Empty Arms - Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Empty Arms
Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan
Album: Soul To Soul
Transcribed By: Sebas (sebasraaijmakers@tiscali.nl)

suggestions are very welcome, especially because this is my first tab.

Empty Arms is actually a simple blues scheme in B
SRV uses a lot of sixes and nines.
from vertical to vertical is one bar, so it shouldn't be a puzzle!

Empty arms - S.R.V.

(electric guitar with distortion)

[Intro]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------7-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------7----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------7h8-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------7-----------------------------7-|
B|-10-7-10b11----9---------------7----10-7-10b11-----9----------7---|
G|---------------8----------7h8----------------------8-----7h8------|
D|---------------9-----------------------------------9--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------7-7-------7-7-------7-7-------7-7-----------------------------|
B|-10b12-7-7-10b12-7-7-10b12-7-7-10b12-7-7-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------9b11r9p7---7-7-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------9-----9-7---7-8-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----9--7/9\7---7/9---7/9---7v-----|--7-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------9-|--7-----7/9--7/9\7---7/9---7/9---7v---|
G|----9--7/9\7---7/9---7/9---7v---9-|--7-p8--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------9-|--------7/9--7/9\7---7/9---7/9---7v---|
A|--7-------------------------------|------------------------------------//|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

e|--------9/11--9/11\9v-----7/9\7v----------|
B|-----------------------------------9p7----|
G|--------9/11--9/11\9v-----7/9\7v---9p7----|
D|----------------------------------------9-|
A|-/9--9-----------------7------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-7------------------------------------------|
B|-7----7/9--7/9\7--7/9-----------------------|
G|-7h8-------------------------7h8--8--7h8--8-|
D|------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--9--9-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------7--------7-----------------|
B|----7/9--7/9\-------7---10b12-----10--7----------|
G|-----------------/8----------------------9b11--9-|
D|-9--7/9--7/9\------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------7---------7------------7------------7----|
B|-----/9--7/9\7--------7-----10b12-----7--10b12-----7--10b12-----7-|
G|-7v--------------7h8----------------------------------------------|
D|-----/9--7/9\7----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10v--7-------------------------------------7---------7--------|
B|---------10p7----------------------------7-----10b12-----------|
G|---------------9b11r9p7--------7b--9b11------------------9b--9-|
D|-------------------------9--9----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------7/9--7/9\7---7/9--------------7--9---7-|
G|-7h8p7h8----------------------------7h8----------|
D|----------7/9--7/9\7---7/9---/9--9---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-9b11--7-------7----------7------------------------|
B|----------9--7---7--10b12--------7-----------------|
G|----------------------------9b11----9b11r9--7------|
D|----------------------------------------------9--7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

you're gonna
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B|-----7/9--7/9\7--7/9------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9v--7/9--7/9\7--7/9------------------------------|
A|----------------------/9--9v----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]

miss me little baby the day that i'm
e|-------------------------7-7----------------------|
B|-------------------------7-7----------------------|
G|-----------------------6---6----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

gone you're gonna
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------7/9----7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------7/9----7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


miss me little darlin the day that I'm
e|-------------------------7-7----------------------|
B|-------------------------7-7----------------------|
G|-------------------------7-7----------------------|
D|----------------------/9--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


gone 'cause i'm
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


leavin'in the morning won't be back at
e|----------------------------7---------------------|
B|------------------------9---7---------------------|
G|------------------------9---7---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


all you have
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B|--------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

......run me ragged baby it's your own fault you're on your own

you have run me ragged darling it's your own fault you're on your own

you didnt'nt want me no way, baby 'till your other man was gone

[Verse 3]

you've been tryin' to get me back baby with all your tricks and charme

you've been tryin' to get me back baby with all your tricks and charme

but when all your games are over you'll be left with empty ....

..arms (solo)

e|-----------------------------------------|--7--7v-----7------------------|
B|---------7/9--7/9\7--7/9---------7--9--7-|-----0---10---10---------------|
G|-----------------------------7h8---------|-----------------9b11r9-7------|
D|---------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--9--------------|--------------------------9--7-|
A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|---7v----7v-----------7----|-------7----------------------------------------|
B|------10----10--10b12---10-|-10b12---7--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------9b11r9--7-----------7--9b11r9--7-----|
D|-9-------------------------|----------------------9--7--/9--------------9-7-|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------7-----------7-----------7-------|
B|-----7--9---7----7--9---7----7--9---7----7--9--7-|
G|-7h8----9---7h8--8--9---7h8--8--9---7h8-----9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-9b11--7-----9b11--7-------------7--7----|----7---7-7v--9---7-------10b-10b-|
B|---------9-7---------9--------7--7--7--9-|-7----9------9--9----------9b--9b-|
G|-------------------------9b11----------9-|-7h8----------------------10b-10b-|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------9-----------------|--------------------9-9v----------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|-10b--7--7--9--7---10b--7--7--9--7--|-10b---10b---10b---10b---10b--10b-|
B|--9b--7--7--9--7----9b--7--7--9--7--|--9b----9b----9b----9b----9b---9b-|
G|-10b---------------10b--------------|-10b---10b---10b---10b---10b--10b-|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|-10b----7h9p7----7------------------------------------------|
B|--9b-9---------9----9-------------------------------------7-|
G|-10b-------------------9brp7---9b11---9b11---9p7-----7h9----|
D|--------------------------------------------------9---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------7----------------7--7-------|
B|----------------7-----10--7--10b12--7--7--9--7-|
G|-7v--------7h8---------------------------------|
D|-----9-----------------------------------------|
A|--------9--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-9b11--7--------9b11--7---------9b11--7-------7-----------------|
B|----------9--7-----------9--7-----------9--7-----10----10-10----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------9b11r-9--7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------7-------9--7--------------------14---14---14-|
B|-------7-------9--7--------------------15---15---15-|
G|-------7h8-----9--8---------------------------------|
D|-9--7-------9--------9------------------------------|
A|------------------------9--9v-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14---14--14--14---14--14--14--|
B|-15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15---15--15--15---15--15--15--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14--14--14---14--14--14----14--14--14---14--14--14v---|
B|-15--15--15---15--15--15----15--15--15---15--15--15v--/|
G|------------------------------------------------------/|
D|------------------------------------------------------/|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/15--15--15--15--15---15---15\----/15--15--15--15---15--15--15--15\-|
G|-/13--13--13--13--13---13---13\----/13--13--13--13---13--13--13--15\-|
D|-/14--14--14--14--14---14---14\--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------10b11----7------------------|
B|-----/12--12--12--12--12-------------------10---------|
G|-----/11--11--11--11--11--------------9b11----r9--7---|
D|--9-------------------------------------------------9-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------7-------7-9-7h9p7-----------7-----------------------------------|
B|--------7----10b12-----------7-------7--10-7-----------9---7---------------|
G|-9b11--------------------------9b11---------9b11r9-7---9---7---9b11r9h7----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------9---9--------------9--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

you have

e|---------7-----------------------------------------|
B|-------7---10--7------------------7b---------------|
G|---7h8-----------9b11--7-9--------7b---------------|
D|-9--------------------------9---9------------------|
A|--------------------------------------9v-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 5]


.....run me ragged baby it's your own fault you're on your own

you have run me ragged darling it's your own fault you're on your own

you didnt'nt want me no way, baby 'till your other man was gone

[Verse 6]

you've been tryin' to get me back baby with all your tricks and charme

you can ry and get me back baby with all your tricks and charme

but when all your games are over you'll be left with empty arms

[Outro]

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B|------------9---7--9--7---7-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------7------------10\\--|
B|-10-7--------------------------7---10v--------10\\--|
G|-------9b11r9p7---7v-------7h8-----------------8\\--|
D|----------------9------------------------------9\\--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



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| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Hey what's up everyone, my guitar teacher tabbed this song out for me. So I decided to share
it only because I couldn't find a good one. Hope you guys like it.

-Zach

Tabbed by James Messina

E|----------8---------8------8-|----------8---------8------8-|
B|--------8----11b13-----11--8-|--------8----11b13-----11--8-|
G|----8h9----------------------|----8h9----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E|----------8--------8-8---------8-8---------8-8---------8-8-|
B|--------8----11b13------11b13-------11b13--------11b13-----|
G|----8h9----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------10b12rb10p8-----8-9-----------------|
D|-------------------10------10-8----8-9-10-|
A|--------------------------------10--------|
E|------------------------------------------|


E|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----10--8s10s8-8--10-10----|----------------10-x-8s10s8--10-10-8-|
G|----10--8s10s8-8--10-10--8-|---10-8----8h9---x-x-xs10s8--10-10-8-|
D|----10--8s10s8-8--10-10----|--------10------10-x-8s10s8--10-10-8-|
A|-8-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|


E|--------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------|-12--10s12s10-------10-----|
G|--------------|-12--10s12s10-------10-8---|
D|--------------|-12--10s12s10-------10-----|
A|--7-8-9-10-10-|---------------8-8---------|
E|--------------|---------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------10-x-8s10s8--10\-----|
G|---10-8----8h9---x-x-xs10s8--10\-----|
D|--------10------10-x-8s10s8--10\-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------8h9-9--8h9-9--------------|
D|----10-10---------------10-----------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|------------------8---------8---------------------|
B|---10-x-8s10-----8----11b13---11-8----------------|
G|---10-x-8s10------------------------10b12rb10--8v-|
D|---10-x-8s10--10----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------|----8------8-------8-------8-------8---11v-|
B|---10-x-8s10s8--10\-----|---8--11b13-8-11b13-8-11b13-8-11b13-8------|
G|----x-x-xs10s8--10\-----|-------------------------------------------|
D|---10-x-8s10s8--10\-----|-10----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

E|--8----------------------------------8---------8--------------------|
B|----11-8---------------------------8----11b13-----------------------|
G|---------10b12rb10p8-------8-10b12-----------------10b12rb10-8------|
D|---------------------10-10------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|------------------------|------------------10b12p8-------8-----------|
B|---10-x-8s10s8--10\-----|-----------10b12p8--------10-8---8----------|
G|----x-x-xs10s8--10\-----|--------8-------------------------8---------|
D|---10-x-8s10s8--10\-----|----8h9-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|-10---------------------------------10------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

RAKE TWO TIMES
E|-----------8-----------8-8-x-10-x-8--8---------|-11-11-8--8-10-8-|
B|---------8-----------8-8-8-x-10-x-8---8--------|-10-10--10-------|
G|---10b12-----10-8h9----------10-x-8----8-------|-11-11-----------|
D|----------------------------------------8------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------10-10-|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Song info
Empty Arms
Stevie Ray Vaughan
2001
  • Blues
  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
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