------------------------------------------------------------------------------- East Virginia Blues, No. 2 - The Carter Family ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is my attempt at a tab for "East Virginia Blues, No. 2" as played by the Carter Family on disc 8 of the In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain boxset. To play along with the cd, put a capo on the third fret so you are in the key of Eb. Listening to the song this is almost certainly how Ma Carter played it. Also note that this arrangement obviously work for "East Virgina Blues" or for example "Greenback Dollar," which is written to the same tune. To play it like Ma Carter, use your thumb for the melody notes and brush across the strings with your fingers for the chords (V indicates a down stroke and ^ indicates an up stroke). Please post a comment if you notice any mistakes. Tuning: Standard (Capo on 3rd fret) Intro/Instrumental Break: C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V ^ e|---------|------0-0----0-0----------------|--------0--0-0-0-0----0-0---------| B|---------|------1-1----1-1----------------|--------1--1-1-1-1----1-1---------| G|------0--|------0-0----0-0-------------0--|--------0--0-0-0-0----0-0------0--| D|--0h2----|--0h2------2------2p0----0h2----|--2p0----------------------0h2----| A|---------|----------------------3---------|------3-------------3-------------| E|---------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ e|------1-1----1-1----1-1----------|------0-0----0-0----0-0----------| B|------1-1----1-1----1-1----------|------1-1----1-1----1-1----------| G|--0h2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--0-------|------0-0----0-0----0-0------0---| D|---------------------------0-----|--0h2------2------2------0h2-----| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V ^ e|------1-1----1-1-----------------|--------0--0-0-0-0----0-0--------| B|------1-1----1-1-----------------|--------1--1-1-1-1----1-1--------| G|--0h2-2-2--2-2-2--2p0--------0---|--------0--0-0-0-0----0-0--------| D|----------------------0--0h2-----|--2p0----------------------2-0---| A|---------------------------------|------3-------------3------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ e|----3-3----3-3-------------------|----0-0----0-0----0-0------------| B|----0-0----0-0-------------------|----1-1----1-1----1-1------------| G|----0-0----0-0-------------------|----0-0----0-0----0-0------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|--2-------------2p0----0-2-------|--3-------------3----------------| E|---------3----------3------------|---------3-------------3---------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 [Intro] CMy (x32010@1)sweetheart has gone and left me F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)my little sisters, too F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)I'm left alone in sadness G (320003@1) CLord, (x32010@1)I don't know what to do CAll (x32010@1)this world has turned against me F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Nothing but trouble do I see F (133211@1) CThere (x32010@1)will be no more pleasure G (320003@1) CIn (x32010@1)this whole wide world for me [Instrumental break] Oh, I am just from East Virginia With a heart so brave and true And I learned to love a maiden With eyes of heavenly blue That same day I packed my suitcase And I started to go away But she met me at the station Saying, darling, won't you stay [Instrumental break] Oh, I am dying, Captain, dying Won't you take these words for me Take them over to the jailhouse Let this whole wide world go free