Killing Floor Tab

KILLING FLOOR
 
As recorded by Howlin' Wolf
(From the 1966 Album THE REAL FOLK BLUES)
 
Words and Music by Chester Burnette
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Hubert Sumlin - Electric Guitar w/ light distortion'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=120
     E7
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E.  S  E  E  +S   E  S  E  E
|----12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-|
|----12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-|
|----13-13-13-(13)-13-13-13-13-|
|----12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
 
 
  D7                                 A7
   E  S  S  E  E  +S   E  S  E  E    E S S E E S E S E E
|-10-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-----|---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-10-10-13-13-13-(13)-13-13-13-----|---5-5-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-----|---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-|
|-10-10-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-----|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|-12-12------------------------12\-|---------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
                      1st, 2nd & 4th Verses
                   $
                       A7
  E E E E E E S E.      E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E    E E Q  Q  E E
|------------------||--/9-9-------9-7-|-5-5-----------|-/9-9-------9-7--|
|------------------||o-/8-8-----------|-5-5-----------|-/8-8------------|
|------------------||--/9-9-------9-7-|-6-6-------7-7-|-/9-9-------9-7--|
|---6-6-6-------5--||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----||o----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-0----------------||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
 
 
                    D7                                   A7
  E E Q  Q   E  E     E  E Q  Q   E  E    E  E Q  H       E E Q  Q  E E
|-5-5-------------|-/14-14-------14-12-|-10-10---------|-/9-9-------9-7--|
|-5-5-------------|-/13-13-------------|-10-10---------|-/8-8------------|
|-6-6-------12-12-|-/14-14-------14-12-|-11-11---------|-/9-9-------9-7--|
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
 
 
                   E7
  E E Q  E E E E    E.  S  E  E  S  E  S  E  E
|-5-5------------|-12--------------------------|
|-5-5------5---5-|-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-6-6--------7---|-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|------------6---|-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|----------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
                                 1.
  D7                              A
   E  S  S  E  E  S  E  S  E  E   E E Q  S S S S E E
|-10----------------------------|-5-5----x-x-x-x-5-5-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-5-5----x-x-x-x-5-5-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-6-6----x-x-x-x-6-6-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-7-7----x-x-x-x-7-7-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
 
 
                     2.,4.
  E7                  A                      E7
                                             |----3----|
  E E E E E E E E     E E Q  S a S S S E E   S S S S S S S S E  E  E Q
|------------------||-5-5------------------|-----------------7/---12----||
|-----------------o||-5-5------------------|----------------------12----||
|------------------||-6-6------7s9s7-5-7-7-|-5---------------7/---13----||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||-7-7------------------|---7p5-------6-6------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||----------------------|-------7p5---7-7------------||
|------------------||----------------------|----------------------------||
 
 
 3rd & 5th Verses
  A7
   E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E    E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q   E  E
|-/9-9-------9-7-|-5-5-----------|-/9-9-------9-7-|-5-5--------------|
|-/8-8-----------|-5-5-----------|-/8-8-----------|-5-5--------------|
|-/9-9-------9-7-|-6-6-------7-7-|-/9-9-------9-7-|-6-6-------12-12--|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
 
 
  D7                                   A7
    E  E Q  Q   E  E    E  E Q  H       E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  E E E E
|-/14-14-------14-12-|-10-10---------|-/9-9-------9-7-|-5-5-------------|
|-/13-13-------------|-10-10---------|-/8-8-----------|-5-5------5---5--|
|-/14-14-------14-12-|-11-11---------|-/9-9-------9-7-|-6-6--------7----|
|--------------------|---------------|----------------|------------6----|
|--------------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
 
  E7                            D7
   E.  S  E  E  S  E  S  E  E    E  S  S  E  E  S  E  S  E  E
|-12--------------------------|-10----------------------------|
|-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
 
  A7
  E E Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
|-9-9-------9-7-|-5--------7-9-||
|-8-8-----------|-5------------||
|-9-9-------9-7-|-6--------7-9-||
|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------||
 
 
 Guitar Solo & Outro
  A
  E Q   E Q   E  E   e S S e S S e S S E E   E Q  +E   Q  E E
|-9-9/----------\7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-9-9--(9)/----9-7-|
|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|------------------|
|-9-9/-------\7-\7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-9-9--(9)/----9-7-|
|------------------|---------------------x-|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
 
 
                            D
  E E E E S S  S  S  E  E    E  Q.   Q   E  E
|-5-5------------------12-|-14-14-------14-12\-|
|-5-5---------------------|--------------------|
|-6-6---------------12----|-14-14-------14-12\-|
|-------x---x-12s14----14-|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
 
 
   e  S  S  e  S  S  e  S  S  e E
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
|-------------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
 
 
  A                                         E7
  E Q  +E   Q  E E   E E E E S S S S E  E    Q   E  E  E  E E  E
|-9-9--(9)/----9-7-|-5-5-----------5-5----|-12-------------------|
|------------------|-5-5---x---5-----5----|-15-----15-15-12------|
|-9-9--(9)/----9-7-|-6-6---------6---6-13-|-13----------------11-|
|------------------|----------------------|-----12----------0----|
|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 
 
                                                    D.S.
  D7                  A
   Q  E  E  E E E E   E E E E  E  E  Q    E E E E Q   Q
|-------------------|-5-5---------------|-------7s9\-----*|
|-13----13-10-------|-5-5---------------|----------------*|
|-11------------7-5-|-6-6---6/----------|---0---7--------*|
|-12----------0-----|-7-7---------------|-7-----6--------*|
|--0--0-------------|-7-7--------12\----|-----7----------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
 
 
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