SUMMERTIME BLUES
As recorded by Eddie Cochran
(From the 1960 Album EDDIE COCHRAN [LIBERTY])
Words and Music by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart
E
0 2 2 1 0 0
A
x 0 2 2 2 0
B7
x 2 1 2 0 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie Cochran (12-String)'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderately Fast Blues Q=156
N.C.(E) E A
4/4
Gtr I
W W E E E E E E Q
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/ / / /
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To Coda
To Coda
B7 E A B7 E
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W
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1st Verse
N.C.(E) E A B7 E
W W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / /
W W W W
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N.C.(E) E A B7 E A5
Gtr I
W W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|----------|----------|---0-0-0-2------|---0-0-0-0----------|
|----------|----------|---1-1-1-2------|---2-2-2-1----------|
|----------|----------|---2-2-2-2------|---1-1-1-2-----2-2--|
|----------|----------|---2-2-2-0------|---2-2-2-2-(0)-0-0--|
|----------|----------|---0-0-0-0------|---------0----------|
A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 E N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H H Q E E
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|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-----------|--------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----------|-----------0--||
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Chorus
D.C. al Coda
A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 N.C.(E)
2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E Q H W
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|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-------------|------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|------||
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2nd & 3rd Verses
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N.C.(E) E A B7 E
4/4
Gtr I
W W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / /
W W W W
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N.C.(E) E A B7 E A5
Gtr I
W W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|---0-0-0-0------|---2-2-2-0----------|
|----------|----------|---0-0-0-2------|---0-0-0-0----------|
|----------|----------|---1-1-1-2------|---2-2-2-1----------|
|----------|----------|---2-2-2-2------|---1-1-1-2-----2-2--|
|----------|----------|---2-2-2-0------|---2-2-2-2-(0)-0-0--|
|----------|----------|---0-0-0-0------|---------0----------|
A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H H E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------|--------0-0---||
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|-----------------|-----------------|-1-----------|--------1-1---||
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-----------|--------2-2---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----------|--------2-2---||
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Chorus
D.C. al Dbl. Coda
A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 N.C.(E)
2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E Q H W
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|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-------------|------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|------||
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Outro
N.C.(E) E A B7 E
4/4
Gtr I
W W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / /
W W W W 3x
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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
