ALL MY LOVE IN VAIN As recorded by Robert Johnson Transcribed By Paul Bell Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1' Q=90 6/8 4/4 Gtr I E. S E E E E E. S E E E E E S S E S S E E E S S S S E S S E S S E |--------2-----|--------2-----|-------3---------|-------------------------| |------3---3---|------3---3---|-----------------|-------------------------| |----2-------2-|----2-------2-|---2s4---4s2-0---|-------0h2-0-----0-----0-| |-0------------|-0------------|---------------2-|---0h2-------0h2---0h2---| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|-3-----------------------| |--------------|--------------|-0---------------|-------------------------| 6/8 Q. 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Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths