Dark was the Night Cold Was the Ground
Blind Wille Johnson

Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide between notes
# - note played slightly sharp

played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high)

D-|--------------------------------------0-/7s6s7\---2-0---/4~----/7s6s7---|
A-|------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
D-|-0--/4--5--4~--0-0-/4-5-/7-/7~--0---------------------0----0----------0-|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------0----------|



|-/12s11s12------/5~----/7s6s7\---2-0---/3s2-----/7s6s7--0--0-0-/3s2-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------0-------0----------------0-------0------------0----------0----|
|----------------------------------------0-----------------------0---------|
|--------------0-----------------------------------------------------------|



|----------------/4s2s4-s-2p0----------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-/5s4s5----------------------0-/7--5--0---/3---/5s4s5~-0--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0---------------0------------------------------0--/4-/5--4-5-|
|-----/5s4s5--------------------0---/7--5----0----3-/5s4s5~----------------|
|-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|



|---------------0-/4~--s--2-p-0--0-/9s8s9---/12\----------------/4-s-2-s-4~|
|-----------------------------------------------/12------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|/7--/4-s-2-p-0----------------------------------------0-0-/7--0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                hm hmmmmm mhmhmh    hmhmhm   hmhmhm      ah ha


|-------\2p0--/4s2s4-s-7-s-9-s-2-p-0---/2---/4s2s4--4-s-2-p-0--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------0----0-------------------0-/4-5-/7-/4~|
|---------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
|--------------0----------------------------0------------------------------|
  hahaho why                           our   lord    uh hm hm


|-------------------------------0-/7~-s-2-p-0--0-/4~---/7s6s7---/12s11s12--|
|------------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
|-0-/4-/5-/7--/7~-s-2-p-0--0--------0--------------0--0-------0------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 ah haaaahaaaha          haaaa


|-0-0-/5--/7s6s7s4p0--0---/3s2--/7s6s7-s-2p0--0---/3s2--/3s2p0-------------|
|-----------------------0-----------------------0----------------/5s4s5----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------0-----------------------0-----------0-----------|
|------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
       haa haaahahaha      aha                     hahaaaaaaa     hmhmhm


|-/4s2s4-s-2-p-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------/7--/5--0--/3--/7\---0----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------0--/4-/5~-4-5-/7~\--/4-s-2-p-0--|
|----------------0-/7--/5--0--/3--/7\---0----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  hmmhmmhmmhmm      ah ahhhhh  haa haa well


|-0-/4s2s4-s-2-p-0-----/9s8s9---/16-s-14--/12s11s12-----0-/7s6s7--/4s2s4---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0--------------------------------0----------0---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  hm hmhmhmmmmmmm hm   hmhmhm   hmmmmhmmmm  hmhmhm         hmhaa


|-4s2p0--/4s2s4-s-7-s-9\----------------/4s2s4-----------------------------|
|-------------------------0----/7--/5--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
|---------0---------------------------0---------0---0-0--/4-/5-/7-/4~-0-/4-|
|----------------------------0-/7--/5--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Lord                         ah  ah    ahaha   well


|----------------------0-0-/7s6s7--s--4s2p0---/4~---0--/7s6s7---/12s11s12--|
|-------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
|-/5-/7-/7-s-2--0-----------0---------------------0-----------0------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------0--------0----------0-------|
                            hmhmhm   hmhmhm             hmhm


|-0--------/5s4s5---/7s6s7-s-2p0---0-0-/3s2---/7s6s7--0-0-/3s2---/3s2p0----|
|---0------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0--------0--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0------------------0-------------0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
            hmhm     hmhm   hm hm       hmhm    hmhm        hmhm   hmhmhmhm


|-----------/4s2s4-s-2p0---------------------------------------------------|
|---/5s4s5----------------0---/7--5-0----5-/7--3s2p0-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------4-/5--4-5-/7--4-s-2p0|
|---/5s4s5------------------0-/7--5---0--5-/7--3s2p0-----------------------|
|------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
  hm         ahaha   haha     hm hm      ha ha lord


|---/4s2s4~-----4s2p0--0---/9s8s9-/12-s-9-s-7--0-0-/7----/4s2sp0-/4--4s2p0-|
|------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------0-----------0--------------------------0--------------0----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----0----------------------------------------------0----------------------|
  hm hmhmhm     hmhmhm      hmhmhm hm   hm  hm      ha     hahaha ha   Lord


|-/4s2s4s7s9\------2p0----/4s2s4----/5s4-----4--5--7-/4~--0-4-5-7-7s5s4-0--|
|---------------------------------------/5---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0---------0---------0--------0------------------------------0|
|---------------0--0-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
                   hmhm    hmhmhmh   hmhmhhm


|-/7s6s7-s-4-s-2-p-0--/4--------/7s6s7---/12s11s12-------/5----/7s6s7------|
|------------------------0-------------------------0-------------------0--0|
|--------------------------0-------------------------0---------------------|
|----------------------0-----0----------0--------------0-----0-----------0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   hmhmhm  hm  hm  hm            hmhmhm                    hm    hmhmhm


|-/3s2--/7s6s7~------/3s2--3s2p0--------------------/4s2s4-s-2-p-0---------|
|----------------0---------------0--/5--0--/5s4s5~------------------0----/7|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------0---------------------------------0---------------------|
|--0------------------0----0-------------------------------------------0-/7|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   hmhm                    hmhmhmhm  hm hm


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