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RUNAROUND SUE
As recorded by Dion
(From the 1961 Album RUNAROUND SUE)
Words and Music by Dion DiMucci & Ernie Maresca
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar 2'
Intro 1
Freely Q=100
D Bm
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|-^2--------|----------|-^2--------|------|
|-^3--------|----------|-^3--------|------|
|-^2--------|----------|-^4--------|------|
|-^0--------|----------|-^4--------|------|
|-----------|----------|-^2--------|------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
G W W AW +W
|-^3--------|----------|-5--------|-(5)----||
|-^3--------|----------|-5--------|-(5)----||
|-^4--------|----------|-6--------|-(6)----||
|-^5--------|----------|-7--------|-(7)----||
|-----------|----------|----------|--------||
|-----------|----------|----------|--------||
Intro 2
In Time Q=158
Q DE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q BmE E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2----|
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3----|
|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4----|
|----0------0---|----0-0-0---0---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4----|
|---------------|----------------|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2----|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q GE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q AE E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5----|
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5----|
|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4---|----6------6---|----6-6-6---6----|
|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5---|----7------7---|----7-7-7---7----|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q DE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q BmE E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2----|
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3----|
|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4----|
|----0------0---|----0-0-0---0---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4----|
|---------------|----------------|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2----|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q GE E Q E E Q E E E E E E AE E Q H W
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|-5-----------|------||
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|-5-----------|------||
|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4---|-6-----------|------||
|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5---|-7-----------|------||
|---------------|----------------|-------------|------||
|---------------|----------------|-------------|------||
1st Verse
Q DE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q BmE E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2----|
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3----|
|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4----|
|----0------0---|----0-0-0---0---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4----|
|---------------|----------------|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2----|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q GE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q AE E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5----||
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5----||
|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4---|----6------6---|----6-6-6---6----||
|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5---|----7------7---|----7-7-7---7----||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
2nd - 4th Verses
$
Q DE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q BmE E Q E E Q E E E E E E
||-----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|
||o----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|
||-----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4---|
||-----0------0---|----0-0-0---0---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4---|
||o---------------|----------------|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|
||----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
Q GE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q AE E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5----||
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5----||
|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4---|----6------6---|----6-6-6---6----||
|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5---|----7------7---|----7-7-7---7----||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
Chorus
Q DE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q BmE E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2----|
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3----|
|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4----|
|----0------0---|----0-0-0---0---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4----|
|---------------|----------------|----2------2---|----2-2-2---2----|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
To Coda
Q GE E Q E E Q E E E E E E AE E Q H W
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|-5-----------|------||
|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|-5-----------|------||
|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4---|-6-----------|------||
|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5---|-7-----------|------||
|---------------|----------------|-------------|------||
|---------------|----------------|-------------|------||
Bridge
Q GE E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q DE E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----3-3----3---|----3-3----3---|----2-2----2---|----2-2----2----|
|----3-3----3---|----3-3----3---|----3-3----3---|----3-3----3----|
|----4-4----4---|----4-4----4---|----2-2----2---|----2-2----2----|
|----5-5----5---|----5-5----5---|----0-0----0---|----0-0----0----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
1. 2.
D.S. al Coda
Q GE E Q E E Q E E Q E E AE E Q H W W
|----3-3----3---|----3-3----3---|-5-----------|-----------||-------||
|----3-3----3---|----3-3----3---|-5-----------|----------o||-------||
|----4-4----4---|----4-4----4---|-6-----------|-----------||-------||
|----5-5----5---|----5-5----5---|-7-----------|-----------||-------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------o||-------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------||-------||
Outro
&
W Q DE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q BmE E Q E E
|----------||----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----2------2----|
|----------||----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----3------3----|
|----------||----2------2---|----2-2-2---2---|----4------4----|
|----------||----0------0---|----0-0-0---0---|----4------4----|
|----------||---------------|----------------|----2------2----|
|----------||---------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q GE E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q AE E Q E E
|----2-2-2---2---|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----5------5----*|
|----3-3-3---3---|----3------3---|----3-3-3---3---|----5------5----*|
|----4-4-4---4---|----4------4---|----4-4-4---4---|----6------6----*|
|----4-4-4---4---|----5------5---|----5-5-5---5---|----7------7----*|
|----2-2-2---2---|---------------|----------------|----------------*|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------*|
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