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Catfish Blues Guitar Tablature
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 22:59:35 -0800
From: nate 
Subject: Tab: Catfish Blues by Jimi Hendrix 

Author/Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Title: Catfish blues
Album: Jimi Hendrix Blues 
Transcribed by: Nathan Manning
Email: [email protected]


tune down 1/2 step
Tab Hints                                      
h- hammeron                                       
b-bend
p-pull off
/-slide up
-slide down
r-release bend
g-ghost bend
*-trill 
x-mute strings

---------------------0|-------------------------------------------------------
----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
----------------------|------*------*-----------------------------------------
--------0*2-----------|--2-0-h2p0--0h2p0-----0h2-------0----------------------
----------------------|--------------------------------------0h2p1p0----------
------3---------------|------------------------------------------------3---0--
                                                                              

---------------------------0|-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
----------------0h1p0-------|--2/42p0--0-------------------------------------
----0h2---------------------|-----------0h2----------2h4/6----0h2h4p2------2--
----------------------------|------------------2h4---------------------2-4----
------------0---------------|------------------------------------------0------
                                                                              

-------0-------------------x----0---------------------------------------0-----
---------------------------x--------------------------------------------------
------------------0h1------x----2br2p0----------------------------------------
------------------0-2-------------------0h2-----x--------x--------*-----------
------------------------------------------------x--------x------0h2p0---------
--0---------3b----------------------------------x--------3b-------------------
                                                                              

-------------------------------------|----------0--------------0--------------
-------------------------------------|-------------------------0--------------
-2br2--------------------------------|---*-----------2br2p0-------------------
------2-----x---------x--------------|-0h2p0-------------------2--------------
------------x---------x--------------|----------------------------------------
------------x---------x----------3b--|-----------------------------0----3b----
                                                                              

------------0----------------------------------------------12b--12b-----------
-----------------------------------------------------------15---15------------
-----------------2br2p0----------------0h1------------------------------------
--2--2-------------------2-------------0h2------------------------------------
--0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------0------3-----------3/15/0-----------------3b-----
                                                                              

-------------------0---------12b-----------------------|-----------------0----
-------------------0---------15-----15---15b----------|-----------------0----
-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------
--0h2------2/14----------------------------------------|---0------------------
-------------------------------------------------------|---2------------------
---------------------------------------------------3b--|---0-------3/12/------
                                                                              

----------------------|---0---0-------------------------------|-----0---------
-15b---15--15---------|---0---0-------------15b----15b-------|-----0---------
----------------------|---1---0------------------------2------|-------2bp0----
----------------------|---2---0-------12-----------------x----|---------------
----------------------|---------------12-------------------x--|-2-------------
-------------------3b-|-------------1/12---------------------3|-0----------0--
                                                                              

---------------0------------------------------|-------------0-----------------
----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
-------*-----------2br2p0---------------------|-----*-------------2br2p0------
-----0h2p0------------------2-----------------|---0h2p0-----------------------
----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
-3b-----------------------------0-------------|-------------------------------
                                  Well I wish                                 

-----------------------------|------------0-----------------------------------
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------|------------------2br2p0------------------------
--0h2-----------x------------|---0h2p0--------------------0h2-----------------
----------------x----0-------|------------------------------------------------
--------0-------x--------3---|--------------------------------------0---------
              I was a catfish                                                 

--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------|----------5----------------------------------------------------
------------5-|--7-----------7p5------------------5---------------------------
---7----7-----|---------------------7-0--x--x-----------6/7-----5--6/7--------
  swimming in, Lord                                 the deep blue             

---------------------------------0----------|---------------------------------
---------------------------------0----------|---------------------------------
------------2br2p0----2----------1----------|---------------------------------
-----------------------------------------0h2|--------5-5b-0h2---0-------------
--------------------------------------------|----------------------0h2-0h2p0--
--5-3p0--------------------0----------3-----|---0-----------------------------
  sea                          I have, ah          all you pretty womans      

--------------0------------|-----------------------------0--------------------
--------------0------------|--------------------------------------------------
--------------1----2br2p0h1|---------------------------------2br2p0-----------
------2--------------------|--------------0h2p0h2p0h2------------------2------
---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------
--3------------------------|-0-------0----------------------------------------
                                        fishin after me                       

--------------------------------------0---------------|-----------------------
-------------------------------------------------0----|-----3-----------------
--------------------------------------------2br2p0----|---------2b--2b--2b----
--------------------------0h2p0h2--------------------2|-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
-0-------0---------3---3b-----------------------------|-0---------------------
          fishin after me                                  fishin after me    

-------------------0------------|------3/5-----3------------------------------
--------------------------------|--------------------5p3p0--------------------
-2br2p0-------------------------|-----------------------------42p0----2b-----
----------2------------------0h2|---------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
-----------------------3--------|--0------------------------------------------
                      yeah!                Oh yeah!                           

------------|--------------------------------------|------3/5---3-------------
------------|------3-------------------------------|---------------5p3p0------
--2br2p0----|----------2br2p0-------2b----2br2p0---|--------------------------
-----------2|------------------0h2----------------2|--------------------------
------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------
------------|-0------------------------------------|--0-----------------------
                   Oh yeah!                             Oh yeah!              

--------------------0--------0-------0----------|--------------------------0--
----------------0---------3b----3----0----------|----3-------------------0----
-42p0-2b----------------------------------3/2p0|-------2br2p0--------2b------
------------------------------------------------|----------------0h2----------
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-0---------------------------
                                                     Oh yeah                  

---------3b---0-------0|---------------------------|--------------------------
--3--0---3b-----0-----0|---------------------------|--------------------------
-------------------2b-0|--2br2----22---2rb--2rb---2|--------------------------
-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------0h2----------
-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------x----------
-----------------------|---------------------------|---0----0--3---0--0-------
                                                                              

--x--x-------------0----------------0--x----|--------0------------------0-----
--x--x-------------0----------------0--x----|--------0------------------0-----
--x--x--------0h1--1----------------1--x----|------------2br2p0---------------
---------0----0-2----------2----------------|---0h2--------------2------------
--------------0-2-----5b--------------------|---------------------------------
---------3b--------------------3-----------3|------------------------0----3b--
                                                 Yeah!                        

--------------x-------|------------0---0--------------------------------------
--------------x-------|----------------x----0-----------------3---------------
----------------------|----------------2br2p0-0h2-----------------2b----2b----
--0h2-----------------|---0h2p0h2---------------------------------------------
----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
--------0----------3b-|-----------------------------0-------------------------
  Well I went down                                               my girl      

------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------5------------------
--2h0------------------0h2p0h2--------------------------5br5------------------
-------------------------------------------------5---7------------4h7---------
---------------0-3b----------0------------7--7--------------------------5b----
 friend's house,                          an' I  sat down Lord     on her     

---------------------0--------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------2br2p0-----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------2-----------x----------0h2---------x--------
----------------------------------------------x----------------------x--------
-5b------5--3p0------------------------0-----------3------------0----x--------
 front step.                               But she said, ah    come in now,   

-------------------------------|---------------------------------------0------
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-------------0h2p0h2p0---------|-------------------------0h2p0h2p0--2---------
-------------------------------|-2--------------------------------------------
------3-3b----------------3-3b-|-0--------------------3b----------------------
 Jimi                            my husband just left,                        

----------------------------------------------0-----------------|------3---0--
---------------------3------------------------------------------|--------3----
-2br2p0------------------2b-------2brbp0h1----------------------|-------------
---------2-------------------------------2----------------------|--2----------
---------------------------------------------------------------2|--2----------
--------------0--------------------------------------3b--3p0----|--0----------
                ah, just now         left                          Whoa yeah! 

---------0------0---------|------5---3-3b------------0--------------0---------
---------0------0----0----|----------------3p0-------0-----------0--0---------
---2b----2br2---2br2p0--1-|----------------------2-0-2b-----2b---0--1---------
------------------------2-|--------------------------------------0--2---------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-0-------------------------------------------------
                                Oh, yeah!                                     

-------5b--5b--5brb-------------------------0---------------------------------
-------5b-------------3h5p3-----0---3h4p5------------0---------------3--------
------------------------------4-0--------------------0------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------0------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---0--------------------------------------------3/19-----17----0-------------
                                                                              

------------------0----0----0---|-0---0---0--------5/|-/11/12121212121211/12--
------------------0----0----0---|-0---0---0--------5/|-/11/12121212121211/12--
-2rb2p0---------0h1----1----1---|-1---1---1----0---0/|-/12/13131313131311/13--
--------2-------0-2----2----2---|-2---2---2----0-----|------------------------
--------------------------------|--------------0-----|------------------------
-----------0--------------------|--------------------|------------------------
                                                         Guitar Solo          

-1212--11/1212-1212121211/121212121212--1414-15-16-16-16-16-16-16--14/h16-16--
-1212--11/1212-1212121211/121212121212--1313-14-15-15-15-15-15-15--13/-15-15--
-1313--12/1313-1313131312/131313131313--1414-15-16-16-16-16-16-16--14/-16-16--
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-16-16-16-0--0|-/16--16-16-1616161616/161616/16--/16--/17--------------
-15-15-15h0--0|-/15--15-15-1515151515/151515/15--/15--/17--------------
-16-16-162-0--1|-/16--16-16-1616161616/161616/161--/16-0/180-------------
---------------2|-----------------------------------2-------0---0-------------
---------------2|-----------------------------------2-------0---0-------------
---------------0|-----------------------------------0-------0---0-------------
                                                                              

-----0-0--------|-------------------------------------------------------------
-----0-0--------|-------------------------------------------------------------
-----0-2br2b---0|-------------------------------------------------------------
--2-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
--2-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
--0-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

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