(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
N.C.
W W E S S S S E H
||-----------|----------|-------3------------------|
||o----------|----------|--------------------------|
||-----------|----------|---5b7---5b7---3b3.5------|
||-----------|----------|-------------5------------|
||o----------|----------|--------------------------|
||-----------|----------|--------------------------|
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
N.C.
+S E S +S E S S E S Q
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-(5)r-5b7-5b7==(5)r-5b7-3-5-3b3.5------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--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----|
N.C.
E. S S S T S. S S T T S Q
|--------3-----3-----------------|
|----5b6---5b6---3--3-------3----|
|-----------------------3h4------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
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
