Sky Is Crying Chords & Tabs
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Albert King - Lead w/dist'
Intro / Verse 1
Q.=61
12/8
Gtr I
W Q. Q a +S S S S Q E. S E +Q. Q. H.
|--------------|------------------------------------12----|-------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------14-|-(14)--------------|
|--------------|---------11b13==(11)r-11-9----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------11-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Q. A +Q E E Q +Q. +Q E E E E +Q. Q.
|------14b16==(14)r--12-14------------|---------12-------------------|
|--------------------------14--(14)---|-(14)----------12-(12)--------|
|-------------------------------------|------------13----------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Q. a +S S S S E Q S S S S +Q
|--------------------------------------12-----------|
|--------------------------------12-14----14-(14)---|
|------11b12==(11)r-11-9----------------------------|
|------------------------11-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
+Q. Q. H. Q. E a +S S E S S S E. S S S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------9-9----------9-------------|
|-(14)----------------|---------------------9-----12-9-12----12-9--------|
|---------------------|--------11b12==(11)r-----------------------9------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------11---|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S +Q. E Q S S S E.
|---------12-----------------9-------------|
|---12-14----14-(14)---12------12-9--------|
|-----------------------------------9b9.5--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
H. Q. Q E H Q H.
|-------------------|-9---------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------9-|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
Q A +S S E. E S S S E. S S S S S E E A E E E E E Q E E Q
|-------------------9--9-9----------9--------------|---------------------------9----||
|-----------------9--------12-9-12----12-9---------|---------12----------------9----||
|----11b13==(11)r--------------------------9-------|---11s13----13-11-13-13--9------||
|--------------------------------------------11-11-|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Verse 2
~~~~~
|-4:3--|
Q. Q. E A +Q E E E E Q. +Q. H.
|-------------------------------------|-9----(9)-----------|
|-------------12b14==(12)r--12-9------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------11-9-|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
Q A +E Q A +E Q. E Q
|----14b16==(14)r-13--13b14==(13)r-------------|
|----------------------------------14----x\----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
E S S A +E E E E Q. Q.
|---9---12b14==(12)r-12-9--------------|
|-----9-------------------9-12---------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
E Q Q. Q. a +S S S E. S S Q Q. H.
|-9\------------------------------------|-----9-------------|
|-9\------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-9\--------------11b12==(11)r-11-9-----|---9---------------|
|-----------------------------------11--|-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------|
Q. a +Q. +Q E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------9-9-----------|
|------12b14==(12)---(12)r------------------|
|---------------------------------11-9----9-|
|--------------------------------------11---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------7:6-------|
+Q. S S S S S S S Q. S S S S E Q. +Q. Q. Q E
|-------------------12-------------9----------|------------------------|
|-------------14-------14----12------9--------|-11----(11)-------------|
|-(9)---11-13----13-------13-----------11-9---|-11----(11)-----------9-|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Q. +Q. H. Q. a +S S S a +E. E S S S S S S +Q
|-9----(9)-----------|---------------------9----------------9----------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------9---12b14==(12)r-----9--------------------|
|--------------------|------11b13==(11)r------------------------11-9b9.5----9-(9)--|
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------11--------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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E A E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------------12-|
|---------12-----------------12-14----|
|---11s13----13-11-13-13--13----------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
A E S E. Q A +E H.
|-12s14----------------------------------|
|-------17-14--14--17b21==(17)r\---------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
E S S E S S +S A +E. A +E A +Q S S E E
|------9-9-12-12pb14r(12)-12b16==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r--12-9-12b12.5-12b12.5-|
|---12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E Q E A +Q +E E E
|-9----12\------14b16==(14)--(14)r-12-14-|
|------12\-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Q. E E E +Q S S S S +E A +E
|-------12-----------------9---12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-|
|-14----------12-(12)\--/9---9---------------------------|
|----------13--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
A +E S S E E Q E Q Q.
|-12b14==(12)r-12-9-12b12.5-12b12.5-9--------------|
|--------------------------------------11\---------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Q S S S S E E E. S E E S +S E
|---------9----12b12.5-9-9--9-9-12-14b16==(14)r-12-|
|----9-11---11-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
+Q. Q a +S S S a +S +Q S S S S S S
|-(12)b12.5---------------------9--------------------9-------------|
|-----------------------------9---12b14==(12)-(12)r----9-----------|
|----------------11b13==(11)r----------------------------11-9------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------11---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E A E S S E E E Q E S S E E
|---------------12b12.5--------------------------|
|---------14------------14----12--14-14-12-------|
|---11s13----13------------13--------------13-13-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
E S S A +E E S E. A +E E. +S E A +E E
|-----11-13-13b14==(13)r-11-x-11--14b16==(14)r-14b15==(14)r------------------|
|-/11------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------11b12==(11)r-9-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q S S E S +S A +E A +E S E. Q E
|-9--9-9-12-12pb14r(12)-12b16==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12-9--9--9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
S S +Q Q E S S +Q Q E S S +Q Q E S E. E E +E +E
|-12-9-(9)--9--9-12-9-(9)--9--9-|-12-9-(9)--9----12-9--9-12b14==(12)b16==(12)r-|
|-------------------------------|--------------x-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/albert_king/sky_is_crying_tab.html ]
A +E. S E E. S E Q. E E +E
|-12b14==(12)r-12-9-9------------9-12b14==(12)r-|
|----------------------9\-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
A +E +E E Q E Q. E E +E
|-12b14==(12)b16==(12)r-12b12.5-9--12b12.5------9-12b14==(12)r--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
a +Q +E a +Q E S S Q S S +E +E
|-12b14==(12)b16===(12)r-12b14==(12)r--9-12-9----9-12b14==(12)r(12)b12.5-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E A +Q A +E. S E E S E. E E A +E
|---12b16==(12)r--12b14==(12)r-12-9-9-12-9\----9-12b14==(12)r-|
|-------------------------------------------/9----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
a +E S E. S S S a +S +S S S S a +E S E +Q.
|-12b14==(12)r-12-9--9-------------------------------------------9---------|
|----------------------12-9------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9-11b12==(11)r---9-(9)---|
|----------------------------------------------11--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q S S S S E. a +S +S a +E S E Q E
|-------9-9-12-9--12b13==(12)-(12)r-12b13==(12)r-12-9-9--9---|
|----12------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
a +Q. Q a +S S S a +S +Q S S S S S S
|-12b13==(12)r---------------------9--------------------9--------------|
|--------------------------------9---12b14==(12)-(12)r----9-12---------|
|-------------------11b13==(11)r-------------------------------11-9----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------11-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4:3---|
Q. S S S E. Q. E E E E
|------------12-----12\---------------|
|------12-14----14--------12-14----12-|
|-------------------------------13----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|---4:3----|
A +Q. A +E E E E A +S S S S S S E E A +S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14-12------------------------------------9----------------9-|
|---------------------------------13--11b12==(11)r-11-9----9-11b11.5-----11b12==(11)r---|
|-------------------------------------------------------11------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S a +S +Q a +Q a +E a +S S S E. S S S E.
|-9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12b14==(12)-(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12-9----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------11--11-9----9b9.5----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------11----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q E E S S E S S E S S S S E E E E E E E E Q. Q E
|----------9---12-9------9-----------------|----------------------------||
|-------/9---9------9-12---9---------------|---/9-12--------------------||
|----------------------------11-9----9b9.5-|---------11-9-11-11-------9-||
|-11------------------------------11-------|----------------------------||
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------||
Verse 3
E Q Q. Q a +S S S S E E H. H.
|-9\-------------------------------------|-9---------------|
|-9\-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------11b13==(11)r-11-9------9-|-----------------|
|---------------------------------11-----|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------|
Q a +E +Q E S S a +S +S S S S a +E S E
|-------------------------9----------------------------------------9---|
|----12b14==(12)-(12)r------9------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9-11b12==(11)r---9-|
|------------------------------------------------11--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+E E S S S S Q E Q Q.
|----------------12-----------------|
|-------12-14-14----14--12\---------|
|-(9)-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
H. Q. S S S S E +E E E Q. H.
|-----------------9---12b12.5-9-|-(9)-12b12.5--------------|
|--------------/9---9-----------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---5:3----|
Q. a +E E E E E E S S S S S S Q
|---------------------9---------9---------------------|
|-------------------9---12-9-12---9-------------------|
|------11b12==(11)r-----------------11-9b9.5----------|
|--------------------------------------------11-------|
|-----------------------------------------------11----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|3-|
E S S E S Q. E Q S S S S E H. Q. E E E
|------------12--------------9----------|-11------------------|
|---12-14-14----14----12\------9--------|-11------------------|
|--------------------------------11-9---|-11--------------9---|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------9-|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
H Q H. Q. a +S S S S S S +S S S a +E +S S S E Q
|-9---------------|---------------------9--------------9-----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------9---12-9-12-(12)---9---------------------------------|
|-----------------|------11b12==(11)r----------------------11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9b9.5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------11-------11--|
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E Q. Q.
|------------------------------------||
|-------12b12.5----------------------||
|---/13---------13-11-13-13----------||
|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||
Verse 4
Q. A +Q. S S S S +E E E A +E +H. H.
|-----------------------------------------9---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------12b14==(12)-|-(12)r--------------|
|------11b13==(11)r---9----9-11b12==(11)r---9-------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------11--------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
Q a +E Q a +E S S +Q E Q
|----14b16==(14)r-12pb13--14b16==(14)r-12----------12b12.5----|
|-----------------------------------------14-(14)-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. a +S S S S E Q. S S S E.
|---------------------9---12b12.5-9----9---------|
|-------------------9---9----------------9-------|
|------11b12==(11)r------------------------11-9--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
H. Q. E E E H. H.
|----------------------|-9-------------|
|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------/11-9-|---------------|
|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|---------------|
Q. a +S S S S S S +E S S S S E Q
|---------------------9--------------9------------------|
|-------------------9---12-9-12-(12)---9----------------|
|------11b12==(11)r----------------------11-9b9.5-------|
|-------------------------------------------------11----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Q S S S S Q E Q S S S S E H. Q. Q E
|-------------12-----------9----------|-11------------------|
|----12-14-14----14--12------9--------|-11------------------|
|------------------------------11-9---|-11---------------\9-|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
H. H. E A +Q +Q. E E A +E E. S E
|-9---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---12b14==(12)--(12)r---12-9-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------11b12==(11)r-11--9----|
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------11-|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
H.=H
q q q H. +W.
|--------------------|--------*|
|--------------------|--------*|
|--------------------|--------*|
|-11-----------------|--------*|
|-----11--9--8-------|-(8)----*|
|--------------------|--------*|
