Dion – Ruby Baby (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Dion
(From the 1963 Album RUBY BABY)
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro 1st Verse Chorus
Q=120(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2 Wx8 Q E. S +Q E. S
|------------||------------||-------------------|
|------------||------------||-------------------|
|------------||------------||-0--0--0-(0)--0--0-|
|------------||------------||-------------------|
+E S S E. S +Q S E S Q S E S +Q S E S +E S S E. S +Q Q
|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0---0-|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0--0---0-(0)--0---0-|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0---|
Q +S E S Q Q Q E. S +E S S E. S
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-2--(2)---2----2--|-0--0--0-(0)---0-0----|
|------------2-----|--------------------0-|
+E S S E. S +Q S E S +Q E. S +E S S Q
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0---0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)---0-0--||
2nd & 3rd Verses
S E S E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +Q S E S
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o----------------------|----------------------|
||o----------------------|----------------------|
||--0---0-0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0-|
+Q E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--|
S E S S E S +Q E. S +Q E. S +E S S S E S +Q S E S +Q S E S
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0---0-0---0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)---0-0---0-|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0---0-|
Chorus
+Q E. S +Q S E S S E S E. S +E S S E. S
|----------------------||-------------------------|
|----------------------||-------------------------|
|----------------------||-0---0-0--0-(0)---0-0--0-|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0-||-------------------------|
+Q S E S +Q Q Q E. S +E S S E. S
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--|----------------------|
|--------------------|-0--0--0-(0)---0-0--0-|
+Q S E S +Q Q Q +S E S Q. S S
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-2--(2)---2--------2-|
|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--|------------2--------|
Q E. S +Q E. S +E S S E. S +Q E. S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0--0--0-(0)--0----|-------------------------|
|-----------------0-|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0--0--|
Interlude
+E S S S E S +E S S E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S
|----------------------------||---------------------|
|----------------------------||---------------------|
|----------------------------||---------------------|
|-(0)---0-0---0-(0)---0-0--0-||-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|
+Q E. S +Q E. S +Q S E S +Q E. S
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--0--|
+Q E. S +Q Q Q E. S +Q E. S
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-0--0--0-(0)--0--0-|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--|-------------------|
+Q E. S +Q S E S Q E. S +E S S S E S
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0-|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-0--0--0-(0)---0-0---0-|
|-3-|
+Q E. S +Q Q Q +S E S Q E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-2--(2)---2----2-4-6-|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--|------------2--------|
Q E. S +Q E. S +Q S E S +Q E. S
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-7-----------------|----------------------|
|----0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--0-|
Outro
+Q S E S +E S S S E S +E S S E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +Q S E S
|---------------------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------o||------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------o||------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(0)--0---0-(0)---0-0---0--||-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0--|
+Q E. S +E S S E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +E S S E. S +Q E. S
|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------*|
|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------*|
|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------*|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)---0-0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0--0-*|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
----------------
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