BLACK AND BLUE
As recorded by Whitesnake
(From the 1980 Album READY AN' WILLING)
Words and Music by David Coverdale & Micky Moody
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Micky Moody - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Bernie Marsden - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=132
C5
4/4
Gtrs I, II (El. Gtrs. w/ dist.)
H Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
|-----------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|-------------------|---------------------||
Pre-Verse
G5 F5 C5
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-----------------5-|
||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-3-|-(3)-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|-------------------|---------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
G5 F5 C5
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-----------------5-|
||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-3-|-(3)-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
G5
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7----|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|
|-------------------|-----------------3--|
F5 C5
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------5-|
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-3-|-(3)-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-------------------|-------------------||
Pre-Chorus
$
F C F C G5
H H H H E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-1----3----|-1----3----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-1----5----|-1----5----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-2----5----|-2----5----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3----5----|-3----5----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3----3----|-3----3----|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
|-----------|-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F C F C G5
H H H H E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-1----3----|-1----3----|-----------------|-------------------||
|-1----5----|-1----5----|-----------------|-------------------||
|-2----5----|-2----5----|-----------------|-------------------||
|-3----5----|-3----5----|-----------------|-------------------||
|-3----3----|-3----3----|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-||
|-----------|-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
Chorus
Am G F C5 F5
H. E E +H.. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-------4-2-|-(2)----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------5-3-|-(3)--------5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7---|
|-7-------5-3-|-(3)--------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-------------------|-----------------1-|
G5 C5
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------5-|
|-(3)-3-5-3-3-3-5-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-3-|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
1.
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-------------------|--------------------||
2.,D.S.
C5 Am G F C5
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H. E E +H.. E
|-------------------|-------------------|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-5-------4-2-|-(2)----------|
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-7-------5-3-|-(3)--------5-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-------5-3-|-(3)--------3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|
F5
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7---|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------------|-----------------1-|
To Coda
G5
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-(3)-3-5-3-3-3-5-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---||
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Bridge
C5 Bb5 F5 C5
2/4
Q. E +H E Q E +H +W +H
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|---------------|---------------|------------|--------||
|-5----3-(3)----|------5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-(5)----||
|-5----3-(3)----|-3-3--5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-(5)----||
|-3----1-(1)----|-3-3--3-(3)----|-(3)--------|-(3)----||
|---------------|-1-1-----------|------------|--------||
Piano Solo
G5 F5 C5 G5
4/4
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 E E E
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|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7----|
|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-3-|-(3)-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------|-----------------3--|
F5 C5
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------5-|
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-3-|-(3)-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
D.S. al Coda
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|-------------------|---------------------||
&
Am G F C5 G5
H. E E +H.. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-------4-2-|-(2)----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------5-3-|-(3)--------5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7---|-------------------|
|-7-------5-3-|-(3)--------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
ritardando Q=80 a tempo Q=132
C Bb F C N.C.
>
H H H H +W +W W W
|-3----1----|-1----3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|----------|------||
|-5----3----|-1----5----|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|----------|------||
|-5----3----|-2----5----|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|----------|------||
|-5----3----|-3----5----|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|----------|------||
|-3----1----|-3----3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|----------|------||
|-----------|-1---------|------------|------------|----------|------||
Outro
G5 F5 C5
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-----------------5-|
||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-3-|-(3)-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E 3x
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|-------------------|---------------------||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
You never call me, babe,
Until your man is gone,
I know it's you
When I pick up the
Telephone.
You ask me how I am
And if I'm doing well,
When all you want from
Me
Is just to ring your bell.
Take your time, we can
Do some lines,
Cause it's alright.
We can feel fine drinking
Midnight wine,
Cause it's alright.
Black and blue, black
And blue,
I said come over here,
Baby,
And love me till I'm
Black and blue.
You got the key to love
Dressed in your innocent
Smile,
You know you touched
Me baby,
So won't you stay for a
While.
And take your time, we
Can do some lines,
Cause it's alright.
We can feel fine drinking
Midnight wine,
Cause it's alright.
Black and blue, black
And blue,
I said come over here,
Baby,
And love me till I'm
Black and blue.
Black and blue, black
And blue,
I said come over here,
Baby,
And love me till I'm
Black and blue.
(Solo)
Take your time, we can
Do some lines,
Cause it's alright.
We can feel fine drinking
Midnight wine,
Cause it's alright.
Black and blue, black
And blue,
I said come over here,
Baby,
And love me till I'm
Black and blue.
Black and blue, black
And blue,
I said come over here,
Baby,
And love me till I'm
Black and blue.
I said come over here,
Baby,
And love me till I'm
Black and blue.
Black and blue...
Top
She's A Woman
She got everything I
Need,
She makes me smile, she
Makes me bleed.
Cause she's a woman.
She got the end, she got
The means,
She's in my heart and in
My dreams
An' it makes me cry. I
Wanna make her mine.
She ain't black, but, she
Got soul,
She ain't young, she ain't
Old,
She shine like silver, burn
Like gold.
Cause she's a woman,
She's a woman.
She got everything I
Need,
She got comfort, she got
Speed.
She's a woman, she's a
Woman.
She do me bad, she do
Me good,
She got the Gypsy in her
Blood.
Cos' she's a woman,
She's a woman.
She ain't black, but, she
Got soul,
She ain't young, she ain't
Old,
Shine like silver, burn
Like gold.
She's a woman, she's a
Woman.
She got a fire in her eyes,
I know she sees through
All my lies,
Cause she's a woman,
She's a woman.
I know I'm the danger
Zone
If I leave her all alone.
Cause she's a woman,
She's a woman.
She ain't black, but, she
Got soul,
She ain't young, she ain't
Old,
Shine like silver, burn
Like gold.
She's a woman, woman,
She's a woman, she's a
Woman.
(Solo)
She's a woman, woman,
She's a woman.
She got everything I
Need,
She make me smile, she
Make me bleed.
She's a woman, she's a
Woman.
She got the end, she got
The means,
She, make me shiver in
My jeans.
Cause she's a woman,
She's a woman.
She ain't black, but, she
Got soul,
She ain't young, she ain't
Old
She shine like silver, burn
Like gold.
Cause she's a woman,
She's a woman.
She's a woman...
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