title: John the Revelator (ORCHESTRA)key: Bluesharp type: Chromaticgenre: Eskill: IntermediateJohn the Revelator (ORCHESTRA)Recorded and Performed by Blind Willie JohnsonKey: E Major Range: E4 to E5Tabbed for EITHER an ORCHESTRA tuned chromaticOR a 14 hole chromatic.Tab notations:none = blow – = draw __ = hold~~ = gliss * = button in3*_-2 = slur; slide smoothly from one note to the next-6_ -6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -6__Well, who’s that a – writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 5*_4 -6_ 5* -5 5* 5* 4___Who’s that a – writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 -6 -6 5* -5 5* -6 -6~~4Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor___)8 8 8_4 4 5* 5*_ 4_ -6 -6 -6A book of_ the sev-en_ seals. Oh, tell me-6_ -5 5* -5 -6 -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -6__what’s John a – writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6 -5 5* -5 5*_4 -6_ 5* -5 5* 5* 4___What’s John a – writ-in’_ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -6 -6_4What’s John a – writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)8 8 8_4 4 5* 5*_ 4__A book of_ the sev-en_ seals._4 4 5*_-5 5*_-5 5*_4___ -5 5* -5 5* -5 -5_5*_4_Well, a-whoa_-ooa__ Babe___ thou-sand cried, “A ho-ly______-5 5* -5 -5_5* 4___ -5 5* -5_5* 4____moun-tain of bal__-sam, Son of our__ God,_-6 -6 6* -5_5* 4___ -6 -6 5* -6_ 4Daugh-ter of Zi___-on,_ Ju-dah the li_-on,8 8 8 8 -6 5* -6 5* -6 5* 4 -5 -5 5*the Re-deem-er said He brought us with the blood. A-tell me-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -6__who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 5*_4 -6_ 5* -5 5* 5* 4__Who’s that a-writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor)-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -6 -6~~4Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)8 8 8_4 4 5* 5*_ 4______A book of_ the sev-en_ seals._-6_ -6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -6__Well, what’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 5*_4 -6_ 5* -5 5* 5* 4__What’s John a-writ-in’_ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor)-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -6 -6~~4What’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor__)8 8 8_4 4 5* 5* 4______A book of_ the sev-en seals._4 -5 5* -5 5* -5 -5_5*_4 -5 5* -5 -5_5* 4___Well, John the Rev-e-la-tor,___ straight ad-vo-ca___-tor,-5 5* -5_5* 4 -5 -5 5* -5_5* 4___catch ‘em on___ the bat-tle of Zi___-on,_5* -6 -6 -6 -6 4 -6 -6 -6 -6_4 4 -5 5*Oh, tell them the sto-ry, right in the glo_-ry of God,8 -6 5* -6 8 -6 5*__Lord, to so love Him from high.-5 5* -6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -6___Tell me, who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)-6_ -5 5* -5 5*_4 -6_ 5* -5 5* 5* 6__Who’s that a-writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor)-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -6 -6~~4Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)8 8 8_4 4 5* 5* 4____A book of_ the sev-en seals.-6_ -6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -6__Well, what’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 5*_4 -6_ 5* -5 5* 5* 4__What’s John a-writ-in’_ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor)-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -6__What’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)8 8 8_4 4 5* 5* 4__A book of_ the sev-en seals.5* -5 -5 5* -5 5*_ -5 -5 5* -5____Well, Mos-es to Mos-es, watching the flock,-5 5* -5 -5 5* -5 5* 4saw the bush, where they had to stop.-5 -5 -5 5* -5 -5 5* -5God told Moses, pull off his shoes,-5 -5 5* -5 -5 -5 5* 4__“Out of the flock, well you are Jews.”-6 -6 -6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -5__Tell me, who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 5*_4 -6_ 5* -5 5* 5* 4___Who’s that a-writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -6 -6~~4Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)8 8 8_4 4 5* 5* 4___A book of_ the sev-en seals.-6_ -6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -6__Well, what’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 5*_4 -6_ 5* -5 5* 5* 4__What’s John a-writ-in’_ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -6 -6~~4What’s John a-writ-in’ (‘Bout the Rev-e-la-tor__)8 8 8_4 4 5* 5* 4__A book of_ the sev-en seals.4 4 5*_-5 5*_-5 5*_4___ -5 5* -5 5* -5 -5_5*_4_Well, a-whoa_-ooa__ Babe___ thou-sand cried, “A ho-ly______-5 5* -5 -5_5* 4___ -5 5* -5_5* 4____moun-tain of bal__-sam, Son of our__ God,_-6 -6 5* -5_5* 4___ -6 -6 5* -6_ 4Daugh-ter of Zi___-on,_ Ju-dah the li_-on,8 8 8 8 -6 5* -6 5* -6 5* 4 -5 -5 5*the Re-deem-er said He brought us with the blood. A-tell me-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -5 -6__who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor_)-6_ -5 5* -5 5*_4 -6_ 5* -5 5* 5* 4__Who’s that a-writ-in’_ (John the Rev-e-la-tor)-6_ -5 5* -5 -6_ -6_ 5* -5 5* -6 -6~~4Who’s that a-writ-in’ (John the Rev-e-la-tor__)8 8 8_4 4 5* 5*_ 4______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.