Elvis Presley - Dont be cruel

DON'T BE CRUEL As recorded by Elvis Presley (From the 1958 Album ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS) Words and Music by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scotty Moore - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Shorty Long - Piano' Intro Q=170(8=s8) D 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr.) Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------7-9-7-|--------------7-9-7-| |-5------9-(9)-------|-5------9-(9)-------| |--------------------|--------------------| | | Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.) | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |----4---4-----4---4-|----4---4-----4---4-| |----5---5-----5---5-|----5---5-----5---5-| |----5---5-----5---5-|----5---5-----5---5-| Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------7-9-7-|--------------7-9-7-|| |-5------9-(9)-------|-5------9-(9)-------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |----4---4-----4---4-|----4---4-----4---4-|| |----5---5-----5---5-|----5---5-----5---5-|| |----5---5-----5---5-|----5---5-----5---5-|| 1st - 4th Verses $ $$ | | E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q ||------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||o-----------------|---7----7------|---7----7------|---7----7------| ||------------------|---7----7------|---7----7------|---7----7------| ||----4---4---4---4-|---7----7------|---7----7------|---7----7------| ||o---5---5---5---5-|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||----5---5---5---5-|---------------|---------------|---------------| Chorus 1. Em A D 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| |---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|-----------------|-------------------|| |---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4---|| |---2---2---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5--o|| |-----------------|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5---|| Bridge 2.,D.S.,D.S.S. G A G 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-|------------------| |---4---4---4---4-||---5---5---5---5-|---2---2---2---2-|---5---5---5---5--| |---5---5---5---5-||---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5--| |---5---5---5---5-||---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|---7---7---7---7--| To Coda D.S. & D.S. A D D 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 H |-----------------|------------------|------------------||-------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------||-------------|| |---2---2---2---2-|------------------|------------------||-------------|| |---2---2---2---2-|---4---4---4---4--|---4---4---4---4--||-4-----------|| |---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5---5--||-5-----------|| |-----------------|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5---5--||-5-----------|| Chorus Em A D 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|-----------------|------------------| |---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4--| |---2---2---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5--| |-----------------|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5--| Em A D 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|-----------------|------------------|| |---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4--|| |---2---2---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5--|| |-----------------|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5--|| Outro G A G A 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---2---2---2--| |---5---5---5---5-|---2---2---2---2-|---5---5---5---5-|---2---2---2---2--| |---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4--| |---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|---7---7---7---7-|------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E Q Q Q Q H W |---------------|-------------|---------*| |---------------|-------------|---------*| |---------------|-------------|---------*| |---4---4-7--4--|-------------|---------*| |---5---5-------|-5-----------|---------*| |---5---5-------|-------------|---------*| 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