Eagles – Teenage Jail (Bass Tab)

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TEENAGE JAIL (Bassline) As recorded by Eagles (From the 1979 Album THE LONG RUN) Words & Music by Don Henley, Glenn Frey & J.D. Souther Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Timothy B. Schmit - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=40(16=s16)
 12/8
  Gtr I
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   E   +E  E H.
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|-0----5----0----5----|-0----5b6r(5)-3-0-----||

   1st &2nd Verses
    Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   E   +E  E H.
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  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   E   +E  E H.
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|-0----5----0----5----|-0----5b6r(5)-3-0-----||

 Chorus
  Q.   Q.   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.   Q.   +Q   E
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|-5----3----0----(0)----|-5----3----0----(0)----|

                         1.                        2.
  Q.   Q.   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.   Q.   +Q   E     Q.   Q.   Q.   +Q   E
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|-5----3----0----(0)----|-5----3----0----(0)-----||-5----3----0----(0)----||

 Guitar Solo
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   E   +E  E H.
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|-0----5----0----5----|-0----5b6r(5)-3-0-----|

  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   E   +E  E H.
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|-0----5----0----5----|-0----5b6r(5)-3-0-----|

  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   E   +E  E H.
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|-0----5----0----5----|-0----5b6r(5)-3-0-----*|
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