Rollin Stone

Tabbed by:Bati
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Tuning:Standard

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|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|---------2b3r2p0----------------
D|------2----------2------2----2--
A|------------------------2-------
E|-3b4----------------------3b4---

e|-----------------0---------------
B|------------0--------------------
G|2b3r2p0-----0tr1-----------------
D|--------2---2--------------------
A|------------2---------------2----
E|----------------------------0----

e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|--------| 
A|2----2--| 
E|0----0--| 

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                 0:07

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               I was a Catfish             swimming in a oh, deep blue sea

e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|--2b3r2p0----------------------
D|----------2--------------------
A|------------------2-----2------
E|------------------0-----0------

e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|2b3r2p0---------------------------
D|x-------2-------------------------
A|----------------2-------2------2--
E|----------------0--(3)--0--(3)-0--

--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
----2---| 
(3)-0---| 


                         I would have all you good looking woman  fishin´

e|3-----3----3--3--3----3--0------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|-----------2--2--2--------------
E|0-----0----0--0--0----0---------

e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|2-----------2-------------2-------
E|0----(3)----0-----(3)-----0-------

e|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|-------| 
D|------2| 
A|-------| 
E|---3b4-| 

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   fishin´ after me             sho´ ´nuff    a- after me

e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|----------------------2---------
A|--2---x----2-------------2------
E|--0---x----0------3b4----0------

e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|---------------------------2------
A|-2----x-----2-----------------2---
E|-0----x-----0----------3b4----0---


    sho´ ´nuff a-after me                                   Oh Lord

e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---------------------------2----
A|-------2---x---2-------------2--
E|-------0---x---0---------3---0--

e|-0-0-0----------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|--2-------------------------------
E|--0-------------------------------


                          Oh Lord                  sho´ ´nuff

e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|--2b3-3-3rb2p0-----------------
D|---------------2---------------
A|----------------------2--x-2---
E|----------------------0--x-0---

e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|2b3-3-3rb2p0---------------2b3-3--
D|2-------------2------------2------
A|------------------2--x--2---------
E|------------------0--x--0---------

--------| 
--------| 
3rb2p0--| 
-------2| 
--------| 
--------| 

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e|-----------0--0-----------------
B|-----0-----0--0-----------------
G|-----0tr1--1--1----2b3-3-3rb2p0-
D|-----2-----2--2----2------------
A|-----2-----2--2-----------------
E|-----0-----0--0-----------------

e|--0--0-----------0--0-------------
B|-----------------0----------------
G|--------------0tr1----------------
D|2----------/2-2-------------------
A|--------------2-------------------
E|--------------0-------------------

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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--------
B|------2------------------------
G|---0--2------------------2--0--
D|---0--2--2--2---2---2-2--2--0--
A|---0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0--0--
E|-------------------------------

e|----3--3---3----3------------3--3--3-3----| 
B|--------------2---------2-----------------| 
G|2---------------------0-2----------2------| 
D|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-| 
E|------------------------------------------| 


e|-------0-----------------------
B|-------------3b(1/4)-0-3b-0----
G|-----------------------------3-
D|---0h2-2-----------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

e|-----------0--0--------------0--0---------| 
B|--------------3b--0--3b--3b--3--3---------| 
G|2-0h1-0-------1---1--1---1---1--1---------| 
D|--------2-----2---------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 


e|--2---2-2--2-2-2--2-------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------0---3-
E|------0----0--0---0---3b4-------

e|-------------------------0--0----
B|-------------------------0--0----
G|----------------------0tr1--1----
D|2-3-2-3p2-------------2----------
A|----------3-2-1-0----------------
E|------------------0---0----------

e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|...-----| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 

                                    
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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 
B|-----------------------------
G|-----------------9-----------
D|--2/------7/-----9-----------
A|--2/------5/-----7-----------
E|--0-------x------------------

e|ring)---------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

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Any correction, comment, or whatever
 : *

| r  release bend
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| tr thrill
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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