Bankers Blues (ver 2) by Rory Gallagher
BANKER'S BLUES
As recorded by Rory Gallagher
(From the 1973 Album BLUEPRINT)
Words and Music by Big Bill Broonzy
Arranged by Rory Gallagher
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rory Gallagher - 12-string Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=88(8=s8)
N.C. A N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (12-string Ac. Gtr.)
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H E E E E E a E E E a E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|---2-2-2---2-2--------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|---2-2-2---2-2--------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|---2-2-2---2-2--------|
|--------0-4-5-7-|-6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-6h7-5-4-5-4-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-4-0-4--|
|----------------|-------------------------------|---------3------------|
2/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
a E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E a E E E a E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-2-2---0-2-|-5s7-7-7-6h7-7-7-6h7-5---------|
|-5s7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4-|-0-0-4-----|-----------------------7-5-3---|
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------3-|
E A B7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E Q H H H
|-----------------------|---0---0-^0----|--------^0----|-^0----^2----|
|-----------------------|-----3-0-^0----|-----2--^0----|-^2----^0----|
|-----------------2-0---|-----1-1-^1----|-----0--^1----|-^2----^2----|
|---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----2-0-^0----|---2----^2----|-^2----^1----|
|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---2-|-2---2---^2----|-0------^2----|-^0----^2----|
|---------------------0-|-0---0---^0----|--------^0----|-------------|
E7 A7 E
2/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-^0----|----------------------|-------------------||
|-^0----|--------2-3-----4-----|-4-0-----0---0-----||
|-^1----|----0---------0-----0-|-----0-1-1---1-----||
|-^0----|------2-----0-----0---|-------2-2---2-----||
|-^2----|----0-----2-----3-----|-3-----2---2-------||
|-^0----|----------------------|-------0---0---2-0-||
1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Verses
$
A7 E A
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0---------|-----------------|
||o----2-2---2-2-2-|---0-0-0---0---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||-----0-0---0-0-0-|---1-1-1---1---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||-----2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-0--------------|---2-2-2---2-------0-|-0---0---0---0---|
||---------0-------|-0-------0---3b3.5---|-----------------|
To Coda
D7 A7 B7 E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----2---------2---0---|---------------|------------0-0-0---|
|-------1---------1---1-|---------2-----|------(0)---0-0-0---|
|---2-----2---2---------|---------0-----|----2-(0)---1-1-1---|
|-0---------0-----------|-2--2--2-2-----|----1-------2-2-2---|
|-----------------------|-0--0--0---4-1-|-2--2---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|----------0---------|
1.,D.S.
A7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------0-0---0----------||
|--------2-3-----4-----|-5p0---0-0---0---------o||
|----0---------0-----0-|-----0-1-1---1----------||
|-2----2-----0-----0---|-------2-2---2----------||
|-0--0-----2-----3-----|-4-------------------0-o||
|----------------------|-----------0---2b2.5----||
2.
A7 E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------0---0-----0---|-------0---0------||
|---2-2-2---4---4-3---3-|-2-----0---0------||
|-----------------------|-0-0---1---1------||
|-2---2-----4-----3-----|-2---2-2-2-2------||
|-0---0-----0-----0-----|-0---2---2-----0--||
|-----------------------|-----0---0---2----||
Piano Solo
N.C. D7
PM--------------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------2-2---2-|-----------------|-----------2-2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----4---|---------2-2---2-|-0-0-3s4-4-----4---|---------------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-4-4-----4---|-------------------|---------------------|
N.C. B7 E
PM------------|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2---------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
|---------2-2---2-|-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-4-4-----4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------0-0-0-0-|
A E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E a E
|--------0-----0-----0---|-----------0-----------|
|---2-/5---5-4---4-3---3-|-2---------0-----------|
|------------------------|-0---------1-----------|
|-2---/5-----4-----3-----|-2---------2-----------|
|-0----0-----0-----0-----|-0-4-2-2---------------|
|------------------------|---------0---4s5-4s5---|
N.C. D7
PM----------------------------------------------------|
|-3-|
E E a 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
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|-------------------|---------2-2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-3s4-0-5-0-4-0-|---------------2-2-|-0-0-4-4-----4---|------------------|
|-------------------|-0-0-4-0-5-0-4-----|-----------------|------------------|
A B7 E A7 E
PM----|
|-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 E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2---------|-------0-----0-----0---|-0-0---0---------||
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2-5---5-4---4-3---3-|-2-2---0---------||
|---------2-2-0---|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------|-0-0---1---------||
|---------2-2-0---|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|-2---5-----4-----3-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-0-0-4-3-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-----0-----0-----|-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-||
|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------------|-----0---0-0-0-0-||
3rd Verse
A7 E A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---0-0-0---0---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---1-1-1---1---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2---------|-2---2---2---2---|
|-0---0---0-------|---2-2-2---2-------0-|-0---0---0---0---|
|-----------------|-0-------0---3b3.5---|-----------------|
D7 A B7 E
|-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
|-------2-----2-----2-|-----------------|-------------0-0---|
|-----1---1-1-1---1---|-----------------|-------(0)---0-0---|
|---2-------2---2-----|-----------------|-----2-(0)---1-1---|
|-0---------0---0-----|---------2-2-----|---1-1-------2-2---|
|---------------------|-0-0-4-4-----4-1-|-2---2-------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------0-----0-|
A7 E
|-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
|-----------0-----0-----0---|-------------------------||
|---------5---5-4---4-3---3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|---------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|-(2)-(2)-5-----4-----3-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|--0---0--0-----0-----0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|---------------------------|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-||
Guitar Solo
N.C. E
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/5-3-0-|-/4-/4-/4-2-0-------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------1-1-1-|
|------------------------|--------------2-2-2-|
|------------------------|--------------2-2-2-|
|------------------------|--------------0-0-0-|
N.C.
~~~~ ~
|-3-| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E
|-/5-5-5-5-/8-7-5-0-|-5s7-7-8-8-8-0-(0)-0-2-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
A7
~~~~~~~~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E a E a E E a E a Q E E E E E a E E a E E +E E a E E E a E E E a E E E
|-0-3s4-3s4-0-3s4-3h5--0-|-2-0-2-0-2s4-0-3s4-5-|-(5)-0-3s5-5-5-3s5-0-5-3s5-0---|
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------2-|
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------0-|
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------2-|
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------0-|
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
E N.C.
~ ~~~~ ~
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E a E a E a E E Q E E E a E a E a E a E a E E E E E
|-----0-0-----------|-7s9-8s9-8s9-7-5--5s3-0-|-7s9-8s9-8s9-8s9-8s9-0-5s7-5-|
|-2-0-0-0-------(0)-|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-(0)-|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-(0)-|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-2---2-2-2-----|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----0---0-0-0-----|------------------------|-----------------------------|
~~~
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
+E E E E a E E E E E E E
|-(5)-0-3-0-3s4-5-0-3-5-0-4-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-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
|-5---------------------|--------------------------|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--|
|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-/9-9-9-9-0-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-/9-9-9-9-0-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E
|---3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E a E a E a E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----5-3s5-3s5-3s5-3s5-0-2-3-0-3-|-5-0---0---0--------||
|---------------------------------|--------0---0--------||
|---------------------------------|------1-1-1-1--------||
|---------------------------------|------2-2-2-2--------||
|-(0)-----------------------------|------2---2-------0--||
|---------------------------------|------0---0---0-3----||
Outro Harmonica Solo
&
A7 E A7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q 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
|----------------------|-0---------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------2-3-----4-----|-----------------||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----0---------0-----0-|-----------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2----2-----0-----0---|-------2-2-2-2-2-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-----2-----3-----|-4-0-4---2-2-2-2-||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------|---------0-0-0-0-||------------------|
E A7 D7 A7
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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1.
B7 E A7 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
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||
|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0--||
2.
A7 D7 A7
TP TP
H H Wx2 W +W Q Q H
|-0----2----|------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0----------*|
|-2----1----|------------|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2----------*|
|-0----2----|------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0----------*|
|-2----0----|------------|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2----------*|
|-0---------|------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0----------*|
|-----------|------------|----------|------------|------------*|
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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