Cамой известной сегодня записью Слепого Вилли Джонсона является свободная гитарная обработка молельного плача «Dark Was the Night and Cold Was the Ground», оригинальная версия которой была использована в фильме Пазолини «Евангелие от Матфея», и которую Рай Кудер (Ry Cooder) адаптировал в качестве музыкальной темы для фильма «Париж - Техас».

Композиция исполняется в вткрытом строе D, с использованием боттлнека. Подробнее: игра боттлнеком (bottleneeck) Открытый D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) Изменяем стандартный строй: Ослабьте 6 струну до унисона с 4 - ой Ослабьте 3 струну до унисона с 4 - ой, зажатой на 4 - м ладу Ослабьте 2 струну до унисона с 5 - ой Ослабьте 1 струну до унисона с 4 - ой

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide between notes
# - note played slightly sharp


D-|--------------------------------------0-/7s6s7\---2-0---/4~-----/7s6s7---
A-|------------------------------------0------------------------------------
F#|----------------------------------0--------------------------------------
D-|-0--/4--5--4~--0-0-/4-5-/7-/7~--0---------------------0-----0----------0-
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------0----------


|-/12s11s12------/5~----/7s6s7\---2-0---/3s2-----/7s6s7--0---0-0-/3s2-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------0-------0----------------0-------0------------0-----------0----|
|----------------------------------------0------------------------0---------|
|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------------/4s2s4-s-2p0-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-/5s4s5----------------------0-/7--5--0---/3---/5s4s5~-0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0---------------0-------------------------------0--/4-/5--4-5-|
|-----/5s4s5--------------------0---/7--5----0----3-/5s4s5~-----------------|
|-----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------0-/4~--s--2-p-0--0-/9s8s9---/12\-----------------/4-s-2-s-4~|
|-----------------------------------------------/12-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|/7--/4-s-2-p-0----------------------------------------0-0-/7--0------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                hm hmmmmm mhmhmh    hmhmhm   hmhmhm      ah ha


|-------\2p0--/4s2s4-s-7-s-9-s-2-p-0---/2---/4s2s4--4-s-2-p-0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------0----0--------------------0-/4-5-/7-/4~|
|---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
|--------------0-----------------------------0------------------------------|
  hahaho why                           our   lord    uh hm hm


|--------------------------------0-/7~-s-2-p-0--0-/4~---/7s6s7---/12s11s12--|
|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
|-0-/4-/5-/7--/7~-s-2-p-0--0--------0--------------0--0--------0------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 ah haaaahaaaha          haaaa


|-0-0-/5--/7s6s7s4p0--0---/3s2--/7s6s7-s-2p0--0---/3s2--/3s2p0--------------|
|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------/5s4s5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------0-----------------------0------------0-----------|
|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
       haa haaahahaha      aha                     hahaaaaaaa     hmhmhm


|-/4s2s4-s-2-p-0------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------/7--/5--0--/3--/7\---0-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--/4-/5~-4-5-/7~\--/4-s-2-p-0--|
|----------------0-/7--/5--0--/3--/7\---0-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  hmmhmmhmmhmm      ah ahhhhh  haa haa well


|-0-/4s2s4-s-2-p-0-----/9s8s9---/16-s-14--/12s11s12-----0-/7s6s7---/4s2s4---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0--------------------------------0----------0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  hm hmhmhmmmmmmm hm   hmhmhm   hmmmmhmmmm  hmhmhm         hmhaa


|-4s2p0--/4s2s4-s-7-s-9\----------------/4s2s4------------------------------|
|-------------------------0----/7--/5---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|
|---------0---------------------------0---------0---0-0--/4-/5-/7-/4~--0-/4-|
|----------------------------0-/7--/5---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Lord                         ah  ah    ahaha   well


|----------------------0-0-/7s6s7--s--4s2p0---/4~---0--/7s6s7----/12s11s12--|
|-------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
|-/5-/7-/7-s-2--0-----------0---------------------0-----------0-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------0--------0----------0--------|
                            hmhmhm   hmhmhm             hmhm


|-0--------/5s4s5---/7s6s7-s-2p0---0-0-/3s2---/7s6s7--0-0-/3s2---/3s2p0-----|
|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0--------0---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0------------------0--------------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
            hmhm     hmhm   hm hm       hmhm    hmhm        hmhm   hmhmhmhm


|-----------/4s2s4-s-2p0----------------------------------------------------|
|---/5s4s5----------------0---/7--5-0----5-/7--3s2p0------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------4-/5--4-5-/7--4-s-2p0-|
|---/5s4s5------------------0-/7--5---0--5-/7--3s2p0------------------------|
|------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
  hm         ahaha   haha     hm hm      ha ha lord


|---/4s2s4~-----4s2p0--0---/9s8s9-/12-s-9-s-7--0-0-/7----/4s2sp0-/4--4s2p0--|
|------------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
|------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------0-----------0--------------------------0--------------0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----0----------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
  hm hmhmhm     hmhmhm      hmhmhm hm   hm  hm      ha     hahaha ha   Lord


|-/4s2s4s7s9\------2p0----/4s2s4----/5s4-----4--5--7-/4~--0-4-5-7-7s5s4-0---|
|---------------------------------------/5----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0---------0---------0--------0------------------------------0-|
|---------------0--0--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
                   hmhm    hmhmhmh   hmhmhhm


|-/7s6s7-s-4-s-2-p-0--/4--------/7s6s7---/12s11s12-------/5----/7s6s7-------|
|------------------------0-------------------------0-------------------0--0-|
|--------------------------0-------------------------0----------------------|
|----------------------0-----0----------0--------------0-----0-----------0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   hmhmhm  hm  hm  hm            hmhmhm                    hm    hmhmhm


|-/3s2--/7s6s7~------/3s2--3s2p0--------------------/4s2s4-s-2-p-0----------|
|----------------0---------------0--/5--0--/5s4s5~------------------0----/7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------0---------------------------------0----------------------|
|--0------------------0----0-------------------------------------------0-/7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   hmhm                    hmhmhmhm  hm hm


|------------------------/12~---|
|-5-0---/3---/5-s-3-p-0--/12~---|
|------------------------/12~---|
|-------------------------------|
|-5---0----3--------------------|
|-------------------------------|