------------------- Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson ------------------- Johnson recorded this tune in the key of F#. His guitar is standard tuning, and capoed at the second fret. The transcription is in E to match his fingerings. Introduction
/ = denotes slide * = denotes bending one quarter step E6/C# C(no 5th) E7/B B7/F# E--12--12--12---|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9/10-|-10--0-------------------| B---------------|---------------------------|--------------0----------| G---------------|---------------------------|-9---------2--------2----| D---------------|-11----------10----10---9--|-9---0--1--------1-------| A---------------|---------------------------|--------2--------2-------| E---------------|---------------------------|--------2--------2-----2-| Oh - ah. Baby don't ... E E6 E7/5 E7/6 A5 A6 A7 A6 E E6 E5 E6 E------------------|-------------------|-----0--------------| B----0-------------|-------------------|--------------------| G--0-1-----------0-|--2-------------0--|-0-1-----------0-0--| D----------0---0---|--2---4---5---4----|--------------------| A------4-----2-4---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|---2---4-2-2-4------| E------0-0---0-0---|-------------------|---0---0-0-0-0------| Oh - oh. Baby don't you ... E E6 E5 E6 A5 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6 E------0---------------|-------------------|-----0--------------| B----------------------|-------------------|--------------------| G--0-1---------------0-|----------------0--|-0-1-----------0-0--| D----------------------|--2---4---5-5-4----|--------------------| A----2---2-4-4-2-2-4---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|---2---4-2-2-4------| E----0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|---0---0-0-0-0------| Back to ... E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E5 E6 E------0---------------|------0--------------| B----------------------|---------------------| G--0-1-------------0-0-|--0-1----------------| D------------0---------|---------------------| A----2---4---2---4---4-|----2---4-4-2-2-4----| E----0---0-0-0-0-0---0-|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--| of California to my ... B/F# B N.C. E5 E7 Edim7 Am E----------------------|--7*----7*-7*-7*--------0-|----------0---0-0---0-| B------------0---------|--8*-8*-8*-8*-8*--0--2----|--------3---2---1-----| G--------------------0-|--------------------------|----2-4-----3---2-0-1-| D--1----1----1---------|--------------------------|----------------------| A--2----2----2---2-----|--------------------------|--2-------------------| E--2----2--------------|--------------------------|--0-------------------| E B7 E--------------------------------| B--------0--0-----0-----0--------| G--------------2--2--2--2-----0--| D----2---1--1--------1-----1-----| A----2------2--------2-----2-----| E----0---2-----------------------| Ending N.C. E5/B E7 E6 C(no 5th) E5/B E7 E-----0--12---|--12-12----12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12--------10--10--| B-------------|--------12--------------------|----------------9---| G-------------|------------------------------|------0---------9---| D---7/9-------|--12-------11-11-------10-10--|--9------9----------| A-------------|------------------------------|--------------------| E-------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
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