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SPOONFUL (Bassline) As recorded by Howlin' Wolf (From the 1962 Album HOWLIN' WOLF) Words and Music by Willie Dixon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Upright Bass' Intro Q=116(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |----------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |----------|-3--3---1--3--|-3--3---1--3--|-3--3---1--3---| |----------|------3-------|------3-------|------3--------| |----------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|-1-----1-----| |-3--3---1--3--|-3--3---1--3--|-3--3---1--3--|----3-----3--| |------3-------|------3-------|------3-------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-1------------||--1-----1-----|-1------------|-1-----1-----| |------3----3--||o----3-----3--|------3----3--|----3-----3--| |--------------||o-------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------||--------------|--------------|-------------| Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-1------------|-1-----1-----|-1------------|-1-----1-----| |------3----3--|----3-----3--|------3----3--|----3-----3--| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| Chorus Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-1------------||-1-----1-----|-1------------|-1-----1-----| |------3----3--||----3-----3--|------3----3--|----3-----3--| |--------------||-------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------||-------------|--------------|-------------| Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-1------------|-1-----1-----|-1------------|-1-----1-----| |------3----3--|----3-----3--|------3----3--|----3-----3--| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| 1. 2. To Coda Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |-1------------|-1-----1-----|-1-------------||-1------------| |------3----3--|----3-----3--|------3----3--o||------3----3--| |--------------|-------------|--------------o||--------------| |--------------|-------------|---------------||--------------| Guitar Solo Q Q Q Q Q. E +H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-1-----1-----|-1-------------||----1--------|----1--------| |----3-----3--|------3-(3)----||-3--------1--|-3--------1--| |-------------|---------------||-------3-----|-------3-----| |-------------|---------------||-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----1--------|----1--------|----1--------|----1--------| |-3--------1--|-3--------1--|-3--------1--|-3--------1--| |-------3-----|-------3-----|-------3-----|-------3-----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D.S. al Coda Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q |-1-----1-----|-1------------|-1-----1-----|-1------------|| |----3-----3--|------3----3--|----3-----3--|------3----3--|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|| Outro & Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-1------------|-1-----1-----|-1------------|-1-----1-----*| |------3----3--|----3-----3--|------3----3--|----3-----3--*| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------*| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------*| 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