Bad Girls Blues

from the Johnny Winter album 3rd Degree

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 22nd of October 1999

There is also a second National guitar which plays rhythm. The tab is only for the slide guitar part.


#---------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this tab for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide between notes
~ - vibrato
# - notes played slightly sharp
* - notes played without slide


played in Open A (E A E A C# E from low to high)

E-|-/5-5-5-/5-5-5-/5--0--3----------/5-5-5-/5-5-5-/5--3--0----------/5-5-5--|
C#|------------------------\1------------------------------\1---------------|
A-|---------------------------/3--0---------------------------/3--0---------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-/5-5-5-0-3-0------------/12-12-12-/11-11-11-/10-10-10-12\-----------------|
|--------------3-\1-------/12-12-12-/11-11-11-/10-10-10-12\-----------------|
|-------------------/3--0------------------------------------/5-5~--5s3p0---|
|------------------------------------------------------------/5-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------\10-----/12-12~-/12-\10----|
|----------------------------------------------------/12-----------------/12|
|-/3-3~------0-/5~-5s3p0-/3-5s3p0-/5-5s3p0-/3--0----------------------------|
|-------0-/3----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                    (*                    *)
|-----/5-0-/3-0----------------------0--0--0--0---0-------------------------|
|---------------3-2-1----------------1--1--1--1---1-------------------------|
|-12\-----------------/3--0----------2--2--2--2---2-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------0-------/3-/3--/3-/3----|
|---------------------------/7-/5--0------------------0-1-2-----------------|
                 turn around

                    (*              *)                    (*
|-----------------------------------------------0---0--0--3---3--3---3---3--|
|--------------0--0--1--1--2--2--3--3-----------0---0--0--3---3--3---3---3--|
|-----------------------------------------------0---0--0--0---0--0---0---0--|
|--------------0-----1-----2-----3---------0--------------0---0--0---0---0--|
|-/3p0--/3--0-------------------------0-/3----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
                                               These women loving each other

     *)
|-3--3--------------------------------------------------/12-12-12-/11-11-11-|
|-3--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------/3--/5~--5s3p0--/3---/5------------5s3p0--/3--0---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
               you know they ain't thinkin' about no man

                                                       (*
|---12-----------0--/5---0--/3----------------------------------------------|
|-----/12-----------------------\1------------------------------------------|
|---------12-12\-------------------/3--0--/3---0----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3----5--5--7--7--5--5---|
|--------------------------------------------------------5--5--7--7--5--5---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 haha            that's true man            these woman lovin' each other

     *)
|-8-----0--/5--5--/5--5--5---/3---/3----------------------------------------|
|----5----------------------------------\1----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------/3-------0--0-0-/5-/5-/3-0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  you know they ain't thinkin' about no man

                                                  (*
|-----------------/12--/12--/12--10-/12------------0-----0-----0-----0------|
|--------------------------------------------------1-----1-----1-----1------|
|-/5-/5s3p0-/3--0----------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------12\--0------------------------------|
                                               they ain't playing no secrets

             *)
|---0----------------------------------------------12\------3--3------------|
|---1----------------------------------\1---------------/3-------\1---------|
|---2-------------------------------------/3-0----------------------/3--0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------/3---/3---/3---/3---/3---------0---------------------------|
|--------0-1-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
 no more       these women playin' a wide open hand


|----------/5----------0----/12----12----12----/12----12----12-----12-11-11-|
|---------------------------/12----12----12----/12----12----12-----12-11-11-|
|-/5-/3--0---------------7\-/12----12----12----/12----12----12-----12-11-11-|
|------------------0-----7\-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-/3-------7\-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
                           you know I saw the little girl the other day


|-10-10-10-/12-12-12-12\----------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-/12-12-12-12\---\1-----------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-/12-12-12-12\--------/3---0--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------0-/3-0------|
|----------------------------------------------------------0-/3-------------|
                  you know I asked her for a little thrill              she


|-----------------------------------------/5----/5----/5----/5--0--/3-------|
|-----------\1------------\1------------------------------------------\1----|
|---------------/3---0----------/3----0----------------------------------/3-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--3--5------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 said I'm so sorry daddy I'm putting out the same thing you is



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0----/5---5s3p0--/3--/3--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------/3--/3----0-/3--0-/5~--5s3p0---/5---5s3p0---/3----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------/3---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 these women lovin' each other            you know they ain't thinkin` about

                                                            (*
|------------------------------------------------------------0-----0------3-|
|------\1----------------------------------------------------1-----1--------|
|---------/3--0----------------------------------------------2-----2--------|
|---------------/5p0-/3---------------0--3-/5p0-/3--------------------------|
|/3--0------------------/3-/3--0--0h3---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------/3-/3--0-----------------|
 no man                                                    ain't playing with

                          *)
|--3--------------3--3--------------3--3----------/12-----------------------|
|-------3------------------------3-------\1-----------12--------------------|
|----------------------------/3-------------/3--0--------12-12\---0-/5p0----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------0-1-2-------------------------------------------------|
 no secrets no more         they're playing a w i d e open hand


|--------------------------------------------/5~----------------------------|
|-----------------\1--------------------------------------------------------|
|-5s3p0-/5-5s3p0-----/3~-------------------0--------------------------------|
|-------------------------0-/3-0-0--0-0-/3----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                have you ever taken a woman


|/3--0----------/5~--------------------------------12-12s10-----------------|
|------/1--------------------------------------/12----------/12----------3--|
|---------/3--0-------------------------------------------------12\--/3-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ridin'            bought her all kinds of whiskey and wine         she says


|-3--3--3-----3----------------3---3---3---3---3----------------------------|
|---------/3-----\1---------/3---------------------------------\1-----------|
|--------------------/3--0-------------------------/5--/3--0-------/3---0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 you was to drunk to realize  daddy see you some other time you know she was


|--------------------------/10-11-11#-12-12--12--11--11--11--/12--10--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------/12---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|/5~-/5s3p0-/5-/5----5s3p0--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   she was lovin' another                  and it wasn't a thing about no

                                                                       
|--------------------3----------/5~--0--3--0--------------------------------|
|----------------------\1---------------------3-3-2-1-----------------------|
|12\--0-/5-/5-/3~p0-------/3--0-----------------------/3--0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------/3--0----------|
 man                                                  well these women ain't

    (*                                     *)
|----0----0----0----0------0--0--0------------------------------------/5----|
|----1----1----1----1------1--1--1----------------------------\1------------|
|----2----2----2----2------2--2--2-------------------------------/3--0------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------3-------0---/3---/3---/3---------------|
|--------------------------------------0-1-2--------------------------------|
 playing no secrets no more              they're playing a wide open hand


|-----------------------------/5~-----------------/12-0--/12-12-12-12-11-11-|
|-----12-------11----\1-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------/3--0-----------------------------------------------|
|-/12----12-11----11---------------------0----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0-/3------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
                yeah      wide open        look out


|-12-12-12-10-10-10-/12-12-12-10----------------------------12-12-12-11-11--|
|--------------------------------/12--------------------/12-----------------|
|------------------------------------12-12\--/5p0-/3--0---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-10-10-12\--/5--0--3-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------\1----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------/3--0-/5p0-/5-/3p0-/3-/5~--5s3-0-/3----0---------0-|
|------------------------------------------------------------/3-----0-/3----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-/3-3-3-0-3------------------/5~-------------------------------------------|
|------------\1------------------------12----11-----\1----------------------|
|---------------/3--0---/3--0--------------------------/3--0-------0--------|
|----------------------------------/12----11----11\-----------/5~-----/3--0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------------------------------/5-|
|---------------------------------------------------3-3-1-------\1----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------/3--0----/3--0----|
|---------------0-/7~-7\------0-/7~-7\------0-/5-5\-------------------------|
|-5-s-3--0---/3----------0-/3----------0-/3---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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



|----12-12-12-12-12-\10----------------3-3----------/12-12-12\--5----/5--/5-|
|/12-------------------/12----------/3-----\1----------------------0--------|
|--------------------------12\--5p0-----------/3--0-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-4-/3-3-3--------5---/3-0--------------------------------------------------|
|----------3-3-/5---5------3-\1---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/3--0---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-/5p0-/5-/3p0-/5-/3p0----------|
|--------------------------------------0-/3-------------------------3-/5-/3-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                   (* *)
|------------------------------------------3-0------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------3-2-1-------\1-------\1------|
|--------0-/5-/3p0-/5-/3p0-/3--0--------0------------/3--0----/3--0----/3--0|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--3s5--------------------------0-3h5-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|--------------------------/12~--\10-----12-\10-----------------------------|
|----------------\1------------------/12--------/12-------------------------|
|--------------0----/3--0---------------------------12-12\---0-/5-/5-/3-0---|
|-/3--0---0-/3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                              (*     *)
|-3----------/5~------------------------5\---------------/12------12--------|
|---\1----------------------3-\1-------------------------------12----12-----|
|------/3--0-----------0---------/3--0----------------------------------12\-|
|-----------------0-/3----------------------0--2--2--3----------------------|
|------------------------0------------------0--0--0--0----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                         my woman went out last night looking

(*              *)
|--------------------3-------------3---3---3-----3-----3--------------------|
|-----------------/3---\1-------/3---------------------------3-----2-----1--|
|--------------------------/3--0--------------------------------------------|
|0----2----2----3-----------------------------------------------------------|
|0----0----0----0-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 smellin' sweet like a rose          she comes home 5 o'clock in the morning


|----------\10------12-\10--------/5--0--3--------------/5------------------|
|--------------/12---------/12-------------\1---------------5---------------|
|---/3---0---------------------12\------------/3--0--/5~-------5--/5~-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 with that  fish scent all on her clothes these women lovin' each other


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------12------11-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------12------11\-|
|--------/5-5-5-/5-/5--5-s-3-p-0---/3---------------------/12------11-------|
|-0-/3-0--------------------------------/5---/3---0-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                 you know they ain't thinkin' about no man

                                                                 (*
|----------/3p0----------/5--0--3---------------------------------0------0--|
|---------------\1----------------\1------------------------------1------1--|
|-/5-/3--0---------/3--0-------------/3--0------------------------2------2--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
                                            you know they ain't playin' with

                             *)
|------0------0-----0--0--------------------------------------------/12-/12-|
|------1------1-----1--1----------------------------------------------------|
|------2------2-----2--2----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/3-/3-/5-/5-/5-/6-/6-/7\--/3----0-----------|
|------------------------0-1-2----------------------------------------------|
 no secrets no more            these women playin' a wide open hand


|/11-/11--10-/12s10--------------0-----/3-----/5~---/3p0--------------------|
|------------------/12-----------------------------------\1-----------------|
|----------------------12\----------------------------------/3-0-5s3p0------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------/3p0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                yes,  yes  they're lovin' each other


|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-/5-/5-/5-/5--/5--/5~~~\--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

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