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THE SKY IS CRYING

As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
(From the 1991 Album THE SKY IS CRYING)

Words & Music by Elmore James, Clarence Lewis & Morris Lewy

Transcribed by Slowhand 


Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Stevie Ray Vaughan - Electric Guitar / 1/2 step down'

 1st Verse
  Q.=62
  C7                                        F9
 12/8
  Gtr I
                          ~~                ~~
               |---3---|
  Q  E  Q      S  +S   S  Q   S S  Q.       Q.   W        E
|------13b15--13-(13)-11------------------|-8---------------|
|------------------------13--11-8---------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------10b12---|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|


  C7
                                 ~~~~~~~           ~~~~~~
  Q.   E  Q       +H.         S  S  +Q    E  E  E  Q   E E Q
|--------13b15===(13)------|-11----------11-------------------|
|--------------------------|----13-(13)-----13----11--11------|
|--------------------------|-------------------12-------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|


  F9
                          ~~                ~~
               |---3---|
  Q  E  Q      S  +S   S  Q   S S  Q.       Q.   W        E
|------13b15--13-(13)-11------------------|-8---------------|
|------------------------13--11-8---------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------10b12---|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|


  C7
  H     Q      Q.     S  E.     +E
|------11b13--11b14-----11b14==(11)r-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


                                                               Ab9
    ~~~~~~                                       ~~
                 |----3----|  |-3--|                 |-3--|
  S S +Q    S S  S     +S  S  S S  S      +E   S E.  S S  S  E  E
|---8-(8)--------------------------------------8---------------11-|
|----------11p8------------------------------------------------11-|
|---------------10b11r(10)-8----8h10b12==(10)r---8-------------12-|
|----------------------------10---------------------10p8----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------10-11----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------11----|


  G9                 F9
   ~~~
   Q.   W        E    E  E W        Q
|------------------|-20\---------------|
|-10---------------|-20\---------------|
|-10---------------|-------------------|
|--9---------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|


  C7                                                    G7
                                ~                         ~~~~    ~~
  H     Q      Q       S S S  S Q    E  S S  E  E S  E.   Q    E  E Q
|------11b13--11b11.5--8---8-11-8--|-8\--------------------------------||
|------------------------8---------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|---------------------10---10-------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|------------8-9-10--(10)-----10----||
|----------------------------------|------3s12\------------------------||


 2nd Verse
  C7                         F9                C7
                        ~~~~~~~~~
  H    Q   Q     E E S  E.   E Q  W        E   Q.   E  Q       +H.
|----------------8---------|-8---------------|--------13b15===(13)----|
|--------------------------|---8-------------|------------------------|
|---------10b12------8h10--|-----------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|------------------8-------|-----------------|------------------------|


              Dm7      C7             F9
      ~~~~~~~           ~~~~~~~~~                       ~~~
   S  S  +Q    E  E  E  Q   E  E Q    H    Q   E     S  E.  S S  Q
|-11----------11--------------------|---------13b15-11------------------|
|----13-(13)-----13----11--11-11----|------------------13--11-8---------|
|-------------------12--------------|---------------------------10b12---|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


                    C7
  ~~
  Q.   E W          Q  E  H        Q      Q       +E
|-8---------------|------11b15----11b13--11b13===(11)r-|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|


    ~                                          ~
  S Q  S  S S  S     +S   S     +S   S     +S  Q  E  E  a  E
|-8-----------------------------------------------8\---10s11-|
|---8--8-11p8-------------------------------------8\---10s11-|
|-------------10b12r(10)-10b12r(10)-10b12r(10)-8-------10s11-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


  G9
   ~~~
   Q.   W         E
|----------------20\--|
|-10-------------20\--|
|-10------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|


  F9                        C7
                                                                   ~~
  E +E   H.      Q.   E   E  Q     S  Q       +E.   Q        S  S  Q
|-8-(8)\----------------|---13b15----13b17===(13)r-11b11.5-----11-----|
|-8-(8)\----------------|-----------------------------------13----13--|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|


  C7        Ab9          G9
                   ~~~~~
   Q      E  E  E  E  Q   S  S  S  S      +Q
|-11b12------------------------11-13b15==(13)r--||
|-----------11----11-11--13-13------------------||
|--------12----12-------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  C7
                            ~~~~~~~~~~
                      |--3--|
   Q      E     E     S  S  S  +E   Q   Q     Q
|-13b15--13b15-13b15-11----------------11b13-----|
|-----------------------13-13-(13)-13------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


  F7
                                     ~~
  Q   S  S  S  Q      S     S     S  H     S  S
|----------11-13b15--13b15-13b15----------------|
|----13-13-----------------------13-13----13p11-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


  C7
          |-----3-----|
   E     +S   S      +S   +Q     H        Q      Q
|-13b15r(13)-13b15==(13)-(13)r--11b15----11b12--13b15---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


                                       Gb9     F9
   ~~~~~~                    ~~~~~~                               ~~~
   Q   E  E  Q      E     S  E.  Q   S  T  T    Q     Q  S  E.    Q.   Q  E
|--------11-13b15--11b13-11------------------|-13b15-------13b15-11----------|
|-13--13--------------------13--13--13-13p11-|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


                                    ~~~~~~
  Q   S  S  S  E.    E     S     S  Q   Q   S  S
|----------11-13b15-13b15-13b15-11---------------|
|----13-13-------------------------13--13--13-13-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


  C7
                                         ~~
   Q      +Q    Q     Q   S S  S     +S  E.S
|-13b15r=(13)--11b13--8----------------------|
|------------------------11p8----------------|
|-----------------------------10b12r(10)-8p0-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


                                                       Ab9
                                       ~~
   Q     S S  S S  E     E     T T  S  E  S  S E  Q
|--------8----------------------------------------------|
|----------8-11-8---------------------------------------|
|-10b12-----------10b12-10b12-10p8-------------8-10b12--|
|----------------------------------10-10-10-10----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


  G9
                  |--3---| |--3---|                                      |-3--|
  S  S      S  S  S  +S  S S +S   S S S  T S  S.    T T  T. T.  S T. T.  S S  S S S  E
|-----------8h10-10-(10)-9p8-(8)------8-----------------------------------------------------|
|-8h10b10.5----------------------11-8---11-8----------------------8-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------10b12-10p8-----8--10----8----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------10--------------10p8----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------10-9-8---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11b11.5-|


  F9
                                 ~~~~~~~~
   Q     S S S S S S S S S S  T  S.  +E   E  Q
|--------8---8---8---8---8---------------11-13b15--|
|----------8---8---8---8---8-11s13--(13)-----------|
|-10b12--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


  C7                F9
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~      ~~~~~~~~~~~~
   S  S  +Q    Q.    S  S  +Q    Q.
|-11----------------11----------------|
|----13-(13)--13-------13-(13)--13----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


  C7                   G7add9                   C7
      ~~~~~~~           ~~                                       ~~
   S  S  +Q    E  E  E  Q   S  S  S  Q     S     H        Q      Q   Q     Q
|-11----------11-----------------11-13b15----||-13b15----11b13------11b13-----|
|----13-(13)-----13----11--13-13-------------||-13b15-----------13------------|
|-------------------12-----------------------||-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------||-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------||-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------||-------------------------------|


    F9                                               C7
                                     ~~~~~~
  E  Q      +E   E     +E   S     S  E  Q.    S  S    W             +H
|---13b15r=(13)-12b13r(12)-12b13-11----------------|-13b15=========(13)r----|
|---13b15r=(13)-12b13r(12)-12b13----13-13----13-11-|------------------------|
|---13b14r=(13)------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|


                                    Gb9
  E  Q.      Q      Q.      Q        E
|---11b14---11b14--11b13---11b14.5--13b15-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


  F9
                   ~~
   |-----3------|
   S      +S    S  Q   T  T  T  S S S  T      T  T T T  T      T  Q.      Q
|-13b15==(13)r-11-----11----------8-----------8-10-9p8-----------11b13---11b12---|
|-----------------13-----15p11------8-11b11.5----------11b11.5-8-----------------|
|------------------------------12------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


       ~
                            |-3--| |----3-----|   |-3--| |--3--| |-3--|  |---3---|
  S  S Q   S S  E     E     S S  S S  S      +S   S S  S S  S  S S  S S  S  +S   S
|-8-11-8--11p8--------------------------------------8------------------------------|
|---------11p8------------------------------------8---11p8----------------------11-|
|--------------10b12-10b12-10p8----8-10b12==(10)r----------11p10p8----8-11-(11)----|
|-------------------------------10---------------------------------10--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  C7
                                                    ~~
    |-3--| |-3--|
    S S  S S  S S  E  Q     S S  S  S  S  E.  S  S  Q
|---------------------------8---------11s13-----11-----|
|-----------------------------8-11s13--------13----13--|
|-/10p9----9---------10b12-----------------------------|
|-------10---10p8--------------------------------------|
|-----------------10-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


                                   Ab9
                   ~~
   Q.      Q.      Q   S  S  Q      E
|-11b12---12b13-------------11b12--12b13==|
|-----------------13--13-13---------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


  G7add9
                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   +E    Q      E     E     +E   Q       +Q.     E
|-(12)r-12b14--12b14-13b14r(13)-13b15===(13)r---13b15r|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


  F9
                                              ~~~
   +E  S  E     +S  S  E.    Q      Q      S  E.  S  S
|-(13)---11b13r(11)---13b15-12b13--13b15--11------------|
|--------------------------------------------13--13-13--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------0------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


  C7add9          F9          F7
          ~                ~     ~~~~~~~
   Q.     Q   S S  S     S Q  S  S  +Q
|-11b14---8------------------------------|
|------------11p8------------------------|
|-----------------10b12-10p8--8----------|
|-------------------------------10-(10)--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


  C7add9                G9
  E  E a  S  S  E S  E.   Q.     E  Q
|-8\-----------------------------------||
|-8\-----------------------------------||
|-8\---------------------10-----10-----||
|-8\-5---------------------------------||
|-----------10-10-9-10--(10)---(10)----||
|------6s11----------------------------||


 3rd Verse
  C7                   F9
                         ~~~~
  W        E  Q.         Q.   W        E
|--------------------|-<10>--------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------10b12---|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|


  C7
                                     ~~                      ~~
  Q  E  Q     S S  S S  S  E.  S  S  Q     Q     Q   E.    S Q.   E E E
|-------------8------8-11s13-----11-----|-11b13-----13b15-11-8----8-8---|
|------11b13----8-11----------13----13--|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  F9
                            ~~~~~~~
  W        Q  E  E       S  S  +Q   W        E
|---------------13b15-|-11---------------------|
|---------------------|----13-(13)-------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|


  C7
              ~~
  Q   H       Q.    S     +S  S S E
|-------------8---------------------|
|----11b13--------------------------|
|------------------10b12r(10)-8-----|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


                                        Ab9
                                  ~~
   Q.     Q   S     +S  E    +E   Q   a  E  E
|---------8--------------------------10s11-10-|
|-11b13------------------------------10s11-10-|
|--x---------10b12r(10)-8b10r(8)-----10s11-10-|
|--------------------------------10-----------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


  G9                      F9    N.C.
   ~~~
   Q.   H    Q  E  E. S   E E W        Q
|-----------------20\---|-----------------||
|-10--------------20\---|-8---------------||
|-10--------------------|-8---------------||
|--9--------------------|-7---------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------||


 Outro
  C13              F9                         C7     Db9  C9
                        ~
  Q   Q      Q     S  S Q   S S  E     E      E  E E Q.   H.
|----11b13--11b12--8-11-8-------------------|--------4----3-----|
|--------------------------11p8-------------|--------4----3-----|
|-------------------------------10b12-10b12-|-8------4----3-----|
|-------------------------------------------|--------3----2-----|
|-------------------------------------------|---10--------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------4------------|


  C9
                     ~~~
  S S S S  E   Q.   +H.
|----------3--!3----(3)----*|
|-------3-(3)-!3----(3)----*|
|-----3-------!3----(3)----*|
|---2---------!2----(2)----*|
|--------------------------*|
|-3------------------------*|


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