Blue Monday Tab

BLUE MONDAY
 
As recorded by Fats Domino
(From the 1957 Album THIS IS FATS DOMINO)
 
Words and Music by Dave Bartholomew & Antoine Domino
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar '
 
 
 Intro
  Q=96(8=s8)
     Dm/Ab Dbm/G Cm/Gb   N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
     |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
|------3-----3-----3---|----------------||
|----3---3-2---2-1---1-|-0-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|----5---5-4---4-3---3-|-1--------------||
|----4-----3-----2-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
 
 
 1st Verse
     Bb              Bb7             Eb
  Gtr I
  Q  e e q  e e   q  e e q  e e   q  e e q  e E
|----6------6---|----6------6---|---------------|
|----6------6---|----9------9---|----8------8---|
|----7------7---|----7------7---|----8------8---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|----8------8---|---------------|----6------6---|
|----6------6---|---------------|---------------|
 
 
     Bb                              Bb7
  Q  e e q  e e   Q  e e q  e e   q  e e q  e e
|----6------6---|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|----6------6---|----6------6---|----9------9---|
|----7------7---|----7------7---|----7------7---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|---------------|
|----6------6---|----6------6---|---------------|
 
 
                                   2nd & 3rd Verses
     F/A                               Bb
  Q  e E Q  e E   Q  e E Q  e E     Q  e e q  e e
|----1------1---|----1------1---||-----6------6---|
|----1------1---|----1------1---||o----6------6---|
|----2------2---|----2------2---||-----7------7---|
|---------------|---------------||-----8------8---|
|---------------|---------------||o----8------8---|
|---------------|---------------||-----6------6---|
 
 
     Bb7             Eb              Bb
  q  e e q  e e   q  e e q  e E   Q  e e q  e e
|----6------6---|---------------|----6------6---|
|----9------9---|----8------8---|----6------6---|
|----7------7---|----8------8---|----7------7---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|---------------|----6------6---|----8------8---|
|---------------|---------------|----6------6---|
 
 
                     F7              Bb
  Q  e e q  e e   Q  e E Q  e E   Q  e e q  e e
|----6------6---|----1------1---|----6------6---|
|----6------6---|----4------4---|----6------6---|
|----7------7---|----2------2---|----7------7---|
|----8------8---|----1------1---|----8------8---|
|----8------8---|----3------3---|----8------8---|
|----6------6---|----1------1---|----6------6---|
 
 
                                Chorus
  Bb7                            Eb
  q     e   e   q     e   e      W
|-------6-------------6-------||-------------------------|
|-------9-------------9-------||-------------------------|
|-------7-------------7-------||-------------------------|
|-------8-------------8-------||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--|    |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E   E E E E E E   E    E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6---6-||-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9---9-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---8-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
 
 
  E°7                              Bb
  |-3-| |-3-|  |--3--|  |--3--|
  E E E E E E  E  E  E  E  E  E    W
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6---6-9---9-12----12-15----15\-|-------------------------|
|---5-----8------11-------14-----|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
  Bb7                               Eb
  Gtr II
  |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|   |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
  E E   E E E   E E E   E E E   E   E E   E E E   E E E   E E E   E
|-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-|---------------------------------|
|-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|
|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|
|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|
|---------------------------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| PM------------------------------------------------------------|
| E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---5---5---3---3---5---5---|
|-3---3---5---5---3---3---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
  E°7                              C7
  Gtr I
  |-3-|  |-3--|  |--3--|
  E E E  E E  E  E  E  E  Q        W
|-9-6-9-12-9-12-15-12-15-18\-----|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-9-6-9-12-9-12-15-12-15-18\-----|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-|  |-3--|  |--3--|  |-3--|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E  E E  E  E  E  E  E  E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-8-8-8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6--6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-8-8-8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
  F/A   F/EbBb  F/C      Bb              Bb7
   e  e e e e e e e   Q  e e q  e e   q  e e q  e e
|-------------------|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|-10-10-8-8-6-6-4-4-|----6------6---|----9------9---|
|-10-10-8-8-7-7-5-5-|----7------7---|----7------7---|
|-------------------|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|-------------------|----8------8---|---------------|
|-------------------|----6------6---|---------------|
|
|  E  E E E E E E E   W               W
|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------|---------------|
|--1--1-1-1-3-3-4-4-|---------------|---------------|
|--2--2-8-8-3-3-5-5-|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
     Eb              Bb
  q  e e q  e E   Q  e e q  e e   Q  e e q  e e
|---------------|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|----8------8---|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|----8------8---|----7------7---|----7------7---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|----6------6---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|---------------|----6------6---|----6------6---|
 
 
  1.
     F7              Bb              F7
  Q  e E Q  e e   q  e e q  e e   q  e e q  e E
|----1------1---|----6------6---|----1------1----||
|----4------4---|----6------6---|----4------4---o||
|----2------2---|----7------7---|----2------2----||
|----1------1---|----8------8---|----1------1----||
|----3------3---|----8------8---|----3------3---o||
|----1------1---|----6------6---|----1------1----||
 
 
                                Outro
  2.                                          H.=H
  F7/A                               N.C.                 Bb7
  Q     e   E   Q     e   E      Q   Q  Q  Q    E E E E E Q.
|-------1-------------1-------||--------------|-----------1-----*|
|-------4-------------4-------||--------------|-----------3-----*|
|-------2-------------2-------||--------------|---0-2-3---1-----*|
|-------1-------------1-------||-----0--1--2--|-3---------3-----*|
|-------3-------------3-------||-1------------|-----------1-----*|
|-------1-------------1-------||--------------|-----------------*|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--|
| E E E E E   E E E E E E   E    E E Q  H       H       E Q.
|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---1-||-1------------|-----------6-----*|
|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---4-||-4------------|-----------6-----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-||-2------------|-----------7-----*|
|-----------------------------||--------------|-----------6-----*|
|-----------------------------||--------------|-----------8-----*|
|-----------------------------||--------------|-----------6-----*|
 
 
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
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - 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 -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X