Song: Highway 49 (Alternate Take) Artist: Howlin' Wolf Album: The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (Deluxe Edition)[2003] Writer: Joe Lee Williams URL: Original (not Alternate Take) http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=LYlAYqYP0To&list=PLjcOWKHeMrl-_-Kg3u2ma96nhxHC9MOQU&index=2; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_London_Howlin%27_Wolf_Sessions Tempo: Moderato Style: Delta Blues Method: The principal chord is struck on the downstroke and deconstructed on the upstroke by removing one finger. It creates a sense of a train-style rhythmic beat which surges through this song. As shown below. Chords: EADGBe EADGBe D: XX0232 - D3add4:XX0032 D7: XX0212 - D11: XX0012 G7: 320001 - G6: 320000 A7: X02020 - A9: X02000 Intro:(Lead & Piano Over) |D D7|G7 D|A7 G7|D A7| Verse 1: D D7 I'm gonna get up in the morning, I'm gonna hit Highway 49, G7 D I'm gonna get up in the morning, I'm gonna hit Highway 49. A7 G7 D A7 I been lookin' for my baby, Melvina's down on my mind. Verse 2: D D7 I'm gonna stop by the whiskey store and get me me up a jug of wine, G7 D I'm gonna stop by the whiskey store, I'm gonna buy me me up a jug of wine. A7 G7 D A7 If I don't find Miss Melvina, I'll have me a jug a wine. Instrumental Break:(Lead Over) |D D7|G7 D|A7 G7|D A7| Verse 3: D D7 Yeah, it'll be soon in the mornin' when I go walkin' in Jackson town. (that's down in Mississippi) G7 D It'll be soon in the mornin' when I go walkin' in Jackson town, (that's down in Mississippi) A7 G7 D A7 I been lookin' for my baby, Melvina can't be found. Verse 4: D D7 Melvina's my woman, she stays on my mind, A7 D Melvina my woman and she stays on my mind G7 A7 D A7 I'm crazy about the woman, she live' on Highway 49. Instrumental Break:(Lead Over) |D D7|G7 D|A7 G7|D A7| Outro:(Lead Over) |D D7|G7 D|A7 G7|D A7|(Fade) [End] Notes: 1. The 'Alternate Take' of "Highway 49" is nearly a minute longer than the original recording. This version has considerably longer Instrumental Breaks and the Lyrics differ. 2. Herbert Sumlin's rhthym playing, as heard on this track, creates a unique under- current. 'Much missed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Sumlin