title: John the Revelatorkey: Bluesharp type: Chromaticgenre: Eskill: IntermediateJohn the Revelator (Chromatic)Recorded and Performed by Blind Willie JohnsonKey: E Major Range: E4 to E5Tabbed for a 12 hole key of C, Solo tuned chromatic.Tab notations:none = blow – = draw __ = hold~~ = gliss * = button in3*_-2 = slur; slide smoothly from one note to the next-4_ -4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -3 -4__Well, who’s that a – writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 3*_2 -4_ 3* -3 3* 3* 2___Who’s that a – writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 -4 -4 3* -3 3* -4 -4~~2Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor___)6 6 6_2 2 3* 3*_ 2_ -4 -4 -4A book of_ the sev-en_ seals. Oh, tell me-4_ -3 3* -3 -4 -4_ 3* -3 3* -3 -4__what’s John a – writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4 -3 3* -3 3*_2 -4_ 3* -3 3* 3* 2___What’s John a – writ-in’_ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -4 -4_2What’s John a – writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)6 6 6_2 2 3* 3*_ 2__A book of_ the sev-en_ seals._2 2 3*_-3 3*_-3 3*_2___ -3 3* -3 3* -3 -3_3*_2_Well, a-whoa_-ooa__ Babe___ thou-sand cried, “A ho-ly______-3 3* -3 -3_3* 2___ -3 3* -3_3* 2____moun-tain of bal__-sam, Son of our__ God,_-4 -4 4* -3_3* 2___ -4 -4 3* -4_ 2Daugh-ter of Zi___-on,_ Ju-dah the li_-on,6 6 6 6 -4 3* -4 3* -4 3* 2 -3 -3 3*the Re-deem-er said He brought us with the blood. A-tell me-4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -3 -4__who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 3*_2 -4_ 3* -3 3* 3* 2__Who’s that a-writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor)-4¬_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -4 -4~~2Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)6 6 6_2 2 3* 3*_ 2______A book of_ the sev-en_ seals._-4_ -4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -3 -4__Well, what’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 3*_2 -4_ 3* -3 3* 3* 2__What’s John a-writ-in’_ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor)-4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -4 -4~~2What’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor__)6 6 6_2 2 3* 3* 2______A book of_ the sev-en seals._2 -3 3* -3 3* -3 -3_3*_2 -3 3* -3 -3_3* 2___Well, John the Rev-e-la-tor,___ straight ad-vo-ca___-tor,-3 3* -3_3* 2 -3 -3 3* -3_3* 2___catch ‘em on___ the bat-tle of Zi___-on,_3* -4 -4 -4 -4 2 -4 -4 -4 -4_2 2 -3 3*Oh, tell them the sto-ry, right in the glo_-ry of God,6 -4 3* -4 6 -4 3*__Lord, to so love Him from high.-3 3* -4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -3 -4___Tell me, who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)-4_ -3 3* -3 3*_2 -4_ 3* -3 3* 3* 2__Who’s that a-writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor)-4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -4 -4~~2Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)6 6 6_2 2 3* 3* 2____A book of_ the sev-en seals.-4_ -4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -3 -4__Well, what’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 3*_2 -4_ 3* -3 3* 3* 2__What’s John a-writ-in’_ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor)-4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -3 -4__What’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)6 6 6_2 2 3* 3* 2__A book of_ the sev-en seals.3* -3 -3 3* -3 3*_ -3 -3 3* -3____Well, Mos-es to Mos-es, watching the flock,-3 3* -3 -3 3* -3 3* 2saw the bush, where they had to stop.-3 -3 -3 3* -3 -3 3* -3God told Moses, pull off his shoes,-3 -3 3* -3 -3 -3 3* 2__“Out of the flock, well you are Jews.”-4 -4 -4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4 3* -3 3* -3 -4__Tell me, who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)-4_ -3 3* -3 3*_2 -4_ 3* -3 3* 3* 2___Who’s that a-writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -4 -4~~2Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)6 6 6_2 2 3* 3* 2___A book of_ the sev-en seals.-4_ -4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -3 -4__Well, what’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 3*_2 -4_ 3* -3 3* 3* 2__What’s John a-writ-in’_ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -4 -4~~2What’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor__)6 6 6_2 2 3* 3* 2__A book of_ the sev-en seals.2 2 3*_-3 3*_-3 3*_2___ -3 3* -3 3* -3 -3_3*_2_Well, a-whoa_-ooa__ Babe___ thou-sand cried, “A ho-ly______-3 3* -3 -3_3* 2___ -3 3* -3_3* 2____moun-tain of bal__-sam, Son of our__ God,_-4 -4 4* -3_3* 2___ -4 -4 3* -4_ 2Daugh-ter of Zi___-on,_ Ju-dah the li_-on,6 6 6 6 -4 3* -4 3* -4 3* 2 -3 -3 3*the Re-deem-er said He brought us with the blood. A-tell me-4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -3 -4__who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-4_ -3 3* -3 3*_2 -4_ 3* -3 3* 3* 2__Who’s that a-writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor)-4_ -3 3* -3 -4_ -4_ 3* -3 3* -4 -4~~2Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)6 6 6_2 2 3* 3*_ 2______A book of_ the sev-en_ seals._American gospel-blues musician Blind Willie Johnson recorded John the Revelator in 1930 as a vocal Duetwith Willie B. Harris, who sang the response portionof the song. Considered one of the most influential andpowerful songs in all of pre-World War II acoustic music,it has been hugely influential to subsequent blues performers.A variety of artists have recorded their renditions ofthe song, often with variations in the verses and music.