Empty Arms Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
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-|------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
|---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
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