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FORTY FOUR (Bassline) As recorded by Howlin' Wolf (From the 1959 Album MOANIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT) Words and Music by Chester Burnett Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Double Bass' Intro Q=140(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W H. Q H H H. Q |----------|------------|-----------|------------| |----------|------------|-----------|-3----------| |----------|------------|-3----5----|---------5--| |----------|-1-------5--|-----------|------------| H E E Q H. Q H H H. Q |-------------|------------|-----------|------------| |-------------|------------|-----------|-3----------| |-3--------3--|------------|-3----5----|---------5--| |------4-5----|-1-------5--|-----------|------------| H Q Q H. Q H Q Q H. Q |------------|------------|------------|------------| |---------3--|------------|-3----5--3--|------------| |-3----6-----|-1-------5--|------------|-1-------5--| |------------|------------|------------|------------| H Q Q H. Q H H H. Q |------------|------------|-----------|------------| |-3----6--5--|------------|-----------|-3----------| |------------|------------|-3----5----|---------5--| |------------|-1-------5--|-----------|------------| 1st & 2nd Verses $ H H H. Q H Q Q H. Q |-----------||------------|------------|------------| |-----------||------------|-3----5--3--|------------| |-3---------||-1-------5--|------------|-1-------5--| |-----------||------------|------------|------------| H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-3----6--5--|-------------|-------------|-------------| |------------|----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--| |------------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------| Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q H H |-------------|-----------|------------|-----------| |-------------|-----------|------1-----|-----------| |----3--5--3--|-1----4----|-5----------|-1----4----| |-1-----------|-----------|---------4--|-----------| H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-5----6-----|----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--| |---------0--|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------| H H H H Q Q Q Q Q. E +H |-----------|-----------|-------------|------3-(3)----| |-----------|-----------|----5--------|-5-------------| |-----------|-----------|-------6--7--|---------------| |-1---------|-1---------|-------------|---------------| To Coda H H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------|------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------|------1--3--|-------------|-------------| |-1----4----|-5----------|----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--| |-----------|------------|-1-----------|-1-----------| Piano & Harmonica Solo Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------||--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------||o-------------| |----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--||o-1--1--4--4--| |-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------||--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x Q Q Q Q |--------------||-||--------------|--------------||-------------| |-0--0--1--3--o||-||o-------------|-------------o||-------------| |-------------o||-||o----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--o||----3--5--3--| |--------------||-||--1-----------|-1------------||-1-----------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|--------------||-||--------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-0--0--2--3--o||-||o-------------|-------------o|| ||o-1--1--4--4--|-------------o||-||o----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--o|| ||--------------|--------------||-||--1-----------|-1------------|| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-0--0--------|-3--0--3-----|-------------|-------1-----| |-------1--2--|-------------|-------------|-0--0-----3--| |-------------|----------0--|-1--1--4--4--|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D.S. al Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|| |----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--|----3--5-----|| |-1-----------|-1-----------|-1--------1--|| & Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-------------o|| ||o----3--5--3--|----3--5--3--o|| ||--1-----------|-1------------|| 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