CRY BABY
As recorded by Janis Joplin
(From the 1971 Album PEARL)
Words and Music by Norman Meade and Bert Russell
Transcribed by Zlinak
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Slowly Q.=57
D7sus4
6/8 5/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E Q +Q. +H. +Q. +Q
| 15 15 15 15 15 15 | 15\ | | |
| 13 13 13 13 13 13 | 13\ | | |
| 14 14 14 14 14 14 | 14\ | | |
| 12 12 12 12 12 12 | 12\ 5 (5) | (5) | (5) (5) |
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Chorus
$
C F C
6/8
TP
E. S S S E E E E Q +Q. Q. E E E
| 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 | 13 (13) | 8 8 10 12 |
| o x x x x x x x | | x x x 0 |
| 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 | /14 | 9 9 10 12 |
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| o | | |
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To Coda
F C G Am
TP
E E +E +Q. Q. a E E a E Q. +Q S S Q. a E E a E
| 13 (13) (13) | 8 8s10 8 | | |
| 0 | x 8s10 8 8s10 | 8 (8) | |
| /14 | 9 7s 9 | 7 (7) 4s | 5 5s7s5 |
| | | 6s | 7 5s7s5 5s7 |
| | | | 5s7 |
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Verse
G C
|-3--|
Q. E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E e E
| | 8 | |
| | 8 8h10p8 | 8 8 10 |
| | 9 9 7 | 9 9 9 9 |
| 5 5 7 9 | 10 | 10 10 |
| 5 | | |
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F G6 F6/G C
Q E E Q E E E S E. +E E E E E E E
| 13 | 15 15 15s13 (13) | 8 |
| 13 13 | 17 17 17s15 (15) | 8 8 |
| | /16 16 16 16s14 (14) | 9 9 |
| 15 15 | | 10 |
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Em F G F6/G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E
| 7 | 5 | 12s 10 |
| 8 8 | 6 6 | 8 |
| 9 9 | 5 5 | 0 0 /12 (12)s10 |
| 9 | 7 | |
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C Em Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E e
| 8 | 7 | 5 5 8 8 |
| 8 8 | 8 8 | 5 10 |
| 9 9 | 9 9 | 5 5 9 9 |
| 10 | 9 | 7 10 |
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Dm7
E E e E Q E E E E E E
| 12 12 17 | 8 8 |
| 13 17 | 10 10 |
| 14 14 17 | 10 10 |
| 14 17 | 12 12 |
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1.
G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| 8 8 | | |
| 10 10 | 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 o |
| 10 10 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| 12 12 | | |
| | | o |
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Bridge
2.
D.S. al Coda &
C
E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E S S Q E E E E
| | | 8 | |
| 8 8 8 | | 8 8 | |
| 0 0 0 | | 9 9 7s | 5 5 |
| | 5 5 7 9 | 10 | 5 5 |
| | 5 | | 7 |
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F G6 C
E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E
| | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | 6S8 | o 8 8 |
| 5 5 5 | 9 | 9 9 |
| 7 | | 10 |
| 8 | | o |
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F G6 G7sus4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
| 8 | 8 | 12 8 |
| 8 8 | 10 10 | 8 o |
| 9 9 | 10 10 | /12 (12) 10 |
| 10 | 10 | |
| | | o |
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C 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
| 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 8 | 8 8 | 10 10 | 10 10 |
| 9 9 | 9 9 | 11 11 | 11 11 |
| 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
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G
9/8 6/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
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Outro - Chorus
C F C F
TP TP
Q. E E E E Q +Q. Q. E E E E Q +Q.
| 8 8 10 12 | 13 (13) | 8 8 10 12 | 13 (13) |
| x x x x | | x x x x | |
| 9 9 10 12 | /14 | 9 9 10 12 | /14 |
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H.=H
C F9 C G G#m Am
TP
2:3
Q. E E E Q. E E E 7x E E E E E E E Q E E H.
| 8 8 10 12 | 11 11\ | 8 8 | | * |
| o x x x x | x x 8 o | 8 8 8 | 3 3 4 | 5 * |
| 9 9 10 12 | 12 12\ 10 10 | 9 9 9 | 4 4 4 | 5 * |
| | | | 5 5 6 | 7 * |
| o | o | | | * |
| | | | | * |
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
- 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 -
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= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths