Link Wray - Rumble

RUMBLE (Bassline) As recorded by Link Wray (From the 1959 Album LINK WRAY & THE WRAYMEN) Music by Link Wray & Milton Grant Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Shorty Horton - Bass' Q=126 $ 12/8 Gtr I |---3---| W Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. Q. |--------------||-----------------------------|----------------------| |--------------||o----------------------------|-----------0----0-----| |--------------||o-7----8----9----10--11--12--|-7----8---------------| |--------------||-----------------------------|----------------------| |---3---| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-7----8----9----10--11--12--| |----------------------------| |---3---| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. |---------------------|----------------------------| |-----------0----0----|-7----8----9----10--11--12--| |-7----8--------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| To Coda |---3---| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------| |-7----8----0----0----|----------------------------|-----------0----0----| |---------------------|-7----8----9----10--11--12--|-7----8--------------| |---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------| 6/8 12/8 |--3--| |--3--| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. |-------------------------|-----------|-------------------------| |-9----8----7----6--6--5--|-4----3----|-2----1--1--0-------1----| |-------------------------|-----------|---------------2---------| |-------------------------|-----------|-------------------------| 6/8 |---3---| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. |----------------------||----------------------------|------------| |------5----0----0----o||----------------------------|------------| |-7-------------------o||-7----8----9----10--11--12--|-7----8-----| |----------------------||----------------------------|------------| 12/8 |---3---| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-7----8----9----10--11--12--| |----------------------------| |---3---| |---3---| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-7----8----9----10--11--12--|-7----8----9----10--11--12---| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---3---| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-7----8----9----10--11--12--| |----------------------------| |---3---| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. Q. |----------------------------|---------------------| |-7----8----9----10--11--12--|-7----8----0----0----| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |---3---| |--3--| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. |----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------0----0----|-9----8----7----6--6--5--| |-7----8----9----10--11--12--|-7----8--------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| D.S. al Coda 6/8 |--3--| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |-----------|-------------------------|----------------------|| |-4----3----|-2----1--1--0-------1----|------5----0----0-----|| |-----------|---------------2---------|-7--------------------|| |-----------|-------------------------|----------------------|| & 6/8 12/8 |--3--| |--3--| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. |-------------------------|-----------|-------------------------| |-9----8----7----6--6--5--|-4----3----|-2----1--1--0-------1----| |-------------------------|-----------|---------------2---------| |-------------------------|-----------|-------------------------| |---3---| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------| |------5----0----0----|----------------------------|-----------0----0----| |-7-------------------|-7----8----9----10--11--12--|-7----8--------------| |---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------| |---3---| Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. Q. Q. Q. Q. |----------------------------|---------------------*| |----------------------------|-----------0----0----*| |-7----8----9----10--11--12--|-7----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