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BLUE SUEDE SHOES
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1956 Album ELVIS PRESLEY)
Words and Music by Carl Lee Perkins
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scotty Moore - Electric Guitar'
Verse 1 & 4
Q=192
$
A
4/4
Gtr I
W E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
|----------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------|-2--------2-2--|-2--------2-2--|-2-----2------|
|----------|-2--------2-2--|-2--------2-2--|-2-----2------|
|----------|-2--------2-2--|-2--------2-2--|-2-----2------|
|----------|-0--------0-0--|-0--------0-0--|-0-----0------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
Q Q E. S Q Q Dadd9Q +E E Q E E E E +Q Q Q Aadd9Q +E E Q
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----5--(5)-5----|
|-2--2--2--2-2--|----5--(5)-5----|-5-----5-(5)--5--|----0--(0)-0----|
|-2--2--2--2-2--|----5--(5)-5----|-5-----5-(5)--5--|----6--(6)-6----|
|-2--2--2--2-2--|----4--(4)-4----|-4-----4-(4)--4--|----7--(7)-7----|
|-0--0--0--0-0--|----5--(5)-5----|-5-----5-(5)--5--|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
To Coda
E E E E +Q Q Q Eadd9Q +E E Q E E E E +Q Q Q AQ +E E Q
|-5-----5-(5)--5--|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-0-----0-(0)--0--|----7--(7)-7----|-7-----7-(7)--7--|----------------|
|-6-----6-(6)--6--|----7--(7)-7----|-7-----7-(7)--7--|----6--(6)-6----|
|-7-----7-(7)--7--|----6--(6)-6----|-6-----6-(6)--6--|----7--(7)-7----|
|-----------------|----7--(7)-7----|-7-----7-(7)--7--|----7--(7)-7----|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----5--(5)-5----|
Verse 2 & 3
E E E E +Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-6-----6-(6)--6--||--6--------6-6--|-6--------6-6--|-6--------6-6--|
|-7-----7-(7)--7--||--7--------7-7--|-7--------7-7--|-7--------7-7--|
|-7-----7-(7)--7--||o-7--------7-7--|-7--------7-7--|-7--------7-7--|
|-5-----5-(5)--5--||--5--------5-5--|-5--------5-5--|-5--------5-5--|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|-6--------6-6--|-6--------6-6--|-6--------6-6--|-6-----6-----|
|-7--------7-7--|-7--------7-7--|-7--------7-7--|-7-----7-----|
|-7--------7-7--|-7--------7-7--|-7--------7-7--|-7-----7-----|
|-5--------5-5--|-5--------5-5--|-5--------5-5--|-5-----5-----|
Q Q E. S Q Q Dadd9Q +E E Q E E E E +Q Q Q Aadd9Q +E E Q
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----5--(5)-5----|
|---------------|----5--(5)-5----|-5-----5-(5)--5--|----0--(0)-0----|
|-6--6--6--6-6--|----5--(5)-5----|-5-----5-(5)--5--|----6--(6)-6----|
|-7--7--7--7-7--|----4--(4)-4----|-4-----4-(4)--4--|----7--(7)-7----|
|-7--7--7--7-7--|----5--(5)-5----|-5-----5-(5)--5--|----------------|
|-5--5--5--5-5--|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E +Q Q Q Eadd9Q +E E Q E E E E +Q Q Q AQ +E E Q
|-5-----5-(5)--5--|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-0-----0-(0)--0--|----7--(7)-7----|-7-----7-(7)--7--|----------------|
|-6-----6-(6)--6--|----7--(7)-7----|-7-----7-(7)--7--|----6--(6)-6----|
|-7-----7-(7)--7--|----6--(6)-6----|-6-----6-(6)--6--|----7--(7)-7----|
|-----------------|----7--(7)-7----|-7-----7-(7)--7--|----7--(7)-7----|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----5--(5)-5----|
Guitar Solo 1
1.
E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E E
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-8--5--------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5------8--7-5-|
|-6-----6-(6)--6--|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7-----7-(7)--7--|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7-----7-(7)--7--|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-5-----5-(5)--5--|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D7 A
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------5--------|-------------|---------------5-|
|---5-------------|-7--7---8-7-5--|-5---5---5---|-----------5-7---|
|-7---5-5-------5-|---------------|---7---7---5-|-------5-7-------|
|---------7-6-7---|---------------|-------------|-7-5-7-----------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E Q E7E E E E +E Q.
|-(5)--------------|------------------|
|-----8-7-5---5----|------------------|
|-----------7---5--|-------5-(5)------|
|------------------|-7-5-7-------7----|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
E E E E +E E Q AE S +E. E +E E Q
|------------------|-5-------------8-(8)-5----|
|------------------|---8b10-(8)b10-8-(8)---8--|
|-5-----5-(5)------|--------------------------|
|---7p5-------7----|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
E Q E +E E Q
|--------------------||
|-5-----------------o||
|---5----------------||
|------7-(7)-5-7-----||
|-------------------o||
|--------------------||
Guitar Solo 2
2.
A Q Q E Q E +E E E E +Q Q
|--5\-----5----/5-|-(5)-5-5-8-(8)\-----|
|--5\-----5----/5-|-(5)---5-8-(8)\-----|
|--6\-------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q Q D7E E E +E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-5-----5\----5-|-5---5-8-(8)\-----|---5-------------5-----|-8-5-------------|
|-5-----5\----5-|-5-5-5-8-(8)\-----|-----8b10-(8)b10-------|-7---8-7-5---5---|
|-------6\------|------------------|-----------------------|-----------7---5-|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
A E7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E E Q E
|-----------------|-5---------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------5-7-|---8-7-5---5-----|------------------|-----------5----|
|-6-------5-7-----|---------7---5-6-|-------5-(5)------|-------5-7----7-|
|---7-6-7---------|-----------------|-7-6-7-------7----|---5-7----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-7--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
D.S. al Coda
A
|---3---| |-3-|
E E E E E E E S +S +Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------5-------------|--------8-5--------||
|---------5-7---8b10-(8)b10-|-(8)b10-7---8-5----||
|-5---5-7-------------------|----------------5--||
|---7-----------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------||
Outro
&
AE E E E +Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
|-5-----5-(5)-----||--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5-----5-(5)-----||--------------|--------------|--------------|
|---6---6-(6)-----||--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7---7--------7--||-------2-2----|-------2-2----|-------2-2----|
|-----------------||-0--4------4--|-0--4------4--|-0--4------4--|
|-----------------||--------------|--------------|--------------|
Q Q E E Q D7Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q A Q Q E E Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------2-2----|-------2-2----|----------------|
|-------2-2----|-0--4------4--|-0--4------4--|--------2-2-----|
|-0--4------4--|--------------|--------------|--0--4------4---|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
Q Q E E Q E7E Q E E E Q
|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|---7----7-7----|
|--------------|---7----7-7----|
|-------2-2----|---6----6-6----|
|-0--4------4--|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|
E Q E E E Q AQ E E S S E Q E E E E +H
|---------------|------5----------|----------------*|
|---7----7-7----|--------8p7-5-7--|-5-----5-(5)----*|
|---7----7-7----|-----------------|-5-6---6-(6)----*|
|---6----6-6----|----7------------|-----7-7-(7)----*|
|---------------|-----------------|-------7-(7)----*|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------*|
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