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THUNDERBIRD (Bassline) As recorded by ZZ Top (From the 1975 Album FANDANGO) Words and Music by Walter Jacobs Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Fast Blues Rock Shuffle Q=202(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I 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 |-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---3-|-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E Q. Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q |--------------|----------------|--------------| |--------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3----------| |-3------------|----------------|-----0--1--2--| |---0----1--3--|----------------|--------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|--------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5----0-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3--5---|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Q E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------|---------------|-------------|| |-3--3-3-3-------|---------------|-------------|| |----------0-1-3-|-(3)-----------|----0--1--2--|| |----------------|------0--1--2--|-3-----------|| Chorus Q 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-| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----0--1--2--| |-----------------|----------------|-------------| Q 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)-------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-------------------| |----------------|-----------------|---3-3-------3-3-3-| E E E E +Q E E E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|--------------|-------------|| |-------3-(3)------|--------------|-------------|| |--------------0-1-|-3------------|----0--1--2--|| |-1-1-1------------|---0----1--2--|-3-----------|| Verse Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |----------------|-----------------|-------------1--| Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------------|-------------| |-------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------| |-------------|----------------|----0--1--2--| |-0--1--2--3--|----------------|-------------|
|<Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-| |-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 Q Q Q Q Q E E |-----------------|---------------|--------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|---------------|--------------|| |-------------0-1-|-3-3-----------|-3------------|| |-----------------|-----0-0-1--2--|----0--1--2-3-|| Chorus Q 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-| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|<Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-| |-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-------------|
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)-------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---3-3-------3-3-3-| E E E E +Q E E E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|--------------|-------------|| |-------3-(3)------|--------------|-------------|| |--------------0-1-|-3------------|----0--1--2--|| |-1-1-1------------|---0----1--2--|-3-----------|| Guitar Solo Q 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-| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E Q. Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |---------------|----------------|----------------| |---------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|---x------------| |-3-------------|----------------|-----0--1-1-2-2-| |---0----1--2-3-|----------------|----------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------5-|-(5)--5--5--4-0-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|---------------|-------------| |-3--3--3------|---------------|-------------| |----------0-3-|-(3)-----------|----0--1--3--| |--------------|------0--1--2--|-3-----------| Q Q 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------------|-------------| |-------------|----------------|-------------| |-3-----------|----------------|----0--1--2--| |----0--1--3--|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------5-|-(5)----------3---| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|----------------3-| |----------------|-----------------|------3-3-3-3-----| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|-------------| |-3--3--3------|-------------|-------------| |----------0-1-|-3-----------|----0--1--2--| |--------------|----0--1--2--|-3-----------|
|<Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|---------------|-------------| |---------0-0-1-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-------------| |-3-3-3-3---------|---------------|-0--0--1--2--| |-----------------|---------------|-------------|
|<Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>-<E/iE><Ei>E-<E/iE><Ei>E-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q Q H. |-----------------|--------------|----------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|--------------|----------|| |-------------0-1-|-3------------|----0-----|| |-----------------|---0----1--2--|-3--------|| Verse Q 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-| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q. Q Q |-----------------|----------------|--------------| |-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|---0----1--2--| |-----------------|----------------|--------------| 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)-------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---3-3-------3-3-3-| E E E E +Q E E E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|--------------|-------------|| |-------3-(3)------|--------------|-------------|| |--------------0-1-|-3------------|----0--1--2--|| |-1-1-1------------|---0----1--2--|-3-----------|| Chorus Q 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-| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----0--1--2--| |-----------------|----------------|-------------| Q 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)-------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-------------------| |----------------|-----------------|---3-3-------3-3-3-| E E E E +Q E E E Q. Q Q Q E E +E E E E |------------------|--------------|------------------|| |-------3-(3)------|--------------|------------------|| |--------------0-1-|-3------------|------0-(0)-1-1---|| |-1-1-1------------|---0----1--2--|-3--3-----------3-|| Outro q q q q E E E E +H q q q q |-------------|----------------|-------------| |-------------|----------------|-------------| |-3--3--3--2--|-3-----4-(4)----|-3--3--3--2--| |-------------|----------------|-------------| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q q q q q E E Q E E E E |-------------|-------------|----------------| |-------------|-3--3--3--0--|-3-0------------| |---3-4-5-6-7-|-------------|--------0-0-1-1-| |-------------|-------------|-----1----------| E E q q q E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------|--------2--1--|-0--2--3--4--| |-3-3-3--3--3--|-3-0----------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----3--2-----|----1--0-----| |-------------|----------1--|-0-----------| |-0--0--1--2--|-3-----------|----------4--| |-------------|-------------|-------------| q q q q E E E E +H q q q q |-------------|----------------|-------------| |-------------|----------------|-------------| |-3--3--3--2--|-3-----4-(4)----|-3--3--3--2--| |-------------|----------------|-------------| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q |-------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------|-----3--3--0--|---x----------| |---3-4-5-6-7-|-3-0----------|--------0--1--| |-------------|--------------|-----1--------| q q q q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|------0-2--1--|-0--2--3--4--| |-3--3--2--3--|-0-0----------|-------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q W Q Q H |-------------|----------|------------: |-------------|----------|------------: |-0--0--2-----|----------|-x-----3----: |-------------|----------|------------: +E E E E Q Q +W Q Q H |-----------------:------------:-------------*| |-----------------:------------:-------------*| |-(3)-0-3-0-3--3--:-(3)--------:-x-----------*| |-----------------:------------:-------------*| Duration Legend

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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

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ammer-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