On Doing An Evil Deed Blues
by John Fahey

Date sent: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 19:51:31 -0400
From: Les Weller <leswaia@erols.com>
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To: Damien Batstone <damienb@cheque.uq.edu.au>
Copies to: Bob Showacre <bobthere@erols.com>,
Jonathan Rice <jgr9a@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>
Subject: Evil Deed Blues

Damien,

Here's my first draft of the great lead song from Volume 1, On
Doing
and Evil Deed Blues. I haven't put it against the recording, this is
pretty much how I remember it from playing over the last 20 some
years.
This is one of the first finger-style pieces I learned of such
complexity.

More later,

Les
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ON DOING AN EVIL DEED BLUES
by John Fahey

from "Blind Joe Death, Volume 1"
Standard Tuning

The bend tones are key to this song, and vary in type from short
root/bend, full root/bend, and bend /returns. Listen to the
recording carefully to hear how these are finessed. lw

Part 1
1
E ---9--------------8---8--9-----------|
B ---10-----------7---7----10----------|
G -------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------|
A ---0---0-0-0-0-----------0--0-0-0-0--|
E ------------------0------------------|

2 v
E ----8---8--9--------12-12----------------------------|
B --7---7---10--------10-10--12b-12b-12bx-10-9-8-------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------0--0-0-0--0------0---0---0----0---0-0-0-0-|
E ----0------------------------------------------------|

3
E ------5---5-------5---7---5-7--|--------|
B --6-b-----6---6-b-----6---6-6--| Repeat |
G -------------------------------| Line 1 |
D ----0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0--|--------|
A -------------------------------|--------|
E -------------------------------|--------|

4 h hp
E ----------0-----0------------------------|----------||
B ----0-1-------3----(1)---0-1-0---0---1---|----------||
G --------2---2-----------2------2---2---2-|-Repeat--o||
D -------------------------0-----------0---|-Line 1--o||
A --0--------------------------------------|----------||
E --------------0---0---2----------2-------|----------||

5 Part 2
E ------12-----0--------12-0--------|
B --13b----13b------13b-------------|
G ----------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------|
A ---0---0--0----0---0---0---0------|
E -----------------0-----------0-0--|

6
E ------12-----12-----12-----12-----|
B --13b----13b----13b----13b--------|
G ----------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------|
A ---0---0---0--0---0--0---0----0-0-|
E ----------------------------------|

7
E ------5-----5-------5-7---5--7--|--------|
B --6-b---6-b-----6-b---6---6--6--|--------|
G --------------------------------|-Repeat |
D --0---0---0---0-0---0---0----0--|-Line 6-|
A --------------------------------|--------|
E --------------------------------|--------|

8
E ------7-----0-------|------5--7---5-7--|
B --8-b---8-b---------|--6-b----6---6-6--|
G --------------------|------------------|
D --------------------|--0---0----0---0--|
A --------------------|------------------|
E --0---0---0---0-(0)-|------------------|

9
E ---9--------------8---8--9---------------||
B ---10-----------7---7----10--------------||
G ----------------------------------------o||
D ----------------------------------------o||
A ---0---0-0-0-0-----------0--0-0-0-0--0---||
E ------------------0----------------------||

Part 3
10 h
E ---------5---3--0-----5--3---0----|
B ---0-2---2---2--2-----2--2---2----|
G ---0-2---2---2--2-----2--2---2----|
D ----------------------------------|
A -------0---0------0---0----0---0--|
E --------------------0-------------|

11 h
E ||----------5---3-0-----------------------|
B ||--0-0-2---2---2-2-----------------------|
G ||o-0-0-2---2---2-2---4b--4b--4b--4-2-0---|
D ||o-------------------------------------2-|
A ||--------0---0-----0--0---0---0------0---|
E ||----------------------------------------|

12
E -------------------------2---0--2--3----------|--------------
B --0-1---------1---1---1--1---1--1--2----------|--------------
G ------2-----2---2---2----2---2--2--2----------|--------------
D --------0-----0-------0---------0-------------|--------------
A -----------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-|--------------
E --2-------2-------2--------2------------------|--------------

13
E ----5---5--3---0---0----|------------------------------------
B ----2---2--2---2---2----|-----------------------------------
G --2-2-2-2--2---2---2----|------------------------------------
D ------------------------|------------------------------------
A ----0---0----0---0---0--|------------------------------------
E ------------------------|------------------------------------

14 h h p
E --------0-----0--------------------------|-------------------
B ------------3------------0-1-0---0---1---|-------------------
G --0-1-----1------(0)---2-------0---2---2-|-------------------
D ------2------------------0-----------0---|-------------------
A -----------------------------------------|-------------------
E ----0---0---0---0----2-----------2-------|-------------------

____________1______________
15 ( )
E ------3---2--0-----5--3---0-----||
B ------2---2--2-----2--2---2-----||
G ----2-2-2-2--2-----2--2---2----o||
D ------------------------0---0--o||
A --0---0---0----0---0------------||
E -----------------0--------------||

16 (/s)
E ------9------------8---8-9-------------||
B ------10---------7---7---10------------||
G ---------------------------------------||
D ---------------------------------------||
A ------0--0-0-0-0---------0--0-0-0-0--0-||
E ---------------------------------------||

17 Repeat Part 1 once

18
E ---9--------------8---8--9-----------|
B ---10-----------7---7----10----------|
G -------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------|
A ---0---0-0-0-0-----------0--0-0-0-0--|
E ------------------0------------------|

19 st
E ----8---8--9---------8---------7-------------3--||
B --7---7----10--------9---------8------------2---||
G -------------------------------------------2----||
D ------------------------------------------2-----|| END
A -----------0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0------||
E ----0-------------------------------------------||


b = bend bx = bend & return
|| ar = arpeggio roll (0) = grace note
o||= Repeat from st = Strum slow v = vibrator (sustain)
o|| Beginning p = Pull Off h = Hammer on
|| /s = slide up \s = Slide down

NOTE: This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for
private study, scholarship, or research.

Tab by L. Weller - evildeed.txt - 7/3/98
for American Primitive Guitar

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