STORMY MONDAY BLUES
As recorded by Gary Moore
(From the 2001 Album BACK TO THE BLUES)
Words and Music by T-Bone Walker
Arranged by Gary Moore
G7
3 2 0 0 0 1 C9
x 3 0 3 3 0 C7
x 3 2 3 1 0 Am7
x 0 2 0 1 0 Bm7
x 2 0 2 0 2 Bbm7
x 1 3 1 2 1 D9
x 5 4 2 1 0 Eb9
x x 1 0 2 1 D7
x x 0 2 1 2 G9/B
x 2 3 2 3 3 C9/Bb
x 1 0 0 1 0 D7+9
x 5 4 2 1 1 G9
3 0 0 0 0 1 A9
x 0 5 4 2 0 Ab9
4 1 1 1 1 2 G5
x x x 0 3 3
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Garry Moore - dist electric (Les Paul & Marshall)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'organ rhythm'
chords above are for organ might not be
best fingerings for rhythm guitar
Q.=50
G7
12/8
Gtr II
W. W.
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Gtr I
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W E Q e a +E a +Q +Q. +Q. +Q.
| | 8b10 (8)r 8b10 (8) (8) (8)r (8) |
| 8 8 | |
| 7 | |
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C9
W.
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Q. E a +S +S T T T T +E e E Q.
| 8b10 (8)r(8)p6 6b6.5 |
| 8 8 8 (8) |
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G7
W.
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/
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Q a +E Q E Q. T E.. +E
+W.
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Q. Q a +S S S S a +Q T T T T T a +S T T T T T
| 3 3 |
| 3 3 6b8 (6)r 6p3 3 |
| 5b7 (5)r 5 5b7 (5)r5p3 3h5 |
| 5 |
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C7
W.
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/
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|-3--|
T T T T T T T T +S S S S a S T T T T T S T Q. E Q
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| 3h5 3h5 3h5 3h5 (5)p3 |
| 5 3 |
| 5s3 1h3 1h3 1h3 1h3 1/ |
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+W.
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/
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Q. E T T S a +S a +S S S E S S E Q
| 6 8 8b10 (8)r 8b10 (8) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8r\ |
| 8 |
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G7 Am7
H. H.
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/ /
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Q +E Q +E Q. Q S a T T
Bm7 Bbm7
H +E E +H.
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/ / / /
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|---6----| |-3--|
a +E S E S S. T Q a +S S S T S. +T T T T e Q S T T
| 8b10 (8)r8p6 |
| 10b12 (10)r 8 10 8 10 8 8 (8)p6 |
| 9 7s5p3 3 |
| 5 |
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D9
W.
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|-4:3--| |-4:3-| |---6---|
a +E E E E E E E E E S S S S +S S E S S S S
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| 5b7 (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 5r5p3 |
| 5 |
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Eb9
W.
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|------6------|
Q. E a +Q S S a +S S a +T T T T S S S S S S E
| 3 |
| 6b8 (6)r 3 3 |
| 5b7 (5)r 5b7 (5)r5p3 5 3b3.5 |
| 5 5 5p3 |
| 5 |
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G7 C7
H. H.
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/ /
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|3|
S T T E S +E +E +S T T a E E E E E. T T T S.
| 6 3 |
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| 3 5p3 |
| 5p3 5 5 (5) (5) (5) 5p3 |
| 5s3 3s1 |
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G7 D7
H H +H
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/ / /
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T S. Q a e Q +Q. +E E E
G9/B C9/Bb G7
W. W. W.
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/ / /
|---3---|
W. W. H. Q. S S E a +S S T T
| ^10 | ^3 | |
| ^10 | ^3 | 3 6p3 |
| ^10 | ^3 | 3 5b7 (5)r |
| ^ 9 | | 5 |
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+W.
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/
|-3-|
T T T T Q +Q E Q. E a S S a S S S
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| 3 |
| 5 3h5p3b4 (3)r 3 3 3 |
| 5 3h5 3 |
| 5 5s3 1 |
| 3 |
C7
W.
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a S a S a Q +Q. Q. Q T S.
G7 Am7
+W. W H
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/ / /
|-3-|
T S. Q Q. +H. H. E +S S E E. a +S S S S
| | 6b6.5 8b10 (8)r8p6 |
| 3 (3) | 8 (8) 8 |
| 3 3 (3) | |
| 5 | |
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Bm7 Bbm7
H. H.
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/ /
|-3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
S S S a S E. Q S S S a +S S S T T T T S S S +S. T Q
| 3 |
| 8 8 6 3 6p3 3 |
| 7s5 3 5b7 (5)r 5 3h5p3 (3)h5 |
| 5 |
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D9 Eb9 D7+9
W. Q +E E +W
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/ / / / /
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|3| |---6---|
a +H. +Q. +E E E S E S +E S E +Q. +Q. Q.
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| 5b7 (5) (5) (5)r 5p3 | 5 (5)p3 |
| | 5 (5) (5) |
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G7 C7
W +Q Q
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/ / /
|---3---|
H. Q. E a +S S T T T T T T
G7 D7
H. H.
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/ /
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|-3-|
T T T T T T T T E e E S S S Q. +E E E
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| 3 |
| 5p3 5p3 3 3 3h4 x\ 5 |
| 5 5 5 5 x\ 5 |
| 5 (5) |
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G7 C7 G7
W. W. W.
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/ / /
a Q. e Q H. Q. E Q H. H. Q. S S E E
+W.
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/
|-3--| |-3-|
a +S S +Q +Q E T T T T T T T T E +S S S T T T T S S S
| 5b6.5 (5)r5b6 (5) (5)r 5 3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3 (3) |
| 6p3 |
| 6 5p3 5 3 |
| 5 5 |
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C9
W.
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a S a S a S T T E e Q Q Q. E
G7 Am7
+W. H. H.
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/ / /
|-3-|
E E E Q. H. Q. E S S S S S S S a +S S E Q S S
| 6b6.5 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 8 8 |
| | 3 5 3 5b7 (5)r |
| | 2 5 5 |
| | 5 |
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Bm7 Bbm7
H. H.
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/ /
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Q. +E E E Q. a +Q +E
| 10 (10) 9 8b9 (8)r (8) |
| 8 8 8b9 (8)r (8) |
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D9 Eb9 D7
W. Q. H +Q +Q.
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/ / / / /
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|---6---|
T S. +S T T T S. Q. H. S S S E S e Q. H.
| 6 | |
| 8 (8)p6s3 | |
| 5p3 | 6p5p3 5p3 |
| | 5 |
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G7 C7
H. H.
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/ /
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|--3--|
Q. Q a +S S S a +Q. +E S S S S
| 3 3 |
| 3 6b8 (6) (6)r 3 |
| 5b7 (5)r 5 3b3.5 |
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G7 D7+9
H. H.
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/ /
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Q. a E S S E Q. a S S a S S E
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| 3 |
| 3s4 5 3b3.5 |
| 5 3h5 3 |
| 5 5s3p1 |
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G9
W.
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Q. +E Q. Q E a +S. T T T T T
| 10 (10)\ 6 (6) 3 |
| 10 (10)\ 5b6 (5)r 6p3 |
| 10 (10)\ 5p3 |
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C7
W.
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|-3-|
T T T T a +E S S S Q. E E T T S Q.
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| 6p3 |
| 5 5 3 5b6 (5)r5p3 5p3 |
| 5 5 |
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G7
W.
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Q.E S S a +S +T a +S. a +S. a +T S a +S a +S a +S a +S a +S a +E E
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| 6 |
| 3 5b7 (5) (5)r 5b7 (5)r 5 (5) 5b7 (5)r 7 5b7 (5)r 5b7 (5)r 5b7 (5)r 5b7 (5)r 5b7 (5)r 5b7 (5)r |
| 5 |
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C7
+W. W.
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/ /
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a +Q. a +Q. E E E a E E E a Q. E Q Q. E E a +E
| 3 | 6 8b10 (8)r |
| 6 3 | 3 8 8b10 (8)r |
| 5b7 (5)r 5b7 (5)r 6s5 3b3.5 | 3s5 3 |
| 5 | |
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+W.
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|-3-|
E S S S E Q. Q E E Q
G7 Am7
H +Q +E E +H
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/ / / / /
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|-----------------9-----------------|
Q. S T T E +T T T T T s. Q. S a +S S a +S E a +S E
| 3 3 3 |
| 6 3 6 (6) 3 6b8 (6)r 6b8 (6)r 6b8 (6)r |
| 6p5 3 |
| 5 |
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Bm7 Bbm7
H. H.
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/ /
|-3--|
T T T T T T a +S +S S S T T T T T T T T T T S +T s. Q E S S E
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| 6p3h6p3h6p3 3 |
| 5b7 (5)r(5)p3 5 3 5 5 3 3 3 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 3 5 |
| 5 |
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D9
W.
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a +H. +Q. +E E S. T
Eb9 D7+9
H. H.
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/ /
Q. Q E a Q. +Q E
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| 6 6 5s6 (6) 5 |
| 6 6 4s5 (5) 5 |
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G7 C9
H +Q. Q. +Q
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/ / / /
|--3---| |--3---| |--3---|
a Q. a +S +S S e E E a +S +S S S T T e E a +S +S S
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| 3h 4 5b7 (5)r(5)p3 5b7 (5)r(5)p3 5p3 5b7 (5)r(5)p3 |
| 3 (3) 5 5 5 |
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G7 D9
H. H.
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/ /
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E e E E e e E E E E E E
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| 3 3 3 3 8 8 8 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
| 5 5 |
| 5 |
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G7
W.
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|-3-|
a +Q E a +Q E E S S +E +E S S S E
| 8b10 (8) 8r 8b10 (8) 8r 8 6 6 |
| (10) (10) 8 (8) (8) 8p6sx\ |
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C7 G7
W. W.
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/ /
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Q a +E +Q E E S S S S S S S S S S Q +E Q E Q. Q E
| 8b10 (8) (8)r 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 | 6 (6)/ |
| 0 (10) 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 | 6 (6)/ 8 8 8 6 x\ |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
+W.
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|---5---|
E a +Q E S a +S S T T T T T T S T T T T T T S S T T T T T T s.
| 6b8 (6)r 6b6.5 3 3 |
| 6b8 (6)r 6p3h6p3h6p3 3h6p3h6p3h6p4p0 |
| 5p3 5p3 3 5 |
| 5 5 |
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| 0 |
C7
W.
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/
a +E S S T T a +S T a +T T T S a S a S a S a S T T S a S a S a S a E E E
| 6b8 (6)r 6 3 3 |
| 6p3 |
| 5b7 (5)r 5b7 (5)r5p3 3h5 3h5 3h5 3h5 3 |
| 5 5 3 |
| 5p3 1h3 1h3 1h3 1 |
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+W.
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|-3-|
Q E E E E S S S S T T T T T T T T S S S S S
| 6b6.5 6 8 9p8p6 8 6 5 9p8p6 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
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G7 Am7
W H
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/ /
S T T T T S +E +Q E a +Q E E E E
| 10p8 |
| 11p8 8 (8) (8) 8 10b12 (10)r\ 8 8 |
| 0 9 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
Bm7 Bbm7
H +Q. Q +Q.
| | | |
/ / / /
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|------------4:3------------|
a +Q E a +E E a +E S S +S. T Q Q T T S
| 10 10 10 |
| 10b12 (10)r 10b12 (10)r 10b12 (10)r 10 (10) 8 8 8 |
| 9\ 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
D9
W.
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/
E a +Q S a +S +S S S S S a +S +T T T T T T T T +E T T a +T +T T T S
| 10b12 (10)r 8b10 (8) (8)r 8 6 8 8b10 (8)r(8)p6h8p6 |
| (8) 8 6 8 8 (8) 6p3 |
| 5b7 (5)r(5)p3 3 |
| 5 |
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Eb9 D7+9
W +E. Q +S
| | | |
/ / / /
Q. S S T a +S. a +T +T T T E Q S S a +S a +T T T T T T
| 13 13 |
| 13b14.5 (13)r 13b15 (13)r(13)p11 13b15 (13)r 13b15 (13)r13p11 13p11 |
| 12 12 12 |
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G7 C9
H. H.
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/ /
S S S S E E S S E E +E E S T T E E
| 0 10 |
| 13p11 0 8 8 11b13 (11)r 8 8 8 |
| 12 12 12 0 |
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G7 D7
H. H.
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/ /
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E +E E a +E E E E. S E Q E
| 10 |
| 10b12 (10)r 10b12 (10)r 0 0 8 8 |
| 7 7/ 0 0 |
| 0 0 |
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G7 C7
W. W.
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/ /
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a +Q. Q E Q. Q E a +Q. Q. E +E E Q E
| 8b10 (8)r 8 6 | 8b10 (8)r 8 6b8 (6)r |
| 8 8 | 0 8 |
| | 0 0 |
| | 0 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| | 0 |
G7
W.
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/
a +E E E a +E T S. E a +E E E a +E E E
| 8b10 (8)r 8b10 (8)r 8b10 (8)r 8b10 (8)r |
| 8 8 8 8 8 |
| |
| 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 |
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+W.
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/
|----5----|
E a +Q E a +E S S S a T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S. E
| 10b13 (10)r 10 10b13 (10)r 10 8 10 8h10 8 8 |
| 11p8 11p8 8 11p8h11p8 8 11p8 |
| 10 10 10\ |
| |
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C7
W.
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/
|-----5-----| |--3--|
E a +E S a +S T a +S T a +S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S E E
| 15 15 15 15 |
| 0 18b20 (18)r 18b20 (18)r 18b20 (18)r 18b20 (18)r 18p15 15 18p15 15 15 |
| 0 17 17 17p15 15h17 17p15 17 15 15\ |
| 0 17 17 17 17 |
| |
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G7 Am7
H. H.
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/ /
|--3--|
Q a +E +Q. a +E. S +E S S S S S S S
| 0 18b20 (18) (18)r 18b20 (18)r 18 (18)/ 15 |
| 0 18 15 |
| 0 18 17 15 |
| 17 |
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Bm7 Bbm7
H. H.
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/ /
|--3--|
S S S S S T T T T E Q E a +S S E E E E
| |
| 15 0 |
| 17 15 17 17 15 15\ 0 17b19 (17)r 17 15 0 |
| 17 17 17 17 0 17 14 0 |
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D9
W.
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|-------3-------|
S a +E. S a +S S a +S S a +S S a +S S T T T T T S. +E +E E E
| 15 15 15 15 15 |
| 0 18b20 (18)r 18b20 (18)r 18b20 (18)r 18b20 (18)r 18b20 (18)r 18p15 15 20 |
| 0 17 17p15 (15) (15) |
| 0 |
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Eb9 D7+9
H +H H
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/ / /
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a +Q. Q E a +Q E +E E E
| 20b22 (20)r 20 18 20b22 (20)r |
| 20 20 |
| 0 (0) |
| |
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G7 C7
H. H.
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/ /
|--3--|
a +Q E E a +S S T T T T T T a +T +T T T T T T a +S. +T T T T T T T T S S S
| 18b20 (18)r 18 15 15 15 |
| 18b20 (18)r 18p15 18p15 18p15 18p15 15 |
| 17b19 (17)r(17)p15 17 15 17b19 (17) (17)r 17p15 17 15 |
| 17 17 17 17 |
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G7 C7
H. H.
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/ /
|-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
S S E E E E E a +E S T T T S S T +T S S S S S S S
| 10b13 (10)r 10 8h10p8 6 8 8pb9r(8)p6 8 8 6 |
| 0 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 /9 |
| 17 17 17 |
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G7 D7 A9 Ab9
H. H E E
| | | |
/ / / /
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Q E a +E E E +Q. E E E
| 10 12 11 |
| 8 0 10b12 (10)r 12 11 |
| 0 7 (7) 0 12 11 |
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G9 C7
W. W.
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/ /
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Q +E Q. Q. E E E e S S +E +Q. +E E T T T T Q.
| 10 (10)\ 6 | 6 |
| 10 (10)\ 8 | 8 (8) (8) (8) 3 |
| 10 (10)\ | 5p3 |
| | 5 |
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G7
W.
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/
Q. a +S. T S S a +T T T T T T T T T S. a +S S a +T +T T T T T T T T S.
| |
| 15 15 15 15 15 15 18p15 18p15 18p15 15 |
| 17b19 (17)r 17b19 (17)r 17b19 (17)r 17b19 (17)r(17)p15 17 15 |
| 17 17 17p15 |
| 17 |
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+W.
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/
Q. S a +E. +E +S T T T T T T E Q E
| 15 |
| 18b20 (18) (18) (18)r 14h15p13 11h13p11/ |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| |
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C7
W.
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Q. e Q Q a +E Q E
+W.
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/
~
Q. S S +Q +Q. Q.
G7 Am7
H. +Q. Q.
| | |
/ / /
~
Q. S S E E a +E Q S S S S S X X X X
| 10 9 8h9p8s6 |
| 8 8 10b12 (10)r 8 |
| 9 /9 |
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Bm7 Bbm7
H. H.
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/ /
|-3-| |---3----|
S S S S S a +S S T T T T S S T T T T E.S E E S +S S S S
| 8 9 |
| 8h9 3 |
| 7 5b7 (5)r 6p5p3 5 3h5 3h5 3h5 5pb6r(5)p3 |
| 5 5 5 |
| |
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D9
W.
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/
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a H. Q. +Q E
Eb9 D9 G5
H. H. W.
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/ / /
E E E E E E E Q Q.
| 6 6 6 6 6 5 |
| 6 6 6 6 6 0 5 |
| 6 6 6 6 6 0 5 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 0 4 |
| 6 6 6 6 6 5 |
|-------------------------|
G5
W.
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EQ E a +E S S S a +S E a +Q E S S E
| 17b19 (17)r 15 18b20 (18)r 18 15 |
| 15 15 |
| 0 0 17 15b16 (15)r 17 |
| 0 0 |
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Ab9
+Q. H. +Q.
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/ / /
TP
a Q E Q. Q. Q.
| 11 10 10 |
| 11 10 10 |
| 15h16\ 11 10 10 |
| 10 9 9 |
| 11 10 10 |
| 0 |
8/8
|--4--| |--4--| |--4--| |--4--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
| /10 10 10 /10 10 10 /10 10 10 /10 10 10 |
| /10 10 10 /10 10 10 /10 10 10 /10 10 10 |
| /10 10 10 /10 10 10 /10 10 10 /10 10 10 |
| /9 9 9 /9 9 9 /9 9 9 /9 9 9 |
| /10 10 10 /10 10 10 /10 10 10 /10 10 10 |
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12/8
W. Q. Q. H.
| /10 | ^10\ * |
| /10 | ^10\ * |
| /10 | ^10\ * |
| /9 | ^ 9\ * |
| /10 | ^10\ * |
| | * |