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Song title:      Traveling Riverside Blues
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 (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
RJ's tuning is Open A (EAEAC#E). If you use this tuning then capo on 1
if you want to play along with the version on the Complete Recordings,
in which case, tab is relative to capo. Indicated chords are for Open A.

However, I would recommend tuning to Open G (DGDGBD), and capo-ing on 2 to
bring yourself back to Open A.
If you want to play along the version on The Complete Recordings, capo on 3.

RJ plays this with a slide. Timing is as indicated.


Key to tab
----------
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
b  - bend
r  - release
x  - muted note
_  - tied note
^  - ascending arpeggio
V  - descending arpeggio
~  - vibrato

N.C.   - no chord
|-3-|  - triplet




INTRO:

4/4
  A                                 A/E     A7/G    D/F#     A/E      A
               ~~~~
|/12-/12-/12-/12------------------|---------------------------------|-----5---0---0-------0-----------|
|----/12-/12-/12------12\---------|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0-------0------/5---|
|---------------------12\---------|-----0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---|-----0---0---0-------0------/5---|
|---------------------------------|-----0---3---3---2---2---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0---------------0-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------3---3---2-------0---0---|---------------------------------|
                                                                              |-3-|   |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                                                          If your man





VERSE1:

  D                                                                   A
                                                                                                                            ~~~~
|-5---5---5---5---5---5-------0---|----/5---5---5---5---5---5-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0---|----/5---5---5---5-------5---0---|-----0--/3---0---0---0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
|---------5---5-----------5---0---|-----------------------------0---|-----0--/3---0---0---0-------0---|-----0--/5---0-------0-------0---|
|-----------------------------0---|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------0------/4---0---|-0---------------0------/4---0---|
|---------------------------0-----|-0-------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------x-----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  get         per-son-al,               want you    have    your      fun.




6/4                                               4/4
              D                                                                       A
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------5-------5-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0---|----/5---5---5____-------5---5\--|-----0--/3---0-------------------|-----0-------x-------0-----------|
|---------0--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0-0-|----/5---5---5____---------------|-----0--/3---0-------0-------0---|-0---0--/4---0-------0-------0---|
|-0---0---0--/5-----------5---5---------------0-0-|-0-------------------------------|-----------------0---0--/4---0---|-0---------------0------/5---0---|
|-0-------------------------------------------0---|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  If  your        man get     per  -  son-al,           want you    have    your      fun

      



6/4                                               4/4
                  E                                 D               E                 A
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------/3---0-------0-------0---|-----0--/4---0-------0-------0---|
|-0-------x---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0--/4---0---|-0---0-----------0------/4---0---|
|-0----------/5--/7--/7--/7--/7---/7--0---0---0---|/5--/5---3---0--/7--/7---5---0---|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

         come on  back to Friar's Point, mama,      barrel -house   all     night     long.





VERSE2:           


2/4               4/4
                    A
|------------/12--|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0------/12--|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--12--|/12--12--12--12-/12--12--0---3\1-p-0---0--/3---0-------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
|-----0-----------|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--0---|/12--12--12--12-/12--12----------|-----0--/3---0-------0-------0---|-----0--/3---0-------0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0--/5---0---|-0---------------0------/4---0---|
|-0-------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I got womens  in              Vicksburg,        clean on into   Tennessee




2/4               4/4
                    A
|------------/12--|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0------/12--|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--12--|/12--12--12--12-/12--12--0---3\1____---0--/3---0-------0-----------|-----0-------0---0---0-------0---|
|-----0-----------|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--0---|/12--12--12--12-/12--12----------|-----0--/3---0-------0-------0---|-----0--/3---0---0---0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0------/5---0---|-0---------------0------/4---0---|
|-0-------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I got womens  in              Vicksburg,        clean on into   Tennessee




2/4               4/4
                    D                                                 E                 A
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------/3---0-------0-----------|
|-----0---0---0---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----0--/3---0-------0-------0---|
|-0-------0---0---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----0-----------0------/4---0---|
|-0---------------|/5--/5--/5--/5--/5---0---0---0---|/5---7---5---0--/7---7--/5---0---|-0---------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      but my        Friar's Point rider, now, she     hops    all     over              me





VERSE3:

2/4               4/4
                    A
|-----0-----------|-----12--12--12-/12--------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-------0---|/12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--12--|/12--12--12--12-/12--12------3\1-p-0------/3---0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------------------|
|-----0-------0---|/12-------------/12--12--12--12--|/12--12--12--12-/12--12----------|-----0--/3---0-------0-------0---|-0---0--/4---0---0---0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0------/4---0---|-0---------------0------/4---0---|
|-0-------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------4---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  I ain't gonna     state no        colour but her    front teeth is  crowned with      gold




2/4               4/4
                    B7                                A7                                A
|-----0-----------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---4---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0---0---0---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-2/4---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-3\1---|-----0--/3---0-------0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-----0---0---0---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-2/5---|-----7---7---7---7---------------|-----0--/3---0-------0-------0---|-0---0--/3---0-------0-----------|
|-0-------0---0---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0------/4---0---|-0---------------0------/4---0---|
|-0---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------4---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

     I ain't gonna  state no        colour but her        front teeth crowned with      gold




2/4               4/4
                    D                                                 E                 A
|-----0-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----0--/3---0-------0-------0---|-----0--/3---0-------0-------0---|
|-0---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0------/4---0---|-0---------------0------/4---0---|
|-0-------0---0---|/5--/5--/5--/5--/7---0---0---0---|/5---0---5---3-/-7---7-\-5---0---|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      She got a     lien on my body, now,     and a   mortgage    on      my            soul





VERSE4:


2/4               4/4
                    A
|-----------------|----------------/12--12----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0------/12--|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--12--|-----12--12--12-/12------0-------|-----0-/-3---0-------------------|-----0-/-3---0-------------------|
|-----0---0--/12--|-12--12--12--12----------12--12--|/12--12--12--12-/12----------3\1____---0-/-3---0-------0-------0---|-----0-/-3---0-------0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------|---------------------------------|/12------------------------------|-----------------0---0--/4---0---|-0---------------0------/4---0---|
|-0---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

     Now, I'm goin' to              Rosedale,         take my rid-er  by  my  side




2/4               4/4
                    A
|-----0-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0------/12--|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--0---|/12--12--12--12-/12--12--0-------|-----0-/-3-/-4---0---------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0------/12--|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--0---|/12--12--12--12-/12--12--0---3\1____---0-/-3-/-4---0-----------0---|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------0--/4---0---|-0-------------------------------|
|---------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0---0-/-3-/-3---0-----------0---|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-|---------------------0-/-3---0-x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Lord, I'm go -in' to  Rose  - dale and take my      rid  -  er  by      my        side




2/4               4/4
                                                                      E                 A
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----0-/-3---0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
|-----0-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----0-/-3---0-------0-------0---|-----0-/-4---0-------0-------0---|
|-----0---0-------|/5---5---4---4---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0--/4---0---|-0---------------0------/4---0---|
|-0---------------|-------------------------0---0---|/4---0--/4---0--/7---7--/4---0---|-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Ah, we gon'   barrelhouse all night long, 'cause it's on the riv  - er      -     side.______________________________





VERSE5:

2/4               4/4
                    A
|-----0-----------|-------------12-/12--12--12--12--|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0------/12--|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--12--|/12--12--12--12-/12----------3\2-\-0---0-/-3---0-------------------|-----0-/-3---0-------------------|
|-----0------/12--|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--12--|/12--12--12--12-/12--------------|-----0-/-3---0-------0-------0---|-----0-/-3---0-------0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0--/4---0---|-0---------------0------/4---0---|
|---------0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

     Now, you may   squeeze my      lemon, 'til the   juice runs      down my leg______




2/4               4/4
                    A
|-----0-----------|---------------------------------|/12------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0------/12--|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--12--|/12--12--12--12-/12----------3-\-|\1-----/-3---0-------0-----------|-----0---------------------------|
|-----0------/12--|-12--12--12--12-/12--12--12--12--|-----12--12--12-/12--------------|-----0-/-3---0-------0-------0---|-----0-/-3---0---0---0-------0---|
|-0-------x--/12--|-12-------------/12--------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0------/5---0---|-0-----/-3---0---0------/5---0---|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------x---------------x-|---------------x---------------x-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

     Now, you may   squeeze my      lemon, 'til the   juice runs      down my           leg




2/4               4/4
                    D                                                 E
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------|/5------/5------/5---------------|----------------/7---------------|
|-0---------------|/5--/5--/5--/5--/5---0---0---0---|/7---0--/5---0--/7---0--/4---0---|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Babe, I'm go -in' back to Friar's Point, if I be rocking        to      my





ENDING:

5/4                                       4/4
  A                                         A7/G            D/F#              Dm/F            A/E               A
                                                                                                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|-5-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------0-----------|---------------------------------|--------/12----------------------|
|-------------0-----------------------0______---0---0-----------0---0_______|__-0-0---0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------0---0-----------------------|-------------------------2_______|__---------------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-/-4-------0-----------0-----------|-----------------0-----------0---|-0-----------0---0---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------x-----0---2/3-----0-------|-2b----------2b--2-----------0---|-1-------1---0-------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  head.