Tabs
SUNDAY MORNIN' COMIN' DOWN
As recorded by Kris Kristofferson
(From the 1970 Album KRISTOFFERSON)
Words and Music by Kris Kristofferson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Kris Kristofferson - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 2nd fret'
Intro 1st Verse
Q=78
G+G G+G
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 2nd fret)
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----3-----3-------|-----3-----3-------||-----3-------3---|
|-------0---0-----1-|-------0---0-----1-||-------0---------|
|-----0-0---------0-|-----0-0---------0-||-----0-0-----0---|
|---0---------0h2---|---0---------0h2---||---0-------0-----|
|-------------------|-------------------||-----------------|
|-3-------3---------|-3-------3---------||-3-------3-----3-|
C majorC G+G
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE
|-----0-------0---|-----3-----3-------|-----3-----3--------|
|-------1---------|-------0---0-----1-|-------0---0-----1--|
|-----0-0-----0---|-----0-0---------0-|-----0-0---------0--|
|---2-------2-----|---0---------0h2---|---0---------0h2----|
|-3-------3-----3-|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3----------|
E minorEm D MajorD
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S S S
|-----3-----------|-----0-------0---|-----2-----2-0h2-0h2--|
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------3---3-3---3----|
|-----0-0---------|-----0-0-----0---|---2------------------|
|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---2-|-0--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------0------------|
|-3-------3---3-2-|-0-------0-------|----------------------|
2nd Verse
G+G C majorC
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----2-2-----2---||-----3-----------|-----0-------0---|
|-----3-3-----3---||-------0-------0-|-------1---------|
|---2-------------||-----0-0-----0---|-----0-0-----0---|
|-0---------0---0-||---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|
|---------0-------||-----------------|-3-------3-----3-|
|-----------------||-3-------3-------|-----------------|
G+G E minorEm C majorC
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----3-----3-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----------|
|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-------1---------|
|-----0-0---------|-----0-0---------|-----0-0---------|
|---0-------------|---2---------2-0-|---2-------2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---3-2-|
|-3-------3---3-2-|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
A minorAm D MajorD
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----0-------0---|-----2-----2-0h2-0h2-|-----2-2-----2----||
|-------1---------|-------3---3-3---3---|-----3-3-----3----||
|-----2-2-----2---|---2-----------------|---2--------------||
|---2-------2-----|-0-------------------|-0---------0---0--||
|-0-------0-----0-|---------0-----------|---------0--------||
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------||
3rd & 5th Verses
G+G C majorC G+G
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE
||------3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----3-----3-------|-----3-----3--------|
||o-------0---------|-------1---------|-------0---0-----1-|-------0---0-----1--|
||------0-0-----0---|-----0-0-----0---|-----0-0---------0-|-----0-0---------0--|
||----0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0---------0h2---|---0---------0h2----|
||o-----------------|-3-------3-----3-|-------------------|--------------------|
||--3-------3-----3-|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3----------|
E minorEm D MajorD
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----3-----------|-----0-------0---|-----2-----2-0h2-0h2-|-----2-2-----2-----||
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------3---3-3---3---|-----3-3-----3-----||
|-----0-0---------|-----0-0-----0---|---2-----------------|---2---------------||
|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---2-|-0-------------------|-0---------0---0---||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-----------|---------0---------||
|-3-------3---3-2-|-0-------0-------|---------------------|-------------------||
4th & 6th Verses
G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----3-----------|-----0-------0---|-----3-----3-----|-----0-----0-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------1---------|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|
|-----0-0-----0---|-----0-0-----0---|-----0-0---------|-----0-0---------|
|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------------|---2---------2-0-|
|-----------------|-3-------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3---3-2-|-0-------0-------|
C majorC A minorAm C majorC D MajorD G+G
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE W
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------2---|-----3-----3-------|------||
|-----------------|-------1-----3---|-------0---0-----1-|-0----||
|-----0-------2---|-----0-0---2-----|-----0-0---------0-|-0----||
|---2-------2-----|---2-----0-----0-|---0---------0h2---|-0----||
|-3-----2-0-----2-|-3---------------|-------------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-3----||
Chorus
C majorC G+G
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-----3-------|-----3-------3---|
|-------1-------1-|-------1---------|-------0---0-----1-|-------0---------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0---|-----0-0---------0-|-----0-0-----0---|
|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0---------0h2---|---0-------0-----|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-----3-|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3-----3-|
D MajorD G+G
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----2-----2-0h2-0h2-|-----2-2-----2---|-----3-----3-------|-----3-------3----|
|-------3---3-3---3---|-----3-3-----3---|-------0---0-----1-|-------0----------|
|---2-----------------|---2-------------|-----0-0---------0-|-----0-0-----0----|
|-0-------------------|-0---------0---0-|---0---------0h2---|---0-------0------|
|---------0-----------|---------0-------|-------------------|---------------2--|
|---------------------|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3--------|
C majorC G+G
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-----3-------|-----3-------3---|
|-------1-------1-|-------1---------|-------0---0-----1-|-------0---------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0---|-----0-0---------0-|-----0-0-----0---|
|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0---------0h2---|---0-------0-----|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-----3-|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3-----3-|
D MajorD
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----2-----2-0h2-0h2-|-----2-2-----2---|
|-------3---3-3---3---|-----3-3-----3---|
|---2-----------------|---2-------------|
|-0-------------------|-0---------0---0-|
|---------0-----------|---------0-------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
1.
G+G
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE
|-----3-----3-------|-----3-----3--------||
|-------0---0-----1-|-------0---0-----1-o||
|-----0-0---------0-|-----0-0---------0--||
|---0---------0h2---|---0---------0h2----||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-3-------3---------|-3-------3----------||
Outro
2.
C majorC
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE W E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----3-----3-------|----------||-----0-------0---|
|-------0---0-----1-|-0--------||-------1-------1-|
|-----0-0---------0-|-0--------||-----0-0-----0-0-|
|---0---------0h2---|-0--------||---2-------2-----|
|-------------------|----------||-3-------3-------|
|-3-------3---------|-3--------||-----------------|
G+G
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----0-------0---|-----3-----3-------|-----3-------3---|
|-------1---------|-------0---0-----1-|-------0---------|
|-----0-0-----0---|-----0-0---------0-|-----0-0-----0---|
|---2-------2-----|---0---------0h2---|---0-------0-----|
|-3-------3-----3-|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3-----3-|
D MajorD G+G
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE
|-----2-----2-0h2-0h2-|-----2-2-----2---|-----3-----3-------*|
|-------3---3-3---3---|-----3-3-----3---|-------0---0-----1-*|
|---2-----------------|---2-------------|-----0-0---------0-*|
|-0-------------------|-0---------0---0-|---0---------0h2---*|
|---------0-----------|---------0-------|-------------------*|
|---------------------|-----------------|-3-------3---------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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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