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(THEY CALL IT) STORMY MONDAY (STORMY MONDAY BLUES) (Bassline) As recorded by T-Bone Walker (From the 1959 Album T-BONE BLUES) Words and Music by Aaron "T-Bone" Walker Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Arthur Edwards - Double Bass' Intro Q=70(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| e e e e e e E E E e e e e e e e e e E E E E E E |---------------------7---|-------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---4-7-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-----------|| |---------------5-------5-|-------------------3-4-5-|| |-------------------------|---------------5-7-------|| 1st & 2nd Verses |-3-| |-3-| H Q Q H Q E E Q. E H H E E E E E E ||-------------|-------------|------7------|-------------------| ||o------5--5--|---------7---|-5-----------|-5----8-7-5--------| ||o------------|------7----5-|--------5----|------------8-7-5--| ||--3----------|-8-----------|-------------|-------------------| H Q Q H Q E E H Q +S E S H Q Q |------------|-------------|-----------------|------------| |------5--7--|---------7---|-5-------------7-|-5----8--8--| |------------|------7----5-|------5--(5)-----|------------| |-8----------|-8-----------|-----------------|------------| 1. H H H Q E E Q. E Q. E H Q Q |-----------|-------------|------7--------|-------------|| |-7---------|-----------7-|-5-----------7-|-5-------3--o|| |------5----|------5--7---|--------5------|------5-----o|| |-----------|-5-----------|---------------|-------------|| Guitar Solo 2. Q. E Q. E Q Q H H Q Q |-------------7-|------------||------------| |-5----7--------|-5--5-------||-5-------5--| |--------5------|-------5----||------5-----| |---------------|------------||------------| |-3-| |-3-| H Q E E H H H E E E E E E |-------------|-----------|-------------------| |---------7---|-5---------|-5----8-7-5--------| |------7----5-|------5----|------------8-7-5--| |-8-----------|-----------|-------------------| H Q Q H Q E E H H H Q Q |------------|-------------|-----------|------------| |------5--7--|---------7---|-5---------|-5----8--8--| |------------|------7----5-|------5----|------------| |-8----------|-8-----------|-----------|------------| H H H Q Q Q. E H H Q Q |-----------|------------|-------------|------------| |-7---------|-7----------|-5----7------|-5----------| |------5----|------5--7--|--------5----|------5--7--| |-----------|------------|-------------|------------| 3rd Verse |-3-| |-3-| H H H Q E E H H H E E E E E E |-----------||-------------|-----------|--------------------| |-5---------||---------7---|-5---------|-5----8-7-5---------| |------5----||------7----5-|------5----|------------8-7-5---| |-----------||-8-----------|-----------|--------------------| H Q Q H Q E E H H H Q Q |------------|-------------|-----------|------------| |------5--7--|---------7---|-5---------|-5----8--8--| |------------|------7----5-|------5----|------------| |-8----------|-8-----------|-----------|------------| H Q. E H H Q. E H E E E E +H +W |-------------|-----------|------7------|----------------|--------*| |-7---------5-|-7---------|-5-----------|-5-----5-(5)----|-(5)----*| |------5------|------5----|--------5----|-----5----------|--------*| |-------------|-----------|-------------|----------------|--------*| 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