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THE SKY IS CRYING (Bassline)
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
(From the 1991 Album THE SKY IS CRYING)
Words & Music by Elmore James, Clarence Lewis & Morris Lewy
Arranged by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tommy Shannon - Bass / 1/2 step down'
1st & 2nd Verses
Q.=62
12/8
Gtr I (1/2 step down)
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
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||o-3--3----------------|------0--0-3--3-0--3-|-3--3-----------------|
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Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
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|-3--3----------------|------0--0-3--3-0--3-|------0--0-3--3-0--3--|
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Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |------2--2-5--5-2--5-|------2--2-5--5-2--5-|----------------------| |-3--3----------------|-3--3----------------|------2--2-5--5-2--5--| |---------------------|---------------------|-3--3-----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------|----2-5--2-----------|----2-5--2------------o|| |------0--0-3--3-0--3-|-3------------0-3--0-|-3------------2-5--2--o|| |-1--1----------------|-----------1---------|-----------3-----------|| Guitar Solo Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E ||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||o------2--2-5--5-2--5-|---------------------|------2--2-5--5-2--5-| ||o-3--3----------------|------0--0-3--3-0--3-|-3--3----------------| ||----------------------|-1--1----------------|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |------2--2-5--5-2--5-|---------------------|----------------------| |-3--3----------------|------0--0-3--3-0--3-|------0--0-3--3-0--3--| |---------------------|-1--1----------------|-1--1-----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |------2--2-5--5-2--5-|------2--2-5--5-2--5-|----------------------| |-3--3----------------|-3--3----------------|------2--2-5--5-2--5--| |---------------------|---------------------|-3--3-----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------|----2-5--2-----------|----2-5--2------------o|| |------0--0-3--3-0--3-|-3------------0-3--0-|-3------------2-5--2--o|| |-1--1----------------|-----------1---------|-----------3-----------|| 3rd Verse Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |------2--2-5--5-2--5-|---------------------|------2--2-5--5-2--5--| |-3--3----------------|------0--0-3--3-0--3-|-3--3-----------------| |---------------------|-1--1----------------|----------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |------2--2-5--5-2--5-|---------------------|----------------------| |-3--3----------------|------0--0-3--3-0--3-|------0--0-3--3-0--3--| |---------------------|-1--1----------------|-1--1-----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |------2--2-5--5-2--5-|------2--2-5--5-2--5-|----------------------| |-3--3----------------|-3--3----------------|------2--2-5--5-2--5--| |---------------------|---------------------|-3--3-----------------| Outro Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------||---------------------| |---------------------||----2-5--2-----------| |------0--0-3--3-0--3-||-3------------0-3--0-| |-1--1----------------||-----------1---------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E Q E H. +W +H |-------------------|-------------------*| |----2-5--2---------|-------------------*| |-3---------3-------|-(3)--------(3)----*| |-------------------|-------------------*| 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
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