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Life Without You by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Life Without You
PRELIMINARY NOTES:
SRV tuned down one half-step, so his E, A, D, G, B and E
strings were at Eb, Ab, Gb, Gb, Db, and Eb, respectively.
The chords listed here take this into account... that is,
you must lower them all by one half-step or tune your guitar
down by a half-step in order to duplicate the pitches on his
recording.
TRANSCRIPTION NOTES:
Since there are three distinctive voicings of the E chord
used in this song, I've listed all three of them and
identified them separately as E1, E2 and E3. These names
have no meaning outside of this transcription: these chords
are all E major chords, but for this, they should be played
in the voicings I indicate.
(Chords are listed in order of appearance):
String
_____
Chord\ 6 5 4 3 2 1
|
E1: x x x 4 5 4
A: 5 7 7 6 5 5
G#m: 4 6 6 4 4 4
F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2
B: 7 9 9 8 7 7
C: 8 10 10 9 8 8
C#: 9 11 11 10 9 9
D: 10 12 12 11 10 10
E2: x 7 9 9 9 7
F: 1 3 3 2 1 1
E3: 0 2 2 1 0 0
D#: 11 13 13 12 11 11
A#: 6 8 8 7 6 6
G# 4 6 6 5 4 4
G: 3 5 5 4 3 3
E7+9: 0 7 6 7 8 (0)
INTRO (long and drawn out, with only two chords):
A F#m
BODY:
E1 E1 A A G#m F#m
Oh, hello baby, tell me, how high have you been
E1 A G#m F#m
We all have missed you, and the... way you grin
E1 E1 A A B C C#
Day is necessary, every no-ow and then.
D D C# C B
The sun could move on, givin' life back again... aaah
B B B B A A B C C#
Fly on, fly on, fly on, my friend.
D E2 [organ: E, then E7]
Go on... live again, love again.
E1 E1 A A G#m F#m
Day after day, ni-ight after night
E1 E1 A
Suddenly singin', every minute
A G#m F#m
As the years go passin' by.... by, by, by...
F#m F E3 D# D D C# C B
Long look in the mirror, we've come face to face.
B A# A G# G
Wishin' all the love... we took for granted
G F# F E7+9
Lord, we'd have today.... aaahhh aaahhh
E1 E1 A A G#m F#m
Life without you, all the love... we passed our way
E1 E1 A
The angels have waited for so long...
G#m F#m
Now they have their way... take your place
CODA (Repeat and fade out while soloing long and slow):
A F#m
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version 2
E1 E1 A A G#m F#m
Oh, hello baby, tell me, how high have you been
E1 A G#m F#m
We all have missed you, and the... way you grin
E1 E1 A A B C C#
Day is necessary, every no-ow and then.
D D C# C B
The sun could move on, givin' life back again... aaah
B B B B A A B C C#
Fly on, fly on, fly on, my friend.
D E
Go on... live again, love again.
E1 E1 A A G#m F#m
Day after day, ni-ight after night
E1 E1 A
Suddenly singin', every minute
A G#m F#m
As the years go passin' by.... by, by, by...
F#m F E D# D D C# C B
Long look in the mirror, we've come face to face.
B A# A G# G
Wishin' all the love... we took for granted
G F# F E7 E7+9
Lord, we'd have today.... aaahhh aaahhh
E1 E1 A A G#m F#m
Life without you, all the love... we passed our way
E1 E1 A
The angels have waited for so long...
G#m F#m
Now they have their way... take your place
Outro
A F#m
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version 3
Key:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend to indicated tone
r = return bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x = mute
^ = bend up to indicated tone and back (on one pluck of the string)
o=open
RG= let ring
k= kill
~= vibrato
½ ½ ½
e|---------5----5---5-----5-----------------------------------|
B|---------5h7--5---5-----5-----------------------------------|
G|------------------5h6---5h6p5-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7------7-9--9^7--9^7--9^7----|
A|----------------------------------/9------------------------|
E|----/5------------------------------------------------------|
A A
e|----------------------------5-----5---------5---------------|
B|----------------------------5-----5----5----5---5-----------|
G|-----------------2h4-2------6-RG--6-k--6h7------6h7p6-------|
D|-----------------------4----7-RG--7-k-----------------7-----|
A|---------o-2-3-o------------7-----7-------------------------|
E|--o-1-2---------------------5-----5-------------------------|
Note: Hold the A wile you play what is above after the kills.
½
e|--17\ -----------------------------------------------|
B|-------7--5------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4b--2--------4h2-----2h4--2-------2-----|
D|--------------------2--4------4-----------4--2-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
A A
e|--5-----5----------------5-k----|
B|--5-----5----5-----------5-k----|
G|--6-RG--6-k--6h7----------------|
D|--7-RG--7-k--7----7-5-7---------|
A|--7-----7-----------------------|
E|--5-----5-----------------------|
Note: Hold the A wile you play what is above after the kills.
½
e|--17\ -----------------------------------------------|
B|-------7--5------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4b--2--------4h2-----2h4--2-------2-----|
D|--------------------2--4------4-----------4--2-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------5-k---|
B|----------------------------5-k---|
G|--6h7p6-\ -2--------2-------------|
D|--7---------4--2h4---4\ -2--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
C# C#
e|--4----4------------------------------7-k-------|
B|--6----6------------------------------7-k-------|
G|--6-RG-6-k--10h11--10---10h11-10----------------|
D|--6-Rg-6-k--11-----11---11-------11-------------|
A|--4----4----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
D D
e|------------10----------------------------------|
B|--7----7----------------------------------------|
G|--7-RG-7-k--11--11h12--11----------11h12--11----|
D|--7-RG-7-k--12--12--------12----12--------------|
A|--5----5----12---------------12-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|--7------------7-----7---7---7-------|
B|--7---7-7-7----7-----7---7---7-------|
G|--8---8-8-8----8h9---8h9-8h9-8-------|
D|--9---9-9-9--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
A A# B C# D (1:23)
e|--5---6---7---9-----------------------|
B|--5---6---7---9-----7---------9\ -----|
G|--6---7---8---10----7---------9\ -----|
D|--7---8---9---11----7------9--9\ -----|
A|--7---8---9---11----5--/7-------------|
E|--5---6---7---9-----------------------|
A ~~~~~
e|--5---5----------------------------------|
B|--5---5----------------------------------|
G|--6---6--6h7--6--6h7--6------------6-----|
D|--7------7----7--7----7--7---------7-----|
A|--7--------------------------------------|
E|--5--------------------------------------|
Note: Jimi Hendrix fingering. (hold E string with thumb over the top of the neck)
½
e|--17\ -----------------------------------------------|
B|-------7--5------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4b--2--------4h2-----2h4--2-------2-----|
D|--------------------2--4------4-----------4--2-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------12--------------------|
G|--11--12--11-------------11--12---------|
D|--12--12--12-------------12--12---------|
A|--------------11------12---------12-----|
E|----------------------------------------|
(1:57)
e|--9--10--11--12--11--10---7-------|
B|--7--8---9---10--9---8----7-------|
G|--9--10--11--12--11--10---8-------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------7-------|
G7 G7 G E11 (strum)
e|------3------3-----------3----------------------------|
B|------3------3-----------3-------9--------------------|
G|------4------4-----------4-------7-----------17\ ------|
D|------3------3-----------3-------6-----------17\ ------|
A|------5------5---2h3-------------7--------------------|
E|--3---3---3--3--------3------o------------------------|
A ~~~~~
e|--5---5----------------------------------|
B|--5---5----------------------------------|
G|--6---6--6h7--6--6h7--6------------6-----|
D|--7------7----7--7----7--7---------7-----|
A|--7--------------------------------------|
E|--5--------------------------------------|
Note: Jimi Hendrix fingering. (hold E string with thumb over the top of the neck)
(8:00 solo)
Well now my baby....Tell me how have you been
We all have missed you....And the way you grin
The day is necessary....Every now and then
For souls to move on....Givin' life back again, and again
Fly on fly on....Fly on my friend
Go on....Live again....Love again
Day after day....Night after night
Sittin' here singin' every minute....As the years go passing by....by, by, by
Long look in the mirror....We've come face to face
Wishin' all the love we took for granted....Love we have today
Life without you....All the love you passed my way
The angels have waited for so long....Now they have their way
Take your place....
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