SUMMERTIME BLUES As recorded by Eddie Cochran (From the 1960 Album EDDIE COCHRAN) Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2' Intro 1 Q=158 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I W W |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | Gtr II | \0.5 \0.5 \0.5 \0.5 | PM------------------------------------------------------------- | S +S E E E S +S E E E S +S E E E S +S E E E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-0----(0)-0-0-0-0----(0)-0-0-0-|-0----(0)-0-0-0-0----(0)-0-0-0-| Intro 2 & Interlude E A B E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q ||--x-0-0-0-0-------|---------0-------| ||o-x-0-0-0-2-------|-x-4-4-4-0-------| ||--x-1-1-1-2-------|-x-4-4-4-1-------| ||--x-2-2-2-2-------|-x-4-4-4-2-------| ||o-x-2-2-2-0-------|-x-2-2-2-2-------| ||--x-0-0-0---------|---------0-------| | |-----------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||o---------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2---------| ||--0-0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0-| E A B E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |-x-0-0-0-0-------|---------0-------|| |-x-0-0-0-2-------|-x-4-4-4-0-------|| |-x-1-1-1-2-------|-x-4-4-4-1-------|| |-x-2-2-2-2-------|-x-4-4-4-2-------|| |-x-2-2-2-0-------|-x-2-2-2-2-------|| |-x-0-0-0---------|---------0-------|| | | PM---------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |---------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2---------|| |-0-0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0-|| 1st - 3rd Verses N.C. W W |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | \0.5 \0.5 \0.5 \0.5 |-------------------------------------------------------------| | S +S E E E S +S E E E S +S E E E S +S E E E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0----(0)-0-0-0-0----(0)-0-0-0-|-0----(0)-0-0-0-0----(0)-0-0-0--| E A B E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |---0-0-0-0-------|---------0-------| |---0-0-0-2-------|---4-4-4-0-------| |---1-1-1-2-------|---4-4-4-1-------| |---2-2-2-2-------|---4-4-4-2-------| |---2-2-2-0-------|---2-2-2-2-------| |---0-0-0---------|---------0-------| | | PM--------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2---------| |-0-0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0-| N.C. W W |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | \0.5 \0.5 \0.5 \0.5 |-------------------------------------------------------------| | S +S E E E S +S E E E S +S E E E S +S E E E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0----(0)-0-0-0-0----(0)-0-0-0-|-0----(0)-0-0-0-0----(0)-0-0-0--| Pre-Chorus E A B E A5 E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---0-0-0-0-------|---------0-------||-----------------|------------------| |---0-0-0-2-------|---4-4-4-0-------||-----------------|------------------| |---1-1-1-2-------|---4-4-4-1-------||-----------------|------------------| |---2-2-2-2-------|---4-4-4-2-------||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--| |---2-2-2-0-------|---2-2-2-2-------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |---0-0-0---------|---------0-------||-----------------|------------------| | | PM-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 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 |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |---------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2---------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-0-0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0-||-----------------|------------------| Chorus E A5 E E Q H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0-----------|--------0-0---||-----------------|------------------| |-0-----------|--------0-0---||-----------------|------------------| |-1-----------|--------1-1---||-----------------|------------------| |-2-----------|--------2-2---||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--| |-2-----------|--------2-2---||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-0-----------|--------0-0---||-----------------|------------------| | | PM------------------------------| | E E Q H W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |-------------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |-------------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |-------------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |-------------|--------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-0-----------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| E N.C. 2/4 4/4 E E Q H W W |-0-----------|------|-------------------------------| |-0-----------|------|-------------------------------| |-1-----------|------|-------------------------------| |-2-----------|------|-------------------------------| |-2-----------|------|-------------------------------| |-0-----------|------|-------------------------------| | | \0.5 \0.5 | PM----------------------------- | E E Q H W S +S E E E S +S E E E |-------------|------|-------------------------------| |-------------|------|-------------------------------| |-------------|------|-------------------------------| |-------------|------|-------------------------------| |-------------|------|-------------------------------| |-0-----------|------|-0----(0)-0-0-0-0----(0)-0-0-0-| 1.,2. 3. W 3x W |--------------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------o||-------------------------------|| |--------------------------------||-------------------------------|| |--------------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------o||-------------------------------|| |--------------------------------||-------------------------------|| | | \0.5 \0.5 \0.5 \0.5 |---------------------------------------------------------------| | S +S E E E S +S E E E 3x S +S E E E S +S E E E |--------------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------o||-------------------------------|| |--------------------------------||-------------------------------|| |--------------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------o||-------------------------------|| |-0----(0)-0-0-0-0----(0)-0-0-0--||-0----(0)-0-0-0-0----(0)-0-0-0-|| Outro E A B E A B E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q 3x ||----0-0-0-0-------|---------0-------|---0-0-0-0-------|---------0--------|| ||o---0-0-0-2-------|---4-4-4-0-------|---0-0-0-2-------|---4-4-4-0-------o|| ||----1-1-1-2-------|---4-4-4-1-------|---1-1-1-2-------|---4-4-4-1--------|| ||----2-2-2-2-------|---4-4-4-2-------|---2-2-2-2-------|---4-4-4-2--------|| ||o---2-2-2-0-------|---2-2-2-2-------|---2-2-2-0-------|---2-2-2-2-------o|| ||----0-0-0---------|---------0-------|---0-0-0---------|---------0--------|| | | PM------------------------------------------------------------------| | 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 3x ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o---------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2---------|---------0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2---------o|| ||--0-0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0--|| 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