Bankers Blues Tab by Rory Gallagher

Bankers Blues tab by Rory Gallagher

Guitar Tab

BANKER'S BLUES

As recorded by Rory Gallagher
(From the 1973 Album BLUEPRINT)

Words and Music by Big Bill Broonzy
Arranged by Rory Gallagher

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rory Gallagher - 12-string Acoustic Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=88(8=s8)
  N.C.                                               A           N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I (12-string Ac. Gtr.)
           |-3-|     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-|       |-3-|     |-3-|
  H    E E E E E   a E E E a E E E a E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|---2-2-2---2-2--------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|---2-2-2---2-2--------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|---2-2-2---2-2--------|
|--------0-4-5-7-|-6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-6h7-5-4-5-4-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-4-0-4--|
|----------------|-------------------------------|---------3------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


                               2/4         4/4
    |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|       |-3-|     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-|
  a E E E a E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E   a E E E a E E E a E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-2-2---0-2-|-5s7-7-7-6h7-7-7-6h7-5---------|
|-5s7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4-|-0-0-4-----|-----------------------7-5-3---|
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------3-|


                          E                              A     B7
      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E  H      E E Q   H       H     H
|-----------------------|---0---0-^0----|--------^0----|-^0----^2----|
|-----------------------|-----3-0-^0----|-----2--^0----|-^2----^0----|
|-----------------2-0---|-----1-1-^1----|-----0--^1----|-^2----^2----|
|---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----2-0-^0----|---2----^2----|-^2----^1----|
|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---2-|-2---2---^2----|-0------^2----|-^0----^2----|
|---------------------0-|-0---0---^0----|--------^0----|-------------|


  E7         A7                        E
 2/4     4/4
             |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-|
   H      Q  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-^0----|----------------------|-------------------||
|-^0----|--------2-3-----4-----|-4-0-----0---0-----||
|-^1----|----0---------0-----0-|-----0-1-1---1-----||
|-^0----|------2-----0-----0---|-------2-2---2-----||
|-^2----|----0-----2-----3-----|-3-----2---2-------||
|-^0----|----------------------|-------0---0---2-0-||


   1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Verses
    $
    A7               E                     A
    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E     E   E E E E E E E E
||-----0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0---------|-----------------|
||o----2-2---2-2-2-|---0-0-0---0---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||-----0-0---0-0-0-|---1-1-1---1---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||-----2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-0--------------|---2-2-2---2-------0-|-0---0---0---0---|
||---------0-------|-0-------0---3b3.5---|-----------------|


                                                    To Coda
  D7                      A7              B7       E
      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E  E  E E E E
|-----2---------2---0---|---------------|------------0-0-0---|
|-------1---------1---1-|---------2-----|------(0)---0-0-0---|
|---2-----2---2---------|---------0-----|----2-(0)---1-1-1---|
|-0---------0-----------|-2--2--2-2-----|----1-------2-2-2---|
|-----------------------|-0--0--0---4-1-|-2--2---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|----------0---------|


  1.,D.S.
  A7
     |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-|
  Q  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E     E
|----------------------|-------0-0---0----------||
|--------2-3-----4-----|-5p0---0-0---0---------o||
|----0---------0-----0-|-----0-1-1---1----------||
|-2----2-----0-----0---|-------2-2---2----------||
|-0--0-----2-----3-----|-4-------------------0-o||
|----------------------|-----------0---2b2.5----||


 2.
  A7                          E
      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------0---0-----0---|-------0---0------||
|---2-2-2---4---4-3---3-|-2-----0---0------||
|-----------------------|-0-0---1---1------||
|-2---2-----4-----3-----|-2---2-2-2-2------||
|-0---0-----0-----0-----|-0---2---2-----0--||
|-----------------------|-----0---0---2----||


 Piano Solo
  N.C.                                                    D7
  PM--------------------------------------------------|
                                                              |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E a E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------2-2---2-|-----------------|-----------2-2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----4---|---------2-2---2-|-0-0-3s4-4-----4---|---------------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-4-4-----4---|-------------------|---------------------|


  N.C.              B7        E
  PM------------|
                        |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2---------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
|---------2-2---2-|-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-4-4-----4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------0-0-0-0-|


  A                                E
       |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E a E a E
|--------0-----0-----0---|-----------0-----------|
|---2-/5---5-4---4-3---3-|-2---------0-----------|
|------------------------|-0---------1-----------|
|-2---/5-----4-----3-----|-2---------2-----------|
|-0----0-----0-----0-----|-0-4-2-2---------------|
|------------------------|---------0---4s5-4s5---|


  N.C.                                                      D7
  PM----------------------------------------------------|
                                  |-3-|
  E E a 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
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|-------------------|---------2-2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-3s4-0-5-0-4-0-|---------------2-2-|-0-0-4-4-----4---|------------------|
|-------------------|-0-0-4-0-5-0-4-----|-----------------|------------------|


          A         B7      E         A7                          E
  PM----|
                                          |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  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 E E E
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2---------|-------0-----0-----0---|-0-0---0---------||
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2-5---5-4---4-3---3-|-2-2---0---------||
|---------2-2-0---|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------|-0-0---1---------||
|---------2-2-0---|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|-2---5-----4-----3-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-0-0-4-3-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-----0-----0-----|-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-||
|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------------|-----0---0-0-0-0-||


 3rd Verse
  A7                E                     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
|-----0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---0-0-0---0---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---1-1-1---1---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2---------|-2---2---2---2---|
|-0---0---0-------|---2-2-2---2-------0-|-0---0---0---0---|
|-----------------|-0-------0---3b3.5---|-----------------|


  D7                    A                 B7        E
      |-3-|     |-3-|
  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
|-------2-----2-----2-|-----------------|-------------0-0---|
|-----1---1-1-1---1---|-----------------|-------(0)---0-0---|
|---2-------2---2-----|-----------------|-----2-(0)---1-1---|
|-0---------0---0-----|---------2-2-----|---1-1-------2-2---|
|---------------------|-0-0-4-4-----4-1-|-2---2-------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------0-----0-|


  A7                                      E
          |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   E   E  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0-----0-----0---|-------------------------||
|---------5---5-4---4-3---3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|---------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|-(2)-(2)-5-----4-----3-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|--0---0--0-----0-----0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|---------------------------|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-||


 Guitar Solo
  N.C.                                  E
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   |-3-| |-3-|     |-3-|
   E E E E E E Q   E E E    E  E  E E E E E E
|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/5-3-0-|-/4-/4-/4-2-0-------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------1-1-1-|
|------------------------|--------------2-2-2-|
|------------------------|--------------2-2-2-|
|------------------------|--------------0-0-0-|


  N.C.
     ~~~~       ~
                      |-3-|          |-3--|
   E E E E  E E E E   E E E E E E E +E  E E
|-/5-5-5-5-/8-7-5-0-|-5s7-7-8-8-8-0-(0)-0-2-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|


                                                                             A7
                                             ~~~~~~~~
                                                         |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
  E a E a E E a E a Q  E   E E E E a E E a E E   +E  E a E E E a E E E a E E E
|-0-3s4-3s4-0-3s4-3h5--0-|-2-0-2-0-2s4-0-3s4-5-|-(5)-0-3s5-5-5-3s5-0-5-3s5-0---|
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------2-|
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------0-|
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------2-|
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------0-|
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|


      E               N.C.
                                    ~                            ~~~~    ~
                                       |-3-|                         |-3-|
  E E E E E E E  E    a E a E a E E Q  E E E   a E a E a E a E a E E E E E
|-----0-0-----------|-7s9-8s9-8s9-7-5--5s3-0-|-7s9-8s9-8s9-8s9-8s9-0-5s7-5-|
|-2-0-0-0-------(0)-|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-(0)-|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-(0)-|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-2---2-2-2-----|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----0---0-0-0-----|------------------------|-----------------------------|


   ~~~
        |--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
  +E  E E E a E E E E E E E
|-(5)-0-3-0-3s4-5-0-3-5-0-4-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|


       |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E  E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5\---------------------|--------------------------|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|


  |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-|
  E E E E E E  E E E E E
|------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-/9-9-9-9-0-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-/9-9-9-9-0-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|


                                           D.S. al Coda
                                         E
          |---3---|   |-3-| |-3-|                |-3-|
   E  E a E a E a E a E E E E E E   E  E E E E E E E E
|-----5-3s5-3s5-3s5-3s5-0-2-3-0-3-|-5\-0---0---0--------||
|---------------------------------|--------0---0--------||
|---------------------------------|------1-1-1-1--------||
|---------------------------------|------2-2-2-2--------||
|-(0)-----------------------------|------2---2-------0--||
|---------------------------------|------0---0---0-3----||


                                            Outro Harmonica Solo
  &
  A7                             E           A7
     |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  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
|----------------------|-0---------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------2-3-----4-----|-----------------||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----0---------0-----0-|-----------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2----2-----0-----0---|-------2-2-2-2-2-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-----2-----3-----|-4-0-4---2-2-2-2-||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------|---------0-0-0-0-||------------------|


  E                 A7                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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                   1.
  B7      E         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
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||
|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0--||


  2.
  A7   D7                  A7
                           TP          TP
  H    H      Wx2          W          +W           Q  Q  H
|-0----2----|------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0----------*|
|-2----1----|------------|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2----------*|
|-0----2----|------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0----------*|
|-2----0----|------------|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2----------*|
|-0---------|------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0----------*|
|-----------|------------|----------|------------|------------*|


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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