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Tuning: E A D G
HELP ME (Bassline)
As recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson II
(From the 1964 Album HELP ME)
Words and Music by Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Dixon & Ralph Bass
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=116(8=s8/shuffle feel)
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|------------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|
E|--1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------|
A|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---|
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
D|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|----------------||
A|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1----||
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------||
[Verses 1 & 2]
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
||o-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|
||--1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------|
|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---|
|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q 2x
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------o||
|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---o||
|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------||
[Harmonica Solo]
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|------------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|
E|--1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------|
A|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---|
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
D|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|----------------||
A|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1----||
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------||
[Verse 3]
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|------------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|
E|--1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------|
A|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---|
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
D|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|----------------||
A|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1----||
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------||
[Harmonica Solo]
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|------------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|
E|--1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------|
A|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---|
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
D|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|----------------||
A|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1----||
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------||
[Verse 4]
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|------------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|
E|--1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------|
A|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---|
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
D|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|----------------||
A|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1----||
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------||
[Outro]
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|------------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|
E|--1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------|
A|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---|
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
D|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|----------------||
A|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1----||
E|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------||
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| +() - note tied to previous
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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