CROSSROAD BLUES

As recorded by Robert Johnson

(From the 1978 Album ROBERT JOHNSON: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS
Transcribed by DroppedD Words an

A Introduction Open G (Spanish) Tuning.

Moderate Blues P = 100

G7
3 3
VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV k V V 4 V 3 3
1
I 46 j k u j k V VV 4 V VV V V VV V V e VV V
V P V V V eV
u z
with Bottle Neck --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Gtr I mf [ [
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 5 (5)
T 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
A 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 3 0 5 3 2 1
B 2 (x) 0
3 2 1
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. P

B 1st Verse

j j k VV VV V V j k VV VV VV V j
4
I 43 VV 44 j V j j V
V V V V VV V
V V V
B. N. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ P.M. P.M.
12 12 12 12 12
T 12 12 12 12 12
A 0 12 12 12
0 0 (12) 12
B 2 4 0 0
0 0 2 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

k VV VV VV V j
V k VV VV VV V V V k VV VV VV VV V
7
I j j k j j e V
k f V j j gV e kV f VV
VV V V V V V
u v
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v
P.M. P.M. P.M. [[ P.M.
12 12 12 12 12 12 0 3 3 3 2 0
T 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 3 3 3 2 0
A 12 12 3 3
12 12
B 0 0 0
0 2 2 2
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

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C7
c
k V VV VV V V V k V V V VV V VVV k e V VVV e V f V VV V j
10
I j e V VV VV VV V VV j V j V V
V V kV V kV V V
kV V
----------------------------------------------------]
u u u
P.M. [[ P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
12 12 12 5 3 3 3 5 0 8 5 8 8
T 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
A 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 8
12 0 5 5 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0
sl. sl. sl.
sl. sl. sl.

G7
c c c
k eV VV V VV V V j k VVV VVV VVV VVV k
13
I V j j 43 V Vj V k VVV
V
VV
} }
B. N. ---------------------------------]
P.M. P.M.
8 5 5 8 5 12 12 12 12 0 0
T 5 8 5 12 12 12 12 0 0
A 12 12 12 12 0
5 12 12 12 0
B x
x
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

c
k V V V V V V k V k V VV VV j j k V
15
I 46 VV VV VV VVj VV V e VV f V VV Vj V 43 j j
V VV VV
j
VV V
V V
VV

P.M. P.M. P.M.

5 5 5 5 3 0 0 5 3 5 3
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0
2

D7 G7
3
3 c k k c VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV
17
I VVjV VVV VVV VVjV VVV kVV
V 44 VVV j j kV VV VV
V V V VV V VV
3
M
1/2
P.M.
B. N. -------------------------------------------]
P.M.
0 0 0 0 3 0 (0) 12 12 12 12 12 0
T 1 1 1 1 1 1 (0) 12 12 12 12 12 0
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 (0) 12 12 12 12 12 0 0
0 0 0
B 2 4 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl.

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k V VV VV VV V VVV eVf V k V V V V j
19
I VV Vj Vj VV VV VV VV VV VV
VV V Vj V V
lV V V }

P.M. P.M.
5 3 3 3 5 0 5 5 5
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 x
2

C 2nd, 3rd and 4th Verses

G7
3
VVV VVV VVV VV VV VV k k VVV VVV VVV VVV j
21
I j c j j V
V kV V
V V
B. N. ------------------------------------------------] u B. N. -------------------------------]
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
T 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
A 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0
0 0
B 0
2 2
sl. sl. sl. sl.

c 3
c
k VV VVV VVV VVV
V VVV VVV VV l k V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV e VkV f Vc
23
I j j V V 45 VV Vj V V V V Vj V V V
V V V V u k
V
B. N. --------------------------------------------]

P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

M
1/4

12 12 12 12 12 12 5 3 3 5 3 0 0 0
T 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
B 0 0 0
2 0
sl. sl. P

C7
c
k V VV VV k e V VV e V f V VV VV VV VV
25
I 44 V
VV Vj V VV j Vj VV V V V V V
V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
5 3 3 8 5 8 5 5
T 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 8 5
A 0 0 0 5 8 5 5
0 0 5 5 5 5 2 5
B 0 0
sl.

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G7
c c c 3

k e V VVV V VVV V V k VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
27
I j V V k j j VV
V V V V V V
u
B. N. ----------------------------------------------------]
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
8 5 5 8 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 (12)
T 5 8 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 (12) (0)
A 5 5 (0)
5 5 0 0
B 0 0 0
2
sl. sl.

c 3 c
k V VV VV k V VV V j
29
I 43 VV Vj V VVV eV VV VV Vj VV
V lV V V V

P.M. P.M. P.M.

5 3 2 0 5 3 5
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
0
B 0 0 0 0
2

D7

j V V 44 j k c c k
31
I j j kVV V V V V V
u V V V
B. N.--------------------------]
\\\\\ P.M. P.M. P.M.
3 0
T 1
A 2 0 0
5 (5)
B
3 3 2
sl.

G7
3
j V VV VVV e VV e f VV f VV k VV V V V j 3x
33
I VVj V VV VV V VVj VV VV j
VV V VV VV

P.M.
1/4 M P.M. P.M.
5 3 0 5 5 5
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
A 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0

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