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BLISTER ON THE MOON (Bassline) As recorded by Taste (From the 1969 Album TASTE) Words and Music by Rory Gallagher Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Richard McCracken - Bass' Intro Q=138 4/4 Gtr I 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-| |----------|-----------------|-----------------| 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-| |-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------5--5--|-------------|-------5--5--|--------------| |-7--7--------|-3--3--5--5--|-7--7--------|-3--3--5--5---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------6-7-6-|--------6-7-----|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7------| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7-6-----6-7-|-7--7--7-------|-7-7-7-6-----6-7--| |---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-----|---------6-7---|-------7-6-7-----|| |-7--7--7-------|-7-6-7-6-----6-7-|-7--7--7-----7-|-7-6-7-------7---|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|| 1st - 4th Verses $ 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2/4 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| 1.,D.S. 2. To Coda 4/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|---------------||---------------|| |--------------|--------------o||---------------|| |-/5--5--5--5--|-/5--5--5--5--o||-/5--5--5--5/--|| |--------------|---------------||---------------|| Interlude E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---| |----------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-9--------12----------|-5-------7--------| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7--| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9----| |----------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W |-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------|----------|--------|| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-|----------|--------|| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---|-7--------|-(7)----|| |----------------------|-----------------|----------|--------|| Bridge W W E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E |----------|----------|--------------------|---------------------| |----------|----------|--------------------|---------------------| |----------|-5--------|-7--7-7-9-(9)-11----|-7--7-7-9-(9)-11-----| |-5--------|----------|--------------------|---------------------| W W E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q. |----------|----------|--------------------|--------------------| |----------|----------|--------------------|--------------------| |----------|-5--------|-7--7-7-9-(9)-11----|--------------5-----| |-5--------|----------|--------------------|-5--5-5-8-(8)-------| 5th Verse D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||--------------||-----------------| |-----------------|------------------||--------------||-----------------| |-----------------|------------------||-/5--5--5--5--||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||--------------||-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2/4 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| Guitar Solo 4/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |--------------|--------------||---------------|-----------------| |--------------|--------------||---------6-7-6-|--------6-7------| |-/5--5--5--5--|-/5--5--5--5--||-7--7--7-------|-7--7-6-----6-7--| |--------------|--------------||---------------|-----------------| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-----|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7------| |-7--7--7-------|-7-7-7-6-----6-7-|-7--7--7-------|-7-6-7-6-----6-7--| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------6-7---|-------7-6-7----|-----------------|------------------| |-7--7--7-----7-|-7-6-7-------7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |---------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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/-|| |-----------------|------------------|| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-9--------12----------|-5-------7--------| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7--| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9----| |----------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---| |----------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-9--------12----------|-5-------7--------| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7--| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9----| |----------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W |-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------|----------|--------*| |---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-|----------|--------*| |-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---|-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