Whitesnake - Sweet talker

SWEET TALKER (Bassline) As recorded by Whitesnake (From the 1980 Album READY AN' WILLLING) Words and Music by David Coverdale & Bernie Marsden Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Neil Murray - Bass' Intro 1 Q=146 4/4 Gtr I Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------|| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| Intro 2 W +W +W +H E E E E |----------|------------|------------|-----------------| |----------|------------|------------|-----------------| |----------|------------|------------|----------3-2-0--| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)-------------| +E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0-| |-----------3------|-----3-------------| +E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-3-4--|| |-----------3------|-----3--------------|| 1st, 3rd & 5th 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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4h|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4h|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-5-3---3---3-----| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-| Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E |---------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|| |---------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|| |-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-3-4--|| |--------3------|-----3-------------|-----------3------|-----3--------------|| 2nd, 4th & 6th 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4h|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-3---3---3------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3--| To Dbl. Coda Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E Q |---------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |---------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-0---|| |--------3------|-----3-------------|-----------3------|-----3-------------|| Chorus $ E E Q H E E Q Q E E Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E Q |-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------| |-------------|-5-5-----------|-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-0---| |-3-3---------|-------------3-|--------3------|-----3-------------| 1. To Coda E E E E Q E E +W Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E |----------------|------------|---------------|--------------------| |----------------|------------|---------------|--------------------| |--------------5-|-(5)--------|-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0--| |-3-3-3-3--------|------------|--------3------|-----3--------------| 2. +E E E E E Q 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||-----------------|------------------| |-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-3-4-o||-----------------|------------------| |-----------3------|-----3--------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| e e e e e E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |-----------3-2-0-|-(0)-3-2-0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-3-2-0-(0)-------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-------|---------------------|---------------3-2-0-|| Interlude 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 |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----4-2-5-4-----|-------4-2-5-4-2-0-|-(0)-0-----0-----0-|-(0)-0-----0--------| |-0-0-----------0-|-(0)-0-------------|-------2-0---2-0---|-------2-----3-2-0--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------4-2-5-4-----|-------4-2-5-4-2-0-| |-(0)-0-----------0-|-(0)-0-------------| D.S. al Coda +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-(0)-0-----0-----0-|-(0)-0-----0---0----|| |-------2-0---2-0---|-------2-0---0------|| Interlude & W +H.. E W +H.. E |----------|--------------|----------|---------------| |----------|--------------|----------|---------------| |----------|--------------|----------|---------------| |-5--------|-(5)--------5-|-3--------|-(3)--------3--| W +H.. E W E E E E E E E E |----------|--------------|----------|------------------| |----------|--------------|----------|---------------5--| |----------|--------------|----------|-----------2-5----| |-5--------|-(5)--------5-|-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3--------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E Q E E E E E +H |---------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|| |-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-----|| |--------3------|-----3-------------|-----------3------|-----3-----------|| Chorus && E E Q H E E Q Q E E Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E |-------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------| |-------------|-5-5-----------|-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-0----| |-3-3---------|-------------3-|--------3------|-----3--------------| E E Q H E E Q Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E |-------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------| |-------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------| |-------------|-5-5-----------|-0-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-0----| |-3-3---------|-------------3-|---------3------|-----3--------------| E E E E Q E E +W W +H. q |--------------7-|-(7)--------|----------|--------------*| |--------------5-|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)----------*| |----------------|------------|-7--------|-(7)----------*| |-3-3-3-3--------|------------|----------|----------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