Eddie Cochran - Skinny jim
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SKINNY JIM (Bassline)
As recorded by Eddie Cochran
(From the 1960 Album EDDIE COCHRAN)
Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capeheart
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Connie "Guybo" Smith - Double Bass'
1st Verse
Q=178(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W H E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q H
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|------------|
|----------||--------0-2-0-|-5-------0-2-0-|-5----------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-------------|-5--4--------|--------------|
|-----------------|----4--7--4--|-------7--4--|-7--4-----4---|
|-----------------|-5-----------|-------------|-------7------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7--4-----4--|----6--9--6--|-------------|----------4---|
|-------7-----|-7-----------|-5-----------|----4--7------|
|-------------|-------------|----8--7--6--|-5------------|
2nd - 5th Verses
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q H
|-------------||----------------|---------------|------------|
|-7--4--------||o---------------|---------------|------------|
|-------7--4--||o---------------|---------------|------------|
|-------------||--5-------0-2-0-|-5-------0-2-0-|-5----------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-------------|-5--4--------|--------------|
|-----------------|----4--7--4--|-------7--4--|-7--4-----4---|
|-----------------|-5-----------|-------------|-------7------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7--4-----4--|----6--9--6--|-------------|----------4---|
|-------7-----|-7-----------|-5-----------|----4--7------|
|-------------|-------------|----8--7--6--|-5------------|
Bridge
1. 2.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------||-------------||-------------|--------------|
|-7--4--------o||-7--4--------||----------4--|-7--4---------|
|-------7--4--o||-------7--4--||----4--7-----|-------7--4---|
|--------------||-------------||-5-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-5--4---------|
|-7--4--------|-7--4--------|----4--7--4--|-------7--4---|
|-------7--4--|-------7--4--|-5-----------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7--4--------|-7--4--------|----6--9--6--|--------------|
|-------7--4--|-------7--4--|-7-----------|-5------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----8--7--6---|
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|----4--5--4---|
|----------4--|-------------||----------4--|-7------------|
|----4--7-----|----4-----4--||----4--7-----|--------------|
|-5-----------|-5-----5-----||-5-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----------4--|-5--4---------|
|-7--4--------|-7--4--------|----4--7-----|-------7--4---|
|-------7--4--|-------7--4--|-5-----------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7--4--------|-7--4--------|----6--7--6--|--------------|
|-------7--4--|-------7--4--|-7-----------|-5------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----8--7--6---|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E +H +W
|-------------|-------------||--------------|---------------|--------*|
|----------4--|-7--4--------||--------------|----7-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--||--------4--5--|-7-------------|--------*|
|-5-----------|-------------||-5-5-5--------|---------------|--------*|
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