Highway 51 Blues

bob dylan song : highway 51 tabbed by : brannanwuzhere@gmail . com tuning : open D ( D A D F# A D ) capo 2nd fret main riff : | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - 0 - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 0 - 5 - - - 0 - 3 - - 0 - 3 - - | | - 0 - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 0 - 5 - - - 0 - 3 - - 0 - 3 - - | | - 0 - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 0 - 5 - - - 0 - 3 - - 0 - 3 - - | the main riff can be played throughout , but you can also play it at the Intro and use the chords on the verses ( though i recommend the riff on the E lines ) . also at the end of the riff you can repeat : - 0 - 5 - instead of : - 0 - 3 - if it sounds better . just play around with it . - 0 - 5 - - 0 - 3 - - 0 - 5 - - 0 - 3 - E highway 51 runs right by my baby’s door A E highway 51 runs right by my baby’s door B if i don’t get the girl i’m loving E won’t go down to highway 51 no more . well , i know that highway like i know my hand yes , i know that highway like i know the back of my hand running from up wisconsin way down to no man’s land . well , if i should die before my time should come and if i should die before my time should come won’t you bury my body out on the highway 51 . highway 51 runs right by my baby’s door i said , highway 51 runs right by my baby’s door if i don’t get the girl i’m loving won’t go down to highway 51 no more . the end of the Verse riff is improvised on this theme : | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - 3 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - 3p0 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 0 - - - - - - | you could also just play the main riff once at the end of the Verse if you want . E : 000000 A : 020120 B : x02100