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Lookin Out the Window

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.1(3)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

LOOKIN' OUT THE WINDOW

As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

(From the 1985 Album SOUL TO SOUL)

Words and Music by Doyle Bramhall

Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Stevie Ray Vaughan - Electric Guitar / 1/2 step down'

Intro

Q=112(8=s8)

A/A5A5/Eb

4/4

Gtr I

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------6-7-8-|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|

A5/D A/C#

  |-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

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

A5A5/Eb

  |-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

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-8-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

A5/D A/C#

  |-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

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

1st - 3rd Verses

A/C# E7 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E5 E6

  |-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 E E E E

|-5-----------------------||------------------|------------------|
|-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-----------------|------------------|
|-6-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||------------------|------------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--|
|---0-0-------------------||------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E6 E5

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 D5 D6 D5 D6 A5 A6 A5 A6

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|------------------|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

D5 D6 D5 D6 A5 A6 A5 A6 D5 D6 D5 D6 A5 A6 A5 A6

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-----------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--||
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||

Chorus

E5 E6 E5 E6 E5E6 E5 E6 E5 E6

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-0---------------0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0---------------0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|---2-4-4-2-2-------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-3-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Out-Chorus

E5 E7 A5 A6 A5 A6 E5 E6 E5 E6

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|------------------------||-||------------------|------------------|
|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-||o-----------------|------------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7--||-||------------------|------------------|
|-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--||-||--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||-||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--|
|-0-0-0-0-0--------------||-||------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

1.,2.

A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x

|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|-----------------|------------------||

Outro

3.

N.C. A7add6/E A5

PM|

  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +H. q

|---5-5-5-5-5-------------|-5-x-x-5-(5)----|-(5)------12---*|
|---5-5-5-5-5-------------|-5-x-x-7-(7)----|-(7)------10---*|
|-------------7-5---7-5---|-------6-(6)----|-(6)-----------*|
|-----------------7-----7-|-------5-(5)----|-(5)-----------*|
|-------------------------|-------7-(7)----|-(7)-----------*|
|-5-----------------------|----------------|---------------*|

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

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