#--------------------------------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: Malted Milk Original Album: - (single) (78rpm recording) Other Albums: King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) The Complete Recordings (1990) Words and Music by Robert Johnson Copyright © 1937 Vocalion Records and 1961 Columbia Records Published by Sony Music Publishing Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Drop-D tuning (DADGBE). If you want to play along with the version on The Complete Recordings, you'll need to slap a capo on 1. Tab would then be relative to capo. Key to tab ---------- b - bend r - return / - slide up \ - slide down x - muted note _ - tied note |-3-| - triplet INTRO: 4/4 D7/C G/B Gm/Bb |--3---| |--3---| |-----10--10--10--10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10----------3---3---2-------x---| |---------10--10------------7--------|-7---------2---------------------| |-----------------7---------7--------|-7---------------2-------2-------| |---------10------9---------8--------|-7-------2---------------2-------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I VERSE1: 4/4 D7 G |-5-------------------------------|---------3-----------------------| |-7-------3-------3-------3-------|-3---------------3-------3---3___| |---------5-------5-------5---2---|-4-------4---2---4---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | keep drinkin' malted milk tryin' to drive my blues a- D7 |--------/5-5-5---4-4-4---3-3-3---|-------------5---5-------5-------| |--------/7-7-7---6-6-6---6-6-6---|-3-3-3---3---5---5---3---5-------| |---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | -way I keep G |-------------------------3-------|-3-------3-------------------2___| |-3-------3-------3---------------|-3---------------3-------3-------| |-4-------4---2---4-------4---2---|-4-------4---2---4-------4-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | drinkin' malted milk, tryin' to drive my blues a- D7 |-3-| |-3-| |__-------------------------------|-----5-----------2---5-----------| |---------5b--5b--5br-------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| |---------------------4---5br-3---|---------2---4-----------2---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | -way 2/4 4/4 A7 |-2---------------|-3-------3-----------------------| |-3---------------|-2-------2---------------2-------| |-----------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-2/4---| |-----4---3---2______---------------2-------2-------| |-----------------|-0-------0-----------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Baby, you just as welcome to my lovin' as the 4/4 G D Cdim7 Bdim7 |---------------------------------|---------5---5---4-------4-------| |-3-------3-------------------3---|-----4---4---4---3---3---3-------| |-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-----5---5---5---4-------4-------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | flow - ers is in May____________ A7 |-----3---3---3---3-------x-------| |-----2---2---2---2----------/7---| |-----2---2-------2---------------| |-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Malted VERSE2: 4/4 D7 G |-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-------3---3---| |---------5-------5-------5---3---|-4-------4---2---4-------4-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | milk, malted milk keep rushin' to my head____ D7 |-3-| |---------5---5---8--8--8--5-5-5---|----------5---5------------------| |-3-------7-7-7---10-10-10-7-7-7---|-3----3---3---3---3-3-3---3------| |-0--------------------------------|-5----5---5---5---5-------5---2--| |-0--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ___ Malt- G |-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------| |-3-------3-------3---------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| |-4-------4---2---4-------4---2---|-4-------4---2---4-------4-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | -ed milk, malted milk keep rushin' to my D7 |---------------------------------|-----0---2-----------5---5-------| |---------------------------------|---------3---------------3-------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------2---4---| |-----3b--0-----0---3b--3b--0---0-|---------------------------------| |-----------2-----------------2---|-0---------------0---------------| |---------------------------------|-0-----------0---0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | head A7 |-2---5---5-------2---------------|---------3-----------------------| |-3-------3-------3---------------|-----2-------2-------2---2-------| |---------2---4-------------------|---------2-------2-------2-2/4---| |---------------------4---3-------|-2-----------------------2-------| |-----------------------------0---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | And I have a funny, funny feelin' and I'm G D B7 Bb7 |---------------------------------|---------5---5-------4---4-------| |-3-----------3-------3-------3---|---------4---4-------3---3-------| |-4-------4-------4-------4-------|---------4---4-------3---3-------| |---------------------------------|-----4-----------3-----------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | talkin' all out my head____________ A7 |-3-------3---3---3---------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------2---2---2----------/7---|---------------------------------| |-2-------2---2---2-------2-------|---------------------------------| |-2-------2---2---2---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Baby, fix VERSE3: 4/4 D7 G |-5-------------------------------|---------3-----------------------| |-7-------3-------3-------3-------|-3---------------3-------3---3---| |---------5-------5-------5---2---|-4-------4---2---4-------4-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | me one more drink and hug your daddy one more time D7 |-0--/5---5---5---8--8--8--5---5---|------5---5---5---5---5---5------| |-3--/7---7-7-7---10-10-10-7-7-7---|-3----3---3---3---3---3---3------| |-0--------------------------------|-5--------5---5---5---5---5---2--| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Baby, fix G |-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------| |-3-------3-------3---------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| |-4-------4---2---4-------4---2---|-4-------4---3---4-------4-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | me one more drink and hug your daddy one more D7 D |-----------5-5--/5-5-5---/5-5-5---|-----x---------------5-----------| |---------7-7-7--/7-7-7---/7-7-7---|-3-------3-------3-------3---3---| |----------------------------------|---------2---4---2-------2---4---| |----------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| |-0--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0--------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | time 2/4 4/4 A7 |-----------------|-3-------3---3-------------------| |-3---------------|-2---------------2-------2-------| |-4---------------|-2-------2---------------2-2/4---| |-----4---3---2______-----------------------2-------| |-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Keep on stirrin' in my malted milk, mama G D B7 Bb7 |-----5---------------------------|---------5---5-------4---4-------| |-3-------3-------3---3---3---3---|-x-------4---4-------3---3-------| |-4-------4---2---4-------4-------|---------4---4-------3---3-------| |---------------------------------|-----4-----------3-----------2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | un -til I change my mind My door- VERSE4: 4/4 D7 G |-5-------------------------------|---------3-----------------------| |-7-------3-------3-------3-------|-3---------------3---3-------3___| |---------5---5---5-------5---3---|-4-------4---2---4-------4-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | -knob keeps on turnin'; it must be spooks around my D D7 |---------5-5-5---2-2-2---5-5-5---|-7-7-7---5-5-5-------------------| |__-------7-7-7---3-3-3---7-7-7---|-9-9-9---7-7-7---3---3---3-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------5---5---5---3---| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | bed My G |---------3-----------5---3-------|-----5---3-----------5-----------| |-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3-------3---3---| |-4-------4---4---4-------4---2---|-4-------4---2---4-------4-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | door-knob keeps on turnin' must be spooks around my D |--------/5-5-5---5-5-5---5-------|-----5-----------2---5-----------| |-3------/7-7-7---7-7-7---7---3______-------3-------3-------3-------| |---------------------------------|-2-------2---4-----------2---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | bed 2/4 4/4 A7 |-2---------------|-3-------3-----------3-----------| |-3---------------|-2-------2-----------------------| |-----------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-2/4---| |-----4---3---2______-----------------------2-------| |-----------------|-0-------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I have a warm old feelin' and the G7 D7 |---------------------------------|--------/5---5---8b--5-----------| |-3-------5b--5b--5b--5br-----3______------/7---------------7---5b--| |-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | * - arpeggiate chord D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|-10*-----------------------------| |-5br---------3-3-3---------------|-7-*-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7-*-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7-*-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |