Pride And Joy

Words & Music:

Stevie Ray Vaughan

 

This song has been used to hawk cars and has been transcribed every way from Sunday.  The "Texas Flood" recording has been transcribed in the Guitar Legends: 101 Greatest Guitar Solos issue issue and the October 2008 issue of Guitar World. Also, the "Live Alive" was transcribed in Guitar World.  I've posted Lohmann's (unfortunately, iesd.auc.dk no longer exists, so I can't find his/her first name) tab below.  It is a good 'un.

 

INTRO:  [see tab]

 

             E

Well, you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind,

E

My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine.

 

CHORUS:

         A7                           E

She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy.

         B7                  A7                  E

She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy

 

Yeah, I love my baby, heart and soul.

Love like ours won't never grow old.

 

CHORUS:

 

Yeah, I love my lady, she's long and lean.

You mess with her, you'll see a man get mean.

 

CHORUS:

 

GUITAR SOLO 1:  [see tab]

 

Well, I love my baby, like the finest wine.

Stick with her until the end of time.

 

CHORUS:

 

Yeah, I love my baby, heart and soul.

Love like ours won't never grow old.

 

CHORUS:

 

GUITAR SOLO 2:  [see tab]

 

OUTRO:  [see tab]

Pride And Joy Tab By Lohmann

 

You had better clean the rust off your fingers to learn this tune inside and out.  And remember Stevie always tuned down a half step. He also played on 11 and 12 gauge strings.

 

E|-------0-0-0-0-0-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|

B|--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------|

G|-----------------|---^--------------|----------------------|--0-b2--0-----|

D|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|----------2---|

A|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|

E|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|

                 these | G(8th fret) notes are bent slightly

 

E|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|

B|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|

G|----1----1-------------|-----------------1-2-1-|-1-1----------------------|

D|-----------------------|--2--------------------|--------------------------|

A|------------2-----4----|--------------2--------|----------2-----4---------|

E|-0-----3---------------|--------3--------------|------3-------------------|

  I find it easiest to play these lower bass notes by forming the chord and

  then using your pinky to finger the notes, I am not sure exactly how SRV

  did it!

E|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|---0----0------0--2--0---|

B|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|---2----2------0--2--0---|

G|---------------1-2-1--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-2-2----2---------2------|

D|--2-------------------|--------------2-----4----|-------------2-----------|

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

E|--------3-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

 

E|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0---------|-----------------------

B|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-------3-|------3-----3----------

G|---------------------------|------------------2su4---|-2su4---2su4--2p0------

D|---------------------------|-2-----------------------|------------------2----

A|---------------2------4----|------------2------------|-------------------0h2-

E|-0-----3-------------------|------3------------------|-----------------------

 

E|---|------------------------------|----0----------------------------------|

B|---|------------------------------|----0--2su3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|

G|---|------------------------------|----1--3su4-4-4-4-4-4-2p0--------------|

D|---|-0-1-2----------------------2-|--------------------------2------------|

A|-2-|--------0-2-1--0h1p0---0------|---------------------------------------|

E|---|---------------------3----3---|-0-------------------------------------|

 

 

E|----------------0--0-|--0-------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------0--0-|--0--Just play this E and shuffle though the -------|

G|----------------1--1-|--1-  I-IV-V   blues progression. Use your ---------|

D|---------------------|-------palm to muffle some of the strings when you -|

A|---------0-1-2-------|----------------------------------------------play--|

E|-0---3---------------|----------------------------------------------------|

                 Well you've heard about love and giving sight to the blind

 

E|-0-----0----------0-------------|--3-------------------------------3------|

B|-0-----0----------0-------------|--2--Shuffle with A7 -------------2------|

G|-1-----1----------1-------------|--2-------------------------------2------|

D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

  My babys lovin' cause the sun to shine    Shes my sweet little thing

E|-0--3-3---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|-----------------|

B|-2--2-2---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|------------1-2-1|

G|-2--2-2---1-1-|-1-----Shuffle ---|----------------------|------------0-2-0|

D|-2------------|------------------|-------0--1---4-4-6-4-|-----------2-----|

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

E|--------------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|

   Shes my pride and joy     Shes my sweet little baby I'm her lil lover boy

 

E|-0---0---------0-0-0--------|-------------------| That is pretty much

B|-0---0-------3-3-3-3--------|-------------0-2-0-|  how he plays the whole

G|-1---1--2su4----------2p0---|-------------1-2-1-|  song except for a few

D|--------------------------2-|-------------------| fills which are just notes

A|----------------------------|-------0-1-2-------|   right off the chords

E|----------------------------|--0--3-------------|  Now for the great solo!

 

Solo

E*--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-*--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0*

B*-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-*-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15*

G*-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-*-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16*

D*-------------------------------------*------------------------------------*

A*-------------------------------------*------------------------------------*

E*-------------------------------------*------------------------------------*

 

E*--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-*-------12-----12-12------12-12------|

B*-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-*----12----b15-12-12--b15-12-12-b15--|

G*-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-*b14---------------------------------|

D*-------------------------------------*------------------------------------|

A*-------------------------------------*------------------------------------|

E*-------------------------------------*------------------------------------|

 

E|-12-12-|--b14--12-----------12--------------------|-----------------------|

B|-12-12-|----------12-----12----15------14--12-----|-----------------------|

G|-------|-------------b14----------b14----------14-|-12-b14-b14-b14-b14----|

D|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

A|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

E|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

 

E|---------------------------------------12------15---------------0---------|

B|------------------------------------12----12---15-------------------------|

G|--14p12-------12----------------b14-----------------b*2-0---0h1-----------|

D|---------14-------14p12-----------------------------------2---------------|

A|-------------------------14--12-------------------------------------0--1--|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|

 

E|------2-------2----------15su17sd---0-3-0-------------------0-------------|

B|------0-------0----0-0---------------------3------------------2su3-3-3-3-3|

G|---2-------2-----2-0-0-----------------------2--3p2--0--------3su4-4-4-4-4|

D|---1-------1-------------------------------------------2------------------|

A|-2------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------2-----------------------------------------------0----------------|

 

E|------------------3--2----2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--|

B|------------------3--2----2--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8--|

G|--2--0-----0h1----3--2----2-----------------------------------------------|

D|-------2------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|

                                                   again bend the "8"

 

E|-------------0--0-----0--0---0--0---7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|

B|-------------5--5-----5--5---5--5---8-8-8-8-8-8----6su8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

G|--2p0--------------2-------------------------------7su9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

D|------2---2---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------0----------------------------------0---------0-----------|

B|-8-----------------b3--0--3--------3-------------------0--b3--------------|

G|-9--2p0-----0h1--------------2su4----4--2--0---------------------0h1p0h1--|

D|---------2------------------------------------2---------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------0------------------------|

 

E|-------------2---------2--2-2---b3-0----------0---------------------------|

B|-------------0---------0--0-0---------3---------3-------------------------|

G|-----------2--------2-----2-2-----------2su4------4--2--0-----------------|

D|-----------1--------1--------------------------------------2-0-1--2-------|

A|----0-1--2----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-3----------------2-------------------------------------------------------|

 

E|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----0--------3--3---3-------------------------return to the main verse---|

G|--------2su4------------2p0----------------------after the solo.----------|

D|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------0-1--2------------------------------|

E|--0-----------------------------0--3--------------------------------------|

 

 

I would suggest to any serious guitar player interested in SRV to learn these

solos if you want to really get into SRV's style.

Here is the short out solo.

E*-------------------------*-------------------------*----------------------|

B*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*-same rhythm---12-----|

G*-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-*-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*-with these-->-13-----|

D*-------------------------*-------------------------*----------------------|

A*-------------------------*-------------------------*----------------------|

E*-------------------------*-------------------------*----------------------|

 

E|--------------*---------------------------------------------------12--12--|

B|and-------15--*--------------12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--------------|

G|-these-->-16--*----14--12----12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--b14---------|

D|--------------*-----------14-----14--------------------14-----------------|

A|--------------*-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------*-----------------------------------------------------------|

 

E|-b15-------b15--b15--b15--V15-------12------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------15--12-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------b*14--12------12-b14-b14---|

D|---------------------------------------------------------14---------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

E|---------------------------------12-------------------14--12--------------|

B|------------------------------12----12---15--12--12-------12--b14--12-----|

G|12-----------------------b14------------------------------------------b*14|

D|-------12--14p12-----12---------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------14------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

E|--------------12-----------------------------------3-0----0----------0-2-3-|

B|-----------12-----15------------------------------------3-0--0-------0-3-3-|

G|-12----b14------------b14---14--12-----------------------------0-1-----3-4-|

D|------------------------------------14-12---14---------------------2-------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|

 

Well hopefully I didn't waste the two hours it took to type this and that someone will use this to its full potential and  But I am sure a lot of you will.

 




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