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BIRD ROCKERS (Bassline) As recorded by The Ventures (From the 1965 Album THE VENTURES KNOCK ME OUT!) Music by Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Mel Taylor & Don Wilson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bob Bogle - Bass' Q=142 4/4 Gtr I H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q ||-------------|------------|------------| ||o-7-------7--|-5-------5--|-7-------7--| ||o------7-----|------5-----|------7-----| ||-------------|------------|------------| $ H Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |------------||---------------|---------------|---------------| |-5-------5--||-7----7------5-|-7----7--------|---------------| |------5-----||--------7--7---|--------7--7-6-|-5----5--------| |------------||---------------|---------------|--------5--5-8-| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-7----7------5-|-7----7-5----5-|---------------| |-5----5----5-7-|--------7--7---|---------------|-7----7--------| |--------5------|---------------|---------------|--------7----7-| Q E E +E E Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-----------------|-7----7------5-|-7----7--------|---------------| |-7--7-5-(5)-5----|--------7--7---|--------7--7-6-|-5----5------3-| |--------------8--|---------------|---------------|--------5--5---| To Coda Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E +Q Q |---------------|---------------|------------------|| |---------------|-7----7------5-|-----------------o|| |-5----5----5-7-|--------7--7---|-7----5-(5)--3/--o|| |--------5------|---------------|------------------|| H Q Q H Q E E Q. E Q. E |------------|-------------|-5----5--------| |-7-------7--|-7---------7-|--------5----5-| |------7-----|------7--7---|---------------| |------------|-------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |-5----5--------|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------| |--------5----5-|-7----7--------|-7----7--------|--------5----5-| |---------------|--------7----7-|--------7----7-|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Q. E E E Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E Q E E |---------------|----------------|-----------------||---------------| |---------------|----------------|-----------------||-7----7------5-| |-3----3-3-0----|----------------|-7----5-(5)--3/--||--------7--7---| |------------2--|-0----4-(4)--7--|-----------------||---------------| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-7----7--------|---------------|---------------|-7----7------5-| |--------7--7-6-|-5----5--------|-5----5----5-7-|--------7--7---| |---------------|--------5--5-8-|--------5------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E +E E Q Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |-7----7-5----5-|---------------|------------------|-7----7------5-| |---------------|-7----7--------|-7--7-5-(5)-5-3/--|--------7--7---| |---------------|--------7----7-|------------------|---------------| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-7----7--------|---------------|---------------|-7----7------5-| |--------7--7-6-|-5----5------3-|-5----5----5-7-|--------7--7---| |---------------|--------5--5---|--------5------|---------------| Q. E +Q Q H Q Q H Q E E Q. E Q. E |-----------------||------------|-------------|-5----5--------| |-----------------||-7-------7--|-7---------7-|--------5----5-| |-7----5-(5)--3/--||------7-----|------7--7---|---------------| |-----------------||------------|-------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |-5----5--------|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------| |--------5----5-|-7----7--------|-7----7--------|--------5----5-| |---------------|--------7----7-|--------7----7-|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D.S. al Coda Q. E E E Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q |---------------|----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-3----3-3-0----|----------------|-7----5-(5)--3/--|| |------------2--|-0----4-(4)--7--|-----------------|| & H Q Q H Q Q Q. E +Q Q ||-------------|------------|------------------|| ||o-7-------7--|-5-------5--|-----------------o|| ||o------7-----|------5-----|-7----5-(5)--3/--o|| ||-------------|------------|------------------|| H Q Q H Q Q W +W |------------|------------|----------|--------*| |-7-------7--|-5-------5--|----------|--------*| |------7-----|------5-----|----------|--------*| |------------|------------|-5--------|-(5)----*| 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