Bo Diddley - Bo diddley

BO DIDDLEY (Bassline) As recorded by Bo Diddley (From the 1957 Album BO DIDDLEY) Words and Music by Ellas McDaniel Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Bass' Intro Q=186 4/4 Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||--3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-------|| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--| 1. 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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 Bo diddley bought his babe a diamond ring, If that diamond ring don't shine, He gonna take it to a private eye, If that private eye can't see He'd better not take the ring from me Bo diddley caught a nanny goat, To make his pretty baby a Sunday coat, Bo diddley caught a bear cat, To make his pretty baby a Sunday hat Mojo come to my house, ya black cat bone, Take my baby away from home, Ugly ole mojo, where ya bin, Up your house, and gone again Bo diddley, bo diddley have you heard? My pretty baby said she wasn't for it