Summertime Blues Tab by Eddie Cochran


From: Barrie McCombs 
Subject: c/eddie_cochrane/summertime_blues.num

SUMMERTIME BLUES   Time: 4/4   Tenor: E   Bass: C


BRIDGE (SEE BELOW)
^-1-1-1  4,  ^-5-5-5  1,  ^-1-1-1  4,  ^-5-5-5  1

      1                         *                     BRIDGE
I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler
        1                           *                     BRIDGE
About a-workin' all summer, just to try to earn a dollar
      4                    *
Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
           1                           *
SPOKEN: My boss says: No dice son, you gotta work late


CHORUS:
4                       *           57
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
          1                     *                 BRIDGE TWICE
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues


     1                                  *                      BRIDGE
Well my mom and poppa told me: Son, you gotta make some money
       1                         *                   BRIDGE
If you wanta use the car to go a-ridin' next Sunday
       4                              *
Well I didn't go to to work, told the boss I was sick
                1                            *
SPOKEN: Now you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work all day


          1                     *                     BRIDGE
I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
          1                      *               BRIDGE
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations
       4                         *
Well I called my Congressman and he said, quote:
            1                                *
SPOKEN: I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote


NOTES:
- ^ = no chord played
- BRIDGE:  ^  1  1  1   4---------    ^  57 57 57  1---------
- TIMING:  1  2  3  4   5  6  7  8    1  2  3  4   5  6  7  8
- STRUM:   ^  U  D  U   D---------    ^  U  D  U   D---------
- TAB on page two


SUMMERTIME BLUES     PAGE TWO

INTRO TAB: from: bgg@connect.com.au (Ben Golding), 13 Sep 1994

e|----------------------|----------------------|  THEN BRIDGE
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|-0h1--1--1--0h1--1--1-|-0h1--1--1--0h1--1--1-|

BRIDGE TAB: (Golding, timing unclear)

   F  F  Bb C7 C7 F   F  F  Bb C7 C7 F
e|-1--1--1--0--0--1-|-1--1--1--0--0--1-|
B|-1--1--3--1--1--1-|-1--1--3--1--1--1-|
G|-2--2--3--3--3--2-|-2--2--3--3--3--2-|
D|-3--3--3--2--2--3-|-3--3--3--2--2--3-|
A|-3--3--1--3--3--3-|-3--3--1--3--3--3-|
E|-1--1--1--x--x--1-|-1--1--1--x--x--1-|
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) =  new measure, play same chord
- Period (.)   =  1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) =  sustain note into next measure

CHORDS (Number System):
- Example:     1    2    3    4    5    6    7
- Key of C:    C    D    E    F    G    A    B
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt

- Submitted by:  Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)