The following is a list of all Robert Johnson recordings (all takes) and their corresponding keys, tunings, speed, and other information. The default order is the order of the original recording, but columns are sortable.
Song | Key of song | Master number | Recording date | Time of song | Tuning | Speed | Recording Location |
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Little Queen of Spades | Bb | DAL 395-1 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:11 | Standard | 86 | Dallas, TX |
Milkcow's Calf Blues (alternate take) | Bb | DAL 403-1 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:14 | Spanish | 98 | Dallas, TX |
Little Queen of Spades (alternate take) | Bb | DAL 395-2 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:15 | Standard | 92 | Dallas, TX |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues (alternate take) | Bb | DAL 399-1 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:16 | Spanish | 117 | Dallas, TX |
Honeymoon Blues | Bb | DAL 401-1 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:16 | Standard | 93 | Dallas, TX |
Malted Milk | Eb | DAL 396-1 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:17 | Drop D | 91 | Dallas, TX |
Drunken Hearted Man (alternate take) | Eb | DAL 397-2 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:19 | Drop D | 82 | Dallas, TX |
Love in Vain | Ab | DAL 402-2 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:19 | Standard | 93 | Dallas, TX |
Ramblin' on My Mind (alternate take) | F | SA 2583-2 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:20 | Vestapol | 107 | San Antonio, TX |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues | Bb | DAL 399-2 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:21 | Spanish | 115 | Dallas, TX |
From Four Till Late | C# | DAL 379-1 | 19-Jun-37 | 2:23 | Standard | 105 | Dallas, TX |
Drunken Hearted Man | Eb | DAL 397-1 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:24 | Drop D | 88 | Dallas, TX |
Milkcow's Calf Blues | Bb | DAL 403-2 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:26 | Spanish | 86 | Dallas, TX |
Stones in My Passway | A | DA 377-2 | 19-Jun-37 | 2:27 | Spanish | 96 | Dallas, TX |
Love in Vain (alternate take) | Ab | DAL 402-1 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:28 | Standard | 86 | Dallas, TX |
Walkin' Blues | B | SA 2630-1 | 27-Nov-36 | 2:28 | Spanish | 95 | San Antonio, TX |
Me and the Devil Blues (alternate take) | Bb | DAL 398-2 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:29 | Standard | 83 | Dallas, TX |
Cross Road Blues (alternate take) | B | SA 2629-2 | 27-Nov-36 | 2:29 | Spanish | 89 | San Antonio, TX |
Dead Shrimp Blues | B | SA 2628-2 | 27-Nov-36 | 2:30 | Standard | 100 | San Antonio, TX |
Kind Hearted Woman Blues (alternate take) | B | SA 2580-2 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:31 | Standard | 100 | San Antonio, TX |
If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day | A | SA 2633-1 | 27-Nov-36 | 2:34 | Spanish | 122 | San Antonio, TX |
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man | Bb | DAL 378-1 | 19-Jun-37 | 2:35 | Standard | 101 | Dallas, TX |
Hellhound on My Trail | F | DAL 394-2 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:35 | Vestapol | 102 | Dallas, TX |
Come On in My Kitchen (alternate take) | Bb | SA 2585-2 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:35 | Spanish | 96 | San Antonio, TX |
Phonograph Blues (alternate take) | Eb | SA 2587-2 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:35 | Vestapol | 118 | San Antonio, TX |
Me and the Devil Blues | Bb | DAL 398-1 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:37 | Standard | 80 | Dallas, TX |
When You Got a Good Friend | F# | SA 2584-1 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:37 | Standard | 100 | San Antonio, TX |
Phonograph Blues | B | SA 2587-1 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:37 | Standard | 98 | San Antonio, TX |
Cross Road Blues | B | SA 2629-1 | 27-Nov-36 | 2:39 | Spanish | 99 | San Antonio, TX |
Last Fair Deal Gone Down | A | SA 2631-1 | 27-Nov-36 | 2:39 | Spanish | 100 | San Antonio, TX |
Traveling Riverside Blues (alternate take) | Bb | DAL 400-2 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:43 | Spanish | 108 | Dallas, TX |
Come On in My Kitchen | Bb | SA 2585-1 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:47 | Spanish | 85 | San Antonio, TX |
Kind Hearted Woman Blues | B | SA 2580-1 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:49 | Standard | 82 | San Antonio, TX |
When You Got a Good Friend (alternate take) | F | SA 2584-2 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:50 | Standard | 103 | San Antonio, TX |
Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) | E | SA 2632-1 | 27-Nov-36 | 2:50 | Vestapol | 140 | San Antonio, TX |
Ramblin' on My Mind | F | SA 2583-1 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:51 | Vestapol | 94 | San Antonio, TX |
32-20 Blues | A | SA 2616-2 | 26-Nov-36 | 2:51 | Standard | 94 | San Antonio, TX |
Traveling Riverside Blues | Bb | DAL 400-1 | 20-Jun-37 | 2:56 | Spanish | 104 | Dallas, TX |
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | E | SA 2581-1 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:56 | Vestapol | 101 | San Antonio, TX |
They're Red Hot | C | SA 2627-1 | 27-Nov-36 | 2:56 | Standard | 115 | San Antonio, TX |
Sweet Home Chicago | F | SA 2582-1 | 23-Nov-36 | 2:59 | Standard | 100 | San Antonio, TX |
Terraplane Blues | Bb | SA 2586-1 | 23-Nov-36 | 3:00 | Spanish | 118 | San Antonio, TX |
Speed is approximate BPM. Actual tempo varies from start to finish in many of the songs. For example, Terraplane Blues starts at about 105bpm but finishes at around 120bpm (approximate).
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My Substack articles, first two cross posted from the blog about Robert Johnson.