I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY (OVER YOU)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1956 Album ELVIS PRESLEY)
Words and Music by Joe Thomas & Howard Biggs
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scotty Moore - Electric Guitar'
1st Verse
Q=210(8=s8)
N.C. C
4/4
Gtr I
W W W E E q q q
|----------|----------|----------|-----3-----3---|
|----------|----------|----------|---5-5--5--5---|
|----------|----------|----------|-----5--5--5---|
|----------|----------|----------|--------5------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
G
E E q q q Q Q. E Q q E E +H Q Q. E Q
|-----3-----3--|----3---------|-3----3-(3)----|----3---------|
|---5-5--5--5--|----5----3h5--|-5----5-(5)----|----3----3h5--|
|-----5--5--5--|----5---------|-5----5-(5)----|----4---------|
|--------5-----|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
C F7
q E E +H Q Q. E Q E E E E +H Q Q. E Q
|-3----3-(3)----|----8----------|-8-----8-(8)----|----8----------|
|-3----3-(3)----|----8----8h10--|-8-8---8-(8)----|----8----8h10--|
|-4----4-(4)----|----9----------|-9---9----------|----8----------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
C
E E E E +H Q Q. E q Q Q. E q Q H q
|-8-----8-(8)----|----8---------|----3---------|----3-------|
|-8-8---8-(8)----|----8----8----|----3----3----|----5----5--|
|-8---8----------|----9------9--|----4------4--|----5----5--|
|----------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|----------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|----------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
2nd & 3rd Verses
$
C G C
Q Q Q Q Q H q Q H q Q Q. E Q
|-------------||---------3--|---------3--|----3---------|
|----3--5-----||----5----5--|----3----3--|----5----3h5--|
|-------5-----||----5-------|----4-------|----5---------|
|-------------||------------|------------|--------------|
|-------------||------------|------------|--------------|
|-------------||------------|------------|--------------|
G
Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E q
|----3---------|----3---------|----3---------|----3---------|
|----5----3h5--|----5----3h5--|----5----3h5--|----3----3h5--|
|----5---------|----5---------|----5---------|----4---------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
C F7
Q. E E E Q E E E Q E q E E E Q E q E E E Q E q
|-3-------------|-------8-------|-------8-------|-------8-------|
|-3----5---3----|---8------8----|---8------8----|---8------8----|
|-4-------------|-----9------9--|-----9------9--|-----8------8--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
C G C
E E E Q E q E E E Q E q E E E Q E q Q Q.. S q
|-------8-------|-------8-------|-------3-------|-----/8------8--8--||
|---8------8----|---8------8----|---3------3----|-----/8------8--8--||
|-----8------8--|-----9------9--|-----4------4--|-----/9------9--9--||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----/10-----10-10--||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------||
Bridge
N.C. F7 C
PM---------|
E E E E q q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q
|---------------|-8-----8-------|-8-----8-------|-8-----8-------|
|---------------|---8------8----|---8------8----|---8------8----|
|---------------|-----8------8--|-----8------8--|-----9------9--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-1---1-0-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------3--|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D7 G
E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q
|-8-----8-------|-8-----8-------|-5-----5-------|-------3-------|
|---8------8----|---8------8----|---7------7----|---3------3----|
|-----9------9--|-----9------9--|-----7------7--|-----4------4--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-5-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
N.C. C F7
PM-------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q. E q E E E Q E q Q Q. E q
|-------------|----8----------|-8------8--------|----8----------|
|-------------|----8----8-10--|---8-10----8-10--|----8----8-10--|
|-------------|----9----------|-----------------|----8----------|
|-5--3--2-----|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------5--|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
Guitar Solo
To Coda
C C
E E E Q E q E E q q q Q q Q q Q H q
|-8------8--------|-----3-----3--|----3-----3--||-----8--------|
|---8-10----8-10--|---5-5--5--5--|----3--3--3--||-----8----10--|
|-----------------|-----5--5--5--|----4--4--4--||-----9--------|
|-----------------|--------5-----|-------------||----10--------|
|-----------------|--------------|-------------||--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-------------||--------------|
G C
PM---------|
q q q q q Q. E Q E E E Q E q q Q. E Q
|-8------------|-----8----------|------------------|----8-----------|
|-8------------|-----8----10----|----8-------8-----|----8----10-----|
|--------------|-----9----------|------9-10----10--|----9-----------|
|--------7--9--|-10-------------|------------------|------------10--|
|----10--------|----------------|-10---------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|------------------|-8--------------|
G
PM---------|
q q q q q Q. E +Q Q. q E Q E E E E q E E
|-8------------|-----8-------------|-8--------8----|---0---0------0-|
|-8------------|-----8----10-(10)--|-8----10----8--|-3---1---0------|
|--------------|-----9-------------|---------------|------------2---|
|--------7--9--|-10----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----10--------|-------------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------|
C F7
q E E E E Q Q Q. E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q. E Q
|---------------|--------------|-3-------0----|----3---------|
|------0---0----|----1---------|-1----4-------|----1----1----|
|-0-------------|----0----0----|-0----0----0--|----2------2--|
|----3---2---0--|-----------2--|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|-3------------|----3---------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-1------------|
C G C
q Q. E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
|--------------|---------------|-------3-------|-----------------|
|-4--4---------|---1------1----|----------0----|-----------------|
|-2--2----2----|-------0-------|---0--------0--|---0---0---0---0-|
|-3---------3--|-----2------2--|-----3---------|-----------------|
|--------------|-3-------------|---------------|-3-------0---2---|
|--------------|---------------|-3-------------|-----3-----------|
D.S. al Coda &
C
E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q H.
|----------------||----8----------|----8-----||
|----------------||----8--10------|----8-----||
|---0---0---0----||-----------10--|-9--------||
|-----1---2------||---------------|----------||
|-3-----------3--||---------------|----------||
|----------------||---------------|----------||
Outro
C G C
Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||-----8----------|----------|----8----------|----8------------||
||o----8--10------|----------|----8--10------|----8--10-------o||
||--9---------10--|-9--------|-----------10--|-9---------10----||
||----------------|----------|---------------|-----------------||
||o---------------|----------|---------------|----------------o||
||----------------|----------|---------------|-----------------||
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
