Zz Top - Goin down to mexico

GOIN' DOWN TO MEXICO (Bassline) As recorded by ZZ Top (From the 1971 Album ZZ TOP'S FIRST ALBUM) Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Bill Ham Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dusty Hill - Bass' Intro Q=83 4/4 Gtr I S E S E. S E E Q 3x S E S E. S E E S S E ||---------------------||----------------------|| ||o-------------------o||--------------------5-|| ||o-1-3-1-3--1-3------o||-1-3-1-3--1-3---5-7---|| ||---------------------||----------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ S E S E S E E S E E S E S E S E E S E E |-------------3-------|-------------3-------| |-3-5-3-5-3-5---5-----|-3-5-3-5-3-5---5-----| |-----------------3-5-|-----------------3-5-| |---------------------|---------------------| E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5---| |---------------------6-|---------------------6-| To Coda S E S E S E E S E E S E S E S E E S E E |-------------3-------|-------------3--------| |-3-5-3-5-3-5---5-----|-3-5-3-5-3-5---5------| |-----------------3-5-|-----------------3-5--| |---------------------|----------------------| 1. E S S E S S E S S S S E E S S E E Q Q |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-1--1--| |-------------------------|-----------------| W S E S E. S E E Q |----------|--------------------|| |----------|-------------------o|| |----------|-1-3-1-3--1-3------o|| |----------|--------------------|| 2. E S S E S S E. S E E E. S E E Q Q |----------------------|----------------| |----------------------|----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-1--1--| |----------------------|----------------| Interlude Q=168 S E S E. S E E Q Q Q H H H Q Q Q Q |-------------------||------------|-----------|--------------| |-------------------||------------|-----------|--------------| |-1-3-1-3--1-3------||------------|-----------|-------3--5---| |----------------6--||-5----------|------6----|-5------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E |--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| |--------3--5--|--------3--5---|--------3--5--|--------3--5----| |-5--5-5-------|-5--5-5------3-|-5--5-5-------|-5--5-5------3--| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q |--------------|---------------|--------------|| |--------------|---------------|--------------|| |--------3--5--|--------3--5---|--------3--5--|| |-5--5-5-------|-5--5-5------3-|-5--5-5-------|| Guitar Solo Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E 8x ||---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|| ||o--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------o|| ||o--------3--5--|--------3--5---|--------3--5--|--------3--5---o|| ||--5--5-5-------|-5--5-5------3-|-5--5-5-------|-5--5-5------3--|| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q |--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |--------------|---------------|---------------|--------3-------|| |--------3--5--|--------3--5---|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5---5-5---|| |-5--5-5-------|-5--5-5------3-|---------------|----------------|| D.S. al Coda Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-------------|---------5------|------------------|| |--------------|-------------|-----3-5---5----|-----3-------5----|| |-3----3-3--3--|-1--1--1--1--|-3-5------------|-3h5-----5h7------|| |--------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|| Q=83 & E S S E S S E S S S S E E. S E E Q Q |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-1--1--| |-------------------------|----------------| 3/4 W S E S E. S E E Q S E S E. S E E |----------|-------------------|----------------| |----------|-------------------|----------------| |----------|-1-3-1-3--1-3------|-1-3-1-3--1-3---| |----------|-------------------|----------------| Free time Q=76 4/4 W +W +W +H H |----------:------------:------------:-------------*| |----------:------------:------------:-------------*| |----------:------------:------------:-------------*| |-3--------:-(3)--------:-(3)--------:-(3)---------*| 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