• Song:

    Cry Me A River

  • Artist:

    Julie London

  • Album:

    Julie Is Her Name, Vol....

Artist: Julie London
Song: Cry Me a River
Year: 1955
With a potential Jazz acoustic session fast approaching I was surprised to find only one 
version of free music tablature on the World Wide Web for such a famous Jazz Classic! 
So I decided to upload the following arrangement.
Please note that this is ?Jazz? so the following is only a guide. You are therefore 
expected to experiment with different chord inversions and passing notes and chords, slides 
etc to make the song your own, whilst still remaining faithful to the original song.
Pay very careful attention to timing, dynamics, tone production from right hand and most 
of all the full depth of emotion the piece has to offer. It?s a beautiful song, so I 
hope you have lots of fun. Cheers.

Transcribed by E. Evans


       Em9        Em7M          Am9      Am7M
E||----7----------7--------|----------------------|
B||----8----------8--------|----5--------5--------|
G||----11----10-9-8--------|----5--------5--------|
D||------------------------|----9----8-7-6--------|
A||------------------------|----------------------|
E||------------------------|----------------------|


    C11+              B7/5                     Em9          Em7/5+
----8-------8--10--8--7--|------------------|-----------------------------|
----8-------8---------6--|------------------|-----------------------------|
----9-------9---------8--|------------------|--------11------------12-----|
----8-------8---------7--|------------------|-----9------9-----10-----10--|
----9-------9------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
----8-------8------------|------------------|--12----------12-------------|



  Em13          Em7            Am7      D9           G7M   G6   F#m7 B7
----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------|--5--------5---------|-------------2----4----|
---------12----------12-----|--5--------5---------|--4----------2----2----|
-----11-----11----12-----12-|--5--------4---------|--4--3--2----2----4----|
----------------------------|-----------5---------|------------------2----|
--12-----------12-----------|--5------------------|--3----------2---------|
                               X2       X2 = play twice

  Bm11     E9-  E+      A9      A13   A7      Am7      D9
-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
--5------6----5----|--5---------7--6--5----|--5--------5--------|
--7------7----5----|--4---------6-----6----|--5--------5--------|
--7------6----6----|--5---------5-----5----|--5--------4--------|
---------7----7----|--4--------------------|--7--------5--------|
--7----------------|---------5-------------|--5-----------------|
  X2                    X2                      X2       X2


  G7M      F#m7/5B7      Em9       Em7/5+       Em13      Em7
-----------5-----7----|----------------------|---------------------|
--3--------5-----7----|----------------------|---------------------|
--4--------5-----8----|----11--------12------|----12----------12---|
--4--------4-----7----|----9---------10------|----11----------12---|
----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
--3-------------------|--12----12--12-----12-|--12-----12--12------|
  X2


  Am7           D9      G7M      F#m7 B7      Bm11     E9-    E+
---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
--5-------------5----|-----------2----4----|--5--------6-------5----|
--5-------------5----|--4--------2----2----|--7--------7-------5----|
--5-------------4----|--4--------2----4----|--7--------6-------6----|
---------5------5----|----------------2----|-----------7-------7----|
--5------------------|--3--------2---------|--7---------------------|
  X2            X2      X2


 A9       A13  A7      Am7       D9  D11      D aug
---------------------|---------------------|--------5--3-----------|
--5--------7----5----|--5-------------5----|--3-----5--------------|
--4--------6----4----|--5--------5----5----|--3-----3--------------|
--5--------5----5----|--5--------4----5-------4-----3--------------|
--4------------------|-----------5----5----|--5--------------------|
-----------5---------|--5------------------|-----------------------|
                        X2       X2   X2

   B m7                                C#m7/5-   F#9+  F#9-    Bm6
---2------------------2------------2|-----------------------|--9-----7-------|
---3--------------3------3-------3--|--8---------10----8----|--7---------7---|
---2----------2-----------2----2----|--9---------9----------|--7----------7--|
---4--------------------------------|--9---------8----------|--9-------------|
---2----2-------------------2-------|-----------------------|--7-------------|
------------------------------------|9----------------------|----------------|
    Play chord then arpeggio                                   X2
     / play broken chord


  C#m7/5-     F#9+     F#9-  Bm6                  C#m7/5-   F#9+  F#9----|
--------------------------|-----------7--------|-------------------------|
-------8--------10----8---|--7--------7--------|--8---------10----8------|
-------9---------9--------|--7--------7--------|--9---------9-----9------|
-------9---------8--------|--6--------6--------|--9---------8-----8------|
--------------------------|--------------------|---------9--------9------|
--9-----------------------|--7-----------------|--9----------------------|
                X2


                 B      G#      A            D# maj7b5

-----------------7---|--8-------9-----------10---9--8----|
-----------------7---|--9-------10-----------8-----------|
-----------------8---|--8--------9-----------8-----------|
-----------------9---|--10------11-----------7-----------|
---------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------|----------------7------------------|
                 X4      slide X2



                         Em9          Em7/5+
------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------|--------11------------12-----|
------------------|-----9------9-----10-----10--|
------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------|--12----------12-------------|



  Em13          Em7            Am7          D9           G7M   G6   F#m7 B7
----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
----------------------------|--5------------5---------|-------------2----4-|
---------12----------12-----|--5------------5---------|--4----------2----2-|
-----11-----11----12-----12-|--5------------4---------|--4--3--2----2----4-|
----------------------------|---------------5---------|------------------2-|
--12-----------12-----------|--5----------------------|--3----------2------|
                               X2           X2

  Bm11   E9-  E+      A9                         Am7      D9    Am7  D9  G7M
-------------------|--5---5--------------------|---------------------------|
--5------6----5----|--7---7---------7-----6--5-|--5--------5-----5----5---3|
--7------7----5----|--6---6--------6----6-6----|--5--------5-----5----5---4|
--7------6----6----|--5---5-------5---5-5------|--5--------4-----5----4---4|
---------7----7----|--5---5-----5---5--5-------|-----------5----------5----|
--7----------------|--5---5----5---------------|--5--------------5--------3|
  X2         Slide in          Broken chords      X2       X2
              1st On A9         let them ring


    Em9        Em7M          Am9      Am7M
----7----------7--------|----------------------|
----8----------8--------|----5--------5--------|
----11----10-9-8--------|----5--------5--------|
------------------------|----9----8-7-6--------|
------------------------|----------------------|
------------------------|----------------------|


   Am7      D9    Am7  D9  G7M
|-----------------------------|
|--5--------5-----5----5---3--|
|--5--------5-----5----5---4--| play 3 times
|--5--------4-----5----4---4--|
|-----------5----------5------|
|--5--------------5--------3--|
   X2       X2



   Am7       D9      E m11
|--------------------------2---|
|---------5--------5-----3-----| Play last three chords arpeggio AND
|-------5--------5-----2-------| let the last chord ring!!!
|-----5--------4-----2---------| (Cos that?s . . . JAZZ!!!)
|-----------5-------2----------|
|--5--------------3------------|
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