music by Mose J. Allison
Arranged by Johnny Winter
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Shannon - Bass'
Intro
Q=145
4/4
Gtr I
W W Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|----------|----------|--------4-2----|--------4-2-----|
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|----------|----------|-2-------------|-2--------------|
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
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|-2----2-(2)-----|-2----2-(2)-----|
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------4-2----|--------4-2----|--------4-2-----|
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|-2-------------|-2-------------|-2--------------|
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------4-2----|--------4-2----|--------4-2----|
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Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------4-2----|--------4-2-----||
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1st Verse
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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||o--------4-2----|--------4-2----|--------4-2----|--------4-2----o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--2-------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|-2--------------||
E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H W
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Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------4-2----|--------4-2----|--------4-2----|--------4-2-----||
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|-2-------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|-2--------------||
Interlude
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------5-3----|--------5-3----|--------5-3----|--------5-3----||
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|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------||
2nd Verse
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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||o--------5-3----|--------5-3----|--------5-3----|--------5-3-----o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
||--3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3---------------||
E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H W
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Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------5-3----|--------5-3----|--------5-3----|--------5-3----||
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|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------||
Interlude
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------6-4----|--------6-4----|--------6-4----|--------6-4----||
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|-4-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------||
3rd Verse
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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||o--------6-4----|--------6-4----|--------6-4----|--------6-4-----o||
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||--4-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|-4---------------||
E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H W
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|-4-----------|-4-----------|-------------|------|
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------6-4----|--------6-4----|--------6-4----|--------6-4----||
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|-4-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------||
Interlude
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------7-5----|--------7-5----|--------7-5----|--------7-5----||
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|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5-------------||
4th Verse
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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||o--------7-5----|--------7-5----|--------7-5----|--------7-5-----o||
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||--5-------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5---------------||
E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H W
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Outro
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q.
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|--------7-5----|--------7-5----|--------7-5----|--------7-5----|
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|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|
Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. q E E +H q E E +H
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|--------7-5----|--------7-5----|---------------|---------------|
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|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q Q H
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----------*|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
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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