BLUE MONDAY
As recorded by Fats Domino
(From the 1957 Album THIS IS FATS DOMINO)
Words and Music by Dave Bartholomew & Antoine Domino
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar '
Intro
Q=96(8=s8)
Dm/Ab Dbm/G Cm/Gb N.C.
4/4
Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
|------3-----3-----3---|----------------||
|----3---3-2---2-1---1-|-0-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|----5---5-4---4-3---3-|-1--------------||
|----4-----3-----2-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
1st Verse
Bb Bb7 Eb
Gtr I
Q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e E
|----6------6---|----6------6---|---------------|
|----6------6---|----9------9---|----8------8---|
|----7------7---|----7------7---|----8------8---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|----8------8---|---------------|----6------6---|
|----6------6---|---------------|---------------|
Bb Bb7
Q e e q e e Q e e q e e q e e q e e
|----6------6---|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|----6------6---|----6------6---|----9------9---|
|----7------7---|----7------7---|----7------7---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|---------------|
|----6------6---|----6------6---|---------------|
2nd & 3rd Verses
F/A Bb
Q e E Q e E Q e E Q e E Q e e q e e
|----1------1---|----1------1---||-----6------6---|
|----1------1---|----1------1---||o----6------6---|
|----2------2---|----2------2---||-----7------7---|
|---------------|---------------||-----8------8---|
|---------------|---------------||o----8------8---|
|---------------|---------------||-----6------6---|
Bb7 Eb Bb
q e e q e e q e e q e E Q e e q e e
|----6------6---|---------------|----6------6---|
|----9------9---|----8------8---|----6------6---|
|----7------7---|----8------8---|----7------7---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|---------------|----6------6---|----8------8---|
|---------------|---------------|----6------6---|
F7 Bb
Q e e q e e Q e E Q e E Q e e q e e
|----6------6---|----1------1---|----6------6---|
|----6------6---|----4------4---|----6------6---|
|----7------7---|----2------2---|----7------7---|
|----8------8---|----1------1---|----8------8---|
|----8------8---|----3------3---|----8------8---|
|----6------6---|----1------1---|----6------6---|
Chorus
Bb7 Eb
q e e q e e W
|-------6-------------6-------||-------------------------|
|-------9-------------9-------||-------------------------|
|-------7-------------7-------||-------------------------|
|-------8-------------8-------||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6---6-||-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9---9-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---8-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
E°7 Bb
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6---6-9---9-12----12-15----15\-|-------------------------|
|---5-----8------11-------14-----|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb7 Eb
Gtr II
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-|---------------------------------|
|-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|
|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|
|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|
|---------------------------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| PM------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---5---5---3---3---5---5---|
|-3---3---5---5---3---3---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E°7 C7
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E Q W
|-9-6-9-12-9-12-15-12-15-18\-----|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-9-6-9-12-9-12-15-12-15-18\-----|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-8-8-8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6--6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-8-8-8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
F/A F/EbBb F/C Bb Bb7
e e e e e e e e Q e e q e e q e e q e e
|-------------------|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|-10-10-8-8-6-6-4-4-|----6------6---|----9------9---|
|-10-10-8-8-7-7-5-5-|----7------7---|----7------7---|
|-------------------|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|-------------------|----8------8---|---------------|
|-------------------|----6------6---|---------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E W W
|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------|---------------|
|--1--1-1-1-3-3-4-4-|---------------|---------------|
|--2--2-8-8-3-3-5-5-|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb Bb
q e e q e E Q e e q e e Q e e q e e
|---------------|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|----8------8---|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|----8------8---|----7------7---|----7------7---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|----6------6---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|---------------|----6------6---|----6------6---|
1.
F7 Bb F7
Q e E Q e e q e e q e e q e e q e E
|----1------1---|----6------6---|----1------1----||
|----4------4---|----6------6---|----4------4---o||
|----2------2---|----7------7---|----2------2----||
|----1------1---|----8------8---|----1------1----||
|----3------3---|----8------8---|----3------3---o||
|----1------1---|----6------6---|----1------1----||
Outro
2. H.=H
F7/A N.C. Bb7
Q e E Q e E Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q.
|-------1-------------1-------||--------------|-----------1-----*|
|-------4-------------4-------||--------------|-----------3-----*|
|-------2-------------2-------||--------------|---0-2-3---1-----*|
|-------1-------------1-------||-----0--1--2--|-3---------3-----*|
|-------3-------------3-------||-1------------|-----------1-----*|
|-------1-------------1-------||--------------|-----------------*|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H H E Q.
|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---1-||-1------------|-----------6-----*|
|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---4-||-4------------|-----------6-----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-||-2------------|-----------7-----*|
|-----------------------------||--------------|-----------6-----*|
|-----------------------------||--------------|-----------8-----*|
|-----------------------------||--------------|-----------6-----*|
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
