WHAM
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
(From the 1991 Album THE SKY IS CRYING)
Music by Lonnie Mack
Arranged by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Stevie Ray Vaughan - Electric Guitar / 1/2 step down'
Intro & Interlude
Q=204
$
E F
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist. / 1/2 step down)
Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-0----0-(0)-------|-------1-(1)-------|
|-0----0-(0)-0-----|-------1-(1)-------|
|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1---|-2-2-2-------2-----|
|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-------3-3---|
|-2--2---------2-2-|-3-------------3---|
|-0--0---------0-0-|-1-------------1-0-|
F# G
E E E E +E E E E E E +E E +E E E E
|-------2-(2)-------|---------3-(3)-------|
|-------2-(2)-2-----|---------3-(3)-------|
|---3-3-3-(3)-3-3---|---4-(4)-4-(4)-4-4---|
|-4---4---------4---|-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-5---|
|-4---4---------4---|-5---------------5---|
|-2---------------0-|-3-----------------0-|
G# A
Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E +E E
|------4-(4)-------|-------5-(5)---------|
|-4----4-(4)-4-----|-------5-(5)---------|
|-5----------5-5---|---6-6-------6-(6)---|
|-6--6-------6-6---|---7-7-------7-(7)---|
|-6--6---------6---|-7---7---------------|
|-4--4-----------5-|-5-----------------0-|
Bb B N.C.
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------6-(6)---------|-------7-(7)--------||
|-------6-(6)-6-(6)---|-------7-(7)--------||
|---7---------7-(7)---|---8---------8s4-3--||
|---8-8-------8-(8)---|---9-9--------------||
|-8-------------------|-9------------------||
|-6-----------------0-|-7------------------||
Theme
E7 EmF#Em F#m Em F#Em E7 EmF#Em A E A E5
E E a Q +E E E E Q E E Q E E E E a E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-------3s4--(4)-0-2---|-0--2---0--2---|-----3s4-4-(4)---2---|-0------0----0--|
|-------2s3--(3)-0-2-0-|-0--2---0--2-0-|-----2s3-3-(3)-0-2-0-|-0--2---0--2-0--|
|-(3)---3s4--(4)-0-2-0-|-0--2---0--2-0-|-----3s4-4-(4)-0-2-0-|-1--2-1-1--2----|
|----------------------|------2--------|---------------------|------2---------|
|----------------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------|
|--0--0----------------|---------------|-0-0-----------------|----------------|
A7 A9A6A9 A6E A6A9 E7 EmF#E A E A
E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E E E a E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-------3-(3)-0-2---|-0--2---0--2-0-|-----3s4-4-(4)---2---|-0------0------|
|-----2-2-(2)-0-2-0-|-0--2---0--2-0-|-----2s3-3-(3)-0-2---|-0--2---0--2---|
|-----2-2-(2)-0-2-0-|-0--2-1-1--2-0-|-----3s4-4-(4)-0-2-1-|-1--2-1-1--2---|
|-----2-------------|------2--------|-------------------2-|------2--------|
|-0-0---------------|---------------|---------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-0-0-----------------|-------------0-|
B5 A5
E E +Q +E E E E E E +Q +E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------5-5---|
|---7-(7)--(7)----7\----|---5-(5)--(5)-5-5-0-|
|-4------------4-(4)\-0-|-2-2-(2)--(2)---2-0-|
|-4---------------------|-2------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
To Coda
E7 EmF#E A E A E5
E E a E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-----3s4-4-(4)---2----|-0------0----0--||
|-----2s3-3-(3)-0-2----|-0--2---0--2-0--||
|-----3s4-4-(4)-0-2-1--|-1--2-1-1--2----||
|-------------------2--|------2---------||
|----------------------|----------------||
|-0-0------------------|----------------||
E7 EmF#m EmN.C.
E E a E E +E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-----3s4-4-(4)---2---|-0-----0-------0-------|
|-----2s3-3-(3)---2-0-|-0---0---3b3.5---------|
|-----3s4-4-(4)-0-2-0-|-0-2-------------2p0---|
|---------------0-----|---------------------2-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-----------------|-----------------------|
E7 EmF#E EmN.C.
E E a E E +E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
|-----3s4-4-(4)---2---|-0-----0-------0----------|
|-----2s3-3-(3)-0-2---|-0-------3b3.5------------|
|-----3s4-4-(4)-0-2-1-|-0-2s4-----------2p0------|
|-------------------2-|---------------------2p0--|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-0-----------------|--------------------------|
A7 A9A6A9 EmN.C.
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
|-------3-(3)-0-2---|-0-----0-------0---------|
|-----2-2-(2)-0-2-0-|-0-------3b3.5-----------|
|-----2-2-(2)-0-2-0-|-0-2s4-----------2p0-----|
|-----2-------------|---------------------2p0-|
|-0-0---------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
E7 F#E A E A
E E a E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-----3s4-4-(4)---2---|-0------0------|
|-0---2s3-3-(3)-0-2---|-0--2---0--2---|
|-1---3s4-4-(4)-0-2-1-|-1--2-1-1--2---|
|-------------------2-|------2--------|
|---------------------|---------------|
|---0-----------------|-------------0-|
B B9 A5 A9 E7 EmF#E A E A Em
E E +H E E E Q. +E E E E E E a E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---2-(2)--------|---5----(5)-5-0---|-----3s4-4-(4)---2---|-0------0----0-||
|-4-2-(2)----2---|---5----(5)-5---0-|-----2s3-3-(3)-0-2---|-0--2---0--2-0-||
|-4-2-(2)----2---|-2-2----(2)-----0-|-----3s4-4-(4)-0-2-1-|-1--2-1-1--2-0-||
|---1-(1)------2-|-2----------------|-------------------2-|------2--------||
|--------------0-|------------------|---------------------|---------------||
|----------------|------------------|-0-0-----------------|---------------||
N.C.
~~
a Q. E a Q a Q E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------|
|-3s5----3-----------|-----------------|
|----------4s2--0h1--|-----1---2-1-----|
|--------------------|-2-2---2-----2---|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|---------------0-|
~~
a Q. E a Q a Q E E a E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-3s5----3-----------|--------------------|
|----------4s2--0h1--|-----------2-1------|
|--------------------|-2-2-0h5-2-----2-0--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E F#Em
~
Q E E Q Q +E E Q E E +E E
|--------------|-------0--2-0-(0)-0-|
|--------------|-------0--2-0-(0)-0-|
|--------------|-------1--2-0-(0)---|
|--------2-----|--------------------|
|------2-------|--------------------|
|-0--3------0--|-(0)-0--------------|
N.C.
~
Q E E Q E E E E E a E +E E S S S S
|-(0)-------------|-----0---------0---------|
|-(0)-------------|-------3s5-(5)---3p0-----|
|-----------------|-2s4-----------------2p0-|
|----------2------|-------------------------|
|--------2--------|-------------------------|
|--0---3------0-0-|-------------------------|
A7 N.C.
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----3---3-3---3-|-(3)---------------|
|-----2---2-2---2-|-(2)-2-------------|
|-----2---2-2---2-|-(2)-2---------0-2s|
|-2-2---2-----2---|-----------0h2-----|
|-0-0-------------|-------0h2---------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---3---|
Q a Q a Q a Q E E E +E S S E E E E E
|----------------3-5-|-5b7==(5)r-5p3---5-3-----||
|---3h5-3h5-3h5------|---------------5-----5-3-||
|-4------------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------------||
E E E E a E E a E E a E E a E E S S E E E +E E +E E +E E S S E
|-0-------------------|-----------------------|-----0-(0)-----------0--------|
|-------3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----------|-----------3b5==(3)r---3p0----|
|---2s4---2s4---2s4---|-2s4---2s4---2p0---0-1-|-(1)-----------------------3--|
|---------------------|-----------------2---2-|-(2)--------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
S S E E E E a E E E Q +E E +E +E Q
|-----------------3-5-|-5pb7r=(5)-5pb7==(5)r(5)-5pb7r=|
|-------------3s5-----|-------------------------5pb7r=|
|-2p0---2-0-----------|-------------------------------|
|-----2-----2---------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
+E E +Q Q +E E +Q E E E E S S E
|-(5)-5pb7r(5)--5pb7r=(5)-5pb7r|=(5)--3-5---3--------|
|-(5)-5pb7r(5)--5pb7r=(5)-5pb7r|=(5)------5---5p3----|
|------------------------------|------------------2s=|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
E7 E7+9
E E a S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3---3-3---3--|
|---3---------2-------|-----3---3-3---3-|---3-------------|-----3---3-3---3--|
|-4---4s2p0---2-0-----|-----1---1-1---1-|---1-------------|---------1-1---1--|
|-----------2-----2-0-|-2---------------|-2-------0-2-0-2-|-------2-----2----|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----2-2---------|------------------|
|---------------------|---0---0-----0---|-----------------|-0-0--------------|
N.C. (E7+9)
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---3/-------------------||-------------------------|
|---3/-------------------||-------------------------|
|---1/-------------------||-------12----12-12----12-|
|-2----------12-14-12-14-||-14-14-12-14-12-12-14-12-|
|------12h14-------------||-------------------------|
|------------------------||-12-12-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------12----12-12----12-|-------12----12-12----12--|
|-14-14-12-14-12-12-14-12-|-14-14-12-14-12-12-14-12--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12-12-------------------|-12-12--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------12-|-------12----12-12----12-|
|----------------------12-|-------12----12-12----12-|
|-------12----12-12-------|-------12-------12----12-|
|-14-14-12-14-12-12-14----|-14-14----14-------14----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-12-------------------|-12-12-------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E S +S E E E
|-------12----12-12-----------|-------12-------12--------------12-------12-|
|-------12----12-12----15b17==|=(15)r----15b17----15b17==(15)r----15b17----|
|-------12-------12-12--------|--------------------------------------------|
|-14-14----14-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E E S +S E S S E E E +E E E E +E S S S S E
|-------12--------------12--------------------|-------12-12-15b17==(15)r-15-12-14p12----|
|-15b17----15b17==(15)r-----------------------|-------12-12--------------------------15-|
|--------------------------14p12----12-14b16==|=(14)r-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------14-----------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
(E7)
E S S S +S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12--------------------------------------|------12---12-12---------|
|----15p12--------------12-------------12-|------12---12-12---------|
|----------14b16==(14)r----14-12----12-13-|----0----0-------14-12h==|
|--------------------------------14-------|-14-0----0-------14-12---|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------12-------||-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|----12------------15b17----15b17-||----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17-|
|-13----13------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|-12-------------0----------------||-------------------------------------|
|----------14-14------------------||-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17-|----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--3--|
E E E E E S +S E E E
|-12-------12-------12--------------15-17-17-|
|----15b17----15b17----15b17==(15)r----------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----3----| |--3--|
E E E E E E E S S S S E E. +S E E E E S S E
|-17b18==17-17-17-17-17r-17pb19==17-17-17-17-17-|-17r(17)-15-17-15-15----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------17----17p15----|
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------16-|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E7 A E A E7
a E E E a E E E E E E E E a E +E E +E E
|----------------------12-12----|-12-12----------------------------12-|
|----12----14----12----12-12----|-12-12-14-------------------------12-|
|-12h13----14-12h13-------------|-------14-12h13-(13)-14b16==(14)r----|
|----12-14----------14-------14-|-------------12-(12)-----------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E E E S S S +S E E E +Q E E S +S E E E
|-12-------12-15p12-----------------12--------|------------------------------------|
|-12-14b16----------14b16==(14)r-12-12--------|-----------15--------------15-------|
|--------------------------------------14b16==|=(14)--14r----14b16==(14)r----14-12-|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E A Em E
E E E E E E E E a E S S E E E E E E
|-------12-------12-------|--------------------12-12---||
|-------12----14-12-------|----12-12-10--------12-12---||
|-------13----14-12-------|-12h13----------------------||
|-14-14----14-------14-14-|-------------9-9----------0-||
|-------------------------|--------------------------0-||
|-------------------------|-----------------10---------||
E6 E A
+E E E E a E E E E a E E E E S S E E E
|-----12----12----12-------12-|-----------------------------------|
|-----12h14-14-12h14-12----12-|----12----14-----------------------|
|-----------------------14----|-12h13----14-12b13-----------------|
|-(0)-------------------------|-------14----------14p12----12-14--|
|-(0)-------------------------|-------------------------14--------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A7 E7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------0-----------|-----------------------|
|------12-0-11s13-----|-12s13---12s13---12s13-|
|---14-11---10s12-----|-11s12---11s12---11s12-|
|-0-----------------0-|-----------------------|
|-----------------0---|-------0-------0-------|
A7 A7/E
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-----12---12-12------|-12-------12-(12)----12-----|
|-----11---11-11------|-11-------11-(11)----11-----|
|---0----0-------0----|----------------------------|
|-0----------------12-|----12-12---------12----12--|
E7 A E A E
E a Q E E a E E E a E E E a E E E +E E
|-----------------------------|-------0----------------------------|
|--------------14----12-------|----12---14----12----------------12-|
|-12-12s13-----14-12h13-------|-12h13---14-12h13---14b16==(14)r----|
|-11-11s12--------------14-14-|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------12----------------|------------------------------------|
E E S +S E E E E E
|-12-12-10b12==(10)r-12-10-------|
|----12-10b12==(10)r-----------0-|
|--------------------------7s2-0-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Outro
H.=H
D.S. al Coda &
E E7+9 B7 E7 B9
~
a E E a E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E a H H
|-----------------------|---0-3---3-3-----|-3-----------------||-3s4----2----|
|-----3-----3-----------|---0-3---3-3-----|-3-0-0-------------||-2s3----2----|
|-2s4---2s4---2p0---0-1-|---1-1---2-2-----|-1-0-2-2-(2)-------||-3s4----2----|
|-----------------2-----|-2-----2---------|-------1-(1)-------||-------------|
|-----------------------|-------2---------|-----2-------------||-------------|
|-----------------------|-------------0-0-|--------------0-0--||-------------|
E N.C.
|-3-|
H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T
|-^0----0---------0-----|---------------------------------------:
|-^0------3p0-----------|---------------------------------------:
|-^1----------2s4---3p2p|=0---2p0-------------------------------:
|-^2--------------------|---2-----2-0h2-0---------------2-----2-:
|-^2--------------------|-----------------2-1-0h1p0-------------:
|-^0--------------------|---------------------------3p0---0-0---:
~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +H +W
|--3-----(3)----:-(3)----*|
|--3-----(3)----:-(3)----*|
|--0-----(0)----:-(0)----*|
|-(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
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