Texas Flood Chords & Tabs
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group: Stevie Ray Vaughan
name: Ben
Texas Flood by SRV
from the LP Texas Flood
E|-----------3--5--3-----------------------------8---10--8--8---8---15-15-15|
B|-----------3--5--3--------5-5------------------8---10--8--8---8---15-15-15|
G|-----------4--5--4--------4-4----------7--10---9---10--9--9---9---15-15---|
D|-----2--5------------5----5-5----su10-------------------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G C Dmin C C9
E|15-----------3--------5--3h5p3-----3--b6--6--3----------------------------|
B|15--------3-----6--3------------6---------------3-------------------------|
G|-------b5------------------------------------------b5--b3-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------5--5-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
E|-------------------0-----------b8--6---------------6----------------------|
B|-------------------0------8--8--------8--8----8--8----8--6----------------|
G|--4-------------5-------------------------------------------b*5-3--3------|
D|-----5----------4-----------------------------------------------------5---|
A|---------3-4-5------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G
E|------6-b8--8--6------------b8--b8-----b$8----6-----------------------b8--|
B|--8-8------------8--8--8-8--------------------------8---8-8-b10--b11------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C7 G
E|--b6--6------------------------3---15sd---------6-b8-b8-b8-b8-6-----------|
B|--------8---6-3--------------------15sd-----8-8-----------------8--8----8-|
G|----------------b*5-3---3-b5----3-------------------------------------9---|
D|----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C7
XXXXX
E|-b6-------6-6-6----b8---b7--bb7-----6------------------------3----------3-|
B|--------------------------------------8---6-3-------------------------3---|
G|-----------------------------------------------b*5-3---3-b5-----3--b5-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
E|-------3su5--3su5--3su5-5sd3--------3-------------------------------------|
B|-6--3-------------------------6-------6--3---------------3--3-3---b6------|
G|--------------------------------b5----------b5--5--3--b5------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D7 C
E|-----3------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3---6-3---------------------------------------|
G|--------b5--b5---5p3-----b5----------b5-5-3-------------------------------|
D|----------------------5---------------------5--3--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------5-4-3h4p3---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------6--3--------|
G C G
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------3-3---------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------5-5---------|
G|-----------------------------------5-|------------------------4-4---------|
D|--5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5--5p3h5-----------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3-4-5----|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------3-----3-3-----|
Well [D7] its floodin' down in texas
E|-3-----------------------------------|------3-----6-3-b8-b6-6-------------|
B|-3-----------------------------------|----3---b6--------------8--6--------|
G|-3-----------------------------------|-b5--------------------------7-b5---|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
all of the telephone lines are down
E|------3-----5-3h5p3-----3-------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---6-3---------6-3---6-3---------------------------------------------|
G|-b5---------------------------b*5-3---3-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------5---5-3-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------5-3---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
Well its floodin'
E|------------------3---------|--3------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--3------------------------------------------|
G|--------------b5---------3--|--3------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--2------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--3------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-----|---------------------------------------------|
down in Texas all of the telephone lines are down
E|------3-----6-3-b8--b6--6-----------|--6-----6----------------------------|
B|----3---b6----------------8--8--8-8-|-----8----8----6---------------------|
G|-b5---------------------------------|-------------7-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Yeah I've been
E|------------------15sd---------|--3---------------------------------------|
B|------------------15sd---------|--3---------------------------------------|
G|------------------15sd------3--|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----|------------------------------------------|
tryin to cal my baby lord and I can't get a single sound
E|-------3-----b6--3--b8--b6--b6--6------------------|----3----------3-------
B|-----3---b6-----------------------8--6-3-----------|---------------3-------
G|--b5-------------------------------------b*5-3---3-|-b5---3--------3-------
D|-----------------------------------------------5---|---------5p3-----------
A|---------------------------------------------------|-------------5---3-4-5-
E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
E|----------|-----------------3--3-3---------|------------------------------|
B|----------|-----------------5--5-5------3--|------------------------------|
G|-5--5-5---|-----------------4--4-4----3----|------------------------------|
D|----------|-----------------5--5-5---------|------------------------------|
A|----------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------|--------------3----------3------|------------------------------|
Well dark clouds are rollin' and I'm standin' out in the r
E|------3--------6-3-------------|------------------------------------------|
B|----3---b6---------3-----------|------------------------------------------|
G|-b5------------------b5-b*5--3-|--su5-----------------------3-------------|
D|-------------------------------|------5----5-3----------3h5---5p3---------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------5-4-3--------------5-------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------6--------------------|
Well Dark
E|------------------3---3--------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------3---3-5--3---|-3----------------------------------------|
G|------------------3---3-5--3---|-3----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------|------------------------------------------|
clouds are rollin and Im standin out in the rain
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_ray_vaughan/texas_flood_tab.html ]
E|-------3--------6-----6-b8--|-su8--6---3-----------------3----------------|
B|-----3---b6-------8---------|-------8----6--------------------------------|
G|-b5-------------------------|--------------b*5--3---3b5----3--------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------5-----------5p3---------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------------5-4-3---|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------6-|
yeah flood
E|-----------------15sd----|-3----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15sd----|-3----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-|------------------------------------------------|
water keep rollin its about to drive po stevie ray insane
(THAT IS THE FIRST VERSE THE SECOND VERSE IS VERY SIMILAR SO HERE IS THE SOLO)
E|-------3-----6-3-b8--b6-6-----------|-6------6----------------6--b8-------|
B|-----3---b6---------------8--8--8-8-|--8--8----8----6-----8-8-------------|
G|--b5--------------------------------|------------7------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G G D7
E|---6----------------------10sd------|------6-b8------6--------------------|
B|-----8---8----8-8---11----11sd------|--8-8-------------8--8--8-8----------|
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G C9
E|----b8--b8-------b8-b8----b*6-------|--------------------------b8---------|
B|------------------------------------|--8--8-8-b10---b11--b$11-------------|
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G
E|-8--6-------------------------------------------------|
B|------8--8h11h8h11h8---8h11-8----8--------------------|
G|---------------------9--------10---10-7-b*5-3----3-b5-|
D|----------------------------------------------5-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C9
E|-3---------3-------3---3---3---3--------|-----------3-----------su15---15--
B|---------3---3-b6----3---3---3---3--6p3-|----------------------------15----
G|---3-b5---------------------------------|-6h5h3--b5---3--------3-----------
D|----------------------------------------|----------------5p3---------------
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------5-------------
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
G
E|------15-----------|---------------3-------3--b6--3-----3-------3--3------|
B|--b18-----18-------|-----------------3--6---------------------------------|
G|--------------5--3-|-----------b5-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|--5p3-5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------3---------------------------------------------|
E|--b6-b6-b6-b6-b6-b8-|--b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-|-b8--6-----------6--------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-------8-8---8-8---8----8---8-8-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
D7 C7 G C7
E|-6------6----------3-3-6--b8---|---b8------b8---b8-|--b8--b8---b8--b8------
B|---8--8---8----b6---------b8---|---b8------b8---b8-|--b8--b8---b8--b8------
G|------------7------------------|-------------------|-----------------------
D|-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------
A|-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------
E|-------------------------------|-G-----------------|-C7--------------------
G D7 bend these double stops up and down alot
E|-10--8--6-------|--b6-----------3-------5--3h5p3-------b6--b6-3--------3--|
B|-----8-----8-8--|-------------3----6--3----------6--3-----------3----3----|
G|----------------|----------b5-------------------------------------b5------|
D|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G7
E|---------------------3---------------------------|--6-8--6b8-b8--6--------|
B|-6--3--------------3---3-6-3-----------b6--b6-b6-|-----------------8--8---|
G|------6p5p3---3-b5-----------6p5p3---3-----------|------------------------|
D|------------5----------------------5-------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
C7
E|-------b6---------|--6--b8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--b7-b*7|
B|--8--8-----8--8---|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-8--6----------6-b8---6--18sd-|------3------5-3h5p3-----6-3----------3-----
B|------8-8--8-8-6------6--18sd-|----3---6--3---------6-3-----6-3----3---3---
G|------------------------------|-b5------------------------------b5-------5-
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
G
E|----------------6----------|------------------------------------------3-----
B|---------------------------|-6-3---------------6---------6------------------
G|-6p5p3---3-5su7-----5p3----|-----5p3---3su5-b5---6p5p3------b5-5-3-b5--3----
D|-------5-----------------5-|---------5-----------------5-----------------5--
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------5
E|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
D7
E|-------------------------------------------|---------3---------------------
B|-------------------------------------------|-------3---6-3-----------------
G|----------3-5-5----b3----------------------|-----b5-------b5-5p3---3-------
D|------5---------------5--3-----------------|-5-------------------5----5--3-
A|-su7----7-------------------5-6-3h4p3------|-------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------6--3|---3---------------------------
C7 G C7
E|-------|--------------------------|-I think that is the whole solo--------|
B|-------|--------------------------|--this is one of my most favorite------|
G|-------|---------3--------------5-|---SRV tunes. Take time and learn------|
D|-3h4p3-|-----3-5----5-3-----------|---the solo cause there is alot to ----|
A|-------|-----------------3-4-5----|---learn from it.----------------------|
E|-------|-6-3----------------------|---------------------------------------|
G D7
Second Verse
[G] Well Im leaving you baby
[C9] And I'm going back home to stay
[G] Yeah I'm [C9]leaving you baby
and I'm going back home to stay
[G] Well back [D7] home there are no floods or tornadoes
(look below)
E|------------------------------|---6--6--6-----10-10--10--|
B|------------------------------|--b5-b5-b5----b11-11--11--|
G|------------------------------|--b6-b6-b6----------------|
D|------------------------------|------------0-------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
baby and the sunshines every day
E|--------------10---10su12--10-------------|----10-------------------------3|
B|--------------10--------------12-10-------|-------------------------------3|
G|--7-----------10--------------------12-11-|-10----10----------------------3|
D|--8----5-------9--------------------------|----------10sd8-----------------|
A|----------3---10--------------------------|----------------10-8------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------10-9p8-7--|
Whoah, that sure took long but I hope it is worth it to someone.
I know I would have certainly rather had someone show me the song before
I spent months figuring it out. Enjoy all you SRV fans!!! :-)