Blues In The Bottle

Lightnin Hopkins

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by TERR_SCHMITZ

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Blues In The Bottle

Written by Traditional

Key: B

Blues In The Bottle Key F#F#

Blues In The Bottle Key GG

Blues In The Bottle Key G#G#

Blues In The Bottle Key AA(one step down)

Blues In The Bottle Key A#A#(half step down)

Blues In The Bottle Key BB(original key)

Blues In The Bottle Key CC(half step up)

Blues In The Bottle Key C#C#(one step up)

Blues In The Bottle Key DD

Blues In The Bottle Key D#D#

Blues In The Bottle Key EE

Blues In The Bottle Key FF

	  		

Intro -  


   E 
e|--------------------0---------0--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------0---------0--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------1---------1--------------------------------------------| 
D|----0--0--2----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------0----0-----0----0----------------------------------------------| 


Chorus - He plays variations of this throughout the song (8 times), all very similar. I've tabbed  
the most complex section so you can just simplify if/when you sing. The timing for the base notes is  
constant, you just have to get the feel and it'll come naturally. 


   E 
e|----0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-------------0--------------| 
B|-------------3--0-----0--------------3--0-----0-----3--3---------3----0----| 
G|----------------------1-----------------------1----------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0----0----| 


   E 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-2--2--0-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------2----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-----0-----0--0----------------------------------------------------------| 
                  ^play this on the off beat, possibly with finger to help keep the rhythm solid 

   A 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----2--2--2--0--------------2--2----0--------------------------------------| 
D|----------------2--0---------------------2---------------------------------| 
A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0---------------------------------| 
E|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------| 


   E                                             B                       A 
e|---------0----------------------------------------0------------------------| 
B|-0-------------0--3--3----0--3--0-----0-----3--3-----3--0------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------2-----------------------2-2-0-2-0-------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------2-2---| 
A|-----------------------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-----0---| 
E|-0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------------| 


                          E     B#7  B7 
e|---------------------------0--3----2------0--------------------------------| 
B|---0--3--3--0--------------0--5----4------0--------------------------------| 
G|---------------2--2-0------1--3----2---------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------2-------5----4---------------------------------------| 
A|------0-----0-----0-----------3----2---------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------0--------------------------------------------------|

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