CROSSROADS As recorded by Cream (From the 1975 Album WHEELS OF FIRE) Transcribed by Roadkill Words and Music by Robert Johnson
A Intro Moderate Blues/Rock = 130 A P 1 I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V VW V V V V V Gtr I mf 1/2 1/2 1/4
T (0) M [[ M 2 0 2 M 2 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 A 2 2 B 0 3 0 3 0 3 P H P P P P
D7
4 gV gV V V I gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V1/4 V V V1/4 V V V1/4 V let ring 2 2 2 T 2 M 1 1 1 M 1 1 M 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 B 0 3 3 3 P
A E
7 V gV V V V V V gV V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/2 V 1/2 V V V V let ring V V V
T (0) 2 0 2[[[[[[ (0) M 2 0 [[[[[[ M 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 A (0) 2 2 2 2 B 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 P P sl.
D A
10 V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V gV V aP gV V 1/4 1/4 z
5 T M M [[[[[[[ 5 8 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 6 7 5 6 A 5 7 7 7 (5) B 7 sl. P H P H
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B 1st Verse (A) E A D
12 V gV V j V V I V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V mp P.VM. V V V V V V V mfV T 5 [[[[[[[[[ 5 6 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 A 7 7 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 B 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H A D
15 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/2 V mp P.M.
T (0) M [[ 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 3 0 P H P P P A
18 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4 V V P.M. mf V
T (0) (0) M 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 (0) B 0 3 0 2 0 P H P E D/F A b 21 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V mpV V V V V V gV gV mf 1/2 P.M.
T 0 2 0 M 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 B 2 4 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 P H P *T *Fret low F#'s on D/F# chords C 2nd Vwiterseh thumb. (A) A D A
24 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V mpV V V V V V V V mfV V 1/2 P.M. T [[ [[ M 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0 A 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 P P
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D
28 V V V V I 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 mp mfV P.M. T [[ 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 B 0 0
A E
31 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V 1/2 mpV V V V V V V V V P.M. T M 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 A 2 0 B 3 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D/F A b 34 I 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 V V V gV mf 1/2 mp P.M. P.M. T [[[[[[ M [[[[[[ 2 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) 2 2 B 0 0 (0) 3 0 0 2
D 3rd Verse A D A
37 I V V gV 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 V1/2 P.VM. V V V V V V mfV V T [[[[[[ M 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0 A 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 P
D
40 V V V V I 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 mp mf P.M. T [[[[[[ 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 B 0
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A E
43 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V 1/2 mpV V V V V V V V V P.M.
T [[ (0) M [[[[[[ 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 A (2) B 0 3 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P
D A (E)
46 gV V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V1/2 P.M. mfV V Wf
T 2 (2) 0 (0) M 2 2 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) 2 4 4 B 0 (0) 3 0 P H P P H
E Guitar Solo I A D A
49 k V gV V V V V V V VV V I V gV V V V V V gV V V V V P gV P gV V Full V V V z z
5 5 5 T [[[[ [[[[ M [[[[[[[5 7 (7) 7 5 5 7 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 4 6 7 5 6 A 4 4 2 4 4 0 7 B H sl. H H H
D
52 V V V V V P I V V V V V V V V l V V V P V V V V V z V V V V Full Full z
5 T [[[[[ M 8 M [[[[[[[[ 8 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 5 7 9 9 9 7 A 5 7 7 7 B 5 7 P H P H sl. sl.
A E
55 V V V V R V V R V V gV V V V V V P V P I V V V V V V P gV j V V V V V Full z
5 8 10 8 8 8 8 T M 5 9 10[[[10[[[[[ 10[[[[[ 8 10 8 10 5 5 6 9 7 5 7 5 A 7 5 7 7 B P H sl. H H sl. P
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D A E
58 V V P gV V V fV R R V gV V V V V V fV V V P gV k u I z V P V P V V V V z V V 1/2 V V V 1/2 5 T 5 M 5 5 8 5 5 M 5 [[[[[[ 13 5 6 7 5 0 2 5 6 7 5 7 5 5 6 A 7 7 5 7 B 7 5 3 0 0 7 (7) H sl. H H P H P P H sl.
A
61 V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V P V V V V I u k k V z V V V V V V V 1/2 1/2 Full 1/2 1/2 let ring V Vlet ring
T (13)M[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 13 M 15 15 M13 M [[[[ [[[[13 M [[[[ 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 A 12 14 14 14 12 10 12 14 14 B 12 10 12 0 H sl. P sl.
D A
65 V VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V P V k k u u u V V c P u V gV V V V V fV V I z u V V V zrake Full Full Full Full 1/4 Full Full let ring 12 T 13 15 M 15 M (15) 15 M 15(M15) 13 15 [[[[[[[[13 M 15 M 13 M [[[[ 12 12 14 14 (14) (0) (0) (0) 14 14 13 14 12 12 A O 12 14 B H P H
E D A
69 P V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V } I z V V V V V V V k V V V FullFull V V V V V
T [[[ [ [[[ M M [[[ (0) 14 14 14 14 14 16 14 14 14 14 16(16)16 14 0 2 0 A 14 12 10 12 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 14 16 16 x 0 2 2 0 B 12 sl. P sl. sl. P H H sl. H H P
F 4th Verse A D A
73 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V mpV V V V V V V mfV V 1/2 V mp P.M. P.M. T [[[[ M [[[[ 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 A 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 0 P
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D A
77 I 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 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V mf 1/2 mpV P.M. P.M.
T [[(0) M [[[[ 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) (2) B 0 3 0 2 0 P E D A
81 V V V V V V V V gV V V V V I gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/2 P.VM. V V V V V V V mf
T 2 (2) 0 (0) M 2 2 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) B 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 (0) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P H P P G Guitar Solo II A 8va (Vocal out) 84 V V V V V V V V VV V V V VV VV V VV V VV W V V V I } wide vib. pinch stg. ----- ffW Full Full Full Full Full \F\ull\\\\\\\\\ Full 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 T 17 M 17 17 17 17 M 17 M 17 17 M 17 17 M 20 M 20 M 19 19 G19 x 19 19 19 17 A K B (0) K D 8va
87 V V V V V V V V V V gV V } gV V V V V I V V V gV V V V V 3 ------| 1/4 1/2 Full [F[ull[[[[[[ 17 20 (20) 20 17 20 17 17 x 17 T M 17 20 17 M M 19 [[ 19 20 M(20) 20 19 17 18 19 17 A 19 19 B P H P (D) A 8va
90 I 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 V V V V V V Full Full V V V
T M M [[[[ 19 17 19 17 19 19 19 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 A 19 19 17 19 19 17 17 19 19 19 17 19 19 19 17 17 B O 17 19 19 H H H H Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org
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E D A 8va
93 P V } V V V V V V V c V V V z VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } I V V V 1/2V V V Full Full 1/2 Full
T M 17 M17 17 17 M 17 17 17 20 17 17 M 20 M (20) [[ 17 x 17 19 17 19 19 (19) 19 17 19 17 17 19 17 x A 17 19 x 19 0 19 17 19 19 O B 0 H P H P H P
E A 8va
96 V V V gV V W V V V V V V V P V V V V V semi- z I V V V V V harm. [F[ull[[[[[[[[[ [F[ull[[[[[[[[[ Full 17 17 17 17 17 20 17 20 T 17 19 20 M 20 20 M (20) 20 20 M 17 17 A 19 17 17 17 B 19 19 P H P
D 8va 99 V V V V V V V V P V V V V V V V V V V P W I wide vib. zrake V z Full Fu\ll\\\\\\\ Full Full 19 17 17 17 T M 20 20 M (20) 17 20 17 20 17 M M [[[[[[[[[[[[ 19 17 19 19 19 17 19 A 19 O B H
A 8va
102 V V V V gV R V V P gV V VV V V V V V V V I 3 V P V V V V V V V V 1/4 z V let ring
T 17 19 M [[[[[ 17 17 17 17 [[ 20 17 17 19 17 17 19 17 19 17 18 19 18 17 17 A 19 17 19 19 19 19 17 17 19 19 B 19 H P H H P P
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E D A 8va 105 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 I wide vib. V V V V Full Full 1/2 let ring \\\\\\\\\ 17 T 20 17 20 17 20 17 20 M (20) 20 17 M M 19 19 19 19 19 17 19 17 17 17 19 17 17 A 19 19 19 17 17 19 17 19 B O 19 P P P P P (E) A 8va
* 108 gV V V V V V V gV V V V V V V I 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 F1/2ull F1/2ull F1/2ull F1/2ull 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
T 19 19 M19 19 M19 19 M19 19 M19 19 M 19 M 19 M 19 M 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 A 17 19 17 19 19 19 17 19 19 17 19 19 19 B *Barre 2nd or 3rd fin. across G&B strings and bend so H H H that the G stg. sounds 1 step higher and the B stg. sounds 1/2 step higher. D 8va
111 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 I V V V V V V V V V V Full Full Full let ring [[[[[[[[[[[ 17 17 17 T [[ 17 20 17 20 17 20 M (20) 20 17 20 M(20) 20 17 20 M 17 x 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 A 19 17 17 19 19 19 17 19 19 B 19 P H H P P A 8va 8va
114 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV I V V V V V V V V V V gV V fV V V V k u Full Full 1/2 1/4 Full Full
17 17 19 19 (19) 17 19 T 20 17 20 M(20) 20 17 M M 17 20 17 17 M M M 19 19 17 19 17 17 18 19 17 19 17 A 19 19 17 19 19 B O P H P H P E D A 8va
117 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V } V 3 V V V V V V V V V gV V I V V V } Full Fdbk. Full Full Full } V 17 17 17 17 17 19 20 20 17 20 17 17 17 (17) 17 T [[[ 19 [ 19 M x 17 M 20 [[[[[[[ 20 M 20 17 M 17 [[[[[ x 19 17 19 17 18 x A 19 19 x B O x 0 H P P
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A D A
121 V V V V V V V V V V V I V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V mpV V V V V V V mfV V 1/2 P.M. T [[[[[[ M 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0 A 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 P
D
124 V V V V I 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 mp mf P.M. T [[[[[[ 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 B 0
A E
127 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V 1/2 mpV V V V V V V V V P.M.
T [[ (0) M [[[[[[ 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 A (2) B 0 3 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P
D N.C. (A) 3 (Drum fill) 130 j k 2 j I V V V V V V V V V V V V V 4 mf V1/2 V T M 2 2 0 2 0 0 A 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 B 3 0 P P H H P P
H Free Time A7
133 V W V V V V I104 V gV V W fV gV V fV V V V V j V W 3 V } let ring V
T 8 8 5 8 5 5 5 6 6 Y6 5 6 7 5 7 5 A 5 G 5 7 (7) x B 0 0 0 x 0 H sl. P H P sl.
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