Stray Cats - Summertime blues
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SUMMERTIME BLUES (Bassline)
As recorded by Stray Cats
(From the 1996 Album ARCHIVE)
Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capeheart
Arranged by Stray Cats
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lee Rocker - Double Bass'
Intro
Q=162
4/4
Gtr I
W W a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|----------|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
|----------|----------|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
|----------|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9----------||
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7--||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
||----------------------|---------------------|
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9-----------|
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------|
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H W
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-----------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|------||
Chorus
2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------|------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7--------|------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
4/4
a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9----------|
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7--|
|-------------------|------------------|
To Coda
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------||
|-----------7-7-7-7--|-7-9-9-9---------o||
|-6h7-7-7-7----------|---------7-7-7-7-o||
|--------------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7--|
|---------------------|----------------------|
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------|
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------|-----------------|
a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
a 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
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E Q H W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------|----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-----------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
2/4 4/4
E E Q H W a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|-------------|------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-7-----------|------|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
|-------------|------|---------------------|---------------------|
D.S. al Coda
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9----------||
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7--||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
&
E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-7-9-9-9---------|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------|-----------7-7-7-7--|
|---------7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7----------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------|
|-7-9-9-9---------|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9------|
|---------7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7---------|--------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------|
H.=H
TP
H Q E E Q H. q Q H
|-------------|------------|------------*|
|-------------|------------|------------*|
|-----------7-|----7-------|-7----------*|
|-------------|------------|------------*|
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