Stray Cats - Summertime blues
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SUMMERTIME BLUES
As recorded by Stray Cats
(From the 1996 Album ARCHIVE)
Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capeheart
Arranged by Stray Cats
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Setzer - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Setzer - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=162
E
4/4
Gtr I
\1 \1 \1 \1 \1 \1 \1 \1
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2--|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2--|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
E A B7 E A
|-E--E0-E0-E0-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|-Ex-E2-E2-E2-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|-Ex-E0-E0-E0-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|
|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|
|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|---0-0-0---------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
B7 E E
\1 \1 \1 \1
E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-||------------------|-----------------|
|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-||o-----------------|-----------------|
|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-||------------------|-----------------|
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-||--2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|---------0-------||--0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
A B7 E
\1 \1
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
A B7 E
\1 \1
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|
AE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Eq Q H H Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------|---------3b5---||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------|---------2b4---||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1----------|---------------||
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2----------|---------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----------|---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------|---------------||
Chorus
A E
2/4 4/4
\1 \1
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------|------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------|------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1--------|------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2--------|------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--------|------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------|------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
A B7 E
\1 \1
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|
To Coda
A B7 E
|-Ex-E0-E0-E0-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|-Ex-E2-E2-E2-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex--||
|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-o||
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x--||
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x--||
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-o||
|---0-0-0---------|---------0--------||
|
| Gtr II
| W H Q E E
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|---------------0-o||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
E
\1 \1 \1 \1
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2-2-2--------2--2-|-2----2-2-2----2-2--|
|-2---2-2-2--------2--2-|-2----2-2-2----2-2--|
|-0---0-0-0--------0--0-|-0----0-0-0----0-0--|
|
| Q Q S S S S +E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---0-----------------|--------------------|
|-5---5---3p2p0-0-(0)---|----0-0-2-----------|
|---------------------0-|-1--------0--1------|
|-----------------------|---------------2----|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
A B7 E
|-E--E0-E0-E0-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|-Ex-E2-E2-E2-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|
|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|
|
| W H Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
\1 \1 \1 \1
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2-2-2--------2--2-|-2----2-2-2----2-2--|
|-2---2-2-2--------2--2-|-2----2-2-2----2-2--|
|-0---0-0-0--------0--0-|-0----0-0-0----0-0--|
|
| Q Q S S S S +E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---0-----------------|--------------------|
|-5---5---3p2p0-0-(0)---|----0-0-2-----------|
|---------------------0-|-1--------0--1------|
|-----------------------|---------------2----|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
A B7 E A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-----------------|
|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|-----------------|
|
| W H Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---5-5---5-5-7-5-|
|-----------------|---------------4s|=6-----6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E
E E E E E E E E q Q H
|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|--1-------------------|
|-2---2-4---2-2---2-4-2-|--2-------------------|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|--2-------------------|
|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-5-----5-----5-----5/--|----12----11----9---7-|
|-7b8---7b8---7b8r==5S==|=14----12----10---9---|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
A
W E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------------------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---5---4---2------|---5-5---5-5-5-5--|
|-7---5---4---2-1\-|---5-5---5-5-7-5--|
|------------------|-6-----6----------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
E
2/4 4/4
\1 \1
E E E E E E E E W W Q E E Q E E
|-----------------------|-0-------------------|---------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-0-------------------|---------|-----------------|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-1-------------------|---------|-----------------|
|-2---2-4---2-2---2-4-2-|-2-------------------|---------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2-------------------|---------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-----------------------|-0-------------------|---------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| Q Q Q E E Q Q S S S S +E E E E E E Q Q H
|-5-----5-----5-----5-0-|-0--0----------------|---------|-----------------|
|-7b8---7b8---7b8r==5-0-|-5--5--3p2p0-0-(0)---|---------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------0-|-1-------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|---2-0---|-----------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-------2-|-----------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|---------|-0---------------|
A B7 E
\1 \1
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|---1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
A B7 E B7 E
|-Ex-E0-E0-E0-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|-Ex-E2-E2-E2-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-||-Ex-E2-E2-E2-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|
|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-||-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-||-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-||-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-||-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------||---------0-------|
A B7 E A
|-Ex-E0-E0-E0-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|-Ex-E2-E2-E2-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|-Ex-E0-E0-E0-E0-Ex-Ex-Ex-|
|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|
|---0-0-0---------|---------0-------|---0-0-0---------|
B7 E A B7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-0-3b5--0---|
|-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-2-x-x-x-|-x-0-0-0-2b4--0-3-|
|-x-2-2-2-1-x-x-x-|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2----------3-|
|-x-1-1-1-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-1-1------------|
|-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|-x-2-2-2-0-x-x-x-|-x-2-2------------|
|---------0-------|---0-0-0---------|------------------|
H.=H
E E7TP
E E E E E E E e Q H. q Q H
|---------------0-|----0-------|-0----------*|
|-2-0-0---2-0-0-0-|----3-------|-3----------*|
|-2-0-1---2-0-1-1-|----1-------|-1----------*|
|-------2-------2-|----2-------|-2----------*|
|---------------2-|----2-------|-2----------*|
|---------------0-|----0-------|-0----------*|
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