Sonic Youth - Lenny Tab

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           "Lenny" by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
                   From the album "Texas Flood"

                   Transcribed by Roger Meech

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  ghost note
+----------------------------------

Set to neck pickup


  e                       12+~                              
  B   14~     12~         12+~                              
  G   13~     13~                                11p9       
  D   13~     11~                             9       9h11  
  A                                   7  9/11               
  E                   0            /9                       


  e                                                                    
  B     14~    12                         5~     x0                    
  G     13~        11h13~    11           6~     x0               9h11 
  D     13~                     14        4~                   9       
  A     11~                         0   0              7  9/11         
  E  0                                              /9                 


  e                                                                   
  B                      14~    12                         5~    x0   
  G  9  9     9          13~        11h13~    11           6~    x0   
  D     9h11  9h11       13~                     14        4~         
  A                      11~                         0   0            
  E                   0                                               


  e                                                              
  B                                    14~    12                 
  G               11p9                 13~        11h13~   11    
  D             9      11      9       13~                    14 
  A     7  9/11           9h11         11~                       
  E  /9                             0                            


  e                                                  12                
  B                                                  12    14~    12   
  G         9~     9                   9h11p9              13~         
  D        11~    11              9 11        11           13~         
  A  0  0                 7  9/11                          11~         
  E                   0 9                         0     0              


  e                                                                   
  B                         5~    5\      5~       6~             7~  
  G  11h13~    11           6~    6\        6~  /7   7~   /8          
  D               14        4~                                6       
  A                   0   0                                           
  E                                   /5        /6        /7    7     


  e                                                          
  B     7~      x                  10~    10~        10      
  G        8~     8                11~       11~        11\  
  D                 6     /9  9                              
  A                                                          
  E  7                   /10    10     10                    


  e                                                                   
  B          3~    3      3                 6~      5~    x0          
  G                4 4~     4                 7~    6~    x0          
  D     2                     2    /5  5            4~                
  A                                                             7 7h9 
  E  3    3                        /6    6          5        /9       


  e      12+~                                                         
  B      12+~     5~      5\                        14~    12         
  G               6~      6\                        13~       11h13~  
  D               4~                                13~               
  A               0                7  7h9  7h9      11~               
  E  0                       /5 /9               0                    


  e                                                                   
  B               5~     7h9/12  9h12~     9h12/14~   12h14/17~       
  G  11           6~                                                  
  D     14        4~                                                  
  A         0   0                                                     
  E                                                                   


  e                                  12    12     12 12 12  
  B  17p14\12  14p12   14p12                                
  G                                  12 14 14        12 14  
  D                               14              14        
  A                                                         
  E                                                         


  e  12           12  12  12                                           
  B                                                                    
  G  14b15r14p12  14  14  12                      12 14 14b15 14p12    
  D                          14 14  14 9h11    14                      
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  e                                                                    
  B                              10                                    
  G                   9    12/13    12/13  9                 9 12 13   
  D  14 14   14  9h11                        9         9 11            
  A                                             12 11                  
  E                                                                    


  e              12        14 12h14p12    12       15 12h14p12    12   
  B         12      15 12              15    15 12             15      
  G  14 b15                                                            
  D                                                                    
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  e     12                                                             
  B  12                12 14 14b15 14p12    14    12                   
  G        15p14p12    12 14 14b15 14p12    14    12                   
  D                 14                   14    14      14p12    12h14  
  A                                                          14        
  E                                                                    


  e                   12                                               
  B     12  14 12  14 12  14    12    14    12    14  14b15  14   12   
  G     12  14 12  14 12  14    12    14    12    14  14b15  14   12   
  D  14                      14    14    14    14                      
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  e                                          12~    15                 
  B                                   12 14            12              
  G             12            12                          14b15 14 12  
  D  14 12 14      14    14                                            
  A                   14                                               
  E                                                                    


  e               12\        12                                       
  B               12\        12 14 12                                 
  G  14 14  11    12\           14 12                   12h13 14      
  D                                   14  14  11h14     12            
  A                                                                   
  E                                                 12                


  e                                                                    
  B                                                                    
  G 12h13                                       12     /14 12   12     
  D        14      12     14     14     12      11                     
  A            14     12     11     11      12      12                 
  E                                                                    


  e                                                                    
  B                                              14~     12            
  G                                              13~        11h13~     
  D  14p12                   12  12h14 12        13~                   
  A        14 13 12\10 12/14                     11~                   
  E                                          0                         


  e                                                                   
  B                5~    x0                                   14~     
  G  11            6~    x0              11p9                 13~     
  D     14         4~                  9      11      9       13~     
  A         0   0              7  9/11           9h11         11~     
  E                         /9                            0           


  e                                                                   
  B  12                       5~  \      5~          6  /7       7~   
  G     11h13~   11           6~  \        6~      7    /8       8~   
  D                 14        4~  \                         6         
  A                     0   0        0                                
  E                                   /5        6             7       


  e                                                                   
  B  7~                     10~       10     10         10            
  G    8~   8               11~       9h11   9h11p9      9         7  
  D           6 6        9                          12     12  7h9    
  A                                0                                  
  E                 /10                                               


  e                                                                 
  B         3~      3~      3            6     5~    x0             
  G         4~        4~      4            7   6~    x0             
  D         2~                  2      5       4~                   
  A                                                         7  7h9  
  E  \3   3      3                  /6         5        /9          


  e      12+~                                                         
  B      12+~                5~                                       
  G                        6~                                     9   
  D                      4                                 9 9h11     
  A                0   0               7 7h9p7    7 9 9/11            
  E  0                              /9         9                      


  e           12 9                                                     
  B                12 9                 9                              
  G  9h11  9            12 11 9h11p9    9       9                      
  D                                  11   11 9  9h11p9                 
  A                                                    11 9  11 \7  9  
  E                                                                    


  e                                   12    12 /14 12                  
  B                                   12h14 12 /14 12  12     12       
  G                                                    11h13  13       
  D                                                                    
  A                    7 7h9 7                                         
  E  7h9  7  5~     /9           0                                     


  e                                                       17\  
  B  12           12            10     10    10~               
  G  11h13p11     11h13   9     9h11   9     9~                
  D           14          9h11         9h11  9h11~             
  A                                                            
  E                                                            


  e  15b17 15 12                                                  
  B               15p12                                           
  G                     14b15 14p12                               
  D                                 14 14 11                      
  A                                                     10 12/14  
  E                                                 /12           


  e                                                                    
  B         12    12    14    12                                       
  G         12    12    14    12            12                         
  D  12h14     14    14    14    14  12 14                             
  A                                                   7    10p7   5    
  E                                                /9   9              


  e                                                                   
  B                                                                   
  G                                                                   
  D                                         7 5h6                     
  A                  7    10b12 10  7   7         7    5h7   5h7      
  E   7  6 5     7h9   9                  5         0      0     0    


  e                                                                    
  B                                                                    
  G                                                                    
  D                                                                    
  A  5h7   5h7   5h7p5                                                 
  E      0     0       7 6  5h6p5\3 0  4/5 3  4/5 3   4/5 3  4/5 3     


  e                                                                    
  B                                                                    
  G                                                                    
  D                                                                    
  A                                                                5   
  E  4/5 3  4/5 3  4/5 3  4/5 3  4/5 3  4/5 3  4/5 3  4/5 3  4/5 3   0 


  e                                                                   
  B                        2   2 0                                    
  G                        2   2 0                               /14  
  D        7   5h6           2     2  0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0       
  A  5h7                                                              
  E      0   0     0                                                  


  e                                                                    
  B  12                      12                     12                 
  G  12                 /14  12                /14  12           12    
  D      14p12                   14p12                 14 12 14        
  A            14p12                   14p12                           
  E                                                                    


  e                           12                      15         15b16 
  B           12    12     12    12   12 12 12  15 17    17   17       
  G           12    12  14                                             
  D  14p12h14    14                                                    
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  e   17b19  17b19  17b19  17b19  15               15 17 17b19  15b17  
  B                                  17~   17~                         
  G                                            (0)                     
  D                                                                    
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  e  15b17r15     15     15            15 17 17b19 15                  
  B            17     17    17  17  17                17               
  G                                                      16\14 12      
  D                                                               14   
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  e           12                                                       
  B        12      15       15            12 14 14b15 12~   14    12   
  G  14b16            14b16    14p12      12 14 14b15 12~   14    12   
  D                                  14                        14      
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  e           12                                                       
  B        12    15 12                                                 
  G  14b16             15 14 12    12                                  
  D                             14    14p12                 12         
  A                                         14p12  10 12/14    12\10   
  E                                                                    


  e                                                                   
  B                            x0         5~                          
  G                            x0           6~                        
  D                                                             12+   
  A      10h11 12   10h11 12        0                 7               
  E  12                      0                     /9    0  12+       

         use whammy for
         vibrato on harmonics
           |
           v

  e      12+                                                          
  B                    5~   5\                                14~     
  G  12+               6~   6\             9 9h11p9           13~     
  D                 4                      9        11        13~     
  A                 0  7~           7 9/11                    11~     
  E                              /9                      0            


  e                                                                   
  B  12                       5~                                      
  G     11h13~   11           6~   0              9h11 9  9     9     
  D                 14        4~                9         9h11  9h11  
  A                     0   0            7 9/11                       
  E                                   /9                              

                                                    +-slow down-------
                                                    |

  e                                                                    
  B       14~     12                        5~                         
  G       13~        11h13~   11            6~   x0            9       
  D       13~                    14         4~                 9       
  A       11~                        0    0             7 9/11         
  E  0                                               /9                

----------------------+
                      |

  e                            12 9                                    
  B  9     9  9     9               12 9                   12       12 
  G  9h11  9  9     9                    12p11 9     11/13    11/13    
  D           9h11  9h11                          11                   
  A                                                                    
  E                         0                                          


  e                                                                     
  B                                                                     
  G  13\11 9    9 11  9h11  9                                           
  D          11               11  9h11  9h11p9     9     9              
  A                                            11  9h11  9h11p9 \7 9    
  E                                                                     


  e                           /19 17  /14 12                            
  B                17     17  /19 17  /14 12   12     12          12    
  G                16h18  16                   11h13  11h13p11    11    
  D                                                            14    14 
  A       7                                                             
  E  7h9     0                                                          

                            +---whammy down and back up--+
                            |                            |

  e                           7                           ~             
  B        10     10~         8                           ~     x0      
  G  9     9h11   9~          7                           ~     x0      
  D  9h11         9h11~       9                           ~             
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     

                                     switch to
                                    bridge pickup                                         |
                                         v

  e                                12+~          5+~   
  B                                12+~          5+~   
  G                                                    
  D      7       5           2                         
  A  /9      5h7      2h4                              
  E                            0
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e
B 14~ 12	5~ x0
G 13~ 11h13~ 11	6~ x0 9h11
D 13~ 14	4~ 9
A 11~	0 0 7 9/11
E 0	/9
e
B	14~ 12	5~ x0
G 9 9 9	13~ 11h13~ 11	6~ x0
D 9h11 9h11	13~ 14	4~
A	11~	0 0
E	0
e
B	14~ 12
G 11p9	13~ 11h13~ 11
D 9 11 9	13~ 14
A 7 9/11 9h11	11~
E /9	0
e	12
B	12 14~ 12
G 9~ 9 9h11p9	13~
D 11~ 11 9 11 11	13~
A 0 0 7 9/11	11~
E 0 9	0 0
e
B	5~ 5\ 5~ 6~	7~
G 11h13~ 11	6~ 6\ 6~ /7 7~	/8
D 14	4~	6
A	0 0
E	/5 /6	/7 7
e
B 3~ 3 3	6~ 5~ x0
G 4 4~ 4	7~ 6~ x0
D 2 2	/5 5 4~
A	7 7h9
E 3 3	/6 6 5 /9
e 12+~
B 12+~	5~ 5\	14~ 12
G	6~ 6\	13~ 11h13~
D	4~	13~
A	0 7 7h9 7h9	11~
E 0	/5 /9	0
e 12 12 12 12
B
G 14b15r14p12 14 14 12	12 14 14b15 14p12
D 14 14 14 9h11	14
A
E
e 12	14 12h14p12 12 15 12h14p12 12
B 12 15 12	15 15 12 15
G 14 b15
D
A
E
e 12
B 12 12 14 14b15 14p12 14 12
G 15p14p12 12 14 14b15 14p12 14 12
D 14 14 14	14p12 12h14
A	14
E
e 12
B 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 14b15 14	12
G 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 14b15 14	12
D 14 14 14 14 14
A
E
e 12\	12
B 12\	12 14 12
G 14 14 11 12\	14 12	12h13 14
D	14	14 11h14 12
A
E		12
e
B	14~ 12
G	13~ 11h13~
D 14p12 12 12h14 12	13~
A 14 13 12\10 12/14	11~
E	0
e
B	5~ x0	14~
G 11	6~ x0 11p9	13~
D 14	4~ 9 11 9	13~
A	0 0 7 9/11 9h11	11~
E	/9	0
e
B 12	5~ \ 5~ 6	/7 7~
G 11h13~ 11	6~ \ 6~ 7	/8 8~
D 14	4~ \	6
A	0 0 0
E	/5 6	7
e
B 7~	10~ 10 10 10
G 8~ 8	11~ 9h11 9h11p9 9 7
D 6 6	9 12 12 7h9
A	0
E	/10
e
B 3~ 3~ 3	6 5~ x0
G 4~ 4~ 4	7 6~ x0
D 2~ 2	5 4~
A	7 7h9
E \3 3 3	/6 5 /9
e 12 9
B 12 9 9
G 9h11 9 12 11 9h11p9 9	9
D 11 11 9	9h11p9
A	11 9 11 \7 9
E
e	12 12 /14 12
B	12h14 12 /14 12 12 12
G	11h13 13
D
A 7 7h9 7
E 7h9 7 5~ /9	0
e	17\
B 12	12 10 10 10~
G 11h13p11	11h13 9 9h11 9 9~
D 14	9h11 9h11 9h11~
A
E