SKINNY JIM
As recorded by Eddie Cochran
(From the 1960 Album EDDIE COCHRAN)
Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capeheart
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie Cochran - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Perry Botkin - Electric Guitar '
1st Verse
Q=178(8=s8)
N.C. A7
4/4
Gtr I
W H E E E E q Q E E E E q Q H
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|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------7-9-7-|-7-------7-9-7-|-7----------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
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| Gtr II
| W W q Q H q Q H
|----------||--------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|----------||--------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|----------||--------------|-6-------------|-6----------|
|----------||--------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|----------||--------------|-7-------------|-7----------|
|----------||--------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
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
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|
| 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
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E7 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
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
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| 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
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
2nd - 5th Verses
$
A7
E E E E E E E E q Q E E E E q Q E E E E q Q H
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|------------|
|-----------------||o---------------|---------------|------------|
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||----------------|---------------|------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-7-------7-9-7-|-7-------7-9-7-|-7----------|
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|------------|
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| E E E E E E E E q Q H q Q H q Q H
|-----------------||--5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|-----------------||o-5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|-----------------||--6-------------|-6-------------|-6----------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||--5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-7-------------|-7-------------|-7----------|
|-----------------||--5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
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
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
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| 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
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E7 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
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
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| 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
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-------------------|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
Bridge
1. 2.
E7 E7 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
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|-----------------o||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|------------------||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||------------------|-------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|------------------||-----------------||-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
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| 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
|------------------||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------o||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|------------------||-----------------||------------------|-------------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||------------------|-------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|------------------||-----------------||-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
D7
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
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|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-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-|------------------|-------------------|
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| 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
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|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-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-|------------------|-------------------|
To Coda
A7 E7 D7
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
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|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|-------------------|
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| 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
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|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7--|
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--------------------|-------------------|
A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-||
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-10-7-9-7-||
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-||
Guitar Solo
A7
E E Q E Q E Q E E +E E Q
|-----5------------------|----------------------------|
|-----5----------------5-|-5-------------------5------|
|-7b9---7b9------7b9-----|-7b9-----7b9==(7)r-7-7b9----|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7---7-9---7-10-7---9-7-|-7---7-9-7----10---7-9---7--|
|-5---5-5---5--5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-----5---5-5---5--|
E E E E +E Q E +E E E +E +E E Q
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----5-5-----------5--------|------5---------------5-------|
|-7b9-----7b9==(7)r-----7b9==|=(7)r---7b9==(7)-(7)r---7b9---|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-7---7-9-7----10---7-9-7----|--7---7-9-----7--10---7-9---7-|
|-5---5-5-5-----5---5-5-5----|--5---5-5-----5---5---5-5---5-|
D7
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5---------|
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5-8p7p==5-|
|--------------------------8p7p==5-|
|----------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7---|
|-5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---|
|----------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5---------|
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5-8p7p==5-|
|--------------------------8p7p==5-|
|----------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7---|
|-5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---|
|----------------------------------|
A7
|----3-----|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E
|-----5------------5-----5-|-----5-----5-------------------5-|
|-----5------------5-----5-|-----5-----5--7pb9r(7)p==5-(5)-5-|
|-7b9---7b9----7b9---7b9---|-7b9---7b9----7pb9r(7)p==5-(5)---|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7-9---7-10---7-9---7-|-7---7-9---7-10--------7----9--7-|
|-5---5-5---5--5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5--5--------5----5--5-|
E7
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-8p7p==5--8p7p==5--8p7p==5----------|
|-8p7p==5--8p7p==5--8p7p==5--8p7p==5-|
|----------------------------8p7p==5-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-9---9---11---9---12---9---11---9---|
|-7---7----7---7----7---7----7---7---|
|------------------------------------|
D7 A7
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5---------|-----5------------5-----5--|
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5--8p7p==5-8p7p==5-|-----5------------5-----5--|
|--------------------------8p7p==5-|-7b9---7b9----7b9---7b9----|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-7---7---9---7---10---7---9---7---|---------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---|-7---7-9---7-10---7-9---7--|
|----------------------------------|-5---5-5---5--5---5-5---5--|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
E7 N.C. A#9A9
~
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E H W Q E E +H +W
|-8p7p==5------------------||----------|------------------|---------*|
|-8p7p==5-8p7p==5----------||----------|------------------|---------*|
|---------8p7p==5----------||----------|------------------|---------*|
|-----------------7--------||----------|------------------|---------*|
|--------------------------||----------|-----7--7--(7)----|--(7)----*|
|--------------------------||----------|-----5--5--(5)----|--(5)----*|
|
| E E E E E E E E W Q E E +H +W
|--------------------------||----------|----13-12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|--------------------------||----------|----13-12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|--------------------------||----------|----13-12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|-----9---9---9---9-9-9-9--||----------|----12-11-(11)----|-(11)----*|
|-----7---7---7---7-7-7-7--||----------|----13-12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|--------------------------||----------|------------------|---------*|
Duration Legend
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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
