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HOUND DOG
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1956 Album ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS)
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scotty Moore - Electric Guitar'
Chorus
Q=168(8=s8)
N.C. C5
4/4
Gtr I
W a E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|----------|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
a E E E E E E E E FE E Q H F7E Q. H C5a E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---1---------|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|---1---------|-4-1---------|--------------------|
|-------------------|---2---------|-2-----------|--------------------|
|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|-------------|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-----------|-------------|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G7 F7 N.C.
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
$$
W C5a E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E
|----------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------||-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------||-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------||-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a E E E E E E E E FE E Q H F7E Q. H C5a E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---1---------|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|---1---------|-4-1---------|--------------------|
|-------------------|---2---------|-2-----------|--------------------|
|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|-------------|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-----------|-------------|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
To Coda
G7 F7 N.C.
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|
|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|
Chorus
W C5a E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E
|----------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------||-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------||-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------||-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a E E E E E E E E FE E Q H F7E Q. H C5a E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---1---------|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|---1---------|-4-1---------|--------------------|
|-------------------|---2---------|-2-----------|--------------------|
|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|-------------|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-----------|-------------|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
To Dbl. Coda
G7 F7 N.C.
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------|
|-2s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------|
Guitar Solo 1
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------5--|
|---------1-3-1---||-------------------|-1-3-1-----------|-------------5-7----|
|-----1-3-------3-||-1---1-3-(3)---1-3-|-------3-1---1-3-|-(3)-----6-7--------|
|---3-------------||---3---------3-----|-----------3-----|-----7s8------------|
E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E
|----------8-11b12--8-|-(8)--------------------|
|-----8-10------------|-----11-10-8----8-------|
|-8-9-----------------|-------------11---11p10-|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q
|---------------------|-8-11-(11)b11.5--8\------|
|----------------8-10-|---11-(11)b11.5--8\------|
|-8----8----8-10------|-----------------8\------|
|---10---10-----------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
Q E E +S S E +Q E E E E +E Q E
|-8\----8-(8)\---11-(11)b11.5--|-8-------------------|
|-8\----8-(8)\---11-(11)b11.5--|---10-8-10-(10)-8----|
|-8\----8-(8)\-----------------|------8-10-(10)-8----|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E Q E
|-11-8------------|------------------|-------------------||
|-11-8---8---8----|------------------|-------------------||
|--------8---8----|-------5-(5)------|-5-----5-(5)-------||
|-----------------|-------------7-5--|---7-5-------7-----||
|-----------------|---5-7------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-8----------------|-------------------||
Guitar Solo 2
&
E A+Q +E B7/A Q E E
E E E E +E E Q E E E E E Q.
|-11b11.5-8---13-(13)-8----|-10s11---8---------|
|--------------------------|--9s10---8---8-----|
|--------------------------|-------------8-----|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
Q E E +E e Q E Q. E E Q Q E E H E Q E Q Q
|--------------8----|---11b11.5---8-------|-11--8\--------|---/8-------------|
|-8\----8-(8)\-8----|---10b10.5---8-10----|-10--8\--------|---/8----10\------|
|-8\----8-(8)\------|---------------10----|---------------|---------10\------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------|------------------|
E Q E E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E E E E E
|---/8-------------|---12----12-10----|---/8---------------|
|---/8----10\------|---12----12-10----|---/8--10----10p8---|
|---------10\------|---10----10-10----|---/8--10----10p8---|
|------------------|------------------|----------10--------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
E E E E +E E Q E +E E E E E Q
|----------------------|--------------------------||
|----8-----------------|------------8-------------||
|-10-8---10-(10)-------|--8--(8)\---8s10-10-10----||
|-10-----10-(10)-8-10--|-10-(10)\-----------------||
|----------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------------||
Outro
&&
C5 DbC6
E E E E E E Q W W Q E E +H +W
|----------------|----------|----------|----9-8-(8)----|-(8)----*|
|----------------|----------|----------|----9-8-(8)----|-(8)----*|
|----------------|----------|----------|----8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|-5-5-5-5-5------|----------|----------|----8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|-5-5-5-5-5------|----------|----------|----8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3------|----------|----------|----9-8-(8)----|-(8)----*|
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
N.C.
+E Q. q Q |-----------5\----8-||-(8)-11----8-----| |---6-------4\----8-||-(8)-------------| |---6-------4\----8-||-(8)-------------| |---7---------------||-----------------| |---0--(0)-(0)------||-----------------| |-------------------||-----------------|