Life by the Drop Lyrics

As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 2002 Album THE SKY IS CRYING)
Words and Music by D. Bramhall / B. Logan
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 - Lower Strings'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 - Higher Strings'
Q=98(8=s8)
N.C. A5 A6 A5
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S 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 E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E W E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E
N.C. F#m D7 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E5 E6
F#m D7+5 F#m N.C.
W H +Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E
|-4--------|-0----(0)-----||-4---------4---|-0-2h4p2-(2)-2-4p2---|
F#m N.C. Esus4 F#m E
E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q. Q. E Q. E
|-----4------4---|-0-2h4p2-(2)---4p2---|---4----4------|-2----0--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E
+W
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