#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Dead Shrimp Blues Original Album: - (single) (78rpm recording) Other Albums: The Complete Recordings (1990) Words and Music by Robert Johnson Copyright © 1936 Vocalion Records and 1961 Columbia Records Published by Sony Music Publishing Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: RJ's tuning is Open A (EAEAC#E). But as this requires you to tune up the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings by a tone, you might instead want to try either: - (Eb Ab Eb Ab C Eb) + capo 2 or - Open G (DGDGBD) + capo 3. If you have the version on The Complete Recordings, it may require capo-ing up another fret. Indicated chords are implied tonality. Timing is as indicated in each section. Key to tab ---------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend / - slide up \ - slide down x - mute note _ - tied note ~ - vibrato |-3-| - triplet INTRO: A7 Adim7 |-3-| |-----------------------------9---|-9---------------8-8-8---8---0---| |--------------------/9---9---8---|-8---------------7-7-7---7-------| |---------------------------------|-9---------------8---8---8-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------0---0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Dm6 A A7/G D/F# Dm/F |-3-| |-3-| |-----7---7--6b---5---------------|-5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5---5---| |-6-x-----6-----------------------|-------------------------2---2---| |-7-------7--5b---5b--------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------------------------------|-2---5---5-------4-------3---3---| |-----------------0-------0---0---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: A/E E7 A7 |-5---0---0---0---0---0-----------|-0________________________-------| |-----------3---------------------|-----------------------------4---| |-2-----------------------1-------|---------------------------------| |-2---------------0-------0-------|---------5-------5-------5-------| |-----------------2-------2-------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |---------0-------0---------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I woke up this mornin',_______ nnn Adim7 A7 Adim7 |-3-| |-5-------------------------------|-0________________---5---0---0---| |---------------------------------|-5________________---------4-----| |-5---------------5-----------5---|-6________________---------------| |-0---------------0---------------|---------5-------5-------4-------| |-0---------------0-------0-------|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------0---------------0-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | and all my shrimps was dead and gone A7 D7/F# |-----5---5---4---3---3b----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------1-------------------| |-2-------2-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-----------------0-------0-------|-2-------2-------2-------2---2---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I woke up this mornin', ooh, * - arpeggiate chord A7 Adim7 |-3-| |---------------------------------|-----0*___________---5---0-------| |---------1---1-------------------|-----5*___________---------4-4---| |---------------------------------|-----6*----------6---------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------5-------5-------4-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0-------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---3---|-0-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | all my shrimps was dead and gone *- arpeggiate chord A7 E7 |-0---0*--------------0*----------|-0---------------0---------------| |-----5*--------------5*----------|---------3---------------3-------| |-----6*--------------------------|---------------------1-----------| |-4---------------5---------------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0---0---0-------5-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| |---------0---0---0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I was thinkin' a - bout you, baby D7/F# A A7/G D/F# Dm/F |---------------------------------|-----5---5-5-5---5---5---5---5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------2-------0---2---|-----------------2-------2-------| |---------0-------0-------0-------|---------5-------4-------3-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2---------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | why you hear me weep and moan VERSE2: A/E E7 A7 |-5---0---0---0---0---------------|-9________________________-------| |-----------3---------------------|-8________________________-------| |-2-------------------2---2---0---|-9________________________--/9---| |-2-------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2-------2---------------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |---------0-------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I got dead shrimps here Adim7 |-3-| |-9________________________-------|-9-----------------------8-8-8---| |-8________________________-------|-8-------------------8---7-7-7---| |-9________________________--/9---|-9-----------------------8-8-8---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0-------0-------0-------|-----------------0-------0-------| |---------0-------0-------0-------|---------0---x---0---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Someone is fishin' in my pond A7 Adim7 A7 D7/F# |-9---9---8---8---9---9*----------|-----------------------------8b--| |-8---8---7---7---8---8*----------|-------------1-------------------| |-9-------8-------9---9*----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-------------------------0-------|-2-------2-------2---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I got dead shrimps he' - 2/4 |-3-| |-5h7p5---8b--5h7-----8b--5h7-----|-8---5-------0___| |-------7---------7-----------7---|-------------5___| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | - ooh Someone fishin' in my 4/4 3/4 * - arpeggiate chord A7 Adim7 A7 |_-________________-0-0---0---0*_____---------------0*------| |_-________________-4-4---4---5*_____---------------5*------| |---------6-------5-------5---6*_____---------------6*------| |-5-------5-------4-------4-------|-5-------5---------------| |-0-------0---0---0-------0-------|-0---0---0-----------5---| |---------------------------------|-0---0---0-----------0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | pond I've served 4/4 E7 D7/F# |-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------1-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------2-----------0---2---| |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0---------------0-------0-------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0---0---|-2-------2-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | my best bait, baby, and I can't do that no A A7/G D/F# Dm/F A/E E7 |-3-| |-3-| |-----0---5-5-5---5---5---5---5---|-5---0---0---0-------------------| |---------5-5-5-------------------|-----------3---------3-----------| |-----------------2-------2---2---|-------------------------1-------| |---------5-------4-------3---3---|-----------------0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------2-------2-------2---0---| |-0-------------------------------|---------0-------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | harm VERSE3: A7 Adim7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5________________-------5-------| |-5-------------------------------|-4________________-------4-------| |-0-------------------------------|-0________________---0---0---0---| |-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | K, ev'rything I do, babe, you mouth stuck out got your A7 Adim7 A7 Adim7 A7 |---------------------------------|---------------------0-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6---------------6---------------|-6-------6-------6---------------| |-5---------------4---------------|-5-------4-------5---------------| |-0---------------0---------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Hole where I used to fish, you posted out Ev'rything got me D7/F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1-----------1-------------------|---------1-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------2---2-------0---| |---------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------| |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-1-------2-------2-------2---1---|-2-------2-------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I do you got your mouth stuck * - arpeggiate A7 Adim7 A7 |-3-| |-----0*___________-----------0---|-0---0*--------------0*----------| |-----5*___________---------4-----|-----5*--------------5*----------| |-----6*----------6---------------|-5---6*--------------------------| |-0-------5-------5-------4---4---|-4-------5-------5---------------| |-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0-------0---0---0-------5-------| |---------------------------------|---------0---0---0-------0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | out At the hole E7 D7/F# |-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3-----------3-----------|---------1---1-------------------| |-1-----------------------1-------|-----------------2-------0---2---| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0---0---|-2-------2---------------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | where I used to fish, baby, you got me posted out A A7/G D/F# Dm/F A/E E7 |-3-| |-3-| |-----5---5-5-5---5---5---5---5---|-5---0---0---0---0---0-----------| |---------5---------------2-------|-----------3---------------------| |-2---------------2---------------|-2-----------------------1-------| |-2-------5-------4-------3-------|-2-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------------------------------|---------2-------2-------2-------| |---------------------------------|---------0-------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I got VERSE4: A7 |-0________________________-------|-9________________________-------| |-8________________________-------|-8________________________-------| |-9________________________--/9---|-9________________________--/9---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0-------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |---------0-------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | dead shrimps here 'n' someone fishin' in my pond * - arpeggiate chord Adim7 A7 Adim7 A7 |-3-| |-9________________-------8---8---|-9---9---8---8---9---9*----------| |-8________________---8---7---7---|-8---8---7---7---8---8*----------| |-9________________---9---8-8-----|-9-------8-------9---9*----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---0---0-------0-------|-0---------------0-------0-------| |---------0-----------------------|---------0-------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I got D7/F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------1---1-------------------|---------1---1-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-----------------0---------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------2-------2---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | dead shrimps here, someone fishin' in my pond * - arpeggiate chord 3/4 A7 Adim7 |-3-| |-----0*----------------------0---|-0---0*___________-------| |-----5*--------------------4-----|-----5*___________-------| |-----6*----------6---------------|-5---6*--5-------5-------| |-5-------5-------5-------4---4---|-4-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0-------0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | Catchin' my 4/4 E7 D7/F# |-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------1---1-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------0---2___| |---------0-------0-------0-------|---------0-------0---------------| |-5-------2-------2-------2---2---|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0---0---|-2-------2-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | goggle-eye perches, and they barbecue the bone A/E A7/G D/F# Dm/F A/E E7 |-3-| |-3-| |-----5---5-5-5---5---5---5---5---|-5---0---0---0---0---0-----------| |-------------------------2-------|-2---------3---------------------| |__-------5-----------2---2-------|-2---------------1-------1-------| |-----------------4---4---3---3---|-2---------------0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------2-------2-------2-------| |-0-------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE5: A7 Adim7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------| |-6-------------------------------|-5-----------------------5-------| |-5-------------------------------|-4-----------------------4-------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-----------------------0-------| |-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Now, you take my shrimp, baby. You know you turned me down A7 Adim7 A7 Adim7 A7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6---------------5---------------|-6-------5-------6---------------| |-5---------------4---------------|-5-------4-------5---------------| |-0---------------0---------------|-0-------0-------0---------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I couldn't do nothin' until my-self unwound You I got D/F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------1---1-------------------|---------1---1-------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | taken my shrimp, ohh, know you turned me * - arpeggiate chord A7 Adim7 A7 |-3-| |-----0*___________-----------0---|-0---0*___________---0*----------| |-----5*___________---------4-----|-----5*___________---5*----------| |-----6*----------6---------------|-5---6*___________---6*----------| |---------5-------5-------4---4---|-4-------------------------------| |-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0-------0-------0-------5-------| |---------------------------------|---------0---0---0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | down Babe, I E7 D7/F# |-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------1-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------2-----------0---2___| |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0---0---|-2-------2-------2---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | couldn't do nothin' until I got myself un- A A7/G D/F# Dm/F E7 A7 |-----5---5-5-5---5---5-----------|---------0---2---3---------------| |---------------------------------|-----3-----------2---------------| |__---------------2-----------2---|-0h1-------------2---------------| |-2-------5-------4---3-----------|---------0-------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------2-------0---------------| |-----------------------------0---|-0-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | -wound