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Rollin Stone - Waters Muddy

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Tabbed by:Bati

Email:el_nono_pololo@hotmail.com

Tuning:Standard

Muddy Waters recorded this song (a re-working of Catfish Blues) for Chess Records in

1950, and it became one of the most recognizable blues standards ever. It gave a

certain well-known rock band its name (no, not the Beatles, the other one) and it´s

been covered by many artists through the years. I could´t find a tab for this song,

so I decided to take a shot at it. It isn´t a 100% accurate but it´s the way I play

it and I´ll help anyone trying to learn it. You´ll have to listen to the song at least

a couple of times to get it right. Muddy played fingerstyle,so if you want to get as

close to his tone as possible you should keep that in mind.

The timeline I included was taken from the Chess Box Set version of the song

released in 1990.

It´s in the key of E

Well I wish

e|-------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------0----------------------------|

G|---------2b3r2p0----------------2b3r2p0-----0tr1-------------------------|

D|------2----------2------2----2----------2---2----------------------------|

A|------------------------2-------------------2---------------2----2----2--|

E|-3b4----------------------3b4-------------------------------0----0----0--|

0:00 0:07

I was a Catfish swimming in a oh, deep blue sea

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------2--------------------x-------2---------------------------------|

A|------------------2-----2----------------------2-------2------2------2---|

E|------------------0-----0----------------------0--(3)--0--(3)-0--(3)-0---|

I would have all you good looking woman fishin´

e|3-----3----3--3--3----3--0-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------2--2--2--------------2-----------2-------------2--------------|

E|0-----0----0--0--0----0---------0----(3)----0-----(3)-----0----------3b4-|

0:17 0:22

fishin´ after me sho´ ´nuff a- after me

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--2---x----2-------------2-------2----x-----2-----------------2----------|

E|--0---x----0------3b4----0-------0----x-----0----------3b4----0----------|

sho´ ´nuff a-after me Oh Lord

e|---------------------------------0-0-0-----------------------------------|

A|-------2---x---2-------------2----2--------------------------------------|

E|-------0---x---0---------3---0----0--------------------------------------|

Oh Lord sho´ ´nuff

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------2---------------2-------------2------------2-------------2|

A|----------------------2--x-2---------------------2--x--2-----------------|

E|----------------------0--x-0---------------------0--x--0-----------------|

0:33

e|-----------0--0-------------------0--0-----------0--0--------------------|

B|-----0-----0--0----------------------------------0-----------------------|

G|-----0tr1--1--1----2b3-3-3rb2p0---------------0tr1-----------------------|

D|-----2-----2--2----2------------2----------/2-2--------------------------|

A|-----2-----2--2-------------------------------2--------------------------|

E|-----0-----0--0-------------------------------0--------------------------|

0:40

The rest of the song is played in the same way, except for a short instrumental passage,

is something like:

e|---------3---3--3---3-3------------3--3---3----3------------3--3--3-3----|

B|------2--------------------------------------2---------2-----------------|

G|---0--2------------------2--0--2---------------------0-2----------2------|

D|---0--2--2--2---2---2-2--2--0--2---2--2---2----2-----0-2----2--2--2-2--2-|

A|---0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0--0--0---0--0---0----0-----0-0----0--0--0-0--0-|

e|-------0----------------------------------0--0--------------0--0---------|

B|-------------3b(1/4)-0-3b-0------------------3b--0--3b--3b--3--3---------|

G|-----------------------------3-2-0h1-0-------1---1--1---1---1--1---------|

D|---0h2-2-------------------------------2-----2---------------------------|

e|--2---2-2--2-2-2--2--------------------------------------0--0------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------0--0------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------0tr1--1------------|

D|--------------------------------2-3-2-3p2-------------2----------...-----|

A|--------------------------0---3-----------3-2-1-0------------------------|

E|------0----0--0---0---3b4-------------------------0---0------------------|

2:26

After that it goes back to the main riff, and Muddy sings the verses for the last time.

The ending is like this:

D|--2/------7/-----9-------------------------------------------------------|

A|--2/------5/-----7-------------------------------------------------------|

E|--0-------x--------------------------------------------------------------|

3:01

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| p Pull-off

| r Release

| b Bend

| tr Trill

| x Dead note

| (n) Ghost note

| / Slide up

| h Hammer-on

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