Bone Chillin Blues: A Lesson with Albert Collins

1152 by Andy Widders-Ellis Guitar Player, July 1993

Ex. 1

Ex. 2

Open Fm tuning
for all examples:

92
capo 5th fret:
open Bb m

Ab

Full

\
10

10

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8 10

1/2

\
8 5

10

7 7 ( 7) 5

Ex. 3

120

~~
5 6

5 6

~~

(capo 5th fret)

10 8

8 5

10

5 6

5 8
*Slur on fast version only.

Let Ring

Ex. 4

108

(capo 5th fret)

S

8
8

7
7

7
7

5
5

7
7

Ex. 6

Ex. 7

(capo 5th fret)

(capo 5th fret)

(capo 5th fret)

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92-100

7
7
7

8
8
8

7
7
7

5
5
5

F 7 (V7)

5
5
5

10

5
7

5
5

E b7 (IV7)

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Full

\
10

7
7
7

~~

Ex. 5

108

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5 7

5
7
6

B bm7 (Im)

10

1/4

5 7 8 7 5 5

8 5

8 7 ( 5) 7

8 5

Ex. 8

104
(capo 5th fret)
S

11

12

10

11

12

10

5
8

10

10

10

5
8

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Ex. 10

(capo 5th fret)

capo 2nd fret:

open Gm

Ex. 11

88

88

1/2

1/4

1/4

11 11 8 5

(X) 8

100-108
(capo 2nd fret)

1/2
S

1/4
S

11 11 5 5 2

10

\
4
5 2

2
5

6 4

Let Ring

Ex. 12

126

(capo 2nd fret)

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2

2
2

2
2

2
2

2
2

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Ex. 13

72

~~

(capo 2nd fret)

S

2
4
5

2
5
6

2
5
6

2
5
6

2
4
5

2
5
6

2
5
6

2
5
6

2
4
5
5

2
2

2
2

Ex. 14

126

(capo 2nd fret)

5
4

2
2

5
4

2
2

5
4

2
2

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