Corrina, Corrina

Written by 
Trad. and Bob Dylan
Released on 
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) and Live 1962-1966 — Rare Performances From The Copyright Collections (2018)
Tabbed by 
Eyolf Østrem
Tuning: 
Open D/E

The tab is based on the outtake without the band, where Dylan’s guitar can be heard more clearly (the lyrics are from the album version, though; apologies for the inconsistency). It may not fit the album version exactly, but it ought to be good enough to give an idea about the playing style. It is played in open D tuning (D-A-d-f#-a-d’) (Thanks to Jeff Kokosinsky for notifying me). The outtake version is in F# major, but the album version is in F major, so the capo would be at the 3rd fret.

The second guitar seems to be playing with a capo in the 5th fret in standard tuning, over chords from the C — F — G group.

  B           A
  :     .     .     .      
|-----0-----------------0-|
|-0-----------0-----------|
|-----------------1-1-----|
|-------0-----------------|
|-4---------4-2-----------|
|-------------------------|

  E                               A     E                               A
  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0---0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0---0---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------1---1-0-----------|-------------------1---1-|
|-------5-----4-----2-----|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------2---2-0-----------|-------------------2---2-|
|-0-----5-----4-----2-----|-0-----------------5-----|-4-----2-----0-----------|

  E                                                   A            B     A
  :     .     .     .        :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-||-----------0-------------|-----------------0-----0-|
|-------------------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-------0---------------||-----------------------1-|-------------3-----1-----|
|-------------------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------------------||-----------------------2-|-------------4-----2-----|
|-------0-----0-----0-----||-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----------------|
                               Corrina corrina         gal where you been  so

  E     A     E                               A       E
  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0---0---|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----1-----0-----------|-0-----------------1---1-|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----2-----0-----------|-------------------2---2-|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------5-----|-4-----2-----0-----------|-------5-----4-----2-----|
 long

        A     E             A                         B           A
  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----0---0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-------|-0-----0---------0-----0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------1---1-0-----------|-1---------------------3-|-----3-----3-1-----1-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------2---2-0-----------|-2-----2-----2-----2---4-|-----4-----4-2-----2-----|
|-0-----------------0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                               Corrina, corrina,          where you been so

  E     A     E                               A       E
  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0---0---|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------1-----0-----------|-------------------1---1-|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------2-----0-----------|-------------------2---2-|-0-----------------------|
|-0-----------------5-----|-4-----2-----0-----------|-------5-----4-----2-----|
 long

        A     E             B                         A           B
  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----0---0-------------0-|-----0-----4-----0-0-----|-----------------0-----0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------1---1-0-----------|-3-----3-----3-----3---1-|-----------1-3-----3-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------2---2-0-----------|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-2-----2-----4-----4-----|
|-0-----------------0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                    I been  worr'in' about you baby,       baby, please come

  E
  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-
|-------------------------|-------------------
|-------1-----0-----------|-------------------
|-------------------------|------------------- etc.
|-------2-----0-----------|-------------------
|-0-----------------5-----|-4-----2-----0-----
  home

E
Corrina, Corrina,
A              B   A   E
Gal, where you been so long?
A                 B              A       E
Corrina, Corrina, Gal, where you been so long?
       B
I been worr'in' 'bout you, baby,
A     B           E
Baby, please come home.

I got a bird that whistles,
I got a bird that sings.
I got a bird that whistles,
I got a bird that sings.
But I ain' a-got Corrina,
Life don't mean a thing.

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|---------4-----3-----2---|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-
|---0---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
|-3---3-3---3-2---2-1---1-|-0-----1-----0-----------|-------------------------
|-------0-----0-----0-----|-------------------------|-4-----2-----0-------0---
|-------------------------|-------2-----0-----------|-------------------------
|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------5-----|-4-----2-----0-----0-----

Corrina, Corrina,
Gal, you're on my mind.
Corrina, Corrina,
Gal, you're on my mind.
I'm a-thinkin' 'bout you, baby,
I just can't keep from crying.

Intro in standard tuning:

  :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .
|---0--0--0--0|---0-0---0--0|---0--0--0-0-|---0--0--0--0|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|----2-21-----|----------2-2|-1---1-------|
|----7--6--4--|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|------42--0--|----------4--|-2-----------|
|-0--5--4--2--|-0-----------|-4--2--0-----|----0--0--0--|

  :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .
|------0------|---------0--0|---0--0--0--0|---0--0--0-0-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------2|-------4--2--|-1--2--1-----|-1--------2-2|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------4|-------6--4--|-2--4--2--0--|----------4-4|
|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--------|-------------|-4--2--0-----|
  Corrina..     girl.. been.. long

  :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .
|---0--0--0--0|---0-0---0--0|---0--0--0---|-0--0----0--0|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-1-----------|----2-21-----|-2----------4|---4--42--2--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-2--0--------|----4-42-----|-4--4--4--4-6|---6--64--4--|
|-------4--2--|-0--------0--|-------------|-------------|
                                Corr..       where..

  :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .
|---0--0--0--0|---0--0--0-0-|---0--0--0--0|---0-0------0|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----2--1-----|----------2-2|-1-----------|----2-21-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----4--2--0--|----------4-4|-2--0--------|----4-42-----|
|-0-----------|-4--2--0-----|-------4--2--|-0--------0--|
 long                                                I'm a-

  :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .    :  .  .  .
|---0--4--00--|---------0--0|---0--0--0--0|---0--0--0
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------
|-4--4--4--4-2|------24--4--|----2--1-----|----------
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------- etc.
|-6--6--6--6--|-4--4--6--6--|----4--2--0--|----------
|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-4--2--0--
thinkin'        just..keep    cryin'

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