Summertime Blues Tab by Stray Cats

Summertime Blues tab by Stray Cats

Guitar Tab

SUMMERTIME BLUES

As recorded by Stray Cats
(From the 1996 Album ARCHIVE)

Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capeheart
Arranged by Stray Cats

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Setzer - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Setzer - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=162
  E
 4/4
  Gtr I
  \1      \1        \1      \1        \1      \1        \1      \1
  Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E Q   E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-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---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---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0--|

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    E     A           B7                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
|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|
|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|---0-0-0---------|


                     1st - 3rd Verses
                  $
    B7    E           E
                      \1      \1        \1      \1
  E E E E E E E E     Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E Q   E E
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-||------------------|-----------------|
|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-||o-----------------|-----------------|
|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-||------------------|-----------------|
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-||--2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-||o-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-|


          A           B7    E
                                      \1      \1
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q   E E Q   E E
|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|


                            A           B7    E
  \1      \1
  Q   E E Q   E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|


  A                                   E
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   q  Q  H      H    Q  Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------|---------3b5---||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------|---------2b4---||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1----------|---------------||
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2----------|---------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----------|---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------|---------------||


 Chorus
  A                                   E
                                                2/4    4/4
                                                        \1      \1
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          W      Q   E E Q   E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------|------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------|------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1--------|------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------|------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|


                            A           B7    E
  \1      \1
  Q   E E Q   E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|


         To Coda
          A           B7    E
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x--||
|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-o||
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x--||
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x--||
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-o||
|---0-0-0---------|---------0--------||
|
| Gtr II
| W                 H       Q   E E
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|---------------0-o||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  E
  \1      \1              \1       \1
  Q   E E Q        E  E   Q    E E Q    E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-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----0-0--|
|
| Q   Q   S S S S +E  E   E  E E E E  E E E
|-0---0-----------------|--------------------|
|-5---5---3p2p0-0-(0)---|----0-0-2-----------|
|---------------------0-|-1--------0--1------|
|-----------------------|---------------2----|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|


          A           B7    E
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|
|
| W                 H       Q   E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  \1      \1              \1       \1
  Q   E E Q        E  E   Q    E E Q    E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-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----0-0--|
|
| Q   Q   S S S S +E  E   E  E E E E  E E E
|-0---0-----------------|--------------------|
|-5---5---3p2p0-0-(0)---|----0-0-2-----------|
|---------------------0-|-1--------0--1------|
|-----------------------|---------------2----|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|


          A           B7    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
|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|-----------------|
|
| W                 H       Q   E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---5-5---5-5-7-5-|
|-----------------|---------------4s|=6-----6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                          E
  E   E E   E E   E E E    q     Q     H
|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|--1-------------------|
|-2---2-4---2-2---2-4-2-|--2-------------------|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--2-------------------|
|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|
| Q     Q     Q     Q      E  E  E  E  E E E E
|-5-----5-----5-----5/--|----12----11----9---7-|
|-7b8---7b8---7b8r==5S==|=14----12----10---9---|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|


                     A
  W                  E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------------------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|---5---4---2------|---5-5---5-5-5-5--|
|-7---5---4---2-1\-|---5-5---5-5-7-5--|
|------------------|-6-----6----------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|


                          E
                                               2/4       4/4
                                                          \1      \1
  E   E E   E E   E E E   W                     W         Q   E E Q   E E
|-----------------------|-0-------------------|---------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-0-------------------|---------|-----------------|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-1-------------------|---------|-----------------|
|-2---2-4---2-2---2-4-2-|-2-------------------|---------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2-------------------|---------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-----------------------|-0-------------------|---------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| Q     Q     Q     E E   Q  Q  S S S S +E  E   E E E E   Q   Q   H
|-5-----5-----5-----5-0-|-0--0----------------|---------|-----------------|
|-7b8---7b8---7b8r==5-0-|-5--5--3p2p0-0-(0)---|---------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------0-|-1-------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|---2-0---|-----------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-------2-|-----------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|---------|-0---------------|


                            A           B7    E
  \1      \1
  Q   E E Q   E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|


                                      Outro
                      D.S. al Coda  &
          A           B7    E            B7    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
|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-||-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-||-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-||-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-||-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-||-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------||---------0-------|


          A           B7    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
|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|---0-0-0---------|


    B7    E                 A           B7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q    E E
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-0-3b5--0---|
|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-2b4--0-3-|
|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2----------3-|
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1------------|
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2------------|
|---------0-------|---0-0-0---------|------------------|


                    H.=H
                E      E7
                       TP
  E E E E E E E e   Q  H.        q  Q  H
|---------------0-|----0-------|-0----------*|
|-2-0-0---2-0-0-0-|----3-------|-3----------*|
|-2-0-1---2-0-1-1-|----1-------|-1----------*|
|-------2-------2-|----2-------|-2----------*|
|---------------2-|----2-------|-2----------*|
|---------------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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