Crossfire Lyrics

As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 1989 Album IN STEP)
Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'SRV '
Q=116
N.C.(B7)
Gtr I
Wx3 H Q Q W
H E a +E +E E +Q Q H
|--------14b16==(14)r(14)p12-|-(12)------------|
H E a Q. +Q Q H
|--------15b17-(15)---|-(15)----------|
H E a +E +E E +Q Q Q E E
|--------17b19==(17)r(17)-15-|-(15)b15.5---------------|
+Q S S E E E E E
N.C.(E7)
Q Q H H E a +E +S. T S S W
|------------|--------14b16==(14)r(14)p12-------|------|
H E a +E +S S S S W H Q E E
|--------14b16==(14)r(14)p12-------|----------|-----------12-|
+Q Q H H E S S E E S S E Q H
H E a +E +E E W W
|--------14b16==(14)r(14)p12-|----------|------||
N.C.(B7)
H Q E E +Q Q H Q E +E E Q.
|-----------12-|-(12)----------|----14b16-(14)----12----|
E +E E E +E S S S S E H Q E E +Q Q H
|-14b16-(14)----12-(12)----------------|-----------12-|-(12)\----------|
|-----------------------------13s14----|--------------|----------------|
Q E +E E E E +E
|------------------12-15b17-(15)-|
|----14b16-(14)------------------|
E E a +S +S E +E S S S S E
|----15-15b17--(15)-----------------------------||
|-------14b16==(14)r(14)-12-(12)----------------||
|--------------------------------------13s14----||
N.C.(B7)
q Q H H E a +E +E E +Q Q H
|-------------|--------14b15==(14)r(14)p12-|-(12)----------|
|-------------|--------14b15==(14)r(14)p12-|-(12)----------|
H E a +E +E E +Q Q Q Q H E S S E E Wx2
|--------14b16==(14)r(14)-12-|-(12)--------12\--|-----------------12-|--------||
N.C.(E7)
H Q E E +Q Q H Q E +E E E a +E E
|-----------12-|-(12)----------|------------------12-15b17-(15)-----|
|-----------12-|-(12)----------|----14b16-(14)----------------------|
E a E +E E +E S S S S E H. E E +Q Q H
|----14b16==(14)r(14)-12-(12)----12----------|------------12-|-(12)\----------|
Q E +E E E E E E +E E E +E S S S S S S
|----14b16-(14)----12------|-14b16-(14)----12-(12)-------------------||
|--------------------------|-----------------------------13s14-13s14-||
E E +H. E E +H. E E +H.
N.C.
H E E Q H Q E E +Q Q H Q E +E E E E E
|---------------|-----------12-|-(12)----------|----14b16-(14)-------------|
Guitar Solo
N.C.(E7+9)
S E. E E Q E +E E +E E +E E +E S E. E E
|-15-----------15-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-|-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-15-----------|
E E a +E E +E S S S a +E.
|-15-17-17b19-(17)-15b15.5-(15)-------15-17b19-(17)-|
S +E. +E S +S +S +S S S S E.
|-17b19==(17)r(17)-15b17==(15)-(15)r(15)-------15-----|
S S S S +S S S S E S +S S S S S
|-------16-14b16-(14)-14p12----12-14b16-(14)-----------------|
N.C.(E7)
+S. T S S +S S S S S +S S S S +S S S
|-(15)----15------------12----12-15b17-(15)----12-15b17-(15)----12-|
|------------14b16-(14)--------------------------------------------|
a +S S S S +S S S S a +Q. a +E
|------------12------------------12----15b17-(15)---15b17-(15)-|
|-15b17-(15)----15------------12----12-------------------------|
|------------------14b16-(14)----------------------------------|
+E E +E S S S S E +E S S
|-(15)-15b15.5-(15)-12----12-15-12-(12)-------|
S +S E S +S S S S +E S S S S E
|-14b16==(14)----14r(14)-12----12-(12)----------------|
N.C.(E7+9)
Q S +E. E E E E +Q E E +E Q E
|----17b19-(17)-17-15----15-|-(15)--17---------------|
+E a +Q a +E a +Q a +Q a +Q
|-----17b19-(17)--17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-|
a +Q S E. E E E E E +E +E E +E E +E E
|-17b19-(17)--15-----------15-17-|-17b19==(17)r(17)-15b17-(15)-17b19-(17)-15b17-|
+E E +E E +E S S S E.
|-(15)-17b19-(17)-15b17-(15)-------15-----|
N.C.(E7)
S S S a +S +S S S S E S +S S S S S
|-------16-14b16-(14)-(14)-14p12----12-14b16-(14)----------------|
+S S S a S +S S S S S S +S S S S S S
|------------14b16==(14)r(14)p12---------14b16-(14)-12-14-12----12--|
|---------------12-15b17-(15)----12-|
|-14b16-(14)------------------------|
N.C.(E7+9)
E E S E. E E E E E +E E +E S E. E E
|-------15-----------15-17-|-17b19-(17)-15b17-(15)-15-----------|
E E +E E +Q E +E E +E
|-15-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-|
N.C.(B7)
a +E Q E +H +E E E +E S S E Q
|-17b19-(17)-19-----------|-----12-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------14b16-(14)-14p12----12--|
S S S S E E E a +E E E
|----------------------14b15-(14)-12----|
|-------------------12-14b15-(14)-12-14-|
|-------12s14---------------------------|
E S S +S S S S S E. E S S
|-14----12-(12)-14-------12--------12h14-||
N.C.
H H H E S +S +S +S E
|-----------|--------14b15==(14)-(14)r(14)----|
|-----------|--------14b15==(14)-(14)r(14)p12-|
+Q Q H H E S +S +S +S E W
|---------------|--------14b15==(14)-(14)r(14)p12-|------|
|-(12)----------|--------14b15==(14)-(14)r(14)p12-|------|
H E S +S +S +S E W W
|--------14b16==(14)-(14)r(14)p12-|----------|------|
H Q E E +Q Q H Q E +E E E Q
|-----------12-|-(12)----------|----14b16-(14)----12----|
E +E E E +E S S S S E W W
|-14b16-(14)----12-(12)----------------|----------|------|
Q E +E E E E S S
|----14b16-(14)----12---x-x-|
E +E E E +E S S S S E H Q E E
|-14b16-(14)----12-(12)----------------|------------12-|
+Q Q H Q E +E E E E +E
|-(12)\----------|------------------12-15b17-(15)-|
|-(12)\----------|----14b16-(14)------------------|
E E S +S S S +S S S +S S S S S
|----12-15b17-(15)-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------14b16-(14)----14b16-(14)-14p12-------|
H Q E E +Q Q H Q E +E E E E E
|------------12-|-(12)\----------|----14b16-(14)----12-------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.(E7+9)
S E. Q Q E +E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-15---------15-17b19-(17)-17-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-18-18-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E +Q E +E E +E
|-18-17-17-18-18-17-|-15-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-17b19-(17)-|
S S +S S S +E. +E S S +Q
|-17b19==17r(17)----17b20==(17)-(17)r\-/15-15-(15)--|
Q S S S S +S S S S S +S S S
|--------15-12------------12----12-15b17-(15)----12-|
|--------------14b16-(14)---------------------------|
N.C.(E7)
S S a +S S E S S S S +S S S S S S
|-------14b15-(14)----12-------14-14pb15r(14)-12-14p12-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S S S S S S S S e e S S S S
||o-------------15-15-------15-15------------|
||o--x--x--x--x--------x--x-------x--x--x--x-|
S S S S e e S S S +S S S S S 3x
|-15-15-------15-15---15-15---------------------o||
|------------------------14b16-(14)-14-12--------||
|--------x--x-------x---------------------------o||
S S S S S S S S e e E. S S +S E E E +Q Q
|----------------------------------x-|-14pb16r(14)p12---12-(12)\-----*|
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