Walk on Boy Tabs & Lyrics by Doc Watson
Walk on Boy
guitar tabs lyrics
Artists:Doc and Richard Watson
Album: Three Pickers (Live)
Tabbed by: Marcus Ryan Jan.2nd 2006
I'm not much into bluegrass but this one is great. Everything but the solos was taken
from a tab by Pancake (whereabouts unknown). On the live album they play with capos on
the 2nd fret, and the chords are available on the internet. There are a few other short
riffers thrown in the song, but they can be figured out if you can learn these runs.
Key of Bmin
Chord Shapes used:
Bmin A/Bmin F#7 Dmaj Gmaj F#maj E/F#maj F#/Bmin
E 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
B 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3
G 4 4 3 2 4 3 3 4
D 4 4 2 0 5 4 4 4
A 2 0 4 x 5 4 4 x
E x x 2 x 3 2 0 2
Intro - This lead starts of the song, with chords behind.
E----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-/12-12-12-10---|---12-12-10--------|-----------------------------------|
G-------------11-|------------11-9-7-|--11-9-7-9-7-----------------------|
D----------------|-------------------|-------------9-7-9------7-9--------|
A----------------|-------------------|---------------------/9------------|
E----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
Verse/Chorus
------------
I was born one morning, the
rain a pourin' down. I
Bmin A/Bmin F#7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
B |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------3------3-3------3-3-------| x2
D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
A |2---------------0--------------|--------4------4-4------4-4-------|
E |-------------------------------|2----------------2----------------|
heard my mammy say to my pappy let's
Bmin A/Bmin Dmaj Gmaj
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-3--------3-----3-|
B |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------3------3-3--------3-----3-|
G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-4--------4-----4-|
D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|0----------------5--------5-----5-|
A |2---------------0--------------|-----------------5--------5-----5-|
E |-------------------------------|-----------------3--------3-----3-|
call em John Hen- ry Brown. Walk on Boy.
F#maj E/F#maj Bmin F#/Bmin A/Bmin
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2--------2-------2-|
B |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------3------3--------3-------3-|
G |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
D |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
A |--------4-----4---------4----4-|2-------------------------0-------|
E |2---------------0--------------|-----------------2----------------|
Bmin Bmin A/Bmin
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2------2------2-2------|--------2-----2---------2----2----|
B |--------3------3------3-3------|--------3-----3---------3----3----|
G |--------4------4------4-4------|--------4-----4---------4----4----|
D |--------4------4------4-4------|--------4-----4---------4----4----|
A |2------------------------------|2---------------0-----------------|
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Walk on down the road.
Bmin A/Bmin F#7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
B |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------3------3-3------3-3-------|
D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
A |2---------------0--------------|--------4------4-4------4-4-------|
E |-------------------------------|2----------------2----------------|
Ain't no- body in the whole wide world gonna
Bmin A/Bmin Dmaj Gmaj
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-3--------3-----3-|
B |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------3------3-3--------3-----3-|
G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-4--------4-----4-|
D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|0----------------5--------5-----5-|
A |2---------------0--------------|-----------------5--------5-----5-|
E |-------------------------------|-----------------3--------3-----3-|
help you carry your load.
F#maj E/F#maj Bmin F#/Bmin A/Bmin
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2--------2-------2-|
B |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------3------3--------3-------3-|
G |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
D |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
A |--------4-----4---------4----4-|2-------------------------0-------|
E |2---------------0--------------|-----------------2----------------|
Bmin F#/Bmin
1 2 3 4
E |--------2-----2---------2----2-| |
B |--------3-----3---------3----3-| |
G |--------4-----4---------4----4-|.| repeat as needed.
D |--------4-----4---------4----4-|.|
A |2------------------------------| |
E |----------------2--------------| |
This is when the first solo comes in. It is used again later in the song when Doc
plays along at a lower position on the neck. Using the same formations this can
easily be figured out.
For this bar, listen
for the two differnt rythems
E-------------------------|------------10-------------|
B--/12-12-12-10-----------|------10-12----12-10----10-|
G---------------11-9-11-x2|----11----------------11---|
D-------------------------|---------------------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
B-/12-12-10-------/7-----------------|
G----------11-9-7----9-7-9-7---------|
D----------------------------9-7-9---|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
E----------------------|-------------------|----------10------------|
B----------------------|-------7-7-----7-7-|----10-12----12-10----10|
G---/7-7---------------|---7-9-----9-7-----|-11----------------11---|
D-------9--9-9p7---7-9-|-9-----------------|------------------------|
A----------------9-----|-------------------|------------------------|
E----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-10-----------7-------------------------|
G|----------11-9-7------9-7-9-7-----------------|
D|------------------------------9-7-9-----7-9---|
A|-------------------------------------/9-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
