MANNISH BOY As recorded by Muddy Waters (From the 1977 Album HARD AGAIN) Words and Music by McKinley Morganfield, Mel London & Ellas McDaniel Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Johnny Winter - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Bob Margolin - Electric Guitar' Intro Free Time Q=104 N.C. 12/8 Gtr I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W Q E +Q. +Q. a Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q. |--------------:----------------------------:------------------------: |--------------:-8s=10-(10)---(10)----------:------------------------: |--------------:---------------------9s7p=5-:-----------7b9---(7)----: |--------------:----------------------------:-7----------------------: |--------------:----------------------------:------------------------: |--------------:----------------------------:------------------------: |----4:3-----| E +E +E E Q. H. W W |-----------------------------:--------------:------: |-----------------------------:--------------:------: |-7b9==(7)r(7)p5--------------:--------------:------: |----------------7------------:--------------:------: |-----------------------------:--------------:------: |-----------------------------:--------------:------: ~~~~~~ Q E +Q. E E E +Q E |-------------------------: |-----------------------8-: |-7s=9-(9)---7s6s7-(7)----: |-------------------------: |-------------------------: |-------------------------: |----4:3-----| E +E +E E Q E +Q. Q. +E +E E Q E +H. |-------------------------------------:--------------5-(5)----| |-------------------------------------:-----------------------| |-7b9==(7)r(7)p5---------------7b9====:=(7)r(7)p5-------------| |----------------7--5-(5tr7)----------:-----------7-----------| |-------------------------------------:-----------------------| |-------------------------------------:-----------------------| Verse In Time Q=104 N.C. 6/8 12/8 Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |--------------|------------------------||-------------------------| |------7-----5-|----------------7-----5-||----------------7-----5--| |------7---5h6-|-6--------------7---5h6-||-6--------------7---5h6--| |----7---7-----|-7------------7---7-----||-7------------7---7------| |--------------|------------------------||-------------------------| |--------------|------------------------||-------------------------| | | Gtr II | Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |--------------|------------------------||-------------------------| |--------------|------------------------||-------------------------| |--------------|------------------------||-------------------------| |--------------|------------------------||-------------------------| |------5---3h4-|----------------5---3h4-||----------------5---3h4--| |----5---5-----|-5------------5---5-----||-5------------5---5------| q E Q. Q E E E a E ||-------------------------| ||o----------------7-----5-| ||--6--------------7---5h6-| ||--7------------7---7-----| ||o------------------------| ||-------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E ||-------------------------| ||o------------------------| ||-------------------------| ||-------------------------| ||o----------------5---3h4-| ||--5------------5---5-----| q E Q. Q E E E a E 18x q E Q. Q E E E a E |-------------------------||--------------------------| |----------------7-----5-o||----------------7-----5---| |-6--------------7---5h6--||-6--------------7---5h6---| |-7------------7---7------||-7------------7---7-------| |------------------------o||--------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E 18x q E Q. Q E E E a E |-------------------------||--------------------------| |------------------------o||--------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------| |----------------5---3h4-o||----------------5---3h4---| |-5------------5---5------||-5------------5---5-------| ~~~~~~~ Q. Q S S +Q. Q. |---------------------------------| |-----------8s10-(10)-------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |------------------------5----3h4-| |-5--------------------5----5-----| ~~~ H. Q. a E E E H. E E +E E a E a E |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------8---------| |------------------8s7-5---7-|-5b6-----------7b9-(7)---8s7-5s6-| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------5---3h4-|-----------------------5-----3h4-| |-5--------------5-----5-----|-5------------------5------5-----| ~~~~~~ Q E +Q. H. W |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |----7-(7)-----------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |------------------5---3h4-|----------------5---3h4-| |-5--------------5---5-----|-5------------5---5-----| q E Q. Q E E E a E 12x ||--------------------------|| ||o----------------7-----5-o|| ||--6--------------7---5h6--|| ||--7------------7---7------|| ||o------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E 12x ||--------------------------|| ||o------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|| ||o----------------5---3h4-o|| ||--5------------5---5------|| ~~~~~~~ Q. Q S S +Q. Q. W |---------------------------------|------------------------| |-----------8s10-(10)-------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------5----3h4-|----------------5---3h4-| |-5--------------------5----5-----|-5------------5---5-----| Q E +Q +S +S Q. Q. |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----7-(7)--(7)-(7)p5---------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-------------------------5----3h4--| |-5---------------------5----5------| Q. Q E +Q. E Q |---------------------------------| |-----------8b10==(8)r----x-------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---3h4-| |-5---------------------5---5-----| H. E E +E Q. +Q. Q. H. |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------7b9r(7)-5--------|-(5)-----------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------5----3h4-|-------------------5---3h4-| |-5-----------------5-----5-----|--5--------------5---5-----| ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E +E +Q. +Q E +E E. S Q. Q. Q S S +Q. |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------8-(8)------------|---------------8s10-(10)-------| |---7b9==(7)-(7)---(7)r-------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------9b10-----9-|-7-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------5-------3h4---|----------------------5----3h4-| |-5----------------------5-----5----------|-5-------------5---------5-----| ~~~~~~ +Q. Q. E E +E E +E E |----------------12---------12-----------12--| |-(10)-----------13b14-(13)-13b14-(13)---14--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------5---------3h=4--| |---5--------------------5----------5--------| ~~~~~ E +E E +Q. H. |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-12b14-(12)-12pb14==(12)r-----------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------5---3h4-| |--5-----------------------------5---5-----| Q. E +S +S E H. Q. E +S +S E Q. Q. |-------10b12==(10)r(10)-8b8.5----------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------10-------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------7b9==(7)r(7)-5-----------------| |---------------------------------------------|----------------------7---------------| |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------5---3h4-|----------------------------5----3h4--| |-5---------------------------------5---5-----|-5------------------------5----5------| Q. E E E a Q. Q. Q. Q E +S +S E E Q a E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------8s10-8s10--------------|-----------15b17==(15)r(15)-13-14-----14p13-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------5----3h4-|----------------------------------5----3h=4-| |-5--------------------5----5-----|-5------------------------------5---5-------| H. E E E E E E |--------------15-15pb17-15-15pb17---15--| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-------------------------5--------3h=4--| |-5----------------5---------5-----------| ~~~~~~ H. Q. E S S E |-15pb17----------------------------| |------------------------17s15---13-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----------------------5-------3h=4-| |--5-----------------5----5---------| ~~ H. +E Q Q E H. +Q E E E a E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------7-----5---| |-14----------(14)\-----------5b6-|-------------------7---5h6---| |---------------------------------|-7----------(7)--7---7-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------5---3h4---|-------------------5---3h4---| |--5------------------5---5-------|-5---------------5---5-------| q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. E a Q E E S S |------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------7-----5-|-------------------------------| |-6--------------7---5h6-|-6-----------7s9s==7-5b6-------| |-7------------7---7-----|-7-------------------------7-5-| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------5---3h4-|-------------------5-----3h4---| |-5------------5---5-----|-5---------------5---5---------| H. +Q E E +E E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |------------------------7b9r(7)---5--| |-7tr5---------(7tr5)-----------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |------------------------5-------3h4--| |-5--------------------5------5-------| H. Q. E +E +S S Q E +Q. +Q. Q. |-------------------------------------|-----5-(5)---(5)-------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------7b9==(7)r==(7)-5-|-----------------------------| |-7tr5--------------------------------|-7-----------(7)-------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| | H. +Q. Q. | | q E Q. Q E E E a E q E Q. Q E E E a E |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------5--------3h=4----|--------------------5----3h4-| |-5----------------5-------5----------|-5----------------5----5-----| Q E +E Q H. |-------------------------------------------| |-----8------(8)---8------8-----------------| |----10b12==(10)r-11b12--11b12--------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------5---3h4---| |-5-----------------------------5---5-------| Outro N.C. Q. Q E +Q. Q. E E +E Q E +Q E E E E |---------------------------------------||---8b9-(8)-8b9--8b9-(8)--8b9-5-------| |-------10-----10-----(10)--------------||-------------------------------8b9-5-| |-------12b14--12b14==(12)r-------------||-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| | | q E Q. Q E E E a E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| |------------------------------5----3h4-||---------------------5---5b6-7-----7-| |-5--------------------------5----5-----||--------5--8----8--------------------| H.=H A 15/8 a E. S a E Q. S +S S S E Q S S E +E E |-------------5---------------------------5-----------| |-8s10--------8------8b10-(8)-8-8-5---------8---------| |---------5h6-6----------------------7b8------7-(7)---| |-------7-------------------------------------------7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| | | TP TP TP | Q E Q E +Q. +H. |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |----7--------7---7-(7)-------------(7)---------------| |----7------7-7---7-(7)-------------(7)---------------| |----5------5-5---5-(5)-------------(5)---------------| 12/8 E E E +E E E E E E +E Q |---------------------------------*| |---------------------------------*| |--7----5-(5)---------------------*| |-----7-------7-5-----------------*| |-----------------7-5-------------*| |---------------------8b9-(8)-----*| | | TP | +H. E Q Q. |---------------------------------*| |---------------------------------*| |---------------------------------*| |-(7)-------------7---------------*| |-(7)-------------7---------------*| |-(5)-------------5---------------*| 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 Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths