T-Bone Walker - Stormy monday

(THEY CALL IT) STORMY MONDAY (STORMY MONDAY BLUES) 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 B E) - 'T-Bone Walker - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John "Teddy" Bruckner - Trumpet' Intro Q=70(8=s8) Eb7 D7 Eb7 D7 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr.) |--3--| |--3--| |3| |--3--| |--3--| |3| E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E Q Q |--6--6--6--6--6--6--5------|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5------|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--7------|--8--8--8--8--8--8--7------|| |--6--6--6--6--6--6--5------|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5------|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--7------|--8--8--8--8--8--8--7------|| |--6--6--6--6--6--6--5------|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| | | Gtr II (Trumpet arr. for Gtr.) | |--3--| |--3--| |3| |--3--| |--3--| |3| | E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E Q Q |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |-15-15-15-15-15-15-14------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-14------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |-15-15-15-15-15-15-14------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-14------|| 1st & 2nd Verses B9 C9 B9 C9 Ab9 |--3--| |3| E E E S S S S Q Q H. Q E W Q E E Q. E |-------3-----------------|-------------|----------|----------------| |----------------------2--|-3---------2-|-3--------|----------------| |---5b7---5b7---3-4----2--|-3---------2-|-3--------|----1-2-3----3--| |-------------5-----5--1--|-2---------1-|-2--------|----2-3-4----4--| |-------------------------|-----------2-|----------|----1-2-3----3--| |----------------------2--|-3-----------|-3--------|----------------| G9 Ab9 N.C. |-3--| |-3-| Q +E E E E E E E E H Q S S S S S E. Q H |----------------3-----|-2-------------------|----------------| |------------4---------|-1-----------3-----3-|-----3----------| |-2--(2)-1-2-3-2-------|---------5b7---5b7---|-5b7------------| |-3--(3)-2-3-4-3-------|---------------------|----------------| |-2--(2)-1-2-3-2---1-2-|---------------------|----------------| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------| 1. |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. a S S S S S S e E Q |----------------------------------|--------------3-----5-3-------|| |----3-5-6---6-5-3-----------------|------------3---6-3----------o|| |------------------5b7-5-3---------|-3b4----3h4-------------------|| |--------------------------5---3-5-|-----5------------------------|| |----------------------------5-----|-----------------------------o|| |----------------------------------|------------------------------|| 2. |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |---5---| Q E S S S S S S S E S S S S S S |------------3-------------------------| |------3-5-6---6-5-3-------------------| |--------------------5b7-5-3-5-3-------| |--------------------------------5-----| |----------------------------------5---| |--------------------------------------| |-------6-------| S S S S a S S S S S S S S E S S S S |-------------------3-----5-3----------------|| |-----------------3---6-3-----3--------------|| |-----3b3.5---3h4---------------------4-5b7==|| |-3-5-------5-----------------------5--------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| Guitar Solo |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E +S S S S |--------------3-----5-3-----------|-----------------------------------------| |------------3---6-3-----3-6-3-----|-----------------------------------------| |------3-5b7-------------------5b7-|-5-3---------3-5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7r(5)-3-5---| |----5-----------------------------|-----5---3-5---------------------------5-| |----------------------------------|-------5---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-3-| S S E a S S S S S S E E E E Q a E E Q a E E Q a E E Q a E E |---------------3-----3-------8-|-------------------8-|-------------------3-| |-------------3---3-6-----------|-11------10-8--------|-11------10-8--------| |-3b5-----3h4-------------6s9---|-----8h9-------5s9---|-----8h9-------3h4---| |-----5-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |--3--| |--3--| E E S S E E E Q a S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S +e |---3----------------------3---|---3-------------------3-5b6-5b6r(5)-| |-6---6-3----------------3---3-|-6---------3-------3-5---------------| |---------5b7-5-3----3h4-------|-------5b7---5-3-4-------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------5------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| S S +e S S +e S S E Q Q S +S S S S E. S S S S |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-5b6-5b6r(5)----------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------5b6-5b6r(5)-3-5------|----5b7-(5)-5-3-5-3--5b7---3-5-| |-----------------------------5----|-------------------------5-----| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| S E. a E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E e Q |----------------3---------------|-----------3---3-5-3---|| |--------------3---6-3-----------|---------3---6---------|| |-3b3.5----3h4---------5b7-3-5---|-3---3-4---------------|| |-------5----------------------5-|---5-------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| 3rd Verse G9 C9 |-3-| |-3-| |3| H E E E E E E e Q Q H Q E E Q. E |------------------|-3-----------|----------------| |-3------3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|----------------| |-2------2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----------|----1-2-3----3--| |-3------3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----------|----2-3-4----4--| |-2------2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|----1-2-3----3--| |------------------|-3-----------|----------------| G9 B9 C9 B9 C9 |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E Q H. E E W |------------3------|-------------|------| |----2-3-4-3-----2--|-3---------2-|-3----| |-2--1-2-3-2-----2--|-3---------2-|-3----| |-3--2-3-4-3-----1--|-2---------1-|-2----| |-2--1-2-3-2--------|-------------|------| |----------------2--|-3-----------|-3----| Q S S S S e E S S S S E E Q Q S S S S |--------3-----3-----3-----------|-------------------------| |----5b6---5b6---3---------------|-----------------3-------| |----------------------3b3.5---3-|-2-----------5b7---5b7---| |----------------------------5---|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| AbG13 E E Q H E Q E E E E E e E E E +H +W |-------------|---3------------|----------------|--------*| |-------------|------6-3-------|-----4-3-(3)----|-(3)----*| |-5-----------|----------5-3-4-|-----3-2-(2)----|-(2)----*| |-------------|----------------|-5---4-3-(3)----|-(3)----*| |-------------|----------------|-----3-2-(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