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Be-Bop-A-Lula Bass

by Gene Vincent
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Difficulty: intermediate
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BE-BOP-A-LULA (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Gene Vincent
(From the 1956 Album MEMORIAL ALBUM)
 
Words and Music by Gene Vincent & Sheriff Tex Davis
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - '"Jumpin'" Jack Neal - Double Bass'
 
 
             Chorus
  Q=124(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W           Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------||----6--9--6--|-9--6-----6--|----6--9--6---|
|----------||-7-----------|-------7-----|-7------------|
|----------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-9--6-----6--|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-9--6-----6--|-9--9-----9--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-------7-----|-------9-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
                1st Verse
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q
|-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-9--6-----6--||-----------6--|-----------6--|-----------6---|
|-------7-----||-7-------7----|-7-------7----|-7-------7-----|
|-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    W
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|-----------6--|-----------6--|-----------6--|------|
|-7-------7----|-7-------7----|-7-------7----|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
 
 
                Chorus
              $
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--||-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-7-----------||-------7-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
                                                To Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|-9--9-----9--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-7-----------|-------9-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
                Guitar Solo 1
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6---|
|-7--------6--||-7-----------|-7-----------|-7------------|
|----7--9-----||-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------6--|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6---|
|-7--7--9-----|-------7-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|-9--9-----9--|-7--7-----7--|----6--7--6---|
|-7-----------|-------9-----|-------7-----|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
                2nd Verse
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q
|-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------||-----------6--|-----------6--|-----------6---|
|-7--------6--||-7-------7----|-7-------7----|-7-------7-----|
|----7--9-----||--------------|--------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    W
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|-----------6--|-----------6--|-----------6--|------|
|-7-------7----|-7-------7----|-7-------7----|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
 
 
                               Guitar Solo 2
 D.S. al Coda &
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------||-------------||-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--||----6--9--6--||----6--9--6--|----6--9--6---|
|-7-----------||-7-----------||-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------------||-------------||-------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|----------6--|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7---|
|-7-----------|-7--7--9-----|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|-9--9-----9--|-7--7-----7---|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------9-----|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
                              Out-Chorus
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------|
|----6--7--6--|-------------||----6--9--6--|----6--9--6---|
|-7-----------|-7--------6--||-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------------|----7--9-----||-------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----7---|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|-9--9-----9--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------9-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E +Q     +W
|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------*|
|-7--7-----7--|----6--9--6--|----------------|--------*|
|-------7-----|-7-----------|-7--------------|--------*|
|-------------|-------------|----7--4-0-(0)--|-(0)----*|
 
 
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

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