T. Rex - Jeepster

JEEPSTER (Bassline) As recorded by T. Rex (From the 1971 Album ELECTRIC WARRIOR) Words and Music by Marc Bolan Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Currie - Bass' Intro Q=196(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 Q E E E E Q E E Q H |------------|---------------|-------------| |------------|------7---7----|-7-----------| |------------|---------------|-------------| |------------|---------------|-------------| Q E E E E Q E E Q H Q E E E E Q E E Q Q Q ||----------------|--------------||---------------|--------------| ||o------7---7----|-7-----------o||------7---7----|-7------4--6--| ||o---------------|-------------o||---------------|-----7--------| ||----------------|--------------||---------------|--------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E +E E Q Q Q |---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-7----x------7-|-(7)-(4)----4--6--|-7----x------7-|-(7)------4--6---|| |--------7------|---------7--------|--------7------|-------7---------|| |---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|| 1st Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7-----4--6--|-7-----------|-7-----4--6---| |-------7-----|----7--------|-------7-----|----7---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q H H Q. E E E Q |-------------|--------------|-5----4----|----------------| |-7-----------|-7-4----6--7--|-----------|-7----7-7-4-----| |-------7-----|-----7--------|-----------|------------7---| |-------------|--------------|-----------|----------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |-5----------5-|----------4--|-5----------5-|----------4---| |-------5------|----5--7-----|-------5------|----5--7------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| |-7----------7-|-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-(7)-4----7------| |-------7------|----7--------|-------7------|-------7-----7---| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----| |-3--------|-2--------|----------|----------|------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|| |-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-------4--6----|| |-0--7--------|-------7------|----7--------|-------7------|----7----------|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|| 2nd Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7-----4--6--|-7-----------|-7-----4--6---| |-------7-----|----7--------|-------7-----|----7---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q H H Q. E E E Q |-------------|--------------|-5----4----|----------------| |-7-----------|-7-4----6--7--|-----------|-7----7-7-4-----| |-------7-----|-----7--------|-----------|------------7---| |-------------|--------------|-----------|----------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |-5----------5-|----------4--|-5----------5-|----------4---| |-------5------|----5--7-----|-------5------|----5--7------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| |-7----------7-|-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-(7)-4----4--7---| |-------7------|----7--------|-------7------|-------7---------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----| |-3--------|-2--------|----------|----------|------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|| |-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-------4--6----|| |-0--7--------|-------7------|----7--------|-------7------|----7----------|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|| 3rd Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7-----4--6--|-7-----------|-7-----4--6---| |-------7-----|----7--------|-------7-----|----7---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q H H Q. E E E Q |-------------|--------------|-5----4----|----------------| |-7-----------|-7-4----6--7--|-----------|-7----7-7-4-----| |-------7-----|-----7--------|-----------|------------7---| |-------------|--------------|-----------|----------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |-5----------5-|----------4--|-5----------5-|----------4---| |-------5------|----5--7-----|-------5------|----5--7------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| |-7----------7-|-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-(7)-4----7------| |-------7------|----7--------|-------7------|-------7-----7---| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----| |-3--------|-2--------|----------|----------|------| Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E Q H Q E E E E Q E E Q H |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |-------4--6--|----7-----7----|-7-----------|----7-----7----|-7-----------| |-0--7--------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| Q E E E E Q E E Q H Q E E E E Q E E Q Q Q |---------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|| |----7-----7----|-7-----------|----7-----7----|-7------4--6---|| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-----7---------|| |---------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|| Guitar Solo Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q ||---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|| ||o-7----------7-|-(7)-7----4--6--|-7----------7-|-(7)-7----4--6--o|| ||o-------7------|-------7--------|-------7------|-------7--------o|| ||---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|| 4th Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7-----4--6--|-7-----------|-7-----4--6---| |-------7-----|----7--------|-------7-----|----7---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q H H Q. E E E Q |-------------|--------------|-5----4----|----------------| |-7-----------|-7-4----6--7--|-----------|-7----7-7-4-----| |-------7-----|-----7--------|-----------|------------7---| |-------------|--------------|-----------|----------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |-5----------5-|----------4--|-5----------5-|----------4---| |-------5------|----5--7-----|-------5------|----5--7------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| |-7----------7-|-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-(7)-4----7------| |-------7------|----7--------|-------7------|-------7-----7---| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----| |-3--------|-2--------|----------|----------|------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|| |-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-------4--6----|| |-0--7--------|-------7------|----7--------|-------7------|----7----------|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|| 5th Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7-----4--6--|-7-----------|-7-----4--6---| |-------7-----|----7--------|-------7-----|----7---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q H H Q. E E E Q |-------------|--------------|-5----4----|----------------| |-7-----------|-7-4----6--7--|-----------|-7----7-7-4-----| |-------7-----|-----7--------|-----------|------------7---| |-------------|--------------|-----------|----------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |-5----------5-|----------4--|-5----------5-|----------4---| |-------5------|----5--7-----|-------5------|----5--7------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| |-7----------7-|-------4--6--|-7----------7-|-(7)-4----7------| |-------7------|----7--------|-------7------|-------7-----7---| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------| W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----| |-3--------|-2--------|----------|----------|------| W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |-0--------|----------|----------|-3--------|-2----| |----------|-3--------|-2--------|----------|------| 1.,2.,3. 4. W Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E Q H 4x E E Q E E Q |----------|-------------||----------------|--------------||-----------------|| |----------|-------4--6--||o----7-----7----|-7-----------o||-7------7-4------|| |-1--------|-0--7--------||o---------------|-------------o||------------7----|| |----------|-------------||----------------|--------------||-----------------|| Outro Solo Q E E E Q. E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q 15x |---------------|--------------||---------------|------------------|| |----7-----7----|-7-7----4--6--||o-7----------7-|-(7)-7----4--6---o|| |-0-------------|-----7--------||o-------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 You're so sweet You're so fine I want you all and everything Just to be mine [Chorus] 'Cause you're my baby 'Cause you're my love Oh girl I'm just a Jeepster For your love You slide so good With bones so fair You've got the universe Reclining in your hair [Chorus] Just like a car You're pleasing to behold I'll call you Jaguar If I may be so bold [Chorus] The wild winds blow Upon your frozen cheeks The way you flip your hip It always makes me weak [Chorus] Your motivation Is so sweet Your vibrations Are burning up my feet Girl I'm just a Jeepster For your love I said girl I'm just a vampire For your love I'm gonna suck you Ow ow ow