Bad Luck And Trouble

from the album The Progressive Blues Experiment

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 13th of February 1997


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Playing Notes:

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

played in Open G# (D# G# D# G# C D# from low to high)

Intro:
D#|--------------------------------------0--3--/5--/5-5-5--/5-5-5--5-s-3------|
C-|----------------------------------------------------------------------/3---|
G#|-0-/3-0---/7-7-7-7-s-3-p-0-------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------0-/3-0-----------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                   (*
|----------------0-/12\-------------------------------0--------0----/3-3-3--|
|-\1-------------0-/12\-------------------------------0--------0----/3-3-3--|
|----/3--0-------0-/12\---0-/3~--/5-\3-0-------------------0---------0-0-0--|
|-----------------------------------------------0----------0---------0-0-0--|
|----------0-----------------------------0---/3-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
                                                      I believe that bad

                                              *)
|-/3-3-3---/3-3-3-----/3s2----------8--8---8--8--------------0-/12\---------|
|-/3-3-3---/3-3-3-----/3s2----------8--8---8--8--------------0-/12\---------|
|--0-0-0----0-0-0------0----0---5---5--5---5--5--------0-----0-/12\---0-/3~-|
|--0-0-0----0-0-0------0----0---5---5--5---5--5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------/3----0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  luck and trouble                 man is all that joins us

                                               (*
|---------------/5-\3-0--/5--3------------------------8--8-----8--8---------|
|------------------------------3-\1-------------------8--8-----8--8---------|
|-/5-\3--0--------------------------/3--0-------5-----5--5-----5--5---------|
|-----------------------------------------------5-----5--5-----5--5---------|
|----------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                          seems like bad luck and trouble

                                *)
|-8--8-------------8--8------8--8-------------------------------------------|
|-8--8-------------8--8------8--8-------------------------------------------|
|-5--5---0--3--5---5--5------5--5-------------------------0----0-/5-5-\3-0--|
|-5--5---0--3--5---5--5------5--5-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------0-h-3---0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     people that's all that joins us


|----------------/5-5-0--/5-5--3--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------\1-----------------------------------------|
|-/5-5-0--/3--0---------------------/3--0-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------0--0---/3--0--0----/3--0--0-------|
                                                 when my bad luck quit me


|------------------------------------------------5--5-s-3-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------3--\1-------------|
|----------------------------------0-----0--3--5----------------/3--0-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0--3-------------------/3-----0---------------------------------0---|
|-0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
             Lord my trouble just began


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0--0-0-0-/3----------------------------0-0-0-/3---------------|
|------0------0--0-0-0-/3----------------------------0-0-0-/3---------------|
|-0-/3--------0--0-0-0-/3----------------------------0-0-0-/3---------------|
|--------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
                          I'm travelin' the highway           since I was a

                                               (*
|-----------------------------------------------/3-3-3-/3-3-3---/3-3-3--/3--|
|-----------------------------------------------/3-3-3-/3-3-3---/3-3-3--/3--|
|-------0-0-0-/3-------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0---0--|
|-------0-0-0-/3-------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0---0--|
|-------0-0-0-/3-------------------------0-0-0------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  child          nobody seems to want me         nobody seems to care

                                                                   *)
|---------8--8-----8--8------8--8--------------8--8------8--8------8--------|
|---------8--8-----8--8------8--8--------------8--8------8--8------8--------|
|--3--5---5--5-----5--5------5--5---0--3--5----5--5------5--5------5--------|
|--3--5---5--5-----5--5------5--5---0--3--5----5--5------5--5------5--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         bad luck and trouble                 man is all that joins us


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



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------0--3------------------/3------0---|
|-0----/3----0----0----/3---0--0----0--3------------------------------------|
  when my bad luck quit me                     man my trouble just began

                                                           (*
|-----------/5-5-s-3---------------------------0--0--0------/3-3-3----------|
|--------------------3--/1---------------------0--0--0------/3-3-3----------|
|-0--/3-/5-----------------/3-0----------------0--0--0-------0-0-0----------|
|-----------------------------------------0------------------0-0-0----------|
|--------------------------------0---0-/3-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
                                                    Lord I'm sittin' down

                                                 *)
|-/3-3-3--/3-3-3--/3----------------8--8------8--8----------------0-/12\----|
|-/3-3-3--/3-3-3--/3----------------8--8------8--8----------------0-/12\----|
|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-------3--5-----5--5------5--5-------------0--0-/12\----|
|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-------3--5-----5--5------5--5--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------0-h-3--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        and thinkin'            man I'm a long, long way from home

                                               (*
|-------------------/5-\3-0--/3-3-0-/3----------8--8-----8--8-----8--8------|
|--------------------------------------\1-------8--8-----8--8-----8--8------|
|-0-/3~--/5-\3-0--------------------------/3-0--5--5-----5--5-----5--5------|
|-----------------------------------------------5--5-----5--5-----5--5------|
|----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                               just sittin' down and thinkin

                              *)
|-8--------------8--8------8--8---------------------------------------------|
|-8--------------8--8------8--8---------------------------------------------|
|-5--0--3--5-----5--5------5--5-------------0----0-/5-5-\3-0--/5-\3-0--/3---|
|-5--0--3--5-----5--5------5--5---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------/3p0----0--------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
            seems I'm a long, long way from home


|-/5-5-0--/3-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------3-\1---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------/3-0----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------0--3---------|
|------------------------0--0---/3----0----0---/3----0---0--3---------------|
                           thinkin' about all my good times         Lord and


|---------------------------------------/5-5-s-3----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------/3-\1----------------------|
|--------------------------0------/3-/5----------------/3-0----------0------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------/3-----0-----------------------------0---0-/3--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
 the friends I once have known


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|0-0-0-/3-----------------------0-0-0-/3----------------------------0-0-0-/3|
|0-0-0-/3-----------------------0-0-0-/3----------------------------0-0-0-/3|
|0-0-0-/3-----------------------0-0-0-/3----------------------------0-0-0-/3|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         ain't never hurt nobody        ain't never done nobody wrong

                                             (*
|---------------------------------------------/3-3-3-/3-3-3-/3-3-3----------|
|---------------------------------------------/3-3-3-/3-3-3-/3-3-3----------|
|---------------------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--5-|
|---------------------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--5-|
|---------------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  other people won't accept me they say        man leave me alone

                                                                  *)
|-----8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------------8--8-------8--8------8---------|
|-----8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------------8--8-------8--8------8---------|
|-----5--5-------5--5-------5--5---0--3--5---5--5-------5--5------5---------|
|-----5--5-------5--5-------5--5---0--3--5---5--5-------5--5------5---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  sittin' down and thinkin'                       Lord I'm a long long way


|--------------0-/12\---------------------/5-5-0--/5-5---0------------------|
|--------------0-/12\--------------------------------------\1---------------|
|-------0------0-/12\---0-/3~--/5-\3-0------------------------/3-0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---/3-----0---------------------------0------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-------|
  from home


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------0--3-------------------------------------|
|-0---/3---0---0----/3---0---0--3-------------------------------------------|
 thinkin' about my good times          man and the friends I once have known


|-----------------5-5-s-3---------------------------0-0-0--/3-3-3--/3-3-3---|
|-------------------------/3--\1--------------------0-0-0-------------------|
|----0----0-/3-/5----------------/3-0----------0----0-0-0-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/3--0-------------------------------0---0-/3------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
  know


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


|-12-12-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12--12\--0-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12\-----------0-/5---\3-0--/3-3----------0-/5---\3-0--/5-/7--|
|-----------------------0-/3-----------------------0-/3---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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



|---------------------------------------------------------0------5-5-s-3----|
|---------------------------------------------------------0--------------/3-|
|------------------------------------------------/3-/3-0----3-/5------------|
|-7-\3-0--/3-0---------0-/5~--------0-/5p0-/3-0-----------------------------|
|----------------0-h/3--------0-h/3-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                   (*
|-------------------------0-0-0-----/3-3-3---------/3-3-3--------/3-3-3--/3-|
|-\1----------------------0-0-0-----/3-3-3---------/3-3-3--------/3-3-3--/3-|
|----/3-0-----------------0-0-0------0-0-0----------0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-|
|--------------------0---------------0-0-0----------0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-|
|---------0---0-0-/3--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
                                man ain't nobody has this trouble

                     *)
|----------8--8---8--8----------------0-/12\-------------------/5-/5-0-/3-3-|
|----------8--8---8--8----------------0-/12\--------------------------------|
|----------5--5---5--5-----------0----0-/12\--0-/3~--/5-\3-0----------------|
|----------5--5---5--5------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0---------------------/3---0-------------------------0--------------|
|-3-h-4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
           I gonna tell nobody else

                  (*                                                      *)
|-0----------------8--8-------------8--8-------8--8----------8--8------8--8-|
|----\1------------8--8-------------8--8-------8--8----------8--8------8--8-|
|-------/3-0---5---5--5-------------5--5-------5--5---0-3-5--5--5------5--5-|
|--------------5---5--5-------------5--5-------5--5---0-3-5--5--5------5--5-|
|--------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  nobody else has this trouble              man I ain't gonna


|-----------------------------5--5-s-3----------------/12-12--/12\---0------|
|--------------------------------------3--\1----------/12-12--/12\---0------|
|----------------0-----0-3-/5----------------/3-0---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
|-------------/3---0------------------------------0--------------------0----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  tell nobody else


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--3--------------------/3--0---|
|-/3-0--0----/3p0----0----/3p0----0---0--3----------------------------------|
       my whole life I'm livin' baby             gonna make it by myself


|-12-s-3-p-0--0-----3----------------/5--/5---/5~--|
|-12-s-3-p-0-----/3---3-\1-------------------------|
|--------------------------/3-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------0------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


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