Duane Eddy - Forty miles of bad road

FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD As recorded by Duane Eddy (From the 1960 Album $1,000,000 WORTH OF TWANG) Music by Duane Eddy & Al Casey Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Duane Eddy - Electric Guitar ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Donnie Owens - Electric Baritone Guitar / One octave lower than standard tuning' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Douglas - Saxophone' Q=123(8=s8) N.C. N.C. 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 H Q E E Q Q E E E E +H +E E E E |------------|-------------||------------------|---------------------| |------------|-------------||o-----------------|---------------------| |------------|-------------||------------------|---------------2-2-2-| |------------|---------2-2-||--4---4---4-2-----|---------------------| |------------|-------------||o-------------4-0-|-(0)-------(0)-------| |------------|-------------||------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | PM----------------------------------| | Wx3 W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------|-------------||------------------|---------------------| |------------|-------------||o-----------------|---------------------| |------------|-------------||------------------|---------------------| |------------|-------------||--------2-4-2---2-|---------2--4--2---2-| |------------|-------------||o-0-0-4-------4---|--0--0-4---------4---| |------------|-------------||------------------|---------------------| Q Q E E E E +H +E E E E E E E E +E E Q |-----------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-4---4---4-2-----|---------------------|---------------------| |-------------4-0-|-(0)-------(0)-------|---2-----------------| |-----------------|---------------0-0-0-|-4---4-0-(0)---------| |-----------------|---------------------|-------------0--3b4--| | | PM----------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q |-----------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-------2-4-2---2-|---------2--4--2-----|---------------------| |-0-0-4-------4---|--0--0-4---------4---|-------2--4--2-(2)---| |-----------------|---------------------|-0-0-4---------------| |-----------------|---------------------|---------------------| 1. H +E E E E +H +E E E +E H +E E E E |-----------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------------|-------------2-2-2--|| |---------------0-|-(0)-------(0)-2s4-(4)\-|-------------------o|| |-0-----(0)-0-2---|------------------------|-0-------(0)--------|| | | PM---------------------------------------------------------| | Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |-2--0------------|---------2--4--2----2---|-2-2-0-0------------|| |--------4--4-2---|--0--0-4---------4------|----------4--4-2-1-o|| |-----------------|------------------------|--------------------|| 2. $ | | PM--------------------------------------------------------------| | Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------||----------------------|-------------------------| |------------------||o---------------------|-------------------------| |----1-1-4--4-0----||----------------------|-------------------------| |-2----------------||----------2--4-2----2-|-------------4-2-2-----2-| |------------------||o--0-0--4---------4---|--0----0---4--------4----| |------------------||----------------------|-------------------------| | | Gtr III | |--3---| | H E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E |------------------||----------------------|-------------------------| |------------------||o---------------------|-12-10-------------10-10-| |----------11p==10-||--11---11-9-11-9-11-9-|-------------------------| |------------------||----------------------|-------------------------| |------------------||o---------------------|-------------------------| |------------------||----------------------|-------------------------| Gtr II PM----------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| |-------------4----2---------2-|-----------4--2---2-|-------------------------| |--0-0--4--4--------------4----|--0--0-4-4------4---|------------4---2--------| |------------------------------|--------------------|--0-0--4-4----------4-4--| |------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| | | Gtr III | |---3---| |--3--| | Q E E E E E +Q E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E |------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| |------10-12-13-12---10-(10)---|--------------------|-------------------------| |-11---------------------------|-11----------11---9-|-11---11-9-11-9-------9--| |------------------------------|----12--------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| 1. To Coda PM----------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|| |-2----2----0-0------------|---------------4---2--------|-2--2-0-0------------|| |----------------4--4--2-2-|--0---0---4-4----------4-4--|----------4-4--2-2--o|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|| | | |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| | E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-9------------------------|----------------------------|-9-------------------|| |---12---9-----------------|----------------------------|---12-9-------------o|| |----------11-9-(9)-9-11-9-|-11-9-------9-11-9-------9--|----------9-9-11-9---|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|| 2. | | Gtr II | PM------------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------||--------------|-------------------| |------------------------||--------------|-------------------| |------------------------||--------------|-------------------| |---------------2--2-----||-0--4--0--4-4-|-0-0-4-4--0--0-4-4-| |--0---0---4-4-------4-4-||--------------|-------------------| |------------------------||--------------|-------------------| | | Gtr III | |--3--| | E E E E E +Q Q W W |------------------------||--------------|-------------------| |------------------------||--------------|-------------------| |-11-9---9-9-9-(9)-------||--------------|-------------------| |------------------------||--------------|-------------------| |------------------------||--------------|-------------------| |------------------------||--------------|-------------------| Q Q E E E E +H E E E E Q Q Q E E |-----------------|-------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-------------0-0-0-|----0--0--0-0-| |-0---0---2-0-2-0-|-(0)---------------|-2------------| | | PM-----------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E |-----------------|-------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-------------------|--------------| |---------4-2-4-2-|-----------4-4-2-4-|-0--4-----0-0-| |-0-0-4-4---------|--0--0-4-4---------|-------0------| |-----------------|-------------------|--------------| E E E E +Q. E Q E E Q E E |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |-2-0---0-(0)------|-/2--2-2-2--2-2-| |-----2------------|----------------| | | PM--------------------------------- | Q E E Q Q W |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |-0---4-4--0---4---|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| | | Gtr III | W W |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| D.S. al Coda & E +E E E +E E Q H E E E E |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------2-2-2-|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |-3b4r(3)-0-0-(0)--0-0-----||-------------------------|| | |--------------------| | Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |-2-------2----2-----2-----||--2---2----0-0-----------|| |--------------------------||----------------4--4-2---|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| | | |--3---| | H E Q E E E E E E +Q Q |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |-----------------11p==10--||-11-9---11-9-9-(9)-------|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------------|| & | | Gtr II | PM--------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------|---------------------| ||--------2---4-2---2-|---------2--4--2---2-| ||o-0-0-4---------4---|--0--0-4---------4---| ||--------------------|---------------------| Q Q E E E E +H +E E E E |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-4---4---4-2-----|----------------------| |-------------4-0-|-(0)-------(0)--------| |-----------------|---------------0-0-0--| |-----------------|----------------------| | |-----------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-------2-4-2---2-|---------2--4--2------| |-0-0-4-------4---|--0--0-4---------4----| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| E E E E +E E Q H +E E E E |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---2-----------------|-----------------| |-4---4-0-(0)---------|---------------0-| |-------------0--3b4--|-0-----(0)-0-2---| | | PM------------------------------------- | E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E Q |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-------2--4--2-(2)---|-2--0------------| |-0-0-4---------------|--------4--4-2---| |---------------------|-----------------| +H +E E E +E H +E E E E |------------------------|---------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------o|| |------------------------|---------------------|| |------------------------|-------------2-2-2---|| |-(0)-------(0)-2s4-(4)\-|--------------------o|| |------------------------|-0-------(0)---------|| | |------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|---------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------o|| |------------------------|---------------------|| |---------2--4--2----2---|-2-2-0-0-------------|| |--0--0-4---------4------|----------4--4-2-1--o|| |------------------------|---------------------|| 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