Eddie Cochran - Three steps to heaven
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THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN (Bassline)
As recorded by Eddie Cochran
(From the 1960 Album EDDIE COCHRAN)
Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Bob Cochran
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Connie "Guybo" Smith - Bass'
Intro
Q=134(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|--------8---6---|--------8---6---|
|----------|-6----6---------|-6----6---------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------||---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------||o--------------|------5-8---5---|
|--------8---6---|--------8-8-8-8-||o------5-8--5--|-6--------------|
|-6----6---------|-6--6-6---------||--6------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|------5-8---5---|
|--------8---6---|----------------|------5-8--5--|-6--------------|
|-6--6-6---------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6------------|----------------|
Pre-Chorus
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|---------------|-------------||--------------|---------------|
|------7-10--7--|-------------||--------------|---------------|
|-8-------------|-8--6--5-----||------5-8--5--|------5-8--5---|
|---------------|----------8--||-6------------|-6-------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|------5-8--5--|------5-8--5--|------7-10--7--|------7-10--7---|
|-6------------|-6------------|-8-------------|-8--------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
Chorus
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------||----------------|------------------|
|--------8---6---|----------------||-6----6-6---6-6-|-8-----6-5--------|
|-6--6-6---------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-||----------------|-------------8----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|------------------|
|------5-8--5--|------5-8--5--|-6----6-6---6-6-|-8-----6-5--------|
|-6------------|-6------------|----------------|-------------8----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|------5-8--5--|-------------|
|------5-8--5--|------5-8--5--|-6------------|-8-----------|
|-6------------|-6------------|--------------|-------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------||
|--------------|--------------|------7-10--7--|------7-10--7---||
|------5-8--5--|------5-8--5--|-8-------------|-8--------------||
|-6------------|-6------------|---------------|----------------||
Interlude
1.
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
|--------8---6---|--------8---6---|--------8---6---|--------8--8-8--o||
|-6--6-6---------|-6--6-6---------|-6--6-6---------|-6--6-6----------||
2.
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
|----------------|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|
|--------8---6---|----------------|-8----8----6--|
|-6--6-6---------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------8-----|
Outro
Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------||----------------|----------------|
|--------------||----------------|----------------|
|-8----8----6--||--------8---6---|--------8---6---|
|--------8-----||-6--6-6---------|-6--6-6---------|
Q E E E E E E W +W
|----------------|----------|--------*|
|----------------|----------|--------*|
|--------8---6---|----------|--------*|
|-6--6-6---------|-6--------|-(6)----*|
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