Fats Domino – Blue Monday (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Fats Domino
(From the 1957 Album THIS IS FATS DOMINO)
Words and Music by Dave Bartholomew & Antoine Domino
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar '
Intro
Q=96(8=s8)
Dm/Ab Dbm/G Cm/Gb N.C.
4/4
Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |----------------------|----------------|| |----------------------|----------------|| |------3-----3-----3---|----------------|| |----3---3-2---2-1---1-|-0-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| |----5---5-4---4-3---3-|-1--------------|| |----4-----3-----2-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|| 1st Verse Bb Bb7 Eb Gtr I Q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e E |----6------6---|----6------6---|---------------| |----6------6---|----9------9---|----8------8---| |----7------7---|----7------7---|----8------8---| |----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---| |----8------8---|---------------|----6------6---| |----6------6---|---------------|---------------| Bb Bb7 Q e e q e e Q e e q e e q e e q e e |----6------6---|----6------6---|----6------6---| |----6------6---|----6------6---|----9------9---| |----7------7---|----7------7---|----7------7---| |----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---| |----8------8---|----8------8---|---------------| |----6------6---|----6------6---|---------------| 2nd & 3rd Verses F/A Bb Q e E Q e E Q e E Q e E Q e e q e e |----1------1---|----1------1---||-----6------6---| |----1------1---|----1------1---||o----6------6---| |----2------2---|----2------2---||-----7------7---| |---------------|---------------||-----8------8---| |---------------|---------------||o----8------8---| |---------------|---------------||-----6------6---| Bb7 Eb Bb q e e q e e q e e q e E Q e e q e e |----6------6---|---------------|----6------6---| |----9------9---|----8------8---|----6------6---| |----7------7---|----8------8---|----7------7---| |----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---| |---------------|----6------6---|----8------8---| |---------------|---------------|----6------6---| F7 Bb Q e e q e e Q e E Q e E Q e e q e e |----6------6---|----1------1---|----6------6---| |----6------6---|----4------4---|----6------6---| |----7------7---|----2------2---|----7------7---| |----8------8---|----1------1---|----8------8---| |----8------8---|----3------3---|----8------8---| |----6------6---|----1------1---|----6------6---| Chorus Bb7 Eb q e e q e e W |-------6-------------6-------||-------------------------| |-------9-------------9-------||-------------------------| |-------7-------------7-------||-------------------------| |-------8-------------8-------||-------------------------| |-----------------------------||-------------------------| |-----------------------------||-------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| |-3-| |--3--| |-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 E E |-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6---6-||-------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9---9-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---8-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-----------------------------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-----------------------------||-------------------------|
E°7 Bb
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E W |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |-6---6-9---9-12----12-15----15\-|-------------------------| |---5-----8------11-------14-----|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|
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| |-3-| |-3-| |--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 E E |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb7 Eb
Gtr II
|--3--| |--3--| |--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 E E |-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-|---------------------------------| |-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-| |-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---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-| |---------------------------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Gtr III
| PM------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3---3---5---5---3---3---5---5---| |-3---3---5---5---3---3---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E°7 C7
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E Q W |-9-6-9-12-9-12-15-12-15-18\-----|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |-9-6-9-12-9-12-15-12-15-18\-----|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| |-3-| |-3--| |--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 E E |--------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-8-8-8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-6-6-6--6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-8-8-8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-|-------------------------| |-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| F/A F/EbBb F/C Bb Bb7 e e e e e e e e Q e e q e e q e e q e e |-------------------|----6------6---|----6------6---| |-10-10-8-8-6-6-4-4-|----6------6---|----9------9---| |-10-10-8-8-7-7-5-5-|----7------7---|----7------7---| |-------------------|----8------8---|----8------8---| |-------------------|----8------8---|---------------| |-------------------|----6------6---|---------------|
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| E E E E E E E E W W |--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------|---------------| |--1--1-1-1-3-3-4-4-|---------------|---------------| |--2--2-8-8-3-3-5-5-|---------------|---------------| |-------------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------------|---------------|---------------| Eb Bb q e e q e E Q e e q e e Q e e q e e |---------------|----6------6---|----6------6---| |----8------8---|----6------6---|----6------6---| |----8------8---|----7------7---|----7------7---| |----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---| |----6------6---|----8------8---|----8------8---| |---------------|----6------6---|----6------6---| 1. F7 Bb F7 Q e E Q e e q e e q e e q e e q e E |----1------1---|----6------6---|----1------1----|| |----4------4---|----6------6---|----4------4---o|| |----2------2---|----7------7---|----2------2----|| |----1------1---|----8------8---|----1------1----|| |----3------3---|----8------8---|----3------3---o|| |----1------1---|----6------6---|----1------1----|| Outro 2. H.=H F7/A N.C. Bb7 Q e E Q e E Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q. |-------1-------------1-------||--------------|-----------1-----*| |-------4-------------4-------||--------------|-----------3-----*| |-------2-------------2-------||--------------|---0-2-3---1-----*| |-------1-------------1-------||-----0--1--2--|-3---------3-----*| |-------3-------------3-------||-1------------|-----------1-----*| |-------1-------------1-------||--------------|-----------------*|
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| Gtr II
| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H H E Q. |-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---1-||-1------------|-----------6-----*| |-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---4-||-4------------|-----------6-----*| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-||-2------------|-----------7-----*| |-----------------------------||--------------|-----------6-----*| |-----------------------------||--------------|-----------8-----*| |-----------------------------||--------------|-----------6-----*|
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