LONG TALL SALLY
As recorded by Little Richard
(From the 1957 Album HERE'S LITTLE RICHARD)
Words and Music by Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman & Robert Blackwell
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Edgar Blanchard - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lee Allen - Saxophone'
1st - 5th Verses
Q=184(8=s8)
$
F5
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
W Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H
|----------||-------------|------------|------------|
|----------||o------------|------------|------------|
|----------||-------------|------------|------------|
|----------||-------------|------------|------------|
|----------||o-3----------|-3----------|-3----------|
|----------||--1----------|-1----------|-1----------|
Bb5 F5
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-----------------|
|----------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
To Coda
C5 Bb5 F5
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|------------------|
|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
1.,2. 3.
F5
E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E
|------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-o||-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|
| Gtr II (Sax. arr. for Gtr.)
| W 3x W
|------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
Saxophone Solo
F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|--3----3---5---3-3--3--5-3-|-3-3-5--3---3---3--5--3-|
|--1----1---1---1-1--1--1-1-|-1-1-1--1---1---1--1--1-|
|
| Q +E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E
|-15b16---(15)-15-----------|------------------------|
|-------------------12\-----|-------16-(16)-16-13----|
|---------------------------|---------------------15-|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|--3--3--5--3--3--3-5---3-|--3--3-5-3-3-3-5--3----|
|--1--1--1--1--1--1-1---1-|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1----|
|
| E E E E Q E E e e Q Q E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------16b18-|
|-13h14-------------------|-13-14-----------------|
|-------15----15\---------|-----------------------|
|----------15---------/15-|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---3--3-5-3-3-3--5-----3-|--3--3--5--3--3------3--5--3------|
|---1--1-1-1-1-1--1-----1-|--1--1--1--1--1------1--1--1------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| +H. E E E E E E Q E E
|-------------------------|-13-------------------------------|
|-(16)-----------16b18-13-|----16p15-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------15-13b13.5------13b13.5-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------15---------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|--3-3--5--3--3--3-5-3-|--3-3-5-3-3-3---5--3-|
|--1-1--1--1--1--1-1-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1---1--1-|
|
| Q E E E e Q e E Q Q E E
|---------------13-----|-13------------------|
|------------13--------|------------------18-|
|-14---15-16-----------|--------------/17----|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
C5 Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--5------5-7-5-5-5---7--5-|--3------3----5----3--3-----3-5---3----|
|--3------3-3-3-3-3---3--3-|--1------1----1----1--1-----1-1---1----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| |------3-------|
| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q. +E
|-16b16.5------------------|-16b16.5---17---18---18b20======(18)---|
|-----------------------18-|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------/17----|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F5 C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----5--5-5-5--5----5--5-----|
|---3---3--5-------3--3-------3-------5--3-|-----3--3-3-3--3----3--3-----|
|---1---1--1-------1--1-------1-------1--1-|-----------------------------|
|
| +Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-(18)r---16b16.5----16b16.5-16b16.5-------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------18-----------------18----|-18-----------16b18---16b18==|
|---------------------------------------17-|----17\----------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3---3-5-3-3-3--5--3-|--3-----3-5-3-3-3-5--3-|
|---1---1-1-1-1-1--1--1-|--1-----1-1-1-1-1-1--1-|
|
| +H. E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-(16)r-----------16p13-|-16b18\-------------13-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|---3--3--5--3--3--3--5--3-|--3--3--5--3-3--3-5--3-----|
|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|--1--1--1--1-1--1-1--1-----|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-/18-18-16-16-13-13-------|---------------13---16b18==|
|--------------------15-15-|-13h14---------------------|
|--------------------------|-------15------------------|
|--------------------------|----------15---------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---3----3--5-3-3-3---5---3-----|---3----3---5--3--3----3-----5--3----|
|---1----1--1-1-1-1---1---1-----|---1----1---1--1--1----1-----1--1----|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| |---3---|
| +E E H +E E +E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-(16)r-16-13-------(13)-16b18==|=(16)r(16)p13------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------15-13h15p==13----13h===|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------15-------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|--3--3--5--3--3-3-5--3-|-3-3-5--3-3---3-5--3-|
|--1--1--1--1--1-1-1--1-|-1-1-1--1-1---1-1--1-|
|
| E E E E e E E e Q E e E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|----13-15-13-----------|------------/18------|
|-14--------------------|------------------17-|
|-------------15-----15-|---------------------|
|-----------------------|-------15------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
C5 Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---5--5--7-----5-5-5---7----5----|-3--3------5--3-------3--3--5-------3-|
|---3--3--3-----3-3-3---3----3----|-1--1------1--1-------1--1--1-------1-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| +Q H +E E E Q E E E E E
|--------18b20========(18)r-18b19-|---16b16.5---16b16.5------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------18-18-16b16.5----|
|-(17)----------------------------|-----------------------------------17-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|------------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------------------|-----5--5--5--5--5-5-5--||-----------------||
|---3-3-5--3--3--3--5-------3-|-----3--3--3--3--3-3-3--||-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-||
|---1-1-1--1--1--1--1-------1-|------------------------||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|
| ~~~
| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q W
|-----------------------------|------------------------||-----------------||
|-/18--------18-18-16b16.5----|------------------------||-----------------||
|---------17---------------17-|-15s13----13------------||-----------------||
|-----------------------------|-------15----15\--------||-----------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||-----------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||-----------------||
Outro
F5
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb5 F5
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C5 Bb5 F5 F9
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +W
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------8-|-(8)----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------8-|-(8)----*|
|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|------------7-|-(7)----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3----------8-|-(8)----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1------------|--------*|
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
