Zz Top - Blue jean blues
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Tuning: E A D G
BLUE JEAN BLUES (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1975 Album FANDANGO!)
Words and Music by Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dusty Hill - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=66
12/8
Gtr I
H. Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q E
G|-------------------|---------------------|------4----------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------0-|-2---------2-------0-|-2----------2-------0--|
E|---------2----3----|---------2------3----|----------2------3-----|
[1st Verse]
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|---------------------||------4--------------|------4--------------|
D|---------------------||---------------------|---------------------|
A|-2---------2-------0-||-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0-|
E|---------2------3----||---------2------3----|---------2------3----|
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. Q E
G|------4--------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|------------2---------|
A|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2---------|----------2-----------|
E|---------2------3----|---------2------2--1-|-0--0-0----------2--1-|
Q E E E E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q.
G|----------------------|------4--------------|------4--------------|
D|------------2---------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|----------2---------0-|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2---------|
E|-0--0-0----------3----|---------2------3----|---------2------3----|
[Guitar Solo]
H +E E H. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|--------------------|-4-------------------||------4--------------|
D|------------4-------|---------------------||---------------------|
A|----------4---------|------5------------0-||-2---------2-------0-|
E|-2----(2)-----------|-----------7----3----||---------2------3----|
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|------4--------------|------4--------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2---------|
E|---------2------3----|---------2------3----|---------2------2--1-|
Q E E E E Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|----------------------|----------------------|------4--------------|
D|------------2---------|------------2---------|---------------------|
A|----------2-----------|----------2---------0-|-2---------2-------0-|
E|-0--0-0----------2--1-|-0--0-0----------3----|---------2------3----|
Q. Q E Q. Q. H +E E H. Q. Q. Q. Q E
G|------4--------------|--------------------|-4-------------------|
D|---------------------|------------4-------|---------------------|
A|-2---------2---------|----------4---------|------5------------0-|
E|---------2------3----|-2----(2)-----------|-----------7----3----|
[Interlude]
E E E Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|----------------------||------4--------------|---------------------||
D|----------------------||---------------------|---------------------||
A|-2----------2-------0-||-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0-||
E|----------2------3----||---------2------3----|---------2------3----||
[2nd Verse]
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|------4--------------|------4--------------|------4--------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0-|
E|---------2------3----|---------2------3----|---------2------3----|
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. Q E
G|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|------------2---------|------------2---------|
A|-2---------2---------|----------2-----------|----------2---------0-|
E|---------2------2--1-|-0--0-0----------2--1-|-0--0-0----------3----|
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. H +E E H.
G|------4--------------|------4--------------|------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|------------4-----|
A|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2---------|----------4-------|
E|---------2------3----|---------2------3----|-2----(2)---------|
[Outro-Guitar Solo]
Q. Q. Q. Q E H +E S S Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|-4-------------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------5------------0-||-2----(2)-2---2-------0-|-2---------2-------0---|
E|-----------7----3----||------------2------3----|---------2------3------|
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|------4--------------|------4--------------|------4--------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0-|
E|---------2------3----|---------2------3----|---------2------3----|
H +E E Q. Q E Q.. E. E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|----------------------|-------4--------------|------4---------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-2----(2)---2-------0-|-2----------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0--|
E|----------2------3----|----------2------3----|---------2------3-----|
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|------4--------------|------4--------------|------4--------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0-|-2---------2-------0-|
E|---------2------3----|---------2------3----|---------2------3----|
H +E E Q. Q E H +E E Q. Q E H +E E Q. Q.
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------*|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------*|
A|-2----(2)---2-------0-|-2----(2)---2-------0-|-2----(2)---2---------*|
E|----------2------3----|----------2------3----|----------2-----------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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