Life by the Drop Tabs & Lyrics by Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble

Life by the Drop

guitar tabs lyrics

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble

LIFE BY THE DROP
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 2002 Album THE SKY IS CRYING)

Transcribed by Alexandre Bastos


Words and Music by D. Bramhall / B. Logan

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 - Lower Strings'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 - Higher Strings'

Q=98(8=s8)
N.C. A5 A6 A5
4/4
Gtrs I, II
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E e E e E e E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------0-------------2-|-0-----------------------2-|-----------------2-|
|-----0-1h2---0h1-0---0-----|---2-2-0h1p0---0---0-------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-------|
|-0h3---------------3---3---|-------------3---3---3-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0---|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|


$
A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E5 E6 F#m
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E Q Q E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2----|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2-0--|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-||-2-2-4-0-2-2h4-0-|-2-----0-2-------|-----4-----4-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0---0-0-----|---2-4-0-2---4-4-|-4---4-----4-0--|
|-----------------||-----------------|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-2-2----2-------|


To Coda
D5 D6 D5 D6 A5 A6 A5 D6 E5 E6 E5 E6 F#m
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2---2-0--|
|-2-2-----2-2-----|---------------0-|-----------------|-----2---2---2-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-0-2---4---|-----------------|-----4---4---4-0--|
|-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-4-0-2-2-4-4-|-----4-------4-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2-2-------2------|


D5 D6 D5 D6 F#m D5 D6 E5 E6 F#m
e E e E e E e E e E Q e E E E e E e E e E e E e E Q e E E E
|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------2-----||------------2---|-----------------|------------2----|
|-2-2-4-0-2-2-4-4-||-----2------2-0-|-2-2-4-0---------|-----2------2-0--|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-||-----4------4-0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----4------4-0--|
|-----------------||---4-4------4---|---------2-2-4-4-|---4-4------4----|
|-----------------||-2-2----2-2-----|---------0-0-0-0-|-2-2----2-2------|


D5 D6 E5 E6 F#m D7+5 E Em7 A5 A6 A5 A6
2/4 4/4
e E e E e E e E Q. E Q. E Q. E e E e E e E e E
|-----------------|---------------|------0-|------------------|
|-----------------|-2------1------|-0----0-|------------------|
|-2-2-4-0---------|-2------2------|-1----0-|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-4----0-0------|-2----0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--|
|---------2-2-4-0-|-4----0------0-|-2------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---------0-0-0-0-|-2-----------0-|-0------|------------------|


D.S. al Coda &
A5 A6 A5 A6 D7+5 F#m D5 D6 E5 E6
e E e E e E e E W e E Q e E E E e E e E e E e E
|-----------------||----------||----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-1--------||------------2---|------------------|
|-----------------||-2--------||-----2------2-0-|-2-2-4-0----------|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-||-0--------||-----4------4-0-|-0-0-0-0----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||----------||---4-4------4---|---------2-2-4-4--|
|-----------------||----------||-2-2----2-2-----|---------0-0-0-0--|


F#m D5 D6 E5 E6 F#m D7+5 E Em7
2/4
e E Q e E E E e E e E e E e E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|------0-|
|------------2---|-----------------|-2------1------|-0----0-|
|-----2------2-0-|-2-2-4-0---------|-2------2------|-1----0-|
|-----4------4-0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-4----0-0------|-2----0-|
|---4-4------4---|---------2-2-4-0-|-4----0------0-|-2------|
|-2-2----2-2-----|---------0-0-0-0-|-2-----------0-|-0------|


A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E5 E6
4/4
|-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 E e E e E e E e E
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------2---------||-----------------|---------------0--|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-----2-2-2-4-4-||-2-2-4-0-2---4-0-|---------------0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-3p0---0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-4-0-2-2-4-0--|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0----|


N.C. F#m D7 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E5 E6
|-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 E e E e E e E e E
|-----------------|-------2-(2)-----2-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----1-1-(1)-1-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------2---|-----2---------2---0-|---------------0-|-------0---------|
|-----4-4-----4-4-|---0-0---------------|-2-2-4-0-2-2-4-0-|-------0---------|
|-------------4---|-4-0-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|
|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-0-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|


F#m D7+5 F#m N.C.
~~~~~~
|-3-|
W H +Q. E Q Q e E E E E E E E +E E E E E
|----------|--------------||---------------|---------------------|
|-2--------|-1----(1)-----||-2---------2---|---------------------|
|-2--------|-2----(2)-----||-2---------2---|-0-----------2-------|
|-4--------|-0----(0)-----||-4---------4---|-0-2h4p2-(2)-2-4p2---|
|-4--------|--------------||-4--4----------|-------------------4-|
|-2--------|------------2-||----2--2-2---2-|---------------------|


F#m N.C. Esus4 F#m E
2/4
~~~~~~
|-3-|
e E Q e E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q. Q. E Q. E
|----------------|-------------0-------|---2----2------|-0-------|
|-----2------2---|-------------0-------|---2----1------|-0-------|
|-----2------2---|-------------2-------|---2----2------|-1----0--|
|-----4------4---|-0-2h4p2-(2)---4p2---|---4----4------|-2----0--|
|-----4------4---|-0-----------------4-|---------------|-2----0--|
|-2-2----2-2---2-|---------------------|-2-----------0-|---------|


A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 F#m D7+5 E A/E
4/4 2/4
|-3-|
e E e E e E e E e E E E E e E e E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-0------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-2------1------|-0----2-|
|-----------------|---------2---------|-2------2------|-1----2-|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-----2-2-2-4---|-4----0-0------|-2----2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-3-0---0-0-0---|-4-------------|-2----0-|
|-----------------|-----------------0-|-2-----------0-|------0-|


4/4
+W
|--------*|
|-(2)----*|
|-(2)----*|
|-(2)----*|
|-(0)----*|
|-(0)----*|



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