Elvis Presley – My Baby Left Me (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1978 Album THE '56 SESSIONS)
Words and Music by Arthur Crudup
Transcribed by Slowhand
A D E
x 0 2 2 2 0 x x 0 2 3 2 0 2 2 1 0 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scotty Moore - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Elvis Presley - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=214(8=s8)
A7 A
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
PM-----|
Wx2 Q Q E E q q q E E q
|------------|---------------|--------------|
|------------|----/5---------|-2------------|
|------------|----/6---------|-2-------0----|
|------------|----/5----5-5--|-2------------|
|------------|-0-------------|----4--2---2--|
|------------|---------------|--------------|1st - 4th Verses
$
A7 A A
Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.)
W W Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
PM PM PM------------| PM------|
q Q E E Q q Q E E Q Q Q +E E q q Q E E Q |---------------|--------------||-------------------|----------------| |----/5---------|-2------------||o----/5---(5)------|-2--------------| |----/6---------|-2------------||-----/6---(6)------|-2--------------| |----/5----5-5--|-2------------||-----/5---(5)-5-5--|-2--------------| |-0----------0--|----4--2-4-2--||o-0----------------|----4---2-4-2---| |---------------|--------------||-------------------|----------------|
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM PM-----------| PM------|
Q Q +E E q q Q E E Q Q Q +E E q q Q Q Q |------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------| |----/5---(5)------|-2-------------|----/5---(5)------|-2--------------| |----/6---(6)------|-2-------------|----/6---(6)------|-2--------------| |----/5---(5)-5-5--|-2-------------|----/5---(5)-5-5--|-2--------------| |-0----------------|----4---2-4-2--|-0----------------|----4---2---4---| |------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------|
D
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM PM Q Q E E q Q Q Q q Q q E E Q q E E Q Q |----------------|------------3--|----2----------|-2--------------| |----/5----------|-2----------2--|----1----------|-1--------------| |----/6----------|-2----------2--|----2-----2----|-2----2---------| |----/5-----5-5--|-2----------2--|-0----------0--|------------0---| |-0--------------|----4----------|-0----------0--|----------------| |----------------|--------x------|---------------|----------------|
E
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
q q E E Q q E E E E q Q Q E E q Q E E E E q |----2----------|---------------|----0----------|-4--4-4---------| |----1----------|-1-------------|----0-----3----|-3----3---3-----| |----2-----2-2--|-2----2---2----|----1-----1----|-4----------4---| |------------0--|------------0--|------------2--|----------------| |-0-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|-0-------------|----------------|
A
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM------|
Q Q E E q Q E E E E q Q Q +E E q Q Q E E Q |----0----------|-4----4---4-4--|------------------|----------------| |----0-----3----|-3----3---3-3--|----/5---(5)------|-2--------------| |----1-----1-1--|-4--x-------4--|----/6---(6)------|-2--------------| |----------2-2--|---------------|----/5---(5)-5-5--|-2--------------| |---------------|---------------|-0----------------|----4---2-4-2---| |-0-------------|---------------|------------------|----------------|
Guitar Solo
To Coda
A
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM------| PM--------|
Q Q +E e e E Q Q E E Q Q Q +e E q q Q E E E E |--------------------|----------------||----/9---(9)------|-5--------------| |----/5---(5)--------|-2-------------o||----/8---(8)------|-5--------------| |----/6---(6)--------|-2--------------||----/9---(9)---0--|-6--2-----------| |----/5---(5)-5-5----|-2--------------||-------------0----|----2-----2-----| |-0------------------|----4---2-4-2--o||-0----------------|--------4---4-2-| |-0------------------|----------------||------------------|----------------|
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM--------| PM----|
q Q +e E q q q E E E E Q Q +e E q q q E E E E |----/9---(9)------|-5--------------|----/9---(9)------|-5---------------| |----/8---(8)-0----|-5--------------|----/8---(8)-0----|-5--2------------| |----/9---(9)---0--|-6--2-----------|----/9---(9)---0--|-6--2-----2------| |------------------|----2-----2-----|------------------|----2------------| |-0----------------|--------4---4-2-|-0----------------|--------4---4-2--| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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PM PM--------|
Q Q +E E Q q q E E E E Q Q +E E q Q. E +E E q |----/9---(9)------|-5--------------|----2---(2)------|-2-----------2-----| |----/8---(8)-0----|-5--------------|----1---(1)------|-1-----1-(1)-1-----| |----/9---(9)---0--|-6--2-----------|----2---(2)-2----|-2-----2-(2)-2-----| |------------------|----2-----2-----|--------------0--|---------------0---| |-0----------------|--------4---4-2-|-0---------------|-------------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM PM PM PM Q Q +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q Q +e E Q q Q E E Q |----2---(2)------|-2-----------2----|------------------|-----------------| |----1---(1)------|-1-----1-(1)-1----|----/5---(5)-0----|-2---------------| |----2---(2)-2----|-2-----2-(2)-2----|----/6---(6)-0-0--|-2--------0------| |--------------0--|---------------0--|----/5---(5)------|-2---------------| |-0---------------|------------------|-0----------------|----4---2---2\---| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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PM PM------|
Q Q +E E q q Q E E Q Q Q E E q Q E E +E E q |------------------|---------------|----0----------|-0----------0-----| |----/5---(5)------|-2-------------|----0-----3----|-0----3-(3)-------| |----/6---(6)------|-2--------0----|----1-----1----|-1----1-(1)---1---| |----/5---(5)-5-5--|-2-------------|------------2--|--------------2---| |-0----------------|----4---2---2--|------------2--|------------------| |------------------|---------------|-0----------0--|------------------|
D A
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM------|
q q E E q q E E +E E q Q Q E E Q q Q E E Q |----2----------|-2----------2----|----------------|----------------| |----1-----1----|-1----1-(1)-1----|----/5----------|-2--------------| |----2-----2----|-2----2-(2)------|----/6----------|-2--------0-----| |------------0--|----x---------0--|----/5-----5-5--|-2----------4---| |-0----------0--|-----------------|----------------|----4---2-------| |---------------|-----------------|-5--------------|----------------|
D.S. al Coda &
A
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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PM----------- q q E E Q q Q E E E E q Q Q Q |----------------|-----------------||---------------|| |----/5----------|-2---------------||-2-------------|| |----/6----------|-2--------0------||-2-------------|| |----/5-----5-5--|-2----------5s4--||-2-------------|| |-0--------------|----4---2--------||----4---2------|| |----------------|-----------------||------------0--||
Outro
E
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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-|
Q Q +E E q Q. E +E E Q
|----0---(0)------|-0-------------0---|
|----0---(0)-3----|-0-----3-(3)-0-0---|
|------------1----|-1-----1-(1)-------|
|--------------2--|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-0---------------|-------------------|D A
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
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PM------|
q Q E E Q Q E E +E E Q q Q +E E q q Q E E Q 5x |----2----------|-2---------------||-------------------|-----------------|| |----1-------1--|-1----1-(1)-1----||o----/5---(5)------|-2--------0-----o|| |----2-----2-2--|-2----2-(2)-2-2--||-----/6---(6)------|-2--------0------|| |---------------|-----------------||-----/5---(5)-5-5--|-2---------------|| |-0-------------|-----------------||o-0----------------|----4---2---2---o|| |---------------|-----------------||-------------------|-----------------||
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
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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