Sad Days Lonely Nights - Junior Kimbrough
Tuning: , E A D G B E
Sad Days Lonely Nights - Junior Kimbrough, from the album of the same name Open G tuning d|------------ B|------------ G|--3h5---3p0- D|------------ G|--0--0--0--- D|------------ -------------- -------------- 3-----0----0-- -------3b----- 0--0--0----0-- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- 0------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------| -------| -------| -------| -------| -------| Repeat until your blues are gone. Keep the bass G string going with your thumb as a constant rhythm, and then add the other notes with your middle and index fingers. This is the main riff. Repeat it with some variation throughout - it's the blues, Junior didn't play it the same every time, and neither should you. Here's a simple variation I use. As long as you keep the rhythm going with your thumb, nearly anything can work. d|------------ B|------------ G|--3h5-3--0h3 D|------------ G|--0---0--0-- D|------------ -------------- -------------- -0---0---0---- ----3--3b----- -0--0--0---0-- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------| -------| -------| -------| -------| -------|