Walkin' Blues chords

Robert Johnson

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			Open G Tuning(D G D G B D) 
~~ = slide or slide vibrato  
Played fingerstyle w/ slide 
 
1   G 
     ~~~~~                 ~~~~~       ~~~~~   
d  |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-| 
B  |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12--11/12-12-12-| 
G  |------------------------------------------------| 
D  |------------------------------------------------| 
G  |------------------------------------------------| 
D  |------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
2    ~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~~~     ~~~~ 
d  |-------------------------------------0-| 
B  |-11/12--11/12--11/12--11/12-----0/12---| 
G  |-11/12--11/12---------------12--0/12---| 
D  |----------------------------12--0/12---| 
G  |---------------------------------------| 
D  |---------------------------------------| 
 
 
3    ~~~~~ 
d  |-10/12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-| 
B  |-10/12----------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-| 
G  |---------------------------------------------------| 
D  |---------------------------------------------------| 
G  |---------------------------------------------------| 
D  |---------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
                                         Gb   F/(G) 
4    ~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~                        ~~~ 
d  |-------12-------12----------------------|-----X-----| 
B  |-11/12----11/12----11/12-------12-12-11-|-10--X-----| 
G  |-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-|-10--0-----| 
D  |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-10--0-----| 
G  |-------------------------------12-12-11-|-------3/5-| 
D  |----------------------------------------|-----------| 
 
 
      
6    C            ~~~           ~~~     ~~~ 
d  |-----------|----------------------------------| 
B  |----5------|--3/5-----5-----------------------| 
G  |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--5\3--0--3/3--0----| 
D  |-5--5--0---|--3/5--5--5--5--5\3--0--3/3--0----| 
G  |----5----0-|-------5-----5--5\3-------------0-| 
D  |---------0-|----------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
 
    G 
8          ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~     ~~~           ~~~ 
d  |-------------------------------|------------------------| 
B  |-------------------------------|-------5----------------| 
G  |-0-----------------------------|-------5----------------| 
D  |-0-0-------0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-2/3-|-0-3/5-5-5-5-0-------0--| 
G  |-------2/4-----------2/3-0-2/3-|-0-------------0-2/4----| 
D  |-----3-------------------------|------------------------| 
 
 
    D                             C 
10   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~     ~~~~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~~ 
d  |-----------------------------|------------------------------------- 
B  |-----------------------------|------------------------------------- 
G  |-------------5/7-7\5\--------|------------------------------------- 
D  |-5/7-0-----0-5/7-7\5\------0-|-3/5-5\3\-0-----0-3/5\3-0-------/2/3- 
G  |-----0-2/4-----------0-2/4---|-3/5-5\3\-0-2/4-----------2/3-0-/2/3- 
D  |-----------------------------|------------------------------------- 
 
 
   G     G7     G6   G#5     G          D 
12                               ~~~              ~~~~~ 
d  |------------------------|-------------------X-------| 
B  |-----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-|-0-----------------X-------| 
G  |-----0-0--0---0--0----0-|-0-----------------X-------| 
D  |-0-----3----3-2--2-1--1-|-0------0---0-5--0-0-------| 
G  |-0----------------------|----2/4-------0------2/3/4-| 
D  |------------------------|---------------------------| 
 
 
 
    G5     G7        G6    G           G      G7         G6          G       
14                          ~~~~~                                     ~ 
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------ 
|-------0-------0-0---0-0---------|--------0--------0-0---------0-0----  
|-------0-------0-0---0-0---------|--------0--------0-0---------0-0----  
|-0-----3-------3-2---2-0---------|-0------3--------3-2---------2-0----  
|-0-----0---------0---------2/3/4-|-0---0--0----------0------------3/4-  
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------  
      Woke up this morn - in'              feel 'round for my shoes. 
 
 
                G7          G6        G 
16                                        ~~~ 
d  |------------------------------------------| 
B  |------------0------0----------------------| 
G  |-----0------0------0-----0---0----0-------| 
D  |-------0----3------3-----2-----2--0-------| 
G  |-0----------0------------0--------0---3/4-| 
D  |------------------------------------------| 
       You know a-bout that, baby 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     G5         G7         G6          G 
17                                         ~~~ 
d  |------------0------------------------------| 
B  |------------0-----------0------0---0-------| 
G  |-----0------0-----------0------0---0-------| 
D  |-------0----3-----------2------2---0-------| 
G  |-0-------------------------------------3/5-| 
D  |-------------------------------------------| 
       had them old walkin' blues. 
 
     C 
18                              ~~~                ~~~ 
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------- 
|--------5----------------X---------|--------5-------------------------  
|-5---5--5-------5--5-----X---------|-5---X--5--------------5--5----0--  
|-5---5--5-------5--5-----0---------|-5---X--5---------5----5--5----0-- 
|-------------------X-----X-----3/5-|--------------3/5-5----5--5------- 
|-------------------X---------------|---------------------------------- 
       Woke up this morn - in'           I feel  'round  for my  shoes. 
 
 
     G 
20     ~~~     ~~~      ~~~      ~~~~    ~~~       ~~~ 
d  |------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B  |------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G  |------------------------|-----------------0-----------| 
D  |--------0--3/5--0-------|-0-------0--3/5----0-------0-| 
G  |-0-3/4------------0-----|-0--/3/4-----------0--2/4--0-| 
D  |--------------------2/5-|-----------------------------| 
 
 
                G7          G6        G 
22   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       ~~~ 
d  |----------------------------------------| 
B  |---7------------------------------------| 
G  |---7------------------------------------| 
D  |-4/7----------------------------0-------| 
G  |--------------------------------0---3/5-| 
D  |----------------------------------------| 
       You know a-bout that, baby 
 
 
     C 
23                                  ~~~ 
d  |--------------------------------------------| 
B  |--------------------------------------------| 
G  |-5--------X-------------5---5---5\0---------| 
D  |-5--------X-------------5---5---5\0---------| 
G  |----------X-------------5-------------------| 
D  |--------------------------------------------| 
       Woo-Lord, I had them old walk - in' blues. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24                                  ~~~                ~~~ 
d  |----------------------------|---------------------------| 
B  |-------0----0--0--0--0------|---------------------------| 
G  |---0--------0--0--0--0------|---------------------------| 
D  |-----3---3--2--2--1--1------|-0-----0--0-----------0----| 
G  |-0--------------------------|---3/4----------0--X--3/4--| 
D  |----------------------------|-------------X-----X-------| 
 
 
 
    G5     G7        G6    G           G      G7         G6          G       
26                               ~~~~                                 ~~~~ 
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
--------------0-----------0--0-0------|--------0--------0-0-----0-0---- 
--------------------------0--0-0------|--------0--------0-0-----0-0---- 
-0-----0------3-------3---2--2-0------|-0------3--------3-2-----2-0-0-- 
-0------------------------0------/3/4-|-0---0--0----------0-------0---- 
--------------------------------------|----------------------------/3/4 
      I'm leavin' this morn - in'            I have-ta go riding blind. 
 
 
     G5   G7         G6        G 
28                                ~~~~ 
d  |-----------------------------------| 
B  |------0----0-----0------0--0-------| 
G  |---0--0----0-----0------0--0-------| 
D  |------3----3-----2------2--0-------| 
G  |-0----0--------------------0--/3/4-| 
D  |-----------------------------------| 
       I  been mis - treat  ed. 
 
 
     G5         G7      G6     G            C 
29                                   ~~~~        ~~~~      ~~~~ 
d  |--------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
B  |------------0----0--0---0--X----------|------------5----------| 
G  |-------0----0----0--0---0--X----------|------------5----------| 
D  |------------3----3--2---2--X----------|-5----------5----------| 
G  |-0----------0--------------X-----/3/5-|-5----/3/5------/3/5---| 
D  |--------------------------------------|-5---------------------| 
       I  don't mind dyin'    this a morn - in',  
 
 
31   ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
d  |-----------------------------------| 
B  |-------------------5---------------| 
G  |-------------------5---------------| 
D  |-5-----------------5---------------| 
G  |-5------------3/5------------------| 
D  |-5---------------------------------| 
     If I have-ta       go ride a blind 
 
 
 
 
                            
32      ~~~    ~~~        ~~~      
d  |-----------------------------| 
B  |-----------------------------| 
G  |-----------------------------| 
D  |-0------0--3/5----0----------| 
G  |-0--2/4----------------------| 
D  |----------------------2/4----| 
                                   
 
                                   D 
33      ~~~    ~~~        ~~~      ~~~                    ~~~ 
d  |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B  |-----------------------------|---------------------X-------| 
G  |-----------------------------|---------------------X-------| 
D  |-0------0--3/5----0----------|---------------------X-------| 
G  |-0--2/4-----------------0--0-|-5/7-----------------X--3/5--| 
D  |--------------------0-2/4----|-----------------------------| 
                                       I been mis-treat ed. 
 
 
     C 
35                            ~~~          G      G7       G6     G#5 
d  |-------------------------------------|----------------------------- 
B  |-------------------------------------|-----0--0--0-----0---0--0---0 
G  |-5------5-------5--5------5\---------|-0---0--0--0-----0---0--0---0 
D  |-5------5-------5--5------5\---------|-0---0--3-----3--2---2--1---1 
G  |-----------------------------0-------|----------------------------- 
D  |-------------------------------------|----------------------------- 
       Woo-Lord, I don't mind dyin' 
 
 
     G             D 
37      ~~~~ 
d  |-----------------0-0---0-| 
B  |-0---------------0-0---0-| 
G  |-0-----------------0-----| 
D  |-0-------0---0-----0-----| 
G  |----2/4/-----------------| 
D  |-------------------------| 
 
GUITAR SOLO 
 
38  G 
  ~~~                ~~~~~       ~~~~~         ~~~~~  ~~~~~ ~~~~~  
|-/12----12-12-12-12-11/12-12-12-11/12-12-12-|------------------------0  
|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-11/12-------11/12-------|-11/12--11/12-11/12--0--0  
|--------------------------------------------|-11/12--------------12--0 
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------0 
|--0-----0--0-----------------0-----0--------|-------------------------  
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
40   ~~~                         ~~~~~ 
d  |-/12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11/12-12-12-| 
B  |-/12-12-12-------------------11/12-12-12-| 
G  |-/12-------------------------------------| 
D  |-----------------------------------------| 
G  |-0------------------0--0-----------------| 
D  |-----------------------------------------| 
 
                                                              C 
41   ~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~                Gb   F/(G)    ~~~~~ 
d  |-------12-------12-------------------------|------------|----| 
B  |-11/12----11/12----11/12----------12-12-11-|-10---------|-5--| 
G  |-11/12-------------------12--12---12-12-11-|-10---0-----|-5--| 
D  |----------------------------------12-12-11-|-10---0-----|-5--| 
G  |----0--0-----0---------------0--0----------|------x---2/|-/5-| 
D  |-------------------------------------------|------------|----| 
 
 
44   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~   ~~~       G       ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~~ 
d  |---------------------------------|--------------------------------- 
B  |---------------------------------|--------------------------------- 
G  |-------------------------2/3-0---|--------------------------------- 
D  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--0----2/4-0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-/3/- 
G  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-------0-|-0-----0-2/4-----------2/3-0-/3/- 
D  |---------------------------------|--------------------------------- 
 
 
                                    D 
46      ~~~                ~~~      ~~~~~    ~~~   ~~~  ~~    ~~~ 
d  |------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B  |--------(5)---(5)-------------|---------------------------------| 
G  |------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D  |-0--3/5--5--5--5---0---2/4--0-|-5/7---0--2/4-0-5/7--7\--------0-| 
G  |-0-------------------0-2/4----|-------0--2/4-----------0--2/4---| 
D  |------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
 
     C 
48   ~~~~~~~~ ~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~   ~~~~ 
d  |--------------------------------------| 
B  |--------------------------------------| 
G  |--------------------------------------| 
D  |-3/5--5\-------0-3/5\3--0-2/3--0-/2/3-| 
G  |--------0-2/4-------------2/3--0-/2/3-| 
D  |--------------------------------------| 
 
 
    G     G7       G6   G#5     G          D 
49                               ~~~                   ~~~ 
d  |--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B  |-----0-0--0-0---0--0-0--0-|-0---------------------------| 
G  |-------0--------0--0-0--0-|-0---------------------------| 
D  |-0---0-3------3-2--2-1--1-|-0-----0--0---0---0--0-------| 
G  |-0------------------------|--2/4-------------------3/4--| 
D  |--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
 
 
    G5       G7     G6     G        G5         G7          G6       G       
51                         ~~~~                                     ~~~~ 
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------- 
|---------0---0--0---0--0------|-------------0-----0-----0-----0-0----- 
|------0--0---0--0---0--0------|------0------0-----0-----0-----0-0----- 
|------0--3---3--2---2--0------|------0------3-----3-----2-----2-0----- 
|-0---(0)-0---0--0------0--3/4-|-0-----------0-----------0-----0-0----- 
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------/3/4 
     Peo-ple   tell me              the walkin' blues ain't bad. 
 
 
     G5           G7          G6       G       
53                                        ~~~~ 
d  |-------------------------------------------| 
B  |---------------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------| 
G  |--------0------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------| 
D  |--------0------3-----3-----2-----2-0-------| 
G  |-0-------------0-----0-----0-----0-0-------| 
D  |--------------------------------------/3/4-| 
     The worse     old   feelin' 
 
 
     G5           G7         G6      G       
54                                      ~~~~ 
d  |---------------------------------0-------| 
B  |---------------0-----0---0-----0-X-------| 
G  |--------0------0-----0---0-----0-X-------| 
D  |--------0------3-----3---2-----2-X-------| 
G  |-0-------------0-----0---0-----0-X-------| 
D  |------------------------------------/3/5-| 
     I     most    ever  had 
 
 
     C       
55                         ~~~~                  ~~                ~~~~ 
d  |----------------------------|-------------------------------------- 
B  |-5---X------------0--0------|-------------------------------------- 
G  |-5---X---5----5---0--0------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X--------- 
D  |-5---X---5----5---0--0------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X--------- 
G  |----------------------------|-5-------0------/5--5-------X--------- 
D  |-----------------------/3/5-|----------------------------------/3/4 
     Peo-ple tell me              the old walkin'      blues ain't bad. 
 
 
     G       
57      ~~~           ~~~      ~~~    ~~~    ~~~ 
d  |----------------------|----------------------------------| 
B  |----------------------|----------------------------------| 
G  |----------------------|----------------------------------| 
D  |--------0--3/5--0-----|-------0--------------------------| 
G  |-0--2/4---------------|-0--2/4----3/5--0-----------------| 
D  |------------------3/5-|------------------------------5/7-| 
                                           Well  it's the 
 
 
 
     D       
59    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        ~~~~ 
d  |---------------------------------| 
B  |-------------------------0-------| 
G  |-7--------------------7--7-------| 
D  |-7--------------------7--7-------| 
G  |-7--------------------7--7-------| 
D  |-----------------------------3/5-| 
     worse  old  feelin' 
 
 
60   C                                  G     G7     G6     G#5 
d  |----------------------------------|---------------------------| 
B  |----------------------------------|---------0----0---0--0---0-| 
G  |-5--------X-------0------------X--|-------0------0---0--0---0-| 
D  |-5--------X----------0---------X--|-----0-3---3--2---2--1---1-| 
G  |-5--------X--------------------5--|-0-------------------------| 
D  |----------------------------------|---------------------------| 
       Woo-Lord, the most   I ever had. 
 
 
     G                D 
62      ~~~  
d  |------------------------0---| 
B  |-0-------------------0--0---| 
G  |-0-------------------0------| 
D  |-0------0--0------0--0------| 
G  |---2/4--------0-------------| 
D  |----------------------------| 
                                          
 
GUITAR SOLO 2 
63  G 
  ~~~                               ~~~~~   ~~~~~  ~~~~~ ~~~~~ 
|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-|------------------------0--0 
|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-|-10/12--11/12-11/12-12--0--0 
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------12--X--0 
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------X--- 
|--0--0--0--------0--0---------0-----0----|------------------------X--- 
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------- 
 
 
   G 
65  ~~~ 
d |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| 
B |-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| 
G |--------------------------------------| 
D |--------------------------------------| 
G |--0-----------------------------------| 
D |--------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                        Gb   F/(G)         C 
66   ~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~                        ~~~    ~~~~ 
d |-------12-------12----------------------|-------------|----------| 
B |-11/12----11/12----11/12----12-12-12-11-|-10--0-------|-5--------| 
G |-11/12----11/12----11/12-12-12-12-12-11-|-10--0-------|-5----0---| 
D |-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-|-10--X-------|-5----0---| 
G |----------------------------------------|--------3/5--|----------| 
D |----------------------------------------|--------3/5--|----------| 
 
 
69   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~   ~~~       G       ~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~   ~~~ 
d  |---------------------------------|--------------------------------- 
B  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|--------------------------------- 
G  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0------------------------------- 
D  |-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5-4/5\3-0-2/3-0---|-0--0--------0-3/5\3-0-2/3-0-3/4- 
G  |-------------------------------0-|-X-----0-2/4-----------2/3-0-3/4- 
D  |---------------------------------|--------------------------------- 
 
 
                                    D 
71      ~~~                ~~~      ~~~~ ~~   ~~~   ~~~  ~~   ~~~ 
d  |------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B  |------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G  |----3/5--5----5-5-------------|---------------------------------| 
D  |-0--3/5--5----5-5--0--------0-|-5/7--7\-------0-5/7--7\-------0-| 
G  |-0-------------------0-2/4----|--------0--2/4----------0--2/4---| 
D  |------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
 
     C 
73   ~~~~~~~~ ~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~   ~~~~ 
d  |--------------------------------------| 
B  |--------------------------------------| 
G  |--------------------------------------| 
D  |-3/5--5\-------0-3/5\2--0-2/3--0-/2/3-| 
G  |--------0-2/4-------------2/3--0-/2/3-| 
D  |--------------------------------------| 
 
 
    G     G7       G6   G#5   G          G                  G 
74                               ~~~    ~~~~~  ~~~~~    ~~~ 
d  |------------------------|-----------/9/12-----------------0--| 
B  |-----0----0----0--0-0---|-----------/9/12--11/12----------0--| 
G  |-----0----0----0--0-0---|-----------/9/12--------12-----0----| 
D  |-0---3---------2--2-1---|-0------0----------------------0----| 
G  |------------------------|---2/4/--------------------2/3-0----| 
D  |-0----------------------|------------------------------------|