1

Sunny Side of the Street

As played by James Booker
Play crushed notes on the beat and use pedal sparingly

b n #
b

j
# n
#
n #
n # n nn bb b
J

q=125

bb
b
&
Piano

n b # n
J
b
3

n b
bb b n b nj j n b b b n j bn
&
b n n # J
#
3
3
3
3

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b

? b b n
b
b b
b
& b b

10

b
#

b
J

b
&b b

nn

? b b
b

# j

McHugh & Fields

n n
n
j
#

n
n

bn
n n b b b nn b j j nn # n n
b n # n J # n b n n
J
3

b b n

n n b n # n
b

3
b

# j n
n

b bb n n b

n
j

b b n n
#
n #

J
b

? b b # n
b bb

j j n n j
13

b b j n b n # n J # n n # n
b
& # b n n

n
b

? b b

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

bb n
n
b n
J


n
b

b
b
& b

b
j
b
# n
b

? b n
bb

nb

b b

& b b J

19

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# j n
# n

n
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22

# j

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b n

n
bb n b b
& b J b
J

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28
b b n
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& b
25

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n n
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16

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Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

#
J

n n

b
n b

# j
#

j b n nb
bb b # b nn n n
&
? bb

b
&b b

33

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b


n

j j n n #
n

j
j
n #
#
n # n

J
J# n b
3

n b #

b
b
&b b

36

'Shimmer' (*1 Bars 36-38)

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b

j
n
bb b
J
&

39

# j

? b b n
b

# j
n #

J J
j

b
J

'Shimmer' (*2 Bars 42-46)

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bb

n b n#

b #
b

& b

42

b
b
b nb n # j n

n b bb nn
J b n

30

j

J

j b
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J
J

n b n
# n #

n # j
nn #

J J

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

# j
bb n #
J J
& b

45

? b b
b

b
&b b

j b # j n

n# n
#

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bb

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48

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n b

b

J
b

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#

n #

3
3

51
b
b
& b

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bb

3

bb b
&

n j

55

3
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b b n

'Shimmer' (*3 Bars 58-62)

b n #
b

&b b n

58

b
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bb

j j n n #
n n #

n #
j n
n #

n b n
J J

n b # n
n b # n nn

j b

J

J

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

j b # j n

# j
bb n #
J J
& b
j

61

? b b n
b

b
&b b

64

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bb

# # n

n#

bb # n # n
& b
6

? b
bb
b
&b b

69

? bb
&

# j

#

n n # n

b

J
b

bn #
nb # n

Play the tune lazily, slightly behind the beat - *4 Bars 66-78

66

72

b m#

bb b n #

? bb

n#

j
#
3

# j n

nb n

n #
J
J

n #

3
3
3

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

# n nb # n

*3 Bars 58-62 literal transcription

n # n # n # n n
n
bb b
J
&

74

? bb
b
b
&b b

76

? bb

b n b

# n b n n3j b b

n
n

j
#

b
n

b n3
# n j nb # n
bb
& b
n n

78

? b
bb

b
&b b

80

b
n

n n b b n
b
# n
# n #
b

b
n
b n n n b
&
If I

? b b
bb

n#

# n
J

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

nb
J

b
&b b

b
&b b

ne - ver e-ver had a - no - ther

cent

82

? b
bb

b j
b
& b

85

Gold dust

b
& b b b

at

b
&b b

n
n
? bb
b

I'm ta - l

re - ally would -'nt be

so wo
3

my fe - et

On

j

n n

n
n

the

On the su - nny

j
j
j
bb n

3

b n n

b
n n
J b

bb
b
&

91

still

su- nny su - nny side of the st - reet Oh ye - ah

& b b
n n nb
? b b n b n
b
n bn

n
n

88

bb

bb j
b
&
n
? b
b b n n
n n

- rried

kin' 'bout the

su - nny

si - de

the su -

b n b b

#
#

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

93

&

bb b n
nny si - de

b
& b b b

A-bout the

su-nny u-nny u-nny si

# j n j j

de Su-nny side of the street

j
nn b

? b
n

bb

b n

b
& b b j b j # n b
b

n
? b j
b b
n

96

99

&

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j
b j # n b
n b

b n
J
b n

j
j
b j j # n bb b j # nn bb b j
b

? b b
b

n
n

b
& b b # n b b
n b b

? b b n
b b b n

102

j
b j # n b
n b

b n
J
b n

j n
#

b
b

n
n

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

n
n

n
n

Editorial Notes
*1 Bars 36-38

j n

bb b

&
6
6

n
? b b

b

105

#
#
J

j

J

3
bb

b
&

? b
bb

107

b
J

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n #
b

J J
b
&
J
6
6

n n
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#

b

# j
b

j
112

j b

J J
J
& b
6

? b

n

bb

114

bb b

&
6

n
? b

bb

*2 Bars 42-46

110

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

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10
*3 Bars 58-62

&b b

117

bb

b
&

? bb

121

nnn

? bb
b
b
119

bb b

&
? b b
b

#
#
J

#
#
J

*4 - Bars 66-78 literal transcription

bb b # n # n # n # n n b n
&

123

? bb
b

b b n
b
&

125

3j

? b b
b

n
3

# n
3

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011

#
b

J
3

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11

n #
b

J
&b b

128

? b b n
b
b
&b b

130

n#

n # n

3
n #

n #
3
3
3
#

# n nb # n

? b
bb

# n # n
n n b n b
n

bb
J
b

&

132

? b b n
b
b
&b b

134

? b b
b
b
&b b

135

? b
bb

n # n b

b n3
3

n n b b n

b
n

n n

j
#

Transcribed by Ian Pallister 2011