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HONEY BEE
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
(From the 1984 Album COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER)
Transcribed by Slowhand
Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'SRV'
Intro
Q=120(8=s8)
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------7------9-7h8p7----7------|------5-7-6-5-3-5---------|
|----7---10-7---------10---10-7-|----5---------------------|
|-/8----------------------------|-/6-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------7-5---7-|
|-------------------------------|----------------------7---|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
1st Verse
E E7 E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E. S S S E E E E E E E Q Q E E
|-0--/4-4-4-4-4-4-------|-0------------0-x-0-||-x-----------0-|
|-0--/3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-0------------0-x-0-||-x-----------0-|
|-1--/4-4-4-4-4-4-------|-1------------1-x-1-||-x-----------1-|
|-2---------------2-0---|-2------------2-x-2-||-x-----------2-|
|---------------------2-|----0-0h1-1-2-------||---------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------||---------------|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-x--------0-x-0-|-x--------0-x-0-|-x--------0-x-0-|
|-x--------0-x-0-|-x--------0-x-0-|-x--------0-x-0-|
|-x--------1-x-1-|-x--------1-x-1-|-x--------1-x-1-|
|-x--------2-x-2-|-x--------2-x-2-|-x--------2-x-2-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q H H E E E E
|-x--------0-x-0-|-x--------0-x-0-|-x-----------|---------------||
|-x--------0-x-0-|-x--------0-x-0-|-x-----------|---------------||
|-x--------1-x-1-|-x--------1-x-1-|-x-----------|---------------||
|-x--------2-x-2-|-x--------2-x-2-|-x-----------|---------------||
|----------------|----------------|-------------|---------------||
|----------------|----------------|-------------|--------0-3-4--||
Chorus
$
A
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-----2-2---0-|-2-------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0--|
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-0-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-0-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-0-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H H E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------3-||
|---------------0-|---------------0-|-------------|--------2-2S4---||
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-0-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-0-|-4-----------|----------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-2-----------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------||
Guitar Solo
E7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|----0------0------0---------|
|-/3-3-3-/3-3-3-/3-3-3-/3-3-3-|-/5---5-/5---5-/5---5-------|
|-/4-4-4-/4-4-4-/4-4-4-/4-4-4-|----------------------2p0---|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------2-|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
To Coda
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E. S +E. S E E E
|---0------0-3-0---------|---0-----0-(0)-----0-----0-|
|-----3b5----------------|-----3b5-------3b4---3b4---|
|----------------\2p0----|---------------------------|
|---------------------2--|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-0-------------------------|
A
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-|
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-------5-------5---------|
|----5------5-------5-5-----5-5-|-7b8---5-7b8---5-7b8---5-------|
|-/6-----/6-----7b9-----7b9-----|-------------------------2p0---|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------2-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E. S E. S E E E
|---0------0------------|---0-----0-0--0-----0-0-|
|-----3b5----3-0--------|-----3b5-0-0--0-3b4-----|
|----------------\2p0---|------------------------|
|---------------------2-|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-0---------------------|-0----------------------|
B A
|-3-| |-3-| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------7-9-8-7------7---------7-7-|----5-5-7-6---5--------|
|----7---------9b10---9b10----7-7-|----5-5---------8----0-|
|-/8-----------------------/8-----|-/6------------------0-|
|---------------------------------|------------------7\---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E E E
|-0----------------------|-0----------------------------|
|-0-0-/3-3-3-3-3-3-------|----0-3b5-0-0-3b5-0-0-3b5-0-0-|
|-1-0-/4-4-4-4-4-4-2p0---|------------------------------|
|-2--------------------2-|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3b5-0-0-3b5-0-0-3b5-0-0-3b5-0-0-|-3b5-0-0-3b5-0-0-3b5-0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------2p0---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E Q S S E. S E E E
|---0---------3b5--3-0---|---------------0--0-0-|----0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|-----3b5-0-0----------0-|------------------0-0-|----5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|------------------------|-2p0------------------|-/6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------|-----2-0-1-2----------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-0----------------------|-------------0--------|----------------------|
B E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0--0-------0-------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-0--0-----0---3p0---------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-2p0---|------2b4---------3-2p0---|
|-----------------------2-|------------------------2-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
|-3-|
E E E S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|-0-1-2-1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2----||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_ray_vaughan_and_double_trouble/honey_bee_tab.html ]
Outro Guitar Solo
A
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E Q E E 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--|
|-----3b5----3------5-5-|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------/6-----|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-0---------------------|---------------------------|
B E
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |---3----| |--3--| |---3----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------12-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-------12-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-15b17-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------|-14b16----------------14b16----------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
~~~
|--3--| |---3----|
E E E S S S S E. S E E E
|-12--------------------------------12-12-|
|----15-12--------------------------12-12-|
|----------15p14-12----12-----14b16-------|
|-------------------14-----14-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Q. E Q S S S S Q. E S S E +E E
|-15b17---15-12-----------12----|---------12-15----17b19==(17)r-17b19-|
|----------------------12----12-|-15b17---------17--------------------|
|----------------14b16----------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E. S E E E
|-17p15-----------0-------0-|-(0)-----------0--0-0---0-|
|-------17----------0-3b5-0-|-(0)-----------0--0-0-0-0-|
|----------\2-0-------------|-----2b4r2p0--------------|
|---------------------------|-------------2------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------0-----------|--------------------------|
A B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
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----0-0----0-0-|----0-0-/9-9-9-(9)-8---7-7-|
|----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-|----7-7----7-------7---7---|
|-/6-----/6-----/6-----/6-----|-/8--------8---------8-----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E +E S S Q E E E S S S E +E S S E. S
|-----------0-(0)----------|-0-----------------0-------0-|
|-----------0-(0)-3p0-3b5--|-0-3-0---------------0-3b5---|
|-2p0---0h1----------------|-------3-2p0-----------------|
|-----2--------------------|-------------2-(2)-----------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3b4-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0----0----0-------|
|------------0-0----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0----0----0-------|
|---------/4-----/4-----/4-----|-/4-----/4---/4---/4---2p0---|
|------------------------------|---------------------------2-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E E E Q E E E S S S E E E E E. S E. S E E E
|---0--------0-------------|---0-------0-0--0-----0-0-|
|-----0-3b5----3-0---------|-----0-3b5-0-0--0-3b5-----|
|------------------3p2p0---|--------------------------|
|------------------------2-|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|
A B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
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--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------------------------------|
|-/8-8-8-/8-8-8-/8-8-8-/8-8-8-|-/10-10-10-/10-10-10-/10-10-10-10-10-10S=|
|-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-|-/11-11-11-/11-11-11-/11-11-11-11-11-11S=|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15S17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16S18-18-18-18-18-18-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
A
~~~~~~
|---3----| |---3----|
E E E E E E E. S E E E E +Q Q Q
|-------12-12-------12-12------------------|-15-17b19==(17)--17--17---|
|-14b15-12-12-14b15-12-12-15b17==15-15-15r-|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|--3--| |----3----| |--3---| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |----3----|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E S +S E E
|-17-17-17r17b18==17-17r(17)-17-17-19-17----|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|----------------------------------------17-|-17--17-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------2b3r(2)p0---|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------2-|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A7 B7
|-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E Q S S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---0-------------------------|---3--3p0-5-5-5-|-----2---2----|
|-----0-3b5-0-0---------------|---2--2p0-2-2-2-|--------------|
|---------------3p2p0---------|----------------|---2---2---2--|
|---------------------2-0-1-2-|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------|-0--------------|-2------------|
|-0---------------------------|----------------|--------------|
E F9E9
|-3-|
E Q S S E E E E E E E E E +H +H. S S E
|---3b5--0-------------|-----8-7-(7)----|-(7)-------------*|
|----------0-----------|-----8-7-(7)----|-(7)-------------*|
|------------3p2p0-----|-----7-6-(6)----|-(6)-------------*|
|------------------2-0-|-----7-6-(6)----|-(6)-------------*|
|----------------------|-7---8-7-(7)----|-(7)------7-7-7--*|
|-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
