(You had better clean the rust off your fingers to learn this tune inside
and out. And remember Stevie always tuned down a half step. He also
played on 11 and 12 gauge strings.)
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|
B|--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------|
G|-----------------|---^--------------|----------------------|--0-b2--0-----|
D|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|----------2---|
A|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
E|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
these | G(8th fret) notes are bent slightly
E|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|
B|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|
G|----1----1-------------|-----------------1-2-1-|-1-1----------------------|
D|-----------------------|--2--------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------2-----4----|--------------2--------|----------2-----4---------|
E|-0-----3---------------|--------3--------------|------3-------------------|
I find it easiest to play these lower bass notes by forming the chord and
then using your pinky to finger the notes, I am not sure exactly how SRV
did it!
E|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|---0----0------0--2--0---|
B|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|---2----2------0--2--0---|
G|---------------1-2-1--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-2-2----2---------2------|
D|--2-------------------|--------------2-----4----|-------------2-----------|
A|-------------2--------|--0-----4----------------|------4------------------|
E|--------3-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0---------|-----------------------|
B|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-------3-|------3-----3----------|
G|---------------------------|------------------2su4---|-2su4---2su4--2p0------|
D|---------------------------|-2-----------------------|------------------2----|
A|---------------2------4----|------------2------------|-------------------0h2-|
E|-0-----3-------------------|------3------------------|-----------------------|
E|---|------------------------------|----0----------------------------------|
B|---|------------------------------|----0--2su3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
G|---|------------------------------|----1--3su4-4-4-4-4-4-2p0--------------|
D|---|-0-1-2----------------------2-|--------------------------2------------|
A|-2-|--------0-2-1--0h1p0---0------|---------------------------------------|
E|---|---------------------3----3---|-0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------0--0-|--0-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------0--0-|--0--Just play this E and shuffle though the -------|
G|----------------1--1-|--1- I-IV-V blues progression. Use your ---------|
D|---------------------|-------palm to muffle some of the strings when you -|
A|---------0-1-2-------|----------------------------------------------play--|
E|-0---3---------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Well you've heard about love and giving sight to the blind
E|-0-----0----------0-------------|--3-------------------------------3------|
B|-0-----0----------0-------------|--2--Shuffle with A7 -------------2------|
G|-1-----1----------1-------------|--2-------------------------------2------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
My babys lovin' cause the sun to shine Shes my sweet little thing
E|-0--3-3---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
B|-2--2-2---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|------------1-2-1|
G|-2--2-2---1-1-|-1-----Shuffle ---|----------------------|------------0-2-0|
D|-2------------|------------------|-------0--1---4-4-6-4-|-----------2-----|
A|--------------|------------------|-2--2-----------------|-0--0-4--4-------|
E|--------------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Shes my pride and joy Shes my sweet little baby I'm her lil lover boy
E|-0---0---------0-0-0--------|-------------------| (That is pretty much
B|-0---0-------3-3-3-3--------|-------------0-2-0-| how he plays the whole
G|-1---1--2su4----------2p0---|-------------1-2-1-| song except for a few
D|--------------------------2-|-------------------| fills which are just notes
A|----------------------------|-------0-1-2-------| right off the chords
E|----------------------------|--0--3-------------| Now for the great solo!)
[Solo]
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-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-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------12-----12-12------12-12------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----12----b15-12-12--b15-12-12-b15--|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|b14---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-12-12-|--b14--12-----------12--------------------|-----------------------|
B|-12-12-|----------12-----12----15------14--12-----|-----------------------|
G|-------|-------------b14----------b14----------14-|-12-b14-b14-b14-b14----|
D|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------12------15---------------0---------|
B|------------------------------------12----12---15-------------------------|
G|--14p12-------12----------------b14-----------------b|2-0---0h1-----------|
D|---------14-------14p12-----------------------------------2---------------|
A|-------------------------14--12-------------------------------------0--1--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
E|------2-------2----------15su17sd---0-3-0-------------------0-------------|
B|------0-------0----0-0---------------------3------------------2su3-3-3-3-3|
G|---2-------2-----2-0-0-----------------------2--3p2--0--------3su4-4-4-4-4|
D|---1-------1-------------------------------------------2------------------|
A|-2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2-----------------------------------------------0----------------|
E|------------------3--2----2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
B|------------------3--2----2--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|--2--0-----0h1----3--2----2-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------2------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
again bend the "8"
E|-------------0--0-----0--0---0--0---7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
B|-------------5--5-----5--5---5--5---8-8-8-8-8-8----6su8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|--2p0--------------2-------------------------------7su9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|------2---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0----------------------------------0---------0-----------|
B|-8-----------------b3--0--3--------3-------------------0--b3--------------|
G|-9--2p0-----0h1--------------2su4----4--2--0---------------------0h1p0h1--|
D|---------2------------------------------------2---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
E|-------------2---------2--2-2---b3-0----------0---------------------------|
B|-------------0---------0--0-0---------3---------3-------------------------|
G|-----------2--------2-----2-2-----------2su4------4--2--0-----------------|
D|-----------1--------1--------------------------------------2-0-1--2-------|
A|----0-1--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--------3--3---3-------------------------return to the main verse---|
G|--------2su4------------2p0----------------------after the solo.----------|
D|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------0-1--2------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------------0--3--------------------------------------|
(I would suggest to any serious guitar player interested in SRV to learn these
solos if you want to really get into SRV's style.
Here is the short out solo.)
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-same rhythm---12-----|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-with these-->-13-----|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------|---------------------------------------------------12--12--|
B|and-------15--|--------------12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--------------|
G|-these-->-16--|----14--12----12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--b14---------|
D|--------------|-----------14-----14--------------------14-----------------|
A|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-b15-------b15--b15--b15--V15-------12------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------15--12-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------b|14--12------12-b14-b14---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------14---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------12-------------------14--12--------------|
B|------------------------------12----12---15--12--12-------12--b14--12-----|
G|12-----------------------b14------------------------------------------b|14|
D|-------12--14p12-----12---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------14------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------12-----------------------------------3-0----0----------0-2-3-|
B|-----------12-----15------------------------------------3-0--0-------0-3-3-|
G|-12----b14------------b14---14--12-----------------------------0-1-----3-4-|
D|------------------------------------14-12---14---------------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| > Accented note
| b Bend
| sd Slide down
| su Slide up
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