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Stevie Ray Vaughan - Wham
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Transcribed by: Nils Bryant
For a detailed Video Lesson, Backing Track & more useful stuff for this song visit www.nilsbryant.com
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro:
E|-0-00-00--1-11-11--2-22-22--3-33-33--4-44-44--5-55-55--6-66-66--7-77-7777---------------------------|
B|-0-00-00--1-11-11--2-22-22--3-33-33--4-44-44--5-55-55--6-66-66--7-77-7777---------------------------|
G|-1-11-11--2-22-22--3-33-33--4-44-44--5-55-55--6-66-66--7-77-77--8-88-8888---------------------------|
D|-2-22-22--3-33-33--4-44-44--5-55-55--6-66-66--7-77-77--8-88-88--9-99-9999---------------------------|
A|-2-22-22--3-33-33--4-44-44--5-55-55--6-66-66--7-77-77--8-88-88--9-99-9999---------------------------|
E|-0-00-00--1-11-11--2-22-22--3-33-33--4-44-44--5-55-55--6-66-66--7-77-7777---------------------------|
Main Riff 1x:
E|---3s4--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0-------------3s4--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0--------------|
B|---2s3--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0-------------2s3--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0--------------|
G|---3s4-------------------------------------3s4--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------0-0-------------------------------------------|
E|--------3--3b--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0---------------3s4--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0------------------|
B|--------2--2---0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0---------------2s3--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------3s4------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E|----2~~----------5~~--------------------3s4--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0--------------|
B|----2~~----------5~~--------------------2s3--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0--------------|
G|----2~~-------2--------2p0--------------3s4--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
Main Riff Variation 1x:
E|---3s4--0--2p0-0-------0------0--------------------3s4--0--2p0-0---------0------0-----------------------|
B|---2s3--0--2p0-0----------3s5----------------------2s3--0--2p0-0------------3s5-------------------------|
G|---3s4------------2s4-----------2p0----------------3s4---------------2s4-----------2p0------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2--------------------------------------------------2---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------------0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------3--3b--0--2p0-0---------0-------0-------------------3s4--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0------------------|
B|--------2--2---0--2p0-0-------------3s5---------------------2s3--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0------------------|
G|----------------------------2s4-----------2p0---------------3s4------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
E|----2~~----------5~~--------------------3s4--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0--------------|
B|----2~~----------5~~--------------------2s3--0--2p0-0--2p0-0-0--2p0--------------|
G|----2~~-------2--------2p0--------------3s4--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
Solo:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------------0-0-0------------|
B|-s5-3-------------------------------------s5-3----------------------------------------------------0-0-0------------|
G|-------4s2-0h1------0h1-----1-2-----------------4s2-0h1------0h1-----1-2--------------------------1-2-1------------|
D|----------------2-2------2------2-1---------------------2-2------2------2-1---------------2-------2-2-2------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0----3-------0-0-------0----------|
E|------------0------0------0---------------3-x--3-3-x-3--------------------------------3-5-5b7--5p3----5-3----------|
B|---------------------3s5------------------2-x--2-2-x-2-------------------3h5-3h5-3h5---------------h5-----5-3------|
G|--------------2s4-------------2p0----------------------------------0h2s4-------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--------------------------------------------------------0h2--------------------------------------------------|
A|----2--------------------------------0--------------------0h2------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-3----0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3----3----3----3----3-------------------------3b5---3p0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-2s4---s4---s4---s4---s4----4s2p0----0-1----------------------2b4--2p0----2-0------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2------2-----------------------------h2--------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-5--5b7--5b7--5b7--5b7--5b7--5b7--3-5-----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-s5------------------------------------------5-----5p3-----5----------------------------3--3-3--3------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------s4----4s2p0----2-0--------------1--1-1--1------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------2------2-0-2-------2--2-2--2-------0-2--0-2---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-2------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|---3--3-3--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3-3--3---------------------------------------12------12-12------12------------12------12-12---12-------------|
G|---1--1-1--1---------------------------------------12------12-12------12------------12------12-12---12-------------|
D|---2--2-2--2---------------12-14-12-14------------------14--------14--------------------14--------14---------------|
A|---------------------12-14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------------12-12-----------------------------12-12--------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_ray_vaughan/wham_tab_ver_2.html ]
E|----------------------------------------------------------12---------------12-------12-12---12---------------------|
B|--------12------12-12-----12------------12------12-12-----12---------------12-------12-12---12---------------------|
G|--------12------12-12-----12------------12------12-12-----12---------------12-------12-12---12---------------------|
D|------------14--------14---------------------14--------14----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-12-----------------------------12-12--------------------------12-12--------12---------12-----------------------|
E|--------12-----12-12-12-----------12-------12--------12-------12------12--------12----------------------------12---|
B|--------12-----12-12-12----15b17-----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17-----------------------------12------|
G|--------12-----12-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------14p12-----12--14b16----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-12------12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-15b17-15--12h14p12-----12-----------------------------------------12--12-12---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------15------15p12-----------12---------------------12--12-12---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------14b16--------14p12------12h13--------------14-12-13-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14------------------------------14--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-14-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------12---------12---------12---------12---------12---------12--------12---------12----------12----------12----|
B|-15b17-------15b17------15b17------15b17------15b17------15b17-----15b17------15b17-------15b17-------15b17--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------12---------12---------12---------12---------12---------12-------------15-17-17b18-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-|
B|-15b17-------15b17------15b17------15b17------15b17------15b17----------15s17--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17r-15-17----15----------------------------------12-12---12-12----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------17----17p15s12-------------------------12-12---12-12----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12------14-12h13---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------h14----------14-------14---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------12--------12--12h14p12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-----15b17----------------15-12-------------------15--------15--------------------------------|
G|-14-12h13---14b16---------------------------------------14b16---14b16------14b16------14---12h13-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------12-12------12-----12--12---12---------------------------------|
B|-----------14----------------------------------------12-12------12h14--14--12h14--12-------------------------------|
G|-12h13-----14--12h13----------12h13-------------------------------------------------14--12h13------14-12-----------|
D|--------14------------14--14---------14--------------------------------------------------------14---------14p12----|
A|----------------------------------------14-14-------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------14-----12---s13----------12s13--12s13-------12s13---------12s13----------------12-------12-12-------------|
G|---------14-----12---s12----------11s12--11s12-------11s12---------11s12----------------11-------11-11-------------|
D|-12-14------14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------12-12------------------12-----------12----------------12-12--------12----------12-12-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------14--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--------12--------12-12--------------12h13------14--12h13----------12h13------14---12h13------------------------|
G|-11--------11--------11-11--------------12-----14-------------14--14---------14------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----12-12----12-12------------12-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------12------------12------------------------------------------3----3-3--------3----------------------------|
B|--------12-----12--15b17-----15--------------3-------3----------------3----3-3--------3----------------------------|
G|-14b16---------------------------12s2-0--2s4----2s4----2p0-----0-1----1----1-1--------1--------2-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------2---------2----2-2--------2--------1-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------0-0-----0-0-----------------------|
Repeat Intro
Repeat Main Riff
Ending:
E|-3---2---0----------0----------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
B|-2---2---0-------------3p0------0----------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
G|-3---2---1------------------2s4----4s2p0-----2p0-------------------------------------------1---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2--------2--0h2--0------------------------2-----2---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------2-1-0h1p0----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3--0--------------------------|
Tablature Notation
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
s – slide into
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (or ~)
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy muting