#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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--| 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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