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Skip James - Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Tabs

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Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Tabs

(Version #3)
Skip James
This song was originally written by Skip James, but the version posted here
is the version played by Chris Thomas King, from the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. 

Note 1: There are small variations in this song while it is played to
give the song life and keep it interesting.

Note 2: At the end of the song, as it fades out, you can hear Chris start
back with Riff 6, but you can make up your own ending.


Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)

Riff 1
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------1--3p1---1-----|
|-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2------2-------|
|-3--0-2--0---------0----------------|
|-----------3--0-2-------------0-----|
|------------------------------------|

Riff 2
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2--2-2--2-2--2--2-----2--2-2--2-2---|
|-----0-3--0------3--0----------------------|
|-0h3--------3--0-----------0-3--0----0-----|
|-----------------------3h5--------5----3---|

Riff 3
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------1--3p1---1--|
|---------------------------------------2-----2------2----|
|-5\4------5/7\5---5--5\4------5\4----------0-------------|
|-----5-0--------5--------5-0------5-0--0h3------------0--|
|-------0-------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2--2-2--2-2--2--2-----2--2------2--2-----2--|
|-----0-3--0------3--0--------3---------------------|
|-0h3--------3--0-----------0----0h2-0-----0h2-0----|
|-----------------------3h5-------------5--------3--|

Riff 5
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-5\4------5/7\5---5--5/4------5/7\5---5--5\4------
|-----5-0--------5--------5-0--------5--------5-0--
|-------0------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-5/7\5---5--5\4------5/7\5---5--5\4------|
-------5--------5-0--------5--------5-0--|
-----------------------------------------|

Riff 6
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------1--3p1---1--|
|-------------------2-----2------2----|
|----0----0----0--------0-------------|
|-3----2----1----0--0h3------------0--|
|-------------------------------------|

Riff 7
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----2-2-2-2----2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--|
|-----0-3------0-2------0-3-2---0-------------------------------|
|-0h3------0h3------0h3-------3----------0-3--0h2-0----0h2-0----|
|---------------------------------0--3h5------------5--------3--|

Song Order:

Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Riff 5
Riff 4
Riff 5
Riff 4
Riff 5
Riff 4
Riff 5
Riff 6
Riff 7
Riff 5
Riff 4
Riff 5

Key: /= Slide, p= Pull, h= Hammer
            
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