ALL MY LOVE IN VAIN
As recorded by Robert Johnson
Transcribed By Paul Bell
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1'
Q=90
6/8 4/4
Gtr I
E. S E E E E E. S E E E E E S S E S S E E E S S S S E S S E S S E
| 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 3 | 3 3 | | |
| 2 2 | 2 2 | 2s4 4s2 0 | 0h2 0 0 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0h2 0h2 0h2 |
| | | | 3 |
| | | 0 | |
6/8
Q. Q E H +E E E E E E E E
| 3 3 | 1 (1) 3 | 2 |
| 0 0 | 0 (0) | 3 3 |
| 0 0 | 0 (0) | 2 2 |
| | | 0 |
| | | |
| 3 | | |
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| 2 | | |
| 3 3 | o 0 | 0 |
| 2 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| | o | |
| | 3 | 3 |
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| | | |
| 3 | 3 | |
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
| 1 | 1 0 1 0 | 1 |
| 0 0 | 3 3 | 3 |
| 0 0 | | 0 |
| 0 | | 0 |
| | | 2 |
| | | |
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| | | | | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0h1 | 0h1 | 0 0 |
| 0 0 | 0 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| 2 2 | 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 | |
| 3 | 3 3 2 | | | |
| | | 2 | 2 | 3 |
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| 0h2 | 3 | | | |
| 3 3 | 0 1 1 | 0 | 0h1 | 3 |
| 2 2 | 0 | 0 0 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
| 0 | | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| | | | | |
| | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 2 |
E E E E E E E S S S S E S S E E E E E E E H +E E E E E E E E
| 0 | | 3 3 | 1 (1) 3 | 0h2 |
| 3 0 | | 0 | 0 (0) | 3 3 |
| 0 | 0h2 0 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 2 |
| 2 | 0h2 0h2 | 0 | | 0 |
| | 3 | | | |
| 0 | | 3 | | |
E E E E E E
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
<e .="">
= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths