Long Tall Sally Tab by Little Richard

Long Tall Sally tab by Little Richard

Guitar Tab

LONG TALL SALLY

As recorded by Little Richard
(From the 1957 Album HERE'S LITTLE RICHARD)

Words and Music by Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman & Robert Blackwell

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Edgar Blanchard - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lee Allen - Saxophone'


              1st - 5th Verses
  Q=184(8=s8)
           $
               F5
 4/4
  Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
  W            Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H
|----------||-------------|------------|------------|
|----------||o------------|------------|------------|
|----------||-------------|------------|------------|
|----------||-------------|------------|------------|
|----------||o-3----------|-3----------|-3----------|
|----------||--1----------|-1----------|-1----------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


             Bb5                                 F5
  W          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-----------------|
|----------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


                                                                 To Coda
                    C5                Bb5               F5
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|------------------|
|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|


  1.,2.              3.
                      F5
  E E E E E E E E  3x E E E E E E E E
|------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-o||-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|
| Gtr II (Sax. arr. for Gtr.)
| W                3x W
|------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||


 Saxophone Solo
  F5
   E    E   E   E E  E  E E   E E E  E   E   E  E  E
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|--3----3---5---3-3--3--5-3-|-3-3-5--3---3---3--5--3-|
|--1----1---1---1-1--1--1-1-|-1-1-1--1---1---1--1--1-|
|
|  Q       +E   E E  Q    E   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|-15b16---(15)-15-----------|------------------------|
|-------------------12\-----|-------16-(16)-16-13----|
|---------------------------|---------------------15-|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  E  E E   E    E  E E E E E E  E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|--3--3--5--3--3--3-5---3-|--3--3-5-3-3-3-5--3----|
|--1--1--1--1--1--1-1---1-|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1----|
|
|  E  E  E  E  Q    E   E    e  e Q   Q   E  E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------16b18-|
|-13h14-------------------|-13-14-----------------|
|-------15----15\---------|-----------------------|
|----------15---------/15-|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|


  Bb5
    E  E E E E E  E     E    E  E  E  E  E      E  E  E
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---3--3-5-3-3-3--5-----3-|--3--3--5--3--3------3--5--3------|
|---1--1-1-1-1-1--1-----1-|--1--1--1--1--1------1--1--1------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|  +H.            E     E    E  E  E  E  Q         E  E
|-------------------------|-13-------------------------------|
|-(16)-----------16b18-13-|----16p15-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------15-13b13.5------13b13.5-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------15---------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|


  F5
   E E  E  E  E  E E E    E E E E E E   E  E
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|--3-3--5--3--3--3-5-3-|--3-3-5-3-3-3---5--3-|
|--1-1--1--1--1--1-1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1---1--1-|
|
|  Q    E  E  E  e Q      e E Q   Q     E  E
|---------------13-----|-13------------------|
|------------13--------|------------------18-|
|-14---15-16-----------|--------------/17----|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|


  C5                         Bb5
   E      E E E E E   E  E    E      E    E    E  E     E E   E
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--5------5-7-5-5-5---7--5-|--3------3----5----3--3-----3-5---3----|
|--3------3-3-3-3-3---3--3-|--1------1----1----1--1-----1-1---1----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
|                             |------3-------|
|  Q        Q   Q     E  E    Q         Q    Q    Q.         +E
|-16b16.5------------------|-16b16.5---17---18---18b20======(18)---|
|-----------------------18-|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------/17----|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|


  F5                                            C5
    E   E  E       E  E       E       E  E    E  E  E E E  E    E  E
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----5--5-5-5--5----5--5-----|
|---3---3--5-------3--3-------3-------5--3-|-----3--3-3-3--3----3--3-----|
|---1---1--1-------1--1-------1-------1--1-|-----------------------------|
|
|  +Q      E       E  E       E       E  E    E  E  Q   E  E    E  E
|-(18)r---16b16.5----16b16.5-16b16.5-------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------18-----------------18----|-18-----------16b18---16b18==|
|---------------------------------------17-|----17\----------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


  F5
    E   E E E E E  E  E    E     E E E E E E  E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3---3-5-3-3-3--5--3-|--3-----3-5-3-3-3-5--3-|
|---1---1-1-1-1-1--1--1-|--1-----1-1-1-1-1-1--1-|
|
|  +H.             E  E    Q       Q   Q   E  E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-(16)r-----------16p13-|-16b18\-------------13-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|


    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E E  E E  E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|---3--3--5--3--3--3--5--3-|--3--3--5--3-3--3-5--3-----|
|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|--1--1--1--1-1--1-1--1-----|
|
|   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E E  E E  E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-/18-18-16-16-13-13-------|---------------13---16b18==|
|--------------------15-15-|-13h14---------------------|
|--------------------------|-------15------------------|
|--------------------------|----------15---------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|


  Bb5
    E    E  E E E E   E   E         E    E   E  E  E    E     E  E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---3----3--5-3-3-3---5---3-----|---3----3---5--3--3----3-----5--3----|
|---1----1--1-1-1-1---1---1-----|---1----1---1--1--1----1-----1--1----|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|                                                  |---3---|
|  +E    E  H        +E   E        +E   +E   E  E  E  E    E  E  E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-(16)r-16-13-------(13)-16b18==|=(16)r(16)p13------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------15-13h15p==13----13h===|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------15-------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  F5
   E  E  E  E  E E E  E   E E E  E E   E E  E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|--3--3--5--3--3-3-5--3-|-3-3-5--3-3---3-5--3-|
|--1--1--1--1--1-1-1--1-|-1-1-1--1-1---1-1--1-|
|
|  E  E  E  E  e E E  e   Q   E  e E   E E  E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|----13-15-13-----------|------------/18------|
|-14--------------------|------------------17-|
|-------------15-----15-|---------------------|
|-----------------------|-------15------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|


  C5                                Bb5
    E  E  E     E E E   E    E      E  E      E  E       E  E  E       E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---5--5--7-----5-5-5---7----5----|-3--3------5--3-------3--3--5-------3-|
|---3--3--3-----3-3-3---3----3----|-1--1------1--1-------1--1--1-------1-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
|  +Q     H            +E    E      E  Q         E       E  E  E       E
|--------18b20========(18)r-18b19-|---16b16.5---16b16.5------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------18-18-16b16.5----|
|-(17)----------------------------|-----------------------------------17-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                                          D.S. al Coda &
                                                          F5
    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--||-----------------||
|---3-3-5--3--3--3--5-------3-|-----3--3--3--3--3-3-3--||-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-||
|---1-1-1--1--1--1--1-------1-|------------------------||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|
|   ~~~
|   Q   E  E  E  E  E       E    E  E  E  E  Q    Q       W
|-----------------------------|------------------------||-----------------||
|-/18--------18-18-16b16.5----|------------------------||-----------------||
|---------17---------------17-|-15s13----13------------||-----------------||
|-----------------------------|-------15----15\--------||-----------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||-----------------||


 Outro
  F5
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


  Bb5                                 F5
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


  C5                Bb5               F5         F9
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   +W
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------8-|-(8)----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------8-|-(8)----*|
|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|------------7-|-(7)----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3----------8-|-(8)----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1------------|--------*|


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

Little Richard tabs for Long tall sally

What is this?

Learn how to play "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard with our easy-to-follow guitar tabs guide. Build confidence, sharpen your technique, and enjoy playing guitar.

Who Is This Page For?

This guitar tabs tutorial for "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard is crafted for all musicians players ready to learn and grow. Whether you're just starting or refining your skills, this guide meets you where you are.

Why This Page Is Perfect for You

No matter your skill level, this page is a valuable resource for improving your guitar tab playing.

What You Will Gain

By using our guitar tabs, you’ll not only learn to play "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard with accuracy and style, but you'll also elevate your overall musicianship. Explore our full archive of guitar tabs for more songs, skills, and inspiration.

Other versions of Long Tall Sally by Little Richard

Long tall sally Chords

×