Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues guitar tab

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)

'Summertime Blues' By Eddie Cochran

This is a very simple song to play and easily recognised.

I understand that the classic version was recorded

using a Gretsch Chet Atkins electric for the 'lead'

and a Martin D-18 (acoustic dreadnought) for the

'scratch' rhythm. And I don't mean the Who's cover of

it.

Notes:

h = hammer on

, = 1/4 beat rest

- = No accompaniment

Chord shapes:

F Bb C

1 1 3

1 3 5

2 3 5

3 3 5

3 1 3

1 x x

A

(Riff 1) (X2)

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|--0-h1--1--1--1---0-h1--1--1--1--|

These are tied half notes (quavers)

B

Chord sequence (Chords)

F F F Bb , , , C C C Bb

Where played twice there is an additional 1 bar rest

at the end of the first sequence before repeating it.

C

(Riff 2) (X2)

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|--0-h1--1--1--1---0-h1--1--1--1--|

|---------------------------------|

These are also tied half notes (quavers)

Final note:

Where there are brackets, you should ignore the parts

inside them if playing solo. In the original there are

two guitars, and at these points the two overlap.

Summertime Blues, as performed by Eddie Cochran:

NOTE THAT THE LETTERS REFER TO THE ABOVE LABELLED

SECTIONS,

!NOT CHORDS!

A x2(4) B x2

A I'm gonna raise a fuss

A I'm gonna raise a holler

(A) B

A 'Bout a workin' all summer

A Just to try to earn a dolllar

(A) B

C Well time to call my baby, try to get a date

A My boss says "no dice son you gotta work late"

C Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do

- But there ain't no cure for the summertime

- blues

A x2(4) B x2

A Well my Mom and Poppa told me

A Son you gotta make some money

(A) B

A If you wanna use the car

A to go a'ridin next sunday

(A) B

C Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was

sick

A "But you can't have the car 'cause you didn't

work late"

C Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do

- But there ain't no cure for the summertime

blues

A x2(4) B x2

A I'm gonna take two weeks

A Gonna have a fine vacation

(A) B

C Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do

- But there ain't no cure for the summertime

- blues

A x2(4) B x2

A I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations

C Well I called my congressman and he said

"Whoah!"

- "I'd like to help you son but you're too young

to vote'

A x2(4) B x2

C Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do

- But there ain't no cure for the summertime

- blues

A x2(8) B x6

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