Love Changin' Blues (Willie McTell)

as played by John Hammond on the album Trouble No More

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 2nd of April 2000


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Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
p - pull off
s - slide beetween notes
~ - vibrato
* - notes played without slide
b - bend notes


played in Open E (E B E G# B E from low to high)

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----12~----12~------12~----12-s-10--------------------5~-------5~---5-----|
G#|-/12-----12------/12-----12---------/12---------/5-----------/5----5-------|
E-|-----------------------------------------12~--------5------0---------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                  (*)
|----------------0-----------------0--------------7~-----5------------------|
|--------------------0---------------------7~---7------------5\-------------|
|--------------0---1---0------0------0--/7----7-------/5---5----------------|
|-/3~s-2~p0----0---------0----0------0---------------------------/3~-s-2~p0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------0--------------0-----0------------------------------------------|


        (*)
|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
|------0---0----------------------12---12---------------12~-------/12-------|
|----0---1---0------0-------/12---------------------/12---------------12----|
|----0---------0----0----------------------------------------------------12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
                      If my love don't change gonna         be some ridin'


|---------------------12s10-----12------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------/12-12------------------5--------------------5--|
|----------------------------------12\--------/5---------------------5------|
|-----/12~--12s10----------------------------------------------/5-----------|
|-12--------------/12------------------------------------5------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 done                                  if my love don't change gonna be some

                (*)
|--------------0-------------0----------------------------------------------|
|------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------0---1---0-----0----------------/7---------7--------/5----------|
|--------0---0---------0---0------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7---------7---------5-----|
|----------0-------------0-----0--------------------------------------------|
 ridin' done                     you know if I mistreat you baby I didn't


|---------------------------------0---0-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------0----------------------12----------------12~|
|-----------------------------------0------------/12--------12-------/12----|
|-5\---0----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
|-------------/5~--5s3p0----------------------------------------------------|
|----------0-------------/3-0-----------------------------------------------|
 mean no harm                           and these big stars fallin' in


|---------------------------------12s10-----12~-----------------------------|
|----12---------------------------------/12----------------5----------------|
|/12----/12-------------------------------------12\-0--/5-------------------|
|-----------12~---------12s10-------------------12\-0---------5-------------|
|-----------------------------/12-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                oh baby                                big stars fallin' in
                                   
                            (*)
|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
|-------5------------------0---0---------------0----------------------------|
|3-s-5-------------------0---1---0------0-------------------/7--------------|
|-----------5\---0-----------------0----0-------------------/7--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------/7--------------|
|---------------------0---------------0------0------------------------------|
  mama ten long for days                         you know I reached on a


|--------------------------------------------------------0------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------/5~----------------------------------------0---------------|
|----------------/5~------------------0-/3-------------0-------0------------|
|-------------0--/5~---5-s-3-p-0--/5~------/5s3p0---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------/3-0----------------------|
 pillow where my baby used to lay                                 what you


|----------------------------------------------------------------\10--------|
|-----12------------------------12~------------/12-------------------/12----|
|/12------12----------------/12---------------------12-------------------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------12~-/12~------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 want with a rooster and the       fool won't crow for days


|-17s12-----12~-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------/12-------------------------5----------------------------5-----5----|
|---------------12\-0----------/5--------5------------------/5------5-------|
|---------------12\-0----------/5-------------5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      what you want with a rooster and the fool won't crow

                 (*)
|---------------0-------------0---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-------------0-----------------------------------------|
|-------------0---1---0-----0----------------/7----7-------------/5---------|
|/3~-s-2~p0---0---------0---0----------------/7----7-------------/5---------|
|--------------------------------------------/7----7-----------0-/5---------|
|-----------0-------------0-----0-------------------------------------------|
                                    what you want with a woman   always have

                                              (*
|---------------------------------------0-0----7b-7-9-----0------0-3b-0--0--|
|-------------------------------------0--------8b-----8b----0-3b--------/5--|
|-----------------------------------0-------0-------------------------------|
|--------------0------0-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------/5~\-----/5~---/5s3p0----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------/3-0-----------------------------------------|
 to have her way

          *)
|---------------12s10------12~----------------------------------------------|
|-5s3-0---------------/12---------/15-/12-12~-----------5-----------/8-/8---|
|----------------------------12---/15-/12-12~-------/5----/5--------/8-/8---|
|-------5s3-0------------------12-------------12\-0----------5--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------5------------|
|-------------0--------------------------------------------------5-8--------|



|-------------0h/4-0------------------0---------7s5----7----------------5---|
|-5s3p0--------------/5~---------------------------------/7~-------5~-------|
|---------------------------------------------------/7---/7~----/5----5-----|
|-------3s2p0------------5s3p0------0----0-/3p0-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------/3-0---------------------------0-------------|


                (*)
|--------------0-------------0----------------------------------------------|
|------------------0------------0---------------12-/12----------12----------|
|------------0---1---0-----0----------------/12----/12------/12----------12-|
|3~-s-2~p0---0---------0---0------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0-------------0-----0--------------------------------------------|
                                  I'm going back to Savannah        write my


|--------------12---------12s10--------------12-----------------------------|
|-----------12----12------------/12---15\-12-12------------------5----------|
|-------/12----------/12~-----------0-15\-12----------------/5--------/5~---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------/5~---|
|-----------------------------------------------12\-0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 initials on the                                      going back to Savannah

                                        (*)
|----------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
|----5---------------------------------0---0-------------0------------------|
|-/5---------------------------------0---1---0-----0------------------/7----|
|---------------------------5--------0---------0---0------------------/7----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------/7----|
|---------------------------------0--------------0-----0--------------------|
       write my initials on the wall                       all these North


|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------/5---------5------------0----------------------0--|
|-------------------------/5---------5------------0------0-------------0----|
|---------------------0---/5---------5------------0--/5~---/5s3-0-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------/3-0------|
 Georgia women they don't want me 'round here at all

    (*                                *)
|-0--7b-7-7-9------0-----0-3bp0---------------------------------------------|
|----8b-8-8---8b-0---0h3--------/5--0---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------3s1-0---------------------------------0-|
|-----------------------------------------0------------/7s5-0-------------0-|
|------------------------------------------------0-/5~--------/5-0----------|
|-------------------------------------------0-/3-------------------/3s2-0---|


         (*                   *)
|-0-----------------------------0----0-------12s10--------12----------------|
|-----0---------------------------0----0-----------/12----12--12s10---------|
|----------------1-----1-1----1----------0-------------12-----------/12-----|
|----------------0-----0-0-----------------0--------------------------------|
|-------0-2-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---------3b----3b-----3b-----------------------------------------------|


                                                                (*)
|--------------------------/7----------------------------------0------------|
|-----------------------------7------------5~---5------------------0--------|
|/12-/12--------12--------------7-------/5----5--------------0---1---0------|
|---------/12~-----12\--/7--------7~--------------/7s5s3-0---0---------0----|
|-------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------0----------------|



|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------12~-----|
|---------0--------------12---------12------------12------12s10-------------|
|---0---------------/12---------12---------10s12-----------------12---------|
|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0--------------------------------0----------------------------------|
            blues grabbed me at midnight   didn't turn me loose 'til


|-12s10--------------------12-----------------------------------------------|
|-------12s10----12s10--------------------------5-------------------5~------|
|-------------12-------/12-----------------/5---------/5---------/5---------|
|-----------------------------12\---------------------/5--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
                                  blues grabbed me at midnight        didn't

                           (*)
|-------------------------0-------------0-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0-------------0-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0---1---0-----0----------------/7------------7------|
|----------------5------0---------0---0----------------/7------------7------|
|------------------------------------------------------/7-------0----7------|
|---------------------0-------------0-----0---------------------------------|
 turn me loose 'til day                       I didn't have my sweet woman

                                  (*)
|----------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
|--------------------------------0---0---------------0------12-12~--------12|
|---------/5-------------------0---1---0-----0----------/12-----------/12---|
|---------/5--------------0----0---------0---0------------------------------|
|-----0---/5----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------0-------------0------0-----------------0-------|
 Lord to drive these blues away                ooh baby


|-------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
|----12s10------------------------------0------5-----------5---5------------|
|-12-------/12------------------------------/5---/5~----/5---5--------------|
|--------------12~--12\-0-/7-/5-/3~p0-----0------/5~-p0----------/7s5s3~-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


       (*)                                                          (*)
|-------------------0-----------------7~---------------------------0--------|
|-----0---0-------------0------7~---7---------5---5--------------------0----|
|---0---1---0-----0---------/7----7--------/5---5----------------0---1---0--|
|---0---------0---0-------0-------------------------/3~-s-2~p0---0---------0|
|----------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
|-0-------------0-----0----------------------------------------0------------|
                  hmmmmm


|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0----------------12-----------------------------12------12s10-----|
|---0------------------/12----------------------------/12---------------/12-|
|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
            I'm runnin' out in the alley man get me a quart of this lonesome


|-12~--17------------------12~----------------------------------------------|
|---------17\-12-12s10-------------------------5-----------5----0-----------|
|----------------------/12----------------/5-----------5--------------------|
|------------------------------12\-0----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                     goin' out in the alley man   get me a

                                 (*)
|-------------------------------0-------------0-----------------------------|
|----5-----5\-----------------------0-------------0-------------------------|
|/5-----5---------------------0---1---0-----0---------/7~----------------/5-|
|------------------------0----0---------0---0---------/7~----------------/5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------/7~--------------0-/5-|
|---------------------------0-------------0-----0---------------------------|
 quart of this lonesome blues                      my baby quit me and I got

                             (*)               (*      *)
|-----------------------------------------0-----7b-7-7-9--12s10-------------|
|---------------------------0---0-------------0-8b-8-8----------/12---------|
|--------5----------------0---1---0-----0---------------------------12------|
|--------5-----------0----0---------0---0------------------------------12~--|
|--------5------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------------0-----0-------------------------------|
 this love changin' blues

   (*   *)
|-0-7-9----0--0---/4-0----0-/7--s--12~-17s12-----12~-------------------5----|
|-0-----8b------0------/5--------------------/12--------------------5-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------12\-0-12\-/5--------5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-----------------------0----------------------------0--------7----7--------|
|-----3-4----------------------------------------------0-------------7~-----|
|-----3-4-5s3p0-------------------------------------------------/7----------|
|---------------3s2p0---------0-7s5-0-3-/5s3-0-----0-----/3-0---------------|
|-------------------------/5~------------------/5~--------------------------|
|-0-0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------0---|


                            (*)
|--------------------------0-------------0----------------------------------|
|----5~---5--------------------0-------------0---------------12--12---------|
|-/5----5----------------0---1---0-----0-----------------/12----------------|
|-----------/3~-s-2~p0---0---------0---0------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------0-------------0-----0--------------------------------|
                                               I'm going back to Savannah


|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
|--------12~----------12s10-----------------------------0-------------------|
|----/12--------------------/12-----------------------------------/5--------|
|-12----------------------------12--/12--12\-/5-------0-----------/5--------|
|-----------------------------------------------5s3-0-------------/5---5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
             write my initials down                         going back to


|--------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
|-----------5~---------------------------------------------------0----------|
|--------/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------0---------------------------0--------------|
|------------------------------------------0-/5~--5s3-0---------------------|
|----------------------------------0--0h/3--------------/3-0----------------|
 Savannah      write my initials down                              well, the

                                                          (*)
|--------------------------------------------------------0-------------0---0|
|------------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
|-/7----------------------/5---------------------------0---1---0-----0------|
|-/7----------------------/5----------------------0----0---------0---0------|
|-----0-------------------/5----5-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------0--------------0----0--|
 men all hate me and the women sure don't want me around


|-------------------------------------------------12~--\10-12---------------|
|------------12--------------12~----12s10---------------------12\-----------|
|-------/12------12------/12--------------/12-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
|----------------------0------------------------------------------/5-s-3-p-0|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 well I know my bulldog         if I hear him bark

                                                                  (*)
|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5~-------------------------0---0------|
|-----------------/5---------------/5------------------------------1---0----|
|-----------------/5-------------5-------------------5----0--------------0--|
|-----0-----------/5--------------------------------------------------------|
|/3-0---------------------------------------------------------0------------0|
          well I know my bulldog         baby, if I hear him bark

                                                         (*)
|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0------------------------------------------------0---0---------------|
|0---------------/7-----------------/5----------------0---1----0--------0---|
|0---------------/7-----------------/5-----------0----0-----------0-----0---|
|-------------0--/7--------------0--/5--------------------------------------|
|----0----------------------------------------------0----------------0------|
         yes I know my woman if I feel her in the dark       I know you baby


|-0---------------------------12~---0-17\-12--------------------------------|
|---/12~--12s10--------/12---------0---------12--12s10----------------------|
|---/12~--------/12--------12--------------------------/12------------------|
|-------------------12-------------------------------------12-12\-/3-s-2-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-0--------------5------------------12~----/12-----------------------0------|
|---0-------/5--------/8-8-8-/12-12------------12----------------------0----|
|--------------5---5~-/8-8-8-/12------------------12------------------------|
|-----0----------------------------------------------12-12\-/3-s-2-0--------|
|-------/5~------------------------------0----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                              (*)
|-----------7--------------------------------0-------------0----------------|
|------/7-----/7~--------5~---5------------------0-------------0------------|
|---------7---/7~-----/5----5--------------0---1---0-----0------------------|
|-------------------------------/3~s2~-0---0---------0---0------------------|
|-/3p0-------------7\-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------0-------------0-----0--------------|
                                                                 and these


|--------------------------------------------------------------12s10-----12~|
|------12----------------12----12s10---------------------------------/12-12~|
|/12--------12-------/12----12-------/12------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12~--------12s10------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------/12--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 big stars fallin' in                        oh honey

                                                      (*)
|------------------------------------------------------------------0--------|
|-----------5~--------------------5------------------0---0-------------0----|
|------/5--------------------/5-------5------------0---1---0-----0----------|
|12\-0-------------------------------------0-----------------0---0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------0---------------0-----0------|
       big stars fallin' in mama ten long for days                       you


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------/7---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------/5-------0---------------0-/4-/7-/7-|
|-----------------------------------0---/5-----------------0-/5~------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------0h/3------------------|
 know I reached on the pillow where my baby used to lay


|----------------------------12s10-------------------------12~--|
|----------------------------------/12s10----------------12-----|
|-------/5~--------------/12--------------/12----------12-------|
|-7s5p0-/5~--0-/4-/7-/7--/12------------------12-----12---------|
|--------------------------------------------------12-----------|
|------------------------------------------------12-------------|


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