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BLUE BAYOU (Bassline) As recorded by Roy Orbison (From the 1963 Album IN DREAMS) Words and Music by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=110 4/4 Gtr I Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|| |------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| 1st Verse Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------| |------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| 2/4 Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E H W |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------|| |-5-------------|-5-------------|-3-------------|-1---1-3------|------|| |------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|---3----------|------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------|| 2nd & 3rd Verses 4/4 Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| ||o-3-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|-5--------------| ||o------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|------3-3----3--| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E H |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| |-5-------------|-5-------------|-3-------------|-1---1-3------|| |------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|---3----------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| Bridge Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|------0-2-----|--------0-----|-----------0--| |-3----0----2--|-3---------3--|-----------2--|--------2-----| |--------3-----|--------------|-3----3-------|-3----5-------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------0-----|-----------0--|--------5-----|------0-2--5--| |-----------2--|------0-2-----|-3----3-------|-3------------| |-3----3-------|-3------------|-----------3--|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|------0-2-----|-3---------3--|-0----3-6--0--| |-3---------0--|-3---------3--|------5-3-----|--------------| |------0-3-----|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| 1. 2/4 Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E H W |--------------|-----------0--|---------------|--------------|-------|| |-3-----3------|--------2-----|-3-----------1-|-3-1---3------|------o|| |------------5-|-3----3-------|------5-3--3---|-----3--------|------o|| |--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|-------|| Outro 2. 4/4 2/4 E E E E H Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q |--------------||-----------0--|--------0-----|--------| |-3-1---3------||--------2-----|-----------2--|--------| |-----3--------||-3----3-------|-3----3-------|-3------| |--------------||--------------|--------------|--------| 4/4 Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E |------2-3--4--|-5------------|----------------| |-5------------|------5----2--|-3--------------| |--------------|--------3-----|------3-3----3--| |--------------|--------------|----------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------| |------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-|------3-3----3-| |---------------|---------------|---------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------*| |-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