SRV-Pride and Joy
[Intro - BPM 126][Verse 1]
Well you've [E] heard about love givin' [E7] sight to the blind
[E] My baby's lovin' cause the [E7] sun to shine
She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy
She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy
[E7] [E] [B7]
[Verse 2]
Yeah I [E] love my baby, my [E7] heart and soul
[E] Love like ours won't [E] never grow old
She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy
She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy
[E7] [E] [B7]
[Verse 3]
Yeah I [E] love my lady, she's [E7] long and lean
[E] You mess with her, you'll see a [E7] man gettin' mean
She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy
She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy
[E7] [E] [B7]
[Middle Solo]
(Chorus section)
[Verse 4]
Well I [E] love my baby like the [E7] finest wine
[E] Stick with her until the [E7] end of time
She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy
She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy
[E7] [E] [B7]
[Verse 5]
Yeah I [E] love my baby, my [E7] heart and soul
[E] Love like ours will [E7] never grow old
She's my s [A] weet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy
She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy
[E7] [E] [B7]
[Outro Solo]
(Chorus section)
[End]
[Guitar Notes]
eb|-------0-0-0-0-0-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|
Bb|--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------|
Gb|-----------------|---^--------------|----------------------|--0-b2--0-----|
Db|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|----------2---|
Ab|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
Eb|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
These | G(8th fret) notes are bent slightly
eb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|
Bb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|
Gb|----1----1-------------|-----------------1-2-1-|-1-1----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|--2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|------------2-----4----|--------------2--------|----------2-----4---------|
Eb|-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, SRV used his thumb.
eb|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|---0----0------0--2--0---|
Bb|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|---2----2------0--2--0---|
Gb|---------------1-2-1--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-2-2----2---------2------|
Db|--2-------------------|--------------2-----4----|-------------2-----------|
Ab|-------------2--------|--0-----4----------------|------4------------------|
Eb|--------3-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
eb|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0---------|-----------------------|
Bb|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-------3-|------3-----3----------|
Gb|---------------------------|------------------2su4---|-2su4---2su4--2p0------|
Db|---------------------------|-2-----------------------|------------------2----|
Ab|---------------2------4----|------------2------------|-------------------0h2-|
Eb|-0-----3-------------------|------3------------------|-----------------------|
eb|---|------------------------------|----0----------------------------------|
Bb|---|------------------------------|----0--2su3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
Gb|---|------------------------------|----1--3su4-4-4-4-4-4-2p0--------------|
Db|---|-0-1-2----------------------2-|--------------------------2------------|
Ab|-2-|--------0-2-1--0h1p0---0------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---|---------------------3----3---|-0-------------------------------------|
eb|----------------0--0-|--0-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------0--0-|--0--Just play this E and shuffle though the -------|
Gb|----------------1--1-|--1- I-IV-V blues progression. Use your ---------|
Db|---------------------|-------palm to muffle some of the strings when you -|
Ab|---------0-1-2-------|----------------------------------------------play--|
Eb|-0---3---------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Well you've heard about love and giving sight to the blind
eb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--3-------------------------------3------|
Bb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--2--Shuffle with A7 -------------2------|
Gb|-1-----1----------1-------------|--2-------------------------------2------|
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine She's my sweet little thing
eb|-0--3-3---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-2--2-2---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|------------1-2-1|
Gb|-2--2-2---1-1-|-1-----Shuffle ---|----------------------|------------0-2-0|
Db|-2------------|------------------|-------0--1---4-4-6-4-|-----------2-----|
Ab|--------------|------------------|-2--2-----------------|-0--0-4--4-------|
Eb|--------------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
She's my pride and joy She's my sweet little baby I'm her lil lover boy
eb|-0---0---------0-0-0--------|-------------------| (That is pretty much
Bb|-0---0-------3-3-3-3--------|-------------0-2-0-| how he plays the whole
Gb|-1---1--2su4----------2p0---|-------------1-2-1-| song except for a few
Db|--------------------------2-|-------------------| fills which are just notes
Ab|----------------------------|-------0-1-2-------| right off the chords
Eb|----------------------------|--0--3-------------| Now for the great solo!)
[Solo]
eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|
Db|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------12-----12-12------12-12------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----12----b15-12-12--b15-12-12-b15--|
Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|b14---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
eb|-12-12-|--b15--12-----------12--------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-12-12-|----------12-----12----15-----------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-------|-------------b14----------b14--14--12-----|-12-b14-b14-b14-b14----|
Db|-------|---------------------------------------14-|-----------------------|
Ab|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------12------15---------------0---------|
Bb|------------------------------------12----12---15-------------------------|
Gb|--14p12-------12----------------b14-----------------b|2-0---0h1-----------|
Db|---------14-------14p12-----------------------------------2---------------|
Ab|-------------------------14--12-------------------------------------0--1--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
eb|------2-------2----------15su17sd---0-3-0-------------------0-------------|
Bb|------0-------0----0-0---------------------3------------------2su3-3-3-3-3|
Gb|---2-------2-----2-0-0-----------------------2--3p2--0--------3su4-4-4-4-4|
Db|---1-------1-------------------------------------------2------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------2-----------------------------------------------0----------------|
eb|------------------3--2----2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Bb|------------------3--2----2--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8--|
Gb|--2--0-----0h1----3--2----2-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-------2------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
again bend the "8"
eb|-------------0--0-----0--0---0--0---7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
Bb|-------------5--5-----5--5---5--5---8-8-8-8-8-8----6su8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Gb|--2p0--------------2-------------------------------7su9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|------2---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------0----------------------------------0---------0-----------|
Bb|-8-----------------b3--0--3--------3-------------------0--b3--------------|
Gb|-9--2p0-----0h1--------------2su4----4--2--0---------------------0h1p0h1--|
Db|---------2------------------------------------2---------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
eb|-------------2---------2--2-2---b3-0----------0---------------------------|
Bb|-------------0---------0--0-0---------3---------3-------------------------|
Gb|-----------2--------2-----2-2-----------2su4------4--2--0-----------------|
Db|-----------1--------1--------------------------------------2-0-1--2-------|
Ab|----0-1--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3----------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----0--------3--3---3-------------------------return to the main verse---|
Gb|--------2su4------------2p0----------------------after the solo.----------|
Db|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------0-1--2------------------------------|
Eb|--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.)
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-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-----|
Gb|-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-----|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
eb|--------------|---------------------------------------------------12--12--|
Bb|and-------15--|--------------12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--------------|
Gb|-these-->-16--|----14--12----12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--b14---------|
Db|--------------|-----------14-----14--------------------14-----------------|
Ab|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-b15-------b15--b15--b15--V15-------12------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------15--12-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------b|14--12------12-b14-b14---|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------14---------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------12-------------------14--12--------------|
Bb|------------------------------12----12---15--12--12-------12--b14--12-----|
Gb|12-----------------------b14------------------------------------------b|14|
Db|-------12--14p12-----12---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------14------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------12-----------------------------------3-0----0----------0-2-3-|
Bb|-----------12-----15------------------------------------3-0--0-------0-3-3-|
Gb|-12----b14------------b14---14--12-----------------------------0-1-----3-4-|
Db|------------------------------------14-12---14---------------------2-------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|