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STOP BREAKIN' DOWN BLUES MILKCOW' S CALF BLUES KIND HEARTED WOMAN BLUES
73 COME ON LN MY KITCHEN 77 IF l HAD POSESSION OVER JUDGMENT DAY 81 LOVE LNVAIN BLUES 87 95 102
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ta - ma - les
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Intro Moderately
Gtr. 1 (acous.)
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en = J })
J = 91 A7
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Aï
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Traveling Riverside Blues Words and Music by Robert Johnson
Open A tuning, up 1/2 step: (low to high) F-&-F-BO-D-F
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Last Fair Deal Gone Down Words and Music by Robert Johnson Gtr. 1: Open (low to high) Gtr. 2: Open (low to high)
A tuning: E-A-E-A-C#-E E tuning: E-B-E-G#-B-E
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