THE STUMBLE

The Stumble

Music by:

Freddie King

As recorded by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (with Peter Green)

(From the 1967 Album A HARD ROAD)

Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk

E E E E Q. +Q E Q. a Q.

|-----------|---------------------------------|

|------9h11-|-9----(9)-----11b13====(13)------|

|-9h11------|-----------11--------------------|

|-----------|---------------------------------|

Q E Q a +E +E a +Q E E E Q. Q. Q. a Q E

|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

|------8--10b12==(12)-(12)-10b12==(12)--10p8---|-8b8.5----------------------|

|----9---------------------------------------9-|----------9----7------------|

|----------------------------------------------|--------------------9s7--5s=|

|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

Q. Q. Q E E E E Q. Q e Q Q. e

|------------------------|------------------------|

|------------------------|---------12---------12\-|

|-------------------9h11-|-9-------12---------12\-|

|-6------------9h11------|---------11---------11\-|

|------------------------|---------12---------12\-|

|------------------------|------------------------|

Q E Q E +E Q E +S S E Q. Q. Q E Q E

|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|

|------7--9b11===(11)-9b11---9-(9)p7---|-7b7.5======================|

|----9-------------------------------9-|----------9----7s=5-7--5----|

|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|

a Q. E Q Q. a e Q Q. Q E Q. E Q

|-------------------------0-----|---------------------|

|----------------------0-(0)----|---------------------|

|--------7b7.5------------------|-9----9--7-9----7----|

|-7s9---------------------------|---------------------|

|-------------------------------|---------------------|

a E E E a E E E Q. E Q a E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|----------12-11-10-----------------|

|------9-11-11s12---11-9----11----|--------9----------12-11-9----9-11-|

|-9s11----------------------------|-9s11----------------------11------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

a E E E Q E Q. E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|----17-14------9s=7-5---17-|

|-11s12s11----9-----11b11.5---------|---------------------------|

|----------11----11-----------11----|----17-14---11-9s=7-5---17-|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E a E E E E E E Q. Q E +Q. E E E

|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0------------------------|

|-14---12-9s=7-5s=7-----0-|-0--0-3--0-----3---------|------3--0-(0)------------|

|-------------------0h1---|-----------2s4---4-2p0---|--------------------9-11--|

|-14---12-9s=7-5s=7-------|-----------------------2-|-----------------11-------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

Q. +Q E Q. a Q.

|-------------------------------|

|-9---(9)-----11b13---(11)------|

|----------11-------------------|

|-------------------------------|

Q E Q E +E Q E E E Q. Q. Q. a Q E

|----------------------------------|----------------------------|

|------8--10b12-(10)-10b12--10p8---|-8b8.5----------------------|

|----9---------------------------9-|---------9----7-------------|

|----------------------------------|-------------------9s7--5s==|

|----------------------------------|----------------------------|

Q. Q. Q E E E E Q. Q e Q Q. e

|------------------------|------------------------|

|------------------------|---------12---------12\-|

|-------------------9h11-|-9-------12---------12\-|

|-6------------9h11------|---------11---------11\-|

|------------------------|---------12---------12\-|

|------------------------|------------------------|

Q E Q E +E Q E +S S E Q. Q. Q E Q E

|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|

|------7--9b11==(9)-9b11--9-(9)p7---|-7b7.5====================|

|----9----------------------------9-|----------9----7s=5-7--5--|

|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|

a Q. Q. Q. a +E E E

|------------------------------------12-|

|---------------------------------12----|

|--------7b7.5--------14b16==(14)-------|

|-7s9-----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|

E E E E E a +E +E +S S E E E E

|---------------------------------------------------|

|-15---12-------------------------------------------|

|---------14---14b16==(14)-(14)r(14)p12----14----12-|

|---------------------------------------14----14----|

|---------------------------------------------------|

Q. E E E E E E +Q E

|---------------------------------------|

|-------12------------------------------|

|-14-------14---------------------------|

|-------------14-12h14-10-(10)b10.5-----|

|------------------------------------12-|

E E E E E E E E E Q E a E E E E E E E E E Q E

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|-------12-------11-------10-----------|

|-12---10-12---10-12---10-----10-|-12s14----14-13----13-12----12-10-----|

|-------------------------12-----|--------------------------------------|

Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E a E E E a E E E

|---------------------------|-------------------------|-0-------------------------|

|----17-14------9s=7-5---17-|-14---12-9s=7-5s=7-----0-|-0--0-3--0-----3-----------|

|---------------------------|-------------------0h1---|-----------2s4---4-4p2p0---|

|----17-14---11-9s=7-5---17-|-14---12-9s=7-5s=7-------|-------------------------2-|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|

Q E Q E +Q E E E E a +Q. a +Q. +Q E Q a +E

|-0------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|----0-3b3.5--0-(0)--------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------12h14p12-|-14b16==(14)---15b16==(15)---(15)-------15b16==(15)|

|--------------------14----------|---------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

E a E E a E E E +E Q Q E Q. E E E E E a E E E E

|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

|-----------15------------15-------------------------|-------8----8-----------------|

|---15b16==(15)---15b16==(15)---14-(14)p12--14--12---|---------10---10\-------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|-14-----------------7s8-5h7p5-|

|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

Q. E Q Q. Q E E Q Q E Q. E Q

|---------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------|----------------8b8.5-----|

|------5------------9-|-9-9--9--7-9--------------|

|-7-------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------|--------------------------|

|--4:3---|

Q E E E E a +E E E E Q E

|----------------------------------------|

|---------9-11-11b12==(11)r11-9----9-----|

|----8s11-----------------------11----11-|

|----------------------------------------|

Q. a E Q Q E Q E Q. a Q E Q. a +E E E

|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------12---|

|---------------12---------------|--------------------------------12------|

|-11b13====(11)-------9----------|--------------------14b16==(14)---------|

|--------------------------12p=9-|-12----9s7------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|------------10--------------------------|

|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----12-------------------12----------|

|-15----15-12-15-12-15-12----12-15-12-|

|-------------------------------------|

a +E E E E a +E E E E E E E E

|-------------12------------------------------------------|

|-15b17==(15)----15-12------------------------------------|

|----------------------14b15.5==(14)r14-12h14h16-12----12-|

|---------------------------------------------------14----|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E

|------------------------------------------|

|-14p12----14----12----------12b12.5----12-|

|-------14----14----14-12-14---------14----|

|------------------------------------------|

|--4:3---|

E E E E E E E E E a E E E E

|-------------------------------------------|

|-14-12-14-12-------------------------------|

|-------------14-13-12-10-12-13s14p12p10----|

|----------------------------------------12-|

Q. Q E a Q. Q e a E E E E E E E E E Q E

|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|-------12-------11-------10----------------|

|-10b10.5------------------10--0-|-13s14----14-13----12-12----12-10b10.5-----|

|-----------12--9-11s12----------|----------------------------------------12-|

Q E a +Q. E E E S S +Q

|-------14b15.5==(14)---12------------------------|

|----12--------------------12---------------------|

|-----------------------------14-16p12-(12)b12.5--|

|-------------------------------------------------|

~~~~~~~

S S +Q Q. Q a +E +E +S S E

|---------------------17b18.5==(17)-(17)r(17)p15----|

|------------------------------------------------17-|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|-14------------------------------------------------|

|----14-(14)----------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

Q. Q. Q. Q a +E

|-------15b15.5-----------17b18.5==(17)-|

|-17------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|

+E +S S E Q E a +E +S S E Q E

|-(17)r(17)p15----------17b18.5==(17)r(17)p15--------15-|

|--------------17-17--------------------------17-17-----|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

Q. Q E Q. S S S S +E Q. Q E a E E E E E E

|-------15\--------------------------|---------------------------12---------|

|-17---------------------------------|------------------------12----15---12-|

|-------------------16p14p12---------|-------12b12.5--0-12s13---------------|

|----------------------------14-(14)-|-14-----------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Q. a E E a +E +Q E e Q

|---------------12-----------------------12----|

|-15b17====(15)------15b17==(15)-(15)----------|

|----------------------------------------------|

Q a +E +E a +Q E E E E E E

|----15b17==(15)-(15)-15b17==(15)--15-12-------------|

|----------------------------------------12----12----|

|-------------------------------------------14----12-|

|----------------------------------------------------|

E Q Q E a Q E a Q E a Q. Q E +E E E E Q

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------12----|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------12-------|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-14-----12-----12h14--12-----------|----------12---------------------|

|----14------14-----------14s12--10-|-12s14--------14-(14)------------|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

a e E a e E a e E a Q E E E E

|---------12------------12------------12------------12---------------|

|-15b17==(15)---15b17==(15)---15b17==(15)---15b17==(15)--15-12----12-|

|--------------------------------------------------------------14----|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Q. Q E Q. Q e

|-----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------0-|

|-12b12.5----------------12b12.5----|

|-----------14--12-14---------------|

|-----------------------------------|

a E E E a +E E E E E E S S +Q

|-------12-14-14b15==(14)---14-12------------------------|

|-12s14---------------------------12----12---------------|

|------------------------------------14----12-(12)b12.5--|

|--------------------------------------------------------|

E E E E E E Q. Q E Q E Q. a E E E S S +Q

|------------------------------|-------14b15.5====(14)-12------------------------|

|------------------------------|----12--------------------12----12---------------|

|----------12---12-------------|-----------------------------14----12-(12)b12.5--|

|-14-11-14---------14----11----|-------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Q E a Q E E a Q Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-12--10----------------------------|-----------12-------11-------10----|

|--------13s12--10-12-10s11---------|-----10s14----14-13----13-12----12-|

|----------------------------12--10-|-12--------------------------------|

a Q E Q e Q a +E +E a +Q

|------------------17b19==(17)-(17)-17b19==(17)--|

|-------------0----------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|-10h11------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

a +Q. a +Q. +E Q Q a +E

|-17b19==(17)---17b19==(17)---(17)-------17b19==(17)-|

|----------------------------------------------------|

+E q q e Q a +E +Q S S

|-(17)-17--15--17----14b16==(14)r(14)--12-12-|

|--------------------------------------------|

Q. S S +E H a Q. Q a +E +Q E E E E E E E

|-12----15h17-(17)-15b16=====(15)------|----19b20.5==(19)r(19)---------------------|

|--------------------------------------|------------------------17------17-19---17-|

|--------------------------------------|---------------------------18--------------|

|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Q a E Q. Q E Q E +E Q E E E a Q E E E E

|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-19b21===(19)---------17b17.5-------19b20.5==|-(19)-----17---15--------------------|

|----------------18---------------------------|------18----------16s14--12-14p12----|

|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------14-|

|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

E E E Q E Q. a Q E a Q. Q E Q. a Q a +E

|---------------------------------|------------------------------12-----------------|

|---------------------------------|----------------------15b17==(15)--15b16.5==(15)-|

|-12------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|----14-----------12--------------|----------12-------------------------------------|

|-------14-12h=14-------14s12--10-|-12s14--------14---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

+E a Q a Q a E +E E E E E E

|--------------12-----------12-----------12--(12)----------------|

|-(15)-15b17==(15)--15b17==(15)--15b17==(15)-(15)-15-12----12----|

|-------------------------------------------------------14----12-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E E E E E E Q E a E E E

|------------------------------12-4-|

|----------------------0-12s14------|

|----------12---12------------------|

|-14-12-14---------14---------------|

|-----------------------------------|

a +E +S S E Q e a +Q a +E +E a +Q

|-14b15==(14)r(14)p12----12-----15b17==(15)--15b17==(15)-(15)-15b17==(15)--|

|---------------------14-----12--------------15b17==(15)-(15)--------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E E E E E E Q. Q E Q. Q a +E +E +S S E E E E

|-15-12-------------------------|---------17b19==(17)-(17)r(17)p16----17----15-|

|-15----12----12----------------|----------------------------------17----17----|

|----------14----12-------------|----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------14----11----|----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

E E a +E +E E E E E E Q E

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-17--------------------------------------------|

|------14b15.5==(14)r(14)p12----14----12--------|

|----------------------------14----14----14--11-|

|-----------------------------------------------|

E Q Q a +E +E E E E e E Q. E Q Q E E S S +E

|----------15b16==(15)-(15)-12-------------|-------------------------------|

|------------------------------12----12----|-------------------------------|

|-14------------------------------14----12-|-------12------------9h11-(11)-|

|------------------------------------------|-14-------------9h11-----------|

|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Q. +Q E Q. a Q. Q E Q a +E +E a +Q E E E

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|------8--10b12==(10)-(10)-10b12==(10)--10p8---|

|-9----(9)-----11b13====(11)------|----9---------------------------------------9-|

|-----------11--------------------|----------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

Q. Q. Q E Q E Q. Q E Q E E E E

|------------------------|--------------------------|

|-8b8.5------------------|--------------------------|

|---------9----7---------|---------------------9h11-|

|-----------------9s7--5s|=6----(6)-------9h11------|

|------------------------|--------------------------|

|------------------------|-------7------------------|

Q. Q e Q. Q e Q E Q a +E +E a +Q E +S S E

|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

|---------12---------12\-|--------------------------------------------|

|-9-------12---------12\-|------7--9b11==(9)-(9)-9b11==(9)--9-(9)p7---|

|---------11---------11\-|----9-------------------------------------9-|

|---------12---------12\-|--------------------------------------------|

|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

Q. Q. Q E Q E a Q. E Q H.

|------------------------|-------------------|

|-7b7.5------------------|--------7----------|

|---------9----7s=5s7--5-|-7s9---------------|

|------------------------|-------------------|

Q E Q E S S +Q Q E Q. E E E E E E +Q E

|-10--9-7-----7-(7)-(7)-----------|-----------------------------|

|----------10----8--(8)b8.5-------|------9----------------------|

|----------------------------9--7-|-9------9--------------------|

|---------------------------------|----------9-7h9-5-(5)b5.5----|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------7-|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Q. Q E Q E Q E S S Q Q E S S +Q E Q

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---9---------------------------|

|-7----5b5.5----5b5.5----5b5.5----|-8------7--5-7-5-(5)b5.5-------|

|-------------7--------7--------7-|--------------------------7----|

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E

|---------------------------|-------------------------|

|----17-14------9s=7-5---17-|-14---12-9s=7-5s=7-----0-|

|---------------------------|-------------------0h1---|

|----17-14---11-9s=7-5---17-|-14---12-9s=7-5s=7-------|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|

Q E E E a +E E E E E a +E E

|----12--------------------------------------------------|

|-------15-12------------------------15------------------|

|-------------14b15.5==(14)-14-12-14----14b15.5==(14)-14-|

|--------------------------------------------------------|

E Q E E E +H.

|------------------------*|

|--------13---12-(12)----*|

|-12\----12---11-(11)----*|

|--------13---12-(12)----*|

|------------------------*|

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