Shocking Blue - Venus

VENUS (Bassline) As recorded by Shocking Blue (From the 1969 Album AT HOME) Words and Music by Robbie van Leeuwen Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Klaasje van der Wal - Bass' Intro Q=125 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----| |----------|----------|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-| |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----||o-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-||o-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus $ E E E E E E E E E E Q H e E E E e E E E e E E E e E E E |-----------------|-------------||-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-------------||-7-7-----------5-|-7-7-------------| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-----------||-------------7---|---------------7-| |-----------------|-------------||-----------------|-----------------| e E E E e E E E e E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-2-2---------| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7---5-|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------7---|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e E E E e E E E e E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-2-2---------| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7---5-|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------7---|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Guitar Solo 1. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----||-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-||-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----o|| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-o|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 2.,D.S. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7---5-| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------7---| |-----------------|-----------------| To Coda S E. +Q S E. +Q S E. +Q S E. +Q |---------------------|---------------------|| |-7h9--(9)--7h9--(9)--|-7h9--(9)--7h9--(9)--|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| Interlude E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-4---|-------------|| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7-----------7-|-7-----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| Outro & W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----| |----------|----------|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-| |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----|-----5-7-7-7-----*| |-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-|-7-7---------5-6-*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| 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