Testify – Stevie Ray Vaughan
full song 5 part lesson
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SRV - Testify (part 2) (/) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato E|--17b~~~-15--17b-17p15-17-----15-------12------------------------------------- B|--------------------------17-----17\12- --12--15b-15-----15--15---15---------- G|-----------------------------------------------------14b-14--14--b14--12--12-- D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E|----------------------12----------15b-15--12h14p12------12--12------------------- B|--15b-------------12------15--12--------------------15b---------15--------------- G|------14b-12b-14b-------------------------------------------------14b-14-12------ D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------14-14- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|--12--12--14/15\14-12--------12-14/15\14-12--------------------------------12b-12- G|--12--12--14/15\14-12--------12-14/15\14-12-14-14-12-----------------------12b-12- D|----14----------------14--14--------------------------14-12----12--14--14--------- A|------------------------------------------------------------14-------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--14-12-----------------------12-14-14-12------------------------------12--14--14-- A|--------14-13-12h13p12--------------------14-13-12h13p12h13p12--------------------- E|-----------------------15--12----------------------------------15--12-------------- E|-------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------15-- G|--12h13p12h13p12------------------14-- D|------------------14--12----------13-- A|--------------------------14--14--14-- E|-------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------0-------0------ B|------------------------------------3b-----3p0-- G|--2b~~~~~~~~~~~--2b--0-------------------------- D|----------------------------2------------------- A|------------------------------------------------ E|-------------------------------0---------------- E|-----0--------------------------------------------------------2-----------------2~~ B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--2b----2p0---2--0-----------------------------------2-----------------2----------- D|------------2------2--0--2--0------------------------------------------------------ A|-------------------------------2-1-0-1-0-------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2----- E|-----------------------------------------3--0-------------------------------------- E|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15b-15-12h14p12--12-12----------------- B|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------15b----15--------------- G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14b-14-12------ D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-14- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-12----12-14b-14-12-------12------------------------------------------------------15- G|-12----12-14b-14-12-------12-----------------------------12h13p12h13p12-----------14- D|----14--------------14-14----14-12---------------12-14-14--------------14-12------13- A|-----------------------------------14-13-12---------------------------------14-14-14- E|--------------------------------------------15-12------------------------------------
SRV - Testify (part 3) (/) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato E|-12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12---------- B|----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12- G|------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-15p12p0-15p12p0-15p12p0-15p12p0---------------------------------15~~~~~-- B|---------------------------------15p12p0-15p12p0-15p12p0-15p12p0---------- G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-15b-15-12h14p12----12---------------------------------------------- B|-----------------15b---12------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------14b-14b~------12-14b-14p12-14-------12---- D|--------------------------------------------------------14-14----14- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------12-15b-15-12h14p12----12- B|-15----------15----------------15b------------12--------------------15b--- G|-14b-14-12-0-14-14-12-14-12-12----14b-12b-14b----------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----15-----------------------------------------------------------------------------15- G|-------14b-14-12-------12-------------------------------12h13p12h13p12-------------14- D|-----------------14-14----14-12----------------12-14-14----------------14-12-------13- A|--------------------------------14-13-12-------------------------------------14-14-14- E|-----------------------------------------15-12---------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------5-7-7-5~~---------7b~-7-5----5-------------7b-7-5~-7-5----- A|-5-7--7--7--7--7--7-5-7-7-7----------7-5-------------7b---7p5---5-7-5-------------7-5- E|----0--0--0--0--0------------------------0-0------------------7----------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-----------------------------------------8---8-8---8-----8---8-8--- G|---------------7h8-----------------------7---7-7---7-----7---7-7--- D|-9-9-9-9-7-9-9-9---7---7h9-7h9-----------6---6-6---6-----6---6-6--- A|-x-x-x-x-------------9-------------------7---7-7---7-----7---7-7--- E|-7-7-7-7-----------------------------0-0---0-----0-----0---0-----0- E|-5-5-5---5---5---5h7p5-----------------0-------0--------------------3---0-0------10- B|-5-5-5----------------8-5----------------0-3b---3-----3-2p0---------3---3-3------9-- G|-------8b--8b--8b--------8p7p5--------------------2/4-------2p0-----1---1-1------8-- D|-------------------------------7\0----------------------------------0---0-0-/9-9-9-- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------2---2-2--------- E|-----------------------------------0-0--------------------------0-0---0-------------
SRV - Testify (part 4) (/) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato E|----12--------12---------------------------------------------------------- B|-/12---12-15b----15----12-15-12------------------------------------------- G|-------------------14b---------12~~-14-12--------------------------------- D|-----------------------------------------14-14-14-12h14-14-14-12h14-14-14- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------15-----15-----15-------15- G|------------------------------------12--14-12----------14-----14-----14-------14- D|-12h14-14-14-12h14-14-14-12h14-14-14--14-----14-12-----13-----13-----13-------13- A|--------------------------------------------------14-14--14-14---14-14--14-14-14- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-17b-12~~-15-------------------------12-15b~~15-12h14p12---12-12----------------- B|------------12-------15b-----------12-------------------15b-----15--------------- G|--------------14-12-----14b-12b-14b-------------------------------14b-14-12------ D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------14-14- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------15- G|-12-------------------------------12h13p12h13p12-------------14- D|----14-12----------------12-14-14----------------14-12-------13- A|----------14-13-12-------------------------------------14-14-14- E|-------------------15-12---------------------------------------- upside down E|-/12-0-0-/12-0-0-/12-0-0-/12-0-0-/12-0-0-/12-0-/12-0-/12-0-/12-0-/12-0-/12-0- B|-/12-0-0-/12-0-0-/12-0-0-/12-0-0-/12-0-0-/12-0-/12-0-/12-0-/12-0-/12-0-/12-0- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-15b-3b-0---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------3-0------------------------------------------------------------------- G|------------2-0-2-0-2b~~~-2-0---2-0---0h2p0---0h2p0---------------------------- D|-----------------------------2-0---2-0-----2-0-----2-0---0----0----0----0----0- A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------/12--/12--/12--/12--/12-- E|-------12---------------------------------------------------------------- B|----12----15--15--------------14-12-------------------14-12-----------15- G|-14b----------14b-14-12-------14-12-------------12----14-12-----------14- D|----------------------14-12--------14-12-14-14----14-------14-12------13- A|----------------------------------------------------------------14-14-14- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
SRV - Testify (part 5) (/) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------8---8---8-8-------8-8-8------------9-------9----9-11b11-9----- G|-------7---7---7-7-------7-7-7------------9-------9----9-11b11-9----- D|-------6---6---6-6-------6-6-6---/11-11-11---11-11---11-----------11- A|-7-7---7---7---7-7-------7-7-7--------------------------------------- E|-----0---0---0-----0-0-0-------0------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------9--------------12------- B|-----8---8-8---8---8---8-8------------------9b-------------------- G|-----7---7-7---7---7---7-7-----------9------9b------9-11b---11-9-- D|-----6---6-6---6---6---6-6-----/11-11---11-----11-11-------------- A|-----7---7-7---7---7---7-7---------------------------------------- E|-0-0---0-----0---0---0-------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------9------------9-----------9------ B|-----8---8-8---8---8---8-8-------------------9b------9---12p9--12b---12p9-- G|-----7---7-7---7---7---7-7------------9------9b--11b----------------------- D|-----6---6-6---6---6---6-6-----/11-11---11--------------------------------- A|-----7---7-7---7---7---7-7------------------------------------------------- E|-0-0---0-----0---0---0----------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------- B|-----8---8-8---8---8---8-8------------------------------- G|-----7---7-7---7---7---7-6------------------------------- D|-----6---6-6---6---6---6-6-------------------9----------- A|-----7---7-7---7---7---7-7------/11-11-11-11---11-11-11\- E|-0-0---0-----0---0---0----------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------8--8-----8--8-- G|--------------------------------7--7-----7--7-- repeat 3 times D|--------------------------------6--6-----6--6-- A|-----------5--5--6--6--7--7-----7--7-----7--7-- E|-6/7-7--7--------------------0--------0-------- E|-------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------8--- D|----------------------------------------7--- A|-----------5--5--6--6--7----------------6--- E|-6/7-7—7-----------------4--5--6--6--7--7---
Hey there…do you happen to have Guitar Pro versions of both SRV El Mocambo tutorials?
Hi, for this song I didn’t make a Guitar Pro version, just the text file you see here. I only have a gpx file for the intro riff. Good thing you pointed this out, this is an old lesson before I started to write in Guitar Pro. I must rewrite this in GP soon.
No worries bud! This and your So Excited tabs/videos are EPIC! My goal is to learn his El Mocambo show!! It’s been my goal for the longest time and I’m still so far away hahaha! But my smaller goals are to nail the meat of each song. The trinity in my book is Testify / So Excited / Voodoo Child. That’s like the best way I’ve seen a show kicked off. Cheers and keep ’em coming!