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ROLAND THE HEADLESS THOMPSON GUNNERS (Bassline) As recorded by Warren Zevon (From the 1978 Album EXCITYBLE BOY) Words & Music by Warren Zevon & David Lindell Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Leland Sklar - Bass' Intro Q=80 4/4 Gtr I S S E E S S E E +Q E E +E E Q Q H. E E |----------------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----0-0-2-4-5-4-(4)--|-2-0-(0)---------|--------------|| |-2-4------------------|---------4-2--0--|-2------------|| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------2--|| 1st - 4th Verses $ $$ Q. E H Q. E H H H Q E E H ||--------------|-------------|-----------|-------------| ||o-------------|------4-5----|-5---------|-------------| ||o-2----4-5----|-5-----------|------5----|-5--4-2-0----| ||--------------|-------------|-----------|-------------| To Coda To Coda 2/4 Q. E H Q. E H H H H |-------------|-------------|-----------|-------| |-------------|-------------|-5---------|-------| |-2----4-5----|-5-----------|------5----|-------| |-------------|------2-3----|-----------|-5-----| 1. 2. D.S. al Coda & 4/4 Q. E Q. E Q. E S S E E S S Q. E Q. E |----------------||------------------0--||---------------|| |---------------o||------------0-0-2----||---------------|| |-2------2------o||-2------2-4----------||-2------2------|| |------2------2--||------2--------------||------2------2-|| Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-5----5-3----3-|-2----0----2-4-|-5------5--4-2-|---------------| |---------------|--------3------|------5--------|-5----5-5------| Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E |-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-2-----5-----|--------2--4--|-5--4-2--------|-2------2----4--| |----5-----5--|-3----5-------|--------5----5-|------2---------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q E E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|| |---------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|| |-5--4-2--------|-------------|-------------|-2------2-------|| |--------5----5-|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--5--5--|------2------2--|| Chorus && Q. E S S E E S S Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E |------------------0-||---------------|---------------|----------------| |------------0-0-2---||-5-------------|-2-----------4-|-5--------------| |-2------2-4---------||--------5----5-|----5-4-2------|--------5----5--| |------2-------------||------3--------|---------------|------3---------| Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-2-----------4-|-5-------------|-2-----------4-|-5--------------| |----5-4-2------|--------5----5-|----5-4-2------|--------5----5--| |---------------|------3--------|---------------|------3---------| 5th Verse 2/4 4/4 Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q |--------|--------4------||---------------|--------------| |-2------|------4--------||---------------|--------5-----| |----5-4-|-2-------------||-2----4-5------|-5---------5--| |--------|---------------||---------------|--------------| 2/4 4/4 Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. +H |---------------|--------------|-----------------|---------|---------------| |-5-------------|-5------7-----|-----4-----4-7-4-|---4-7-4-|-5-5----(5)----| |--------5------|--------------|---5---4-5-------|-5-------|---------------| |---------------|-----------5--|-7---------------|---------|---------------| S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E Q Q E E +H. +W |-------------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------*| |-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5---------|--------------|--------*| |-------------------------|-------------------|-2-2-(2)------|-(2)----*| |-------------------------|-----------3-5--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