Skinny Jim Tab by Eddie Cochran

Skinny Jim tab by Eddie Cochran

Guitar Tab

SKINNY JIM

As recorded by Eddie Cochran
(From the 1960 Album EDDIE COCHRAN)

Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capeheart

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie Cochran - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Perry Botkin - Electric Guitar '


             1st Verse
  Q=178(8=s8)
  N.C.                       A7
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W           H    E E E E   q  Q  E E E E   q  Q  H
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------7-9-7-|-7-------7-9-7-|-7----------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|

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| Gtr II
| W           W              q  Q  H         q  Q  H
|----------||--------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|----------||--------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|----------||--------------|-6-------------|-6----------|
|----------||--------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|----------||--------------|-7-------------|-7----------|
|----------||--------------|-5-------------|-5----------|


                    D7                                    A7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|


                     E7                   D7                 A7
  E E E E  E E E E   E E  E E  E E  E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|
| E E E E  E E E E   E E  E E  E E  E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|


                     2nd - 5th Verses
                  $
                      A7
  E E E E E E E E     q  Q  E E E E   q  Q  E E E E   q  Q  H
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|------------|
|-----------------||o---------------|---------------|------------|
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||----------------|---------------|------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-7-------7-9-7-|-7-------7-9-7-|-7----------|
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E     q  Q  H         q  Q  H         q  Q  H
|-----------------||--5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|-----------------||o-5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|-----------------||--6-------------|-6-------------|-6----------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||--5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-7-------------|-7-------------|-7----------|
|-----------------||--5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|


                    D7                                    A7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|


                     E7                   D7                 A7
  E E E E  E E E E   E E  E E  E E  E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|
| E E E E  E E E E   E E  E E  E E  E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|


                                        Bridge
  1.                 2.
    E7                  E7               A7
  E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E    E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------o||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|------------------||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||------------------|-------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|------------------||-----------------||-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|
| E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E    E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------o||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|------------------||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||------------------|-------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|------------------||-----------------||-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|


                                        D7
  E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|------------------|-------------------|


                                                                       To Coda
  A7                                    E7                   D7
  E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E  E E  E E  E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E   E E  E E  E E  E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|-------------------|


  A7
  E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-||
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-||
|
| E E E E  E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-||
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-||


 Guitar Solo
  A7
  E   E Q      E Q     E   Q     E E    +E   E Q
|-----5------------------|----------------------------|
|-----5----------------5-|-5-------------------5------|
|-7b9---7b9------7b9-----|-7b9-----7b9==(7)r-7-7b9----|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E   E E   E  E E   E E   E   E E E     E   E E   E
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7---7-9---7-10-7---9-7-|-7---7-9-7----10---7-9---7--|
|-5---5-5---5--5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-----5---5-5---5--|


  E   E E E    +E   Q   E      +E   E E    +E  +E   E Q
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----5-5-----------5--------|------5---------------5-------|
|-7b9-----7b9==(7)r-----7b9==|=(7)r---7b9==(7)-(7)r---7b9---|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| E   E E E     E   E E E       E   E E     E   E   E E   E
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-7---7-9-7----10---7-9-7----|--7---7-9-----7--10---7-9---7-|
|-5---5-5-5-----5---5-5-5----|--5---5-5-----5---5---5-5---5-|


  D7
  |--3--| |--3--|  |--3--| |--3--|
  E E   E E E   E  E E   E E E   E
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5---------|
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5-8p7p==5-|
|--------------------------8p7p==5-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| E   E   E   E    E   E   E   E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7---|
|-5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---|
|----------------------------------|


  |--3--| |--3--|  |--3--| |--3--|
  E E   E E E   E  E E   E E E   E
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5---------|
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5-8p7p==5-|
|--------------------------8p7p==5-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| E   E   E   E    E   E   E   E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7---|
|-5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---|
|----------------------------------|


  A7
                                          |----3-----|
  E   E Q      E   E E   E   E   E E   E  E    +E    E +E  E
|-----5------------5-----5-|-----5-----5-------------------5-|
|-----5------------5-----5-|-----5-----5--7pb9r(7)p==5-(5)-5-|
|-7b9---7b9----7b9---7b9---|-7b9---7b9----7pb9r(7)p==5-(5)---|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| E   E E   E  E   E E   E   E   E E   E  E        E    E  E
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7-9---7-10---7-9---7-|-7---7-9---7-10--------7----9--7-|
|-5---5-5---5--5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5--5--------5----5--5-|


  E7
  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
  E E   E  E E   E  E E   E  E E   E
|-8p7p==5--8p7p==5--8p7p==5----------|
|-8p7p==5--8p7p==5--8p7p==5--8p7p==5-|
|----------------------------8p7p==5-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| E   E    E   E    E   E    E   E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-9---9---11---9---12---9---11---9---|
|-7---7----7---7----7---7----7---7---|
|------------------------------------|


  D7                                 A7
  |--3--| |--3--|  |--3--| |--3--|
  E E   E E E   E  E E   E E E   E   E   E Q      E   E E   E
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5---------|-----5------------5-----5--|
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5-8p7p==5-|-----5------------5-----5--|
|--------------------------8p7p==5-|-7b9---7b9----7b9---7b9----|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E   E   E   E    E   E   E   E     E   E E   E  E   E E   E
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7---|---------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---|-7---7-9---7-10---7-9---7--|
|----------------------------------|-5---5-5---5--5---5-5---5--|


                             Outro
              D.S. al Coda &
  E7                          N.C.          A#9A9
                  ~
  |--3--| |--3--|
  E E   E E E   E H           W          Q   E  E  +H        +W
|-8p7p==5------------------||----------|------------------|---------*|
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5----------||----------|------------------|---------*|
|---------8p7p==5----------||----------|------------------|---------*|
|-----------------7--------||----------|------------------|---------*|
|--------------------------||----------|-----7--7--(7)----|--(7)----*|
|--------------------------||----------|-----5--5--(5)----|--(5)----*|
|
| E   E   E   E   E E E E     W          Q   E  E  +H        +W
|--------------------------||----------|----13-12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|--------------------------||----------|----13-12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|--------------------------||----------|----13-12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|-----9---9---9---9-9-9-9--||----------|----12-11-(11)----|-(11)----*|
|-----7---7---7---7-7-7-7--||----------|----13-12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|--------------------------||----------|------------------|---------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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