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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