------------------ They're Red Hot by Robert Johnson ------------------ From: smc@comserver.canberra.edu.au (Stuart Christopherson) This song has been transcribed in C, the same key as Robert's original recording. Unfortunately it is his only uptempo 'hokum' song. It is in standard tuning. The transcription is correct but it is difficult to convey any blues rythym via this medium, therefore I suggest people listen to the recording as well. Introduction C D7 G7 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 F Fm G7/B E--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--7--7-|-------0--0--1--1--1-|-1--1--1--1-----| B--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--6--6-|-0--1--1--0--1--1--1-|-0--0--0--0-----| G--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7-|-0--0--0--0--2--1--1-|-0--0--0--0-----| D-------------|----------0-|-2-----2--2--3--3--3-|-0--0--0--0-----| A-------------|------------|-3-----3--3----------|-2-----2--------| E-------------|------------|---------------------|----------------| C B A A7 D7 G7 C Hot tamales and the're red hot, yes, she got em for sale. E--8--8--7--7-|-5--5--3--3-|-2--2--1--1-|-0--0--3--0-| B--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-1--1--0--0-|-1--1--1--1-| G--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-| D--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-| A-------------|------------|------------|-3-----3----| E-------------|------------|------------|------------| C B A A7 D7 G7 G7/B Hot tamales and the're red hot, yes, she got em for sale. E--8--8--7--7-|-5--5--3--3-|-2--2--2--2-|-1--1--1--1-| B--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-1----------|-0--0--0--0-| G--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0-| D--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-0-----0----|-0--0--0--0-| A-------------|------------|------------|-------2--2-| E-------------|------------|------------|------------| C7 I got a girl, say she long and tall, E--0-----------------|----------------0-| B--1-----------------|----------------1-| G--3-----------------|----------------3-| D--2-----------------|----------------2-| A--3-----------------|----------------3-| E--------------------|------------------| F Dm7b5 she sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall. E--1---------------------1-------|-1-----------------1-| B--1---------------------1-------|-1-----------------1-| G--2---------------------2-------|-1-----------------1-| D--3---------------------3-------|-0-----------------0-| A--------------------------------|---------------------| E--------------------------------|---------------------| C G7/B A A7 D7 G7 C Hot tamales and the're red hot, yes, she got em for sale. E-----0--1----|-5--5--3--3-|-2--2--1--1-|-0--0--3--0-| B--1--1--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-|-1--1--0--0-|-1--1--1--1-| G--0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-| D--2--2--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-| A--3-----2--2-|------------|------------|-3-----3----| E-------------|------------|------------|------------| D7 G7 C yes, she got em for sale. E--2--2--1--1-|-0--0--3--0-| B--1--1--0--0-|-1--1--1--1-| G--2--2--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-| D--0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-| A-------------|-3-----3----| E-------------|------------| C C6 E--0---------------5-|-5-------5-------5---| B--1---------------5-|-5-------5-------5---| G--0---------------5-|-5-------5-------5---| D--2---------------5-|-5-------5-------5---| A--3-----------------|---------------------| E--------------------|---------------------| Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. I got a girls, say she long and tall - Sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. I mean - Yes she got em for sale, yeah. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. She got two for a nickel, got four for a dime - Would sell you more but they ain't none of mine. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. I mean - Yes she got em for sale, yes, yeah. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. I got a letter from a girl in the room - Now she got something good she got to bring home soon, now. Its hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale, I mean, yes she got em for sale, yeah. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. They're too hot boy! The billy got back in a bumble bee nest - Ever since that he can't take his rest, yeah. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes you got em for sale. I mean, yes she got em for sale. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. Man don't mess around em hot tamales now, Cause they too black bad, if you mess around em hot tamales. I'm onna upset your backbone, put your kidneys to sleep - I'll due to break away your liver and dare your heart to beat bout my hot tamales cause they red hot Yes, they got em for sale, I mean - Yes, she got em for sale, yeah. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. You know grandma left and grandpa too - Well I wonder what in the world we chillun gon do now. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale, I mean, yes she got em for sale. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. Me and my babe bought a V-8 Ford - Well we wind that thing all on the runnin board, yes. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale, I mean, yes she got em for sale, yeah. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. They're too hot boy! Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes, now she got em for sale. You know the monkey, now the baboon playin in the grass - Well the monkey stuck his finger in that old 'Good Gulf Gas', now. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale, I mean, yes she got em for sale, yeah. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. I got a girls, say she long and tall - Sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall. Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale. I mean - Yes she got em for sale, yeah. **************************************************************** They're Red Hot by Robert Johnson I think Johnsons guitar is in standard tuning. I play it in C. Cord description: e -|-8--7--5--3---2---1---0--0---1--1------1-----------|- B -|-5--4--2--2---1---0---1--1---1--1------0-----------|- G -|-5--4--2--2---2---0---0--3---2--1------0-----------|- D -|-5--4--2--2---0---0---2--2---3--0------0-----------|- A -|----------------------3--3-------------2-----------|- E -|---------------------------------------------------|- C B A A7 D7 G7 C C7 F Dm7b5 G7/B INTRO: C D7 G7 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 F Fm G7/B FIRST VERSE: Hot tameles and they red hot, yes she got'em for sale-- C B A A7 D7 G7 C Hot tameles and they red hot, yes she got'em for sale C B A A7 D7 G7 G7/B I got a girl, say she long and tall-- C7 she sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall F Dm7b5 Hot tamales and they red hot, yes she got'em for sale,-- I mean-- C G7/B A A7 D7 G7 C Yes she got'em for sale D7 G7 C ------------------------ additional lyrics: Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale She got two for a nickel, got four for a dime-- Would sell you more but they ain't none of mine Hot tamales and they red hot, yes she got'em for sale, I mean -- Yes she got'em for sale, yes, yeah Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale I got a letter from a girl in the room -- Now, she got somethin' good she got to bring home soon, now It's hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got'em for sale, I mean Yes she got'em for sale, yeah Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale The billy got back' in a bumble bee nest -- Ever since that he can't take his rest, yeah Hot tamales and they red hot, yes you got'em for sale, I mean -- Yes she got'em for sale, yeah Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale I'm 'onna upset your backbone, put your kidneys to sleep -- I'll due to break'way your liver and dare your heart to beat 'bout my hot tamales 'cause they red hot -- Yes, they got'em for sale, I mean -- Yes, she got 'em for sale, yeah Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale You know grandma left, and now grandpa too -- Well, I wonder what in the world we chillun gon' do, now. Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got'em for sale, I mean. Yes she got'em for sale. Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale Me and my babe, bought a V-8-Ford -- Well, we wind that thing all on the runnin' board, yes. Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got'em for sale, I mean. Yes she got'em for sale, yeah. Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale Hot tameles and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale You know the monkey, now the baboon playin' in the grass -- Well, the monkey stuck his finger in that old 'Good Gulf Gas', now. Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got'em for sale, I mean. Yes she got'em for sale, yeah. Hot tameles and they red hot, yes she got'em for sale. Hot tameles and they red hot, yes she got'em for sale. I got a girl, say she long and tall-- she sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall, yes Hot tamales and they red hot,yes she got'em for sale, I mean. Yes she got'em for sale ------------------------ The above is a very easy way to play that Robert Johnson song. For a more detailed transcription I would recommend: Scott Ainslie's "Robert Johnson complete guitar transcription". It's NO book for beginners! I hope this tab's not too bad, and you folks can work with it. If you have any questions about the tab, sure you can ask me (I'll do my best to answer any questions :-) ... )! have fun markus PS: Any corrections or comments welcome! Any Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher or Muddy Waters tab would be very welcome! markus tron tron@elrayo.rhein-main.de blues and beyond