Ramblin' On My Mind

Words & Music:

Robert Johnson

E7 A7 E7

I got rambling, I got rambling all on my mind.

A7 E7

I got rambling, I got rambling all on my mind.

B7 A7 E7

I hates to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind.

I got mean things, I got mean things all on my mind. [2x]

I hates to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind.

I'm going down to the station, catch the fastest train I see. [2x]

I got the blues 'bout Miss So-&-So, & her son's got the blues about me.

I got rambling, I got rambling all on my mind. [2x]

I hates to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind.

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Another Lyric Version:

I got ramblin', I got ramblin' on my mind.

I got ramblin', I got ramblin' all on my mind.

Hate to leave my baby, but you treats me so unkind.

I got mean things, I got mean things all on my mind.

Little girl, little girl, I got mean things all on my mind.

Hate to leave you here, babe, but you treats me so unkind.

Runnin' down to the station, catch the first mail train I see.

[Spoken: I think I hear her comin', now.]

Runnin' down to the station, catch the old first mail train I see.

I got the blues about Miss So-&-So & the child got the blues about me.

And I'm leavin' this mornin', with my arm' fold' up and cryin'.

Hate to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind.

I got mean things, I've got mean things on my mind.

I got mean things, I got mean things all on my mind.

I got to leave my baby, well, she treats me so unkind.

Ramblin' On My Mind Tab [tabber unknown]

You need the following chords: E7 - A7 - B7 (I-IV-V)

E7 - A7 - E7 - E7 | A7 - A7 - E7 - E7 | B7 - A7 - E7 - B7

[E7] [A7] [B7]

|-------------------| |-------------------| |--------------------|

|-------------------| |-------------------| |----0-0--0-0--0-----|

|-------------------| |-------------------| |--------------------|

|-------------------| |--2-2-4-4-5-5-0----| |--------------------|

|--2-2-4-4-5-5-0----| |--0-0-0-0-0-0---4--| |--2---2-------------|

|--0-0-0-0-0-0---3b-| |-------------------| |----------------3---|

Intro

The intro starts with with a double stop (two notes played together) combined with a bending on one of the notes, followed by some common Blues licks:

0tr1 means a triller: fast hammer-on and pull-off (0h1p0h1p0 etc.)

|---7--7--|-7--7--7\----0-|-----------------------|-----------|-------------------|

|---8b-8b-|-8b-8b-8\------|-----------------------|-----------|------0---0-0------|

|---------|---------------|-----------------------|---0h1-2-3-|-4\----------------|

|---------|---------------|-0tr2--0h2-------------|-2---------|-------------------|

|---------|-----------2---|-----------2-1-0-------|-----------|----2---2-----2h4--|

|---------|---------------|-----------------3b-0--|-----------|--------------0----|

First Verse

[E7] [A7] [E7] [E7]

|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------|--------------------|-----0tr1-2-0tr1---------|-----0tr1-2 0tr1----------|

|-------------------|--2-2-4-4-5-5-0-----|-------------------0-1-2-|-------------------0-1-2--|

|-2-2-4-4-5-5-0-----|--0-0-0-0-0-0---4---|-----------------2-------|-----------------2--------|

|-0-0-0-0-0-0---3b--|--------------------|-0-0---------------------|-0-0----------------------|

ramblin' I've got ramblin' I've got all on my mind

[A7] [A7] [E7] [E7]

|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------2---|---------------2----|-----0tr1-2 0tr1---------|-----0tr1-2 0tr1----------|

|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4---2-|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4---2--|-------------------0-1-2-|-------------------0-1-2--|

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--|-----------------2-------|-----------------2--------|

|-------------------|--------------------|-0-0---------------------|-0-0----------------------|

ramblin' I've got ramblin Is to leave all on my mind

[B7] [A7] [A7] [A7]

|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|

|---0-0--0-0--0-----|---------------------------|------------------------|----0---0-----------|

|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|----2-2-2-----------|

|-------------------|-2---2----2--4b-2-4-2---2--|-----0-1-2-0------------|--2----------0-1-2--|

|-2---2---------3b--|-0-0---/4-------------4----|-------------2-1-0------|-----------2--------|

|-------------------|---------------------------|-0-0---------------3b-0-|--------------------|

my baby, 'cause she treats me so unkind I'm goin'

Second verse

(I'm goin') down to the station, catch that old fast milk train, you'll see.

I'm going down to the station, catch that old fast milk train, you'll see.

I've got the (continued as following:)

[B7]

|-----------2---2-------|--------------------------|-0-----------------------|----------------|

|---0-0---0---0---------|--------------------------|--------------------0----|---0---0-0--0---|

|-------2---------------|--------------------------|------0tr1-1-2-2-3-------|----------------|

|-----------------2-0-1-|-2-2--4-4--5-5--0---------|-------------------------|----------------|

|-----------------------|-0-0--0-0--0-0------------|-----------2-3-3-4-------|-2---2---2------|

|-----------------------|------------------0-------|-0--0--------------------|----------------|

Blues about Miss So 'n So, and the son got the Blues 'bout me.

Solo

He plays around 1 note (!) doing full, half and quarter bends. To keep the tab in a comfortable length, I've used (only for this song) bf for a full-tone bend, | bh for a half tone bend, bq for a quarter tone bend and hb for hold bend, that means pick the string after bending it. It's a good idea to practice these bends before playing the solo. I think it's impossible to make an absolute exact tab of this solo, you must listen to the record...

OK, now let's try it:

|----------------|-----------------------------------|

|----8bh---8bh---|-10bf-10hb-10----------------------| hb-(repeat 7 times)

|-/9-----9-------|-----------------------------------|

|----------------|-----------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|-10hb-10hb-10hb-8-8bh-10hb-10bh-10bq-10br-8-10--|

|------------------------------------------------|

(If you have problems with the scale at this position, you can also play it like:

|--------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----12bh-----12bh--|-14bf-14bh-14bh-etc.---------|

|-/14------/14-------|-----------------------------|

|--------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------|-7-5--------------------------|----------------|

|-10br-8---8-10-8-----5-|-----7rb-5---7-7bf-bh-7-5-7---|-7bf-7hb-7br-5--|

|--------9---------/6---|-----------6----------------6-|----------------|

|-----------------------|------------------------------|----------------|

|-----7---------7--------------------------------------|----------------------------|

|-7bf---7hb-7bf---7hb-5----5-7--7bf-7bf-5-5-5--7bh-----|----3-3---------------------|

|------------------------6--------------------------6--|-/4-----\2-2-2tr0-----------|

|------------------------------------------------------|------------------2---0h2---|

|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------2-------|

|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

|-----0--0-----0-0-----0-0---|-----------------|

|---0----0-------0-------0---|-0---0--0---0----|

|----------3p2-----3p2-------|-1--------2------|

|----------------------------|-----------------|

|----------------------------|---2-2------2----|

|-0--------------------------|-----------------|

Third verse (Played same as first)

Ending

|------------------------------3/4-----|

|------------------------------2/3-----|

|---0tr1-------2----3----4\----3/4-----|

|--------------------------------------|

|------2-------3-3--4-4--5\------------|

|-0-------3b-0-------------------------|