HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN (Bassline) As recorded by Muddy Waters (From the 1957 Album BEST OF MUDDY WATERS) Words and Music by Willie Dixon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Upright Bass' Intro Q=108 12/8 Gtr I H. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E |--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|| |------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3--|| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E ||------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| ||--5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3--| E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3-| Chorus $ E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------||-----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------||------4---4-7----3-4-7-| |-----------------------|-------------------3---3-||-5---------------------| |-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---||-----------------------| Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |-5----3---3-2----1----|----------------------|-------4---4-5---5-6---6-| |----------------------|-5----5----0----3-0-3-|-5---5-------------------| To Coda Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-7---------------7-7-6-|-5---5--------------------|------5---5-4---4-3---3--| |------4---4-7----------|-------2---2-3---3-4---4--|-5-----------------------| Q. E E E +Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E |--------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------o||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-7----5-6-7-(7)----------o||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------0-3-0-3--||-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3-| E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3-| D.S. al Coda E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E Q E Q E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5-------------0-3-0-3-|-5----5--5-5--5-5--5---|| & E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E +H. +W. |-------------------------|--------------------|--------*| |-------------------------|--------------------|--------*| |---------3-4-5-5-5-------|--------------------|--------*| |-5---5-5-----------3-4-5-|------6--5-(5)------|-(5)----*| 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

Muddy Waters - Hoochie coochie man