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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Wichita Blues</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Robert Johnson<br />
  17 Recorded by Bob Dylan during the <a class="recordlink" href="../02_freewheelin/index.htm">Freewheelin'</a> sessions<br />
  18 Tabbed by Eyolf strem, from the version played in Cynthia
  19 Gooding's appartment, Feb/Mar 1962</p>
  20
  21 <p>Tuning: E-A-c#-e-a-e'. Capo 4rd fret (sounding key: C#major).</p>
  22
  23 <p>This is the basic lick that dominates the song. It is played between
  24 most of the text lines. The variations are ample, especially in the
  25 last part of the lick, where an extra beat is often inserted (see the
  26 variants below).</p>
  27
  28 <pre class="tab">
  29   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  30 |-----5-5-3-3-0-0-|-0-0-------------|-----0-----------|-----
  31 |-----0-0-0-0-5-5-|-3-3-0-0---------|-----0-----------|-----
  32 |-----------------|-0-0-5-5-2-2-----|-----0-----------|-----
  33 |-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-0-0-|-----0-----------|-----
  34 |-0---------------|-------------3-3-|-0-----------3---|-0---
  35 |-0---------------|-----------------|-0-----------3---|-0---
  36 </pre>
  37
  38 <p>There are two possible ways of playing the second beat of the second
  39 measure. Either as written (000500), which is what Dylan plays, or
  40 with all the strings open (000000). That would ensure a smoother
  41 transition to the next shape (x01200).</p>
  42
  43 <p>The last chord in the second line of the tab (x02100) sound like a
  44 mistake. It only occurs at the very beginning of the song, so it's
  45 likely that he misplaced the fingers, playing the more common shape
  46 instead of the &quot;correct&quot; x01200).</p>
  47
  48 <p>Chords:</p>
  49 <pre class="chords">
  50 A      000000
  51 D      201200 or x01200
  52 A7     003300
  53 </pre>
  54
  55 <hr />
  56
  57 <pre class="verse">
  58 [intro:]
  59 </pre>
  60
  61 <pre class="tab">
  62   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  63 |-----5---3---0---|-0---0---0---0-------|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|
  64 |-----0---0---5---|-3---0---0---0-------|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|
  65 |-----0---0---0---|-0---5---2---0-------|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|
  66 |-----------------|-------------1-------|-----0-----------|-----1-------1---|
  67 |-0---------------|-----------------3---|-----0-------3---|-----------------|
  68 |-0---------------|---------------------|-0-----------3---|-0---------------|
  69 </pre>
  70 <pre class="tab">
  71   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  72 |-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-0-------0-------|
  73 |-0-------0-------|-----------------|-0---3-------3---|-3-------0-------|
  74 |-2-------2-------|-----0-------0---|-0---3-------3---|-3-------1-------|
  75 |-1-------1-------|-----0-------0---|-0---0-------0---|-0-------2-------|
  76 |-0-------0-------|-0---3-------3---|-0---0-------0---|-0-------0-------|
  77 |-0-------0-------|-0---3-------3---|-0---------------|-----------------|
  78 </pre>
  79 <pre class="tab">
  80   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .   .   .
  81 |-----0-------0---|-----5---3-------|---------------------0-0-|
  82 |-----0-------0---|-------------5---|-3-------------------0-0-|
  83 |-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----5---3---0-------0-0-|
  84 |-0---1-------1---|-----------------|-----------1---0-----0-0-|
  85 |-0---0-------0---|-0---------------|-----------------3-------|
  86 |-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------3-------|
  87 </pre>
  88 <pre class="tab">
  89   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  90 |-----0-0---------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|
  91 |-----0-0---------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|
  92 |-----0-0---------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|
  93 |-0---------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|
  94 |-0-----------3---|-0---------------|-0-----------3---|-0-------0-------|
  95 |-0-----------3---|-0---------------|-0-----------3---|-0-------0-------|
  96                                                                 And
  97 </pre>
  98 <pre class="tab">
  99   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 100 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
 101 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
 102 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-2---2-------2---|
 103 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-0---1-------1---|-1---1-------1---|
 104 |-0-------3-------|-0-------3-------|-0---0-----------|-0---------------|
 105 |-0-------3-------|-0-------3-------|-0---------------|-2---------------|
 106   when I  left    Wichita                 the weather was        winding
 107 </pre>
 108 <pre class="tab">
 109   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 110 |-----5---3-------|-----------------|-----0--------------
 111 |-------------5---|-3---------------|-----0--------------
 112 |-----------------|-----5---2-------|-----0--------------
 113 |-----------------|---------1---0---|-----0--------------
 114 |-0---------------|-------------3---|-0------------------
 115 |-0---------------|-----------------|-0------------------
 116   free
 117 </pre>
 118
 119 <pre class="verse">
 120     A                       D                   A    [lick]
 121 And when I left Wichita the weather was blowin' free
 122     D                                        A       [lick]
 123 And when I left Wichita the wind was blowing free
 124          A7                                                D     A  [lick]
 125 Well, my poppa said, &quot;Son, Watch out, you might catch that old T.B&quot;
 126
 127        A7                     D                    A
 128 When I landed in West Memphis, Lord, I never had a dime.
 129        D                                           A
 130 When I landed in West Memphis, Lord, I never had a dime.
 131    A7                             D         A
 132 Operator said, &quot;Son, you ain't no friend of mine.&quot;
 133
 134 Operator, operator Let a poor boy ride.
 135 Operator, operator, oh Let a poor boy ride.
 136 Can't you see my standing here, how tears are running down my eyes.
 137 </pre>
 138
 139 <pre class="tab">
 140   A   D                               A           D     A
 141       &gt;       &gt;         &gt;       &gt;
 142   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 143 |-----0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0---|-0---0-------0---|-0---0------------
 144 |-----0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0---|-0---0-------0---|-0---0------------
 145 |-----2-----2-2---|---2-2-----2-2---|-0-----------2---|-0---0------------
 146 |-----1-----1-1---|---1-1-----1-1---|-0-----------1---|-0---0------------
 147 |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
 148 |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
 149 ride                                                             Operator
 150 </pre>
 151
 152 <pre class="verse">
 153 [...] let me ride your train
 154 [...] let me ride your train
 155 Lord, I'm standing in the weather, Lord, clouds look like it will rain.
 156
 157 Going down to Louisiana where that green river runs
 158 Going down to Louisiana where that green river runs
 159 Lord, I just went out, my ramblin' is just begun.
 160
 161 And when I left Wichita the weather was blowin' free
 162 And when I left Wichita the wind was blowing free
 163 Well, my poppa said, &quot;Son, Watch out, you might catch that old T.B&quot;
 164 </pre>
 165
 166 <pre class="tab">
 167   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 168 |-----5-5-3-3-0-0-|-0-0-------------|-----0-------0---|-0----||
 169 |-----0-0-0-0-5-5-|-3-3-0-0---------|-----0-------3---|-3----||
 170 |-----------------|-0-0-5-5-2-2-----|-----0-------3---|-3----||
 171 |-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-0-0-|-----0-------0---|-0----||
 172 |-0---------------|-------------3-3-|-0---------------|------||
 173 |-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|------||
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