Carl Perkins – Blue Suede Shoes (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Carl Perkins
(From the 1957 Album DANCE ALBUM)
Words and Music by Carl Perkins
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Clayton Perkins - Bass'
1st Verse
Q=172(8=s8)
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4 4/4
Gtr I
W H E E Q Q Q H E E Q Q Q W
|----------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|------|
|----------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|------|
|----------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|------|
|----------|--------5-5--|-5-----|--------5-5--|-5-----|------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q e e e e Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|-0--2--3--4--|-5--3-----3--|-5--3--------|----------------|
|-------------|-------5-----|-------5--3--|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|
E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-2-----------|-2-----------|--------------|
|--------------|-------2-----|-------2-----|--------------|
|-5-5-5--5--3--|-------------|-------------|-5--3--0--3---|
2nd & 3rd Verses
$
Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5----------||-5--------5--|-5--------5--|-5--------5---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-5--------5--|-5--------5--|-5--------5--|-5----------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0--2--3--4--|-5--5--------|-5--3--------|--------------|
|-------------|-------5--5--|-------5--3--|-5--5--5--5---|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-2-----------|-2-----------|--------------|
|--------------|-------2-----|-------2-----|--------------|
|-5--5--5--5\--|-------------|-------------|-5--5--0--3---|
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-5--5--0--5--||-5--------3--|-5-----------|-5--5---------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------5p0-|-5--5-5-5--5--|-5--5---------|----3------3---|
|-5--5p3-0------|--------------|-------2-2-3--|-5------5------|
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5--3s2-0--3--|-0--0--0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0--3--|-5--5--5--5---|
Guitar Solo
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|----3----------|
|-5--5--5--5--||-5--5--0--3--||-5--5--0--3--|-5--5--0--3--|-5-----5--5----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------3--|-5-----------|-5-----------|----3-----3---|
|-5--3--0-----|----3--5--3--|----0--2--3--|-5-----5------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|----3--0--3--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--2--3--4--|-5--3--5----|
4th Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5--3--0--3--||-5--------5--|-5--------5--|-5--------5---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0--2--3--4--|-5-----------|-5-----------|--------------|
|-------------|-------5-----|-------5--3--|-5--5--0--0---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-2-----------|-2--2--------|--------------|
|-------------|-------2-----|-------2-----|--------------|
|-5--5--5--3--|-------------|----------3--|-5--5--0--3---|
Outro
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||----3--------|-------------|----3---------|
|-5--5--0--3--||-5-----5--3--|-5-----5--3--|-5-----5--3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------|-5--5--5--3--|-5----3--------|----3---------|
|-5--3--3--5--|-------------|--------3--5-3-|-5-----5--3---|
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------4--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2-0-2--2--|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5----3-5-----|-------------|--------------|
e e e e e e e e Q E E +Q Q +W
|-----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)--5--|-(5)----*|Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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