Johnny Burnette - Train kept a-rollin
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TRAIN KEPT A-ROLLIN' (Bassline)
As recorded by Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'n Roll Trio
(From the 1956 Album JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK 'N ROLL TRIO)
Words and Music by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay & Lois Mann
Arranged by Johnny Burnette
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dorsey Burnette - Upright Bass'
Intro
Q=170
4/4
Gtr I
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|----------|-2--0--------|-0-----------|-------2-----|-2--0--------||
|----------|-------3--2--|----3--0--3--|-0--3-----3--|-------3--2--||
1st Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------2--2--|-------2-----|-------2--2--|-------2------|
|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3--|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------2--2--|-------2------|
|----3--0--3--|----3--0--3--|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-2--0--------|-2--0--------|-------2-----|-2--0---------||
|-------3--2--|-------3--2--|-0--3-----3--|-------3--2---||
Pre-Chorus
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------2--2--|-------2-----|-------2--2--|-------2------|
|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3--|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------2--2--|-------2------|
|----3--0--3--|----3--0--3--|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-2--0--------|-2--0--------|-------2-----|-2--0---------||
|-------3--2--|-------3--2--|-0--3-----3--|-------3--2---||
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------2--2--|-------2-----|-------2--2--|-------2------|
|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3--|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------2--2--|-------2------|
|----3--0--3--|----3--0--3--|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3---|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-2--0--------|-2--0--------|-------2-----|-------2-----|-2--0---------||
|-------3--2--|-------3--2--|-0--3-----3--|-0--3-----3--|-------3--2---||
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------2--2--|-------2-----|-------2--2--|-------2------|
|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3--|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------2--2--|-------2------|
|----3--0--3--|----3--0--3--|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-2--0--------|-2--0--------|-------2-----|-2--0---------||
|-------3--2--|-------3--2--|-0--3-----3--|-------3--2---||
2nd Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------2--2--|-------2-----|-------2--2--|-------2------|
|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3--|-0--3--------|-0--3-----3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H W
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|------------|------|
|----3--0--3--|----3--0--3--|-0----------|------|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-2--0--------|-2--0--------|-------2-----|-2--0---------||
|-------3--2--|-------3--2--|-0--3-----3--|-------3--2---||
Outro
&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|-2--0--------|
|-0--3-----3--|-0--3-----3--|-------3--2--|
Q Q Q E E +W
|--------------|--------*|
|--------------|--------*|
|-------2------|--------*|
|-0--3-----3-0-|-(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