FISHING BLUES

As recorded by Taj Mahal

(From the 1971 Album THE REAL THING)
Transcribed by (for PT) Mike Cluer &
SG
Dropped D Tuning
A Intro
P = 80
c c c
V g V gVV V VV V VV }} VV V VV gVV VV
1
I 44 V V V VV k VV V VV k V V V V V V VV V gV VV VVV VV k
V
V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
0 2 2 0 0 2 x 2 2
T 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
A 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
B 0
0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0

B Verse

gVV V VV VV VV VV V gVV V VV V gVVV VV gVV V VV VV VV VV

4
I VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V VV V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V V
7
I gV VV VVV VV V gV VV VV VV VV gVVV V VV V
V V V
V
gVV gV
V V
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
5 10 2 2
T 3 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 2
A 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0
2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0
2 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
H

C Chorus
c
gV gV V V V } V gV V
I V V V V V V V VV V VV V V V VVV VV V VVV V } VVV VV V VVV V V VVV VV gV VV VVV VV k 3x
10

V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0 2 x 0 2 2
T 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
A 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
B 0
0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0

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D Solo

V gV V V V V V V V V V V V } V V gV
V V l gV VV VV
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I V V V V VV VV V
V V V V V V V V
5 7 5 7 5 7 x 5 2 2
T 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 7 3 3
A 5 6 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
H
H

V gV VV V V gV V V V V V V V V VV gVV V V
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I V V V VV V VV V VV V V
gV V VV VV V V
V V V V V V V V
0 2 0 5 5 7 10 5 7 5 5 5
T 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 1 2 6 7 3
A 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
B 0
0 0 0 0 2 2 0
H H

18 V VV V gVVV VV
VV
gV
V V V VV V VV V V VV V
gVV VV V V VV V VV }} V V VV V
VV V VV VV V VV
I V V
V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 x 0
T 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 3
A 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5

E 4th Verse
c
gVV VV V gV gVV V VV V gVV V VV V gVVV VV
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I VV VV VV VVV VV k
V VV VV VV
V
VV
V
VV
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2
T 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
B 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V V
gV VV VV VV VV gVVV V
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I VV VVV V V
VV
V gV VV VVV VV V gV VV VV VV
V V V VV
V V V V V V V V V V V
2 2 5 10 2
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 1
A 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
B 0
0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
H

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F Chorus

gV gV gVV VV V V VV V VV }} V V VV V
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I V VV V VV V VV gVV V V V V V V V VV V VV V VV V VV VV V VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 0 0 2 x 0
T 3 3 3 2 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 3
A 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B
5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
G End
c
gV V gVV V VV V VVV V VV V gVV V
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I V V VVV VV gV VV VVV VV k
V V V V V V V V V V V gV VV VVV VV
V
V V V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2
T 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
A 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
B 0 0
0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0

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