Stormy Monday Bass

(THEY CALL IT) STORMY MONDAY (STORMY MONDAY BLUES) (Bassline)
 
As recorded by T-Bone Walker
(From the 1959 Album T-BONE BLUES)
 
Words and Music by Aaron "T-Bone" Walker
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Arthur Edwards - Double Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=70(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  |-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
|---------------------7---|-------------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---4-7-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-----------||
|---------------5-------5-|-------------------3-4-5-||
|-------------------------|---------------5-7-------||
 
 
   1st & 2nd Verses
                                                  |-3-| |-3-|
    H    Q  Q    H    Q  E E   Q.   E H      H    E E E E E E
||-------------|-------------|------7------|-------------------|
||o------5--5--|---------7---|-5-----------|-5----8-7-5--------|
||o------------|------7----5-|--------5----|------------8-7-5--|
||--3----------|-8-----------|-------------|-------------------|
 
 
  H    Q  Q    H    Q  E E   H    Q  +S  E S   H    Q  Q
|------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
|------5--7--|---------7---|-5-------------7-|-5----8--8--|
|------------|------7----5-|------5--(5)-----|------------|
|-8----------|-8-----------|-----------------|------------|
 
 
                           1.
  H    H      H    Q  E E   Q.   E Q.   E   H    Q  Q
|-----------|-------------|------7--------|-------------||
|-7---------|-----------7-|-5-----------7-|-5-------3--o||
|------5----|------5--7---|--------5------|------5-----o||
|-----------|-5-----------|---------------|-------------||
 
 
                               Guitar Solo
  2.
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q  Q  H       H    Q  Q
|-------------7-|------------||------------|
|-5----7--------|-5--5-------||-5-------5--|
|--------5------|-------5----||------5-----|
|---------------|------------||------------|
 
 
                                 |-3-| |-3-|
  H    Q  E E   H    H      H    E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------|-------------------|
|---------7---|-5---------|-5----8-7-5--------|
|------7----5-|------5----|------------8-7-5--|
|-8-----------|-----------|-------------------|
 
 
  H    Q  Q    H    Q  E E   H    H      H    Q  Q
|------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
|------5--7--|---------7---|-5---------|-5----8--8--|
|------------|------7----5-|------5----|------------|
|-8----------|-8-----------|-----------|------------|
 
 
  H    H      H    Q  Q    Q.   E H      H    Q  Q
|-----------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-7---------|-7----------|-5----7------|-5----------|
|------5----|------5--7--|--------5----|------5--7--|
|-----------|------------|-------------|------------|
 
 
              3rd Verse
                                              |-3-| |-3-|
  H    H       H    Q  E E   H    H      H    E E E E E E
|-----------||-------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-5---------||---------7---|-5---------|-5----8-7-5---------|
|------5----||------7----5-|------5----|------------8-7-5---|
|-----------||-8-----------|-----------|--------------------|
 
 
  H    Q  Q    H    Q  E E   H    H      H    Q  Q
|------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
|------5--7--|---------7---|-5---------|-5----8--8--|
|------------|------7----5-|------5----|------------|
|-8----------|-8-----------|-----------|------------|
 
 
  H    Q.   E   H    H      Q.   E H      E E E E +H       +W
|-------------|-----------|------7------|----------------|--------*|
|-7---------5-|-7---------|-5-----------|-5-----5-(5)----|-(5)----*|
|------5------|------5----|--------5----|-----5----------|--------*|
|-------------|-----------|-------------|----------------|--------*|
 
 
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
X