Walkin Blues tab by Eric Clapton

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Tuning: D G D G B D

Date: 13.01.2005
Tabbed by Peter Tuyp (peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)
Subject:
Eric Clapton - Walkin' Blues (unplugged)
Open G Tuning = D G D G B D low to high
The song is played with a slide while tapping the rithm with your feet

x x x x = taps with feet

D|----------|
B|----------|
G|-----5----|
D|-----5----|
G|--3//5----| This means you play a somewhat stretched slide.
D|----------| at the time you reach position 5 you play the other notes on top of it

[Intro]
G
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
D|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-----------------------------------------0--|
B|-10/12-------------------11/12-------11/12-------11/12---11/12-11/12---11/12--------x-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------11/12---11/12---------------12-----x-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----x-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

G
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
F#
D|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-------12-------12--------------------------|
B|-10/12-------------------------------------------11/12----11/12----11/12---------12-12---11-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

F C
~~ ~~~~
D|----------x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-------x--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-------x--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------3//5--------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x

C
~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------5--------5/3----0/3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----5--5-----5--5/3----0/3--0-----0------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----5--5-----5--5/3----0/3--0-----0-----0--------0--3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
G|-------5--------5-----------------0-------------2/4----------0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

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 G D
~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----3/5-5-----5--5-----0--------0--5/7------------0--5/7\5----------0---------------------|
G|-0--------------------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

C G G7 G6 G+5
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
D|-3/5------------0--5\3---------0-----0--------3--------2--------1-----1---------------------|
G|-3/5------0-2/4----5\3---0-2/3-0-2/3-0------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

G D G
~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------0-----0--------0--0--------0-----0------------------------------------------------|
G|------2/4------------------------3/4-0------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x

[Verse 1]
G7 G6 G G7 G6 G
~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
D|-3--------2--------0--------0-----0--3--------2--------0--------0---------------------------|
G|------------------------3/4-0-------------------------------3/4-0-----0---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Woke up this mornin' feel 'round for my shoes.

G7 G6 G G7 G6 G C
~~~ ~~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0--------------5---------------------|
D|-3--------2--------0--------0-----0--3--------2--------0--------5-----5---------------------|
G|------------------------3/4-0--------------------------------3//5---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
You know about that, babe had them old walkin' blues.

[Verse 2]
C G
~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----5--5-----5--0--------------5--0-----------------5------------------------------------|
D|-5-----5--5-----5--0--------5-----5--0-----------------5--0---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3//5--------------3//5-----3//5-----0-------2/4--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Woke up this mornin' I feel 'round for my shoes.
 G D
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------0-----------------------0------------7--------------------------|
D|-0----3/5-------0-----------0--------0----3/5----------0-----0---7--------------------------|
G|-------------------0-------------2/4-------------------0-2/4-0-5/7--------------------------|
D|------------------------3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

D C G
~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------0-----------------5--------5--------5\0------------0---------------------|
D|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5\0---0------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3//5-----------------5-----------------0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
You know about that, baby Woo-Lord, I had them old walkin' blues.

G7 G6 G+5 G5 D G
~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0----0--------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-----0--0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----3--2-----2--1-----1--0--------0-----0--------0--0--------------0---------------------|
G|---------------------------------2/4-----------------------3/4--0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

[Verse 3]
G7 G6 G G7 G6 G
~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------0------------------------------------|
G|-------------------0-----------------------------------0------------------------------------|
D|-3-----3--2-----2--0--------------0--3-----3--2-----2--0--------------0---------------------|
G|------------------------3/4-0-------------------------------3/4-0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
I'm leavin' this mornin' I have ta go ride the blinds.

G7 G6 G G7 G6 G C
~~~ ~~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------x------------------------------------|
G|-------------------0--------------------------0--------x------------------------------------|
D|-3----3---2-----2--0--------------0--3-----3--2-----2--x------------------------------------|
G|------------------------3/4-0--------------------------x-----3//5---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
I been mistreat ed. I don't mind dyin' this a mornin',

C G
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------5------------------------------------|
G|-x-----------------x-----------------x--------5--------5------------------------------------|
D|-x-----------------x-----------------x--------5--------5-----0------------------------------|
G|-x-----3//5--------x-----3//5--------x-----3//5-----------------0----2/4--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
If I have ta go ride a blind
 G D
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------7--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------0---7--------------------------|
D|-0----3/5----------------------------0----3/5-------0--------0-5/7--------------------------|
G|----------------0-----------0----2/4-------------------0-2/4--------------------------------|
D|------------------------3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

D C G
~~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
G|-------------------0-----------------5--------5--------5\0------0------0--------------------|
D|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5\0------0---------------------------|
G|-------------------------3//5-----------------5--------------0------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
I been mistreat ed. Woo-Lord, I don't mind dyin'

G7 G6 G+5 G5 D G
~~~
D|----------------------------------------------------0--0-----0------------------------------|
B|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------------0--0-----0------------------------------|
G|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------------------------0------------------------------------|
D|-3-----3--2-----2--1-----1--0--------0-----0-----------0------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2/4--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

[Solo 1]
G
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
D|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12---------------------------------------0----|
B|-10/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12---11/12-11/12---11/12--------0--0----|
G|-------------------------------------------------11/12-----------------------12-----0-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----0-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

G F#
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
~~
D|-10/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-------12-------12--------------------------|
B|-10/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12-------11/12----11/12----11/12---------12-12---11-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

F C
~~ ~~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----------------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-----3//5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x
 C
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2/3-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--2/3-0-------0-------2/4-0--3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
G|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--------0-------------2/4------------2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

G D
~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----3/5-5-----5--5-----0----2/4-0--5/7--------2/4-0--5/7\5----------0---------------------|
G|-0--------------------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

C G G7 G6 G+5
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------0--0--0-----0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------0--0--------0-----0--0-----0---------------------|
D|-3/5------------0--5\3-----2/3-0-2/3-0-----0--3-----3--2--------1---------------------------|
G|----------0-2/4----------0-2/3-0-2/3-0------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

G D G
~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------0-----0--------0--0--------0-----0------------------------------------------------|
G|------2/4------------------------3/4-0------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x

[Verse 4]
G7 G6 G G7 G6 G
~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------0------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--0------------------------------------|
D|-3-----3--2-----2--0--------0-----0--3-----3--2-----2--0--------0-----0---------------------|
G|------------------------3/4-0-------------------------------3/4-0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
People tell me the walkin' blues ain't bad.

G7 G6 G G7 G6 G C
~~~ ~~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--------x------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--0-----0--x--------5-----5---------------------|
D|-3-----3--2-----2--0--------0-----0--3-----3--2-----2--x--------5-----5---------------------|
G|------------------------3/4-0--------------------------------3//5---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
The worse old feelin' I most ever had
 C G
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x--------x-----0--x-----------------x-----------------x------------------------------------|
G|-x-----5--x-----0--x--------5--------x--------5--------x------------------------------------|
D|-x-----5--x-----0--x--------5--------x--------5--------x------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3//5--------------3//5--------x-------------2/4--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------3//5---------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
People tell me the old walkin' blues ain't bad.

G D
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~
D|---------------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----3/5-------0--------------------0----3/5-------0-------10/12---------------------------|
G|-------------------0--------0----2/4-------------------0----10/12---------------------------|
D|------------------------3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Well it's the

D C G
~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~
D|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------0--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5--------------0---------------------|
D|-------------------0--------5--------5--------5--------5--------------0---------------------|
G|-------------------0-----3//5--------5--------5--------5----2/4-0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
worse old feelin' Woo-Lord, the most I ever had.

G7 G6 G+5 G5 D G
~~~
D|-------------------------------------------------------0-----0------------------------------|
B|-0--0-----0-----0--0-----0--0--------------------------0-----0------------------------------|
G|-0--------0-----0--0-----0--0--------------------------0------------------------------------|
D|-3-----3--2-----2--1-----1--0--------0-----0--------0--0------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2/4--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x

[Solo 2]
G
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
D|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10--------------------------------------0--0--------|
B|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10--10/12---11/12-11/12---11/12-12------0--0--------|
G|--------------------------------------------10/12-----------------------12------0--0--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

G F#
~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
D|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-------12-------12----------------------------------|
B|-10/12-----------------------------------11/12----11/12----11/12---------12-12---11---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-12---12-12---11---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12---11---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
 F C
~~ ~~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----------------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-------0--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-----3//5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x

C
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------2/3---------x---------------------------------------------------|
G|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--2/3-0-------x---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--2/3-0-------x----0------0--3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
G|-4/5--4/5-4/5--4/5-4/5\3-0--------0-------------2/4------------2/3-0-2/3--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

C D
~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----3/5-5-----5--5-----0--------0--5/7------------0--5/7\5----------0---------------------|
G|-0--------------------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-------------0-2/4-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x

C G G7 G6 G+5 G
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
D|-------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------0-----0-----0--0-----------0---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------0--0--------0--0-------------------2/4-----------|
D|-3/5------------0--5\3-----2/3-0-2/3-0-----0-----------2--2-----------1--1----2/4-0---------|
G|----------0-2/4----------0-2/3-0-2/3-0----------------------------------------2/4-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x

G
~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
D|-7/12-----------------------------0--|
B|-7/12-----11/12-------------------0--|
G|-7/12-----------11/12----------0-----|
D|-------------------------------0-----|
G|--------------------------2/3--0-----|
D|-------------------------------------|

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