Little Red RoosterLittle Red Rooster (C. Burnett)
from the album Howlin' Wolf His Greatest Sides Vol 1. 
tabbed by Rudy J. Martin (RMARTIN@jacksonkelly.com) 
reviewd by Kay-Uwe Graw (kugraw@rostock.igd.fhg.de) on the 2nd of March 2000 

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#This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
s - slide between notes
p - pull off
h - hammer on

played in Open A (E A E A C# E from low to high)

E-|--------/5~---------------/5~---------------/5~---------------/5~----------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-/3--0------2-0-2--/3--0------2-2-2--/3--0------2-2-2--/3--0---------------|
E-|-/3--0-------------/3--0-------------/3--0-------------/3--0---------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                     I have a


|12s10----------------------8~--------------------------------/5~-----------|
|------/12---------------/8-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------12\---/8----------------------------/3--0-------2--/3--0-|
|------------------------------------------------------/3--0----------/3--0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 little red rooster           too lazy to crow for days


|-/5~------------------------------------8~---------------------------------|
|---------/12-/12-/12-----------------/8------------------------------------|
|-----2-0-/12-/12-/12-------------------------------------------------/3--0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------/3--0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           I have a little red rooster      too lazy to crow for days


|-/5~-------------/5~-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------/8-----------------------------/8-------------|
|------2---/3--0-------2--0---/8--------------------------------------------|
|----------/3--0------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                             keep everything in the barnyard      upset in


|-----------------/5~---------------/5~----------------------------10s12-12-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------10s12----|
|-12\------/3--0------2-2-0--/3--0------------------------------------------|
|----------/3--0-------------/3--0------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 every way                             Oh the dogs begin to barking


|----------------------------/5~--------------/5~---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12\----------------/3--0------2-2-0-/3-/3--------------------------------|
|---------------------/3--0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------/3-/3--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 hounds begin to howl                             oh the dogs begin to bark


|--------------12-----------------------------/5~-------------/5~-----------|
|----------/12--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-s-3-0-/12-------12\---------------/3--0------2-2-0-/3--0---------------|
|--------------------------------------/3--0------------/3--0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  hounds begin to howl                            oh watch


|-----------------------------------12--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/12-----------------------------------------|
|-----12\-----------------------/12-----------------------12\---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  out strange kin people 'cause        little red rooster is on the prowl


|--------/5~--------------/5~--------/5~------/12---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------/12---------------------------|
|-/3--0------2-2-0-/3--0------/3--0------2-2--------------------------------|
|-/3--0------------/3--0------/3--0-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                              if you see my little red roos-


|--------12~----12\-----------------------/5~--------------/5~--------/12---|
|----/12--------12\---------------------------------------------------------|
|----/12---------------------------/3--0------2-2-0-/3-/3-------------------|
|----------------------------------/3--0------------/3-/3-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ter         please drive him home                             if you see my


|-----------------------------------------------------/5~--------------/5~--|
|-------------------/12~----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------/12~------12\--------------/3--0------2-2-0-/3--0-------|
|----------------------------------------------/3--0------------/3--0-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 little red rooster      please drive him home


|------------/12-12s10-10-s-12----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------/12----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------/12----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 there's been no peace in the barnyard     since the little red rooster been


|------------/5~---------------/5~---------------/5~-5-s-12--10-s-12~--12---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----/3-/3------2-2-0--/3-/3------2-2-0--/3-/3-----------------------------|
|-----/3-/3-------------/3-/3-------------/3-/3-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 gone