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BE-BOP-A-LULA (Bassline)
As recorded by Gene Vincent
(From the 1956 Album MEMORIAL ALBUM)
Words and Music by Gene Vincent & Sheriff Tex Davis
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - '"Jumpin'" Jack Neal - Double Bass'
Chorus
Q=124(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------||----6--9--6--|-9--6-----6--|----6--9--6---|
|----------||-7-----------|-------7-----|-7------------|
|----------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-9--6-----6--|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-9--6-----6--|-9--9-----9--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-------7-----|-------9-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
1st Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
|-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-9--6-----6--||-----------6--|-----------6--|-----------6---|
|-------7-----||-7-------7----|-7-------7----|-7-------7-----|
|-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q W
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|-----------6--|-----------6--|-----------6--|------|
|-7-------7----|-7-------7----|-7-------7----|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
Chorus
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--||-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-7-----------||-------7-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|-9--9-----9--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-7-----------|-------9-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Guitar Solo 1
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6---|
|-7--------6--||-7-----------|-7-----------|-7------------|
|----7--9-----||-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------6--|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-7--7--9-----|-------7-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|-9--9-----9--|-7--7-----7--|----6--7--6---|
|-7-----------|-------9-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
2nd Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
|-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------||-----------6--|-----------6--|-----------6---|
|-7--------6--||-7-------7----|-7-------7----|-7-------7-----|
|----7--9-----||--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q W
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|-----------6--|-----------6--|-----------6--|------|
|-7-------7----|-7-------7----|-7-------7----|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
Guitar Solo 2
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||-------------||-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--||----6--9--6--||----6--9--6--|----6--9--6---|
|-7-----------||-7-----------||-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------------||-------------||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|----------6--|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7---|
|-7-----------|-7--7--9-----|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|-9--9-----9--|-7--7-----7---|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------9-----|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Out-Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------|
|----6--7--6--|-------------||----6--9--6--|----6--9--6---|
|-7-----------|-7--------6--||-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------------|----7--9-----||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7---|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|-9--9-----9--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------9-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q +W
|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------*|
|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6--|----------------|--------*|
|-------7-----|-7-----------|-7--------------|--------*|
|-------------|-------------|----7--4-0-(0)--|-(0)----*|
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