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EMPTY ARMS
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 (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Shuffle Q=145(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
|3| |-3-| |-3--| |3-| |3| |-3-| |-3--| |3-| |3| |-3-|
H E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E
|--------------8-|----8------------8---------8-|----8------------8---------8-|
|------------8---|-11---11b11.5---10-------8---|-11---11b11.5---10-------8---|
|--------8h9-----|-----------------9---8h9-----|-----------------9---8h9-----|
|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3---| |--3---| |--3---| |--3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-|
|-11b12-8-8-11b12-8-8-11b12-8-8-11b12-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|------3------| |-3--| |-3--| |--3---| |-3--|
E +E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E
|-------------------------------------------|-----/10---8-(8)s10-(10)s8----|
|-------------------------------------------|-----/10---8-(8)s10-(10)s8-x--|
|-10pb11r(10)-8----8b8.5==8r----------------|-----/10---8-(8)s10-(10)s8-x--|
|---------------10-----------10-8----8-9-10-|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------10--------|-8----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
~ ~~~~~~
|--3--| |-3--|
E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E +E E E +E
|-/10---/10-------10-8-|-(8)-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---/5-3-(3)-x--------|
|-/10---/10-8-----10-8-|-(8)-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---/5-3-(3)-x--------|
|-/10---/10-8--10-10-8h|==9--(0)-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---/5-3-(3)----------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------3-(3)s=|
|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
|---3---| |--3--|
E E E E E +E E +E E E
|------/12---10-(10)s12-(12)s10---|
|------/12---10-(10)s12-(12)s10-x-|
|------/12---10-(10)s12-(12)s10-x-|
|---------------------------------|
|-10------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
~~~~~~
|-3--| |--3--| |-3--|
a a a E E E E +E E E E E a E E E E E +E E +E E E
|-----------/10-----------------|---8-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|
|-x---------/10-8-(8)-8-10-8----|---8-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|
|---x-------/10-8-(8)-8-10-8----|-8h9-(0)-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|
|-----x----------------------10-|------------------------------|
|-------8-8---------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E E a E E a E E a E E E E E E E Q E
|-/5-----------------------|------/5---3-5\----|
|-/5-----------------------|------/5---3-5\----|
|-/5-----------8h9-9-8h9---|----x-/5---3-5\--5s|
|--------10-10-------------|-10----------------|
|------x-------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|-3-| |-3--|
E E E E +E E E E E E
|-----8--------------8----8-----------|
|---8---11b13==(11)r---11-------------|
|-9-------------------------10b12-10--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
~
|--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
|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-----8-------8---------8---------8---|
|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|---8---11b12---8-11b12---8-11b12---8-|
|-8-x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-6s|=9-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
~~
|--3--| |-3--| |---3---|
Q +S S S S S S +E +E E E E
|-11--(11)-8---------------------------------|
|------------11-8----------------------------|
|-----------------8-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-------|
|--------------------------------------10-10-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---3---| |---3----|
E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------8-------8------------|
|--------------8---11b13--------------|
|-8-10-(10)b12---------------10b12-10-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
~
|--3--| |-3--|
E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E a E E E E
|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---------------------|
|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5-------------8-10-8--|
|-8-x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---------8h9---------|
|--------------------------|------10-10-------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-10b12-8------8--------|----------------------------|
|---------10-8-8-8-11-8-|-------11-------------------|
|-----------------------|-10b12----10b12---10-8------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------10-8-|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
~~~~~~
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
E E E E E +E E +E E E E T T T T E E E +Q Q
|------/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3-------------------||
|------/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5-----3-----------------||
|----x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5-------3---------------||
|-10------------------------|------------5---5-(5)-----||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
Verse
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H E E E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|--------x--8--8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|----------10-10-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------9--9-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8--8-|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H E E E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|--------x-8-8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|----------8-8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|----------8-8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|----------7-7-|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H Q E E E E Q H E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|---------10---|-8-----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|---------10---|-8-----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|---------10---|-8-----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|--------------|-7-----------|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--------------|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--------------|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------||
Verse 2 & 3
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
||-------------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
||o-----------10-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
||-------------9-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
||-------------8-|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|
||---------------|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------7-|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--3--| |-3--|
H Q E E E E Q H E E E E E +E E +E E E
|---------10---|-8-----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|
|---------10---|-8-----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|
|---------10---|-8-----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|
|--------------|-7-----------|--------------------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------------------|
1. 2.
|-3-|
E E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||-/5-----------------||
|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----o||-/5----------8-10---||
|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||-/5------8h9--------||
|---------------------||------10------------||
|--------------------o||--------------------||
|---------------------||--------------------||
Guitar Solo
~~~~~~~
E E Q +E. S E E E E E E +E E E E
|-8---8--(8)-8------|-8------------------------|
|--------------11---|-----11-------------------|
|-------------------|--------10b11r(10)-8------|
|-------------------|---------------------10---|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|----3----|
E E Q +E. S E E E E E E E +E E E E
|------8--(8)-8------|--8--------------------8-------|
|---------------11---|-(8)---11---11-(11)b12---11----|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|-10-----------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E +E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|------------8--------------------|--------------------------|
|-11-(11)b12----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------10pb11r(10)-8------|------8-10b11r(10)-8------|
|----------------------------10-8-|---10----------------10-8-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----8-10-------8-10---|-----8-10-8-(8)-8-------|
|---8-8-10-----8-8-10---|---8-8-10-8-(8)---10-8--|
|-8h9---10---8h9---10---|-8h9---10-8h=9----------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|----------8----------8-|------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_ray_vaughan_and_double_trouble/empty_arms_tab.html ]
~~~~~~~~~
|---3---|
E E E E E E E E +E a a E +E E E E E E a E
|-10b12-8------10b12-8------|-----------------------8-8-8--------|
|---------10-8---------8----|---------------------8---8-8-10---8-|
|---------------------------|----------10-(10)b12---------10-8h9-|
|---------------------------|--------x---------------------------|
|------------------------10-|-(10)-x-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-3-| |--3--|
+E S S E E E +E E E E +E T T T T E E +E E E E E
|----------8---8-(8)-8-10-8-|-(8)--------------------11---11------x---||
|-(8)-10p8-------------10-8-|-(8)---8----------------10---10b10.5-x---||
|-(9)-----------------------|---------8--------------11---11b11.5-----||
|---------------------------|-----------8-----------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------10-10-(10)------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E
|-11-----(11)--8-x-8-10-8---|-11-----(11)--8-x-8-10-8---|
|-10b11==(10)r-8-x-8--------|-10b11==(10)r-8-x-8--------|
|-11b12==(11)---------------|-11b12==(11)---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------0-|
|-------------------------8-|---------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E +E E E +E E E +E E E +E E E +E E E +E E
|-11-----(11)----11-----(11)----11-----(11)--|---11-----(11)----11-----(11)-11--11-----(11)-11--|
|-10b11==(10)r---10b11==(10)r---10b11==(10)r-|---10b11==(10)r---10b11==(10)-10r-10b11==(10)-10r-|
|-11b12==(11)----11b12==(11)----11b12==(11)--|---11b12==(11)----11b12==(11)-11r-11b12==(11)-11r-|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------0--------------0--------------|-0--------------0---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----3------| |---3---|
E +E E S S E E E E a E E
|-11-----(11)-----8h10p8----8-----------|
|-10b11==(10)r-10--------10---8---------|
|-11b12==(11)-------------------11s10-8-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----3-----| |-3--| |--3--| |-3-|
E E +E +S E. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------8--|
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------8----|
|---10b12==(10)-(10)r-10b12-10-8----8-10-10b12-|-8b8.5==8r---------8h9------|
|--------------------------------10------------|-----------10---------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------10------------|
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----3----| |----3----|
E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E +E E E E
|--------------8---8------|-11-(11)b12-8------11-(11)b12-8------|
|-11b11.5-8-11-----8-10-8-|--------------10-8--------------10-8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----3----| |----3-----| |--3--|
E +E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E
|-11-(11)b12-8------8----------------|---------------------------x-10-x--|
|--------------10-8---8---------11---|-(11)----------------8-(8)-x-10-x--|
|-----------------------10b12==(10)r-|--10pb12r(10)-8------8h=9----------|
|------------------------------------|----------------10-8---------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--3--| |3-| |3-|
E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E
|-8----------------15---15-15-||-x-15-15-x-15-15-15-15-|
|-8-(8)------------16---16-16-||-x-16-16-x-16-16-16-16-|
|---(8)-----------------------||-x-------x-------------|
|-----------------------------||-----------------------|
|-------10-10-(10)------------||-----------------------|
|-----------------------------||-----------------------|
|3-| |3-| |3-| |3-|
E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E
|-x-15-15-15-x-15-15-15-|-x-15-15-15-x-15-15-15--|
|-x-16-16-16-x-16-16-16-|-x-16-16-16-x-16-16-16--|
|-x----------x----------|-x----------x-----------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
|3-| |3-| |--3--|
E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-x-15-15-15-x-15-15-15-|----15----15-15-(15)-15-15-x-|
|-x-16-16-16-x-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-(16)----16-x-|
|-x----------x----------|-14----14-14-14-(14)----14---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----15----15-15-(15)-15-15----|-------x-/8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-16-16-16-16-16-(16)----16-16-|-(16)\---/8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-14----14-14-14-(14)----------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|---3---| |-3--| |--3---| |--3---|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|-10b11.5-8-------8------------|-----------8----8-10-8h9p8------------8-|
|-----------------8------------|---------8---11------------11-------8---|
|-----------10b12---10-8----10-|-(10)b12----------------------10b12-----|
|------------------------10----|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |----3----|
E E E +E E E E E E E +E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-11-8-----------------10----8--------------|
|------10b11r(10)-8----10----8-10b11r(10)-8-|
|-------------------10----10----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Verse 4
~~ ~~ ~~~~
|-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |----3-----|
Q a E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +Q Q H Q E E
|-----------8-------------------|-----------------------------||------------8--|
|---------8---11-8--------------|-----------------------------||-----------10--|
|-----8h9----------10b12---8-10-|-------8-(8)b8.5-------------||------------9--|
|-10----------------------------|-10-10-----------------------||------------8--|
|-------------------------------|-----------------10-(10)-----||---------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------||---------------|
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------7-|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|---------10-8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|---------10-8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|---------10-8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|------------7-|----------|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------||
Verse 5
|--3--| |-3--|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E H
|------------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---/5--------|
|-----------10-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---/5--------|
|------------9-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---/5--------|
|------------8-|----------|--------------------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------|--------------------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------|--------------------------|----------------|
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------7-|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------|
H Q E E E E Q H
|---------10---|-8-----------|
|---------10-0-|-8-----------|
|---------10-0-|-8-----------|
|--------------|-7-----------|
|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|
~~~~~
|--3---|
E E S S E E E E E E E E E E +Q +E E
|---11-8h10p8---8--------:-8---10-10-(10)b12===(10)r-8-:
|-------------8---8-10-8-:---8-------------------------:
|------------------------:-----------------------------:
|------------------------:-----------------------------:
|------------------------:-----------------------------:
|------------------------:-----------------------------:
|--3--| |------3------|
+Q +E E E S +S E E Q
|-(8)--(8)--------------------------:
|----------11-8---------------------:
|---------------10pb12r(10)-8----8--:
|-----------------------------10----:
|-----------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------:
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-3-|
+Q a E E E H +H H Q +Q H
|------------8-------:--------------:-15--(15)\-------*|
|----------8---11----:-(11)---------:-16--(16)\-------*|
|-(8)--8h9-----------:--------------:-15--(15)\-------*|
|--------------------:--------------:-----------------*|
|--------------------:--------------:-15--(15)--------*|
|--------------------:--------------:-----------------*|
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
