Empty Arms Lyrics

As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
(From the 1991 Album THE SKY IS CRYING)
Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Fast Shuffle Q=145(8=s8)
Gtr I
H E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E
|------------8---|-11---11b11.5---10-------8---|-11---11b11.5---10-------8---|
E +E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E
|-------------------------------------------|-----/10---8-(8)s10-(10)s8----|
|-------------------------------------------|-----/10---8-(8)s10-(10)s8-x--|
|-10pb11r(10)-8----8b8.5==8r----------------|-----/10---8-(8)s10-(10)s8-x--|
E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E +E E E +E
|-/10---/10-------10-8-|-(8)-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---/5-3-(3)-x--------|
|-/10---/10-8-----10-8-|-(8)-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---/5-3-(3)-x--------|
|-/10---/10-8--10-10-8h|==9--(0)-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---/5-3-(3)----------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------3-(3)s=|
|------/12---10-(10)s12-(12)s10---|
|------/12---10-(10)s12-(12)s10-x-|
|------/12---10-(10)s12-(12)s10-x-|
aaa+a++
|-----------/10-----------------|---8-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|
|-x---------/10-8-(8)-8-10-8----|---8-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|
|---x-------/10-8-(8)-8-10-8----|-8h9-(0)-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|
E E a E E a E E a E E E E E E E Q E
|-/5-----------8h9-9-8h9---|----x-/5---3-5\--5s|
|---8---11b13==(11)r---11-------------|
|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-----8-------8---------8---------8---|
|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|---8---11b12---8-11b12---8-11b12---8-|
|-8-x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-6s|=9-----------------------------------|
Q +S S S S S S +E +E E E E
|-----------------8-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-------|
|-8-10-(10)b12---------------10b12-10-|
|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---------------------|
|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5-------------8-10-8--|
|-8-x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---------8h9---------|
E E E E E +E E +E E E E T T T T E E E +Q Q
|------/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3-------------------||
|------/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5-----3-----------------||
|----x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5-------3---------------||
H E E E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|--------x--8--8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|----------10-10-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------9--9-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
H E E E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|--------x-8-8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|----------8-8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|----------8-8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
H Q E E E E Q H E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|---------10---|-8-----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|---------10---|-8-----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|---------10---|-8-----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
Verse 2 & 3
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
||-------------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
||o-----------10-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
||-------------9-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
||o--------------|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
H Q E E E E Q H E E E E E +E E +E E E
|---------10---|-8-----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|
|---------10---|-8-----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|
|---------10---|-8-----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|
E E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||-/5-----------------||
|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----o||-/5----------8-10---||
|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||-/5------8h9--------||
|--------------------o||--------------------||
Guitar Solo
E E Q +E. S E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|--------10b11r(10)-8------|
E E Q +E. S E E E E E E E +E E E E
|--------------10pb11r(10)-8------|------8-10b11r(10)-8------|
|-8h9---10---8h9---10---|-8h9---10-8h=9----------|
+aa+a
|---------------------------|----------10-(10)b12---------10-8h9-|
+E S S E E E +E E E E +E T T T T E E +E E E E E
|-(8)-10p8-------------10-8-|-(8)---8----------------10---10b10.5-x---||
|-(9)-----------------------|---------8--------------11---11b11.5-----||
|-10b11==(10)r-8-x-8--------|-10b11==(10)r-8-x-8--------|
|-11b12==(11)---------------|-11b12==(11)---------------|
|-10b11==(10)r---10b11==(10)r---10b11==(10)r-|---10b11==(10)r---10b11==(10)-10r-10b11==(10)-10r-|
|-11b12==(11)----11b12==(11)----11b12==(11)--|---11b12==(11)----11b12==(11)-11r-11b12==(11)-11r-|
E +E E S S E E E E a E E
|-11-----(11)-----8h10p8----8-----------|
|-10b11==(10)r-10--------10---8---------|
|-11b12==(11)-------------------11s10-8-|
E E +E +S E. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---10b12==(10)-(10)r-10b12-10-8----8-10-10b12-|-8b8.5==8r---------8h9------|
|-11b11.5-8-11-----8-10-8-|--------------10-8--------------10-8-|
|-----------------------10b12==(10)r-|--10pb12r(10)-8------8h=9----------|
E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E
E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E
E Q E E E Q 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 S S E E E E E
|-10b11.5-8-------8------------|-----------8----8-10-8h9p8------------8-|
|-----------10b12---10-8----10-|-(10)b12----------------------10b12-----|
|------10b11r(10)-8----10----8-10b11r(10)-8-|
Q a E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +Q Q H Q E E
|-----8h9----------10b12---8-10-|-------8-(8)b8.5-------------||------------9--|
W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)-----|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|---------10-8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|---------10-8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
|---------10-8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------||
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E H
|------------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---/5--------|
|-----------10-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---/5--------|
|------------9-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---/5--------|
H Q E E W E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|-----/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3-x-|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
|-----------8-|----------|---x-/5---3-(3)s5-(5)s3---|-/5---3s5-3-(3)------|
H Q E E E E Q H
E E S S E E E E E E E E E E +Q +E E
|---11-8h10p8---8--------:-8---10-10-(10)b12===(10)r-8-:
|-------------8---8-10-8-:---8-------------------------:
|------------------------:-----------------------------:
|------------------------:-----------------------------:
|------------------------:-----------------------------:
|------------------------:-----------------------------:
+Q +E E E S +S E E Q
|-(8)--(8)--------------------------:
|----------11-8---------------------:
|---------------10pb12r(10)-8----8--:
|-----------------------------10----:
|-----------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------:
+Q a E E E H +H H Q +Q H
|------------8-------:--------------:-15--(15)\-------*|
|----------8---11----:-(11)---------:-16--(16)\-------*|
|-(8)--8h9-----------:--------------:-15--(15)\-------*|
|--------------------:--------------:-----------------*|
|--------------------:--------------:-15--(15)--------*|
|--------------------:--------------:-----------------*|
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