Pride and Joy by SRV off Texas Flood 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