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BALLAD OF A THIN MAN (Bassline)
As recorded by Bob Dylan
(From the 1965 Album HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED)
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Harvey Goldstein - Bass'
Intro
Q=80(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
W H Q E E E H. E E E H. E E E
|----------|-----------4---|-----------4---|-----------4----|
|----------|-------------4-|-------------4-|-------------4--|
|----------|---------------|-2-------------|-2--------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H. E E E H. E E E H. E E E H. E E E
|-----------4---||----------4-----|---------4-----|-----------------|
|-------------4-||o-----------4---|-----------4---|-----------4-3---|
|-2-------------||o-2-----------2-|-1-----------1-|-0---------------|
|---------------||----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q
|--------------|----------------|------4----4--|
|-2------2-----|-5----5---5-4-3-|-2------2-----|
|------2----2--|--------5-------|--------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|-3-|
Q E E Q E E Q. E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|--------4---4---4-|---------------|
|----2-3-4------|------4---4---4---|----2-3-4------|
|-5---------4-3-|-2----------------|-5---------4-3-|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|-3-|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|--------2-2-4-2---|
|-------------|-5----5----5--|------4---------4-|
|-2----2-5----|--------5-----|-2----------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------------|
Bridge
|-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E 3x Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E E
|--------2-2-4-2----||----------------|----------------|------------4------|
|------4---------4-o||--------4---4---|--------7---7---|-5----5---5---5-4--|
|-2----------------o||-2----2---2---2-|-5----5---5---5-|--------5----------|
|-------------------||----------------|----------------|-------------------|
Q. E a Q a Q Q. E a Q a Q Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E
|--------2h4-------|--------2h4-------|--------------|------------------|
|------4------2h4--|------4------2h4--|--------------|-5------5---5-----|
|-2----------------|-2----------------|-5----5----5--|------5---5---5---|
|------------------|------------------|--------5-----|------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
Q. E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|---------------|--------------|---------------------4-2---||
|-2------2---2--|------------5-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-----4-||
|------2---2----|----4--7--4---|---------------------------||
|---------------|-5------------|---------------------------||
4th - 7th Verses
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E
||---------4---4-----|--------4---4-----|--------4---4-----|
||o------4---4---4---|------4---4---4---|------4---4---4-0-|
||o-2--------------2-|-1--------------1-|-0----------------|
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-3-|
Q E E Q Q Q. E Q E E E Q. E Q Q
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|------2----2--|-5----5----5---5-|-2----2----2--|
|--------2-----|--------5----5---|--------2-----|
|-0--0---------|-----------------|--------------|
|-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3--|
Q +E E E Q +E E E Q. E E E E E E Q +E E E Q +E E E
|-----------------------|--------4---4---4-|-----------------------|
|--------2-3-4--(4)-----|------4---4---4---|--------2-3-4--(4)-----|
|-5--(5)------------4-3-|-2----------------|-5--(5)------------4-3-|
|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E E
|--------4---4---|-----------------|
|------4---4---4-|-5------5----5---|
|-2--------------|------5----5---5-|
|----------------|-----------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4---------------||
|----------------------|----------4-4-4--------o||
|----------------------|----------------4-5-4--o||
|----------------------|------------------------||
Outro
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E
|--------2-2-4-2---|--------2-4-2-------|
|------4---------4-|------4-------4-2-4-|
|-2----------------|-2------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E
|--------2-2-4-2---|--------2-2-4-2----*|
|------4---------4-|------4---------4--*|
|-2----------------|-2-----------------*|
|------------------|-------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. 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
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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
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| - 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