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RUBY BABY (Bassline) As recorded by Dion (From the 1963 Album RUBY BABY) Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro 1st Verse Chorus Q=120(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I Wx2 Wx8 Q E. S +Q E. S |------------||------------||-------------------| |------------||------------||-------------------| |------------||------------||-0--0--0-(0)--0--0-| |------------||------------||-------------------| +E S S E. S +Q S E S Q S E S +Q S E S +E S S E. S +Q Q |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0---0-|---------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-0--0---0-(0)--0---0-|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0---| Q +S E S Q Q Q E. S +E S S E. S |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |-2--(2)---2----2--|-0--0--0-(0)---0-0----| |------------2-----|--------------------0-| +E S S E. S +Q S E S +Q E. S +E S S Q |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0---0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)---0-0--|| 2nd & 3rd Verses S E S E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +Q S E S ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||--0---0-0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0-| +Q E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +Q Q |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--| S E S S E S +Q E. S +Q E. S +E S S S E S +Q S E S +Q S E S |-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-0---0-0---0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)---0-0---0-|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0---0-| Chorus +Q E. S +Q S E S S E S E. S +E S S E. S |----------------------||-------------------------| |----------------------||-------------------------| |----------------------||-0---0-0--0-(0)---0-0--0-| |-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0-||-------------------------| +Q S E S +Q Q Q E. S +E S S E. S |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--|----------------------| |--------------------|-0--0--0-(0)---0-0--0-| +Q S E S +Q Q Q +S E S Q. S S |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-2--(2)---2--------2-| |-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--|------------2--------| Q E. S +Q E. S +E S S E. S +Q E. S |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-0--0--0-(0)--0----|-------------------------| |-----------------0-|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0--0--| Interlude +E S S S E S +E S S E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| |-(0)---0-0---0-(0)---0-0--0-||-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-| +Q E. S +Q E. S +Q S E S +Q E. S |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--0--| +Q E. S +Q Q Q E. S +Q E. S |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-0--0--0-(0)--0--0-| |-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--|-------------------| +Q E. S +Q S E S Q E. S +E S S S E S |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0-|-----------------------| |----------------------|-0--0--0-(0)---0-0---0-| |-3-| +Q E. S +Q Q Q +S E S Q E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-2--(2)---2----2-4-6-| |-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--|------------2--------| Q E. S +Q E. S +Q S E S +Q E. S |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-7-----------------|----------------------| |----0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--0-| Outro +Q S E S +E S S S E S +E S S E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +Q S E S |---------------------------||------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------o||------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------o||------------------------|-----------------------| |-(0)--0---0-(0)---0-0---0--||-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0--| +Q E. S +E S S E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +E S S E. S +Q E. S |------------------------|---------------------|------------------------*| |------------------------|---------------------|------------------------*| |------------------------|---------------------|------------------------*| |-(0)--0--0-(0)---0-0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0--0-*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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