From: tron@elrayo.rhein-main.de (markus tron)
I think Johnsons guitar is in standard tuning.
I play it in C.
~Title: They`re Red Hot
Artist: Robert Johnson
Cord description:
e -|-8--7--5--3---2---1---0--0---1--1------1-----------|-
B -|-5--4--2--2---1---0---1--1---1--1------0-----------|-
G -|-5--4--2--2---2---0---0--3---2--1------0-----------|-
D -|-5--4--2--2---0---0---2--2---3--0------0-----------|-
A -|----------------------3--3-------------2-----------|-
E -|---------------------------------------------------|-
C B A A7 D7 G7 C C7 F Dm7b5 G7/B
INTRO:
C D7 G7 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 F Fm G7/B
FIRST VERSE:
Hot tameles and they red hot, yes she got`em for sale--
C B A A7 D7 G7 C
Hot tameles and they red hot, yes she got`em for sale
C B A A7 D7 G7 G7/B
I got a girl, say she long and tall--
C7
she sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall
F Dm7b5
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes she got`em for sale,-- I mean--
C G7/B A A7 D7 G7 C
Yes she got`em for sale
D7 G7 C
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additional lyrics:
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
She got two for a nickel, got four for a dime--
Would sell you more but they ain`t none of mine
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes she got`em for sale, I mean --
Yes she got`em for sale, yes, yeah
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
I got a letter from a girl in the room --
Now, she got somethin` good she got to bring home soon, now
It`s hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got`em for sale, I mean
Yes she got`em for sale, yeah
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
The billy got back` in a bumble bee nest --
Ever since that he can`t take his rest, yeah
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes you got`em for sale, I mean --
Yes she got`em for sale, yeah
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
I`m `onna upset your backbone, put your kidneys to sleep --
I`ll due to break`way your liver and dare your heart to beat
`bout my hot tamales `cause they red hot --
Yes, they got`em for sale, I mean --
Yes, she got `em for sale, yeah
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
You know grandma left, and now grandpa too --
Well, I wonder what in the world we chillun gon` do, now.
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got`em for sale, I mean.
Yes she got`em for sale.
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
Me and my babe, bought a V-8-Ford --
Well, we wind that thing all on the runnin` board, yes.
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got`em for sale, I mean.
Yes she got`em for sale, yeah.
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale
You know the monkey, now the baboon playin` in the grass --
Well, the monkey stuck his finger in that old `Good Gulf Gas`, now.
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got`em for sale, I mean.
Yes she got`em for sale, yeah.
Hot tameles and they red hot, yes she got`em for sale.
Hot tameles and they red hot, yes she got`em for sale.
I got a girl, say she long and tall--
she sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall, yes
Hot tamales and they red hot,yes she got`em for sale, I mean.
Yes she got`em for sale
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The above is a very easy way to play that Robert Johnson song.
For a more detailed transcription I would recommend:
Scott Ainslie`s Robert Johnson complete guitar transcription.
It`s NO book for beginners!
I hope this tab`s not too bad, and you folks can work with it.
If you have any questions about the tab, sure you can ask me
(I`ll do my best to answer any questions :-) ... )!
have fun
markus
PS: Any corrections or comments welcome!
Any Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher or Muddy Waters tab would be very welcome!
markus tron
tron@elrayo.rhein-main.de
blues and beyondЉ
