Bladie Mae

from the album Nothin' But The Blues

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 21st of June 1999.
This is only the tab for the slide guitar part. For rhythm guitar just play a simple 12 bar blues in A#.


#---------------------------------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
* - notes played without slide

played in Open A# (F A# F A# D F)
Rather than tuning up to Open A# tune guitar to Open G and put capo on 3rd
fret!!!

                                    (*   *) 
F-|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------/3---3---|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--------0--/7-/7-7-s-3-p-0------0------------------------3---0-------------|
A#|-0--/3----------------------------------/3-/3--/3-/3--/3---3---0-----------|
F-|-------------------------0--/3----0-1-2------------------------------------|


                                (*
|----3-3----------/5~------------0-0--0--2-/3-3-3--/3---3---3---/3---3---3--|
|-/3-----\1----------------------1-1--0--2-/3-3-3--/3---3---3---/3---3---3--|
|-----------/3--0----------------2-2--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--------------------------------------------|
                                                   You know I got a brandnew

                                             *)
|-------0--2-/3-3-3--/3-3-3--/3--3--3--------------/12\---------------------|
|-------0--2-/3-3-3--/3-3-3--/3--3--3--1-----------/12\---------------------|
|-------0--0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0--0--0-----3-----0--/12\--0-/3-/3--0----0----|
|-------0--0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0--0--0--------3-----/12\-------------/3------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 friend                 and I call her Bladie Mae


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------/5-s-3--0--------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--/3--------------/3p0--3-/5~-----5----/3-----3------0-/3--0-/5--5-s-3---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 you know I got a brandnew friend


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------\1-------|
|-------------------------------0--/3-/3--0----0--------------0-------/3----|
|-------------------------------------------/3----------------------------0-|
|-0----/3--/3---0------0--0-h/3------------------------0--------------------|
|-------------------/3------------------------------------------------------|
 and I call her Bladie Mae                       I have to kill that

                       (*                            *)
|-/5--3-----------------0---0----0---0----0---0-----------------------------|
|--------3-\1-----------1---1----1---1----1---1-----------------------------|
|-------------/3--0-----2---2----2---2----2---2-----------------------------|
|-----------------------0---0----0---0----0---0-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------/3----/3---/3--/3--0-|
|--------------------0---------------------------0-1-2----------------------|
                       and if I run into trouble       She's bound to make

                                                     (*      *)
|---------/5~-3--5--3-------------------/5~-----------0-0--0-0-/12-12-12----|
|\1-------------------\1-------\1---------------------1-1--1-1-/12-12-12----|
|---/3--0----------------/3--0----/3--0---------------2-2--2-2-/12-12-12----|
|------------------------------------------------0----0-0--0-0--------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-/3----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
 somebody pay                                                          you


|/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/11-11-11--/10-10-10--/11-11-11|
|/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/11-11-11--/10-10-10--/11-11-11|
|/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/11-11-11--/10-10-10--/11-11-11|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 know I treat my bladie mae fine                  and you know she's always


|-/12-12-12-12\--------3-3-----3-3-----3------------------------------------|
|-/12-12-12-12\-----/3------/3------/3---3--\1------------------------------|
|-/12-12-12-12\---0-----------------------------/3--0-----------------------|
|---------------0--------------------------------------/5-3-0---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------/3p0--/3--/5--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  sharp                                 she looks sharp


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--/3p0--/3--/3~---/3--/3p0--/3--/5~--5\--0--/3-/3-------0--/3---0-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 you know I treat my Bladie Mae fine          k n o w she's always sharp

                                                          (*
|---3-3----------------------12-12s10----------------------0----0----0------|
|/3-----\1----------------------------/12------------------1----1----1------|
|----------/3--0-/5p0--/3--0--------------12\--------------2----2----2------|
|--------------------------------------------------0-------0----0----0------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------0-/3----0---------------------|
                                                        you can always tell

                       *)                                 (*
|----3-----3-----0--------------------------------------0---0-----0-----0---|
|----1-----1-----1--------------------------------------0-------------------|
|----2-----2-----2--------------------------------------------4-----5-----6-|
|----0-----0-----0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------/3--/3--/3--/5--/5--/7\-/3--0----4----5-----6-----|
|------------------0-1-2----------------------------------------------------|
  her Bladie Mae         even if you feel her in the dark

  *)               (*                                                  *)
|-------------------0--0--0--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--2-3-3--------------|
|-------------------1--1--1--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--2-3-3--1-----------|
|-7-----------------2--2--2-----------------------------------------3-----0-|
|----------0-/3-----0--0--0--------------------------------------------3----|
|-7--0-/3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|


                (*          *)
|----------------2-3-3--3-3-3-/3-3-3----------\10------12-\10---------------|
|----------------2-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-\1-----------/12---------/12-----------|
|-------0-------------------------------/3--0---------------------\10-/12---|
|-0-/3----/3--0-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-0-----0--3-/5~---3--5--8\-------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----0----------------------------0----/5-5-5--/5-5-5--/5--3--0-------------|
|----------------------------0-/3---0----------------------------/5\-/3--0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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


   (* *)
|----------------------------------------------0-/3p0-/3----------\10-------|
|--------------------------------------------0-----------\1-----------/12---|
|-----------------------------------------/3----------------/3--0-----------|
|---------------------3p0-/3-/3p0-/3-/5~------------------------------------|
|--------/3p0-/3p0-/3-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-1-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|



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



|------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------/3-----------|
|--------------------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-------------------------------------|
|-/5-s-3--0-------/5---------/5---------/5-/3--0----------------------------|
|-----------/5-/3--------------------------------/5-/3----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                       yeah allright with me


|-3--3----------8--5---5-----------------------8--5---5-------12-12-\10-----|
|--------------------5---\1-------\1----------------5-----/12-----------/12-|
|------0--3-/5--------------/3--0----/3--0--/5------------------------------|
|------0--3-/5------------------------------/5------------------------------|
|------0--3-/5------------------------------/5------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         huh


|------------0------15-15-/15-15-15--12\------------------------------------|
|------------0--/15-------/15-15-15--12\-----\1-----------------------------|
|-12s10-/12--------------------------12\---0----/3--0-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------0-----------0--3--4-/5~---/3--0--|
|------------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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


                           (*
|---------------------------0--0--0-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------1--1--1-----------------------------------------|
|-0----0--------------------2--2--2--------0---------0---------0--------0---|
|---/3-------------------0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------|
|--------0---0--0-----------------------0-----0---2-----2---3-----3---4---4-|
|-----------------/3--0-----------------------------------------------------|
                                     so please don't start no trouble


|-------------------------------------------------------------3--3---3--3---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3--3---3--3---|
|---0------0------0------0------0------0-------0------0-------0--0---0--0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0--2---2--3---3--4---4--0---0--2----2--3---3--4---4--0----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       or Bladie Mae be comin' round

     *)
|-3--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------/3--/5~-------0---/3----/5~--/3p0-3--/5~-/3p0-3--/5\-0----------0----|
|------------------------/3----/5~--/3p0-3--/5~-/3p0-3--/5\-0--/3-/3--------|
|--------------------0---/3----/5~--/3p0-3--/5~-/3p0-3--/5\-0---------------|
              don't start no trouble             Bladie Mae be comin' round


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------\1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12\-----/3--0------------------0------------------------------------------|
|-12\------------------------------/5--5-s-3-0--/3----/3----/3--------------|
|-12\------------/3-/3--0--3-s-5-----------------------------------0----/3--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                  and if you get on her bad


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------\1------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------3----/3--0----0-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------/3---------|
|---/3\--0--/3-/3-/3--/5--/5--/5--/7\----/3--/3---0--------------------/5---|
|-------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
  side               you're gonna end up on the ground


|--------------/5~--|
|-------------------|
|--------3-s-5------|
|-------------------|
|-/3--0-------------|
|-------------------|


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