Catfish Blues-Jimi - Easy Songs https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/catfish-blues-jimi/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:52:17 +0000 wpForo 60 Catfish Blues-Jimi https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/catfish-blues-jimi/#post-35038 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:35:38 +0000 I know the tab looks insane, but if you learn it in parts (like learn four measures at a time), it'll be easier. Oh, and if you want to match the recording, tune it down half a step from Standered, to Eb. But be original, play it in standered, and if a part is to hard, improvise. Isnt that pretty much what lead guitar is all about?


Tab Ledgend
h- hammeron
b-bend
p-pull off
/-slide up
-slide down
r-release bend
g-ghost bend
*-trill
x-mute strings

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


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----------------0h1p0-------|--2/42p0--0-------------------------------------
----0h2---------------------|-----------0h2----------2h4/6----0h2h4p2------2--
----------------------------|------------------2h4---------------------2-4----
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--0---------3b----------------------------------x--------3b-------------------


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-2br2--------------------------------|---*-----------2br2p0-------------------
------2-----x---------x--------------|-0h2p0-------------------2--------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------15---15------------
-----------------2br2p0----------------0h1------------------------------------
--2--2-------------------2-------------0h2------------------------------------
--0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-15b---15--15---------|---0---0-------------15b----15b-------|-----0---------
----------------------|---1---0------------------------2------|-------2bp0----
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-------------------3b-|-------------1/12---------------------3|-0----------0--


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

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

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--------------|----------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

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

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

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--------------------------------|--------------------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!

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----------------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

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

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

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

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---------------------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--------
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-----------------------------------------------------0------------------------
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---0--------------------------------------------3/19-----17----0-------------


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------------------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-----|------------------------
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Guitar Solo

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-1313--12/1313-1313131312/131313131313--1414-15-16-16-16-16-16-16--14/-16-16--
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-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-------------
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