Tush Bass

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TUSH (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 2006 Album GREATEST HITS)
 
Transcribed by unregistered
	
 
Words and Music by Bill F Gibbons, Frank Beard, Dusty Hill.
Arranged by Bill F Gibbons, Frank Beard, Dusty Hill.
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dusty Hill'
 
  Moderately Fast Rock Q=146(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx2        E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
 
 
    $
    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-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6--|
 
 
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
 
                                     1.
                               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 +Q.   E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---3-4-5-(5)-----o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------------1--||
 
 
  2.
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H         E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|----------------||o-----------------|
|-----------------|---3-4-5-(5)----||o-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6--|
 
 
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
 
                                     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   E E E E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---3-4-5-(5)----o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------||
 
 
  2.
                       D.S. al Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---3-4-5-(5)-----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
 
 
  &
  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-|------------------|
 
 
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1s|=3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-|
 
 
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-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 E E E E   E E H.        Q  E  E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|----1--0-(0)---*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------*|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|---------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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