Telephone Song - Stevie Ray Vaughan Album: Family Style (featuring Jimmie Vaughan; officially released under the group name Vaughan Brothers, but popularly recognized as SRV featuring Jimmie) Tabbed by: Jaquito Email: jaquito@gmail.com Tuning: 1/2 step down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb) Intro: (repeat) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|15p12-15p12-15p12---15p12--------------15p12--------------15p12------------| G|14p12-14p12-14p12---14p12-x------------14p12-x------------14p12-x----------| D|---------------------------14-12h14-----------14-12h14-----------14-12h14--| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------0------------------0------------------0-----------------0| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-------------5--7---| E|--0-0-5-5h7---------| *Note: For the B, A, and F#m chords in this song, Jimmie uses his thumb on the sixth string, Hendrix-style, instead of barring his index all the way across. Verse Background: E e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5h6-----------5h6-----------5h6-----------5h6----------5h6------------| A|---------5--7----------5--7----------5--7----------5--7---------5--7-------| E|--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----------------| B E e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------7h8----------7h8-----------------------------------------| D|-----5h6--------------7--9---------7--9------5h6----------5h6--------------| A|---------5--7------------------------------------5--7---------5--7---------| E|--0-------------7------------7------------0------------0-------------------| A F#m B E e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----5h6----------5h6-------------------------------------------------------| D|--------5--7---------5--7------2--4------7--9------5h6-----------5h6-------| A|-------------------------------------------------------5--7----------5--7--| E|--5------------5------------2---------7---------0-------------0------------| Bridge Background: A E F#m e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----5h6----------5h6-------------------------------------------------------| D|--------5--7---------5--7------5h6-----------5h6-----------2--4-x-----2--4-| A|-----------------------------------5--7----------5--7----------------------| E|--5------------5------------0-------------0-------------2----------2-------| B Bm7 e|-------------------------------10--10----10--10----10----------------------| B|-------------------------------10--10----10--10----10----------------------| G|-----7h8-----------7h8---------7---7-----7---7-----7-----------------------| D|---------7--9----------7--9------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--7-------------7-------------7---7-----7---7------------------------------| Lyrics:

^EWoke up this mornin', I was all alone ^ESaw your picture by the telephone ^EI was missin' you oh so ^Bbad ^EWish I had you here to hold ^AAll I got is this touch-tone phone ^F#mSo I guess ^BI'll give you a c^Eall

^EOperator, help me please ^EGet through to my baby way overseas ^ETime's a-wastin' oh so ^Bfast ^EHello, baby, tell me, is that you' ^AI don't know what we're gonna do ^F#mBut for now I'm ^Bglad I've got you on the l^Eine

(Bridge)

Well, it^A feels so fine Knowin' ^Eyou're all right But we're^F#m miles away - Lord, it's not the s^Bame^Bm7

(solo in Em pentatonic with wah over instrumental verse)

^EWoke up this mornin', I was all alone ^ESaw your picture by the telephone ^EI been missin' you, baby, oh so ^Bbad ^EI love you, baby, with all my might ^ACome on home and squeeze me tight ^F#mLong distance love is ^Bgonna drive me out of my ^Emind

Spoken, with intro riff playing in background: (You better come on home, baby! I'm 'bout to go crazy! I'm tired of huggin' my pillow at night! It sure don't kiss as good as you do! And all them pictures you gave me' Their lips don't move at all! And the clothes in the closet' They look a lot better on you than they do on that hanger! Besides, I just want to get my arms around you...)(fades out) | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note This song is one of my all-time favorites! It's really funky and has a very unusual blues-based chord progression. Also, as with all my other tabs, I decided to make this one because there isn't an accurate ear-transcribed tab anywhere (well, anywhere I've looked, anyway). Once you get the hang of it, this is actually a pretty easy song, though it's almost impossible to play the background guitar and sing at the same time. Questions, comments, and constructive feedback are all welcome. Enjoy! ~ Jaquito ===============================================================================

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Telephone song