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I'M CRYING
As recorded by The Animals
(From the 1965 Album THE ANIMALS ON TOUR)
Words and Music by Eric Burdon & Alan Price
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Hilton Valentine - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Hilton Valentine - Electric Guitar'
Chorus
Q=224
F Eb
4/4
Gtr I
W +W W +W
||--1--------|-(1)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|
||o-1--------|-(1)--------|-4--------|-(4)----|
||--2--------|-(2)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|
||--3--------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|
||o-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|--------|
||--1--------|-(1)--------|----------|--------|
1.
FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ
|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4---||
|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--o||
|-2--2----2--|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|-2--2----2--|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5---||
|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6---||
|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--o||
|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4---||
1st - 3rd Verses
2.
$
FQ H E E AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--||--1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--||o-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-2--2----2-2-|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--||--2--2----2--|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--||--3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--||o-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--||--1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
FQ H E E AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-2--2----2-2-|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|-2--2----2--|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
FQ H E E AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ BbQ H Q DbE E E EbE +E E DbQ
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-6--6----6--|------------------|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-6--6----6--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-2--2----2-2-|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|-7--7----7--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-8--8----8--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-8--8----8--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-6--6----6--|------------------|
BbQ H E E DbE E E EbE +E E DbQ FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ
|-6--6----6-6-|------------------|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-6--6----6-6-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-7--7----7-7-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-2--2----2--|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|
|-8--8----8-8-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-8--8----8-8-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-6--6----6-6-|------------------|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
FQ H E E AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ C Q H E E EbE E E F E +E E EbQ
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|--8---8-----8--8-|---------------------|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|--8---8-----8--8-|-8-8-8-10-(10)-10-8--|
|-2--2----2-2-|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|--9---9-----9--9-|-8-8-8-10-(10)-10-8--|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-10--10----10-10-|-8-8-8-10-(10)-10-8--|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-10--10----10-10-|-6-6-6--8--(8)--8-6--|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|--8---8-----8--8-|---------------------|
BbQ H E E DbE E E EbE +E E DbQ FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ
|-6--6----6-6-|------------------|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-6--6----6-6-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-7--7----7-7-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-2--2----2--|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|
|-8--8----8-8-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-8--8----8-8-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-6--6----6-6-|------------------|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
Chorus
FQ H E E AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ FW
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--||-1----|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--||-1----|
|-2--2----2-2-|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--||-2----|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--||-3----|
|-3--3----3-3-|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--||-3----|
|-1--1----1-1-|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--||-1----|
+W EbW +W
|-(1)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|
|-(1)--------|-4--------|-(4)----|
|-(2)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|
|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|
|-(3)--------|----------|--------|
|-(1)--------|----------|--------|
FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6----(6)-6-4--|
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6----(6)-6-4--|
|-2--2--------------2--|-5---5-5-7----(7)-7-5--|
|-3--3--------------3--|-6---6-6-8----(8)-8-6--|
|-3--3--------------3--|-6---6-6-8----(8)-8-6--|
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6----(6)-6-4--|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q +E Q. Q. E +E E Q
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----1-----(1)--1------|-1-------1-------------|
|----3b5===(3)r-3b5----|-3b5-----3pb5r(3)-1----|
|----------------------|--------------------3--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|-2--2--------------2--|-5---5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|
|-3--3--------------3--|-6---6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-3--3--------------3--|-6---6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|
|
| Q Q +E Q. Q E E E E Q
|----------------------|-------1------------|
|----1-----(1)--1------|-1------------------|
|----3b5===(3)r-3b5----|-3b5-----4s=3--1----|
|----------------------|-----------------3--|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
To Coda
FW +W EbW +W
|-1--------|-(1)--------|-3--------|-(3)-----|
|-1--------|-(1)--------|-4--------|-(4)-----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-3--------|-(3)-----|
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|---------|
|-1--------|-(1)--------|----------|---------|
FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6----(6)-6-4--|
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6----(6)-6-4--|
|-2--2--------------2--|-5---5-5-7----(7)-7-5--|
|-3--3--------------3--|-6---6-6-8----(8)-8-6--|
|-3--3--------------3--|-6---6-6-8----(8)-8-6--|
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6----(6)-6-4--|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q +E Q. Q. E +E E Q
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----1-----(1)--1------|-1-------1-------------|
|----3b5===(3)r-3b5----|-3b5-----3pb5r(3)-1----|
|----------------------|--------------------3--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
1.
FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6-(6)-6-4---||
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6-(6)-6-4--o||
|-2--2--------------2--|-5---5-5-7-(7)-7-5---||
|-3--3--------------3--|-6---6-6-8-(8)-8-6---||
|-3--3--------------3--|-6---6-6-8-(8)-8-6--o||
|-1--1--------------1--|-4---4-4-6-(6)-6-4---||
|
| Q Q +E Q. Q E E E E Q
|----------------------|-------1-------------||
|----1-----(1)--1------|-1------------------o||
|----3b5===(3)r-3b5----|-3b5-----4s=3--1-----||
|----------------------|-----------------3---||
|----------------------|--------------------o||
|----------------------|---------------------||
2.
FQ H Q AbE E E BbE +E E AbQ FW +W
|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--------|-(1)----|
|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--------|-(1)----|
|-2--2----2--|-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5--|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--------|-(3)----|
|-3--3----3--|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--------|-(3)----|
|-1--1----1--|-4-4-4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--------|-(1)----|
EbW +W FQ Q +E Q. Q. E +E E Q
|-3--------|-(3)--------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|----1-----(1)--1-----|-1-----1-------------|
|-3--------|-(3)--------|----3b5===(3)r-3b5---|-3b5---3pb5r(3)-1----|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------------|------------------3--|
|----------|------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|----------|------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q Q +E Q. Q E E E E Q W +W
|---------------------|------1----------|-1--------|-(1)----|
|----1-----(1)--1-----|-1---------------|-1--------|-(1)----|
|----3b5===(3)r-3b5---|-3b5----4s3-1----|-2--------|-(2)----|
|---------------------|--------------3--|-3--------|-(3)----|
|---------------------|-----------------|-3--------|-(3)----|
|---------------------|-----------------|-1--------|-(1)----|
EbW +W FQ Q +E Q.
|-3--------|-(3)--------|---------------------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|----1-----(1)--1-----|
|-3--------|-(3)--------|----3b5===(3)r-3b5---|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------------|
|----------|------------|---------------------|
|----------|------------|---------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q. E +E E Q Q Q +E Q. Q E E E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------|------1----------||
|-1-----1-------------|----1-----(1)--1-----|-1---------------||
|-3b5---3pb5r(3)-1----|----3b5===(3)r-3b5---|-3b5----4s3-1----||
|------------------3--|---------------------|--------------3--||
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
Outro
&
FQ Q E E Q AbQ E BbE +E E AbQ FQ Q E E Q
|-1--1--1-1-1--|-4--4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1--1-1-1--|
|-1--1--1-1-1--|-4--4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1--1-1-1--|
|-2--2--2-2-2--|-5--5-7-(7)-7-5--|-2--2--2-2-2--|
|-3--3--3-3-3--|-6--6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3--3-3-3--|
|-3--3--3-3-3--|-6--6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3--3-3-3--|
|-1--1--1-1-1--|-4--4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1--1-1-1--|
AbQ E BbE +E E AbQ FQ Q E E Q AbQ E BbE +E E AbQ Fq Q H
|-4--4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1--1-1-1--|-4--4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1----------*|
|-4--4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1--1-1-1--|-4--4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1----------*|
|-5--5-7-(7)-7-5--|-2--2--2-2-2--|-5--5-7-(7)-7-5--|-2----------*|
|-6--6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3--3-3-3--|-6--6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3----------*|
|-6--6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3--3--3-3-3--|-6--6-8-(8)-8-6--|-3----------*|
|-4--4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1--1--1-1-1--|-4--4-6-(6)-6-4--|-1----------*|
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