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The House Is Rockin' - Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Tabbed by: Justin Mason
Email: tkdude007@hotmail.com
Tuning: one half step flat
Remember, this song is in B, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
The strum pattern is fairly simple if you know the song, good luck and enjoy! =D
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B|------------------------------------------------------------8--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------8--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------8--------------|
A|/10--10--10--10--10--10--12--10--10--10--10--10--12--10--10----------------|
E|/-8---8--12---8--11---8---8---8--12---8--11---8---8---8--11----------------| x2
Chorus
Well, The house is rockin' don't bother knockin' when the...
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A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' when the..
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10----------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8----------------|
...house is a-rockin' don't bother come on....
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D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...in!
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Verse
Kick off your shoes, start losin' the blues
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
This old house aint got nothin' to lose, seen it...
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...all for years, start spreadin' the...
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D|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...news! We got...
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...Room on the floor, come on baby shake something...
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D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
....loose!
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Chorus
Well, The house is rockin' don't bother knockin' when the...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' when the..
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin' don't bother come on....
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...in!
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A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Now is the piano solo, immediately followed by Stevie rippin' up his strat with a
blues pentatonic solo. Here is a rough tab attempt at it, he plays so fast its hard to
sounds good though.
e|-------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------------------|
B|-------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------------------|
G|---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b-10-8----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8------------------------------------------8-------------------------|
G|----8---10---------10b-10-10b-8--------------------10----8--10-------------|
D|-10-----------------------------10----8--10---10------10-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------10--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/stevie-ray-vaughan/84230.html ]
****NOTE****: this following section of the solo stays on the following section of the rythm...
*NOT SOLO*
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...for 32 FULL bars. Its a pain in the ass to keep up yes, but the sound has an interesting result
back to the solo...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----10b-10-8--------------10b-10b-10-8----8--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------10----------------------------------|
A|-------------10------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----8-8-8-8-8--------8-8-8-8-8------11-11-11-11-11------11-11---11--------|
B|-----8-8-8-8-8--------8-8-8-8-8-------8--8--8--8--8-------8--8----8--------|
G|--10b---------------10b------------10b-----------------10b-----10---8------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11--11-----11------11------11--11-----11-----------------------------|
G|------10--10-----10------10------10--10-----10-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----------10------10------10----------10--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of Solo
Verse
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Walkin' up the streets you can hear the sound, there's some...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...bad honkey tonkers really layin' it down, we've seen it...
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...All for years, we got nothing to...
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D|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....lose!
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Get out of the floor, shimmy till you shake something...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
....loose!
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Chorus
Well, The house is rockin' don't bother knockin' when the...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' when the..
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin' don't bother come on....
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...in! I said when the...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
House is a rockin', don't bother come on...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...in!
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Ending
e|-------8----------------------8--------------------------------------------|
B|-------8----------------------8--------------------------------------------|
G|---10b---10-8-----------------8--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------10-8-10---------8--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Thanks everyone, hope you liked it.
I'm out.
| b bend to
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| . Mute note
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