Roxette Bass

ROXETTE (Bassline)
As recorded by Dr. Feelgood
(From the 1975 Album DOWN BY THE JETTY)
 
Words and Music by Wilko Johnson
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John B. "Sparko" Sparks - Bass'
 
   Intro
   Q=126
   4/4
    Gtr I
    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-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-o||
||o-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
 
 
   1st - 3rd Verses
   Segno $
    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--|
||o-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5---5----|
||o-----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   E E E E E E E E
|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-------|-----------------|---------------5-|
|-----5-------5---|-----5---------3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5---7---|
|-----------------|-------------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
                                                                  To Coda
  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
|-7-----5-7-----6-|-5-----3-5-----5-|-7-----5-7-------|-------------------|
|-----7-------7---|-----5-------5---|-----7-------7-6-|-5-----3-5-----3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-------5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 
 
                                     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-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-o||
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---o||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
 
 
                    Harmonica Solo
  2.
  E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|
|-5-----3-5-----3-||-5-----3-5-----3-|
|-----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-|
|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5---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   E E E E E E E E
|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----5-------5---|-----5---------3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|
|-----------------|-------------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   E E E E E E E E
|---5-7-----5-7---|---3-5-----3-5---|---5-7-----5-7---|-----------------|
|-7-------7-------|-5-------5-------|-7-------7-------|-5-----3-5-----3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-------5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
                                       Dal Segno al Coda
  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-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3---||
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5-----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 
 
  Coda &
    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-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3--o||
||o-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5----o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 
 
   Outro Harmonica Solo
    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   5x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-----3--o||
||o-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5----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
X