Bob Dylan – Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Bob Dylan (From the 1965 Album HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED) Words and Music by Bob Dylan Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Harvey Goldstein - Bass' Intro Q=80(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

  W          H    Q  E E E   H.      E E E   H.      E E E
|----------|-----------4---|-----------4---|-----------4----|
|----------|-------------4-|-------------4-|-------------4--|
|----------|---------------|-2-------------|-2--------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

1st - 3rd Verses |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

  H.      E E E     H.      E E E   H.      E E E   H.      E E E
|-----------4---||----------4-----|---------4-----|-----------------|
|-------------4-||o-----------4---|-----------4---|-----------4-3---|
|-2-------------||o-2-----------2-|-1-----------1-|-0---------------|
|---------------||----------------|---------------|-----------------|

  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|----------------|------4----4--|
|-2------2-----|-5----5---5-4-3-|-2------2-----|
|------2----2--|--------5-------|--------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|

                             |-3-|
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|--------4---4---4-|---------------|
|----2-3-4------|------4---4---4---|----2-3-4------|
|-5---------4-3-|-2----------------|-5---------4-3-|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|

                                          |-3-|
  Q.   E H      Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|--------2-2-4-2---|
|-------------|-5----5----5--|------4---------4-|
|-2----2-5----|--------5-----|-2----------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------------|

Bridge |-3-| |-3-|

  Q.   E E E E E E  3x Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E
|--------2-2-4-2----||----------------|----------------|------------4------|
|------4---------4-o||--------4---4---|--------7---7---|-5----5---5---5-4--|
|-2----------------o||-2----2---2---2-|-5----5---5---5-|--------5----------|
|-------------------||----------------|----------------|-------------------|

  Q.   E a Q  a Q    Q.   E a Q  a Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E
|--------2h4-------|--------2h4-------|--------------|------------------|
|------4------2h4--|------4------2h4--|--------------|-5------5---5-----|
|-2----------------|-2----------------|-5----5----5--|------5---5---5---|
|------------------|------------------|--------5-----|------------------|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|

  Q.   E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|---------------|--------------|---------------------4-2---||
|-2------2---2--|------------5-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-----4-||
|------2---2----|----4--7--4---|---------------------------||
|---------------|-5------------|---------------------------||

4th - 7th Verses |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

    Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E
||---------4---4-----|--------4---4-----|--------4---4-----|
||o------4---4---4---|------4---4---4---|------4---4---4-0-|
||o-2--------------2-|-1--------------1-|-0----------------|
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|

                           |-3-|
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  E E E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|------2----2--|-5----5----5---5-|-2----2----2--|
|--------2-----|--------5----5---|--------2-----|
|-0--0---------|-----------------|--------------|

|-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3--|

  Q  +E  E E Q  +E  E E   Q.   E E E E E E   Q  +E  E E Q  +E  E E
|-----------------------|--------4---4---4-|-----------------------|
|--------2-3-4--(4)-----|------4---4---4---|--------2-3-4--(4)-----|
|-5--(5)------------4-3-|-2----------------|-5--(5)------------4-3-|
|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|

                             |-3-|
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E E
|--------4---4---|-----------------|
|------4---4---4-|-5------5----5---|
|-2--------------|------5----5---5-|
|----------------|-----------------|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

  Q  E E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E E E E   4x
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4---------------||
|----------------------|----------4-4-4--------o||
|----------------------|----------------4-5-4--o||
|----------------------|------------------------||

Outro |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

  Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E E
|--------2-2-4-2---|--------2-4-2-------|
|------4---------4-|------4-------4-2-4-|
|-2----------------|-2------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|

|-3-| |-3-|

  Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E
|--------2-2-4-2---|--------2-2-4-2----*|
|------4---------4-|------4---------4--*|
|-2----------------|-2-----------------*|
|------------------|-------------------*|

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