Stray Cats - Lonely summer nights
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LONELY SUMMER NIGHTS (Bassline)
As recorded by Stray Cats
(From the 1981 Album GONNA BALL)
Words and Music by Brian Setzer
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lee Rocker - Double Bass'
Intro
Q=108
12/8
Gtr I
Q. +Q E H. H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H.
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------1----(1)--1-|-0----(0)----0-----|
|-1----(1)------------|-3-------------------|-----------0-------|
|-----------1-3-------|---------------------|-------------------|
1st, 2nd & 4th Verses
$$
H. H. Q. +Q E H. Q. +Q E Q. Q.
|-----------------||----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------||o---------------------|-0----(0)----0---------|
|-3-------3-------||o-1----(1)------------|-----------0------4----|
|-----------------||------------1-3-------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +E E E Q. +Q E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------3----(3)----|-------------------------|----------1-2-3----(3)--1-|
|-3----(3)--3-------------|-1----(1)----------------|-3----(3)-----------------|
|-----------------------1-|-----------1-3----(3)--3-|--------------------------|
1.
To Dbl. Coda
H. H. Q. +Q E Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------||
|-0---------------|-1----(1)----1----0-1-2-|-3----1----0---------o||
|-----------------|-----------1------------|----------------3----o||
|---------3-------|------------------------|----------------------||
Bridge 1
2.
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q.
|-------------------------|----------------3----||-----------------------|
|-1----(1)----3----(3)----|------0----3---------||-----------1-3---------|
|-----------1-----------3-|-1-------------------||-3----(3)---------3----|
|-------------------------|---------------------||-----------------------|
Q. Q. H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------3----||
|-------------------|-----------1-3----(3)----|------0----3---------||
|-1-----------------|-3----(3)--------------3-|-1-------------------||
|------1----3-------|-------------------------|---------------------||
Bridge 2
$ To Coda
Q. +E E E H. Q. +E E E H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|-0----(0)-----0-------|----------------------------|
|-0----(0)-----0-------|----------0-3---------|-3----(3)----3----(3)--3----|
|----------0-3---------|----------------------|-----------3----------------|
3rd Verse
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q E H. Q. +Q E Q. Q.
|---------------------||---------------------|-----------------------|
|-3----1----0---------||---------------------|-0----(0)----0---------|
|----------------3----||-1----(1)------------|-----------0------4----|
|---------------------||-----------1-3-------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +E E E Q. +Q E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------3----(3)----|-------------------------|----------1-2-3----(3)--1-|
|-3----(3)--3-------------|-1----(1)----------------|-3----(3)-----------------|
|-----------------------1-|-----------1-3----(3)--3-|--------------------------|
H. H. H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------||
|-0---------------|-1-------3----(3)----|------------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------3-|-1----(1)----1----0-1-2-||
|---------3-------|---------------------|-----------1------------||
Sax Solo
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|-----------0---------|---------------------|
|------1----3---------|------3---------0----|------1----3---------|
|-3--------------2----|-1-------------------|-3--------------3----|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D.S. al Coda & D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------3----||--------------------------||
|------0----3---------||--------------------------||
|-1-------------------||-------------------0-0-0--||
|---------------------||-1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4--------||
&&
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|---------------------||
|-1----1----1----1----|-3----1----0---------||
|---------------------|----------------3----||
|---------------------|---------------------||
Outro
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|-----------0---------|---------------------|
|----------------1----|------0---------0----|------0----1----2----|
|-1-------------------|---------------------|-3-------------------|
|------1----4---------|-3-------------------|---------------------|
H.=H
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E W.
|---------------------|------3----------------|-------*|
|-3----1----0---------|----------0-1----1-----|-------*|
|----------------3----|-1------3----------1-3-|-1-----*|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-------*|
Duration Legend
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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