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Going Down to the River
Mississippi Fred McDowell
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Tabbed by: Connor O.
Tuning: Open D
Capo: 3rd (F C F A C F)
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TyzAAwJnIw
Fred doesn't play with a capo, he just tunes up to this tuning. I wouldn't
recommend that unless you've got the correct gauge strings or just aren't
afraid of breaking your strings. I don't want to risk having to go and pick
up a new set of strings every time I try to play this song, so I just use
my capo.
Comment or message any ideas or corrections. Please rate my tab. If you've got
problems with the tab, I'd encourage you to contact me with those problems so I
can fix the tab or provide advice for playing. Don't just give me a poor rating
and not give me any feedback. The idea is for us all to work together to create
a perfect finished product. This tab just represents the best I can do. It's
definitely up for peer review.
Key:
where # represents a fret number
#h# - hammer
#p# - pull
/ \ - slides, up and down respectively.
#b# - bend from normal note up to achieve bended note.
#r# - release bend from bended note to normal note.
=== - under boxes, represents the use of a guitar slide.
#b - a slight bend a.k.a. a curl.
x - mute
Intro:
0:00
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X2
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
Verse 1:
0:03
Lord I'm goin' away darlin'
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0---0-------0---0---0-------|
0:06
F|-------------------------------------|
C|---------3/5--5--5---5---5-----------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------0-------|
C|-------------------------------------|
F|-0---0---------------------------0---|
=== = = = =
0:10
Honey don't you wanna go
F|---------------------------------|
C|-2/3---2/3---0-------------------|
A|--------------------1-0----------|
F|--------------------------0------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
=== ===
0:12
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X3
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
0:19
Oh I'm goin' somewhere
F|---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
C|---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
A|---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
F|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
F|-0-----------------------------------------0-0-|
0:25
You ain't never been before
F|-2/3-0---------------------------|
C|-------3-0-3-0-------------------| Here it helps me to think:
A|---------------1-0---------------| You ain't ne va
F|-------------------0-------------| 2/3 0
C|---------------------------------| 3
F|---------------------------------|
===
0:27
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X3
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
0:34
Oh you know I'm goin' down to the
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------| (Nothing is played during
A|---------1p0---------------------| this part but it takes up
F|-------------0---------------0---| the same space as 1 riff)
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
0:36
river baby
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0-------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0-------0---0---0-----------|
0:38
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----3/5--5--5---5---5-----------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------0-------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------0---|
=== = = = =
0:41
I'm 'on' sit down on the ground
F|---------------------------------|
C|-2/3---2/3---0------0------------|
A|----------------------1p0--------|
F|--------------------------0------|
C|-------------0-------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
=== ===
0:43
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X3
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
0:51
Oh you know I'm going down to the river
F|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------|
C|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------|
A|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---------|
F|-----------------------------1p0-------|
C|---------------------------------------|
F|-0-------------------------------0-0---|
0:55
I'm 'on' sit down on the ground
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----2/3---2/3-2/3---0-----------|
A|-----------------------1p0-------|
F|---------------------------0-----|
C|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
=== === ===
0:57
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X2
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
1:01
I'm let the waves of water
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0---0---0---5/7-7---7---7---|
=== = = =
1:04
Let the waves of water, honey
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0---0---0---5/7-7---7\5-0---|
=== = ===
1:06
baby wash
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0---0---0---3/5-5---3/5-0---|
=== = ===
1:09
my troubles down
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|-------------0-------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0/3-0---0/3---------------------|
=== ===
1:10
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X2
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
Solo:
1:15
F|-----0-10/12---12---12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--15-15-15--15-15-15--15-15-14|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:20
F|-14-14-14--12-12-12--12-12-11--10\--3-3-3-3-3-3-0-----------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------3/5-3/5--3/5-3/5--5---5---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:25
F|---------------------------------|
C|-5---5\3-0-----------------------|
A|-----------1p0-------------------|
F|---------------0-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
Verse 2:
1:27
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X2
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
1:31
Oh I'm getting slow,
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------| (Nothing is played here
A|---------1p0---------------------| but it takes up the same
F|-------------0---------------0---| amount of time as 1 riff)
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
1:33
baby, I can
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0-------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0-------0---0---0-----------|
1:35
hard ly rest at night
F|---------------------------------|
C|-2/3---3---x---------------------|
A|-----------x---1p0---------------|
F|-----------x---------0-----------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
=== =
1:37
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X3
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
1:44
Oh you know I'm gettin' slow darlin' You know
F|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------|
C|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------|
A|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---------|
F|-----------------------------1p0-------|
C|---------------------------------------|
F|-0-------------------------------0---0-|
1:49
I can har dly Rest at night
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|-----2/3---2/3-2/3---2/3-2/3---2/3-x------------|
A|---------------------------------------1-0------|
F|---------------------------------------------0--|
C|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
=== === === === === ===
1:52
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X3
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
1:59
I know my baby
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0---0---0---5/7-3---0-------|
=== =
2:00
She ain't
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0---0---0---3/5-5---3/5-0---|
=== = ===
2:03
treat me right
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|-------------0-------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0/3-0---0/3---------------------|
=== ===
2:04
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---|
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
Solo 2:
2:07
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------5\3---5\3-5\3---5\3-5\3---5\3-5\3---5\3-5\3---5---5-----5---5--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-0---0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:11
F|---------------------------------|
C|-5---5\3-0-----------------------|
A|-----------1p0-------------------|
F|---------------0-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
2:13
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X2
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
Verse 3:
2:17
Lord I'm goin' down in Louisiana
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------| (Nothing is played during
A|---------1p0---------------------| this part but it takes up
F|-------------0---------------0---| the same space as 1 riff)
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
2:19
babe
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0-------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0-------0-------------------|
2:21
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---|
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
2:23
I believe *indecipherable*
F|---------------------------------|
C|-----2/3---2/3---0---------------| Can't really hear or see what's going on
A|-------------------------1p0-----| here
F|-----------------------------0---|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0-------------------------------|
=== ===
2:25
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---| X3
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
2:32
You know I'm goin down in Louisiana
F|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------|
C|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------|
A|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---------|
F|-----------------------------1p0-------|
C|---------------------------------------|
F|-0-------------------------------0-0---|
2:36
I belive *indecipherable*
F|-2/3-2/3-0-----------------------|
C|-----------3p0-------------------|
A|---------------1p0---------------|
F|-------------------0-------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
2:38
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------1p0---------------------|
F|-------------0---------------0---|
C|-------------------------3/5-----|
F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------|
=== ===
2:40
*Completely indecipherable*
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------0-----------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0---0---0---0/3-------------|
===
2:42
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
F|-0---0---0---0---3/5-5---3/5-0---|
=== = ===
2:45
F|-------------------------------0-|
C|-----------------2---3---------0-|
A|-------------------------------0-|
F|-------------0-----------------0-|
C|-------------------------------0-|
F|-0/3-0---0/3---0---------------0-|
=== ===
