---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rollin Stone - Waters Muddy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Bati Email:el_nono_pololo@hotmail.com Tuning:Standard Muddy Waters recorded this song (a re-working of Catfish Blues) for Chess Records in 1950, and it became one of the most recognizable blues standards ever. It gave a certain well-known rock band its name (no, not the Beatles, the other one) and it´s been covered by many artists through the years. I could´t find a tab for this song, so I decided to take a shot at it. It isn´t a 100% accurate but it´s the way I play it and I´ll help anyone trying to learn it. You´ll have to listen to the song at least a couple of times to get it right. Muddy played fingerstyle,so if you want to get as close to his tone as possible you should keep that in mind. The timeline I included was taken from the Chess Box Set version of the song released in 1990. It´s in the key of E Well I wish e|-------------------------------------------------0-----------------------| B|--------------------------------------------0----------------------------| G|---------2b3r2p0----------------2b3r2p0-----0tr1-------------------------| D|------2----------2------2----2----------2---2----------------------------| A|------------------------2-------------------2---------------2----2----2--| E|-3b4----------------------3b4-------------------------------0----0----0--| 0:00 0:07 I was a Catfish swimming in a oh, deep blue sea e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2b3r2p0----------------------2b3r2p0-----------------------------------| D|----------2--------------------x-------2---------------------------------| A|------------------2-----2----------------------2-------2------2------2---| E|------------------0-----0----------------------0--(3)--0--(3)-0--(3)-0---| I would have all you good looking woman fishin´ e|3-----3----3--3--3----3--0-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------2| A|-----------2--2--2--------------2-----------2-------------2--------------| E|0-----0----0--0--0----0---------0----(3)----0-----(3)-----0----------3b4-| 0:17 0:22 fishin´ after me sho´ ´nuff a- after me e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------2------------------------------------2-------------| A|--2---x----2-------------2-------2----x-----2-----------------2----------| E|--0---x----0------3b4----0-------0----x-----0----------3b4----0----------| sho´ ´nuff a-after me Oh Lord e|---------------------------------0-0-0-----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------2---------------------------------------------| A|-------2---x---2-------------2----2--------------------------------------| E|-------0---x---0---------3---0----0--------------------------------------| Oh Lord sho´ ´nuff e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2b3-3-3rb2p0-----------------2b3-3-3rb2p0---------------2b3-3--3rb2p0--| D|---------------2---------------2-------------2------------2-------------2| A|----------------------2--x-2---------------------2--x--2-----------------| E|----------------------0--x-0---------------------0--x--0-----------------| 0:33 e|-----------0--0-------------------0--0-----------0--0--------------------| B|-----0-----0--0----------------------------------0-----------------------| G|-----0tr1--1--1----2b3-3-3rb2p0---------------0tr1-----------------------| D|-----2-----2--2----2------------2----------/2-2--------------------------| A|-----2-----2--2-------------------------------2--------------------------| E|-----0-----0--0-------------------------------0--------------------------| 0:40 The rest of the song is played in the same way, except for a short instrumental passage, is something like: e|---------3---3--3---3-3------------3--3---3----3------------3--3--3-3----| B|------2--------------------------------------2---------2-----------------| G|---0--2------------------2--0--2---------------------0-2----------2------| D|---0--2--2--2---2---2-2--2--0--2---2--2---2----2-----0-2----2--2--2-2--2-| A|---0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0--0--0---0--0---0----0-----0-0----0--0--0-0--0-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:05 e|-------0----------------------------------0--0--------------0--0---------| B|-------------3b(1/4)-0-3b-0------------------3b--0--3b--3b--3--3---------| G|-----------------------------3-2-0h1-0-------1---1--1---1---1--1---------| D|---0h2-2-------------------------------2-----2---------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:17 e|--2---2-2--2-2-2--2--------------------------------------0--0------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------0--0------------| G|------------------------------------------------------0tr1--1------------| D|--------------------------------2-3-2-3p2-------------2----------...-----| A|--------------------------0---3-----------3-2-1-0------------------------| E|------0----0--0---0---3b4-------------------------0---0------------------| 2:26 After that it goes back to the main riff, and Muddy sings the verses for the last time. The ending is like this: E D5 E5 E e|---------------------12-(let ring)---------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------9-------------------------------------------------------| D|--2/------7/-----9-------------------------------------------------------| A|--2/------5/-----7-------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-------x--------------------------------------------------------------| 3:01 Any correction, comment, or whatever : el_nono_pololo@hotmail.com | r release bend | / slide up | \ slide down | tr thrill | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ============================================================================