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  14 <h1 class="songtitle">Back Door Blues</h1>
  15
  16 <p>Trad. <br />
  17 From the &ldquo;Banjo Tape&rdquo;, recorded<a href="http://www.bobdylanroots.com/banjo.html">in the Basement of Gerde's Folk City</a>, Feb 8, 1863<br />
  18 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  19
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  21
  22 <p>
  23 Twelve-string guitar tuned down one half step (sounding key F# major).
  24 </p>
  25 <p>
  26 This song has just about every distinctive feature of a great Dylan
  27 instrumental: a little figure which sounds intricate, but is really
  28 simple; a clear proof of his ability to use the flatpick style to pick out
  29 melodic finesses; a full sound with many open strings, and, hence, tones foreign to
  30 the chords; a consistent use of the high and low strings to emphasise
  31 rhythm and melodies; and a rock steady singing rhythm, to which the meter
  32 of the song just has to adapt.
  33 </p>
  34 <p>
  35 The little figure is really simple: index finger on the first string, fifth
  36 fret, and ring finger alternating between the three highest strings on the
  37 seventh fret.
  38 </p>
  39 <p>
  40 Because this is played on a twelve-string, there are figures and tones you will not get on an ordinary acoustic guitar; especially what is played on the third string pair, which has the highest tuned string on the guitar.
  41 </p>
  42 <hr />
  43
  44 <pre class="tab">
  45   D
  46   :     .     .      .     .       :     .     .       :     .     .     .
  47 |-2-----2-----------/7-----------|-2-----2-----2-----|-5---5-5---5-5---5-7---5-5---0-|
  48 |-3-----3-----------/9----(0)----|-3-----3-----3-----|-7---7-7---7-0---0-0---0-7---0-|
  49 |-2-----2------------------0-----|-2-----2-----2-----|-0-----0-----7-----0-----0-----|
  50 |-0-----0------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----------------|
  51 |-0-----0------------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------------|
  52 |--------------------------------|-2-----------------|-------------------------------|
  53 </pre>
  54
  55 <pre class="tab">
  56     :     .     .      .       :     .     .     .         :     .     .     .
  57 ||--2-----2------------2-----|-------2---------2-2---2--||-------2-----------2-----|
  58 ||*-3-----3------------3-----|-------3---------3-3---3-*||-------3-----------3-----|
  59 ||--2-----2------------2-----|-------2---------2-2---2--||-------2-----------2-----|
  60 ||--0-----------0------0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0------||-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
  61 ||*-------------0------0-----|-0-----------0-----------*||-0-----------0-----------|
  62 ||--------------2------------|-2-----------2------------||-2-----------2-----------|
  63                                            I'd ra -  ther  see   my __________
  64 </pre>
  65
  66 <pre class="tab">
  67   :     .     .      .       :     .     .     .       :     .      .     .
  68 |-------2----/5---5--5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-/5---5-0----|
  69 |-------3----/7---7--0---0-|-7---7-7---7-0---0-0---0-|-7---7-7---7-/7-----0----|
  70 |-------2-----0------7-----|-0-----------7-----------|-0------------------0----|
  71 |-0-----0------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  72 |-0------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  73 |-2------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  74                                                                 through
  75   _________   cof -  fin     com - ing                 com - ing   my  back</pre>
  76 <pre class="tab">
  77                                                >
  78   :     .     .      .     .     .       :     .     .     .
  79 |-------2---------2------2-----0-0-----|-2-----2---------2-2---2-|
  80 |-------3---------3------3-----3-3-----|-3-----3---------3-3---3-|
  81 |-2-----2-----2---2------2-----0-0-----|-2-----2---------2-2---2-|
  82 |-0-----0-----0----------------0-0-----|-0-----0-----------0-----|
  83 |-0----------------------------0-2-----|-------0-----------------|
  84 |-2------------------0--h2-2-----------|-------2-----------------|
  85   door
  86 </pre>
  87
  88 <pre class="tab">
  89                              G
  90   :     .     .      .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
  91 |-2-----2----------2-2---2-|-------3---------3-3---3-|-------3----------------|
  92 |-3-----3----------3-3---3-|-------0---------0-0---0-|-------0----------------|
  93 |-2-----2----------2-2---2-|-------0---------0-0---0-|-------0----------------|
  94 |-0-----0-----0------0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----3-----2----|
  95 |-0-----------0------------|-2-----------2-----------|-2----------------------|
  96 |-2-----------2------------|-3-----------3-----------|-3----------------------|
  97         I'd   ra  -  ther    see   my ____________________________ cof - fin
  98 </pre>
  99
 100 <pre class="tab">
 101                             D
 102   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 103 |-------------------------|-------2-----------2-----|/5---5-5---5-7---5-5---0-|
 104 |-------------------------|-------3-----------3-----|/7---7-0---0-0---0-7---0-|
 105 |-------------------------|-------2-----------2-----|-0-----7-----------------|
 106 |-0-----------------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------------|
 107 |-------1-----2-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 108 |-------------------------|-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------|
 109 coming through my   back   -     door </pre>
 110 <pre class="tab">
 111                                                       G
 112   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 113 |-------2---2-2---2-0-----|-------2---------2-2---2-|-3-----3---------3-3---3-|
 114 |-------3---3-3---3-3-----|-------3---------3-3---3-|-0-----0---------0-0---0-|
 115 |-------2---2-2---2-0-----|-------2---------2-2---2-|-0-----0---------0-0---0-|
 116 |-------0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----------0-----|
 117 |-0-----------------2-----|-0-----------0-----------|-2-----------------------|
 118 |-2-----------------------|-2-----------2-----------|-3-----------------------|
 119                                  I'd    ra - ther see ____  my _____________</pre>
 120 <pre class="tab">
 121   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 122 |-------3---3-------3-----|-------3---------3-3---3-|-------------------------|
 123 |-------0---0-------0-----|-------0---------0-0---0-|-------------------------|
 124 |-------0---0-------0-----|-------0---------0-0---0-|-------------------------|
 125 |-2-----------0-----------|-------0-----------0-----|-3-----2-----0-----------|
 126 |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------1-----|
 127 |-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------
 128 ___________   cof - fin     com - ing __________  com- ing through my   back
 129    </pre>
 130 <pre class="tab">
 131   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 132 |-------2---------2-2---2-|/5---5-5---5-7---5-5---0-|-------2---------2-2---2-|
 133 |-------3---------3-3---3-|/7---7-0---0-0---0-7---0-|-------3---------3-3---3-|
 134 |-------2---------2-2---2-|-0-----7-----------------|-------2---------2-2---2-|
 135 |-------0-----------0-----|-------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 136 |-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------0-----------|
 137 |-------------2-----------|-------------------------|-2-----------2-----------|
 138   door _______
 139 </pre>
 140
 141 <pre class="tab">
 142                             A7
 143   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 144 |-------2---------2-2---2-|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|
 145 |-------3---------3-3---3-|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
 146 |-------2---------2-2---2-|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
 147 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
 148 |-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
 149 |-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 150               And   the     girl __________________________ I'm   lov - ing __
 151 </pre>
 152
 153 <pre class="tab">
 154  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 155 |-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------------------------|
 156 |-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------------------------|
 157 |-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------------------------|
 158 |-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------------------0-----|
 159 |-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----1-----2-----------|
 160 |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 161 _____________________________________  she says __________  she   don't _____
 162 </pre>
 163
 164 <pre class="tab">
 165                             D
 166   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 167 |-------------------------|-------2---------2-2---2-|------/5---5-5---5-7---5-5---0-|
 168 |-------------------------|-------3---------3-3---3-|------/7---7-0---0-0---0-7---0-|
 169 |-------------------------|-------2---------2-2---2-|-------0-----7-----------------|
 170 |-2-----3-----------2-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----------------------------|
 171 |-------------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------------------------|
 172 |-------------------------|-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------------------------|
 173   love  me          no      more
 174 </pre>
 175
 176 <pre class="tab">
 177     :     .     .     .      x4 :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 178 ||--------2---------2-2---2--||------/5---5-5---5-7---5-|/5---5-5---5-7---5-5---0-|
 179 ||*-------3---------3-3---3-*||------/7---7-0---0-0-----|/7---7-0---0-0---0-7---0-|
 180 ||--------2---------2-2---2--||-------0-----7-----------|-0-----7-----------------|
 181 ||--0-----0-----0-----0------||-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
 182 ||*-0-----------0-----------*||-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
 183 ||--2-----------2------------||-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
 184                 When you        see   me _______________________________________
 185 </pre>
 186
 187 <pre class="tab">
 188   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 189 |-------2---------2-2---2-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 190 |-------3---------3-3---3-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 191 |-------2---------2-2---2-|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|
 192 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----2-----0-----------|-------0-----2-----------|
 193 |-0-----------0-----------|-------------------1-----|-2-----------------------|
 194 |-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 195   lea - vin' ____________   Baby, I                   should have left  so
 196
 197 </pre>
 198
 199 <pre class="tab">
 200   :     .     .     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 201 |-----------0-----0-5---5-7---5-5---0-|-------2---------2-2---2-|-------2---------2-2---2-|
 202 |-------6-----6-----0-----0-----7---0-|-------3---------3-3---3-|-------3---------3-3---3-|
 203 |-------------------------0-----0-----|-------2---------2-2---2-|-------2---------2-2---2-|
 204 |-0-----------------------------------|-0-----0-----------0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 205 |-0-----------------------------------|-0-----------------0-----|-0-----------0-----------|
 206 |-------------------------------------|-2-----------0-----2-----|-2-----------2-----------|
 207   far.                                                                        when you
 208 </pre>
 209
 210 <pre class="tab">
 211   G
 212   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 213 |-------3---------3-3---3-|-------3---------3-3---3-|-------------------------|
 214 |-------0---------0-0---0-|-------0---------0-0---0-|-------------------------|
 215 |-------0---------0-0---0-|-------0---------0-0---0-|-------------------------|
 216 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-3-----2-----0-----------|
 217 |-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------2-----------|-------------------1-----|
 218 |-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|
 219   see   me ________________________________________   lea - vin' ____________
 220 </pre>
 221
 222
 223 <pre class="tab">
 224   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 225 |-------3---------3-3---3-|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------------|
 226 |-------0---------0-0---0-|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------------|
 227 |-------0---------0-0---0-|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------------|
 228 |-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----3-----------|-2-----------------------|
 229 |-2-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----2-----|
 230 |-------------3-----------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
 231   -------------             Mama, I     feel  I       should have left  so
 232 </pre>
 233
 234 <pre class="tab">
 235   D
 236   :     .     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 237 |-------2---------2-2---2-3-----|-------2---------2-2---2-|-------2---------2-2---2-|
 238 |-------3---------3-3---3-3-----|-------3---------3-3---3-|-------3---------3-3---3-|
 239 |-------2---------2-2---2-0-----|-------2---------2-2---2-|-------2---------2-2---2-|
 240 |-0-----------------0-----0-----|-0-----0-----------0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 241 |-------------------------2-----|-------0-----------------|-0-----------0-----------|
 242 |-------------0-----2-----------|-------2-----------------|-2-----------2-----------|
 243   far
 244 </pre>
 245
 246
 247 <pre class="tab">
 248                                         A7
 249   :     .     .     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 250 |-------2---------2-2---2-----2-2---2-|-------3---------3-3---3-|-3-----2-----------------|
 251 |-------3---------3-3---3-----3-3---3-|-------2---------2-2---2-|-2-----2-----------------|
 252 |-------2---------2-2---2-----2-2---2-|-------2---------2-2---2-|-2-----2-----------------|
 253 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-2-----2-----------------|
 254 |-0-----------0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-------0-----------------|
 255 |-2-----------2-----------2-----------|-------------------------|-------------3-----0-----|
 256               Some        -             times ____________________            I'm   a-wond'-
 257 </pre>
 258
 259 <pre class="tab">
 260   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 261 |-3-----3---------3-3---3-|-3-----3---------3-3---3-|-------------------------|
 262 |-2-----2---------2-2---2-|-2-----2---------2-2---2-|-------------------------|
 263 |-2-----2---------2-2---2-|-2-----2---------2-2---2-|-------------------------|
 264 |-2-----2---------2-2---2-|-2-----2---------2-2---2-|-3-----2-----0-----------|
 265 |-------0-----------0-----|-0-----0-----------0-----|-------------------1-----|
 266 |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 267     -  rin' _______________________________________   Who   you _____________
 268 </pre>
 269
 270
 271 <pre class="tab">
 272                             D
 273   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 274 |-------------------------|-------2---------2-2---2-|/5---5-5---5-7---5-5---0-|
 275 |-------------------------|-------3---------3-3---3-|/7---7-0---0-0---0-7---0-|
 276 |-------------------------|-------2---------2-2---2-|-0-----7-----------------|
 277 |-------0-----2-----3-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------------------------|
 278 |-2-----------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|
 279 |-------------------------|-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------|
 280  _____  think       you     are
 281  </pre>
 282
 283 <pre class="tab">
 284   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 285 |-------2---------2-3-----|-2-----2---------2-2---2-|-2-----2---2-2---2-|
 286 |-------3---------3-3-----|-3-----3---------3-3---3-|-3-----3---3-3---3-|
 287 |-------2---------2-0-----|h2-----2---------2-2---2-|-2-----2---2-2---2-|
 288 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----------0-----|-0-----0-----0-----|
 289 |-0-----------0----h2-----|-------0-----------------|-0-----------------|
 290 |-2-----------2-----------|-------2-----------------|-2-----------------|
 291 </pre>
 292
 293 <pre class="tab">
 294   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
 295 |/5---5-5---5-7---5-5---0-|-2-----2--------------3--|-2-----------2----------||
 296 |/7---7-0---0-0---0-7---0-|-3-----3--------------0--|-3-----------3----------||
 297 |-0-----7-----------------|-2-----2--------------0--|-2-----------2----------||
 298 |-------------------------|-0-----0-----0--------0--|-0-----------0----------||
 299 |-------------------------|-0--------------1--2-----|-------------0----------||
 300 |-------------------------|-2-----------------------|-------------2----------||
 301 </pre>
 302 <pre class="verse">
 303            D
 304 I'd rather see my coffin coming through my back door
 305            G                                    D
 306 I'd rather see my coffin coming through my back door
 307            G                                    D
 308 I'd rather see my coffin coming through my back door
 309          A7                                             D
 310 And the girl I'm loving, she says she don't love me no more
 311 </pre>
 312 <pre class="verse">
 313 When you see me leaving, baby, I should have left so far
 314 When you see me leaving, Mama, I feel I should have left so far
 315 Sometimes I'm a-wond'rin' who you think you are.
 316 </pre>
 317
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