Elvis Presley – Ready Teddy (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1956 Album ELVIS)
Words and Music by Robert Blackwell & John Marascalco
Transcribed by Slowhand
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=198(8=s8)
C7
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q H W
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|----8-----8--|---------8--|-8----------|------:
|----9-----9--|---------9--|-9----------|------:
|----8-----8--|---------8--|-8----------|------:
|-------------|------------|------------|------:
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Chorus
$
F9
Q Q E E Q Q E E +E E Q
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||o----8---8-8-----|-8----8-(8)---10---|
||-----8---8-------|-8----8-(8)--------|
||-----7---7-------|-7----7-(7)--------|
||o----8---8-------|-8----8-(8)--------|
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| Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.) | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8--8--8--8-8-| ||o-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8--8--8--8-8-| ||--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8--8--8--8-8-| ||--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7--7--7--7-7-| ||o-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8--8--8--8-8-| ||-----------------|-------------------| C E E Q E E Q Q E E +E E Q |----8--------8----------|--8------8-(8)--8--------| |----8--8-----8-10-------|--8------8-(8)--8-10-----| |----9--9-----9----------|--9------9-(9)--9--------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--| |--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9--| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--| To Coda G9 F9 C E Q E E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q H W |----10-------10-10-------|-11----8-(8)-8-8---|--8----------|------|| |----10-------10-10-------|-10----8-(8)-8-8---|--8----------|------|| |----10-------10-10-------|-------8-(8)-8-8---|--9----------|------|| |-----9-------------------|-------------------|-------------|------|| |----10-------------------|-------------------|-------------|------|| |-------------------------|-------------------|-------------|------||
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q H W |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8-8--8--8-8-8-|--8----------|------|| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8-8--8--8-8-8-|--8----------|------|| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8-8--8--8-8-8-|--9----------|------|| |--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-|--7--7-7--7--7-7-7-|-10----------|------|| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8-8--8--8-8-8-|-10----------|------|| |-------------------------|-------------------|--8----------|------|| Verse 1. N.C. Q Q H H E Q. Q Q H W |------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |------------|-------------|------------|------o|| |------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |-3----------|--------3----|-3----------|------o|| |------------|-------------|------------|-------|| 2nd Verse 2. N.C. Q Q H H E Q. Q Q H H E Q. |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-3----------|--------3----|-3----------|--------3----| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| D.S. al Coda Q Q H H E Q. Q Q H W |------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |-3----------|--------3----|-3----------|-------|| |------------|-------------|------------|-------|| Guitar Solo & C6 H Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------11s||=12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11s| |-----------12s||=13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12s| |-----------13s||=14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13s| |--------------||-------------------------| |--------------||-------------------------| |--------------||-------------------------|
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| Gtr II | W Q E E E E E E |--------------||--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-| |--------------||--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-| |--------------||--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-| |--------------||-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------||-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------||--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11s|=12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11s=| |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12s|=13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12s=| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13s|=14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13s=| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--| |--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10--| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--| F7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10s| |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12s| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13s| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-| |--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7-| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-------------------------| C6 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10s|=12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10s=| |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11s|=13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11s=| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12s|=14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12s=| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--| |--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10--| |-------------------------|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--| G7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12s|=13-13-13-13-13-17-13-17-| |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14s|=15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-15s|=16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-------------------------| F7 C E E E E E E E E Q Q H |-11-11-11-11-11-15-11-11s|=12----------| |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12s|=13----------| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13s|=14----------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q Q H |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8----------| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8----------| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--9----------| |--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10----------| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10----------| |-------------------------|--8----------| H Q E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|------------------------| |-------------|------10--8-------10----| |-----------8s|==9-9-------10--9-----8s| |-----------9s|=10-------------------9s| |-------------|------------------------| |-------------|------------------------|
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| W Q E E E E E E |-------------|--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-| |-------------|--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-| |-------------|--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-| |-------------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-------------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-------------|--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|-------------------------| |------10--8-------10----|------10--8-------10-----| |--9-9-------10--9-----8s|==9-9-------10--9-----8s=| |-10-------------------9s|=10-------------------9s=| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--| |--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10--| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--| F9 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----8-------------------|--------------------| |------10--8-------10--7s|=8-8-10-8------10-7s| |--9---------10--9-----7s|=8--------10-8----7s| |-10-------------------6s|=7----------------6s| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-| |--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7----7-7--7-7--7-7-| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--------------------| C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------------| |-8-8-10-8------10---|------10--8-------10-----| |-8--------10-8----8s|==9-9-------10--9-----8s=| |-7----------------9s|=10-------------------9s=| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-|--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-|--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-|--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-7----7-7--7-7--7-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10--| |-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--------------------|--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--| G9 E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------------|-----10-10--------------| |------10--8-------10--9s|=10-----------10-12\--7s| |--9-9-------10--9-----9s|=10--------12---------7s| |-10-------------------8s|==9-------------------6s| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-| |--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|--9---9--9--9--9--9---9-| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|------------------------| F9 C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------8-----| |-8-8-10-8------10---|------10-8----------| |-8--------10-8----8s|==9-9------10---9-9-| |-7----------------9s|=10-----------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-|--8----8-8--8-8-8-8-| |-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-|--8----8-8--8-8-8-8-| |-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-|--8----8-8--8-8-8-8-| |-7----7-7--7-7--7-7-|--7----7-7--7-7-7-7-| |-8----8-8--8-8--8-8-|--8----8-8--8-8-8-8-| |--------------------|--------------------| 3rd & 4th Verses N.C. E E E E E E Q Q Q H H E Q. Q Q H H E Q. |------8-8-8-10-8\--||-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-10-8-8------------||o------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-------------------||-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-------------------||-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-------------------||o-3----------|--------3----|-3----------|--------3----| |-------------------||-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
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| Q E E E E Q W W W W |--8---8-8-8--8-8---||-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |--8---8-8-8--8-8---||o------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |--8---8-8-8--8-8---||-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |--7---7-7-7--7-7---||-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |--8---8-8-8--8-8---||o------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-------------------||-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| Q Q H H E Q. Q Q H W |------------|-------------|------------|------|| |------------|-------------|------------|------|| |------------|-------------|------------|------|| |------------|-------------|------------|------|| |-3----------|--------3----|-3----------|------|| |------------|-------------|------------|------|| Chorus F9 Q Q E E Q Q E E +E E Q |----8---8-------|-8----8-(8)-8------| |----8---8-8-----|-8----8-(8)---10---| |----8---8-------|-8----8-(8)--------| |----7---7-------|-7----7-(7)--------| |----8---8-------|-8----8-(8)--------| |----------------|-------------------|
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| Gtr II | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8--8--8--8-8-| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8--8--8--8-8-| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8--8--8--8-8-| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7--7--7--7-7-| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8--8--8--8-8-| |----------------|-------------------| C E E Q E E Q Q E E +E E Q |----8--------8----------|--8------8-(8)--8-------| |----8--8-----8-10-------|--8------8-(8)--8-10----| |----9--9-----9----------|--9------9-(9)--9-------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8-| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8-| |--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9-| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-| |-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-| |--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8-| G9 F9 C E Q E E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q H |----10-------10-10-------|-11----8-(8)-8-8---|--8----------| |----10-------10-10-------|-10----8-(8)-8-8---|--8----------| |----10-------10-10-------|-------8-(8)-8-8---|--9----------| |-----9-------------------|-------------------|-------------| |----10-------------------|-------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q H |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8-8--8--8-8-8-|--8----------| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8-8--8--8-8-8-|--8----------| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8-8--8--8-8-8-|--9----------| |--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-|--7--7-7--7--7-7-7-|-10----------| |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8-8--8--8-8-8-|-10----------| |-------------------------|-------------------|--8----------| 1. 2. C5/G W H Q Q Q Q H |-----------||------------|------------*| |----------o||------------|------------*| |-----------||------------|------------*| |-----------||---------5--|-5----------*| |----------o||---------3--|-3----------*| |-----------||---------3--|-3----------*|
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