Tuning: E A D G B E

BLOCK BUSTER! (Bassline) As recorded by The Sweet (From the 1973 Album THE SWEET) Words and Music by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Priest - Bass' Intro Q=136(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| q q q q q q E E q q q q q q q E E q ||--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||o-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7--o|| ||--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| 1st Verse q q q q q q E E q q q q q q q E E q |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| |-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7---| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| q q q q q q E E q q q q q q q E E q |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| |-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7---|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| Interlude q q q q q q E E q q q q q q q E E q |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| |-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7---|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| 2nd Verse q q q q q q E E q q q q q q q E E q |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| |-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7---| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| q q q q q q E E q q q q q q q E E q |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| |-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7---|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| Chorus 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-9-9-6-6-4-4------| |-------------6-6-|-------------6-6-|-----6-6-9-9-----|-------------6-6--| |-----6-6-9-9-----|-----6-6-9-9-----|-7-7-------------|------------------| |-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W |-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------|| |-------------6-6-|-------------6-6-|----------|--------|| |-----6-6-9-9-----|-----6-6-9-9-----|-7--------|-(7)----|| |-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|----------|--------|| 3rd Verse |-3-| W W W H Q Q Q |----------|----------|----------|------------| |----------|----------|----------|------9-9-9-| |----------|----------|----------|------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------| q q q q q q E E q q q q q q q E E q |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| |-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7---|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| Chorus 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-9-9-6-6-4-4------| |-------------6-6-|-------------6-6-|-----6-6-9-9-----|-------------6-6--| |-----6-6-9-9-----|-----6-6-9-9-----|-7-7-------------|------------------| |-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|-----------------|------|| |-------------6-6-|-------------6-6-|------|| |-----6-6-9-9-----|-----6-6-9-9-----|-7----|| |-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|------|| Breakdown |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E Q |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7----7-7-7----| |-------------7--7--|-------------7--7--|-------7--------7--| Chorus |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 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 |-------------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------||-------------6-6-|-------------6-6-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----6-6-9-9-----|-----6-6-9-9-----| |-------------------------||-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------| W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|----------|-----------------|------------------| |----------|----------|-------------6-6-|-------------4-4--| |----------|----------|-----6-6-9-9-----|-----4-4-7-7------| |----------|----------|-7-7-------------|-5-5--------------| Outro W +W q q q q q q E E q 17x |----------|------------||--------------|----------------|| |----------|------------||o-------------|---------------o|| |-7--------|-(7)--------||o-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7-7-7---o|| |----------|------------||--------------|----------------|| 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 Aah, aah You better beware, you better take care You better watch out if you've got long black hair He'll come from behind, you go out of your mind You'd better not go, you'd never know what you'll find Aah, aah You look in his eyes, don't be surprised If you don't know what's going on behind his disguise Nobody knows where Buster goes He'll steal your woman out from under your nose Does anyone know the way, did we hear someone say We just haven't got a clue what to do Does anyone know the way, there's got to be a way To Block Buster! The cops are out, they're running about Don't know if they'll ever be able to Block Buster out He's gotta be cought, he's gotta be taught Cause he's more evil than anyone here ever thought Does anyone know the way did we hear someone say We just haven't got a clue - ow! Does anyone know the way, there's got to be a way To Block Buster! Does anyone know the way did we hear someone say We just haven't got a clue what to do Does anyone know the way, there's got to be a way To Block Buster! Aah, aah, aah, aah Buster, Buster, to Block Buster! Buster, Buster, to Block Buster! Buster, Buster, to Block Buster!...

Sweet - Blockbuster