Dust My Broom - Elmore James
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
DUST MY BROOM
As recorded by Elmore James
(From the 1992 Album ELMORE JAMES: KING OF THE SLIDE GUITAR)

both open D tuning - D A D F# A D
Gtr I - 'Elomore James w/slide acoustic w/slight amp overdrive'
Gtr II - 'Rhythm steel acoustic w/slight amp overdrive'


[Intro]

Q=116(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
D |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-10------10-|-----0-----------------|
A |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12----12------|-----------------------|
F#|-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12------------|-/12-------------0-----|
D |----------------------------------------------|-------------(0)---0-0-|
A |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|-------------------0---|
A |---0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|---0-0-2-2-0--0--2---0-|
D |---0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|---0-0-0-0-0--0------0-|


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-10------10---|
A |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12----12--------|
F#|-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12--------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|

| E E E E E E E E
D |------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
A |---0----0-----2----2-----0----0-----2----2------|
D |---0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0------|


|-3-| |----3----| |--3--|
E Q E E Q E a E E W H Q E E E
D |------0-------------12-----------|-------------------|---------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
F#|-/12\------------------12s10---0-|-------------------|---------------------|
D |--------------/12----------------|-------------------|---------------0---0-|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

|-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
F#|----------0-0--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D |----------0-0--------------------|-5-------5-----5---|-5---5---5---5-------|
A |---0--0-2-0-0-----0--2-------2---|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---5-|-5-5-5-7-5-5-5---7---|
D |---0--0-0---------0--0-------0---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---|


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-10------10-|
A |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12----12------|
F#|-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|

| E E E E E E E E
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |---0----0-----2----2-----0----0-----2----2----|
D |---0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|

|-3--| |3-|
E Q. +E Q E Q H E E E E
D |------0------(0)-------12-------|---------------0-|
A |--------------------------------|-----------------|
F#|-/12\------------/12------12\---|-------------x---|
D |--------------------------------|-----------7-----|
A |--------------------------------|-----------------|
D |--------------------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |--------------------------------|-----------------|
A |--------------------------------|-----------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------|
D |--------------------------------|-----------------|
A |---0--0--2-0--0------0--2-----0-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-5-|
D |---0--0--0-0--0------0--0-----0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|


|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |3|
+E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E Q
D |-(0)-----------------|---0---0-------0-------0-----|-------------------0-0---||
A |---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------0---(0)-------||
F#|-------5-------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
D |-----5-------5-------|-----------------------------|---------0---------------||
A |---------------------|-----3-----3-2-----2-1-----1-|-0-----0-----------------||
D |---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------||

| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
A |---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
F#|---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
D |---------------------|-----------------------------|-0-----------------------||
A |--5--5-7-7-5-5-7-5---|-----3---3---2---2---1---1---|-0-------0---0--0--0-0---||
D |--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-------------------------|-0---0-----------------0-||


[Verses]

W W
D ||------------------|-------------------|
A ||o-----------------|-------------------|
F#||------------------|-------------------|
D ||------------------|-------------------|
A ||o-----------------|-------------------|
D ||------------------|-------------------|

| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D ||------------------|-------------------|
A ||o-----------------|-------------------|
F#||------------------|-------------------|
D ||------------------|---------------0---|
A ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-0-0-2---0-|
D ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E e Q E H
D |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-\10------10-|-----0---------------|
A |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-----12------|---------------------|
F#|-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-------------|-/12-----------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|---------0-0---------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|---------0-0---------|
A |---0----0-----2----2-----0----0------2----2----|---0-0-2-0-0-0-2-2---|
D |---0----0-----0----0-----0----0------0----0----|---0-0-0-----0-0-0---|


| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-------------------|-----------------|
A |-------------------|-----------------|
F#|-------------------|-----------------|
D |-5-------5-----5---|-5---5---5---5---|
A |-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---5-|-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-|
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E e Q E H
D |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-\10------10-|-----0---------------|
A |-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-----12------|---------------------|
F#|-/12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-------------|-/12-----------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A |---0----0-----2----2-----0----0------2----2----|---0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0---|
D |---0----0-----0----0-----0----0------0----0----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|


| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-----------------|-------------------|
A |-----------------|-------------------|
F#|-----------------|-------------------|
D |-----------------|-------------------|
A |-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-5-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-5---|
D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


1.,2.,3.
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |3|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E Q
D |---0---0-------0-------0-----|-------------------0-0-----||
A |-----------------------------|-----------0---(0)--------o||
F#|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
D |-----------------------------|---------0-----------------||
A |-----3-----3-2-----2-1-----1-|-0-----0------------------o||
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------||
A |-----------------------------|--------------------------o||
F#|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
D |-----------------------------|-0-------------------------||
A |-----3---3---2---2---1---1---|-0-------0---0--0--0-0----o||
D |-0-0-------------------------|-0---0-----------------0---||


[Outro Solo]

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|--3--| |---3---| |3-| |---3----|
E E E E E +E E E E E E Q +H +E E E
D |-----------------------------||----------------------------------|
A |-----------0-(0)-------------||----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------||-/12------------------------------|
D |---------------------10---12-||-----12---(12)-------(12)-10---12-|
A |-0-----0---------------------||----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------||----------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-----------------------------||----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------||----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------||----------------------------------|
D |-0---------------------------||----------------------------------|
A |-0-------0-0--0--0-0---------||---0----0---0--0-0-0---0-----0----|
D |-0---0------------------0----||---0----0---0--0-0-0---0-----0----|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q Q E E Q +Q Q H
D |-------------------------|--------------------|
A |-------10---11s12--------|--------------------|
F#|-/11--------11s12--------|--------------------|
D |------------------12-----|-(12)---------------|
A |-------------------------|--------------------|
D |-------------------------|--------------------|
|
| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-------------------------|--------------------|
A |-------------------------|--------------------|
F#|-------------------------|--------------------|
D |---------------------0---|--------------------|
A |---0-0--2-2--0--0--2---0-|---0--0-2-2-0-0-2-2-|
D |---0-0--0-0--0--0------0-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


|---3----| |--3---|
H E E +E E E E Q. +E E +E E E
D |-----------0-(0)---------|------------------0-(0)-------|
A |-------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-/11--------------------------|
D |-----------------10---12-|-----12------(12)-------10-12-|
A |-------------------------|------------------------------|
D |-------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| |--3---|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |-------------------------|------------------------------|
A |-------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|-------0-0---------------|------------------------------|
D |-------0-0---------------|---5-----------5---------5----|
A |-0-0-2-0-0-0--2-----2----|---5--5--7-7---5--5--7------5-|
D |-0-0-0-----0--0-----0----|---5--5--5-5---5--5---------5-|

Q E E E E Q Q Q H
D |------------------------|-------------------|
A |-------10s12------------|-------------------|
F#|-/11---------11s12------|-------------------|
D |-------------------12---|-------------------|
A |------------------------|-12\---------------|
D |------------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |------------------------|-------------------|
A |------------------------|-------------------|
F#|------------------------|-------------------|
D |---5----5-----5-----5---|-------------------|
A |---5-5--5--7--5--5--5-7-|--0--0-2-2-0-0-2-2-|
D |---5-5--5--5--5--5--5-5-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

|---3---| |---3---|
H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |---------------------|------------------------------------|
A |-------------/12-/12-|-/12-/12-12s10----------------------|
F#|---------------------|-----------------11-----------------|
D |---------------------|--------------------12\-7---10---12-|
A |---------------------|------------------------------------|
D |---------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D |---------------------|------------------------------------|
A |---------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------|------------------------------------|
D |---------------------|------------------------------------|
A |-0-0-2-0-0-0---2---0-|---7---7--9----9-----7--7-9----5----|
D |-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-|---7---7--7----7-----7--7-7----5----|

~~ ~~~~~~~
E E E E E E Q E E Q H E E E E +H
D |--------------------------|-------0---0-------|-0---11-12-(12)----*|
A |-------10s12--------------|-------3---2-------|-0---11-12-(12)----*|
F#|-11s12-------11s12--------|-------------------|-----11-12-(12)----*|
D |-------------------12-----|-------------------|-------------------*|
A |--------------------------|-12\---------------|-------------------*|
D |--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------*|

| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
D |--------------------------|-------------------|---------0--(0)----*|
A |--------------------------|-------------------|---------0--(0)----*|
F#|--------------------------|-------------------|---------0--(0)----*|
D |--------------------------|-------------------|---------0--(0)----*|
A |--5--5--7--7--5--5--7-5---|-------3-3-2-2-1-1-|-0-----------------*|
D |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-|--0--0-------------|-0-----------------*|



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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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Song info
Dust My Broom
Elmore James
2001
  • Blues
  • Electric Blues
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