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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (Bassline) As recorded by Lou Reed (From the 1972 Album TRANSFORMER) Words and Music by Lou Reed Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Herbie Flowers - Fretless Bass' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Herbie Flowers - Double Bass' Intro Q=103 4/4 Gtr I (Fretless El. Bass) H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q ||--9-------9S==|=14-------17\--|-9-------9S==|=14-------17----|| ||o-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------o|| ||o-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------o|| ||--------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|| | | Gtr II (Upright Bass) | H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q ||--------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|| ||o-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------o|| ||o-3-------3\--|---------------|-3-------3\--|---------------o|| ||--------------|--1--------1/--|-------------|--1--------1/---|| 1st Verse Q Q H W W W |-9\-----------|-------------|------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|------------|-------------| | | H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |--------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |--------------|-3-------3\--|------------|-3-------3\--| |-3---------3--|-------------|-3-------3--|-------------| |--------------|-------------|------------|-------------| W W H. Q H. Q |-----------|-----------|-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--| |-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------| |-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------| |-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------| | | H H H H H. Q H. Q |-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------| |-----------|-3---------|-------------|---------------| |-3----5----|------5----|-3-------3\--|---------------| |-----------|-----------|-------------|--1--------1/--| H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--|-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| | | H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-3-------3\--|---------------|-3-------3\--|---------------| |-------------|--1--------1/--|-------------|--1--------1/--| 2nd Verse H. Q H. Q Q Q H W |-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--||-9\-------------|--------------| |-------------|---------------||----------------|--------------| |-------------|---------------||----------------|--------------| |-------------|---------------||----------------|--------------| | | H. Q H. Q H E E E E +H Q Q |-------------|---------------||--------0-------|--------------| |-------------|---------------||----------2---3-|-(3)----------| |-3-------3\--|---------------||-3--------------|--------0--2--| |-------------|--1--------1/--||----------------|--------------| H. Q H. Q W W |-9-------9---|-14-------17---|--------------|--------------| |-------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| | | H. Q H. Q H E E E E +H Q Q |-------------|---------------|------0-------|--------------| |-------------|---------------|--------4---3-|-(3)----------| |-3-------3\--|---------------|-3------------|--------0--2--| |-------------|--1--------1/--|--------------|--------------| Gtr II H Q. +E H H H +E E Q H +E E E E |---------------|-----------|----------0----|----------------| |---------------|-----------|------------4--|-3----(3)-------| |-3----5----(5)S|=8----5----|-3----(3)------|----------0-1-2-| |---------------|-----------|---------------|----------------| Chorus Gtr I W W H. Q H. Q |----------------|---------------||-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--| |----------------|---------------||-------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------||-------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------||-------------|---------------| | | Gtr II | H +E E E E +H Q E E H. Q H. Q |----------0-----|---------------||-------------|---------------| |------------4-3-|-(3)-----------||-------------|---------------| |-3----(3)-------|--------3--1-2-||-3-------3\--|---------------| |----------------|---------------||-------------|--1--------1/--| H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--|-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| | | H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-3-------3\--|---------------|-3-------3\--|---------------| |-------------|--1--------1/--|-------------|--1--------1/--| H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--|-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| | | H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| |-3-------3\--|---------------|-3-------3\--|---------------|| |-------------|--1--------1/--|-------------|--1--------1/--|| 3rd Verse Q Q H W W W |-9\-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| | | H E E E E +H Q E E H E E E E +H Q E E |--------0-------|--------5\--2---|------0-------|---------------| |----------4---3-|-(3)----------3-|--------4---3-|-(3)-----------| |-3--------------|----------------|-3------------|--------0--1-2-| |----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| W W H. Q H. Q |-----------|---------------|-9---------9S==|=14-----------17\----| |-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| | | H H H Q +E. S H E E E E H S E S +E E |-----------|---------------|-------0-------|--------5------------| |-----------|-3-------------|---------4---3-|--3-------3----------| |-3----5----|------5--(5)-x-|-3-------------|------------0-(0)-2--| |-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| H. Q H. Q |-9--------9S==|=14----------17\---|| |--------------|-------------------|| |--------------|-------------------|| |--------------|-------------------|| | | H Q E E +H E. S +E E |--------------|-------------------|| |--------------|-------------------|| |-3------------|--------0--1-(1)-2-|| |-------3--2-1-|-(1)---------------|| Interlude E S S Q S S E E S S +Q +E. S E E Q |-9----8-9----9-10S12--13s14-|-(14)--(14)-12-14---17\---| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |-3-----------------3\-------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|---1-----------------1/---| Q. S S E E E E +Q. E S e S S S E |-9----8-9---10-9s14-|-(14)-----17-17-16---14-12\-|| |--------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------------|| | | H. Q H. Q |--------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------------|| |-3-------------3----|----------------------------|| |--------------------|---1---------------1--------|| 4th Verse H. Q W |-9\-----------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| | | H Q E E +H E. S S s E |-------5------|--------2----------| |----------4-3-|-(3)-------3-----0-| |-3------------|---------------0---| |--------------|-------------------| Gtr II H E E +E E +H Q E E H Q +E. S H H |------0---------|---------------|---------------|-----------| |--------4-(4)-3-|-(3)-----------|---------------|-3---------| |-3--------------|--------0--1-2-|-3----5--(5)-x-|------5----| |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------| Gtr I H. Q H. Q |-9---------9S==|=14-------------17\---| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| | | Gtr II | H e e e E +Q. s s S E. E E |-------0-5-----|-------5--------------| |-----------4-3-|-(3)-----3------------| |-3-------------|-------------0---1--2-| |---------------|----------------------| H. Q H. Q |-9----------9S===|=14-------------17\---| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| | | H E E +E E +Q. s s S E. E E |-------0---------|-------5--------------| |---------4-(4)-3-|-(3)-----3------------| |-3---------------|-------------0---1--2-| |-----------------|----------------------| H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--|-9-------9S==|=14-------17\--|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| | | H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|| |-3-------3\--|---------------|-3-------3\--|---------------|| |-------------|--1--------1/--|-------------|--1--------1/--|| 5th Verse H. Q W W W |-9\---------|-------------|------------|----------------| |------------|-------------|------------|----------------| |------------|-------------|------------|----------------| |------------|-------------|------------|----------------| | | H. Q H Q E E H. Q H +E E E E |------------|------2----0-|---------0--|----------2-----| |------------|-3-------3---|------------|-3----(3)---3-0-| |-3-------3--|-------------|-3----------|----------------| |------------|-------------|------------|----------------| W W H. Q H. Q |-----------|-----------|-9------------9S==|=14------------------17\----| |-----------|-----------|------------------|----------------------------| |-----------|-----------|------------------|----------------------------| |-----------|-----------|------------------|----------------------------| | | H H H H Q. S S E E E E +Q +S s s S +Q E E |-----------|-----------|------0-5---0-----|----------5-----------------| |-----------|-3---------|--------------4-3-|-(3)--(3)---3---------------| |-3----5----|------5----|-3----------------|--------------0-(0)---1--2--| |-----------|-----------|------------------|----------------------------| H. Q H. Q |-9-----------9S====|=14--------------17\---|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| | | H s e s S s E +Q. S S S S E E E |-------0---0-------|---------------2-----0-|| |---------2---------|---------3---2----0----|| |-3-------------4-3-|-(3)---0---------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| Chorus H. E S S H E S S S S E |-9-------9--10-12s|=14-----12-14-12----12-10---| |------------------|----------------------------| |------------------|----------------------------| |------------------|----------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |------------------|----------------------------| |------------------|----------------------------| |-3-------3\-------|----------------------------| |------------------|--1--------------1/---------| H E Q a E +Q. S S S S E Q Q. S S E E E S S |-9-----9-12----13s14-|-(14)---13-14-----16-17\--|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------x---------|-9----12-11-12-9-12--13h14--| |---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q H. Q |---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------| |-3----------3\-------|--------------------------|-3----------------3\--------| |---------------------|---1------------------1/--|----------------------------| +Q. S S S S E E E Q +E. S E E E S S |--------13-14---x-15-16--17\-|-9---(9)-9-12-11-12--12s14-| |-(14)------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|-3----------------3\-------| |---1------------------1/-----|---------------------------| +Q. S S S s E E E |-(14)---10-12---(12)-13-14S=17\--| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | H. Q |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---1---------------------1/------| E. S E E E E E S S |-9--9-10---11-12\-9--12s14-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| | | H. Q |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-3----------------3\-------| |---------------------------| +E. S E s S S S E E E Q. S S S S E E E |-(14)-13-14-0-15-----16-17S=12s|=9----9-12-----11-12--13--| |-------------------x-----------|-------------x------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|-3-----------------3\-----| |---1---------------------1/----|--------------------------| Outro Sax Solo Q. S S S S E E E Q Q +E E E E |-14----13-14---x-15----16-||-17\--9--(9)-12-11--12s| |--------------------------||-----------------------| |--------------------------||-----------------------| |--------------------------||-----------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |--------------------------||-----------------------| |--------------------------||-----------------------| |--------------------------||--3--------------3\----| |--1-----------------1/----||-----------------------| Q. S S S s E Q H s s E E E |-14----13-14---14-16-17\--|-9-----9-9-12-11--12s==| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-3-------------3\------| |--1-------------------1/--|-----------------------| Q. S S E E E E Q. S S +Q Q |-14----13-14---17-20--18-|-17----17-17-(17)\--12\--| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--3------------------3\--| |--1----------------1/----|-------------------------| S E. +Q E E E E +H E E E a E |-12s10--(10)--9-10-12--9-|-(9)----14-12-14--16s17--| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--3------------3\--------| |--1-----------------1/---|-------------------------| +Q. S S +S S E E E Q. a E +E E E S S |-(17)---17---------17-----------|-------11s12-(12)----12--12h14-| |-----------15-(15)----14-13--12s|=10---------------14-----------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--3-------------------3\-------| |---1----------------------1/----|-------------------------------| +Q +E. S E E E E Q. +E E Q E |-(14)--(14)-12-14-12-14--14s|=17----(17)\-9-12----10-| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|--3---------------3\----| |---1------------------1/----|------------------------| +Q +E. S E E E E +Q. S S E E E S S |-(10)--(10)-10-12-10-12--9-|-(9)---12-11-12-9-12--12-13s| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| | | H. Q H. Q |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|--3----------------3\-------| |---1------------------1/---|----------------------------| E. S E S S S S E E E Q +E. S H |-14--13-14-12-15---15-16-17--12s|=9---(9)-9-12------*| |--------------------------------|-------------------*| |--------------------------------|-------------------*| |--------------------------------|-------------------*| | | H. Q H. Q |--------------------------------|-------------------*| |--------------------------------|-------------------*| |--------------------------------|-3-------------3\--*| |--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 Holly came from Miami, F. L. A. Hitch-hiked her way across the usa Plucked her eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was a she She says, Hey babe Take a walk on the wild side Hey honey Take a walk on the wild side Candy came from out on the Island In the backroom she was everybody's darlin' But she never lost her head Even when she was giving head She says, Hey babe Take a walk on the wild side I Said, Hey baby Take a walk on the wild side And the coloured girls go Doo do doo do doo do do doo.. Little Joe never once gave it away Everybody had to pay and pay A hustle here and a hustle there New York City's the place where they say, Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side I said, Hey Joe Take a walk on the wild side Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat Went to the Apollo You should've seen em go go go They said, Hey shuga Take a walk on the wild side I Said, Hey babe Take a walk on the wild side All right, huh Jackie is just speeding away Thought she was James Dean for a day Then I guess she had to crash Valium would have helped that bash Said, Hey babe, Take a walk on the wild side I said, Hey honey, Take a walk on the wild side And the coloured girls say, Doo do doo do doo do do doo

Lou Reed - Walk on the wild side