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BLACK AND BLUE (Bassline) As recorded by Whitesnake (From the 1980 Album READY AN' WILLING) Words and Music by David Coverdale & Micky Moody Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Neil Murray - Bass' Intro Q=132 4/4 Gtr I W W H Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------|----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------|| |----------|----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------|| |----------|----------|-----------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|| |----------|----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------|| Pre-Verse E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------3-| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------3-| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-------------------|-----------------3--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------3-| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|| |-------------------|-----------------3-|| Pre-Chorus $ H H H H E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------| |------3----|------3----|-----------------|-------------------| |-1---------|-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| H H H H E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|| |------3----|------3----|-----------------|-------------------|| |-1---------|-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| Chorus H. E E +H.. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------|------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-------------------|-----------------1-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------3-| |-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---| 1. +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| 2.,D.S. +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H. E E +H.. E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|------------3-| |-------------------|-------------------|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-------------------|-----------------1-| To Coda +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|| Bridge 2/4 Q. E +H E Q E +H +W +H |---------------|---------------|------------|--------|| |---------------|---------------|------------|--------|| |-3----1-(1)----|------3-(3)----|-(3)--------|-(3)----|| |---------------|-1-1-----------|------------|--------|| Piano Solo 4/4 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 E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------|-----------------3--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------3-| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---| D.S. al Coda +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|| |-------------------|-----------------3---|| & H. E E +H.. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------|------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------| |-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ritardando Q=80 a tempo Q=132 H H H H +W +W W W |-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|------|| |-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|------|| |-3----1----|------3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|----------|------|| |-----------|-1---------|------------|------------|----------|------|| Outro E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------3-| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E 3x |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--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