Life By The Drop Chords & Tabs
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LIFE BY THE DROP
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 2002 Album THE SKY IS CRYING)
Transcribed by Alexandre Bastos
Words and Music by D. Bramhall / B. Logan
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 - Lower Strings'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 - Higher Strings'
Q=98(8=s8)
N.C. A5 A6 A5
4/4
Gtrs I, II
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------0-------------2-|-0-----------------------2-|-----------------2-|
|-----0-1h2---0h1-0---0-----|---2-2-0h1p0---0---0-------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-------|
|-0h3---------------3---3---|-------------3---3---3-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0---|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
$
A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E5 E6 F#m
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 Q Q E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2----|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2-0--|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-||-2-2-4-0-2-2h4-0-|-2-----0-2-------|-----4-----4-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0---0-0-----|---2-4-0-2---4-4-|-4---4-----4-0--|
|-----------------||-----------------|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-2-2----2-------|
To Coda
D5 D6 D5 D6 A5 A6 A5 D6 E5 E6 E5 E6 F#m
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---2-0--|
|-2-2-----2-2-----|---------------0-|-----------------|-----2---2---2-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-0-2---4---|-----------------|-----4---4---4-0--|
|-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-4-0-2-2-4-4-|-----4-------4-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2-2-------2------|
D5 D6 D5 D6 F#m D5 D6 E5 E6 F#m
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------2-----||------------2---|-----------------|------------2----|
|-2-2-4-0-2-2-4-4-||-----2------2-0-|-2-2-4-0---------|-----2------2-0--|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-||-----4------4-0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----4------4-0--|
|-----------------||---4-4------4---|---------2-2-4-4-|---4-4------4----|
|-----------------||-2-2----2-2-----|---------0-0-0-0-|-2-2----2-2------|
D5 D6 E5 E6 F#m D7+5 E Em7 A5 A6 A5 A6
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|------0-|------------------|
|-----------------|-2------1------|-0----0-|------------------|
|-2-2-4-0---------|-2------2------|-1----0-|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-4----0-0------|-2----0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--|
|---------2-2-4-0-|-4----0------0-|-2------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---------0-0-0-0-|-2-----------0-|-0------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
A5 A6 A5 A6 D7+5 F#m D5 D6 E5 E6
E E E E E E E E W E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||----------||----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-1--------||------------2---|------------------|
|-----------------||-2--------||-----2------2-0-|-2-2-4-0----------|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-||-0--------||-----4------4-0-|-0-0-0-0----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||----------||---4-4------4---|---------2-2-4-4--|
|-----------------||----------||-2-2----2-2-----|---------0-0-0-0--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_ray_vaughan_and_double_trouble/life_by_the_drop_tab.html ]
F#m D5 D6 E5 E6 F#m D7+5 E Em7
2/4
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|------0-|
|------------2---|-----------------|-2------1------|-0----0-|
|-----2------2-0-|-2-2-4-0---------|-2------2------|-1----0-|
|-----4------4-0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-4----0-0------|-2----0-|
|---4-4------4---|---------2-2-4-0-|-4----0------0-|-2------|
|-2-2----2-2-----|---------0-0-0-0-|-2-----------0-|-0------|
A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E5 E6
4/4
|-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 E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------2---------||-----------------|---------------0--|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-----2-2-2-4-4-||-2-2-4-0-2---4-0-|---------------0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-3p0---0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-4-0-2-2-4-0--|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0----|
N.C. F#m D7 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E5 E6
|-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 E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------2-(2)-----2-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----1-1-(1)-1-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------2---|-----2---------2---0-|---------------0-|-------0---------|
|-----4-4-----4-4-|---0-0---------------|-2-2-4-0-2-2-4-0-|-------0---------|
|-------------4---|-4-0-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|
|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-0-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
F#m D7+5 F#m N.C.
~~~~~~
|-3-|
W H +Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E
|----------|--------------||---------------|---------------------|
|-2--------|-1----(1)-----||-2---------2---|---------------------|
|-2--------|-2----(2)-----||-2---------2---|-0-----------2-------|
|-4--------|-0----(0)-----||-4---------4---|-0-2h4p2-(2)-2-4p2---|
|-4--------|--------------||-4--4----------|-------------------4-|
|-2--------|------------2-||----2--2-2---2-|---------------------|
F#m N.C. Esus4 F#m E
2/4
~~~~~~
|-3-|
E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q. Q. E Q. E
|----------------|-------------0-------|---2----2------|-0-------|
|-----2------2---|-------------0-------|---2----1------|-0-------|
|-----2------2---|-------------2-------|---2----2------|-1----0--|
|-----4------4---|-0-2h4p2-(2)---4p2---|---4----4------|-2----0--|
|-----4------4---|-0-----------------4-|---------------|-2----0--|
|-2-2----2-2---2-|---------------------|-2-----------0-|---------|
A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 F#m D7+5 E A/E
4/4 2/4
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-0------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-2------1------|-0----2-|
|-----------------|---------2---------|-2------2------|-1----2-|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-----2-2-2-4---|-4----0-0------|-2----2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-3-0---0-0-0---|-4-------------|-2----0-|
|-----------------|-----------------0-|-2-----------0-|------0-|
4/4
+W
|--------*|
|-(2)----*|
|-(2)----*|
|-(2)----*|
|-(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
