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HONKY TONK (Bassline) As recorded by The Ventures (From the 1960 Album WALK, DON'T RUN) Music by Bill Doggett, Billy Butler, Shep Shepard & Clifford Scott Arranged by The Ventures Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nokie Edwards - Bass' Q=160 12/8 Gtr I Wx5 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------| |-----------2--2-4--2-|-0--0-4--4-----------|-----------2--2-4--2-| |-0--0-4--4-----------|---------------------|-0--0-4--4-----------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-2--2-0--0-----------|-----------2--2-4--4-|-5--5-4--4-2--2------| |-----------4--4-2--2-|-0--0-4--4-----------|----------------4--4-| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-2--2-2--------------|---------------------|-----------4--4-6--4-| |---------4-2--2-4--2-|---------------------|------6--6-----------| |---------------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6--6-|-7--7----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E Q |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|---------------------|| |------4--4-----------|---------------------|---------------------|| |-5--5----------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6----|----7-7--7-7--7-7----|| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|------4----2----0--2-|---------------------| |------4----2----0--2-|-0--4----4----4------|------4----2---------| |-0--4----4----4------|---------------------|-0--4----4----4-5--7-| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------2--2------|-----------2--2------| |------4----2----0--2-|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|-0--0-4--4------4--4-| |-0--4----4----4------|---------------------|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------1----| |---------------------|-0--0----------------|------1--1-4--4----4-| |-----------2--2-4--2-|------4--4-2--2------|-2--2----------------| |-0--0-4--4-----------|----------------4--4-|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|---------------------|| |-0--0-4--4-----------|---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6----|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-|| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------2--2------|---------------------| |-----------2--2------|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|-----------2--2-4--4-| |-0--0-4--4------4--4-|---------------------|-0--0-4--4-----------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0--0----------------|-----------2--2-4--4-|-5--5-4--4-2--2------| |------4--4-2--2------|-0--0-4--4-----------|----------------4--4-| |----------------4--4-|---------------------|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------1----| |---------------------|---------------------|------1--1-4--4----4-| |-----------2--2-4--4-|-5--5-4--4-2--2------|-2--2----------------| |-0--0-4--4-----------|----------------4--4-|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E Q Q E Q E Q E E Q |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|---------------------|| |------4--4-----------|-----------2--2-4----|----2-2--2-2--2-2----|| |-5--5----------------|-0--0-4--4-----------|---------------------|| E E E Q. 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E E E Q. |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |---------------2-2----|-0-------------2-2----|-----------------------| |-0--------------------|----------------------|-0----------4----------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------2--2-4--2-|-----------2--2-4--2-| |-5--5-4--4-2--2------|------4--4-----------|-0--0-2--2-----------| |----------------4--4-|-5--5----------------|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------4--4-6--4-| |-----------2--2-4--4-|---------------------|------6--6-----------| |-0--0-4--4-----------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6--6-|-7--7----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E +Q E E Q Q. |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|-----------------------|| |------4--4-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|| |-5--5----------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6--6-|----7-(7)--7-7---------|| Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |----------------------|----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-----------2--2-4-2---|---------------------| |-----------2--2-4-2---|------4--4----------4-|-----------2--2-4--2-| |-0--0-4--4----------4-|-5--5-----------------|-0--0-4--4-----------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0--0----------------|-----------2--2-4--2-|-----------2--2-4--2-| |------4--4-2--2------|------4--4-----------|-0--0-4--4-----------| |----------------4--4-|-5--5----------------|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------4--4-6--4-| |-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|------6--6-----------| |-0--0-4--4-----------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6--6-|-7--7----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|---------------------|| |------4--4-----------|---------------------|---------------------|| |-5--5----------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6----|----7-7--7-7--7-7----|| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------2--2------|---------------------| |-----------2--2------|------4--4------4--4-|-----------2--2------| |-0--0-4--4------4--4-|-5--5----------------|-0--0-4--4------4--4-| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------2--2------|-----------2--2------| |-----------2--2------|------4--4------4--4-|------4--4------4--4-| |-0--0-4--4------4--4-|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|------1--1-4--4------| |-----------2--2------|-----------2--2------|-2--2-----------6--6-| |-0--0-4--4------4--4-|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E +H. |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------*| |-----------2--2------|---------------------|-----4-3--2-(2)----*| |------4--4------4--4-|-----------2--2------|-------------------*| |-5--5----------------|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|-0-----------------*| 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