THE BLUES HAD A BABY AND THEY NAMED IT ROCK AND ROLL As recorded by Muddy Waters (From the 1977 Album HARD AGAIN) Transcribed by Slowhand Words and Music by McKinley Morganfield & Brownie McGhee
A Intro = 116 ( C DR) N.C.P P P P P A 3 c 3 1 gg 4 k V eV V V c I 4 V V V V V fV V V V V 3 3 V V Gtr I (Johnny Winter - Electric Guitar) 1/2M FullM T 5 4 3 2 A 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 B 3 3 gg 4 V V V V j I 4 V Gtr II (Bob Margolin - Electric Guitar) mf
T 5 5 A 7 B 7
B 1st Verse A D A 3 3 3 3 3 5 gg c j k c j c I c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V fV gV V V V fV 1/2M 1/2 T 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 A 2 5 4 2 2 2 5 0 2 B 4 3 3 4 5 (5)O 3 P
g V fV gV V fV V V V V fV gV V fV gV g j k V k fV V k j I u fV u 9 8 9 5 8 7 8 9 9 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 5 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 A 7 B 8
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D A 3 3 3 3 3 9 g R I g fVgV V } fV V V V V fVgV V fV V V P V V V V V V V V V V fV V V fVgV V V V V eV V fV 1/2M T 2 x 5 5 0 2 2 2 5 0 A 3 4 4 x 3 4 2 2 5 0 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 B 5 3 0 0 3 4 7 6 5 5 8 sl. P P c V fVgV V fV gV g j k j V V V V V V I g fV V V } fV fVgV c u u fV gV 1/4
M 9 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 4 5 x 5 4 5 A 4 5 7 x 7 3 4 B 3 4
E D A E 3 3 3 13 gg V eV V V V V j I V V V V V V V fV V V V V eV V V V V V V V fV V V V V gV V V V V V 3 3 P.M.
T 5 4 3 0 3 0 0 1 A 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 5 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 B 2 2 0 3 5 7 6 5 3 0 sl. sl.
3 3 3 gg j V V V V fV V j j j I u u V V V V V V V V fV V V V T 5 3 5 5 5 5 2 A 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 B
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C 2nd & 4th Verses
TA D A
17 g I g V fV V V V V V V V V V fV gV V V V V V V fV gV V fV gV V V V V V V V V P.M. 1/4M T 5 2 A 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 5 2 4 2 B 0 0 3 4 3 4 3 4
g V fV gV V fV V V V V fV gV V fV gV g j k V k fV V k j I u fV u 9 8 9 5 8 7 8 9 9 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 5 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 A 7 B 8
D A 3 3 3 3 3 3 21 g j R R I g V V V V V V V V V fVgV V fV V P V V V V V P V V V V V V VeV V fV V VeV V fV 1/2M 1/2M T 2 2 4 0 2 5 0 A 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 B 7 6 5 7 6 5 8 5 8 sl. P sl. P P c V fV gV V fV gV g j k j V V V V V V I g fV V V } fV fVgV c u u fV gV 1/4
M 9 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 4 5 x 5 4 5 A 4 5 7 x 7 3 4 B 3 4
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To Coda E D A E 3 3 3 3 c 25 g V eV I g fV V V V V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V eV V 3 3 V 1/2M 1/2M T 5 4 3 2 0 0 5 4 5 5 0 0 A 2 2 4 2 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 B 2 2 4 4 0
3 3 3 gg j V V V V fV V j j j I u u V V V V V V V V fV V V V T 5 3 5 5 5 5 2 A 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 B
D Guitar Solo A D A 8va 8va 8va c3 3 3 29 g V V V V V V V V I g V V fV V V V V V fV V V V k V V R j fV V V V V V 3 3 3 3 3 V `P V fV 3 3 3 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
12 M 12 M 12 M 12 M 12 M 12 M 12 M 12 T 0 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 0 12 12 A 14 13 12 B 15 P
g V fV gV V fV V V V V fV gV g j k V k fV V k j I u fV u 9 8 9 5 8 7 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 5 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 A 7 B 8
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D 8va V V V 32 gg V V V V V V V V V V k } V V fV V V V V V V V V V I 3 u u } 3 V 3 3 3 3 3 1/2 Full Full Full [[[[[[Full Full Full Full Full 1/2 15 M 15 M 15 M15 (15)M 12 15 15 M (15) x M 5 M 5 M 5 M T O x 5 8 8 8 5 5 A 7 O 5 7 7 7 B 14
V fV gV c g V V V j k I g fV V V } fV fV gV c u fV gV 1/4
9 8 9 M T 8 7 8 5 4 5 x 5 4 5 A 4 5 7 x 7 3 4 B 3 4
A E fV V V V V V V 35 gg fV V V V V V V V j V V V V V V V V V V I u 3 3 u3 3 3 3 u [[[[[Full Full Full Full P.M. 8 M 5 5 5 5 5 M 7 M T 5 5 8 5 8 5 7 (7) 7 O 5 A 5 7 5 7 7 B V fV g V V fV gV gg j V V V V V V j V V V V I u u u 9 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 3 5 5 A B
D A V V V V V V V V V V V V V 38 g V V V V P V V V V V V V V V V V V V V g fV 3 3 3 3 3 3 I 3 z 3 3 Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full
5 5[[[[[[[[[(5) M 5 M 5 M 5 M 5 M 5 M 5 M 5 M 5 M 5 M 5 T 8 3 5 5 8 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 A 7 O 5 7 B sl.
3 3 3 gg fV V j j j I V V V V V V V V fV V V V T 5 5 2 A 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 B
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D A fV fV V fV V V 41 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V g k 3 k 3 I 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full
M5 M5 M5 M5 8 5 M 5 8 5 8 5 M5 M5 M 5 8 5 M 8 5 M5 8 5 5 T 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 A B P
g V fV gV V fV V V V V fV gV g j k V k fV V k j I u fV u 9 8 9 5 8 7 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 5 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 A 7 B 8
D fV V V V V fV V V V V V fV V V V 44 gg j eVV VV VV VV VV eVV VV VV VV VV VV eVV VV VV V fV V I 3 3 3 3 3 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 P.M. 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 8 M 7 T 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 7 B
V fV gV c g V V V j k I g fV V V } fV fV gV c u fV gV 1/4
9 8 9 M T 8 7 8 5 4 5 x 5 4 5 A 4 5 7 x 7 3 4 B 3 4
A E 3 V V fV V V V 47 g V P V V V V V V `P V V fV V V V V V V V g fV V fV V V V V V 3 I V V z 3 3 z 3 3 3 3 3 Full tr tr [[ [[[[[ M 5 5 8 5 7 5 T 5 8 8 8 5 5 8 7 8 5 5 (6) 4 7 9 9 9 8 7 5 7 5 (6) (6)5 7 A 5 5 7 7 B sl. sl. V fV gV V fV g V gg j V V V V V V j V V V V I u u u 9 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 3 5 5 A B
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D A 8va V eV V fV 50 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gg fV V 3 V V I 3 3 u3 3 u 3 u 3 V Full Full Full Full Full Full Full
12 11 10 2 12 15 M 15 M (15) 15 M15 M15 M(15) 15 M15 M T 10 13 10 12 10 12 10 11 A 10 12 B sl. P P sl.
3 3 3 gg fV V j j j I V V V V V V V V fV V V V T 5 5 2 A 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 B
E 3rd Verse A D A
V V 3 3 3 3 53 gg u j j j k c k I V V V V V V V V V V eV V Full
15 M[[[[[[ T A 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 B 7 7 7 6 5 P P
g V fV gV V fV V V V V fV gV V fV gV g j k V k fV V k j I u fV u 9 8 9 5 8 7 8 9 9 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 5 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 A 7 B 8
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D A c c 57 g k k k I g V fV V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV f V P.M. P.M. P.M. T 5 2 5 2 4 2 5 2 4 2 2 2 A 4 2 4 2 5 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 5 B 0 5 6 7 sl. c V fV gV V fV gV g j k j V V V V V V I g fV V V } fV fV gV c u u fV gV 1/4
M 9 8 9 9 8 9 T 8 7 8 8 7 8 5 4 5 x 5 4 5 A 4 5 7 x 7 3 4 B 3 4
E D A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 61 g g V V V V R V eV V V c I VeVf V VeVf V VeV fV VeV fV VgV fV VeV VfV P V V V V VfV V V V W 3 3 V 1/2M T 5 4 3 2 A 5 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 B 5 6 7 5 6 7 5 6 7 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 7 8 3 P P H
3 3 3 gg j V V V V fV V j j j k fV V I u u V V V V V V V VfV V V V V fff FullM T 5 3 5 5 5 5 2 5 7 A 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 7 B
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F Guitar Solo A D A
65 g I g V fV V V V V V V V V V fV g V V V V V V V fV gV V fV gV V V V V V V V V P.M.f 1/4M T 5 2 A 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 5 2 4 2 B 0 0 3 4 3 4 3 4
g 3 c fV V I g W V V j k V fV V V V fV k V V k V k u
1/2 1/4
M 8 M(8) T (7) 5 7 (7) 7 5 5 A 7 7 5 B
D A 3 3 3 3 3 3 69 g j R R I g V V V V V V V V V fVg V V fV V P V V V V V P V V V V V V VeV V fV V VeV V fV 1/2M 1/2M T 2 2 4 0 2 5 0 A 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 B 7 6 5 7 6 5 8 5 8 sl. P sl. P P fV fV V V fV fV V g V V V V V V V V V I g j k fV j k u 1/2 1/4
5 7 5 5 8 8 (8) M 5 8 5 8 (8) M T 7 7 5 A 5 B
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E D A E 3 3 73 gg fV V V V V V eV V V V V j I V V V V V V V V V V V VfV V V V V gV V V V 3 3 1/2M 1/2M T 5 4 3 0 3 5 4 5 5 0 0 0 1 A 2 2 4 2 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 B 2 2 4 4 fV g V V V V eV eV V eV fV eV fV eV I g V VfV V V V VfV V V V V VfV V V V V V V V V V V V VfV V V 3 3 3 3 1/2 Full 1/2
5 8 5 M M M T 8 5 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 7 7 8 7 5 7 5 5 7 7 (7) 5 7 5 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 5 7 5 A 7 5 7 O B sl. sl. H P P sl. sl. H P P
A D A
77 g I g V fV V V V V V V V V V fVgV V V V V V V fV gV V fVgV V V V V V V V V P.M. 1/4M T 5 2 A 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 5 2 4 2 B 0 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 fV fV fV g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I g V V V V V V fV V fV V V V 3 3 3 3 let ring 1/2 1/2 1/4 1/2 1/2 1/2
M 5 M 8 M5 8 5 M M 5 8 M 5 T 5 5 8 5 8 5 5 5 7 5 8 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 7 A O 7 B
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D A 3 3 3 3 3 3 81 g j R R I g V V V V V V V V VfVgV V fV V P V V V V V P V V V V V V VeV V fV V VeV V fV 1/2M 1/2M T 2 2 4 0 2 5 0 A 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 B 7 6 5 7 6 5 8 5 8 sl. P sl. P P g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I g V VfV V V V VfV V V V VfV V V gV
Full 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/4
M M M M 5 5 M 5 5 T 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 8 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 6 A O O 7 7 B
D.S. al Coda E D A E 3 3 85 gg fV V V V V V eV V V V V j I V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V VgV V V V 3 3 1/2M 1/2M T 5 4 3 0 3 5 4 5 5 0 0 0 1 A 2 2 4 2 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 B 2 2 4 4 fV V V V g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V j I g 3 fV V fV V V V 3 3 3 3 V V V V 1/2 1/4 1/2 Full Full 1/2
8 M 5 8 5 8 M5 5 M M M M T 5 5 5 8 5 5 7 (7) 7 5 5 7 7 5 A O 7 O 7 5 B 7 7 7
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G Outro rit. SD A V V 89 gg j k V V V V aP g V k c I V V z V V W 5 5 T 8 8 5 2 7 5 6 A 0 (7) 7 5 B H
g I g k V V V V V V V V V R V W V V V V V aP gV V W T 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 4 0 H V fV V V V V 92 ggf V V V V V V V eV fV V V V j I 3 3 3 1/2 1/2
M 5 8 5 7 5 5 M T 5 8 5 8 8 A 5 8 5 7 5 B H
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