#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Malted Milk (12-bar blues in E by Robert Johnson) On "Unplugged", 1992. Transcription: Federico Gonzalez Britos (mif@adinet.com.uy) Montevideo, Uruguay. February/1999. First the intro... E +----12-12-12-12-12-12-------5-5-5-5---------------------+ B |----------------------------4-4-4-4---------------------| G |----------------------------4-4-4-4---------------------| D |-12-------11-------10-9---4---4---4---------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------| E +--------------------------------------------------------+ I keep drinking malted milk, trying to drive my blues away. I keep drinking malted milk, trying to drive my blues away. Baby, you're just as welcome to my loving as the flowers is in May. Malted milk, malted milk, keep rushing to my head. Malted milk, malted milk, keep rushing to my head. And I have a funny, funny feeling and I'm talking all out my head. Baby fix me one more drink and hug your daddy one more time Baby fix me one more drink and hug your daddy one more time Keep on stirring my malted milk, mama, until I change my mind. then the nice solo... E +---------------------------------7-6-5------------------+ B |-----5-7b(7b)(7b)r-5---5~~-2/5 5-------8b(8b)r/5---5~~--| G |-4p6-----------------6---------------------------6------| D |--------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------| E +--------------------------------------------------------+ E +-4-7-7-7--7/10-10-10--7-7-7--4--4-4--4-4----------------+ B |-5-9-9-9--9/12-12-12--9-9-9--5--5-5--5-5----5-7b(7b)(7b)| G |- ---------------------------------------/6-------------| D |--------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------| E +--------------------------------------------------------+ E +----------------7-6-5---------------4--7-7-7--7/10-10-10+ B |r-5---5~~-2/5-5-------8b-8b-5---5~~-5--9-9-9--9/12-12-12| G |----6-------------------------6-------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------| E +--------------------------------------------------------+ E +-7-7-7--4--4-4--4-4----------7-6-5-----------7-6----5---+ B |-9-9-9--5--5-5--5-5--2/5-5-5-------8b-----5-----/8b---8b| G |---------------------------------------/6---------------| D |--------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------| E +--------------------------------------------------------+ This turnaround is the one used all over the song. E +-5--------------------7-7---6-6---5---------------------+ B |---8b(8b)-5---5~~-----6-6---5-5---4---------------------| G |------------6---------6-6---5-5---4---------------------| D |--------------------6-----5-----4-----------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------| E +--------------------------------------------------------+ My doorknob keeps on turning, there must be spooks around my bed. My doorknob keeps on turning, there must be spooks around my bed. And I have a funny, funny feeling and the hair's rising on my head. And finally, the end of the song... E +----7-10-7---------------------+ I------0---I B |-/9--------9-7b(7b)r-5---5~~---| I------0---I G |-----------------------6-------| I--(1)-----I D |-------------------------------| I---2------I A |-------------------------------| I---2------I E +-------------------------------+ I-0--------I Thanks Gerd!! Since the rhythm parts are quite easy to figure out, I didn't tab them. If you have troubles you can e-mail me or visit www.12bar.de for information on 12-bar blues.