THE SKY IS CRYING As recorded by Albert King (From the 1969 Album YEARS GONE BY) Words and Music by Elmore James & M. Robinson Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Albert King - Lead w/dist' Intro / Verse 1 Q.=61 12/8 Gtr I W Q. Q a +S S S S Q E. S E +Q. Q. H. |--------------|------------------------------------12----|-------------------| |--------------|---------------------------------------14-|-(14)--------------| |--------------|---------11b13==(11)r-11-9----------------|-------------------| |--------------|---------------------------11-------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------| Q. a +Q E E Q +Q. +Q E E E E +Q. Q. |------14b16==(14)r--12-14------------|---------12-------------------| |--------------------------14--(14)---|-(14)----------12-(12)--------| |-------------------------------------|------------13----------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| Q. a +S S S S E Q S S S S +Q |--------------------------------------12-----------| |--------------------------------12-14----14-(14)---| |------11b12==(11)r-11-9----------------------------| |------------------------11-------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| +Q. Q. H. Q. E a +S S E S S S E. S S S S S S |---------------------|-----------------------9-9----------9-------------| |-(14)----------------|---------------------9-----12-9-12----12-9--------| |---------------------|--------11b12==(11)r-----------------------9------| |---------------------|---------------------------------------------11---| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------| E S S S S +Q. E Q S S S E. |---------12-----------------9-------------| |---12-14----14-(14)---12------12-9--------| |-----------------------------------9b9.5--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| H. Q. Q E H Q H. |-------------------|-9---------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------9-|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| Q a +S S E. E S S S E. S S S S S E E a E E E E E Q E E Q |-------------------9--9-9----------9--------------|---------------------------9----|| |-----------------9--------12-9-12----12-9---------|---------12----------------9----|| |----11b13==(11)r--------------------------9-------|---11s13----13-11-13-13--9------|| |--------------------------------------------11-11-|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| Verse 2 ~~~~~ |-4:3--| Q. Q. E a +Q E E E E Q. +Q. H. |-------------------------------------|-9----(9)-----------| |-------------12b14==(12)r--12-9------|--------------------| |--------------------------------11-9-|--------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------| Q a +E Q a +E Q. E Q |----14b16==(14)r-13--13b14==(13)r-------------| |----------------------------------14----x\----| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| E S S a +E E E E Q. Q. |---9---12b14==(12)r-12-9--------------| |-----9-------------------9-12---------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| E Q Q. Q. a +S S S E. S S Q Q. H. |-9\------------------------------------|-----9-------------| |-9\------------------------------------|-------------------| |-9\--------------11b12==(11)r-11-9-----|---9---------------| |-----------------------------------11--|-------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------| Q. a +Q. +Q E S S S S S S |-----------------------------9-9-----------| |------12b14==(12)---(12)r------------------| |---------------------------------11-9----9-| |--------------------------------------11---| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------7:6-------| +Q. S S S S S S S Q. S S S S E Q. +Q. Q. Q E |-------------------12-------------9----------|------------------------| |-------------14-------14----12------9--------|-11----(11)-------------| |-(9)---11-13----13-------13-----------11-9---|-11----(11)-----------9-| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------| Q. +Q. H. Q. a +S S S a +E. E S S S S S S +Q |-9----(9)-----------|---------------------9----------------9----------------------| |--------------------|-------------------9---12b14==(12)r-----9--------------------| |--------------------|------11b13==(11)r------------------------11-9b9.5----9-(9)--| |--------------------|---------------------------------------------------11--------| |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| ~~ E a E E E E E Q E E E E |----------------------------------12-| |---------12-----------------12-14----| |---11s13----13-11-13-13--13----------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| Guitar Solo a E S E. Q a +E H. |-12s14----------------------------------| |-------17-14--14--17b21==(17)r\---------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| E S S E S S +S a +E. a +E a +Q S S E E |------9-9-12-12pb14r(12)-12b16==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r--12-9-12b12.5-12b12.5-| |---12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Q. E Q E a +Q +E E E |-9----12\------14b16==(14)--(14)r-12-14-| |------12\-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| Q. E E E +Q S S S S +E a +E |-------12-----------------9---12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-| |-14----------12-(12)\--/9---9---------------------------| |----------13--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| a +E S S E E Q E Q Q. |-12b14==(12)r-12-9-12b12.5-12b12.5-9--------------| |--------------------------------------11\---------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| Q S S S S E E E. S E E S +S E |---------9----12b12.5-9-9--9-9-12-14b16==(14)r-12-| |----9-11---11-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| +Q. Q a +S S S a +S +Q S S S S S S |-(12)b12.5---------------------9--------------------9-------------| |-----------------------------9---12b14==(12)-(12)r----9-----------| |----------------11b13==(11)r----------------------------11-9------| |-------------------------------------------------------------11---| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| E a E S S E E E Q e S S e E |---------------12b12.5--------------------------| |---------14------------14----12--14-14-12-------| |---11s13----13------------13--------------13-13-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| E S S a +E E S E. a +E E. +S E a +E E |-----11-13-13b14==(13)r-11-x-11--14b16==(14)r-14b15==(14)r------------------| |-/11------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------11b12==(11)r-9-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Q S S E S +S a +E a +E S E. Q E |-9--9-9-12-12pb14r(12)-12b16==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12-9--9--9-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| S S +Q Q E S S +Q Q E S S +Q Q E S E. E E +E +E |-12-9-(9)--9--9-12-9-(9)--9--9-|-12-9-(9)--9----12-9--9-12b14==(12)b16==(12)r-| |-------------------------------|--------------x-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| a +E. S E E. S E Q. E E +E |-12b14==(12)r-12-9-9------------9-12b14==(12)r-| |----------------------9\-----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| a +E +E E Q E Q. E E +E |-12b14==(12)b16==(12)r-12b12.5-9--12b12.5------9-12b14==(12)r--| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| a +Q +E a +Q E S S Q S S +E +E |-12b14==(12)b16===(12)r-12b14==(12)r--9-12-9----9-12b14==(12)r(12)b12.5-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| E a +Q a +E. S E E S E. E E a +E |---12b16==(12)r--12b14==(12)r-12-9-9-12-9\----9-12b14==(12)r-| |-------------------------------------------/9----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| a +E S E. S S S a +S +S S S S a +E S E +Q. |-12b14==(12)r-12-9--9-------------------------------------------9---------| |----------------------12-9------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9-11b12==(11)r---9-(9)---| |----------------------------------------------11--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Q S S S S E. a +S +S a +E S E Q E |-------9-9-12-9--12b13==(12)-(12)r-12b13==(12)r-12-9-9--9---| |----12------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| a +Q. Q a +S S S a +S +Q S S S S S S |-12b13==(12)r---------------------9--------------------9--------------| |--------------------------------9---12b14==(12)-(12)r----9-12---------| |-------------------11b13==(11)r-------------------------------11-9----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------11-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4:3---| Q. S S S E. Q. E E E E |------------12-----12\---------------| |------12-14----14--------12-14----12-| |-------------------------------13----| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |---4:3----| a +Q. a +E E E E a +S S S S S S E E a +S S |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14-12------------------------------------9----------------9-| |---------------------------------13--11b12==(11)r-11-9----9-11b11.5-----11b12==(11)r---| |-------------------------------------------------------11------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| S a +S +Q a +Q a +E a +S S S E. S S S E. |-9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---12b14==(12)-(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12-9----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------11--11-9----9b9.5----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------11----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Q E E S S e S S E S S S S E E E E E E E E Q. Q E |----------9---12-9------9-----------------|----------------------------|| |-------/9---9------9-12---9---------------|---/9-12--------------------|| |----------------------------11-9----9b9.5-|---------11-9-11-11-------9-|| |-11------------------------------11-------|----------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| Verse 3 E Q Q. Q a +S S S S E E H. H. |-9\-------------------------------------|-9---------------| |-9\-------------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------11b13==(11)r-11-9------9-|-----------------| |---------------------------------11-----|-----------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------| Q a +E +Q E S S a +S +S S S S a +E S E |-------------------------9----------------------------------------9---| |----12b14==(12)-(12)r------9------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9-11b12==(11)r---9-| |------------------------------------------------11--------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| +E E S S S S Q E Q Q. |----------------12-----------------| |-------12-14-14----14--12\---------| |-(9)-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| H. Q. S S S S E +E E E Q. H. |-----------------9---12b12.5-9-|-(9)-12b12.5--------------| |--------------/9---9-----------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |---5:3----| Q. a +E E E E E E S S S S S S Q |---------------------9---------9---------------------| |-------------------9---12-9-12---9-------------------| |------11b12==(11)r-----------------11-9b9.5----------| |--------------------------------------------11-------| |-----------------------------------------------11----| |-----------------------------------------------------| |3-| E S S E S Q. E Q S S S S E H. Q. E E E |------------12--------------9----------|-11------------------| |---12-14-14----14----12\------9--------|-11------------------| |--------------------------------11-9---|-11--------------9---| |---------------------------------------|-------------------9-| |---------------------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------| |-3--| |--3--| H Q H. Q. a +S S S S S S +S S S a +E +S S S E Q |-9---------------|---------------------9--------------9-----------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------9---12-9-12-(12)---9---------------------------------| |-----------------|------11b12==(11)r----------------------11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9b9.5-----| |-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------11-------11--| |-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E Q. Q. |------------------------------------|| |-------12b12.5----------------------|| |---/13---------13-11-13-13----------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| Verse 4 Q. a +Q. S S S S +E E E a +E +H. H. |-----------------------------------------9---------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------------------12b14==(12)-|-(12)r--------------| |------11b13==(11)r---9----9-11b12==(11)r---9-------------|--------------------| |-----------------------11--------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| Q a +E Q a +E S S +Q E Q |----14b16==(14)r-12pb13--14b16==(14)r-12----------12b12.5----| |-----------------------------------------14-(14)-------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Q. a +S S S S E Q. S S S E. |---------------------9---12b12.5-9----9---------| |-------------------9---9----------------9-------| |------11b12==(11)r------------------------11-9--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| H. Q. E E E H. H. |----------------------|-9-------------| |----------------------|---------------| |----------------/11-9-|---------------| |----------------------|---------------| |----------------------|---------------| |----------------------|---------------| Q. a +S S S S S S +E S S S S E Q |---------------------9--------------9------------------| |-------------------9---12-9-12-(12)---9----------------| |------11b12==(11)r----------------------11-9b9.5-------| |-------------------------------------------------11----| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Q S S S S Q E Q S S S S E H. Q. Q E |-------------12-----------9----------|-11------------------| |----12-14-14----14--12------9--------|-11------------------| |------------------------------11-9---|-11---------------\9-| |-------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------| H. H. E a +Q +Q. E E a +E E. S E |-9---------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|---12b14==(12)--(12)r---12-9-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------11b12==(11)r-11--9----| |-----------------|------------------------------------------------11-| |-----------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------------------------------| H.=H q q q H. +W. |--------------------|--------*| |--------------------|--------*| |--------------------|--------*| |-11-----------------|--------*| |-----11--9--8-------|-(8)----*| |--------------------|--------*|