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EMPTY ARMS (Bassline)
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
(From the 1991 Album THE SKY IS CRYING)
Transcribed by strato76
Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gtr I (D# G# C# F#) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Shuffle Q=145(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
|3-| |3-|
W Q Q E H Q Q E H Wx2
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------|
|----------|------10------|------10------|--------|
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------|
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------|
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----0--1--3--|-----0--1--2--|-3-3-------0---|-3-3----------|
|-1-1----------|-1-1----------|-----0--3----3-|-----0--1--2--|
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------||
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------||
|-----2--3--5--|-----0--1--2--|-3-3-------0---|-3-3-------0---||
|-3-3----------|-1-1----------|-----0--3----3-|-----0--3----3-||
Verses & Guitar Solo
E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-3-3-------0---|-3-3-------0---|-3-3-------0---|
||------0--3----3-|-----0--3----3-|-----0--3----3-|
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3-3----------|-----0--1--3--|-----0--1--2---|
|-----0--3--2--|-1-1----------|-1-1-----------|
E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|-3-3-------0---|-3-3----------|-----2--3--5--|
|-----0--3----3-|-----0--1--2--|-3-3----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_ray_vaughan_and_double_trouble/empty_arms_btab.html ]
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E 8x
|--------------|---------------|-----------------||
|--------------|---------------|----------------o||
|-----0--1--2--|-3-3-------0---|-3-3-------0----o||
|-1-1----------|-----0--3----3-|-----0--3----3---||
E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-3-------0---|-3-3-------0---|-3-3-------0---|
|-----0--3----3-|-----0--3----3-|-----0--3----3-|
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3-3----------|-----0--1--3--|-----0--1--2---|
|-----0--3--2--|-1-1----------|-1-1-----------|
E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q H
|---------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|-3-3-------0---|-3-3----------|-----2--3--5--|------------|
|-----0--3----3-|-----0--1--2--|-3-3----------|-1----------|
E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +H Q Q
|--------------|----4--5----5-:-(5)----5--5--:
|-----2--3--4--|-5------------:--------------:
|-3-3----------|--------------:--------------:
|--------------|--------------:--------------:
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q W Q H Q
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-:-5--------:-5------------*|
|-------------:----------:--------------*|
|-------------:----------:--------------*|
|-------------:----------:--------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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
