The Things That I Used To Do Tab

THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO
 
As recorded by Guitar Slim
(From the 1953 Album THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO )
 
Words and Music by Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Horns'
 
 
 Intro                  1st & 3rd Verses
  Q.=66(s8=8)
                      $
  B7                     N.C.
 12/8
  Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist. / Capo 1st fret)
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.      H.      Q.   S S S S E   W
|---------------------||----------------0-2-0-0-|------|
|----------------0----||--------------2---------|------|
|------2----2---------||------------------------|------|
|------1--------------||------------------------|------|
|-2-------------------||------------------------|------|
|---------------------||------------------------|------|
 
 
  Q.   a E E S S  E E E S S S E S   Q.   a E E E E E E Q  E
|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0-----|--------------0-2-0------|
|----------0-2p0--------------2---|----------0-2-------0----|
|------0h1------------------------|------0h1----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
  H.      Q.   a S S S S S S   W
|------------------0-2-0---0-|--------------|
|--------------0h2-------2---|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q.   a E E S S  E E E S S S E S
|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0--------|
|----------0-2p0--------------2------|
|------0h1---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
 
 
                                                To Coda
  Q.   a E E E E E E Q  E   H.      Q.   a E E S S   W
|--------------0-2-0------|------------------0-2-0-|-------|
|----------0-2-------0----|--------------0h2-------|-------|
|------0h1----------------|------------------------|-------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------|
 
 
  Q.   a E E S S  E E E E E S S   Q  E a E E E H.
|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0---|--------------------||
|----------0-2p0--------------2-|----------0-0-------||
|------0h1----------------------|------0h1-----------||
|-------------------------------|----2---------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------2-----||
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
 
 
 2nd Verse
  N.C.
  H.      Q.   a E E E   W              Q.   a E E S S  E E E S S S E S
|------------------0-2-|--------------|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0-------|
|--------------0h2-----|--------------|----------0-2p0--------------2-----|
|----------------------|--------------|------0h1--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
 
 
  Q.   a E E E E E E Q  E   H.      Q.   a S S S S S S   W
|--------------0-2-0------|------------------0-2-0---0-|------|
|----------0-2-------0----|--------------0h2-------2---|------|
|------0h1----------------|----------------------------|------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|------|
 
 
  Q.   a E E S S  E E E S S S E S   Q.   a E E E E E E Q  E
|----------------/4-4-4-0-2-0-----|--------------0-2-0------|
|----------0-2p0--------------2---|----------0-2-------0----|
|------0h1------------------------|------0h1----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
  H.      Q.   a E E E   W              H.      Q.   a E E E
|------------------0-2-|--------------|------------------0-2-|
|--------------0h2-----|--------------|--------------0h2-----|
|----------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------|----------------------|
 
 
                            Guitar Solo
                             N.C.
  Q  E a E E E Q.   E E E    E E E E E E  E E E E E E
|-----------------------0-||-2-0-2-0-2-0-/4-4-4-2-0---|
|----------0-2------0-2---||------------------------2-|
|------0h1----------------||--------------------------|
|----2--------------------||--------------------------|
|--------------2----------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
 
 
  a E E E E. S E S E. E E E E   E E E E E E  E E E E E E
|---------------------------0-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-/4-4-4-2-0---|
|-0h2--------0h2-0h2----0-2---|------------------------2-|
|-----0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  a E Q  Q  a E a Q  E E E E    E E E E E E E E E E  S S E
|--------------------------0-|-/9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--------0-|
|-0h2-------0h2-0h2----0-2---|--------------------9\-0h2---|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
   Q  E S S S S E  Q  E S S S S E   Q  E S S S S S S Q.   a E E S S
|-/5--5-2p0-----0-/4--4-2p0-----0-|-2--2-4-2-0--------------------0-|
|-----------0-2-------------0-2---|------------2p0------------0-2---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------0h1-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
   Q.    E E S S +Q.   a E E E   Q.   S S E  E Q.   +E. S S S
|-/4----/4-0-------------------|----------0-/4-2----(2)-----0-|
|------------2p0-(0)-------0-0-|------0h2---------------0h2---|
|----------------------0h1-----|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-2----------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 
 
   S E. +E  +E. S S S S E. +E  Q  a S S   S E. +E  a S S S E. Q.   a E E E
|-/4-2--(2)-(2)-----0-2-0--(0)--------0-|-2-0--(0)-----0--------------------|
|---------------0h2---------------0h2---|----------0h2---2-0-----------0-0--|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------0h1------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
 
                 Outro
D.S. al Coda   &
                  N.C.                 F9E9
                 4/4
               Gtr II
  W               E E E E E E E E   Q  E E +H       +W
|--------------||---0-0---0-0-0---|----8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|--------------||-------2-------2-|-2--8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|--------------||-----------------|----8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|--------------||-----------------|----7-6-(6)----|-(6)----*|
|--------------||---------0---1---|-2--8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|--------------||-0---4-----------|---------------|--------*|
                  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q  E E +H       +W
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X